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UNITED STATES FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant June 28, 2007 Date of report (date of earliest event reported) STEINER LEISURE LIMITED (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Commonwealth of The Bahamas (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-28972 98-0164731 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) Suite 104A, Saffrey Square Nassau, The Bahamas Not Applicable (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (242) 356-0006 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Steiner Leisure Limited (the "Company") renewed its revolving credit facility and entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2007, with SunTrust Bank as lender and administrative agent (the "Bank"). The Company maintains its primary depository and operating accounts at the Bank.
As part of the Amendment, the Company executed a promissory note (the "Note") to the Bank in the amount of $30 million, or so much thereof as may be advanced and outstanding, and the previously outstanding $30 million promissory note was canceled. Interest on borrowings under the Note is payable quarterly and accrues at LIBOR-based rates plus a spread that is dependent upon the Company's financial performance. Unpaid principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest is due on the maturity date, July 2, 2010. Borrowings under the Agreement are unsecured.
The Amendment and the Note are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The disclosure set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description |
99.1 |
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement |
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99.2 |
Revolving Loan Note |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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STEINER LEISURE LIMITED |
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Date: July 3, 2007 |
/s/ Leonard I. Fluxman |
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Leonard I. Fluxman |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit Number |
Description |
99.1 |
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement |
99.2 |
Revolving Loan Note |
Table of Contents
1.1. Certain Defined Terms 1
1.2. References 24
1.3. Supplemental Disclosure 24
1.4. Rounding and Other Consequential Changes 24
ARTICLE II: THE REVOLVING LOAN FACILITIES 24
2.1. Revolving Loans 24
2.2. Rate Options for all Advances; Maximum Interest Periods 25
2.3. Optional Pre-Payments; Mandatory and Designated Prepayments 25
2.4. Reduction of Revolving Loan Commitments 25
2.5. Method of Borrowing 26
2.6. Method of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for Advances 26
2.7. Minimum Amount of Each Advance 26
2.8. Method of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for Conversion and Continuation of Advances 26
2.9. Default Rate 27
2.10. Method of Payment 27
2.11. Evidence of Debt 28
2.12. Telephonic Notices 28
2.13. Promise to Pay; Interest and Commitment Fees; Interest Payment Dates; Interest and Fee Basis; Taxes; Loan and Control Accounts 29
2.14. Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment Reductions 34
2.15. Lending Installations 34
2.16. Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent 34
2.17. Replacement of Certain Lenders 35
2.18. Judgment Currency 36
ARTICLE III: THE LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY 36
3.1. Obligation to Issue Letters of Credit 36
3.2. [RESERVED] 36
3.3. Types and Amounts 36
3.4. Conditions 37
3.5. Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit 37
3.6. Letter of Credit Participation 38
3.7. Reimbursement Obligation 38
3.8. Letter of Credit Fees 38
3.9. Issuing Bank Reporting Requirements 39
3.10. Indemnification; Exoneration 39
3.11. Cash Collateral 40
ARTICLE IV: CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES 41
4.1. Yield Protection 41
4.2. Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations 42
4.3. Illegality; Availability of Types of Advances 42
4.4. Funding Indemnification 42
4.5. Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity 43
4.6. Usury 43
ARTICLE V: CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 43
5.1. Advances and Letters of Credit 43
5.2. Each Advance and Letter of Credit 45
ARTICLE VI: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 46
6.1. Organization; Powers 46
6.2. Authority, Execution and Delivery; Loan Documents; Special Provisions for the Borrower and Foreign Incorporated Subsidiaries 46
6.3. No Conflict; Governmental Consents 48
6.4. Financial Statements 48
6.5. No Material Adverse Effect 48
6.6. Taxes 49
6.7. Litigation; Loss Contingencies and Violations 49
6.8. Subsidiaries 50
6.9. ERISA 50
6.10. Accuracy of Information 51
6.11. Securities Activities 51
6.12. Material Agreements 51
6.13. Compliance with Laws 51
6.14. Assets and Properties 51
6.15. Statutory Indebtedness Restrictions 52
6.16. Insurance 52
6.17. Labor Matters 52
6.18. Environmental Matters 52
6.19. Solvency 53
6.20. Foreign Employee Benefit Matters 53
ARTICLE VII: COVENANTS 53
7.1. Reporting 53
7.2. Affirmative Covenants 57
7.3. Negative Covenants 61
7.4. Financial Covenants 70
ARTICLE VIII:DEFAULTS 71
8.1. Defaults 71
ARTICLE IX: ACCELERATION, DEFAULTING LENDERS; WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES 74
9.1. Termination of Revolving Loan Commitments; Acceleration 74
9.2. Defaulting Lender 74
9.3. Amendments 75
9.4. Preservation of Rights 76
ARTICLE X: [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] 76
ARTICLE XI: GENERAL PROVISIONS 76
11.1. Survival of Representations 76
11.2. Governmental Regulation 77
11.3. Performance of Obligations 77
11.4. Headings 77
11.5. Waiver and Release; No Novation 77
11.6. Several Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement 78
11.7. Expenses; Indemnification 78
11.8. Numbers of Documents 79
11.9. Accounting 80
11.10. Severability of Provisions 80
11.11. Nonliability of Lenders 80
11.12. GOVERNING LAW 80
11.13. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; VENUE;
SERVICE OF PROCESS; JURY TRIAL 80
11.14. Other Transactions 81
11.15. No Strict Construction 82
11.16. Subordination of Intercompany Indebtedness 82
11.17. Accounting 83
11.18. Documentary Stamp Tax 83
ARTICLE XII: THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 83
12.1. Appointment; Nature of Relationship 84
12.2. Powers 84
12.3. General Immunity 84
12.4. No Responsibility for Loans, Creditworthiness, Recitals, Etc 84
12.5. Action on Instructions of Lenders 85
12.6. Employment of Administrative Agent and Counsel 85
12.7. Reliance on Documents; Counsel 85
12.8. The Administrative Agent's Reimbursement and Indemnification 85
12.9. Rights as a Lender 85
12.10. Lender Credit Decision 86
12.11. Successor Administrative Agent 86
ARTICLE XIII:SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS 87
13.1. Setoff 87
13.2. Ratable Payments 87
13.3. Application of Payments 87
13.4. Relations Among Lenders 88
ARTICLE XIV:BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS 88
14.1. Successors and Assigns 88
14.2. Participations 89
14.3. Assignments 90
14.4. Confidentiality 92
14.5. Dissemination of Information 92
ARTICLE XV: NOTICES 92
15.1. Giving Notice 92
15.2. Change of Address 93
ARTICLE XVI:COUNTERPARTS 93
Exhibits
EXHIBIT A |
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Revolving Loan Commitments |
EXHIBIT A-1 |
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Eurocurrency Payment Offices |
EXHIBIT B |
-- |
Form of Borrowing/Election Notice |
EXHIBIT C |
-- |
Form of Request for Letter of Credit |
EXHIBIT D |
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Form of Assignment and Acceptance Agreement |
EXHIBIT E |
-- |
Form of Borrower's and Certain Material Subsidiaries' Opinions |
EXHIBIT F |
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Form of Officer's Certificate |
EXHIBIT G |
-- |
Form of Compliance Certificate |
EXHIBIT H |
-- |
Form of Reaffirmation |
EXHIBIT I |
-- |
Form of Revolving Loan Note |
EXHIBIT J |
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Further Assurances and Cooperation Agreement |
EXHIBIT K |
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Tax Indemnity Agreement |
EXHIBIT L |
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Agreement Not to Encumber or Transfer Property |
Schedules
Schedule 1.1.1 |
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Permitted Existing Indebtedness (Definitions) |
Schedule 1.1.2 |
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Permitted Existing Investments (Definitions) |
Schedule 1.1.3 |
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Permitted Existing Liens (Definitions) |
Schedule 1.1.4 |
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Permitted Existing Contingent Obligations (Definitions) |
Schedule 6.3 |
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Conflicts; Governmental Consents (Section 6.3) |
Schedule 6.7 |
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Disclosed Litigation (Section 6.7) |
Schedule 6.8 |
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Subsidiaries (Section 6.8) |
Schedule 6.9 |
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ERISA (Section 6.9) |
Schedule 6.16 |
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Insurance (Sections 6.16, 7.1(G) and 7.2(O)) |
Schedule 6.18 |
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Environmental Matters (Section 6.18) |
Schedule 7.3(A) |
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Acquisition Transaction Indebtedness (Section 7.3(A)(xiii)) |
Schedule 7.3(C) |
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Acquisition Transaction Liens (Section 7.3(C)(viii)) |
