EX-10.2 9 d552789dex102.htm EX-10.2 EX-10.2

EXHIBIT 10.2

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 8 2017

Among

AFG HOLDINGS, INC. (f/k/a FR AFG HOLDINGS, INC.)

as Parent,

AMERIFORGE GROUP INC.

as the Borrower,

THE OTHER GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME

CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

and

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I Definitions and Accounting Terms

     2

Section 1.01.

   Defined Terms      2

Section 1.02.

   Other Interpretive Provisions      45

Section 1.03.

   Accounting Terms      45

Section 1.04.

   Rounding      46

Section 1.05.

   References to Agreements, Laws, Etc.      46

Section 1.06.

   Times of Day      46

Section 1.07.

   Timing of Payment or Performance      46

Section 1.08.

   Currencies Generally      46

ARTICLE II The Commitments and Credit Extensions

     47

Section 2.01.

   The Loans      47

Section 2.02.

   Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans      47

Section 2.03.

   [Reserved]      49

Section 2.04.

   [Reserved]      49

Section 2.05.

   Prepayments      49

Section 2.06.

   Termination or Reduction of Commitments      52

Section 2.07.

   Repayment of Loans      52

Section 2.08.

   Interest      53

Section 2.09.

   Premiums      53

Section 2.10.

   Computation of Interest, Fees and Other Payments      54

Section 2.11.

   Evidence of Indebtedness      54

Section 2.12.

   Payments Generally      55

Section 2.13.

   Sharing of Payments      56

ARTICLE III Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

     57

Section 3.01.

   Taxes      57

Section 3.02.

   Illegality      60

Section 3.03.

   Inability to Determine Rates      61

Section 3.04.

   Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans      61

Section 3.05.

   Funding Losses      63

Section 3.06.

   Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation      64

Section 3.07.

   Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances      65

Section 3.08.

   Survival      66

ARTICLE IV Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

     66

Section 4.01.

   Conditions to Initial Credit Extension      66

ARTICLE V Representations and Warranties

     70

Section 5.01.

   Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws      70

Section 5.02.

   Authorization; No Contravention      70

Section 5.03.

   Governmental Authorization; Other Consents      71

 

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Section 5.04.

   Binding Effect      71

Section 5.05.

   Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect      71

Section 5.06.

   Litigation      72

Section 5.07.

   Compliance with Laws      72

Section 5.08.

   Ownership of Property; Liens      73

Section 5.09.

   Environmental Matters      73

Section 5.10.

   Taxes      74

Section 5.11.

   ERISA Compliance      74

Section 5.12.

   Subsidiaries; Equity Interests      74

Section 5.13.

   Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act      75

Section 5.14.

   Disclosure      75

Section 5.15.

   Labor Matters      75

Section 5.16.

   Insurance      76

Section 5.17.

   Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.      76

Section 5.18.

   Solvency and Use of Proceeds      76

Section 5.19.

   USA PATRIOT Act; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws      76

Section 5.20.

   Security Documents      77

Section 5.21.

   Senior Debt      78

ARTICLE VI Affirmative Covenants

     78

Section 6.01.

   Financial Statements      78

Section 6.02.

   Certificates; Other Information      80

Section 6.03.

   Notices      82

Section 6.04.

   Payment of Taxes      82

Section 6.05.

   Preservation of Existence, Etc.      82

Section 6.06.

   Maintenance of Properties      83

Section 6.07.

   Maintenance of Insurance      83

Section 6.08.

   Compliance with Laws      83

Section 6.09.

   Books and Records      83

Section 6.10.

   Inspection Rights      84

Section 6.11.

   Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors      84

Section 6.12.

   Compliance with Environmental Laws      86

Section 6.13.

   Further Assurances      86

Section 6.14.

   Maintenance of Ratings      87

Section 6.15.

   Post Closing Matters      87

Section 6.16.

   [Reserved]      87

Section 6.17.

   Use of Proceeds      87

Section 6.18.

   [Reserved]      87

Section 6.19.

   Compliance with Sanctions Law; Anti-Corruption Laws      87

Section 6.20.

   ERISA      87

ARTICLE VII Negative Covenants

     88

Section 7.01.

   Liens      88

Section 7.02.

   Investments      91

Section 7.03.

   Indebtedness      93

Section 7.04.

   Sale and Leaseback Transactions      95

Section 7.05.

   Dispositions      96

 

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Section 7.06.

   Restricted Payments      97

Section 7.07.

   Change in Nature of Business      98

Section 7.08.

   Transactions with Affiliates      98

Section 7.09.

   Burdensome Agreements; Restricted Debt Payments      100

Section 7.10.

   Swap Agreements      102

Section 7.11.

   Changes in Fiscal Year      102

Section 7.12.

   Passive Holding Company Status of Parent      102

ARTICLE VIII Events of Default and Remedies

     102

Section 8.01.

   Events of Default      102

Section 8.02.

   Remedies Upon Event of Default      105

Section 8.03.

   [Reserved]      105

Section 8.04.

   Application of Funds      105

ARTICLE IX Administrative Agent and Other Agents

     106

Section 9.01.

   Appointment and Authorization of Agents      106

Section 9.02.

   Delegation of Duties      107

Section 9.03.

   Liability of Agents      108

Section 9.04.

   Reliance by Agents      109

Section 9.05.

   Notice of Default      109

Section 9.06.

   Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents      109

Section 9.07.

   Indemnification of Agents      110

Section 9.08.

   Agents in Their Individual Capacities      111

Section 9.09.

   Successor Agents      111

Section 9.10.

   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      112

Section 9.11.

   Collateral and Guaranty Matters      113

Section 9.12.

   Other Agents and Managers      114

Section 9.13.

   Appointment of Supplemental Agents      114

Section 9.14.

   Withholding Tax Indemnity      115

ARTICLE X Miscellaneous

     115

Section 10.01.

   Amendments, Etc.      115

Section 10.02.

   Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies      117

Section 10.03.

   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies      119

Section 10.04.

   Attorney Costs and Expenses      119

Section 10.05.

   Indemnification by the Borrower      120

Section 10.06.

   Payments Set Aside      122

Section 10.07.

   Successors and Assigns      122

Section 10.08.

   Confidentiality      127

Section 10.09.

   Setoff      128

Section 10.10.

   Interest Rate Limitation      128

Section 10.11.

   Counterparts      128

Section 10.12.

   Integration; Termination      129

Section 10.13.

   Survival of Representations and Warranties      129

Section 10.14.

   Severability      129

Section 10.15.

   GOVERNING LAW      129

Section 10.16.

   WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY      130

 

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Section 10.17.

   Binding Effect      130

Section 10.18.

   USA Patriot Act      131

Section 10.19.

   No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      131

Section 10.20.

   Electronic Execution of Assignments      132

Section 10.21.

   Effect of Certain Inaccuracies      132

Section 10.22.

   Conflicts with Other Loan Documents      133

Section 10.23.

   ORIGINAL ISSUES DISCOUNT LEGEND      133

Section 10.24.

   Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      133

ARTICLE XI Guaranty

     134

Section 11.01.

   The Guaranty      134

Section 11.02.

   Obligations Unconditional      134

Section 11.03.

   Reinstatement      135

Section 11.04.

   Subrogation; Subordination      136

Section 11.05.

   Remedies      137

Section 11.06.

   Instrument for the Payment of Money      137

Section 11.07.

   Continuing Guaranty      137

Section 11.08.

   General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations      137

Section 11.09.

   Information      138

Section 11.10.

   Release of Guarantors      138

Section 11.11.

   Right of Contribution      138

Section 11.12.

   Waiver      139

 

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SCHEDULES

  

1.01A

   Commitments

1.01C

   Collateral Documents

5.05

   Certain Liabilities

5.08

   Ownership of Property

5.09(a)

   Environmental Matters

5.12

   Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments

5.16

   Insurance

6.15

   Post-Closing Matters

7.01(a)

   Existing Liens

7.02

   Existing Investments

7.03

   Existing Indebtedness

7.08

   Transactions with Affiliates

10.02

   Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

  

Form of

  

A

   Committed Loan Notice

C

   Note

D-1

   Compliance Certificate

D-2

   Solvency Certificate

E

   Assignment and Assumption

F

   Security Agreement

G

   Perfection Certificate

H

   Intercompany Note

I

   Intercreditor Agreement

J-1

   United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Non-Partnership Lenders)

J-2

   United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Non-Partnership Participants)

J-3

   United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Partnership Lenders)

J-4

   United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Partnership Participants)

K

   Administrative Questionnaire

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of June 8, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the date hereof, this “Agreement”) among AFG HOLDINGS, INC. (f/k/a FR AFG HOLDINGS, INC.), a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), AMERIFORGE GROUP INC., a Texas corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors party hereto from time to time, CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on April 30, 2017 (the “Petition Date”), Parent, the Borrower and each of the Guarantors (collectively, the “Debtors”) commenced chapter 11 cases administratively consolidated as Chapter 11 Case No. 17-32660 (collectively, the “Chapter 11 Cases”) by filing separate voluntary petitions for reorganization pursuant to chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”);

WHEREAS, prior to the Petition Date, financing was provided to the Borrower pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2013, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of December 18, 2013, Amendment No. 2 thereto dated as of June 12, 2014, and Amendment No. 3 thereto dated as of August 13, 2015 (and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “First Lien Credit Agreement”) among Parent, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto, the guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as well as under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, as defined herein;

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Parent and the other Guarantors (each as a debtor and debtor in possession under Chapter 11 Cases), the lenders party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and L/C Issuer entered into a senior secured, super-priority multiple draw term loan facility (the “DIP Credit Facility”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $70,000,000, to fund the working capital requirements, fees, costs and expenses of Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, including, for the avoidance of doubt, costs associated with exiting such cases which DIP Credit Facility is being discharged on the Plan Effective Date (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, on May 22, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Confirmation Order (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, in connection with the implementation and Consummation of the Plan of Reorganization (as defined herein), Parent has agreed to issue, or to cause the Borrower to issue, as applicable, the Loans in full satisfaction of the DIP Credit Facility;

WHEREAS, in connection with the implementation and Consummation of the Plan of Reorganization (as defined herein), and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in the other Loan Documents (as defined herein), in the Plan of Reorganization (including the

 

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Restructuring Transactions Exhibit) and in the Confirmation Order, the Lenders have agreed to enter into this Agreement and to provide a senior secured term loan to the Borrower on the date hereof to facilitate, in part, the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization;

WHEREAS, upon the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization, all DIP Facility Obligations shall be converted into on a dollar-for-dollar basis (and continue as) Loans hereunder and each initial Lender shall be deemed to have made, in the aggregate, $70,000,000 of Loans plus the amount of accrued and unpaid interest thereunder (the “Term Loan Facility”); and

WHEREAS, upon the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization, the Borrower, Parent and the Guarantors shall enter into the ABL Facility.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Accounting Terms

Section 1.01. Defined Terms.

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

ABL Agent” shall mean Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, or such successor agent as is appointed in accordance with and under the ABL Credit Agreement.

ABL Credit Agreement” shall mean (i) that certain asset-based revolving credit agreement, as in effect on the Closing Date and as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof (including by reference to the Intercreditor Agreement) and thereof, among Parent, the Borrower, the other borrowers party thereto, certain lenders party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as the administrative agent, and (ii) any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to refinance (subject to the limitations set forth herein (including by reference to the Intercreditor Agreement)) in whole or in part the Indebtedness and other obligations out-standing under (x) the credit agreement referred to in clause (i) or (y) any subsequent ABL Credit Agreement, unless such agreement or instrument expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not an ABL Credit Agreement hereunder. Any reference to the ABL Credit Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any ABL Credit Agreement then in existence.

ABL Facility” means an asset-based revolving credit facility under any ABL Credit Agreement.

ABL Facility Documentation” means the “Loan Documents,” as such term is defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

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ABL Incremental Loans” means the “Incremental Loans” (or equivalent) borrowed by the Borrower under, and as such term (or equivalent term) is defined in, the ABL Credit Agreement.

ABL Loans” means the loans borrowed by the Borrower under the ABL Facility (including ABL Incremental Loans).

ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Account” means an “account” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC and any and all supporting obligations in respect thereof.

Account Debtor” means each Person who is obligated on an Account.

Administrative Agent” means Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit K or such other form as may be supplied from time to time by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. “Control” means 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 ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto. For the purposes of Section 10.07 only, no Lender party to this Agreement on the Closing Date, or any Affiliate or Approved Fund of any Lender party to this Agreement on the Closing Date, shall be considered an Affiliate of Parent or the Borrower.

Agent-Related Persons” means the Agents, together with their respective Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors, attorneys-in-fact and other representatives of such Persons and Affiliates.

Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Supplemental Agents (if any).

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, original issue discount, upfront fees, a Eurocurrency Rate or Base Rate floor greater than the “floor” then in effect on the Loans or otherwise; provided that original

 

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issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); and provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees or other fees payable to any lead arranger (or its affiliates) in connection with the commitment or syndication of such Indebtedness. The Required Lenders shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to determine the All-In Yield of any Indebtedness upon the request of the Administrative Agent.

Amortizing Amount” means the aggregate principal amount of all Loans.

Anti-Corruption Laws” shall mean all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or controlled joint ventures from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, corruption, or improper payments, including, but not limited to, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the UK Bribery Act 2010.

Applicable Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.21.

Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to:

(a) until the first Business Day immediately following delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.01, (i) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 8%; (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 7%; and (iii) for all Loans, a PIK Rate equal to 5%; and

(b) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon EBITDA for the most recently completed period of four fiscal quarters for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 (“Four Quarter EBITDA”) as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):

 

          Applicable Rate  

Pricing

Level

   Four Quarter
EBITDA
   Eurocurrency
Rate
    Base Rate     PIK Rate  

1

   Four Quarter
EBITDA <
$25,000,000
     8     7     5

2

   Four Quarter
EBITDA £
$50,000,000 but
³ $25,000,000
     8     7     1

3

   Four Quarter
EBITDA >
$50,000,000
     7     6     0

 

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Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in Four Quarter EBITDA shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a); provided that at the option of the Required Lenders, the highest pricing level shall apply (x) as of the first Business Day after the date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered, and shall continue to so apply to and including the date on which such Compliance Certificate is so delivered (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply) and (y) as of the first Business Day after an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing, and shall continue to so apply to but excluding the date on which such Event of Default is cured or waived (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply).

Applicable Requirements” shall mean, in respect of any Indebtedness, that such Indebtedness satisfies the following requirements:

(a) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral, a representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness has become party to the Intercreditor Agreement or a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (or an existing Intercreditor Agreement or Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement has been amended or replaced in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Required Lenders, which results in such representative having rights to share in the Collateral on a pari passu basis or a junior lien basis, as applicable);

(b) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis by the Collateral and is in the form of loans, if the All-In Yield in respect of such Indebtedness exceeds the All-In Yield in respect of the Loans by more than 0.50%, the Applicable Rate of the Loans shall be adjusted such that the All-In Yield of the Loans equals the All-In Yield of such Indebtedness minus 0.50%; provided that if such Indebtedness includes a Eurocurrency Rate floor greater than 1.00% per annum, such differential between the Eurocurrency Rate floor shall be equated to the applicable All-In Yield for purposes of determining whether an increase to the interest rate margin under the Loans shall be required, but only to the extent an increase in the Eurocurrency Rate floor applicable to the Loans would cause an increase in the interest rate then in effect thereunder, and in such case, the Eurocurrency Rate floor (but not the interest rate margin), applicable to the Loans shall be increased to the extent of such differential between the Eurocurrency Rate floors;

(c) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured, it is not secured by any property or assets of Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than the Collateral (it being agreed that such Indebtedness shall not be required to be secured by all of the Collateral);

(d) such Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than any Loan Party and shall not have any obligors other than any Loan Party; and

 

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(e) the holders of such Indebtedness may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Loans.

Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

Asset Acquisition” shall mean any Permitted Business Acquisition, the aggregate consideration for which exceeds $1,000,000.

Asset Disposition” shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Person other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder of any asset or group of related assets (other than inventory or other assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business) in one or a series of related transactions, the Net Proceeds from which exceed $1,000,000.

Assignees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(b)(i).

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

Assignment Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).

Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel.

Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Bankruptcy Court” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the Prime Rate in effect for such day and (c) the Eurocurrency Rate for a one-month Interest Period plus 1.00%; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the Eurocurrency Rate for any day shall be based on the rate determined on

 

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such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) by reference to the ICE Benchmark Administration (as set forth on the applicable Bloomberg screen page or by such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) on such day. If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof, the Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (a) or (c) of the preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate, as the case may be. In no event shall the Base Rate be less than zero.

Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Borrower Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.

Borrowing” means (a) the incurrence of Loans on the Closing Date (or resulting from conversions on the Closing Date) having, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, the same Interest Period or (b) the incurrence of Loans on a given date after the Closing Date (or resulting from conversion on a given date after the Closing Date) having, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, the same Interest Period.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state of New York or the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Called Principal” means, with respect to any Loan, the principal of the Loan that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a) or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02, as the context requires.

Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person shall mean the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Cash Equivalents” shall mean:

(a) direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof, in each case with maturities not exceeding 12 months;

(b) time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market 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, or any state thereof having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $250,000,000 and whose long-term debt, or whose parent holding company’s 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);

(c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 180 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (b) 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 Moody’s, or A-1 (or higher) according to S&P;

(e) securities with maturities of 12 months 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 or A-2 by Moody’s;

(f) shares of mutual funds whose investment guidelines restrict 95% of such funds’ investments to those satisfying the provisions of clauses (a) through (e) above;

(g) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $500,000,000;

(h) time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits in an aggregate face amount not in excess of $10,000,000; and

(i) cash or cash equivalents in foreign cash management systems not in excess of $20,000,000.

Cash Management Obligations” shall mean any and all obligations, whether absolute or contingent and however and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), in connection with Cash Management Services.

 

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Cash Management Services” shall mean any cash management or related services including treasury, depository, return items, overdraft, controlled disbursement, merchant store value cards, e-payable services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the Automated Clearing House processing of electronic funds transfers through the direct Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other cash management arrangements.

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as subsequently amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur if:

(a) any combination of Permitted Holders shall fail to own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate Equity Interests representing at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity of Parent;

(b) a “change of control” (or similar event) shall occur under any Indebtedness for borrowed money with an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount or any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof; or

(c) Parent shall cease to own directly 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower.

Chapter 11 Cases” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Closing Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 have been satisfied and the Borrowing is made.

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral” means, collectively, the ABL Priority Collateral and the Term Loan Priority Collateral.

Collateral Agent” means Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, in its capacity as collateral agent or pledgee under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor collateral agent.

