0001213900-19-010240.txt : 20190606 0001213900-19-010240.hdr.sgml : 20190606 20190606172217 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001213900-19-010240 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 15 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190530 ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Control of Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Change in Shell Company Status ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20190606 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190606 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ranpak Holdings Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001712463 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS FOAM PRODUCTS [3086] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-38348 FILM NUMBER: 19883438 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7990 AUBURN ROAD CITY: CONCORD TOWNSHIP STATE: OH ZIP: 44077 BUSINESS PHONE: 440-354-4445 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7990 AUBURN ROAD CITY: CONCORD TOWNSHIP STATE: OH ZIP: 44077 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: One Madison Corp DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20170720 8-K 1 f8k053019_ranpakholdings.htm CURRENT REPORT

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

June 6, 2019 (May 30, 2019)

 

RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   001-38348   98-1377160
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

7990 Auburn Road
Concord Township, OH

 

 

44077

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1 440-354-4445

 

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):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   PACK   New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   PACK.WS   New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introductory Note

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to Ranpak Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries. All references herein to the “Board” refer to the board of directors of the Company.

 

On June 3, 2019, the Company (formerly known as One Madison Corporation (“One Madison”)) consummated the previously announced business combination (the “Ranpak Business Combination”) pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, Rack Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Seller”), and Rack Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Seller (“Rack Holdings”). The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Ranger Packaging LLC (the “Acquiring Entity”), acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Rack Holdings from Seller, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement. Under the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Acquiring Entity paid at the closing of the Ranpak Business Combination (“Closing”) $798,890,451 and €140,000,000 in cash in consideration for the acquisition of Rack Holdings, (A) $341,468,174 and €140,000,000 of which was used to repay outstanding indebtedness and unpaid transaction expenses as contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and (B) the remainder of which was paid to Seller. The purchase price paid at Closing was an estimate and will be subject to a customary post-Closing true-up. 

 

Financing for the Ranpak Business Combination and for related transaction expenses consisted of (i) $149,730,230 of proceeds from the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) on deposit in the trust account (which includes interest income accrued thereon since the IPO, but has been reduced to the extent required to pay amounts due to our public shareholders who elected to redeem their shares and is net of deferred underwriting discounts and commissions and fees and expenses owed to the Company’s trustee), (ii) $146,000,000 of proceeds from the issuance of shares of Class A common stock and Class C common stock pursuant to the forward purchase agreements entered into in connection with the IPO (the “Forward Purchase Agreements”) (net of amounts previously funded pursuant to the Global Promissory Note (the “Working Capital Promissory Note”) described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated May 2, 2019 and filed by One Madison on May 3, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) in the section entitled “The Business Combination — Related Agreements — Working Capital Promissory Note,” which is incorporated by reference herein), (iii) $142,000,000 of proceeds from the issuance of shares of Class A common stock and Class C common stock pursuant to the subscription agreements entered into in connection with the Ranpak Business Combination (the “Subscription Agreements”), (iv) $19,999,992 of proceeds from the issuance of shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the subscription agreement (the “New Subscription Agreement”) described in Item 3.02 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 15, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein, and (v) senior secured credit facilities provided by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division consisting of a $378,175,000 dollar-denominated first lien term facility, a €140,000,000 euro-denominated first lien term facility and a $45.0 million revolving facility. 

 

Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

First Lien Credit Agreement

 

On June 3, 2019, in connection with the closing of the Ranpak Business Combination, Ranger Pledgor LLC (“Holdings”), Ranger Packaging LLC (the “US Borrower”) and Ranpak B.V. (the “Dutch Borrower” and together with the US Borrower, the “Borrowers”) entered into a First Lien Credit Agreement that provided for senior secured credit facilities to, in part, (i) fund the business combination, (ii) repay and terminate the existing indebtedness of Ranpak (the “debt refinancing”) and (iii) pay all fees, premiums, expenses and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the foregoing. The aggregate principal amount of the senior secured credit facilities consists of a $ 378,175,000 dollar-denominated first lien term facility (the “First Lien Dollar Term Facility”), a €140,000,000 euro-denominated first lien term facility (the “First Lien Euro Term Facility” and, together with the First Lien Dollar Term Facility, the “First Lien Term Facility”) and a $45.0 million revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility” and, together with the First Lien Term Facility, the “Facilities”). The First Lien Term Facility matures seven years after the closing date of the Facilities (the “Closing Date”) and the Revolving Facility matures five years after the Closing Date. As of June 3, 2019, no amounts under the Revolving Facility had been drawn.

 

Borrowings under the Facilities, at the Borrower’s option, bear interest at either (1) an adjusted eurocurrency rate or (2) a base rate, in each case plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin is 4.00% with respect to eurocurency borrowings and 3.00% with respect to base rate borrowings (in each case, assuming a first lien net leverage ratio of greater than or equal to 5.00:1.00), subject to a leverage-based stepdown.

 

The Revolving Facility includes borrowing capacity available for standby letters of credit of up to $5 million. Any issuance of letters of credit will reduce the amount available under the Revolving Facility.