Schedule 7.3(D) |
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Acquisition Transaction Investments (Section 7.3(D)(x)) |
Schedule 7.3(E) |
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Acquisition Transaction Contingent Obligations (Section 7.3(E)(v) |
Schedule 7.3(H) |
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Transactions with Affiliates (Section 7.3(H)) |
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2007, is entered into by and among Steiner Leisure Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the institutions from time to time parties hereto as Lenders, whether by execution of this Agreement or an Assignment Agreement pursuant to Section 14.3, and SUNTRUST BANK, in its individual capacity as a Lender and in its capacity as administrative agent for itself and the other Lenders (the "Administrative Agent"), and the other Lenders following execution of an Assignment Agreement pursuant to Section 14.3, and amends and restates that certain Credit Agreement, dated July 2, 2001, as amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2003, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2005, and as amended b y that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2006 (collectively, the "Prior Agreement"), all by and among the Borrower, the institutions from time to time parties thereto as Lenders, and the Administrative Agent. The parties hereto agree as follows:
"Accounting Changes" is defined in Section 11.17 hereof.
"Acquisition" means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage of voting power) of the outstanding Equity Interests of another Person.
"Administrative Agent" means SunTrust Bank in its capacity as contractual representative for itself and the Lenders pursuant to Article XII hereof and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Article XII hereof.
"Advance" means a borrowing hereunder consisting of the aggregate amount of the several Loans made by some or all of the Lenders to the Borrower of the same Type and for the same Interest Period.
"Affected Lender" is defined in Section 2.17 hereof.
"Affiliate" of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person is the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of voting securities (or other voting interests) of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of Capital Units, by contract or otherwise.
"Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment" means the aggregate of the Revolving Loan Commitments of all the Lenders, as may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment shall not exceed Thirty Million and 00/100 Dollars ($30,000,000).
"Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.
"Agreement Accounting Principles" means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States of America from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the audited financial statements of the Borrower referred to in Section 6.4(B) hereof, provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 11.17, with respect to the calculation of financial ratios and other financial tests required by this Agreement, "Agreement Accounting Principles" means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States of America as of the date of this Agreement, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the audited financial statements of the Borrower referred to in Section 6.4(B) hereof.
"Agreement Not to Encumber or Transfer Property" means the agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit L hereto, to be executed by the Borrower.
"Alternate Base Rate" means, for any day, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the higher of (i) the Prime Rate for such day and (ii) the sum of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day and (b) one-half of one percent (0.5%) per annum.
"Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage" means, as at any date of determination, the rate per annum then applicable in the determination of the amount payable under Section 2.13(C)(i) hereof determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.13(D)(ii) hereof.
"Applicable Eurocurrency Margin" means, as at any date of determination, the rate per annum then applicable to Eurocurrency Loans, determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.13 (D)(ii) hereof.
"Applicable Floating Rate Margin" means, as at any date of determination, the rate per annum then applicable to Floating Rate Loans, determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.13(D)(ii) hereof.
"Applicable L/C Fee Percentage" means, as at any date of determination, a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Eurocurrency Margin for Revolving Loans in effect on such date.
"Applicable Look-Back Period" means, as of any date of determination, (i) if such date is prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the period from such date extending back to the Closing Date and (ii) if such date is on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the immediately preceding twelve-month period.
"Approved Fund" means, with respect to any Lender that is a fund or commingled investment vehicle that invests in commercial loans, any other fund that invests in commercial loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
"Assignment Agreement" means an assignment and acceptance agreement entered into in connection with an assignment pursuant to Section 14.3 hereof in substantially the form of Exhibit D.
"Asset Sale" means, with respect to any Person, the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer by such Person of any of its assets (including, without limitation, (x) by way of a sale-leaseback transaction and, (y) the sale or other transfer of any of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of such Person, but not the Equity Interests of such Person) to any Person, other than the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business or the sale of Investments in Cash Equivalents permitted pursuant to Section 7.3(D).
"Authorized Officer" means any of the president, chief executive officer, chief operating officer or chief financial officer of the Borrower, acting singly.
"Benefit Plan" means a defined benefit plan as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan or a Foreign Employee Benefit Plan) in respect of which the Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group is, or within the immediately preceding six (6) years was, an "employer" as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
"Borrower" means Steiner Leisure Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, together with its permitted successors and assigns, including, without limitation, a debtor-in-possession on its behalf.
"Borrowing Date" means a date on which an Advance is made hereunder.
"Borrowing/Election Notice" is defined in Section 2.6 hereof.
"Business Day" means (i) with respect to any borrowing, payment or rate selection of Loans bearing interest at the Eurocurrency Rate, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for business in Miami, Florida and New York, New York and on which dealings in Dollars are carried on in the London interbank market, and (ii) for all other purposes a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for business in Miami, Florida and New York, New York.
"Capital Expenditures" means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including Capitalized Leases and Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness) by the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries during that period that, in conformity with Agreement Accounting Principles, are required to be included in or reflected by the property, plant, Equipment or similar fixed asset accounts reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
"Capital Units" means (i) in the case of a corporation, shares or corporate stock, (ii) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, (iii) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and (iv) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
"Capitalized Lease" of a Person means any lease of property by such Person as lessee which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
"Capitalized Lease Obligations" of a Person means the amount of the obligations of such Person under Capitalized Leases which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
"Cash Equivalents" means (i) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government; (ii) domestic and Eurocurrency certificates of deposit and time deposits, bankers' acceptances and floating rate certificates of deposit issued by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, any foreign bank, or its branches or agencies, the long-term indebtedness of which institution at the time of acquisition is rated A- (or better) by S&P or A3 (or better) by Moody's, and which certificates of deposit and time deposits are fully protected against currency fluctuations for any such deposits with a term of more than ninety (90) days; (iii) shares of money market, mutual or similar funds having assets in excess of $100,000,000 and the investments of which are limited to (x) investment grade securities (i.e., securities rated at least A- by S&P or at least A3 by Moody's) and (y) commercial paper of United States and foreign banks and bank holding companies and their subsidiaries and United States and foreign finance, commercial industrial or utility companies which, at the time of acquisition, are rated A-1 (or better) by S&P or P-1 by Moody's (all such institutions being, "Qualified Institutions"); and (iv) commercial paper of Qualified Institutions; provided that the maturities of such Cash Equivalents shall not exceed three hundred sixty-five (365) days.