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01 or from time to time pursuant to Section 6.11, Section 6.13 or Section 6.15 subject to the limitations and exceptions of this Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party party thereto;

 

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(b) subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by (i) a first-priority security interest in the Term Loan Priority Collateral, and (ii) a second priority security interest in the ABL Priority Collateral;

(c) subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected security interest in, and Mortgages on, substantially all now owned or, in the case of Material Real Property, fee owned, or at any time hereafter acquired tangible and intangible assets of each Loan Party (including Equity Interests, intercompany debt, accounts, inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, intellectual property in the United States of America, other general intangibles, Material Real Property and proceeds of the foregoing), in each case, subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents (to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction) and in the case of Material Real Property, only to the extent required by clause (d) below, Section 6.11, Section 6.13 and Section 6.15;

(d) subject to limitations and exceptions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents, to the extent a security interest in and Mortgages on any Material Real Property are required pursuant to clause (c) above or under Section 6.11, Section 6.13 or Section 6.15 (each, a “Mortgaged Property”), the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to such Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such property in form suitable for filing or recording in all filing or recording offices that the Required Lenders may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to create a valid and subsisting perfected Lien (subject only to Liens described in clause (ii) below) on the property and/or rights described therein in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and evidence that all filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders (it being understood that if a mortgage tax will be owed on the entire amount of the indebtedness evidenced hereby, Collateral Agent will cooperate with Borrower or the applicable Loan Party in order to minimize the amount of mortgage tax payable in connection with such Mortgage as permitted by, and in accordance with, applicable law including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, limiting the amount secured by the Mortgage to 100% of the fair market value of the Mortgaged Property at the time the Mortgage is entered into if such limitation results in such mortgage tax being calculated based upon such fair market value)), (ii) fully paid policies of title insurance (or marked-up title insurance commitments having the effect of policies of title insurance) on the Mortgaged Property naming the Collateral Agent as the insured for its benefit and that of the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns (the “Mortgage Policies”) issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders (it being agreed that First American Title Insurance Company and Chicago Title Insurance Company are acceptable) in form and substance and in an amount reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders (not to exceed 100% of the fair market value of the real properties covered thereby), insuring the Mortgages to be valid subsisting first

 

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priority Liens on the property described therein, free and clear of all Liens other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 7.01 and other Liens reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, each of which shall (A) to the extent reasonably necessary, include such reinsurance arrangements (with provisions for direct access, if reasonably necessary) as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, (B) contain a “tie-in” or “cluster” endorsement, if available under applicable law (i.e., policies which insure against losses regardless of location or allocated value of the insured property up to a stated maximum coverage amount), and (C) have been supplemented by such endorsements as shall be reasonably requested by the Required Lenders (including, to the extent applicable, endorsements on matters relating to usury, first loss, survey, zoning, contiguity, doing business, non-imputation, public road access, variable rate, environmental lien, subdivision, mortgage recording tax, separate tax lot, revolving credit and so-called comprehensive coverage over covenants and restrictions, to the extent such endorsements are available in the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates), (iii) legal opinions, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders as to such matters as the Required Lenders may reasonably request and which are customarily obtained in transactions of this kind, (iv) a completed “life of the loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property on which any “building” (as defined in the Flood Insurance Laws) or portion thereof is located, duly executed and acknowledged by the appropriate Loan Parties, together with evidence of flood insurance as and to the extent required under Section 6.07(c) hereof, (v) a copy of any existing environmental reports in the possession of any Loan Party with respect to each Mortgaged Property, (vi) a current A.L.T.A. survey, certified to the Collateral Agent for its benefit and that of the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns by a licensed surveyor sufficient to allow the issuer of the Mortgage Policy with respect to each Mortgaged Property to issue such policy; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Loan Parties may deliver an existing survey with respect to any Mortgaged Property to the extent the title company is willing to issue the applicable Mortgage Policy with (x) the general or standard survey exception deleted, and (y) all survey related endorsements (to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction and at commercially reasonable rates), and (vii) such other reports, documents, instruments and agreements as the Required Lenders may reasonably request, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders; and

(e) after the Closing Date, each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not then a Guarantor and not an Excluded Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor and signatory to this Agreement pursuant to a joinder agreement in accordance with Section 6.11 or Section 6.13 and a party to the Collateral Documents in accordance with Section 6.11; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, any Subsidiary of the Borrower that Guarantees any Restricted Indebtedness or any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing or other Indebtedness for borrowed money of any Loan Party having an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount shall be a Guarantor hereunder for so long as it Guarantees such Indebtedness.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary:

(A) the foregoing definition shall not require, unless otherwise stated in this clause (A), the creation or perfection of pledges of, security interests in, Mortgages on, or the obtaining of title insurance or taking other actions with respect to, (i) any fee owned real property (other than Material Real Properties) or any leasehold right interests in real property, (ii) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title or commercial tort claims where the amount of damages claimed by the applicable Loan Party is less than $2,000,000 (it being understood that all assets described in clause (ii) are still intended to constitute Collateral, even though perfection beyond a UCC filing is not required hereunder, to the extent a security interest can be created therein without a specific description thereof, without delivery of a supplement to a Collateral Document or without the taking of any action or obtaining the consent of any Person, including any Governmental Authority), (iii) any particular asset, if the pledge thereof or the security interest therein is prohibited by Law (including any requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority or third party) other than to the extent such prohibition or requirement is expressly deemed ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (iv) Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary that cannot be pledged without the consent of one or more third parties other than Parent, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than to the extent such prohibition is expressly deemed ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition), (v) any permitted agreements or other property or rights of a Loan Party arising under or evidenced by any permitted contract, lease, instrument, license, state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, purchase money security interest or similar arrangement or document to the extent the pledges thereof and security interests therein are prohibited by such permitted agreements (including permitted liens, leases, licenses, state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, purchase money security interest or similar arrangement or document), other than proceeds and receivables thereof, except to the extent the pledge of such permitted agreements or other property or rights is expressly deemed effective (or such prohibition is deemed ineffective) under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law or principle of equity notwithstanding such prohibition, (vi) licenses, leases, other agreements and any other property and assets to the extent that the Collateral Agent may not validly possess a security interest therein under applicable Laws or the pledge or creation of a security interest in which would require governmental consent, approval, license or authorization (except that cash proceeds of dispositions thereof in accordance with applicable Law shall constitute Collateral), in each case where the applicable requirement is not ineffective under applicable Laws or principles of equity, (vii) letter of credit rights except to the extent constituting a support obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection of the security interest in such other Collateral is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement (it being understood that no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights, other than the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement), (viii) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal Law and (ix) any particular assets if, in the

 

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reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders evidenced in writing, determined in consultation with the Borrower, the burden, cost or consequences of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets or obtaining title insurance is excessive in relation to the benefits to be obtained therefrom by the Lenders under the Loan Documents (the assets excluded pursuant to this clause (A), the “Excluded Assets”);

(B) (i) the foregoing definition shall not require control agreements with respect to any cash, deposit accounts or securities accounts (other than cash collateral accounts created pursuant to the terms of this Agreement); provided, however, that, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the benefit of any control agreements granting control of Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts (other than Excluded Accounts) to the ABL Agent pursuant to the terms of the ABL Facility Documentation; and (ii) no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required in order to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S., including any intellectual property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction, or to perfect such security interests (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction);

(C) the Required Lenders in their discretion may grant extensions of time for the creation or perfection of security interests in, and Mortgages on, or obtaining of title insurance or taking other actions with respect to, particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date) or any other compliance with the requirements of this definition where it reasonably determines in writing, in consultation with the Borrower, that the creation or perfection of security interests and Mortgages on, or obtaining of title insurance or taking other actions, or any other compliance with the requirements of this definition cannot be accomplished without undue delay, burden or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents; provided that the Collateral Agent shall have received on or prior to the Closing Date (i) UCC financing statements in appropriate form for filing under the UCC in the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each Loan Party, and (ii) all certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Equity Interests of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) accompanied by instruments of transfer and stock powers undated and endorsed in blank (or confirmation in lieu thereof that such certificates, powers and instruments have been sent for overnight delivery to the Collateral Agent or its counsel); and

(D) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents.

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Intellectual Property Security Agreement, each of the Mortgages, collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements, intellectual property security agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 4.01, Section 6.11 or Section 6.13, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

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Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make (or convert loans under the DIP Credit Facility into) Loans hereunder on the Closing Date, expressed as an amount representing the principal amount of Loans to be made by such Lender hereunder (or deemed made by such Lender hereunder as a result of the conversion of such Lender’s loans under the DIP Credit Facility into Loans) on the Closing Date, as such commitment may be (a) reduced upon the making (or deemed making) of Loans pursuant to Section 2.01, and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. The amount of each Lender’s Commitment, in the aggregate, as of the Closing Date is set forth on Schedule 1.01A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as the case may be. The aggregate principal amount of the Commitments hereunder as of the Closing Date is $70,000,000.

Committed Loan Notice” means a written notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), in each case substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

Compensation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(c)(ii).

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1.

Confirmation Order” means an order of the Bankruptcy Court, in form and substance acceptable to the Required Lenders, to the extent such approvals are required pursuant to the Restructuring Support Agreement, confirming the Plan of Reorganization.

Consolidated First Lien Net Debt” means Consolidated Total Net Debt minus the sum of (i) the portion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary included in Consolidated Total Net Debt that is not secured by any Lien on property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) the portion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary included in Consolidated Total Net Debt (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness under the ABL Facility) that is secured by Liens on property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, which Liens are expressly subordinated in writing to the Liens securing the Obligations.

Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) EBITDA for such Test Period.

Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that

(a) any net after-tax extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gains or losses (less all fees and expenses related thereto) or income or expenses or charges (including, without limitation, any pension expense, casualty losses, severance expenses, facility closure expenses, system establishment costs, relocation expenses and other restructuring

 

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expenses, benefit plan curtailment expenses, bankruptcy reorganization claims, settlement and related expenses and fees, expenses or charges related to any offering of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any Investment, acquisition or Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder (in each case, whether or not successful), including all fees, expenses, charges and change of control payments related to the Transactions), in each case, shall be excluded; provided, that with respect to each nonrecurring item, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower specifying and quantifying such item and stating that such item is a nonrecurring item;

(b) any net after-tax income or loss from discontinued operations and any net after-tax gain or loss on disposal of discontinued operations shall be excluded (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of);

(c) any net after-tax gain or loss (including the effect of 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 Board of Directors of the Borrower) shall be excluded;

(d) any net after-tax income or loss (including the effect of all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the refinancing, modification of or early extinguishment of Indebtedness (including obligations under Swap Agreements) shall be excluded;

(e) (i) the Net Income (loss) for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower, 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 Borrower or another Loan Party in respect of such period and (ii) the Net Income for such period shall include any dividend, distribution or other payment in respect of equity paid in cash by such Person in excess of the amounts included in clause (i);

(f) the Net Income for such period of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party of the Borrower shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of its net income or other amount is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary or its stockholders or members, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived (provided that the net loss of any such Subsidiary shall be included to the extent funds are disbursed by such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person in respect of such loss and that Consolidated Net Income of such Person shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) by such Subsidiary to the Borrower or another Loan Party in respect of such period to the extent not already included therein),

 

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(g) Consolidated Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period;

(h) any non-cash charges from the application of the purchase method of accounting in connection with the Transactions or any future acquisition, to the extent such charges are deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income shall be excluded;

(i) accruals and reserves that are established within twelve months after the Closing Date and that are so required to be established in accordance with GAAP shall be excluded;

(j) any non-cash expenses (including, without limitation, write-downs and impairment of property, plant, equipment, goodwill and intangibles and other long-lived assets), any gains or losses on interest rate and foreign currency derivatives and any foreign currency transaction gains or losses shall be excluded; and

(k) any long-term incentive plan accruals and any non-cash compensation expense realized from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, any restricted stock plan or other rights to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be excluded.

Consolidated Secured Net Debt” means Consolidated Total Net Debt minus the portion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary included in Consolidated Total Net Debt that is not secured by any Lien on property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) EBITDA for such Test Period.

Consolidated Total Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (A) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with any Permitted Business Acquisition), consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capital Lease Obligations and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments minus (B) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents (other than Restricted Cash) on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date; provided that Consolidated Total Net Debt shall not include Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder; provided that any unreimbursed amount under commercial letters of credit shall not be counted as Consolidated Total Net Debt until three Business Days after such amount is drawn; it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that obligations under Swap Agreements do not constitute Consolidated Total Net Debt except to the extent such obligations are due and payable and would be required to be reflected as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) EBITDA for such Test Period.

Consummation of the Plan of Reorganization” shall mean the occurrence of the Plan Effective Date and the substantial consummation of the Plan of Reorganization within the meaning of Section 1101(2) of the Bankruptcy Code.

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Control” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Affiliate.”

Control Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Credit Extension” means a Borrowing.

Debtors” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Declined Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(viii).

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2.0% per annum; provided that with respect to the overdue principal or interest in respect of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan, plus 2.0% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

Deposit Account” shall mean any deposit account (as that term is defined in the UCC).

DIP Credit Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

DIP Credit Facility Agreement” means that certain Senior Secured Super Priority Debtor In Possession Credit Agreement dated as of the Petition Date among Parent, the Borrower and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent.

 

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DIP Facility Obligations” means “Obligations” as defined in the DIP Credit Facility Agreement.

Disclosure Statement” means any disclosure statement that is filed in connection with the Plan of Reorganization, which disclosure statement is in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders.

Discounted Value” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Loan, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Loans is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal. The Required Lenders shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to determine the Discounted Value of any Called Principal upon the request of the Administrative Agent.

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale or issuance of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith; provided that “Disposition” and “Dispose” shall not be deemed to include any issuance by Parent of any of its Equity Interests to another Person.

Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest 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) 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 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 Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the 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 Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Parent (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower or the Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

 

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Disqualified Lenders” means those Persons who are competitors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are separately identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time and any of their Affiliates that are identified in writing from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time or readily identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided that no supplement or modification to the list of Disqualified Lenders shall apply retroactively to disqualify any persons that have previously acquired an assignment or participation in the Loans or Commitments.

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period plus (a) the sum of (in each case without duplication and to the extent the respective amounts described in subclauses (i) through (xiii) of this clause (a) reduced such Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined):

(i) provision for Taxes based on income, profits, losses or capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income; adjusted for the tax effect of all adjustments made to Consolidated Net Income;

(ii) Interest Expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period (net of interest income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period) and to the extent not reflected in Interest Expense, costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities;

(iii) depreciation, amortization (including, without limitation, amortization of intangibles and deferred financing fees) and other non-cash expenses (including, without limitation write-downs and impairment of property, plant, equipment, goodwill and intangibles and other long-lived assets and the impact of purchase accounting on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period);

(iv) the amount of any restructuring charges (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include retention, severance, systems establishment cost or excess pension, other post-employment benefits, curtailment or other excess charges), when aggregated with the amounts in clauses (a)(ix) and (a)(x) below not to exceed $20,000,000 for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters; provided that with respect to each such restructuring charge, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officers’ certificate specifying and quantifying such expense or charge and stating that such expense or charge is a restructuring charge;

(v) any other non-cash charges;

(vi) equity earnings or losses in Affiliates unless funds have been disbursed to such Affiliates by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower;

 

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(vii) the minority interest expense consisting of subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary in such period or any prior period, except to the extent of dividends declared or paid on Equity Interests held by third parties;

(viii) accretion of asset retirement obligations in accordance with SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, and any similar accounting in prior periods;

(ix) extraordinary losses and unusual or non-recurring cash charges, severance, relocation costs and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, when aggregated with the amounts in clauses (a)(iv) and (a)(x) not to exceed $20,000,000 for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters; provided that with respect to each such charge, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officers’ certificate specifying and quantifying such charge and stating that such charge is a non-recurring charge;

(x) restructuring costs related to (A) acquisitions after the Closing Date permitted under the terms hereof and (B) closure or consolidation of facilities, when aggregated with the amounts in clauses (a)(iv) and (a)(ix) not to exceed $20,000,000 for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters;

(xi) any charge or expense in respect of any earn-out payments in connection with the Borrower’s acquisition of Managed Pressure Operations International Ltd. from MHWirth AS pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement dated July 13, 2016;

(xii) restructuring costs and any consulting or professional fees incurred in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases without duplication of any amounts included in clauses (a)(iv), (a)(ix) and (a)(x) above, and

(xiii) non-recurring costs of reporting and compliance requirements pursuant to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002,

minus (b) the sum of (in each case without duplication) and to the extent the respective amounts described in subclauses (i) through (iii) of this clause (b) increased such Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined):

(i) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period (but excluding any such items which represent the reversal in such period of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period where such accrual or reserve is no longer required);

(ii) extraordinary gains and unusual or non-recurring cash income, and income arising from modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans; and

(iii) items of income or gain relating to the Chapter 11 Cases.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for purposes of determining EBITDA for any period that includes any of the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017, EBITDA for such fiscal quarters shall be ($7,214,000), ($1,894,000), $6,302,000 and $1,045,000, respectively, in each case, as may be subject to any adjustment on a Pro Forma Basis for the applicable Test Period with respect to any Asset Acquisitions or Asset Dispositions occurring after the Closing Date.

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(a).

Environment” means indoor air, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

Environmental Laws” means any applicable Law relating to the prevention of pollution or the protection of the Environment and natural resources, and the protection of human health and safety as it relates to the environment, including any applicable provisions of CERCLA.

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of investigation and remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the Environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities).

 

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ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with a Loan Party or any Subsidiary, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or solely for purposes of Section 302 and Section 303 of ERISA and Section 412 and Section 430 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate any Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, respectively, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) with respect to a Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Section 412 or Section 430 of the Code or Section 302 or Section 303 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (g) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could result in liability to a Loan Party or any Subsidiary; or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

Eurocurrency Rate” means, for any Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date which is two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period the ICE Benchmark Administration Interest Settlement Rates or successor thereto for deposits in Dollars (as set forth on the applicable Bloomberg screen page or by such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provision of this definition, the “Eurocurrency Rate” shall be the interest rate per annum, determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average of the rates per annum at which the Administrative Agent is offered deposits in Dollars by major banks in the London interbank market in London, England at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date which is two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period; provided that, the Eurocurrency Rate shall be deemed to not be less than 1.00% per annum.

 

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Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurocurrency Rate.

Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Accounts” shall mean (i) Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts established (or otherwise maintained) by Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties the balance of which consists exclusively of (A) withheld income taxes and federal, state or local employment taxes in such amounts as are required in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower to be paid to the IRS or state or local government agencies with respect to employees of any of the Loan Parties and (B) amounts required to be paid over to an employee benefit plan pursuant to DOL Reg. Sec. 2510.3-102 on behalf of or for the benefit of employees of one or more Loan Parties, (ii) all segregated Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts established (or otherwise maintained) by the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties constituting (and the balance of which consists solely of funds set aside in connection with) tax accounts, payroll (and other wage and benefit) accounts, trust or similar accounts, (iii) all other Deposit Accounts established (or otherwise maintained) by Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties (excluding collection accounts, concentration accounts and Deposit Accounts maintained with the ABL Agent) that do not have cash balances at any time exceeding $1,000,000 for any individual Deposit Account or in the aggregate for all such Deposit Accounts, (iv) zero balance accounts which sweep to an account subject to a Control Agreement, (v) escrow accounts or other similar accounts used solely for escrow funds or other deposits in connection with acquisitions or dispositions and (vi) Deposit Accounts of any Loan Party maintained with the Administrative Agent the balance of which consists solely of proceeds of any sale or other disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) (and only such Collateral); provided that no account that is subject to a control agreement under the ABL Facility shall constitute an Excluded Account.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Assets” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that does not have total assets or annual revenues in excess of $1,000,000 individually or in the aggregate with all other Subsidiaries excluded via this clause (a), (b) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable Law or Contractual Obligations existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) from guaranteeing the Obligations or if guaranteeing the Obligations would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained), (c) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders, in consultation with the Borrower, the burden or cost or other consequences (including any material adverse tax consequences) of providing a Guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (d) any direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the

 

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Borrower that is a CFC, (e) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries, (f) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary (x) that is treated as a partnership or a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (y) substantially all of the assets of which consist of the Equity Interests of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are “controlled foreign corporations” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, (g) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, and (h) any captive insurance subsidiaries; provided that no Subsidiary that Guarantees any obligations under the ABL Facility shall constitute an Excluded Subsidiary.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code), as of the Closing Date (and any amended or successor version thereof that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury Regulations or other official administrative guidance promulgated thereunder and any fiscal or regulatory legislation or rules adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.

Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter dated June 8, 2017, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three major U.S. banking institutions of recognized standing selected by it; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate is less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Financial Assets” has the meaning specified in the UCC.

FIRREA” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

First Lien Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and in each case, any and all official rulings and interpretation thereunder or thereof.

 

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Foreign Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b).

Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Four Quarter EBITDA” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Applicable Rate.

FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that (i) 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 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, (ii) GAAP shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC Topic 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at “fair value,” as defined therein, and Indebtedness shall be measured at the aggregate principal amount thereof, and (iii) the accounting for operating leases and capital leases under GAAP as in effect on the date hereof (including, without limitation, Accounting Standards Codification 840) shall apply for the purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, including the definition of Capital Lease Obligations.

Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Granting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(i).

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness

 

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or other monetary obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case 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 under 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 related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.

Guarantors” means, collectively, (i) Parent, (ii) the Subsidiaries of the Borrower (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) and (iii) those Subsidiaries that issue a Guarantee of the Obligations after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.11 or otherwise, at the option of the Borrower, issue a Guarantee of the Obligations after the Closing Date, in each case pursuant to the Guaranty.

Guaranty” means, the guaranty of the Obligations by the Guarantors pursuant to this Agreement.

Hazardous Materials” means all materials, pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, compounds, constituents, substances or wastes, in any form, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, mold, or other emissions that are regulated pursuant to, or which could give rise to liability under, applicable Environmental Law.

Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following:

(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

 

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(c) net Swap Obligations;

(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and (iii) accruals for payroll and other liabilities accrued in the ordinary course);

(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f) all Capital Lease Obligations;

(g) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests; and

(h) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (A) include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise expressly limited and (B) exclude all trade liabilities and intercompany liabilities among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Swap Obligation under any Swap Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith. The amount of Indebtedness as issued at a discount to its initial principal amount shall be calculated based on the initial stated principal amount thereof without giving effect to any such discount.

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.

Indemnified Taxes” means, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, all Taxes other than (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income, however denominated, and franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes, in each case, by a jurisdiction (a) as a result of such recipient being organized in or having its principal office (or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office) in such jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof), or (b) as a result of any other connection between such Lender or Agent and such jurisdiction

 

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other than any connections arising from executing, delivering, being a party to, engaging in any transactions pursuant to, performing its obligations under, receiving payments under, or enforcing, any Loan Document, (ii) any branch profits Taxes imposed in the United States or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (i) above, (iii) Taxes attributable to the failure by any Agent or Lender to deliver the documentation required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(d), (iv) in the case of any Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 3.07), any U.S. federal withholding Tax that is in effect on the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, or designates a new Lending Office, except to the extent such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled immediately prior to the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment) to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 3.01, and (v) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.

Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.08.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means each Copyright Short Form Security Agreement, Trademark Short Form Security Agreement and Patent Short Form Security Agreement (each as defined in the Security Agreement), in each case executed and delivered pursuant to the Security Agreement.

Intercompany Note” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit H.

Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean that certain Intercreditor Agreement in the form of Exhibit I, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Collateral Agent and the ABL Agent.

Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of (a) gross interest expense of such Person for such period on a consolidated basis, including (i) the amortization of debt discounts, (ii) the amortization of all fees payable in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included in interest expense, and (iii) the portion of any payments or accruals with respect to Capital Lease Obligations allocable to interest expense, and (b) capitalized interest of such Person.

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Term Loan Facility under which such Loan was made; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan and interest at the PIK Rate, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Term Loan Facility.

 

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Interest Period” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter or, to the extent agreed by each Lender of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, twelve months or at the discretion of the Required Lenders less than one month thereafter (subject to availability), as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(ii) any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period having a duration of less than one month) that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, excluding, in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(a).

IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

Junior Financing Documentation” means any documentation governing any Restricted Indebtedness.

Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders.

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

 

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Lender” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and as the context requires, includes their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender”.

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to Real Property, and any Capital Lease Obligations having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Collateral Documents, (iv) the Intercreditor Agreement and each Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement to the extent then in effect, (v) the Fee Letter and (v) any other document related to this Agreement designated in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent as a “Loan Document”.

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

Make-Whole Amount” means, with respect to any principal of any Loan to be prepaid, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments through the first anniversary of the Closing Date with respect to the Called Principal of such Loan over the amount of such Called Principal and accrued interest in respect of such Called Principal, provided that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. The Required Lenders shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to determine the Make-Whole Amount upon the request of the Administrative Agent.

Margin Stock” has the meaning set forth in Regulation U issued by the FRB.

Master Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Swap Agreement”.

Material Adverse Effect” means a (a) material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) material impairment of the validity and enforceability of, or a material impairment of the material rights, remedies or benefits available to, the Lenders or any Agent under any Loan Document.

Material Real Property” means any Real Property owned in fee by any Loan Party with a fair market value in excess of $2,000,000 (at the Closing Date or, with respect to Real Property acquired after the Closing Date, at the time of acquisition, in each case, as reasonably estimated by the Borrower in good faith).

 

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Maturity Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date all Loans become due and payable under the Loan Documents, whether by acceleration or otherwise; provided that if any such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such day.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage Policies” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Mortgaged Property” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Mortgages” means collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, hypothecs and mortgages made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders with such terms and provisions as may be required by the applicable Laws of the relevant jurisdiction, and any other mortgages executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 6.11, 6.13 and 6.15, in each case, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified.

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Net Income” means, 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.

Net Proceeds” means:

(a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (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 in each case only as and when received) from any Disposition or Casualty Event, net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien (other than a Lien that ranks pari passu with or subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) on the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid (and is timely repaid) in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents),

 

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(iii) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-wholly owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (iii)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly owned Subsidiary as a result thereof, (iv) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof, and (v) 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 clause (i) above) (x) related to any of the applicable assets and (y) 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 (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 Net Proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event occurring on the date of such reduction); provided, that, if no Default exists, the Borrower may reinvest any portion of such proceeds in assets useful for its business (which shall include any Investment permitted by this Agreement) within 12 months of such receipt and such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent not, within 12 months of such receipt, so reinvested or contractually committed to be so reinvested (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 upon the termination of such contract or if such Net Proceeds are not so used within 18 months of initial receipt, such remaining portion shall constitute Net Proceeds as of the date of such termination or expiry without giving effect to this proviso; it being further understood that such proceeds shall constitute Net Proceeds notwithstanding any investment notice if there is a Specified Default at the time of a proposed reinvestment unless such proposed reinvestment is made pursuant to a binding commitment entered into at a time when no Specified Default was continuing); provided, further, that no proceeds realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless (x) such proceeds shall exceed $5,000,000 and or (y) the aggregate net proceeds excluded under clause (x) exceeds $10,000,000 in any fiscal year (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (a)); and

(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, net of all taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof and fees (including investment banking fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such incurrence, issuance or sale.

For purposes of calculating the amount of Net Proceeds, fees, commissions and other costs and expenses payable to Parent, the Borrower or any Affiliate of the foregoing shall be disregarded.

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(c).

Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender and its registered assigns evidencing Loans made by such Lender, in substantially the form of Exhibit C.

 

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Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, fees, expenses, premiums (including the Make-Whole Amount) that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or Subsidiary of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include (a) the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party.

Organization Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Other Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).

Outstanding Amount” means with respect to the Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans occurring on such date.

Parent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(f).

Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(f).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five (5) plan years.

 

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Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit G hereto or any other form reasonably approved by the Required Lenders, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time.

Permitted Business Acquisition” means any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) in, a Person or division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition); provided that (a) such acquisition was not preceded by, or effected pursuant to, an unsolicited or hostile offer, (b) immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (ii) all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable Laws and (iii) any acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness except for Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03 and (c) in the case of any acquisition (i) directly or indirectly, of any Person that does not become a Guarantor and (ii) in the case of an asset acquisition, assets that are not acquired by a Loan Party, both immediately before and after such acquisition, the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Loan Parties, plus the unused and available commitments under the ABL Facility, shall be not less than $10,000,000.

Permitted Encumbrances” means, with respect to each Real Property, those Liens and other encumbrances permitted by paragraphs (b), (d), (e), (h), (k), (m) and (o) of Section 7.01, provided, however, that in the case of those Liens and other encumbrances permitted by clause (o) of Section 7.01 and as described in this definition, in the event any Loan Party shall constitute the lessor under any such lease or sublease, no Lien or encumbrance created or permitted to be incurred thereby shall be permitted hereunder except to the extent such Lien or encumbrance would otherwise constitute a Permitted Encumbrance.

Permitted Holders” means any Person owning Equity Interests in Parent on the Closing Date and such Persons’ Affiliates.

Permitted Ratio Debt” means Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that satisfies the Applicable Requirements so long as immediately after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof (i) no Event of Default shall be continuing or result therefrom and (ii)(x) if such Indebtedness is unsecured, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is no greater than 5.75:1.00, (y) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loan Facility, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is no greater than 4.75:1.00 and (z) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis to the Term Loan Facility, the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio is no greater than 5.25:1.00 (in each case, disregarding the cash proceeds thereof for the purposes of netting); provided that such Indebtedness shall (A) have a maturity date that is (and in the case of any unsecured Indebtedness, no scheduled payment, redemption or sinking fund or similar payments or obligations until) at least ninety-one (91) days after the Maturity Date, (B) have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Loans, (C) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis to the Term Loan Facility, be subject to a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (D) have terms and conditions (other than pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption provisions) that in the good faith determination of the Borrower are not materially less favorable (when taken as a whole) to the Borrower than the

 

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terms and conditions of the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole) (provided that a certificate of the Borrower as to the satisfaction of the conditions described in this clause (D) delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements of this clause (D), shall be conclusive unless the Required Lenders, through the Administrative Agent, notify the Borrower within such ten (10) Business Day period that the Required Lenders disagree with such determination (including a description of the basis upon which it disagrees)) and (E) such Permitted Ratio Debt, if incurred by a Loan Party, shall not be secured by a Lien on any Term Loan Priority Collateral that is senior to the Liens of the Collateral Agent and to the extent any such Lien extends to any Term Loan Priority Collateral, the relative Lien priority thereof shall be set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders and in no event less favorable in any material respect to the Secured Parties than the Intercreditor Agreement taken as a whole.

Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(i), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (c) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Sections 7.03(i), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (d)(i) to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (or the Liens securing such indebtedness and subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment (or Liens) to the Obligations (or be unsecured) on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (ii) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is incurred by the Person who is the obligor of, and does not have greater guarantees or security than, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (iii) the security, if any, for any Permitted Refinancing shall be the same as that for the Indebtedness being refinanced (except to the extent that less security is granted to holders of such Permitted Refinancing) and (iv) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended was subject to the Intercreditor Agreement or a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the holders of such modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended Indebtedness (if such Indebtedness is secured) or their representative on their behalf shall become party to such Intercreditor Agreement or Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Petition Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

PIK Payment” shall mean the interest calculated at the PIK Rate as set out in the definition of Applicable Rate and shall be added to the outstanding principal of the Loans on each Interest Payment Date.

PIK Rate” means the per annum rate set out in the definition of Applicable Rate as the “PIK Rate”.

Plan Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to the term “Effective Date” in the Plan of Reorganization.

Plan of Reorganization” shall mean the Borrower’s Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, dated April 21, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), as approved pursuant to the Confirmation Order, in accordance with section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (whether any such further amendment, supplement or other modification is effected through an amendment, supplement or other modification to the Plan of Reorganization itself or through the Confirmation Order), so long as any such further amendment, supplement or other modification does not adversely affect the Lenders.

Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.

Pledged Equity” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Pre-Petition” means the time period prior to the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum which is identified as the “Prime Rate” and normally published in the Money Rates section of The Wall Street Journal (or , if such rate ceases to be so published, as quoted from such other generally available and recognizable source as the Administrative Agent may select); each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is announced as being effective.

Prior Liens” means Liens that, pursuant to the provisions of any Collateral Document, are or may be superior to the Lien of such Collateral Document.

Pro Forma Basis” means, as to any Person, for any events as described in clauses (a) and (b) 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 “Reference Period”):

 

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(a) in making any determination of EBITDA, pro forma effect shall be given to any Asset Disposition and to any Asset Acquisition (or any similar transaction or transactions that require a waiver or consent of the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 7.02 or 7.05), in each case that occurred during the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Asset Acquisition,” occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon which the respective Asset Acquisition is consummated); and

(b) in making any determination on a Pro Forma Basis, (x) all Indebtedness (including Indebtedness incurred or assumed 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, in each case, not to finance any acquisition) incurred or permanently repaid during the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Asset Acquisition,” occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon which the respective Asset Acquisition is consummated) shall be deemed to have been incurred or repaid at the beginning of such period and (y) Interest Expense of such Person attributable to interest on any Indebtedness, for which pro forma effect is being given as provided in preceding clause (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.

Pro forma calculations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis” shall be determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and, for any fiscal period ending on or prior to the first anniversary of an Asset Acquisition or Asset Disposition (or any similar transaction or transactions that require a waiver or consent of the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 7.02 or 7.05), may include adjustments to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies reasonably expected to result from such Asset Acquisition, Asset Disposition or other similar transaction, to the extent that the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth such operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies and (ii) information and calculations supporting in reasonable detail such estimated operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies.

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender, at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments and, if applicable without duplication, Loans of such Lender under the Term Loan Facility at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the Term Loan Facility and, if applicable without duplication, Loans under the Term Loan Facility at such time.

Projections” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c).

Public Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.

 

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Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

Real Property” means, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned or leased by any Person, 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, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.

Reference Bank” means a major U.S. banking institution of recognized standing selected by the Required Lenders.

Reference Period” has the meaning set forth in the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis.”

Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(d).

Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Loan, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the yield(s) reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, on the display designated as “Page PX1” (or such other display as may replace Page PX1) on Bloomberg Financial Markets for the most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities (“Reported”) having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there are no such U.S. Treasury securities Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between the yields Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities with the maturities (1) closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Loan.

If such yields are not Reported or the yields Reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), then “Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Loan, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or any comparable successor publication) for the U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there is no such U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to such Remaining Average Life, such implied yield to maturity will be determined by interpolating linearly between (1) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Loan.    The Required Lenders shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to determine Reinvestment Yield upon the request of the Administrative Agent.

 

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Release” means any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing or dispersing.

Remaining Average Life” means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) such Called Principal into (ii) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (b) the number of years, computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and calculated to two decimal places, that will elapse between the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment. The Required Lenders shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to determine Remaining Average Life upon the request of the Administrative Agent.

Remaining Present Value” means, as of any date with respect to any lease, the present value as of such date of the scheduled future lease payments with respect to such lease, determined with a discount rate equal to a market rate of interest for such lease reasonably determined at the time such lease was entered into.

Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Loan, all payments of such Called Principal and interest thereon and premium that would be due after the Settlement Date and on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date with respect to such Called Principal if the Called Principal were prepaid on such first anniversary in accordance with Section 2.05(a), it being understood that the amounts of succeeding interest payments cannot be ascertained with certainty at such time, provided that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the Loans, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.02. Each determination of the Make-Whole Amount by the Administrative Agent shall separately show a calculation of the succeeding interest payments used in determining the Remaining Scheduled Payments. If within two Business Days after receiving notice of such determination of the Make-Whole Amount by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower disputes the Administrative Agent’s estimate of such succeeding interest payments, and so notifies the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent will request the principal New York office of each of the Reference Banks to provide estimates of the amounts of such succeeding interest payments. If at least two such estimates are provided, each succeeding interest payment used in determining the Remaining Scheduled Payments shall be deemed to be the arithmetic mean of the interest payments as so determined by such Reference Banks. The Required Lenders shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to determine Remaining Schedule Payments upon the request of the Administrative Agent.

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

 

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Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having outstanding Loans and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding Loans and (ii) the aggregate unused Commitments at such time.

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer or other similar officer of a Loan Party and, as to any document delivered on the Closing Date, any secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Cash” means cash and Cash Equivalents (i) held by Subsidiaries that are contractually restricted from being distributed to the Borrower, or (ii) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that (A) appear (or would be required to appear) as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower or of any such Subsidiary, (B) are not otherwise generally available for use by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) are subject to any Lien, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and Liens permitted by Section 7.01(b), clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 7.01(p), Section 7.01(q), Section 7.01(aa) (only to the extent the Obligations are secured by such cash and Cash Equivalents) and Section 7.01(bb) (only to the extent the Obligations are secured by such cash and Cash Equivalents).

Restricted Indebtedness” means (a) Permitted Ratio Debt of the type described in clauses (ii)(x) and (z) of the definition thereof, (b) any other Indebtedness of Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness in respect of the ABL Facility) that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens in the Collateral securing the Obligations, (c) any Indebtedness of Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is subordinated and (d) any Indebtedness for borrowed money of Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that is unsecured; and in each case any Indebtedness arising from a Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing.

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Borrower’s or a Subsidiary’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof).

Restructuring Support Agreement” means that certain Restructuring Support Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2017 (as amended in accordance with the terms thereof) by and among (a) Parent, (b) all of Parent’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries signatory thereto, (c) the holders of claims under the First Lien Credit Agreement party thereto, (d) the holders of claims under the Second Lien Credit Agreement party thereto, (e) the Debt Fund Affiliates and Non-Debt Fund Affiliates (each as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement) signatory thereto, and (f) FR Heavy Metal LP, a Delaware limited partnership (solely in its capacity as a holder of direct and/or indirect existing equity interests in the Debtors).

 

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S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

Same Day Funds” means immediately available funds.

Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions.

Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or the Global Affairs Canada, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any European Union member state, (b) any Person organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person controlled or 50% or more owned, individually or in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b) or (d) otherwise a target of Sanctions.

Sanctions” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Second Lien Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2013, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of December 18, 2013 and Amendment No. 2 thereto dated as of June 12, 2014, among Parent, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto, and the Second Lien Agent.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Supplemental Agents and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.02.

Securities Account” shall mean a securities account (as that term is defined in the UCC).

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F, dated as of the Closing Date, among Parent, the Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.

Security Agreement Supplement” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

 

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Settlement Date” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Loan, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a) or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02, as the context requires.

Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, exceeds, on a consolidated basis, their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability, on a consolidated basis, of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c) such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured and (d) such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not engaged in, and are not about to engage in, business for which they have unreasonably small capital. The amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.

Specified Transaction” means any Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness or Restricted Payment.

SPC” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(i).

Specified Default” means a Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g).

Subordinated Intercompany Debt” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.03(e).

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which (i) a majority of the shares, securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than shares, securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, (ii) more than half of the issued share capital is at the time beneficially owned or (iii) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor other than Parent.

Supplemental Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.13(a) and “Supplemental Agents” shall have the corresponding meaning.

Swap Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor

 

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transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any person, any obligation to pay or perform under any Swap Agreement.

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

Term Loan Facility” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Term Loan Priority Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Test Period” means, for any date of determination under this Agreement, the latest four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date and/or for which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, as applicable.

Threshold Amount” means $2,000,000.

Transaction Expenses” means any fees, costs or expenses incurred or payable by the Parent, the Borrower or any of its (or their) Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions (including expenses in connection with hedging transactions related to the Term Loan Facility), this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is to be a party, the borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof, (b) the entry into the ABL Facility Documentation, (c) the repayment of all amounts due or outstanding under or in respect of and the termination of, the DIP Facility, (d) the restructuring of the Parent, the Borrower and certain of their Subsidiaries pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization and Chapter 11 Cases and (d) the payment of the Transaction Expenses.