 

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The Facilities will provide the Borrowers with the option to increase commitments under the Facilities in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $95.0 million and 100% of trailing-twelve months Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the definitive documentation with respect to the Facilities), plus any voluntary prepayments of the debt financing (and, in the case of the Revolving Facility, to the extent such voluntary prepayments are accompanied by permanent commitment reductions under the Revolving Facility), plus unlimited amounts subject to the relevant net leverage ratio tests and certain other conditions.

 

The obligations of (i) the US Borrower under the Facilities and certain of its obligations under hedging arrangements and cash management arrangements are unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and each existing and subsequently acquired or organized direct or indirect wholly-owned US organized restricted subsidiary of Holdings (together with Holdings, the “US Guarantors”) and (ii) the Dutch Borrower under the Facilities are unconditionally guaranteed by the US Borrower, the US Guarantors and each existing and subsequently acquired or organized direct or indirect wholly-owned Dutch organized restricted subsidiary of Holdings (the “Dutch Guarantors”, and together with the US Guarantors, the “Guarantors”), in each case, other than certain excluded subsidiaries. The Facilities are secured by (i) a first priority pledge of the equity interests of the Borrowers and of each direct, wholly-owned restricted subsidiary of any Borrower or any Guarantor and (ii) a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers and the Guarantors (in each case, subject to customary exceptions), provided that obligations of the US Borrower and US Guarantors under the Facilities were not secured by assets of the Dutch Borrower or any Dutch Guarantor.

 

The Revolving Facility will require the Borrowers to maintain a maximum first lien net leverage ratio (as defined in the definitive documentation with respect to the Facilities) at a level equal to 9.10:1.00. This “springing” financial covenant will be tested on the last day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the last day of the second full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, but only if on such date the sum of (i) the principal amount of outstanding revolving loans under the Revolving Facility, (ii) drawings on letters of credit under the Revolving Facility and (iii) the face amount of non-cash collateralized letters of credit under the Revolving Facility in excess of $2,500,000 exceeds 35% of the total revolving commitments under the Revolving Facility.

 

The Facilities will also contain a number of customary negative covenants. Such covenants, among other things, will limit or restrict the ability of the Borrowers, their restricted subsidiaries, and where applicable, Holdings, to:

 

incur additional indebtedness, issue disqualified stock and make guarantees;

 

incur liens on assets;

 

engage in mergers or consolidations or fundamental changes;

 

sell assets;

 

pay dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock;

 

make investments, loans and advances, including acquisitions;

 

amend organizational documents;

 

enter into certain agreements that would restrict the ability to incur liens on assets;

 

repay certain junior indebtedness;

 

enter into sale leasebacks;

 

engage in transactions with affiliates; and

 

in the case of the direct parent holding company of the US Borrower, engage in activities other than passively holding the equity interests in the US Borrower.

 

The aforementioned restrictions are subject to certain exceptions including (i) the ability to incur additional indebtedness, liens, investments, dividends and distributions, and prepayments of junior indebtedness subject, in each case, to compliance with certain financial metrics and certain other conditions and (ii) a number of other traditional exceptions that grant the Borrowers continued flexibility to operate and develop their businesses. The Facilities also contain certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default.

 

The foregoing description of the Facilities do not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Facilities, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

  

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Shared Services Agreement

 

At the Closing, the Company entered into a shared services agreement (the “Shared Services Agreement”) with One Madison Group LLC (our “Sponsor”), pursuant to which our Sponsor may provide or cause to be provided to the Company certain services from and after the Closing. The Shared Services Agreement provides for a broad array of potential services, including administrative and “back office” or corporate-type services. Costs incurred by our Sponsor in providing the shared services will be allocated to the Company. Payment under the Shared Services Agreement will be on a quarterly basis, based on a good faith estimate of Company expenses for each upcoming fiscal quarter, subject to a true-up for the actual expenses incurred by the Company at the end of each such fiscal quarter.

 

The Shared Services Agreement will continue until (i) the mutual agreement of the Company and our Sponsor to terminate the agreement or (ii) the agreement is otherwise terminated by our Sponsor pursuant to the provisions therein. The Company will indemnify our Sponsor in connection with the services provided by our Sponsor to the Company.

 

The foregoing description of the Shared Services Agreement is not a complete description thereof and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.01Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

 

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference. The material provisions of the Stock Purchase Agreement are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “The Business Combination – The Stock Purchase Agreement,” which is incorporated herein by reference. On May 28, 2019, the Ranpak Business Combination was approved by the shareholders of One Madison at an Extraordinary General Meeting in Lieu of Annual General Meeting. The Ranpak Business Combination was consummated on June 3, 2019.

 

Consideration to the One Madison’s Shareholders and Warrant Holders in the Ranpak Business Combination

 

In connection with the Closing, One Madison changed its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware by deregistering as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands and domesticating and continuing as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”). Upon the Domestication, each of One Madison’s then issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares, Class B ordinary shares and Class C ordinary shares automatically converted by operation of law into one share of its Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock, respectively, of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Company’s new certificate of incorporation. Similarly, all of One Madison’s outstanding warrants became warrants to acquire shares of Class A common stock or Class C common stock, as applicable, of the Company. In connection with the Domestication, One Madison was renamed Ranpak Holdings Corp.