"Cash Interest Expense" means, for any period, the total interest expense paid by the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, (a) the interest component of Capitalized Leases, (b) commitment and letter of credit fees, (c) net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Arrangements relating to interest rate protection, and (d) the discount or implied interest component of Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities, but excluding interest expense not payable in cash (including amortization of discount and deferred financing fees), all as determined in conformity with Agreement Accounting Principles.
"Change" is defined in Section 4.2 hereof.
"Change of Control" means an event or series of events by which:
(a) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than Clive E. Warshaw, his spouse or one or more Persons which are, or which are owned or controlled by, Clive E. Warshaw and/or his spouse or any of their heirs or immediate family members, becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, provided that a person shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or within thirty (30) days), directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of the Borrower's outstanding Capital Units ordinarily having the right to vote at an election of directors; or
(b) the majority of the board of directors or comparable governing body of the Borrower fails to consist of Continuing Directors; or
(c) the Borrower consolidates with or merges into another Person or conveys, transfers or leases all or substantially all of its property to any Person, or any Person consolidates with or merges into the Borrower, in either event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Capital Units of the Borrower are reclassified or changed into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property and subsection (a) above occurs with respect to such entity;
in each case, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).
"Closing Date" means June 28, 2007.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America and any Person succeeding to the functions thereof.
"Consolidated Assets" means the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
"Contaminant" means any waste, pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs"), or any constituent of any such substance or waste, and includes but is not limited to these terms as defined in Environmental, Health or Safety Requirements of Law.
"Contingent Obligation", as applied to any Person, means any Contractual Obligation, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness of another or other obligation or liability of another, including, without limitation, any such Indebtedness, obligation or liability of another directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed (otherwise than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-made or discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or in respect of which that Person is otherwise directly or indirectly liable, including Contractual Obligations (contingent or otherwise) arising through any agreement to purchase, repurchase, or otherwise acquire such Indebtedness, obligation or liability or any security therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge thereof (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise), or to maintain solvency, assets, level of income, or other financial condition, or to make payment other than for value received. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be equal to the present value of the portion of the obligation so guaranteed or otherwise supported, in the case of known recurring obligations, and the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect of the portion of the obligation so guaranteed or otherwise supported assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder, in all other cases.
"Continuing Director" means, with respect to any person as of any date of determination, any member of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person who (a) was a member of such board of directors or governing body on the Closing Date, or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such board of directors or governing body with the approval of the required majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such board at the time of such nomination or election.
"Contractual Obligation", as applied to any Person, means any provision of any equity or debt securities issued by that Person or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, pledge agreement, guaranty, contract, undertaking, agreement or instrument, in any case in writing, to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, or to which it or any of its properties is subject.
"Controlled Group" means the group consisting of (i) any corporation which is a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as the Borrower; (ii) a partnership or other trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with the Borrower; and (iii) a member of the same affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code) as the Borrower, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any partnership or trade or business described in clause (ii) above.
"Cure Loan" is defined in Section 9.2(iii) hereof.
"Customary Permitted Liens" means:
"Decision Period" is defined in Section 7.2(P) hereto.
"Decision Reserve" is defined in Section 7.2(P) hereto.
"Default" means an event described in Article VIII hereof.
"Designated Prepayment" is defined in Section 2.3(B) hereof.
"Disclosed Litigation" means litigation set forth on Schedule 6.7 hereto.
"Disqualified Stock" means any preferred stock and any Capital Units that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Revolving Loan Termination Date.
"DOL" means the United States Department of Labor and any Person succeeding to the functions thereof.
"Dollar" and "$" means dollars in the lawful currency of the United States of America.
"Dollar Amount" of any currency at any date shall mean the amount of such currency if such currency is Dollars.
"Domestic Incorporated Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America.
"EBITDA" means, for any period, on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the sum of the amounts for such period, without duplication, calculated in each case in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles, of:
(i) Net Income,
plus (ii) Cash Interest Expense to the extent deducted in computing Net Income,
plus (iii) charges against income for foreign, federal, state and local taxes to the extent deducted in computing Net Income,
plus (iv) depreciation expense to the extent deducted in computing Net Income,
plus (v) amortization expense, including, without limitation, amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets to the extent deducted in computing Net Income.
EBITDA for any period shall be calculated to be the actual amount for such period for the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries; provided, (a) upon the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition, for calculations made from and after such acquisition, EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis including the target's historical EBITDA for the applicable period using historical financial statements obtained from the seller, broken down by fiscal quarter in the Borrower's reasonable judgment (the amounts from which shall be unadjusted unless adjustments thereto shall have been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent) and (b) upon the consummation of a disposition of a business permitted hereunder, for calculations made from and after such disposition, EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis excluding the historical EBITDA for the applicable period for such disposed business.
"Environmental, Health or Safety Requirements of Law" means all Requirements of Law derived from or relating to foreign, federal, state and local laws or regulations relating to or addressing pollution or protection of the environment, or protection of worker health or safety, including, but not limited to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq., and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq., in each case including any amendments thereto, any successor statutes, and any regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder, and any state or local equivalent thereof.
"Environmental Lien" means a lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for (a) any liability under Environmental, Health or Safety Requirements of Law, or (b) damages arising from, or costs incurred by such Governmental Authority in response to, a Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant into the environment.
"Environmental Property Transfer Act" means any applicable requirement of law that conditions, restricts, prohibits or requires any notification or disclosure triggered by the closure of any property or the transfer, sale or lease of any property or deed or title for any property for environmental reasons, including, but not limited to, any so-called "Industrial Site Recovery Act" or "Responsible Property Transfer Act."
"Equipment" means all of the Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' present and future (i) equipment, including, without limitation, machinery, manufacturing, distribution, selling, data processing and office equipment, assembly systems, tools, molds, dies, fixtures, appliances, furniture, furnishings, vehicles, vessels, aircraft, aircraft engines, and trade fixtures, (ii) other tangible personal property (other than the Borrower's or the respective Subsidiaries' Inventory), and (iii) any and all accessions, parts and appurtenances attached to any of the foregoing or used in connection therewith, and any substitutions therefor and replacements, products and proceeds thereof.
"Equity Interests" means Capital Units and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Units (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Units).
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time including (unless the context otherwise requires) any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
"euro" means the euro referred to in the Council Regulation (E.C.) No. 1103/97 dated 17 June 1997 passed by the Council of the European Union, or, if different, the then lawful currency of the member states of the European Union that participate in the third stage of the Economic and Monetary Union.
"Eurocurrency Base Rate" means, with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan for the relevant Interest Period, either (i) the rate of interest per annum equal to the rate for deposits in Dollars in the approximate amount of the Administrative Agent's pro rata share of such Eurocurrency Base Rate Advance with a maturity approximately equal to the applicable Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Advance which appears on Telerate Page 3740 or Telerate Page 3750, as applicable, or, if there is more than one such rate, the average of such rates rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or (ii) if no such rate of interest appears on Telerate Page 3740 or Telerate Page 3750, as applicable, for any specified Interest Period, the rate at which deposits in Dollars are offered by the Administrative Agent to first-class banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London t ime) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, in the approximate amount of the Administrative Agent's pro rata share of such Eurocurrency Rate Advance and having a maturity approximately equal to such Interest Period, in each case adjusted for full Reserves. The terms "Telerate Page 3740" and "Telerate Page 3750" mean the display designated as "Page 3740" and "Page 3750", as applicable, on the Associated Press-Dow Jones Telerate Service (or such other page as may replace Page 3740 or Page 3750, as applicable, on the Associated Press-Dow Jones Telerate Service or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers' Association as the information vendor for the purpose of displaying British Bankers' Association interest rate settlement rates for the relevant currency). Any Eurocurrency Base Rate determined on the basis of the rate displayed on Telerate Page 3740 or Telerate Page 3750 in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this subparagraph shall be subject to co rrections, if any, made in such rate and displayed by the Associated Press-Dow Jones Telerate Service within one hour of the time when such rate is first displayed by such service.