 

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Trust Funds” means any cash or Cash Equivalents or other assets comprised of (a) funds used or to be used for payroll and payroll taxes and other employee benefit payments to or for the benefit of any directors, officers, members of management or managers of any Loan Party or any subsidiary, (b) funds used or to be used to pay all Taxes required to be collected, remitted or withheld (including, without limitation, federal and state withholding Taxes (including the employer’s share thereof)) and (c) any other funds which any Loan Party (i) holds on behalf of another Person (other than Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) or (ii) holds as an escrow or fiduciary for another Person.

Trust Fund Account” means any account containing cash consisting solely of Trust Funds.

Transferred Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.10.

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

Unaudited Financial Statements” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal quarter ended after the most recent fiscal year covered by the Audited Financial Statements and at least fort-five (45) days before the Closing Date.

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New 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.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

United States Tax Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibits J-1, J-2, J-3 and J-4 hereto, as applicable.

Unrestricted Cash” means cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries that is not Restricted Cash and is held in accounts subject to Deposit Control Agreements to which the Collateral Agent is a party.

USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 10756, as amended or modified from time to time.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) 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 (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

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wholly owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Section 1.02. Other Interpretive Provisions.

With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b) The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

(c) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

(d) The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

(e) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

(f) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(g) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Section 1.03. Accounting Terms.

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calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any test or covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Specified Transaction occurs, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such period and such Specified Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis.

Section 1.04. Rounding.

Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding up if there is no nearest number).

Section 1.05. References to Agreements, Laws, Etc.

Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by the Loan Documents; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

Section 1.06. Times of Day.

Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

Section 1.07. Timing of Payment or Performance.

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 (other than as described in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

Section 1.08. Currencies Generally.

For purposes of any determination under any provision of this Agreement denominated in or expressly stated in a currency other than Dollars, the Dollar Equivalent amount of a subject transaction in a currency other than Dollars shall be calculated based on the rate of exchange quoted by the Bloomberg Foreign Exchange Rates & World Currencies Page (or any successor

 

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page thereto, or in the event such rate does not appear on any Bloomberg Page, by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) for such foreign currency, as in effect at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date of such subject transaction; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, all references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the amount of a Letter of Credit shall mean the Dollar Equivalent of such amount. “Dollar Equivalent” shall mean, at any time, 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 the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 12:00 noon (New York time) on such day on the Reuters Fedspot page for such currency; provided that in the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters page, the Dollar Equivalent shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to the rate quoted by it as the spot rate purchased by is of Dollars through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 12:00 noon on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided further that if the Administrative Agent does not have, as of the relevant date of determination, a spot buying rate for any such currently, the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution reasonably designated by the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE II

The Commitments and Credit Extensions

Section 2.01. The Loans.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and to give effect to the conversion of the DIP Facility Obligations owing to each Lender, each Lender severally agrees to make and shall automatically be deemed to have made, on the Closing Date, a term loan denominated in Dollars to the Borrowers (each such loan, a “Loan”) in a principal amount equal to the outstanding principal amount in respect of the DIP Facility Obligations owing to such Lender on the Closing Date, and such outstanding principal amount of the DIP Facility Obligations owing to such Lender under the DIP Credit Facility Agreement shall be automatically deemed repaid under the DIP Credit Agreement on the Closing Date by the deemed making of the Loans. The principal amount of the Loan of each Lender as of the Closing Date (and immediately after giving effect to the deemed making of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.01(a)) is set forth in Schedule 1.01A. The Loans deemed made pursuant this Section 2.01(a) shall be made without any actual funding. After giving effect to this Section 2.01(a), the aggregate principal amount of the Loans on the Closing Date shall be $70,000,000.

(b) Any Loans borrowed and subsequently repaid or prepaid, in whole or in part, may not be reborrowed.

Section 2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

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the Borrower. Each such Committed Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon New York City time (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, and (ii) one (1) Business Day before the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $750,000, or a whole multiple of $250,000, in excess thereof. Each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or fails to give a timely Committed Loan Notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month.

(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of each Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds to the Administrative Agent’s account designated by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon receipt of all of the requested proceeds of such Borrowing from the Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by wire transfer of such funds to the account of the Borrower specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due, if any, under Section 3.05 in connection therewith. During the existence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may require that no Loans may be converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurocurrency Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in the Prime Rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the announcement of such change.

 

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(e) After giving effect to all Borrowings there shall not be more than two (2) Interest Periods in effect at any one time.

(f) The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

Section 2.03. [Reserved].

Section 2.04. [Reserved].

Section 2.05. Prepayments.

(a) Optional.

(i) The Borrower may, and subject to clause (ii) below, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable other than as specified in the last sentence of this subsection (a)), at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty (other than pursuant to clause (ii) below and other than reimbursement of Lenders’ costs pursuant to Section 3.05); provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon New York City time (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (B) one (1) Business Day prior to any date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (2) any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $750,000, or a whole multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof; and (3) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans and the order of Borrowing(s) to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. In the case of each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a), such payment shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares and applied to the then remaining installments as directed by the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, subject to the payment of any amounts owing pursuant to Section 3.05, the Borrower may rescind any notice of prepayment under this Section 2.05(a) if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing in full of the Obligations, which refinancing shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed.

 

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(ii) During the period commencing (A) prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, if the Borrower voluntarily prepays the Loans in whole or in part, the Borrower shall pay the Make-Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, (B) on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date and prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, if the Borrower voluntarily prepays the Loans in whole or in part, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Lenders, a prepayment premium of 2.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans so prepaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced, plus accrued and unpaid interest, and (C) on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date and until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, if the Borrower voluntarily prepays the Loans in whole or in part, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Lenders, a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans so prepaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

(b) Mandatory.

(i) [Reserved]

(ii) If (x) the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower Disposes of any property or assets (other than (A) any Disposition of any property or assets permitted by Section 7.05(a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (h), (i), (k) or (l) or (B) so long as an ABL Facility is in effect and the Borrower delivers a certificate to the Administrative Agent setting forth the portion of such Net Proceeds that the Borrower intends to prepay Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement, any Disposition of ABL Priority Lien Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement)) or (y) any Casualty Event (other than with respect to ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) for so long as an ABL Facility is outstanding) occurs, which results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or Subsidiary of Net Proceeds, the Borrower shall cause to be offered to be prepaid in accordance with clause (viii) below, on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt by Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds an aggregate principal amount of the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received; provided that if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower is required to offer to repurchase any other Permitted Ratio Debt (or any Permitted Refinancing thereof) that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with the net proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event (such Permitted Ratio Debt or Permitted Refinancing thereof required to be offered to be so repurchased, “Other Applicable Indebtedness”), then the Borrower may apply such Net Proceeds on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time) to the prepayment of the Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(ii) shall be reduced accordingly; provided,

 

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further that (A) the portion of such net proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such net proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such net proceeds shall be allocated to the Loans in accordance with the terms hereof) and (B) to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased or prepaid, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.

(iii) [Reserved].

(iv) If Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness not prohibited under Section 7.03), the Borrower shall cause to be offered to be prepaid in accordance with clause (viii) below an aggregate principal amount of Loans in an amount equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is four (4) Business Days after the receipt by Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds.

(v) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (ii) through (iv) of this Section 2.05(b) at least four (4) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of the contents of the Borrower’s prepayment notice and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the prepayment.

(vi) Funding Losses, Etc. All prepayments under this Section 2.05(b) shall be made together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan pursuant to Section 3.05. In connection with any mandatory prepayments by the Borrower of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(b), such prepayments shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Loans being prepaid; provided that with respect to such mandatory prepayment, the amount of such mandatory prepayment shall be applied first to Loans that are Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Loans that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.05.

(vii) Opt-out of Prepayment. With respect to each prepayment of Loans required pursuant to Section 2.05(b), (A) the Borrower will, not later than the date specified in Sections 2.05(b) (ii) or (iv) for offering to make such prepayment, give the Administrative Agent written notice requesting that the Administrative Agent provide notice of such offer of prepayment to each Lender of Loans, (B) the Administrative Agent shall provide notice of such offer of prepayment to each Lender of Loans, (C) each Lender will have the right to refuse such offer of prepayment by giving written notice of such refusal to the Administrative Agent at least (1) Business Day after such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent of such offer of prepayment (and the

 

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Borrower shall not prepay any Loans of such Lender on the date that is specified in clause (D) below), (D) the Borrower will make all such prepayments not so refused upon the fourth Business Day after delivery of notice by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(v) and (E) any prepayment refused by Lenders of Loans (such refused amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”) may be retained by the Borrower.

(viii) Foreign Dispositions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, (i) to the extent that any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Disposition by a Foreign Subsidiary (“Foreign Disposition”) are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of such Net Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05 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 (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds that would otherwise be required to be used to make an offer of prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) or 2.05(b)(ii), is permitted under the applicable local law, such repatriation will be immediately effected and such repatriated Net Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition would have material adverse tax cost consequences with respect to such Net Proceeds, such Net Proceeds so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), on or before the date on which any such Net Proceeds so retained would otherwise have been required to be applied to reinvestments or prepayments pursuant to Section 2.05(b), the Borrower applies an amount equal to such Net Proceeds to such reinvestments or prepayments, as applicable, as if such Net Proceeds had been received by the Borrower rather than such Foreign Subsidiary, less the amount of additional taxes that would have been payable or reserved against if such Net Proceeds or had been repatriated (or, if less, the Net Proceeds that would be calculated if received by such Foreign Subsidiary).

Section 2.06. Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

The Commitments shall automatically terminate on the Maturity Date and shall be reduced in the manner specified in Section 2.01. Any Commitments not drawn on the Closing Date shall terminate on the Closing Date.

Section 2.07. Repayment of Loans.

(a) Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last Business Day of the first full calendar quarter after the Closing Date, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the Amortizing Amount and (ii) on the Maturity Date for the Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding

 

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on such date; provided that payments required by Section 2.07(a)(i) above shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05.

Section 2.08. Interest.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(c), (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) In addition to the interest payable pursuant to Section 2.08(a), each Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to the PIK Rate. Once accrued and compounded on each Interest Payment Date in accordance with clause (d) below, amounts so added to principal (and all amounts subsequently accrued and compounded in respect thereof) will bear interest as set forth in Section 2.08(a) and (b).

(c) During the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), the Borrower shall pay interest in cash on the outstanding principal amount of Loans hereunder (plus any past due amounts not constituting principal) at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Accrued and unpaid interest on such amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable in cash upon demand.

(d) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest accrued pursuant to clause (a) above shall be paid in cash, and interest accrued pursuant to clause (b) above shall automatically be added to the principal amount of such Loan, in each case on each Interest Payment Date. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

Section 2.09. Premiums and other Payments.

(a) Commitment Premiums. On the Plan Effective Date, the Borrower shall pay in cash to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a commitment premium equal to 1.50% of the total amount of the Loans.

(b) Other Payments. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, for their own account, the fees set forth in the Fee Letter at the times and in the amounts specified therein. Such fees shall be fully earned when due and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever and will be in addition to the reimbursement of the Agents’ out-of-pocket expenses in accordance with Section 10.04.

 

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Section 2.10. Computation of Interest, Fees and Other Payments.

All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by the Prime Rate shall be made on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty-five (365) days, or three hundred and sixty-six (366) days, as applicable, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees, interest and other payments shall be made on the basis of a three hundred and sixty (360) day year and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one (1) day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee or other payment hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.11. Evidence of Indebtedness.

(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent, acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c), as a non-fiduciary agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be prima facie evidence absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records (including the Register) of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note payable to such Lender and its registered assigns, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Section 2.11(a) and Section 10.07(d), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Section 2.11(a), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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Section 2.12. Payments Generally.

(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder (other than PIK Payments) shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, to the Administrative Agent’s account specified by the Administrative Agent in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 12:00 noon New York City time on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s applicable Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 12:00 noon New York City time shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.

(c) Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, then:

(i) if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the applicable Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect; and

(ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (the “Compensation Period”) at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. When such Lender makes payment to the Administrative Agent (together with all accrued interest thereon), then such payment amount (excluding the amount of any interest which may have accrued and been paid in respect of such late payment) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the

 

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Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.12(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to make available any payments or corresponding amounts to any Persons prior to the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such payments from any Borrower or Lender, as applicable. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(d) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(e) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan.

(f) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

(g) Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent and applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.04. If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law), but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the sum of the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

Section 2.13. Sharing of Payments.

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hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement as in effect from time to time or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant permitted hereunder. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.

ARTICLE III

Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

Section 3.01. Taxes.

(a) Except as provided in this Section 3.01, any and all payments made by or on account of the Borrower or any Guarantor under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments or withholdings (including backup withholding) or similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority including interest, penalties and additions to tax (collectively “Taxes”), except as required by applicable Law. If the Borrower, any Guarantor or other applicable withholding agent shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (A) to the extent the Tax in question is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by the Borrower or Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01), each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (B) the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions, (C) the applicable withholding agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (D) within thirty (30) days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within thirty (30) days, as soon as possible thereafter), if the Borrower

 

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or any Guarantor is the applicable withholding agent, shall furnish to such Agent or Lender (as the case may be) the original or a copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or other evidence reasonably acceptable to such Agent or Lender.

(b) In addition, the Loan Parties agree to timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes and any other excise, property, intangible or mortgage recording Taxes, or Taxes of a similar character, which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document (including additions to tax, penalties and interest related thereto) excluding, in each case, such amounts that result from an Agent or Lender’s Assignment and Assumption, grant of a participation, transfer or assignment to or designation of a new applicable Lending Office or other office for receiving payments under any Loan Document (collectively, “Assignment Taxes”) to the extent such Assignment Taxes result from a connection that the Agent or Lender has with the taxing jurisdiction other than the connection arising out of such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Documents, except for such Assignment Taxes resulting from assignment or participation that is requested or required in writing by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.07 (all such non-excluded Taxes described in this Section 3.01(b) being hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

(c) Without duplication of any obligation under Sections 3.01(a) or 3.01(b) the Borrower and each Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Agent and each Lender, within 15 days after the demand therefor, for (i) the full amount of Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes paid or payable by such Agent or such Lender and (ii) any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared in good faith by such Agent or Lender (or by an Agent on behalf of such Lender), accompanied by a written statement thereof setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such amounts shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Each Lender shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by Law certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, withholding Tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender under the Loan Documents. Each such Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such documentation obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the applicable withholding agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so. Unless the applicable withholding agent has received forms or other documents satisfactory to it indicating that payments under any Loan Document to or for a Lender are not subject to withholding Tax or are subject to such Tax at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or other applicable withholding

 

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agent shall withhold amounts required to be withheld by applicable Law from such payments at the applicable statutory rate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause (d), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this clause (d) that such Lender is not legally able to deliver. Without limiting the foregoing:

(i) Each Lender that is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from federal backup withholding.

(ii) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement whichever of the following is applicable:

(A) two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, and such other documentation as required under the Code;

(B) two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms);

(C) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (a) a United States Tax Compliance Certificate and (b) two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor form); or

(D) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership or a participating Lender), IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by an IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, United States Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, IRS Form W-8IMY and/or any other required information from each beneficial owner, as applicable (provided that, if the Lender is a partnership, and one or more beneficial partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Lender on behalf of such partner).

(iii) Each Agent that is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-9 with respect to fees received on its own behalf, certifying that such Agent is exempt from federal backup withholding. Each Agent that is not a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI with respect to fees received on its own behalf and such forms as are required.

 

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(iv) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender 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 Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, as necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.01(d)(iv), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Closing Date.

(e) If any Lender or Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund in respect of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which indemnification or additional amounts have been paid to it by the Borrower or any Guarantor pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall promptly remit such refund to the Borrower or such Guarantor (but only to the extent of indemnification or additional amounts paid by the Borrower or such Guarantor under this Section 3.01 with respect to Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund, net of any Taxes payable by any Agent or Lender on such interest); provided that the Borrower or such Guarantor, upon the request of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, agrees promptly to return such refund (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant taxing authority) to such party in the event such party is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to the indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other person.

(f) Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender.

Section 3.02. Illegality.

If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, then, on written notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower

 

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through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case 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), prepay or, if applicable, convert all applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or promptly, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection with such prepayment or conversion under Section 3.05. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

Section 3.03. Inability to Determine Rates.

If in connection with any request for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof, (a) the Administrative Agent determines that (i) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan or (ii) for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan or (b) the Required Lenders determine for any reason (and notify the Administrative Agent in writing of such determination) that the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurocurrency Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent upon the written instruction of the Required Lenders revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of such Eurocurrency Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request, if applicable, into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

Section 3.04. Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

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or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law, in each case after the Closing Date, or such Lender’s compliance therewith, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this Section 3.04(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01, or any Taxes excluded from the definition of Indemnified Taxes under exceptions (i) through (vi) thereof or (ii) reserve requirements contemplated by Section 3.04(c)) and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining the Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligations to make any Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, then from time to time within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for all purposes under this Agreement, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a change in law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued; provided, that to the extent any increased costs or reductions are incurred by any Lender as a result of any requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or pursuant to Basel III after the Closing Date, then such Lender shall be compensated pursuant to this Section 3.04 only if such Lender generally imposes such charges under other syndicated credit facilities involving similarly situated borrowers that such Lender is a lender under.

(b) If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Law regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, in each case after the Closing Date, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy and/or liquidity requirements and such Lender’s desired return on capital), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such demand.

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of any other central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of any Eurocurrency Rate Loans of the Borrower, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least fifteen (15) days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or cost from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice fifteen (15) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or cost shall be due and payable fifteen (15) days from receipt of such notice.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation.

(e) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.01 or this Section 3.04, then such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office for any Loan affected by such event; provided that in the judgment of such Lender (i) such efforts are made on terms that cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage (including any unreimbursed costs or expenses) and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender, and (ii) such designation of another Lending Office would eliminate or reduce the amounts payable under Section 3.01 or Section 3.04 and provided further that nothing in this Section 3.04(e) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 3.04(a), (b), (c) or (d). The Borrower shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

Section 3.05. Funding Losses.

Upon written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense actually incurred by it as a result of:

(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan;

(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained; or

(c) any assignment of such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to Section 3.07 on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loans.

 

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For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it at the Eurocurrency Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurocurrency Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

Section 3.06. Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.

(a) Any Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

(b) With respect to any Lender’s claim for compensation under Section 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender for any amount incurred more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim; provided that, if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under Section 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or, if applicable, to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.06(c) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.

(c) If the obligation of any Lender to make or continue any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.06(b) hereof, such Lender’s applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans (or, if such conversion is not possible, repaid) on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or, in the case of an immediate conversion required by Section 3.02, on such earlier date as required by Law) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:

(i) to the extent that such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

(ii) all Loans that would otherwise be made or continued from one Interest Period to another by such Lender as Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans (if possible), and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

 

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(d) If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of any of such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 3.06 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurocurrency Rate Loans made by other Lenders under the Term Loan Facility are outstanding, if applicable, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding Eurocurrency Rate Loans under the Term Loan Facility and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments for the applicable Term Loan Facility.

Section 3.07. Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.

(a) If at any time (i) the Borrower becomes obligated to pay additional amounts or indemnity payments described in Section 3.01 (with respect to Indemnified Taxes) or Section 3.04 as a result of any condition described in such Sections or any Lender ceases to make any Eurocurrency Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or Section 3.04, or (ii) any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at its sole cost and expense, on ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, (x) replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.07(b) (with the assignment fee to be paid by the Borrower in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person; and provided further that (A) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01 (with respect to Indemnified Taxes), such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (B) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable Eligible Assignees shall have agreed to, and shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of, the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents; or (y) terminate the Commitment of such Lender, as the case may be, and in the case of a Lender repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Lender relating to the Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date; provided that in the case of any such termination of a Non-Consenting Lender such termination shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents.

(b) Any Lender being replaced (the “Replaced Lender”) pursuant to Section 3.07(a)(x) above shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s applicable Commitment and outstanding Loans, and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee Lender (the “Replacement Lender”) shall

 

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acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the Replaced Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans, (B) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the Replaced Lender relating to the Loans, Commitments and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the Replacement Lender to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Assumption, (C) the Replacement Lender shall pay to the Replaced Lender an amount equal to the sum of (1) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of the respective Replaced Lender and (2) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Replaced Lender pursuant to Section 2.10, and (D) upon such payment and, if so requested by the Replacement Lender, delivery to the Replacement Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender. In connection with any such replacement, if any such Replaced Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Assumption reflecting such replacement within five (5) Business Days of the date on which the Replacement Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption to the Administrative Agent and/or such Replaced Lender, then such Replaced Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption without any action on the part of the Replaced Lender.

(c) In the event that (i) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent has requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (ii) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of each Lender, each affected Lender, and (iii) the Required Lenders have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender”.

Section 3.08. Survival.

All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

Section 4.01. Conditions to Initial Credit Extension.

The effectiveness of this Agreement and the obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder, in each case, on the Closing Date, is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, on or prior to the Closing Date:

(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or pdf copies or other facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders and their legal counsel:

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(ii) executed counterparts of this Agreement;

(iii) to the extent delivery thereof is required under the applicable Collateral Document and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the certificates representing Equity Interests pledged pursuant to any Collateral Document (if such shares are certificated securities for purposes of Article 8 of the UCC, as applicable), together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly Responsible Officer of the pledgor thereof and (ii) each promissory note required to be delivered by the Loan Parties pursuant to any Collateral Document endorsed in blank or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank (in each case to the extent delivery of such endorsements or transfer forms is customary under applicable requirements of Law) by the pledgor thereof;

(iv) each Collateral Document set forth on Schedule 1.01C required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Collateral Documents that the Required Lenders may deem reasonably necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders;

(v) a copy of the Intercreditor Agreement duly executed and delivered by each party thereto;

(vi) such certificates of good standing (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Required Lenders may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Closing Date;

(vii) an opinion from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders;

(viii) a solvency certificate from the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer or other officer with equivalent duties of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Transactions) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-2;

(ix) a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, confirming satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 4.01(c), (d) and (o) of this Agreement;

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(xi) a certified true and complete copy of the ABL Credit Agreement.

(b) The Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts contemplated by the Loan Documents due and payable to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date, including reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel and any financial advisor) required to be reimbursed or paid by any Loan Party and all fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder or pursuant to the Fee Letter. In the case of expenses, such expenses shall have been invoiced at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower). In addition, the Administrative Agent shall have also received a fully executed copy of the Fee Letter.

(c) No Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from the extension or deemed extension of the Loans on the Closing Date.

(d) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, in all respects (after giving effect to such qualification)) on and as of the Closing Date; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects, as the case may be) as of such earlier date.

(e) [Reserved].

(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of certificates of insurance naming the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) as an “additional insured” with respect to liability insurance and a “mortgagee and/or lenders’ loss payee” with respect to property insurance of the Loan Parties, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders.

(g) The Lenders shall have received reasonably satisfactory evidence that the principal of and interest on, and all other amounts owing in respect of, all Indebtedness under the DIP Credit Facility, shall have been paid in full or have been deemed to continue hereunder, that any commitments to extend credit under the DIP Credit Facility shall have been cancelled or terminated and that all Guarantees in respect of, and all Liens securing, any such Indebtedness shall have been released (or arrangements for such release satisfactory to the Lenders shall have been made).

(h) The Lenders shall have received reasonably satisfactory evidence that the obligations under each of the First Lien Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Credit Agreement, and, in each case, the other loan documents in connection with the foregoing have been satisfied in the manner contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization and the Confirmation Order, together with a termination of security interest in intellectual property for each assignment for security recorded pursuant to the First Lien Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Credit Agreement, UCC-3 termination statements for all UCC-1 financing statements filed in connection with the First Lien Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Credit Agreement and covering any portion of the Collateral and termination of any control agreements covering any deposit account or security account subject to the Liens under the Pre-Petition First Lien Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

 

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(i) The Required Lenders shall be satisfied that all requisite Governmental Authorities, equityholders and third parties shall have approved, authorized or consented to the Transactions, and there shall be no governmental or judicial action, actual or threatened, that has or would have, individually or in the aggregate, a reasonable likelihood of restraining, preventing or imposing burdensome conditions on the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby.

(j) The Confirmation Order shall have been entered in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, any applicable orders of the Bankruptcy Court and any applicable local rules.

(k) The Confirmation Order shall be in full force and effect and shall not, without the consent of the Required Lenders, have been stayed, reversed, modified or amended, shall not be subject to a motion to stay.

(l) All conditions to the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization shall have been satisfied or waived (with any waiver thereof having been approved by the Required Lenders) and the Consummation of the Plan of Reorganization in accordance with its terms shall occur on the Closing Date, substantially simultaneously with the deemed making of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.01.

(m) The Required Lenders shall be reasonably satisfied that, on the Closing Date, immediately after giving effect to the Consummation of the Plan of Reorganization, the making or deemed making of the Loans on the Closing Date and any other transactions to occur on the Closing Date, the Loan Parties and their subsidiaries shall have outstanding no indebtedness other than Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents, the ABL Credit Agreement and Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 7.03(c).

(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received a funds flow memorandum with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby on the Closing Date in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders.

(o) Since the Petition Date, there shall not have occurred any event, occurrence, development or state of circumstances or fact that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(p) The ABL Facility Documentation shall be in full force and effect.

(q) [Reserved].

(r) The Administrative Agent shall have received the Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial Statements.

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agree) (i) an IRS Form W-9 duly completed and executed by the Borrower and (ii) all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.03(b), for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement 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 a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

ARTICLE V

Representations and Warranties

Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors represent and warrant to the Agents and the Lenders on the Closing Date and at the time of each Credit Extension for themselves and on behalf of the Subsidiaries that:

Section 5.01. Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws.

Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary (a) is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business as currently conducted and (ii) in the case of the Loan Parties, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, (d) is in compliance with all Laws, orders, writs and injunctions and (e) has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except in each case, referred to in clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (b)(i) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (c), (d) or (e), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.02. Authorization; No Contravention.

The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers, (a) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and (b) do not (i) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents, (ii) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other than as permitted by Section 7.01), or require any payment to be made under (x) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any Law; except with respect to any conflict,

 

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breach or contravention or payment (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clause (ii)(x), to the extent that such violation, conflict, breach, contravention or payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.

No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for the consummation of the Transactions, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the priority thereof) or (d) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for (i) filings and registrations necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties, (ii) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect (except to the extent not required to obtained, taken, given or made or in full force and effect pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) and (iii) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.04. Binding Effect.

This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, (ii) the need for filings and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii) the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries.

Section 5.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a) (i) The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related pro forma consolidated statement of income of the Borrower as of and for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period ended at least 45 days (or 90 days in case such four-fiscal quarter period is the end of the Company’s fiscal year) prior to the Closing Date, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of the statement of income) (including the notes thereto describing the pro forma adjustments), copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent, have been prepared in good faith, based on assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof, and present fairly in all material respects on a pro forma basis the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which Unaudited Financial Statements have been delivered.

 

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(ii) The Audited Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby.

(iii) The Unaudited Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except for normal year-end audit adjustments and absence of footnotes.

(b) The forecasts of consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income and cash flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such forecasts, it being understood that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variations may be material.

(c) Since December 31, 2016, other than by virtue of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) As of the Closing Date, none of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has any Indebtedness or other obligations or liabilities, direct or contingent (other than (i) the liabilities reflected on Schedule 5.05, (ii) obligations arising under the Loan Documents or under the ABL Facility, (iii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iv) liabilities disclosed in the Audited Financial Statements and Unaudited Financial Statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(r)) that, either individually or in the aggregate, have had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.06. Litigation.

There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.07. Compliance with Laws.

None of Parent, the Borrower or any of 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 currently applicable Law 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 could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.08. Ownership of Property; Liens.

(a) The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has good record title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all Real Property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except as set forth on Schedule 5.08 hereto and except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and except where the failure to have such title or other interest could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) As of the Closing Date, Schedule 8 to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date contains a true and complete list of each Material Real Property owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

Section 5.09. Environmental Matters.

Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.09(a) or except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) Each Loan Party and its respective properties and operations are and have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws, which includes obtaining and maintaining compliance with all applicable Environmental Permits required under such Environmental Laws to carry on the business of the Loan Parties;

(b) the Loan Parties have not received any written notice that alleges any of them is in violation of or potentially liable under any Environmental Laws and none of the Loan Parties nor any of the Real Property is the subject of any claims, investigations, liens, demands, or judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law or to revoke or modify any Environmental Permit held by any of the Loan Parties;

(c) there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, under or from any Real Property or facilities owned or leased by any of the Loan Parties, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, Real Property formerly owned, operated or leased by any Loan Party or arising out of the conduct of the Loan Parties that could reasonably be expected to require investigation, remedial activity or corrective action or cleanup or could reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower incurring liability under Environmental Laws; and

(d) there are no facts, circumstances or conditions arising out of or relating to the operations of the Loan Parties or Real Property or facilities owned or leased by any of the Loan Parties or to the knowledge of the Borrower, Real Property or facilities formerly owned, operated or leased by the Loan Parties that could reasonably be expected to require investigation, remedial activity or corrective action or cleanup or could reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower incurring liability under Environmental Laws.

 

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Section 5.10. Taxes.

The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have timely filed all U.S. federal income and other tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have timely paid all Taxes levied or imposed upon them or their income, profits, or properties, that are due and payable (including in their capacity as a withholding agent), except (i) those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted that shall have the effect of suspending enforcement or collection of such Taxes and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP, or (ii) where such failure to pay or file could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no Tax audits, examinations, deficiencies, assessments, or other claims or proceedings with respect to Taxes of the Loan Parties, and, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, no such claims or proceedings have been proposed or threatened.

Section 5.11. ERISA Compliance.

(a) Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Pension Plan maintained by a Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder and other federal or state Laws.

(b) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred during the five year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (iv) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA, except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 5.11(b), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The Pension Plans of any Loan Party and any ERISA Affiliate are funded to the extent required by the terms of each Pension Plan, if any, and by Law or otherwise to comply with the requirements of any material Law applicable in the jurisdiction in which the relevant Pension Plan is maintained, and neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains a Pension Plan or contributes to a Multiemployer Plan that is, or is expected to be, in at-risk status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code) in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.12. Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.

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Equity Interests owned by the Loan Parties (or a Subsidiary of any Loan Party) in such Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and all Equity Interests owned by a Loan Party (or a Subsidiary of any Loan Party) in such Subsidiaries are owned free and clear of all Liens except (i) those created under the Collateral Documents and (ii) any Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01. As of the Closing Date, Sections 1(a) and 2(b) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Perfection Certificate (a) set forth the name and jurisdiction of each Subsidiary and (b) set forth the ownership interest of Parent, the Borrower and any of their Subsidiaries in each of their Subsidiaries, including the percentage of such ownership.

Section 5.13. Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

(a) The Borrower is not engaged nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U.

(b) None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Section 5.14. Disclosure.

To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, no report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), when taken as a whole, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. With respect to projected financial information and pro forma financial information, the Borrower represents that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation; it being understood that such projections may vary from actual results and that such variances may be material.

Section 5.15. Labor Matters.

Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant party.

 

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Section 5.16. Insurance.

Schedule 5.16 sets forth a true, complete and correct description of all insurance maintained by or on behalf of Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date. As of such date, such insurance is in full force and effect. The Borrower believes that the insurance maintained by or on behalf of it and its Subsidiaries is adequate.

Section 5.17. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.

(a) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, license or possess the right to use all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, technology, software, trade secrets, know-how, database rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, and, such IP Rights do not conflict with the rights of any Person, except to the extent such failure to own, license or possess or such conflicts, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe upon any IP Rights held by any Person except for such infringements, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the IP Rights, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) As of the Closing Date, all registrations listed in Schedule 9 to the Perfection Certificate are subsisting and unexpired, except, in each case, to the extent failure of such registrations to be subsisting and unexpired could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.18. Solvency and Use of Proceeds.

(a) On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

(b) The proceeds of the Loans shall be used to repay in full all amounts outstanding under the DIP Credit Facility on the Closing Date.

Section 5.19. USA PATRIOT Act; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws.

(a) To the extent applicable, each of Parent and its Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with and shall not directly or knowingly indirectly use the proceeds of the Loans in violation of (i) all applicable Sanctions and (ii) the USA PATRIOT Act.

(b) No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and other Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

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(c) No Loan Party, any of their respective Subsidiaries nor any of their respective directors or officers, nor, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, any employee or agent of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a Sanctioned Person.

Section 5.20. Security Documents.

(a) Valid Liens. The Collateral Documents are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in, the Collateral and, (i) when all appropriate filings or recordings are made in the appropriate offices as may be required under applicable Laws (which filings or recordings shall be made to the extent required by any Collateral Document) and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent required by any Collateral Document), such Collateral Document will constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral, in each case subject to no Liens other than the applicable Liens permitted under the Loan Documents.

(b) PTO Filing; Copyright Office Filing. When the Intellectual Property Security Agreements are properly filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, to the extent such filings may perfect such interests, the Liens created by the Security Agreement shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in Patents and Trademarks (in each case, as defined in the Security Agreement) issued, registered or applied for with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or Copyrights (as defined in such Security Agreement) registered or applied for with the United States Copyright Office, as the case may be, in each case subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted hereunder (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to establish a Lien on registered Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights acquired by the grantors thereof after the Closing Date).

(c) Mortgages. Upon recording thereof in the appropriate recording office, each Mortgage is effective to create, in favor of the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable perfected Liens on, and security interest in, all of the Loan Parties’ right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged Properties thereunder and the proceeds thereof, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder, and when the Mortgages are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 8 to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of any Mortgage executed and delivered after the date thereof in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.11, 6.13 and 6.15, when such Mortgage is filed in the offices specified in the local counsel opinion delivered with respect thereto in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.11, 6.13 and 6.15), the Mortgages shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Mortgaged Properties and the proceeds thereof, in each case prior and superior in right to any other person, other than Liens permitted by hereunder.

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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.

Section 5.21. Senior Debt.

The Loans under this Agreement constitute “First Priority Claims” with respect to Term Loan Priority Collateral and “Second Priority Claims” with respect to ABL Priority Collateral under the Intercreditor Agreement and constitute “Senior Debt” or “First Priority Debt” (or the equivalent thereof) under the applicable Junior Financing Documentation and any applicable Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement governing any Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount of any Loan Party permitted to be incurred hereunder constituting Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment or Lien priority to the Loans.

ARTICLE VI

Affirmative Covenants

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, then from and after the Closing Date, the Borrower (and in the case of Sections 6.05 and 6.20, Parent) shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

Section 6.01. Financial Statements.

(a) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of BDO USA, LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit other than a going concern exception or explanatory note resulting solely from an upcoming maturity date under the Term Loan Facility or the ABL Facility occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered;

(b) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within (i) for the fiscal quarters ending on June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017, sixty (60) days after the end of such quarter and (ii) afterward, forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Borrower, the consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and in comparative format, the prior fiscal year-end and the related consolidated statements of income or operations

 

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for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, and statements of stockholders’ equity for the current fiscal quarter and consolidated statements of cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, no later than sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year on a quarterly basis (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income and a summary of the material underlying assumptions applicable thereto) (collectively, the “Projections”), which Projections shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Projections have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such Projections, it being understood that actual results may vary from such Projections and that such variations may be material; and

(d) (i) As promptly as reasonably practicable after delivery of the financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and (ii) at the request of the Required Lenders, after the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to Sections 6.01(b), hold a conference call with Lenders to discuss the results of operations for the relevant reporting period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 6.01 may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) or (B) the Borrower’s (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as applicable, Form l0-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to clauses (A) and (B), (i) to the extent such information relates to a parent of the Borrower, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to the Borrower (or such parent), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 6.01(a), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of BDO USA LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and, except as permitted in Section 6.01(a), shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 and Sections 6.02(b) and (c) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) posts such

 

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documents, or provides a link thereto on the website on the Internet at the Borrower’s website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(a) to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that if such Compliance Certificate is first delivered by electronic means, the date of such delivery by electronic means shall constitute the date of delivery for purposes of compliance with Section 6.02(a). Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

Section 6.02. Certificates; Other Information.

Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:

(a) no later than five (5) days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;

(b) promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower or any Subsidiary files with the SEC or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8) and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(c) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any material requests or material notices received by any Loan Party (other than in the ordinary course of business) or material statements or material reports furnished to any holder of debt securities (other than in connection with any board observer rights) of any Loan Party or of any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement, in each case in a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

(d) together with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a), (i) in the case of annual Compliance Certificates only, a report setting forth the information required by sections describing the legal name and the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party and the location of the chief executive office of each Loan Party of the

 

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Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date or the date of the last such report, and (ii) a description of each event, condition or circumstance during the last fiscal quarter covered by such Compliance Certificate requiring a mandatory prepayment (or reinvestment of Net Proceeds) under Section 2.05(b);

(e) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or corporate affairs (including, subject to any confidentiality obligations and attorney-client privilege, copies of reports of the financial and restructuring advisors of the Loan Parties) of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request; and

(f) promptly following the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s request therefor, all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its on-going obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower hereby agrees to make all Borrower Materials that the Borrower intends to be made available to Public Lenders clearly and conspicuously designated as “PUBLIC”. By designating Borrower Materials as “PUBLIC”, the Borrower authorizes such Borrower Materials to be made available to a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor,” which is intended to contain only information that is either publicly available or not material information (though it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be under any obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.” The Borrower agrees that (i) any Loan Documents, (ii) any materials delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 and (iii) any Compliance Certificates delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) will be deemed to be “public-side” Borrower Materials and may be made available to Public Lenders.

Each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States federal and state securities laws, to make reference to communications that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal or state securities laws.

 

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Section 6.03. Notices.

Promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any Subsidiary has obtained knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:

(a) of the occurrence of any Default;

(b) of any matter that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) of the filing or commencement of, or any threat or notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, whether at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority, (i) against Parent, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries thereof that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) with respect to any Loan Document;

(d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party.

Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (x) that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as applicable) and (y) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 6.04. Payment of Taxes.

Timely file all U.S. federal income and other material tax returns and timely pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy all its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except to the extent any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings that shall have the effect of suspending enforcement or collection of such Taxes for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.

Section 6.05. Preservation of Existence, Etc.

(a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or Section 7.05 and (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges (including its good standing where applicable in the relevant jurisdiction), permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in the case of (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower) or (b), (i) to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) pursuant to a transaction permitted by Article VII.

 

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Section 6.06. Maintenance of Properties.

Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and fire, casualty or condemnation excepted.

Section 6.07. Maintenance of Insurance.

(a) Generally. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance reasonable and customary for similarly situated Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as the Borrower and the Subsidiaries) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons.