"Eurocurrency Payment Office" of the Administrative Agent shall mean, any agency, branch or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, specified as the "Eurocurrency Payment Office" in Exhibit A-1 hereto, or such other agency, branch, Affiliate or correspondence bank of the Administrative Agent, as it may from time to time specify to the Borrower and each Lender as its Eurocurrency Payment Office.
"Eurocurrency Rate" means, with respect to a Loan for the relevant Interest Period, the Eurocurrency Base Rate applicable to such Interest Period plus the then Applicable Eurocurrency Margin, changing as and when the Applicable Eurocurrency Margin changes.
"Eurocurrency Rate Advance" means an Advance which bears interest at the Eurocurrency Rate.
"Eurocurrency Rate Loan" means a Loan which bears interest at the Eurocurrency Rate.
"Excluded Proceeds" is defined in Section 7.2(P) hereto.
"Facility Termination Date" shall mean the date on which all of the all of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations) shall have been fully and indefeasibly paid and satisfied in cash and all financing arrangements pursuant to any Loan Document or Hedging Agreement among the Borrower and the Holders of Secured Obligations (or any affiliate thereof) have been terminated.
"Federal Funds Effective Rate" means, for any day, an interest rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Miami time) on such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
"Financing" means, with respect to any Person, the issuance or sale by such Person of any Disqualified Stock, Equity Interests of such Person or any Indebtedness consisting of debt securities of such Person.
"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" is defined in Section 7.4(C) hereof.
"Floating Rate" means, for any one day for any Loan, a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate for such day, changing when and as the Alternate Base Rate changes, plus the then Applicable Floating Rate Margin.
"Floating Rate Advance" means an Advance which bears interest at the Floating Rate.
"Floating Rate Loan" means a Loan, or portion thereof, which bears interest at the Floating Rate.
"Foreign Employee Benefit Plan" means any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA which is maintained or contributed to for the benefit of the employees of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any members of its Controlled Group and is not covered by ERISA pursuant to ERISA Section 4(b)(4).
"Foreign Incorporated Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Domestic Incorporated Subsidiary.
"Foreign Pension Plan" means any employee benefit plan as described in Section 3(3) of ERISA for which the Borrower or any member of its Controlled Group is a sponsor or administrator and which (i) is maintained or contributed to for the benefit of employees of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of its Controlled Group, (ii) is not covered by ERISA pursuant to Section 4(b)(4) of ERISA, and (iii) under applicable local law, is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle.
"Fundamental Change" is defined in Section 7.3(I).
"Funded Debt" of a Person means such Person's (a) Indebtedness minus (b) Hedging Obligations minus (c) Contingent Obligations with respect to surety or performance bonds or similar instruments minus (d) Contingent Obligations with respect to obligations otherwise permitted to be incurred hereunder.
"Further Assurances and Cooperation Agreement" means the agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit J hereto, to be executed by the Borrower.
"Governmental Acts" is defined in Section 3.10(A) hereof.
"Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any federal, state, local or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative authority or functions of or pertaining to government, including any authority or other quasi-governmental entity established to perform any of such functions.
"Gross Negligence" means recklessness, or actions taken or omitted with conscious indifference to or the complete disregard of consequences or rights of others affected. Gross Negligence does not mean the absence of ordinary care or diligence, or an inadvertent act or inadvertent failure to act. If the term "gross negligence" is used with respect to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any indemnitee in any of the other Loan Documents, it shall have the meaning set forth herein.
"Hedging Agreements" is defined in Section 7.3(P) hereof.
"Hedging Arrangements" is defined in the definition of "Hedging Obligations" below.
"Hedging Obligations" of a Person means any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all agreements, devices or arrangements designed to protect at least one of the parties thereto from the fluctuations of interest rates, commodity prices, exchange rates or forward rates applicable to such party's assets, liabilities or exchange transactions, including, but not limited to, dollar-denominated or cross-currency interest rate exchange agreements, forward currency exchange agreements, interest rate cap or collar protection agreements, forward rate currency or interest rate options, puts and warrants or any similar derivative transactions ("Hedging Arrangements"), and (ii) any and all cancellations, buy-backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any of the fore going.
"Holders of Secured Obligations" means the holders of the Secured Obligations from time to time and shall include (i) each Lender in respect of its Loans, (ii) the Issuing Bank in respect of Reimbursement Obligations owed to it, (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Bank in respect of all other present and future obligations and liabilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, the Borrower) of every type and description arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iv) each Indemnitee in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to such Person hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, (v) each Lender (or Affiliate thereof), in respect of all Hedging Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to such Lender (or such Affiliate) as exchange party or counterparty under any Hedging Agreements, and (vi) their respective successors, trans ferees and assigns.
"Home Country" is defined in Section 6.1(a).
"Indebtedness" of a Person means, without duplication, such Person's (a) obligations for borrowed money, including, without limitation, subordinated indebtedness, (b) obligations representing the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Person's business payable on terms customary in the trade), (c) obligations, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the proceeds or production from property or assets now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person, (d) obligations which are evidenced by notes, acceptances, other instruments, (e) Capitalized Lease Obligations, (f) Contingent Obligations, (g) obligations with respect to letters of credit and letter of credit reimbursement arrangements, (h) Hedging Obligations, (i) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities, and (j) Disqualified Stock. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be without duplication (i) the outstanding bala nce at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability of any such Contingent Obligations at such date and (ii) in the case of Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien to which the property or assets owned or held by such Person is subject, the lesser of the fair market value at such date of any asset subject to a Lien securing the Indebtedness of others and the amount of the Indebtedness secured.
"Indemnified Matters" is defined in Section 11.7(B) hereof.
"Indemnitees" is defined in Section 11.7(B) hereof.
"Initial Loan Parties" is defined in Section 5.1(ii)(1) hereof.
"Insolvency Event" is defined in Section 11.16 hereof.
"Intercompany Indebtedness" is defined in Section 11.16 hereof.
"Interest Period" means with respect to a Loan, a period of one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months or such longer periods as may be available and agreed to by all of the Lenders, commencing on a Business Day selected by the Borrower on which a Eurocurrency Rate Advance is made to such Borrower pursuant to this Agreement. Such Interest Period shall end on (but exclude) the day which corresponds numerically to such date one, two, three or six months (or such other applicable period) thereafter; provided, however, that if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such next, second, third or sixth or other applicable succeeding month, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such next, second, third or sixth or other applicable succeeding month. If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, however, that if said next succeeding Business Day falls in a new calendar month, such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day.
"Inventory" shall mean any and all goods, including, without limitation, goods in transit, wheresoever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries, which are held for sale or lease, furnished under any contract of service or held as raw materials, work in process or supplies, and all materials used or consumed in the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and shall include all right, title and interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any property the sale or other disposition of which has given rise to Receivables and which has been returned to or repossessed or stopped in transit by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Investment" means, with respect to any Person, (i) any purchase or other acquisition by that Person of any Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, or of a beneficial interest in any Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, issued by any other Person, (ii) any purchase by that Person of all or substantially all of the assets of a business (whether of a division, branch, unit operation, or otherwise) conducted by another Person, and (iii) any loan, advance (other than deposits with financial institutions available for withdrawal on demand, prepaid expenses, accounts receivable, advances to employees and similar items made or incurred in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by that Person to any other Person, including all Indebtedness to such Person arising from a sale of property by such Person other than in the ordinary course of its business.
"IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service and any Person succeeding to the functions thereof.
"Issuing Bank" means SUNTRUST BANK or any of its Affiliates in its separate capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 3.1.
"L/C Documents" is defined in Section 3.4(i) hereof.
"L/C Draft" means a draft drawn on the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
"L/C Interest" is defined in Section 3.6 hereof.
"L/C Obligations" means, without duplication, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate of the amount then available for drawing under each of the Letters of Credit, (ii) the amount equal to the stated amount of all outstanding L/C Drafts corresponding to the Letters of Credit, which L/C Drafts have been accepted by the applicable Issuing Bank, (iii) the aggregate outstanding amount of all Reimbursement Obligations at such time and (iv) the aggregate amount equal to the stated amount of all Letters of Credit requested by the Borrower but not yet issued (unless the request for an unissued Letter of Credit has been denied).
"Lenders" means the lending institutions listed on the signature pages of this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns.
"Lending Installation" means, with respect to a Lender or the Administrative Agent, any office, branch, subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender or the Administrative Agent.
"Letter of Credit" means the standby letters of credit (a) to be issued by the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof or (b) deemed issued by the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof.
"Leverage Ratio" is defined in Section 7.4(A) hereof.
"Lien" means any lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, security interest, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance or preference, priority or security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, Capitalized Lease or other title retention agreement).
"Loan(s)" means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender's portion of any Advance made pursuant to Section 2.1, and all Revolving Loans, whether made or continued as or converted to Floating Rate Loans, Eurocurrency Rate Loans or otherwise.
"Loan Account" is defined in Section 2.11 hereof.
"Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranties, the Reaffirmations, and all other documents, instruments, promissory notes and agreements executed in connection therewith or contemplated thereby, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.
"Loan Parties" means the Initial Loan Parties and each additional Subsidiary Guarantor after the Closing Date.
"Margin Stock" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Regulation U.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect upon (a) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, properties or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the collective ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to perform their respective obligations under the Loan Documents, or (c) the ability of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent to enforce the Obligations.
"Material Domestic Subsidiary" means each Material Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Domestic Incorporated Subsidiary.
"Material Subsidiary" means each consolidated Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) the total assets of which exceed, as at the end of any calendar quarter or, in the case of the consummation of a Permitted Acquisition, at the time of consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (calculated by the Borrower on a pro forma basis taking into account the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition), three percent (3%) of the Consolidated Assets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (b) the total Net Income of which exceed, as at the end of any calendar quarter or, in the case of the consummation of a Permitted Acquisition, at the time of consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (calculated by the Borrower on a pro forma basis taking into account the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition), three percent (3%) of the Net Income of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries.
"Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a "Multiemployer Plan" as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is, or within the immediately preceding six (6) years was, contributed to by either the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group.
"National Currency Unit" means the unit of currency (other than a euro) of each member state of the European Union that participates in the third stage of Economic and Monetary Union.
"Net Cash Proceeds" means, with respect to any Asset Sale or Financing by any Person, (a) cash or Cash Equivalents (freely convertible into Dollars) received by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person from such Asset Sale (including cash received as consideration for the assumption or incurrence of liabilities incurred in connection with or in anticipation of such Asset Sale) or Financing, after (i) provision for all income or other taxes measured by or resulting from such Asset Sale or Financing, (ii) payment of all brokerage commissions and other fees and expenses and commissions related to such Asset Sale or Financing, (iii) all amounts used to repay Indebtedness (and any premium or penalty thereon) secured by a Lien on any asset disposed of in such Asset Sale or which is or may be required (by the express terms of the instrument governing such Indebtedness or by applicable law) to be repaid in connection with such Asset Sale (including payments made t o obtain or avoid the need for the consent of any holder of such Indebtedness), and (iv) deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person as a reserve, in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles, against any liabilities associated with the assets sold or disposed of in such Asset Sale and retained by such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with the assets sold or disposed of in such Asset Sale, provided, that such deduction shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total purchase price of such Asset Sale; and (b) cash or Cash Equivalents payments in respect of any other consideration received by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person from such Asset Sale or Financing upon receipt of such cash payments by such Person or such Subsidiar y; provided, further, that in each of clauses (a) and (b) above, cash or Cash Equivalents received by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to indemnification provisions in favor of such Person or its Subsidiaries and provisions for reimbursement of costs and expenses actually incurred by such Person or its Subsidiaries in connection with any Asset Sale (but whether or not incurred at the time of closing) shall not be deemed "Net Cash Proceeds".
"Net Income" means, for any period, the net earnings (or loss) after taxes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with Agreement Accounting Principles.
"New Subsidiary" is defined in Section 7.3(G).
"Non-Obligor Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor.
"Non Pro Rata Loan" is defined in Section 9.2 hereof.
"Non-U.S. Lender" is defined in Section 2.13(E)(vi).
"Notice of Assignment" is defined in Section 14.3(B) hereof.
"Obligated Entity" is defined in Section 11.16 hereof.
"Obligations" means all Loans, L/C Obligations, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank, any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Issuing Bank, or any Indemnitee, of any kind or nature, present or future, arising under this Agreement, the L/C Documents, or any other Loan Document, whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument, whether or not for the payment of money, whether arising by reason of an extension of credit, loan, foreign exchange risk, guaranty, indemnification, or in any other manner, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and however acquired. The term includes, without limitation, all interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys' fees and disbursements, paralegals' fees and any other sum chargeable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
"Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities" of a Person means, without duplication, (a) Receivables Facility Attributed Indebtedness and any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Receivables or notes receivable sold by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (calculated to include the unrecovered investment of purchasers or transferees of Receivables or any other obligation of the Borrower or such transferor to purchasers/transferees of interests in Receivables or notes receivable or the agent for such purchasers/transferees), (b) any liability of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries under any sale and leaseback transactions which do not create a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, (c) any liability of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries under any financing lease or so-called "synthetic" lease transaction, or (d) any obligations of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries arising with respect to any other tr ansaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the consolidated balance sheets of such Person and its Subsidiaries.
"Other Taxes" is defined in Section 2.13(E)(ii) hereof.
"Participants" is defined in Section 14.2(A) hereof.
"Payment Date" means the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, the Termination Date and the Facility Termination Date.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.
"Permitted Acquisition" is defined in Section 7.3(G) hereof.
"Permitted Existing Contingent Obligations" means the Contingent Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries identified as such on Schedule 1.1.4 to this Agreement.
"Permitted Existing Indebtedness" means the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries identified as such on Schedule 1.1.1 to this Agreement.
"Permitted Existing Investments" means the Investments of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries identified as such on Schedule 1.1.2 to this Agreement.