(b) Requirements of Insurance. All such insurance shall (i) provide that no cancellation thereof shall be effective until at least 10 days (or, to the extent reasonably available, 30 days) after receipt by the Collateral Agent of written notice thereof (the Borrower shall deliver a copy of the policy (and to the extent any such policy is cancelled or renewed, a renewal or replacement policy) or other evidence thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, or insurance certificate with respect thereto) and (ii) name the Collateral Agent as mortgagee (in the case of property insurance) or additional insured on behalf of the Secured Parties (in the case of liability insurance) or lenders’ loss payee (in the case of property insurance), as applicable.

(c) Flood Insurance. With respect to each Mortgaged Property, obtain flood insurance in such total amount as the Required Lenders may from time to time reasonably require, if at any time the area in which “building” (as defined in the Flood Insurance Laws) or portion thereof is located on any Mortgaged Property is designated a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), and otherwise comply with the Flood Laws.

Section 6.08. Compliance with Laws.

Comply with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.09. Books and Records.

Maintain proper books of record and account, in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects which permit the preparation by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of financial statements and are in conformity with GAAP and which reflect all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that certain Foreign Subsidiaries maintain individual books and records in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in their respective countries of organization and that such maintenance shall not constitute a breach of the representations, warranties or covenants hereunder).

 

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Section 6.10. Inspection Rights.

Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants (subject to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only one (1) such visit and inspection shall be at the Borrower’s expense in any calendar year; provided further that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, none of the Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or Contractual Obligation (not entered into in contemplation hereof), and the obligations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries under this Section 6.10 shall be subject to reasonable requirements of confidentiality.

Section 6.11. Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors.

At the Borrower’s expense, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including:

(a) Upon (x) the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by the Borrower or (y) any Excluded Subsidiary ceasing to constitute an Excluded Subsidiary:

(i) within thirty (30) days after such formation, acquisition or designation, or such longer period as the Required Lenders may agree in writing in their discretion:

(A) cause each such Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (as appropriate) joinders to this Agreement as Guarantors, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreements, Mortgages, a counterpart of the Intercompany Note and other security agreements and documents (including, with respect to such Mortgages, the documents listed in Section 6.13), as reasonably requested by

 

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and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders (consistent with the Mortgages, Security Agreement, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements in effect on the Closing Date), in each case granting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(B) cause each such Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (and the parent of each such Subsidiary that is a Guarantor) to deliver any and all certificates representing Equity Interests (to the extent certificated) and promissory notes (to the extent certificated) that are required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank;

(C) take and cause such Subsidiary and each direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to take whatever action (including the recording of Mortgages, the filing of UCC financing statements and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(ii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders, within thirty (30) days after such request (or such longer period as the Required Lenders may agree in writing in their discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders as to such matters set forth in this Section 6.11(a) as the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may reasonably request;

(iii) as promptly as practicable after the request therefor by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, deliver to the Collateral Agent with respect to each Material Real Property, any existing title reports, abstracts or environmental assessment reports, to the extent available and in the possession or control of the Borrower; provided, however, that there shall be no obligation to deliver to the Administrative Agent any existing environmental assessment report whose disclosure to the Administrative Agent would require the consent of a Person other than the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries, where, despite the commercially reasonable efforts of the Borrower to obtain such consent, such consent cannot be obtained; and

(iv) if reasonably requested by the Required Lenders through the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, within thirty (30) days after such request (or such longer period as the Required Lenders may agree in writing in their discretion), deliver to the Collateral Agent any other items necessary from time to time to satisfy the

 

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Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to perfection and existence of Liens with respect to property of any Guarantor acquired after the Closing Date and subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, but not specifically covered by the preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) or clause (b) below.

(b) Not later than sixty (60) days after the acquisition by any Loan Party of any Material Real Property as determined by the Borrower (acting reasonably and in good faith) (or such longer period as the Required Lenders may agree in writing in their discretion) that is required to be provided as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, which property would not be automatically subject to another Lien pursuant to pre-existing Collateral Documents, cause such property to be subject to a Lien and Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and take, or cause the relevant Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Required Lenders through the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, in each case to the extent required by, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

Section 6.12. Compliance with Environmental Laws.

Except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, comply, and take all reasonable actions to cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and, in each case to the extent the Loan Parties are required by Environmental Laws, conduct any investigation, remedial or other corrective action necessary to address Hazardous Materials at any property or facility in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws.

Section 6.13. Further Assurances.

Promptly upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of the Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral, and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Collateral Documents, to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement. If the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably determines that it is required by applicable Law to have appraisals prepared in respect of the Real Property of any Loan Party subject to a mortgage constituting Collateral, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of FIRREA.

 

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Section 6.14. Maintenance of Ratings.

In respect of the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause the Term Loan Facility to be continuously rated (but not any specific rating) by S&P and Moody’s and (ii) maintain a public corporate rating (but not any specific rating) from S&P and a public corporate family rating (but not any specific rating) from Moody’s.

Section 6.15. Post Closing Matters.

Within the time periods set forth in Schedule 6.15, or within such longer period or periods that the Required Lenders in their sole discretion may permit, Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the documents, and perform the actions, set forth on Schedule 6.15.

Section 6.16. [Reserved].

Section 6.17. Use of Proceeds.

The Borrower will, and will cause each Loan Party to, use the proceeds of the Loans in accordance with Section 5.18.

Section 6.18. [Reserved].

Section 6.19. Compliance with Sanctions Law; Anti-Corruption Laws.

Borrower shall not directly or knowingly indirectly use and shall procure that its respective Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not directly or knowingly indirectly use, the proceeds of the Loans (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws applicable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country to the extent such activities, business or transaction would be prohibited by Sanctions applicable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other party hereto if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States or in a European Union member state, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other party hereto.

Section 6.20. ERISA.

In addition to and without limiting the generality of Section 6.08, except where the failure to so comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) comply with applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all Pension Plan, (ii) not take any action or fail to take action the result of which could reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the PBGC or to a Multiemployer Plan.

 

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ARTICLE VII

Negative Covenants

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, then from and after the Closing Date:

Section 7.01. Liens.

Neither the Borrower nor the Subsidiaries shall create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

(a) Liens on property or assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.01(a); provided that such Liens shall secure only those obligations that they secure on the Closing Date (and extensions, renewals and refinancings of such obligations permitted by Section 7.03(a)) and shall not subsequently apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(b) any Lien created under the Loan Documents or permitted in respect of any Mortgaged Property by the terms of the applicable Mortgage;

(c) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(h) or a Permitted Refinancing thereof, provided that (i) 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 (other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such date and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), (ii) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition and (iii) in the case of a Lien securing a Permitted Refinancing, such Lien is permitted in accordance with clause (d)(ii) of the definition of the term “Permitted Refinancing”;

(d) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent or that are being contested in compliance with Section 6.04;

(e) Liens imposed by law (including, without limitation, Liens in favor of customers for equipment under order or in respect of advances paid in connection therewith) such as landlord’s, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, construction or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 60 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;

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unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations under U.S. or foreign law and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements in respect of such obligations and (ii) pledges and deposits 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) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, warranty bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, completion or performance guarantees and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business;

(h) zoning restrictions, easements, trackage rights, leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), licenses, special assessments, rights-of-way, restrictions on use of real property and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that do not render title unmarketable 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 or would result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(i) purchase money security interests in equipment or other property or improvements thereto hereafter acquired (or, in the case of improvements, constructed) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (including the interests of vendors and lessors under conditional sale and title retention agreements); provided that (i) such security interests secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(i) (including any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof), (ii) such security interests are incurred, and the Indebtedness secured thereby is created, within 270 days after such acquisition (or construction), (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of such equipment or other property or improvements at the time of such acquisition (or construction), including transaction costs incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with such acquisition (or construction) and (iv) such security interests do not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than to accessions to such equipment or other property or improvements); provided further that individual financings of equipment provided by a single lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings of equipment provided solely by such lender;

(j) Liens arising out of capitalized lease transactions permitted under Section 7.04, so long as such Liens attach only to the property sold and being leased in such transaction and any accessions thereto or proceeds thereof and related property;

(k) Liens securing judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h);

(l) other Liens, not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.01, with respect to property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary with an aggregate fair market value (valued at the time of creation thereof) of not more than $40,000,000 (determined at the time of the creation of such Liens);

 

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(m) Liens disclosed by the title insurance policies (including the Mortgage Policies) 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;

(n) [Reserved];

(o) any interest or title of, or Liens created by, a lessor under any leases or subleases entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as tenant, in the ordinary course of business;

(p) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep 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 and the Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(q) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to bankers’ liens, rights of set-off or similar rights;

(r) Liens securing obligations in respect of trade-related letters of credit permitted under Section 7.03(f) or (p) and covering the goods (or the documents of title in respect of such goods) financed by such letters of credit and the proceeds and products thereof;

(s) licenses of intellectual property granted in the ordinary course of business;

(t) 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;

(u) Liens on the assets of a Foreign Subsidiary that do not constitute Collateral and which secure Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary that is not otherwise secured by a Lien on the Collateral under the Loan Documents and which Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under Section 7.03(a) or (k);

(v) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(w) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;

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(y) Liens securing insurance premium financing arrangements in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,000,000, provided that such Liens are limited to the applicable insurance contracts;

(z) Liens on the assets of a Foreign Subsidiary which secure Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary that is permitted to be incurred under Section 7.03(p) or 7.03(s); provided, however, that if such Liens are on assets that constitute Collateral, such Liens may be pari passu with, but not prior to, the Liens granted in favor of the Collateral Agent under the Collateral Agreements unless such Liens secure letters of credit or bank guarantees and such assets constitute the rights of such Foreign Subsidiary under the contracts and agreements in respect of which such Indebtedness was incurred;

(aa) Liens on the Collateral securing Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.03(l), provided that such Indebtedness shall constitute ABL Obligations pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement;

(bb) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(r); provided that the representative of the holders of each such Indebtedness becomes party to (i) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Obligations, the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the liens securing the Obligations, a customary Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement;

(cc) [Reserved];

(dd) [Reserved];

(ee) Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents in an amount of up to $30,000,000 in support of the Borrower’s obligations under any letter of credit facility.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Liens shall be permitted to exist, directly or indirectly, on (i) Pledged Equity, other than Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and Liens permitted by Sections 7.01(d), (e), (z), (aa) or (bb) or (ii) Mortgaged Property, in each case, other than Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent, Prior Liens and Permitted Encumbrances, or Liens permitted by Sections 7.01(l) (aa) or (bb).

Section 7.02. Investments.

Neither the Borrower nor the Subsidiaries shall make or hold any Investments, except:

(a) Investments by (i) Loan Parties in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties so long as at the time of the making thereof (and without giving effect to any write-downs or write-offs thereof) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Loan Parties, plus the unused and available commitments under the ABL Facility, shall be not less than $10,000,000 (determined at the time of, and giving effect to, such Investment), (ii) Loan Parties in other Loan Parties and (iii) Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in any other Subsidiary;

 

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(b) Cash Equivalents and Investments that were Cash Equivalents when made;

(c) Investments arising out of the receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of non-cash consideration for the sale of assets permitted under Section 7.05;

(d) (i) loans and advances to employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding (calculated without regard to write-downs or write-offs thereof) and (ii) advances of payroll payments and expenses to employees in the ordinary course of business;

(e) accounts receivable arising and trade credit granted in the ordinary course of business and any 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;

(f) Swap Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 7.10;

(g) Investments existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.02;

(h) Investments resulting from pledges and deposits referred to in Section 7.01(f) and (g);

(i) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, other Investments not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.02 by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate amount (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write-downs or write-offs thereof) not to exceed $75,000,000;

(j) Investments constituting Permitted Business Acquisitions;

(k) additional Investments may be made from time to time to the extent made with proceeds of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or Parent, which proceeds or Investments in turn are contributed (as common equity) to the Borrower;

(l) Investments (including, but not limited to, Investments in Equity Interests, intercompany loans, and Guarantees of Indebtedness otherwise expressly permitted hereunder) after the Closing Date by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in any Loan Party or other Subsidiary;

(m) Investments made in connection with an acquisition pursuant to a letter of intent executed in connection therewith, and previously identified to the Required Lenders, in an amount up to $6,000,000;

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(o) 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;

(p) Investments of a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a corporation merged into the Borrower or merged into or consolidated with a Subsidiary in accordance with Section 7.05 after the Closing Date 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; and

(q) Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of operating leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into by any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business.

Section 7.03. Indebtedness.

Neither the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries shall create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.03 (excluding Indebtedness under clauses (b) and (l) of this Section 7.03) and any Permitted Refinancing of such Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness refinanced with Indebtedness owed to a Person not affiliated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary);

(b) Indebtedness created hereunder and under the other Loan Documents;

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries pursuant to Swap Agreements permitted by Section 7.10;

(d) Indebtedness owed to (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) any Person providing workers’ 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, provided that upon the incurrence of Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, such obligations are reimbursed in the ordinary course of business;

(e) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the extent permitted by Section 7.02, provided that Indebtedness of any Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (the “Subordinated Intercompany Debt”) shall be subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders;

(f) Indebtedness in respect of performance bonds, warranty bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and completion or performance guarantees and similar obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business and Indebtedness arising out of advances on exports, advances on imports, advances on trade receivables, customer prepayments and similar transactions in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;

 

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(g) 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 the ordinary course of business, provided that (x) such Indebtedness (other than credit or purchase cards) is extinguished within three (3) Business Days of its incurrence and (y) such Indebtedness in respect of credit or purchase cards is extinguished within sixty (60) days from its incurrence;

(h) (i) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or a Person merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date and Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets, which Indebtedness in each case, exists at the time of such acquisition, merger or consolidation and is not created in contemplation of such event and where such acquisition, merger or consolidation is permitted by this Agreement and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing of such Indebtedness, provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness at the time of, and after giving effect to, such acquisition, merger or consolidation, such assumption or such incurrence, as applicable (together with Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this paragraph (h), paragraph (i) of this Section 7.03 and the Remaining Present Value of outstanding leases permitted under Section 7.04), would not exceed $30,000,000;

(i) Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings and purchase money Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary prior to or within 180 days after the acquisition, lease or improvement of the respective asset permitted under this Agreement in order to finance such acquisition or improvement, and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof, in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof (together with Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to paragraph (h) of this Section 7.03, this paragraph (i) and the Remaining Present Value of leases permitted under Section 7.04) would not exceed $30,000,000;

(j) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction that is permitted under Section 7.04;

(k) other Indebtedness, not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.03, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding pursuant to this paragraph (k) not in excess of $60,000,000;

(l) (i) ABL Loans, (ii) any ABL Incremental Loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000 and (iii) any Permitted Refinancing of amounts incurred under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii);

(m) Guarantees (i) by the Loan Parties of the Indebtedness of the Borrower described in paragraph (l) and (v), (ii) by any Loan Party of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Loan Party expressly permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, (iii) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Indebtedness otherwise expressly permitted hereunder of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent permitted by Section 7.02, (iv) by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party of Indebtedness of another Subsidiary that is not a Loan

 

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Party; provided that all Foreign Subsidiaries may guarantee obligations of other Foreign Subsidiaries under ordinary course Cash Management Obligations, and (v) by the Borrower of Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries 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 Section 7.03(a), (k) or (s); provided that Guarantees by any Loan Party under this Section 7.03(m) of any other Indebtedness of a Person that is subordinated to other Indebtedness of such Person shall be expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms consistent with those used, or to be used, for Subordinated Intercompany Debt;

(n) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or any Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn outs or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than Guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

(o) [Reserved];

(p) letters of credit or bank guarantees having an aggregate face amount not in excess of $60,000,000;

(q) Indebtedness in respect of Cash Management Obligations or Treasury Services Agreements, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(r) Indebtedness consisting of Permitted Ratio Debt to the extent permitted at the time of incurrence thereof pursuant to the definition thereof, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

(s) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries (including letters of credit or bank guarantees for working capital purposes incurred in the ordinary course of business on ordinary business terms in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 outstanding at any time;

(t) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of factoring of receivables from a foreign customer held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time; and

(u) all premium (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in paragraphs (a) through (t) above.

Section 7.04. Sale and Leaseback Transactions.

Neither the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries shall enter into any arrangement 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 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 “Sale and Lease-Back Transaction”), provided that a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction shall be permitted so long as at the time the lease in connection therewith is entered into, and after giving effect to the entering into of such lease, the Remaining

 

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Present Value of such lease (together with Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to paragraphs (h) and (i) of Section 7.03 and the Remaining Present Value of outstanding leases previously entered into under this Section 7.04) would not exceed $30,000,000.

Section 7.05. Dispositions.

Neither the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries shall (i) make any Disposition or (ii) merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or (iii) purchase, lease or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or any substantial part of the assets of any other Person, except:

(a) (i) the purchase and sale of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment and the purchase and sale of contract rights or licenses or leases of intellectual property, in each case in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ii) the sale of any other asset in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iii) the sale of surplus, obsolete or worn out equipment or other property in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (iv) the sale of Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business;

(b) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) the merger of the Borrower with a Subsidiary that is (x) a wholly owned Subsidiary and (y) a Domestic Subsidiary in a transaction in which the Subsidiary is the surviving corporation, so long as after giving effect thereto such Subsidiary assumes all Obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents, (ii) the merger of any Subsidiary into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (iii) the merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary into or with any Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving or resulting entity is a Loan Party and, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (iii), no Person other than the Borrower or a Loan Party receives any consideration, (iv) the merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party into or with any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or (v) the liquidation or dissolution or change in form of entity of the Borrower or any Subsidiary if the Borrower and the Required Lenders determine in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;

(c) sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions to the Borrower or a Subsidiary (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise); provided that any sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions by a Loan Party to a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be made in compliance with Sections 7.02 and 7.08;

(d) Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted by Section 7.04;

(e) Investments permitted by Section 7.02, Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.06;

(f) sales of defaulted receivables in the ordinary course of business and not as part of an accounts receivables financing transaction;

(g) sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions of assets not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.05; provided that the Net Proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.05(b);

 

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(h) any merger or consolidation in connection with a Permitted Business Acquisition, provided that following any such merger or consolidation (i) involving the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving corporation and (ii) involving a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary, the surviving or resulting entity shall be a Loan Party that is a wholly owned Subsidiary;

(i) licensing and cross-licensing arrangements involving any technology or other intellectual property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(j) abandonment, cancellation or disposition of any intellectual property of the Borrower in the Borrower’s reasonable business judgment (if such abandonment, cancellation or disposition, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) made in the ordinary course of business);

(k) sales, leases or other dispositions of inventory of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined 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; provided that the Net Proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.05(b); and

(l) factoring of receivables held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as permitted under Section 7.03(t).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.05 above, (i) Parent or the Borrower may, subject to clause (ii) and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, sell, grant or otherwise issue Equity Interests to members of management of Parent or the Borrower pursuant to stock option, stock ownership, stock incentive or similar plans, (ii) Parent shall at all times own, directly or indirectly, at least 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, (iii) no sale, transfer or other disposition of assets shall be permitted by this Section 7.05 (other than sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions to Loan Parties pursuant to paragraph (c) hereof) unless such disposition is for fair market value, (iv) no sale, transfer or other disposition of assets shall be permitted by paragraph (a), (d), or (j) of this Section 7.05 unless such disposition is for 100% cash consideration and (v) no sale, transfer or other disposition of assets shall be permitted by paragraph (g) of this Section 7.05 unless such disposition is for at least 75% cash consideration.

Section 7.06. Restricted Payments.