"Permitted Existing Liens" means the Liens on assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries identified as such on Schedule 1.1.3 to this Agreement.
"Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness" is defined in Section 7.3(A)(vi) hereof.
"Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness" means any replacement, renewal, refinancing or extension of any Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement that (i) does not exceed the aggregate principal amount (plus accrued interest and any applicable premium and associated fees and expenses) of the Indebtedness being replaced, renewed, refinanced or extended, (ii) does not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time of such replacement, renewal, refinancing or extension that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being replaced, renewed, refinanced or extended, (iii) does not rank at the time of such replacement, renewal, refinancing or extension senior to the Indebtedness being replaced, renewed, refinanced or extended, and (iv) does not contain terms (including, without limitation, terms relating to security, amortization, interest rate, premiums, fees, covenants, subordination, events of default and remedies) materially less favorable to the B orrower, its Subsidiaries or the Lenders than those applicable to the Indebtedness being replaced, renewed, refinanced or extended.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, firm, enterprise, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, limited liability company or other entity of any kind, or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
"Plan" means an employee benefit plan defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, in respect of which the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group is, or within the immediately preceding six (6) years was, an "employer" as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
"Prime Rate" means the prime rate of interest announced by the Administrative Agent from time to time (which is not necessarily the lowest rate charged to any customer), changing when and as said prime rate changes.
"Prior Agreement" is defined in the first paragraph hereof.
"Pro Rata Share" means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the sum of such lender's Revolving Loan Commitment at such time (in each case, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) by (B) the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment at such time; provided, however, if the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments are terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then "Pro Rata Share" means the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the sum of (A) such Lender's Revolving Loans, plus (B) such Lender's share of the obligations to purchase participations in Letters of Credit, by (y) the sum of (A) the aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Loans, plus (B) the aggregate outstanding amount of all Letters of Credit.
"Purchasers" is defined in Section 14.3(A)(i) hereof.
"Rate Option" means the Eurocurrency Rate or the Floating Rate, as applicable.
"Reaffirmation" means a Reaffirmation in substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto, to be executed by each Subsidiary Guarantor, and pursuant to which each Subsidiary Guarantor shall reaffirm its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty previously executed by it.
"Receivable(s)" means all of the Borrower's and its consolidated Subsidiaries' presently existing and hereafter arising or acquired accounts, accounts receivable, and all present and future rights of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered (except those evidenced by instruments or chattel paper), whether or not they have been earned by performance, and all rights in any merchandise or goods which any of the same may represent, and all rights, title, security and guaranties with respect to each of the foregoing, including, without limitation, any right of stoppage in transit.
"Receivables Facility Attributed Indebtedness" means the amount of obligations outstanding under a receivables purchase facility on any date of determination that would be characterized as principal if such facility were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase.
"Register" is defined in Section 14.3(C) hereof.
"Regulation T" means Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension of credit by and to brokers and dealers of securities for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (as defined therein).
"Regulation U" means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension of credit by banks, non-banks and non-broker lenders for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.
"Regulation X" means Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension of credit by foreign lenders for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (as defined therein).
"Reimbursement Obligation" is defined in Section 3.7 hereof.
"Release" means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the indoor or outdoor environment, including the movement of Contaminants through or in the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.
"Rentals" means (i) the aggregate fixed amounts payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis under any lease of land-based real or personal property, but excluding any amounts payable under Capitalized Leases plus (ii) the minimum maritime concessions payable under the cruise line agreements to which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are parties, as described in the notes to the Borrower's 10-K. The minimum maritime concessions for the then-current fiscal year will be determined based on the amount indicated in the notes of the previous year's 10-K (which amount shall be divided by four for purposes of determining quarterly covenant compliance).
"Replacement Lender" is defined in Section 2.17 hereof.
"Reportable Event" means a reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued under such section, with respect to a Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC by regulation or otherwise waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within thirty (30) days after such event occurs, provided, however, that a failure to meet the minimum funding standards of Section 412 of the Code and of Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance of any such waiver of the notice requirement in accordance with either Section 4043(a) of ERISA or Section 412(d) of the Code.
"Request For Letter of Credit" is defined in Section 3.4(i).
"Required Lenders" means Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares, in the aggregate, are greater than fifty percent (50%); provided, however, that, if any of the Lenders shall have failed to fund its Revolving Loan Pro Rata Share of (i) any Revolving Loan requested by the Borrower, or (ii) any Revolving Loan required to be made in connection with reimbursement for any L/C Obligations, which such Lenders are obligated to fund under the terms of this Agreement and any such failure has not been cured, then for so long as such failure continues, "Required Lenders" means Lenders (excluding all Lenders whose failure to fund their respective Revolving Loan Pro Rata Shares of such Revolving Loans has not been so cured) whose Pro Rata Shares represent greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Pro Rata Shares of such Lenders; provided further, however, that, if the Revolving Loan Commitments have been terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agree ment, "Required Lenders" means Lenders (without regard to such Lenders' performance of their respective obligations hereunder) whose aggregate ratable shares (stated as a percentage) of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Loans and L/C Obligations are greater than fifty percent (50%).
"Requirements of Law" means, as to any Person, the charter and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, rule or regulation, or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Regulations T, U and X, ERISA, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Higher Education Act, the Safety of Life at Sea Convention, the International Business Corporations Act, the Securities Industry Act, and any certificate of occupancy, zoning ordinance, building, environmental or land use requirement or permit or environmental, labor, employment, occupational safety or health law, rule or regulation, i ncluding Environmental, Health or Safety Requirements of Law, in each case, as amended.
"Reserves" shall mean the maximum reserve requirement, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) with respect to "Eurocurrency liabilities" or in respect of any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Loans, is determined or category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by a non-United States office of any Lender to United States residents.
"Restricted Payment" means (i) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in the Borrower's or such Subsidiary's Capital Units (other than Disqualified Stock) or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Capital Units, (ii) any redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, other than in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower) of other Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than Disqualified Stock), (iii) any redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance, prepayment or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Indebtedness other than the Obligations, and ( iv) any payment of a claim for the rescission of the purchase or sale of, or for material damages arising from the purchase or sale of, any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) or any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or of a claim for reimbursement, indemnification or contribution arising out of or related to any such claim for damages or rescission and (v) any payment in respect of a purchase price adjustment, earn-out or other similar form of contingent purchase price.
"Revolving Credit Availability" means, at any particular time, the amount by which (x) the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment at such time exceeds (y) the Dollar Amount of the Revolving Credit Obligations outstanding at such time.
"Revolving Credit Obligations" means, at any particular time, the sum of (i) the outstanding principal Dollar Amount of the Revolving Loans at such time, plus (ii) the outstanding L/C Obligations at such time.
"Revolving Loan" is defined in Section 2.2 hereof.
"Revolving Loan Commitment" means, for each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to purchase participations in Letters of Credit not exceeding the amount set forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement opposite its name thereon under the heading "Revolving Loan Commitment" or the signature page of the assignment and acceptance by which it became a Lender, as such amount may be modified from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to give effect to any applicable assignment and acceptance.
"Revolving Loan Note" means a promissory note in substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto, to be executed by the Borrower.
"Revolving Loan Pro Rata Share" means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the then aggregate amount of such Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment (as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) by (B) the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment at such time; provided, however, if all of the Revolving Loan Commitments are terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then "Revolving Loan Pro Rata Share" means the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the sum of (A) such Lender's Revolving Loans, plus (B) such Lender's share of the obligations to purchase participations in Letters of Credit, L/C Drafts and unreimbursed drawings under Letters of Credit, by (y) the sum of (A) the aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Loans, plus (B) the aggregate outstanding Dollar Amount of all Letters of Credit, L/C Drafts and unreimbursed drawings under Letters of Credit.
"Revolving Loan Termination Date" means July 2, 2010.
"Risk-Based Capital Guidelines" is defined in Section 4.2 hereof.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of The Mc-Graw Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.
"Secured Obligations" means, collectively, (i) the Obligations and (ii) all Hedging Obligations owing under Hedging Agreements to any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
"Single Employer Plan" means a Plan maintained by the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group for employees of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group.
"Solvent" means, when used with respect to any Person, that at the time of determination:
With respect to contingent liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities), such liabilities shall be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represent the amount which can be reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
"Subsidiary" of a Person means (i) any corporation more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization more than fifty percent (50%) of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a "Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
"Subsidiary Guarantor" means, without duplication, (i) each Material Subsidiary as of the Closing Date and (ii) each New Subsidiary or Subsidiary which becomes a Material Subsidiary after the Closing Date or which otherwise becomes a guarantor of the Obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms of Section 7.2(J).
"Subsidiary Guaranty" means a Guaranty (together with any and all supplements thereto) executed from time to time by each Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Holders of Secured Obligations, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
"SunTrust Bank" means SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as Lender hereunder.
"Taxes" is defined in Section 2.13(E)(i) hereof.
"Tax Indemnity Agreement" means the agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit K hereto, to be executed by the Borrower.
"Termination Date" means the earlier of (a) the Revolving Loan Termination Date, and (b) the date of termination in whole of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof.
"Termination Event" means (i) a Reportable Event with respect to any Benefit Plan; (ii) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from a Benefit Plan during a plan year in which the Borrower or such Controlled Group member was a "substantial employer" as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or the cessation of operations which results in the termination of employment of twenty percent (20%) of Benefit Plan participants who are employees of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group; (iii) the imposition of an obligation on the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group under Section 4041 of ERISA to provide affected parties written notice of intent to terminate a Benefit Plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the institution by the PBGC or any similar foreign governmental authority of proceedings to terminate a Benefit Plan or Foreign Pension Plan; (v) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Benefit Plan; (vi) that a foreign governmental authority shall appoint or institute proceedings to appoint a trustee to administer any Foreign Pension Plan in place of the existing administrator, or (vii) the partial or complete withdrawal of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from a Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Pension Plan.
"Total Exposure" means the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loan.
"Transferee" is defined in Section 14.5 hereof.
"Treasury Shares" means capital stock of the Borrower that is fully paid and non-assessable, legally issued and reacquired by the Borrower.
"Type" means, with respect to any Loan, its nature as a Floating Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.
"Unfunded Liabilities" means (i) in the case of Single Employer Plans, the amount (if any) by which the aggregate accumulated benefit obligations exceeds the aggregate fair market value of assets of present value of all vested nonforfeitable benefits under all Single Employer Plans as of the most recent measurement date, all as determined under FAS 87 using the methods and assumptions used by the Borrower for financial accounting purposes, and (ii) in the case of Multiemployer Plans, the withdrawal liability that would be incurred by the Controlled Group if all members of the Controlled Group completely withdrew from all Multiemployer Plans.
"Unmatured Default" means an event which, but for the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a Default.
"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.
"2006 Financial Statements" is defined in Section 5.1(6) hereof.
The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. Any accounting terms used in this Agreement which are not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings customarily given them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in existence as of the date hereof. Unless specifically stated otherwise, each use of the term "federal" shall refer to the federal government of the United States of America and each use of the term "state" shall refer to a state thereof.
All accrued commitment fees shall be payable on the effective date of any termination of all or any part of the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
Status |
Leverage Ratio |
Applicable Eurocurrency Margin |
Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage |
Applicable Floating Rate Margin |
Level I |
Less than 1.00 to 1.00 |
1.25% |
0.325% |
-1.25.00% |
Level II |
Greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00 and Less than 1.50 to 1.00 |
1.75% |
0.375% |
-0.75% |
Level III |
Greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 and Less than 2.00 to 1.00 |
2.25% |
0.50% |
-0.25% |
For purposes of this Section 2.13D)(ii), the Leverage Ratio shall be calculated as provided in Section 7.4(A). Upon receipt of the financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections 7.1(A)(ii) or (A)(iii), as applicable, the Applicable Floating Rate Margins, Applicable Eurocurrency Margins and Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage shall be adjusted, such adjustment being effective three (3) Business Days following the Administrative Agent's receipt of such financial statements and the compliance certificate required to be delivered in connection therewith pursuant to Section 7.1(A)(iv); provided, that if the Borrower shall not have timely delivered its financial statements in accordance with Section 7.1(A)(ii) or (A)(iii), as applicable, then commencing on the date upon which such financial statements should have been delivered and continuing until three (3) Business Days following the date such financial statements are actua lly delivered, the Applicable Floating Rate Margins, Applicable Eurocurrency Margins and Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage shall be the Applicable Floating Rate Margins, Applicable Eurocurrency Margins and applicable Commitment Fee Percentage corresponding to Level III Status under the pricing grid set forth in this Section 2.13(D)(ii).
Each Lender shall promptly furnish to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such additional documents as may be reasonably required by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to establish any exemption from or reduction of any Taxes or Other Taxes required to be deducted or withheld and which may be obtained without undue expense to such Lender. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.13(E), the Borrower shall not be obligated to gross up any payments to any Lender pursuant to Section 2.13(E)(i), or to indemnify any Lender pursuant to Section 2.13(E)(iii), in respect of United States federal withholding taxes to the extent imposed as a result of (x) the failure of such Lender to deliver to the Borrower the form or forms and/or an Exemption Certificate, as applicable to such Lender, pursuant to Section 2.13(E)(vi), (y) such form or forms and/or Exemption Certificate not establishing a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax or the information or certifications made therein by the Lender being untrue or inaccurate on the date delivered in any material respect, or (z) the Lender designating a successor Lending Installation at which it maintains its Loans which has the effect of causing such Lender to become obligated for tax payments in excess of those in effect immediately prior to such designation; provided, however, that the Borrower shall be obligated to gross up any payments to any such Lender pursuant to Section 2.13(E)(i), and to indemnify any such Lender pursuant to Section 2.13(E)(iii), in respect of United States federal withholding taxes if (x) any such failure to deliver a form or forms or an Exemption Certificate or the failure of such form or forms or exemption certificate to establish a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax or inaccuracy or untruth contained therein resulted from a change in any applicable statute, treaty, regulation or other applicable law or any interpretation of any of the foregoing occurring after the date hereof, which change rendered such Lender no longer legally entitled to deliver such form or forms or Exemption Certificate or otherwise ineligible for a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax, or rendered the information or the certifications made in such form or forms or Exemption Certificate untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, (y) the redesignation of the Lender's Lending Installation was made at the request of the Borrower or (z) the obligation to gross up payments to any such Lender pursuant to Section 2.13(E)(i), or to indemnify any such Lender pursuant to Section 2.13(E)(iii), is with respect to a Purchaser that becomes a Purchaser as a result of an assignment made at the request of the Borrower.