Neither the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries shall declare or make any Restricted Payment, except:

(a) each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and to other Loan Parties and each Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;

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other distributions to Parent (i) in respect of overhead of such Parent or its direct or indirect owners, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and professional fees and other fees and expenses in connection with the maintenance of its existence and its ownership of the Borrower and franchise Taxes and other Taxes required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) corporate existence; and (ii) at such times and in such amounts as are necessary to permit Parent (or any direct or indirect parent of Borrower) to pay the Tax liability, in each relevant jurisdiction, in respect of consolidated, combined, unitary, affiliated or similar returns solely to the extent attributable to taxable income, revenue, receipts, gross receipts, gross profits, capital or margin of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries and the ownership of Parent in the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries;

(c) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire (or make dividends or distributions to Parent) to finance any such repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement) for value any Equity Interests of the Borrower, Parent or any Subsidiary held by any current or former officer, director, consultant or employee of the Borrower, Parent or any Subsidiary pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, shareholders’, members’ or partnership agreement or similar agreement, plan or arrangement and Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary the proceeds of which are used for such purposes, provided that the aggregate amount of such purchases or redemptions under this Section 7.06(c) shall not exceed in any fiscal year $10,000,000;

(d) 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) [Reserved];

(f) [Reserved]; and

(g) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed in any fiscal year, together with all other Restricted Payments made under this Section 7.06(g) in such fiscal year, $10,000,000.

Section 7.07. Change in Nature of Business.

The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any of the Subsidiaries to engage at any time in any business or business activity other than any business or business activity conducted by it on the Closing Date and any business or business activities incidental or related thereto, or any business or activity that is reasonably similar thereto or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto, including the consummation of the Transactions.

Section 7.08. Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) Neither the Borrower shall, nor shall the Borrower permit any of the Subsidiaries to enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, unless such transaction is (i) otherwise permitted (or

 

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required) under this Agreement or (ii) upon terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate; provided that this clause (ii) shall not apply to the indemnification of directors of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in accordance with customary practice.

(b) The foregoing paragraph (a) shall not prohibit, to the extent otherwise permitted under this Agreement:

(i) any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options, stock ownership plans, including restricted stock plans, stock grants, directed share programs and other equity based plans customarily maintained by similar companies and the granting and performance of registration rights approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower;

(ii) transactions among the Borrower and the Loan Parties and transactions among the Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

(iii) any indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement entered into with directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or Parent in the ordinary course of business and the payment of fees and indemnities to directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or Parent in the ordinary course of business;

(iv) transactions pursuant to permitted agreements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.08 or any amendment thereto to the extent such amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

(v) any employment agreement or employee benefit plan entered into by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice and payments pursuant thereto;

(vi) transactions otherwise permitted under Section 7.02 and Section 7.06;

(vii) [Reserved];

(viii) [Reserved];

(ix) transactions with any Affiliate for the purchase or sale of goods, products, parts and services entered into in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with past practice;

(x) any transaction in respect of which the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent (for delivery to the Lenders) 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 (A) in the good faith determination of the Borrower qualified to render such letter and (B) reasonably satisfactory to the

 

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Required Lenders, which letter states that such transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate;

(xi) [Reserved];

(xii) so long as not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement, guarantees of performance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any other Subsidiary or the Borrower that are not a Loan Party in the ordinary course of business, except for guarantees of Indebtedness in respect of borrowed money; and

(xiii) if such transaction is with a Person in its capacity as a holder (A) of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary where such Person is treated no more favorably than the other holders of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (B) at any time after an initial public offering of Equity Interests of the Borrower, of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary where such Person is treated no more favorably than the other holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Section 7.09. Burdensome Agreements; Restricted Debt Payments.

(a) Neither the Borrower shall, nor shall the Borrower permit any of the Subsidiaries to, amend or modify in any manner materially adverse to the Lenders, or grant any waiver or release under or terminate in any manner (if such granting or termination shall be materially adverse to the Lenders), the Organizational Documents of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries.

(b) Neither the Borrower shall, nor shall the Borrower permit any of the Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) to, (i) make, or agree or offer to pay or make, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on Restricted Indebtedness or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Restricted Indebtedness, except for Permitted Refinancing of Restricted Indebtedness, except for payments of regularly scheduled interest; or

(ii) Amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision of any Restricted Indebtedness or any agreement (including any document relating to any Restricted Indebtedness) relating thereto or the ABL Facility Documentation or documents relating to any Permitted Refinancing in each case thereof, other than amendments or modifications that (A) are not materially adverse to Lenders and that do not affect the subordination provisions thereof (if any) in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders and (B) in the case of any ABL Loans or Restricted Indebtedness, are not prohibited by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or the applicable Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

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Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary or (ii) the granting of Liens by such Subsidiary pursuant to the Collateral Documents, in each case other than those arising under any Loan Document or under the Term Loan Facility Documentation, except, in each case, restrictions existing by reason of:

(A) restrictions imposed by applicable Law;

(B) [Reserved];

(C) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Closing Date under any agreements related to any permitted renewal, extension or refinancing of any Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date that does not expand the scope of any such encumbrance or restriction;

(D) restrictions imposed by any Restricted Indebtedness that are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the restrictions set forth in this Agreement;

(E) any restriction on a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Equity Interests or assets of a Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition;

(F) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(G) 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;

(H) customary provisions contained in leases or licenses of intellectual property and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(I) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest;

(J) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(K) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any asset permitted under Section 6.05 pending the consummation of such sale; or

(L) 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.

 

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Section 7.10. Swap Agreements.

Neither the Borrower shall, nor shall the Borrower permit any of the Subsidiaries to, enter into any Swap Agreement, other than (a) Swap Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities, and (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Section 7.11. Changes in Fiscal Year.

In respect of the Borrower, not make any change in its fiscal year.

Section 7.12. Passive Holding Company Status of Parent.

Parent shall not engage in any material operating or business activities; provided that the following and activities incidental thereto shall be permitted in any event: (i) its ownership of the Equity Interests of Borrower and activities incidental thereto, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), (iii) the performance of its obligations with respect to the Loan Documents and any other Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03, (iv) any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Equity Interests, (v) payment of dividends, making contributions to the capital of the Borrower and guaranteeing the obligations of the Borrower, (vi) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Parent and the Borrower, (vii) holding any cash incidental to any activities permitted under this Section 7.12, (viii) providing indemnification to officers, managers and directors and (ix) any activities incidental to the foregoing. Parent shall not (a) incur any Liens other than those for the benefit of the Obligations and the Obligations under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement or non-consensual Liens permitted by Section 7.01, (b) own any Equity Interests other than those of the Borrower and (c) incur any Indebtedness except pursuant to the Loan Documents or the ABL Documentation, or any Guarantee by Parent of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Loan Parties permitted under Section 7.03.

ARTICLE VIII

Events of Default and Remedies

Section 8.01. Events of Default.

Any of the following from and after the Closing Date shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”):

(a) Non-Payment. Any Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of, or Make-Whole Amount or other premium, if any, on any Loan, or (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

 

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(b) Specific Covenants. Any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.03(a), 6.05(a), 6.17 or Article VII; or

(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after any Loan Party receiving notice of such failure from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or

(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect in any material respect (or any respect if qualified by materiality) when made or deemed made; or

(e) Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any, (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity provided that this clause (e)(B) shall not apply to 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; or

(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty (60) days after its issue or levy; or

 

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(h) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied coverage) and such judgment or order shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending an appeal for a period of forty-five (45) consecutive days; or

(i) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05) or as a result of acts or omissions by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent or any Lender (which does not arise from a breach by a Loan Party, or its obligations under the Loan Documents or the satisfaction in full of all the Obligations), ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document or the validity or priority of a Lien as required by the Collateral Documents on a material portion of the Collateral; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document; or

(j) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or

(k) Collateral Documents. (i) Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to Section 4.01 or Sections 6.11, 6.13 or 6.15 shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof including as a result of a transaction not prohibited under this Agreement) cease to create a valid and perfected Lien, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement on and security interest in any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01, except to the extent that any such perfection or priority is not required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, or (ii) any of the Equity Interests of the Borrower shall for any reason cease to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents; or

(l) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of a Loan Party or a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate in an aggregate amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) a Loan Party, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(m) Junior Financing Documentation. The lien or payment subordination provisions set forth in any Junior Financing Documentation shall, in whole or in part, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the holders of any Restricted Indebtedness, if applicable, or the Obligations shall, in whole or in part, cease to benefit from the provisions thereof; or

 

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(n) Intercreditor Agreement. So long as the ABL Facility or any Restricted Indebtedness evidenced by Junior Financing Documentation (or any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof) remains outstanding, any applicable Intercreditor Agreement or Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall, in whole or in part, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any party thereto (or against any Person on whose behalf any such party makes any covenants or agreements therein), or otherwise not be effective to create the rights and obligations purported to be created thereunder.

Section 8.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default.

If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may and, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall take any or all of the following actions:

(i) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(ii) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, any applicable Make-Whole Amount (which shall be applicable if it would be required to be paid in connection with a voluntary prepayment of the Loans under Section 2.05(a) on the date of such acceleration), and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; and

(iii) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

provided that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

Section 8.03. [Reserved].

Section 8.04. Application of Funds.

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law):

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in its capacity as such;

 

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Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest (including, but not limited to post petition interest) on the Loans, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

Fifth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Borrower that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefensibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

ARTICLE IX

Administrative Agent and Other Agents

Section 9.01. Appointment and Authorization of Agents.

(a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Cortland Capital Market Services LLC to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and designates and authorizes each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, all of which duties and responsibilities are administrative in nature, nor shall the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or Participant, 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 or the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

 

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(b) [Reserved].

(c) Each of the Secured Parties hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Collateral Agent to act as the agent of (and to hold any security interest created by the Collateral Documents for and on behalf of or on trust for) such Secured Party for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by 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 co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.02 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Collateral Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX (including Section 9.07, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

(d) Each Lender hereby (a) acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Intercreditor Agreement, (b) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement to the extent then in effect, (c) authorizes and instructs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and each Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement as Collateral Agent and on behalf of such Lender.

(e) Except as provided in Sections 9.09 and 9.11, the provisions of this Article IX are solely for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

Section 9.02. Delegation of Duties.

Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents or of exercising any rights and remedies thereunder) by or through agents, sub-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. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Agent-Related Persons. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Agent-Related Persons of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or sub-agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects, so long as such selection was made in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined in the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).

 

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Section 9.03. Liability of Agents.

No Agent-Related Person shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.01 and 9.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment, (b) except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent or any of their respective Affiliates in any capacity, (c) be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent, (d) be responsible in any manner to any Lender or Participant for, or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into, any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof, contained herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or any of their respective Affiliates under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, any failure to monitor or maintain any part of the Collateral, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder or (e) be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing. No Agent-Related Person shall have any responsibility or liability for monitoring the list or identities of, or enforcing provisions relating to Disqualified Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Agent-Related Person shall (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or participant or prospective Lender or participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender or participant 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 or any Affiliate thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (as applicable) is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (as applicable) shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (as applicable) to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

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Section 9.04. Reliance by Agents.

Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, electronic mail message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Agent. Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which 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 or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be expressly required hereby in any instance) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties), 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.

Section 9.05. Notice of Default.

The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to any Event of Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article VIII; provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.

Section 9.06. Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents.

Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender represents to each Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and

 

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information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person 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 investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by any Agent herein, such Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related Person.

Section 9.07. Indemnification of Agents .

The Lenders shall indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of any Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of any Loan Party to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by it; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities resulting from such Agent-Related Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided further that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be required by the Loan Documents) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section 9.07. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Liabilities, this Section 9.07 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person. Each Lender shall reimburse each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Loan Parties; provided that such reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect the Loan Parties’ continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto. As used in this Section 9.07, “pro rata” and “ratable share” shall mean, with respect to the Lenders and any indemnity payment or unreimbursed amount owing or payable to any Agent-Related Party by the Lenders hereunder, that such indemnity payment or unreimbursed amount shall be paid to such Agent-Related Person by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares (determined as of the time that the applicable indemnity payment or unreimbursed amount is sought (or if such indemnity payment or unreimbursed amount is sought after the date

 

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on which the Loans have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares immediately prior to the date on which the Loans are paid in full and the Commitments have terminated)). The undertaking in this Section 9.07 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be.

Section 9.08. Agents in Their Individual Capacities.

Cortland Capital Market Services LLC and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Equity Interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Borrower and its respective Affiliates as though Cortland Capital Market Services LLC was not the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be under any obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC and its Affiliates shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as, if applicable, any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. Any successor to Cortland Capital Market Services LLC as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall also have the rights attributed to Cortland Capital Market Services LLC under this paragraph.

Section 9.09. Successor Agents.

Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may resign as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall be consented to by the Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower, a successor agent. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or retiring Collateral Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent as of the effective date of its resignation) and the term “Administrative Agent” or “Collateral Agent”, as applicable, shall mean such successor administrative agent or collateral agent and/or Supplemental Agent, as the case may be, and the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be terminated (if not already terminated as provided below). After the retiring Administrative Agent’s or the Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04

 

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and 10.05 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent by the date which is thirty (30) days following the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s or the retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and such Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor and upon the execution and filing or recording of such financing statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Required Lenders may request, in order to (a) continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents or (b) otherwise ensure that Section 6.11 and 6.15 is satisfied, the successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges, and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be discharged, if not previously discharged pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.09, from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Article IX and Section 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.

Section 9.10. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law) entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other 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 Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due to the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09, 10.04 and 10.05) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

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and any custodian, curator, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agents and their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under Sections 2.09, 10.04 and 10.05.

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 any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

Section 9.11. Collateral and Guaranty Matters.

The Lenders irrevocably agree:

(a) that any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document shall be automatically released (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable), (ii) at the time the property subject to such Lien is Disposed of in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Person other than a Person required to grant a Lien to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents (or, if such transferee is a Person required to grant a Lien to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent on such asset, at the option of the applicable Loan Party, such Lien on such asset may still be released in connection with the transfer so long as (x) the transferee grants a new Lien to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent on such asset substantially concurrently with the transfer of such asset, (y) the transfer is between parties organized under the laws of different jurisdictions and at least one of such parties is a Foreign Subsidiary and (z) the priority of the new Lien is the same as that of the original Lien), (iii) subject to Section 10.01, if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders or (iv) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to clause (c) below;

(b) To release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 7.01(c) or (i); and

(c) That any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of the ABL Credit Agreement or any Permitted Refinancing thereof.

 

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Upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s or the Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.11. In each case as specified in this Section 9.11, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent will promptly (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as the Borrower may reasonably request to evidence the release or subordination of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.11.

Section 9.12. Other Agents and Managers.

None of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

Section 9.13. Appointment of Supplemental Agents.

(a) It is the purpose of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that there shall be no violation of any Law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and in particular in case of the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, or in case the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent deems that by reason of any present or future Law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a “Supplemental Agent” and collectively as “Supplemental Agents”).

(b) In the event that the Collateral Agent appoints a Supplemental Agent with respect to any Collateral, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Collateral Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either the Collateral Agent or such Supplemental Agent, and (ii) the provisions of this Article IX and of Sections 10.04 and 10.05 that refer to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall

 

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inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Agent and all references therein to the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Collateral Agent and/or such Supplemental Agent, as the context may require.

(c) Should any instrument in writing from any Loan Party be required by any Supplemental Agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, such Loan Party shall execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. In case any Supplemental Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Agent, to the extent permitted by Law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, until the appointment of a new Supplemental Agent.

Section 9.14. Withholding Tax Indemnity.

To the extent required by any applicable 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 other 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 under any Loan Document (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective), such Lender shall, within 10 days after written demand therefor, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Loan Parties pursuant to Section 3.01 and Section 3.04 and without limiting or expanding the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so) for all amounts paid by the Administrative Agent as Taxes, together with all reasonable expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. 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 the Administrative Agent under this Section 9.14. The agreements in this Section 9.14 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

ARTICLE X

Miscellaneous

Section 10.01. Amendments, Etc.

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by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders, and such Loan Party and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that any amendment or waiver contemplated in clause (g) below, shall only require the consent of such Loan Party or the Required Lenders, as applicable; provided further that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of each Lender holding such Commitment (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or of any Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);

(b) postpone any date scheduled for, or reduce or forgive the amount of, any payment of principal or interest under Section 2.07 or 2.08 without the written consent of each Lender holding the applicable Obligation (it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Loans shall not constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal or interest and it being understood that any change to the definition of “EBITDA” or in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness in any rate of interest);

(c) reduce or forgive the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan, or (subject to clause (iii) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (or change the timing of payments of such fees or other amounts) without the written consent of each Lender holding such Loan or to whom such fee or other amount is owed (it being understood that any change to the definition of “Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio”, “Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio”, “Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” or “EBITDA” or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness in any rate of interest); provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;

(d) change any provision of Section 8.04 or Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders,” or any other provision specifying the number of Lenders or portion of the Loans or Commitments required to take any action under the Loan Documents, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(e) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05, release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

(f) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender; or

(g) amend, waive or otherwise modify the portion of the definition of “Interest Period” that provides for one, two, three or six month intervals to automatically allow intervals in excess of six months, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

 

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and provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (ii) Section 10.07(h) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender consent is required to effect any amendment or supplement to the Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement that is for the purpose of adding the holders of any Permitted Refinancing, as expressly contemplated by the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement, Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement, as applicable (it being understood that any such amendment or supplement may make such other changes to the applicable intercreditor agreement as, in the good faith determination of the Required Lenders, are required to effectuate the foregoing); provided, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.01, guarantees, collateral security documents and related documents executed by Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Required Lenders and may be, together with this Agreement, amended, supplemented and waived with the consent of the Required Lenders at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment, supplement or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to cure ambiguities, omissions, mistakes or defects or (iii) to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 10.02. Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.

(a) General. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number or electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i) if to the Borrower (or any other Loan Party) or the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02 or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties; and

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other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.

All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and (ii)(A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four (4) Business Days after deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic mail (which form of delivery is subject to the provisions of Section 10.02(c)), when delivered; provided that notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until actually received by such Person. In no event shall a voice mail message be effective as a notice, communication or confirmation hereunder.

(b) Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures. Loan Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile or other electronic communication. The effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable Law, have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all Loan Parties, the Agents and the Lenders.

(c) Reliance by Agents and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify each Agent-Related Person and each Lender from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. All telephonic notices to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

(d) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e mail, FpML messaging, and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent in writing that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or

 

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communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(e) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE MATERIALS AND/OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE BORROWER HEREUNDER (COLLECTIVELY, THE “BORROWER MATERIALS”) POSTED ON INTRALINKS OR ANOTHER SIMILAR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (THE “PLATFORM”). NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any of their respective Affiliates (the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Loan Party, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether or not based on strict liability and including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise)) arising out of the Borrower’s, any other Loan Party’s or any Agent Party’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or through the Internet, except to the extent such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 10.03. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.

No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

Section 10.04. Attorney Costs and Expenses.

The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication and execution, performance and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment,

 

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waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including all Financial Advisor costs of Houlihan Lokey and all Attorney Costs of Jones Day and one local counsel as reasonably necessary in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and one primary counsel and one local counsel for the Agents) and (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including all respective Financial Advisor costs of Houlihan Lokey and all Attorney Costs of Jones Day (and one local counsel as reasonably necessary in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and one primary counsel and one local counsel for the Agents)). The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all reasonable search, filing, recording and title insurance charges and fees related thereto, and other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent or the Lenders. The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within ten (10) days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail including, if requested by the Borrower and to the extent reasonably available, backup documentation supporting such reimbursement request; provided that, with respect to the Closing Date, all amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid on the Closing Date solely to the extent invoiced to the Borrower within one (1) Business Days of the Closing Date.

Section 10.05. Indemnification by the Borrower.

The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates, and each of the officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing (collectively the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs but limited in the case of legal fees and expenses to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of (i) one counsel for the Administrative Agent, which counsel shall be selected in consultation with and with the prior consent of the Borrower and (ii) one counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Lenders, and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Indemnitees) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment or Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (c) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any property or facility currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Loan Parties or any

 

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Subsidiary, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Loan Parties or any Subsidiary, or (d) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, AND IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF AN INDEMNITEE (all the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulted from (x) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or of any of its Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, agents, advisors or other representatives, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (y) a material breach of any obligations under any Loan Document by such Indemnitee or of any of its Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors or other representatives, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (z) any dispute solely among Indemnitees (other than any claims against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an administrative agent or arranger or any similar role under any Facility any other than any claims arising out of any act or omission of Parent, the Borrower or any of the Affiliates. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee, Loan Party or any Subsidiary have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date) (other than, in the case of any Loan Party, in respect of any such damages incurred or paid by an Indemnitee to a third party and for any out-of-pocket expenses); it being agreed that this sentence shall not limit the indemnification obligations of Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary. In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, its directors, stockholders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents are consummated. All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be paid within thirty (30) days after written demand therefor (together with backup documentation supporting such reimbursement request); provided, however, that such Indemnitee shall promptly refund such amount to the extent that there is a final judicial or arbitral determination that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification rights with respect to such payment pursuant to the express terms of this Section 10.05. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

 

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Section 10.06. Payments Set Aside.

To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to any Agent or any Lender, or any Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall, to the fullest extent possible under provisions of applicable Law, be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.

Section 10.07. Successors and Assigns.

(a) 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, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (except as permitted by Section 7.04) and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Assignee pursuant to an assignment made in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(b) (an “Eligible Assignee”), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(f), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.07(h) or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(i) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void); provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no Lender may assign or transfer by participation any of its rights or obligations hereunder to (i) any Person that is a Disqualified Lender, (ii) a natural Person or (iii) to Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates. 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, Participants to the extent provided in Section 10.07(f) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below and acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section 10.07, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (“Assignees”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:

(A) the Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for (i) an assignment of all or any portion of the Loans to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or, (ii) if an Event of Default under

 

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Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g), has occurred and is continuing; provided further that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented unless the Borrower shall have objected thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent not later than the tenth Business Day following the date a written request for such consent is made and

(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) 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 Lender’s Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $1,000,000 and shall be in increments of an amount of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (provided that simultaneous assignments to or from two or more Approved Funds shall be aggregated for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 10.07(b)(ii)(A)), unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided that such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;

(B) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually), together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent); provided that only one such fee shall be payable in the event of simultaneous assignments to or from two or more Approved Funds; and

(C) the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire (in which the Assignee shall designate one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Loan Parties and their Affiliates or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including federal and state securities laws) and all applicable tax forms required pursuant to Section 3.01(d).

(c) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections 10.07(d) and (e), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, (1) the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and (2) the assigning Lender

 

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thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s 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 Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this clause (c) 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 Section 10.07(f).

(d) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of (and stated interest on) the Loans and the amounts due under Section 2.03, owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents 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, any Agent and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. This Section 10.07(d) and Section 2.11 shall be construed so that all Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Section 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations). The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and the Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent to (A) provide the list of Disqualified Lenders provided by the Borrower and any updates thereto from time to time to each Lender or potential Lender requesting the same.

(e) Upon its receipt of, and consent to, a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) above, if applicable, and the written consent of the Administrative Agent, if required, and, if required, the Borrower to such assignment and any applicable tax forms required pursuant to Section 3.01(d), the Administrative Agent shall promptly (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph (e).

(f) Any Lender may at any time sell participations to any Person, subject to the proviso to Section 10.07(a) (each, a “Participant”), in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans; provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal

 

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solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that requires the affirmative vote of such Lender. Subject to Section 10.07(g), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections, including the requirements under Section 3.01(d) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(d) shall be delivered to the participating lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(c). To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts of (and stated interest on) each participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary in connection with an audit or other proceeding to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a participant register.

(g) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 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 Borrower’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall have reasonable basis for withholding consent if such Participant after the sale would result in materially increased obligations to the Borrower at such time under Sections 3.01, 3.04 and/or 3.05.

(h) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

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(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii) such SPC and the applicable Loan or any applicable part thereof, shall be appropriately reflected in the Participant Register. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) an SPC shall be entitled to the benefit of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such Sections, including the requirements under Section 3.01(d)), but neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement except in the case of Section 3.01 or 3.04, to the extent that the grant to the SPC was made with the prior written consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall have reasonable basis for withholding consent if an exercise by SPG immediately after the grant would result in materially increased indemnification obligations to the Borrower at such time), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, (1) any Lender may in accordance with applicable Law create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it and (2) any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

 

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Section 10.08. Confidentiality.

Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information and not to disclose such information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ managers, administrators, directors, officers, employees, trustees, partners, investors, investment advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory authority having or asserting jurisdiction over such Person (including any Governmental Authority regulating any Lender or its Affiliates); (c) to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Term Loan Facility or market data collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and the Loan Documents; (d) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (e) to any other party to this Agreement; (f) to any pledgee referred to in Section 10.07(h), counterparty to a Swap Agreement, Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement (provided that the disclosure of any such Information to any Lenders or Eligible Assignees or Participants shall be made subject to the acknowledgement and acceptance by such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Participant that such Information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this Section 10.08 or as otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, including, without limitation, as agreed in any Borrower Materials) in accordance with the standard processes of the Administrative Agent or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of Information; (g) with the written consent of the Borrower; (h) to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 or becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Loan Party or its Affiliates (so long as such source is not known to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates to be bound by confidentiality obligations to any Loan Party); (i) to any Governmental Authority or examiner (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization) regulating any Lender; (j) to any rating agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries received by it from such Lender) or to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization; (k) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder, under any other Loan Document or the enforcement of its rights hereunder or thereunder or (l) to the extent such Information is independently developed by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates; provided that no disclosure shall be made to any Disqualified Lender. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and publicly available information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments, and the Credit Extensions. For the purposes of this Section 10.08, “Information” means all information received from the Loan Parties relating to any Loan Party, its Affiliates or its Affiliates’ directors, managers, officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors or agents, relating to Parent, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or its business, other than any such information that is publicly available to any Agent or any Lender prior to disclosure by any Loan Party other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08; provided that, in the case of

 

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information received from a Loan Party after the Closing Date, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential or is delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, 6.02 or 6.03 hereof.

Section 10.09. Setoff.

In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Agent, each Lender and their respective Affiliates is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) (excluding any deposits in or relating to any Trust Fund Accounts) at any time held by, and other Indebtedness at any time owing by, such Agent, such Lender and such Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries against any and all Obligations owing to such Agent, such Lender and such Affiliates hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender or Affiliate shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or Indebtedness. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set off and application made by such Lender; provided, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of each Agent and each Lender under this Section 10.09 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Agent and such Lender may have.

Section 10.10. Interest Rate Limitation.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

Section 10.11. Counterparts.

This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other

 

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Loan Document. The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission.

Section 10.12. Integration; Termination.

This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents and the Fee Letter, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Agents or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.

Section 10.13. Survival of Representations and Warranties.

All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by each Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by any Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.

Section 10.14. Severability.

If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 10.15. GOVERNING LAW.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED THERETO. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES (OTHER THAN TELECOPIER OR OTHER ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION) IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Section 10.16. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 10.16 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

Section 10.17. Binding Effect.

This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Lender that each Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Loan Parties, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, in each case in accordance with Section 10.07 (if applicable) and except that no Loan Party shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders except as permitted by Section 7.04.

 

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Section 10.18. USA Patriot Act

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 and each Guarantor that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and each Guarantor, which information includes the name, address and tax identification number of the Borrower and the Guarantors and other information regarding the Borrower and the Guarantors that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower and the Guarantors in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act and is effective as to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

Section 10.19. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that (i) the facility provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agents and the Lenders, on the other hand, and the Borrower is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof), (ii) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, each of the Agents and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person, (iii) none of the Agents or the Lenders has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether any Agent or Lender has advised or is currently advising the Borrower or any of its Affiliates on other matters) and none of the Agents or the Lenders has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the financing transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, (iv) the Agents and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, and may conflict with, those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and none of the Agents or the Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship and (v) the Agents and the Lenders have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and the Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate. Each Loan Party hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Agents and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty under applicable law relating to agency and fiduciary obligations.

 

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Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that each Lender and any affiliate thereof may lend money to, invest in, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any of the Borrower, Parent, any Affiliate of the foregoing or any other person or entity that may do business with or own securities of any of the foregoing, all as if such Lender or Affiliate thereof were not a Lender (or an agent or any other person with any similar role under the Term Loan Facility) and without any duty to account therefor to any other Lender, Parent, the Borrower, or any Affiliate of the foregoing. Each Lender and any affiliate thereof may accept fees and other consideration from Parent, the Borrower, or any Affiliate of the foregoing for services in connection with this Agreement, the Term Loan Facility or otherwise without having to account for the same to any other Lender, Parent, the Borrower, or any Affiliate of the foregoing. Some or all of the Lenders may have directly or indirectly acquired certain equity interests (including warrants) in Parent, the Borrower, or an Affiliate of the foregoing or may have directly or indirectly extended credit on a subordinated basis to Parent, the Borrower, or an Affiliate of the foregoing. Each party hereto, on its behalf and on behalf of its affiliates, acknowledges and waives the potential conflict of interest resulting from any such Lender or an Affiliate thereof holding disproportionate interests in the extensions of credit under the Term Loan Facility or otherwise acting as arranger or agent thereunder and such Lender or Affiliate thereof directly or indirectly holding equity interests in or subordinated debt issued by Borrower or an Affiliate of the foregoing.

Section 10.20. Electronic Execution of Assignments.

The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based record keeping 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.

Section 10.21. Effect of Certain Inaccuracies.

In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate previously delivered pursuant to Section 6.02 was inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Rate for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Rate applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrower shall as soon as practicable deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected financial statement and a corrected Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period, (ii) the Applicable Rate shall be determined based on the corrected Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period, and (iii) the Borrower shall within 15 days after the delivery of the corrected financial statements and Compliance Certificate pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest or fees owing as a result of such increased Applicable Rate for such Applicable Period. This Section 10.21 shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to Sections 2.08(c) and 8.01.

 

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Section 10.22. Conflicts with Other Loan Documents.

In the event there is a conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Loan Document, the terms of this Agreement shall control; provided that (i) any provision of the Collateral Documents which imposes additional burdens on the Loan Parties or further restricts the rights of the Loan Parties or gives the Administrative Agent or Lenders additional rights, in each case, with respect to the Collateral, shall not be deemed to be in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement and shall be given full force and effect, and (ii) in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provision in the Intercreditor Agreement and the Agreement, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

Section 10.23. ORIGINAL ISSUES DISCOUNT LEGEND.

THE LOANS HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE LOANS MAY BE OBTAINED BY WRITING TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED HEREIN.

Section 10.24. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.

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 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) 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 party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) 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) 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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ARTICLE XI

Guaranty

Section 11.01. The Guaranty.

Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally with the other Guarantors guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety to each Secured Party and their respective successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of (i) Title 11 of the United States Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Title 11 of the United States Code and (ii) any other Debtor Relief Laws) on the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, the Borrower, and all other Obligations from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations being herein collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if the Borrower or other Guarantor(s) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Guarantors will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

Section 11.02. Obligations Unconditional.

The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 11.01 shall constitute a guarantee of payment and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Guarantor (except for payment in full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder (and each Guarantor hereby also waives to the extent permitted by Law any defenses it may have arising from the following), which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:

(i) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, to the extent permitted by Law, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

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(iii) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or except as permitted pursuant to Section 11.10 any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(iv) any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, any Lender or Agent as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected; or

(v) the release of any other Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.10.

The Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and, to the extent permitted by Law, all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Guarantors waive, to the extent permitted by Law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party upon this Guaranty or acceptance of this Guaranty, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guaranty, and all dealings between the Borrower and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guaranty. This Guaranty shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against the Borrower or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.

Section 11.03. Reinstatement.

The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article XI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.

 

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Section 11.04. Subrogation; Subordination.

(a) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that until the payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations and the expiration and termination of the Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement it shall waive any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 11.01, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against the Borrower or any other Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations.

(b) Each Guarantor hereby subordinates any and all debt liabilities and other obligations owed to such Guarantor by each other Loan Party (the “Subordinated Obligations”) to the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Section 11.04(b).

(A) Except during the continuation of an Event of Default (including, without limitation, the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under applicable Debtor Relief Laws relating to any other Loan Party), each Guarantor may receive payments from any other Loan Party on account of the Subordinated Obligations. After the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default (including, without limitation, the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), however, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree, no Guarantor shall demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations, other than the filing of proofs of claim or other similar requirements to preserve its rights as creditor.

(B) In any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party, each Guarantor agrees that the Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations (including all interest and expenses accruing after the commencement of proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law whether or not constituting an allowed claim in such proceeding (“Post Petition Interest”)) before such Guarantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations.

(C) After the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default (including, without limitation, the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), each Guarantor shall, if the Required Lenders so request, collect, enforce and receive payments on account of the Subordinated Obligations as trustee for the Secured Parties and deliver such payments to the Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations (including all Post Petition Interest), together with any necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Agreement.

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(including, without limitation, the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), the Administrative Agent is authorized and empowered (but without any obligation to so do), in its discretion, (i) in the name of each Guarantor, to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and to apply any amounts received thereon to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post Petition Interest), and (ii) to require each Guarantor (A) to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and (B) to pay any amounts received on such obligations to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations (including any and all Post Petition Interest).

Section 11.05. Remedies.

The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, if any, may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 8.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 8.02) for purposes of Section 11.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 11.01.

Section 11.06. Instrument for the Payment of Money.

Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article XI constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Lender or Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213.

Section 11.07. Continuing Guaranty.

The guarantee in this Article XI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.

Section 11.08. General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations.

In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Guarantor under Section 11.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 11.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Guarantor, any Loan Party or any other person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 11.11) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.

 

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Section 11.09. Information.

Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrower’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that each Guarantor assumes and incurs under this Guaranty, and agrees that none of any Agent or any Lender shall have any duty to advise any Guarantor of information known to it regarding those circumstances or risks.

Section 11.10. Release of Guarantors.

If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, (i) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or property of any Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred (a “Transferred Guarantor”) to a person or persons, none of which is a Loan Party or (ii) any Subsidiary Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, such Transferred Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.05 hereof) and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Collateral Document and, in the case of a sale of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of the Transferred Guarantor, the pledge of such Equity Interests to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as the Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request (and the Secured Parties hereby authorize and direct the Agents to conclusively rely on such certificate as evidence that the applicable transaction is permitted under the Loan Documents in performing its obligations under this sentence), the Collateral Agent shall, at such Transferred Guarantor’s expense, take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this Section 11.10 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Collateral Documents.

When all Commitments hereunder have terminated, and all Loans or other Obligations hereunder which are accrued and payable have been paid or satisfied, the guarantees made herein shall terminate with respect to all Obligations, except with respect to Obligations that expressly survive such repayment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Section 11.11. Right of Contribution.

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.04. The provisions of this Section 11.11 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.

 

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Section 11.12. Waiver.

As used in this paragraph, any reference to “the principal” includes the Borrower, and any reference to “the creditor” includes the Secured Parties. In accordance with Section 2856 of the California Civil Code, each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all rights and defenses available to such Guarantor by reason of Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive, of the California Civil Code, including without limitation any and all rights or defenses such Guarantor may have because the Guaranteed Obligations are secured by real property. This means, among other things: (1) the creditor may collect from a Guarantor without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by the principal; and (2) if the creditor forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by the principal: (A) the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations may be reduced only by the price for which the collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price and (B) the creditor may collect from such Guarantor even if the creditor, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right a Guarantor may have to collect from the principal. This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver, to the fullest extent such waiver is permitted by applicable law, of any right and defenses any Guarantor may have because the Guaranteed Obligations are secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights and defenses based upon Section 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure. Each Guarantor also waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the creditor, even though that election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for a Guaranteed Obligation, has destroyed such Guarantor’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against the principal by the operation of Section 580d of the Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise; and even though that election of remedies by the creditor, such as nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for an obligation of any other guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, has destroyed such Guarantor’s rights of contribution against such other guarantor. No other provision of this Guaranty shall be construed as limiting the generality of any of the covenants and waivers set forth in this paragraph. As provided in Section 10.15 above, this Guaranty shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. This paragraph is included solely out of an abundance of caution, and shall not be construed to mean that any of the above-referenced provisions of California law are in any way applicable to this Guaranty or to any of the Guaranteed Obligations.

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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 above written.

 

AFG HOLDINGS, INC.,

as Parent

By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Giles

  Name:   Thomas E. Giles
  Title:  

Executive Vice President and

General Counsel


AMERIFORGE CORPORATION, as a Guarantor
CENTURY CORROSION TECHNOLOGIES LLC, as a Guarantor
STEEL INDUSTRIES INC., as a Guarantor
STEEL INDUSTRIES REAL ESTATE HOLDING LLC, as a Guarantor
NRG MANUFACTURING INC, as a Guarantor
DYNAFAB ACQUISITION CORP., as a Guarantor
TAPER-LOK CORPORATION, as a Guarantor
AF GLOENCO INC., as a Guarantor
AFG LOUISIANA HOLDINGS INC, as a Guarantor
ALLPOINTS OILFIELD SERVICES LLC, as a Guarantor
NRG MANUFACTURING LOUISIANA LLC, as a Guarantor
AMERIFORGE CUMING INSULATION LLC, as a Guarantor
CUMING CORPORATION, as a Guarantor
230 BODWELL CORPORATION, as a Guarantor
FLOTATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC, as a Guarantor
ADVANCED JOINING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., as a Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Giles

  Name: Thomas E. Giles
  Title:   Vice President and Secretary


AMERIFORGE GROUP INC.,

as the Borrower

By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Giles

  Name:   Thomas E. Giles
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel


CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

By:  

/s/ Matthew Trybula

  Name:   Matthew Trybula
  Title:   Associate Counsel


STELLEX CAPITAL PARTNERS LP,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ J. Anthony Braddock

  Name:   J. Anthony Braddock
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer


CARLYLE STRATEGIC PARTNERS III (CAYMAN) L.P.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Shary Moalemzadeh

  Name:   Shary Moalemzadeh
  Title:   Authorized Signatory


AGF FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

DA VINCI REINSURANCE LTD.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE LOAN HOLDING LIMITED,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE INCOME PLUS FUND,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President


EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING-RATE TRUST,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE INCOME TRUST,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE INTERNATIONAL (CAYMAN ISLANDS) FLOATING-RATE INCOME PORTFOLIO,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President


EATON VANCE SHORT DURATION DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR LOAN FUND,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUND,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE FLOATING RATE PORTFOLIO,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President


BRIGHTHOUSE FUNDS TRUST I - BRIGHTHOUSE/EATON VANCE FLOATING RATE PORTFOLIO,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name: Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

PACIFIC SELECT FUND-FLOATING RATE LOAN PORTFOLIO,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name: Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

RENAISSANCE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name: Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

COLUMBIA FUNDS VARIABLE SERIES TRUST II-VARIABLE PORTFOLIO-EATON VANCE FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name: Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President


EATON VANCE VT FLOATING-RATE INCOME FUND,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President

SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Michael B. Botthof

  Name:   Michael B. Botffhof
  Title:   Vice President