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to that Lender of making, renewing or maintaining its Revolving Loan Commitment, Loans, L/C Interests, or Letters of Credit or to reduce any amount received under this Agreement, then, within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Borrower of written demand by such Lender pursuant to Section 4.5, the Borrower shall pay such Lender that portion of such increased expense incurred or reduction in an amount received which such Lender determines is attributable to making, funding and maintaining its Loans, L/C Interests, Letters of Credit and its Revolving Loan Commitment.
Each Borrowing/Election Notice with respect to each such Advance and the letter of credit application with respect to each Letter of Credit shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions contained in Sections 5.2(A), (B) and (C) have been satisfied. Any Lender may require a duly completed officer's certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit F hereto and/or a duly completed compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto as a condition to making an Advance.
In order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and the other financial accommodations to the Borrower and to issue the Letters of Credit described herein, the Borrower represents and warrants as follows to each Lender and the Administrative Agent as of the Closing Date, and thereafter on each other date as required by Section 5.2 .
(b) The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which failure to be so qualified and in good standing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) has all requisite power and authority to own, operate and encumber its property and to conduct its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted.
The Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Revolving Loan Commitments are outstanding and thereafter until the Facility Termination Date, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise give prior written consent:
For purposes of this Section 7.1(D), the Borrower and any member of the Controlled Group shall be deemed to know all facts known by the administrator of any Plan of which the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group is the plan sponsor.
In addition, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall become a party to any agreement, note, indenture or other instrument, or take any other action, which would prohibit the creation of a Lien on any of its properties or other assets in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Holders of Secured Obligations, as collateral for the Obligations; provided that any agreement, note, indenture or other instrument in connection with Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness (including Capitalized Leases) may prohibit the creation of a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Holders of Secured Obligations on the items of property obtained with the proceeds of such Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness.
provided, however, that the Investments described in clause (vi) above shall not be permitted to be made at a time when either a Default or an Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.
provided, however, that in no event shall any Restricted Payments be declared or made if either a Default or an Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the date of declaration or payment thereof or would result therefrom.
except where such transactions, events, circumstances, or failures are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably expected to result in liability individually or in the aggregate in excess of $4,000,000.
A Default shall be deemed "continuing" until cured or until waived in writing in accordance with Section 9.3.
No amendment of any provision of this Agreement relating to (a) the Administrative Agent shall be effective without the written consent of the Administrative Agent, and (b) the Issuing Bank shall be effective without the written consent of the Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent may waive payment of the fee required under Section 14.3(B) without obtaining the consent of any of the Lenders.
The Administrative Agent may notify the other parties to this Agreement of any amendments to this Agreement which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be necessary as a result of the commencement of the third stage of the European Economic and Monetary Union. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any amendments so notified shall take effect in accordance with the terms of the relevant notification.
provided, however, the Borrower shall not have any obligation to an Indemnitee hereunder with respect to Indemnified Matters caused by or resulting from the willful misconduct or Gross Negligence of such Indemnitee, as determined by the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If the undertaking to indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, the Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion which it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law, to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Matters incurred by the Indemnitees.
11.18. Documentary Stamp Tax. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold the Lenders and the Administrative Agent harmless from and against payment of any and all documentary stamp tax due to the State of Florida, or any department or agency thereof, in connection with this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents, together with all interest, fines, penalties, costs or other changes thereon, regardless of when, or the party against whom, the same may be assessed or imposed.
Unless otherwise designated (which designation shall only be applicable prior to the occurrence of a Default) by the Borrower, all principal payments in respect of Loans shall be applied first, to repay outstanding Floating Rate Loans and then to repay outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans, with those Eurocurrency Rate Loans which have earlier expiring Interest Periods being repaid prior to those which have later expiring Interest Periods. The order of priority set forth in this Section 13.3 and the related provisions of this Agreement are set forth solely to determine the rights and priorities of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Bank as among themselves. The order of priority set forth in clauses (iv) through (viii) of this Section 13.3 may at any time and from time to time be changed by all of the Lenders without necessity of notice to or consent of or approval by the Borrower, or any other Person. The order of priority set forth in cl auses (i) through (iii) of this Section 13.3 may be changed only with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
STEINER LEISURE LIMITED, as the Borrower
By:_/s/ Stephen Lazarus __________________
Name: Stephen Lazarus
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Address:
770 South Dixie Highway
Suite 200
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Attention: Stephen Lazarus
Telephone No.: (305) 358-9002
Facsimile No.: (305) 358-7704
SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
By:_/s/ Sanja Shank_____________________
Name: Sanja Shank
Title: Vice President
777 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Florida 33131
Attention: Sanja Shank
Telephone No.: (305) 579-7241
Facsimile No.: (305) 579-7133
E-mail: sanja.shank@suntrust.com
EXHIBIT 99.2
REVOLVING LOAN NOTE
U.S.$30,000,000 June 28, 2007
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, STEINER LEISURE LIMITED, a company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (the "Borrower"), HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of SUNTRUST BANK (the "Lender") Thirty Million Dollars, in lawful currency of the United States (U.S.$30,000,000) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid amount of all "Revolving Loans" (as defined in the Credit Agreement) made by the Lender to such Borrower pursuant to the "Credit Agreement" (as defined below), on the "Termination Date" (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) or on such earlier date as may be required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are as defined in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan made to it from the date of such Revolving Loan until such principal amount is paid in full at a rate or rates per annum determined in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Interest hereunder is due and payable at such times and on such dates as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Both principal and interest are payable in Dollars to the Administrative Agent (as defined below), to such account as the Administrative Agent may designate, in same day funds. At the time of each Revolving Loan, and upon each payment or prepayment of principal of each Revolving Loan, the Lender shall make a notation either on the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof, or in such Lender's own books and records, in each case specifying the amount of such Revolving Loan, the respective Interest Period thereof (in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) or the amount of principal paid or prepaid with respect to such Revolving Loan, as applicable; provided that the failure of the Lender to make any such recordation or notation shall not affect the Obligations of the undersigned Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement.
This Revolving Loan Note is one of the promissory notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2007, by and among the Borrower, the institutions from time to time parties thereto as lenders, SUNTRUST BANK, as Lender and as Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent") (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of Revolving Loans by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement from time to time in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Dollar amount first above mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Revolving Loan to it being evidenced by this Revolving Loan Note, and (ii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.
Demand, presentment, protest and notice of nonpayment and protest are hereby waived by the Borrower.
This Revolving Loan Note constitutes a renewal, amendment and replacement of the Revolving Loan Note dated May 9, 2006, made by Borrower to the order of SunTrust Bank, (the "Renewed Note"). This Revolving Loan Note does not extinguish the debt evidenced by the Renewed Note or constitute a novation thereof, and it continues to evidence the indebtedness evidenced by the Renewed Note.
This Revolving Loan Note shall be interpreted, and the rights and liabilities of the parties hereto determined, in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.
THE BORROWER AND (BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF) THE LENDER EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING HEREUNDER OR RELATING HERETO.
Whenever in this Revolving Loan Note reference is made to the Administrative Agent, the Lender or the Borrower, such reference shall be deemed to include, as applicable, a reference to their respective successors and assigns. The provisions of this Revolving Loan Note shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of said successors and assigns. The Borrower's successors and assigns shall include, without limitation, a receiver, trustee or debtor in possession of or for the Borrower.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Revolving Loan Note to be signed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.
STEINER LEISURE LIMITED
By: _/s/_Stephen Lazarus_________
Name: Stephen Lazarus
Title: Senior Vice President
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