 

Consideration to the Sellers in the Ranpak Business Combination

 

As discussed above, upon completion of the Ranpak Business Combination on June 3, 2019, the Acquiring Entity acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Rack Holdings from Seller on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement. The total amount payable by the Acquiring Entity under the Stock Purchase Agreement was $798,890,451 and €140,000,000 in cash, (A) $341,468,174 and €140,000,000 of which was used to repay outstanding indebtedness and unpaid transaction expenses as contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and (B) the remainder of which was paid to Seller.

 

Prior to the Closing, the Company was a shell company with no operations, formed as a vehicle to effect a business combination with one or more operating businesses. After the Closing, the Company became a holding company whose assets primarily consist of Rack Holdings and its subsidiaries.

 

Immediately following the Closing, the Company’s outstanding securities were as follows: (a) 47,357,632 shares of Class A common stock, (b) 6,511,293 shares of Class C common stock and (c) 20,570,741 warrants to acquire shares of Class A common stock or Class C common stock.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibits attached hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the parties, perspectives and expectations, are forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to estimates, projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this Current Report and the Exhibits attached hereto may include, for example, statements about: our expectations around the performance of the business; our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination; our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business; our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; the lack of a market for our securities.

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibits attached hereto are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us taking into account information currently available to us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to:

 

our inability to secure a sufficient supply of paper to meet our production requirements;

 

the impact of the price of kraft paper on our results of operations;

 

our reliance on third party suppliers;

 

the high degree of competition in the markets in which we operate;

 

consumer sensitivity to increases in the prices of our products;

 

changes in consumer preferences with respect to paper products generally;

 

continued consolidation in the markets in which we operate;

 

the loss of significant end-users of our products or a large group of such end-users;

 

our failure develop new products that meet our sales or margin expectations;

 

our future operating results fluctuating, failing to match performance or to meet expectations;

 

Ranpak’s ability to fulfill its public company obligations; and

 

other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in filings made with the SEC.

 

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, they could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. We are not undertaking any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should not take any statement regarding past trends or activities as a representation that the trends or activities will continue in the future. Accordingly, you should not put undue reliance on these statements.

 

Business

 

The business of One Madison prior to the Ranpak Business Combination is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Business of One Madison” beginning on page 177 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference. The business of Ranpak prior to the Ranpak Business Combination is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Business of Ranpak” beginning on page 179 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Risk Factors

 

Risks Related to Our Business

 

We may be unable to secure a sufficient supply of paper to meet our production requirements given the limited number of suppliers that produce paper suitable for our products.

 

A limited number of paper mills produce paper that is suitable for use in our products in the markets in which we operate, and if they fail, experience interruptions in service, or are otherwise unable or unwilling to fill our purchase orders, we may not be able to produce enough of our paper consumables to meet our own production requirements. In addition, there are several grades or types of paper that we use in our products that we obtain from a single source due to the specificity of our requirements and limitations in the available paper products in a given market. For example, in 2018 we purchased approximately 45% of our raw paper requirements in North America from a single supplier, WestRock Company (“WestRock”). Increasing consolidation among our suppliers or the paper supply market more broadly may increase our reliance on existing suppliers or impact our ability to obtain alternative suppliers, if necessary. For example, WestRock announced in November 2018 the completion of its acquisition of Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corporation, from whom we purchased approximately 25% of our raw paper requirements on a combined basis in Europe in 2018.

 

If WestRock, or one of our other major suppliers of paper in any of the markets in which we operate, fails or experiences an interruption or delay in service, there may be short-term or long-term disruption in our ability to secure paper from qualified sources and we may not have enough inventory to maintain our production schedule or continue to provide paper consumables to our distributors and end-users on a timely basis, or at all. For example, at most of our facilities, quantities of raw paper stored on-site represent approximately five days of paper consumables production at such facilities due to cost savings and storage limitations. Any such failure, interruption or delay may result in on-site paper storage at our paper consumable production facilities being depleted and, as a result, a reduction in the volume of production and sales of our paper consumables, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Paper pricing may negatively impact our results of operations, including our profit margins, and financial condition.

 

Our primary input is kraft paper, which we purchase from various paper suppliers around the world. Increases in global or regional market demand for paper-based products could increase the cost of the kraft paper we purchase. Increases in the price of kraft paper could also result from, among other things, increases in the cost of the raw materials used in paper production or increases in the cost of the energy our suppliers use to manufacture paper.

 

While historically, we have been able to successfully manage the impact of higher paper costs both by entering into annual fixed-price contracts with our suppliers, as well as by increasing the selling prices of our products, if we are unable to minimize the effects of any increases in paper costs through sourcing, pricing or other actions, our results of operations and financial condition may be materially adversely affected.

 

Our business is exposed to risks associated with our reliance on third party suppliers to provide both the components used in our protective packaging systems as well as certain fully-assembled protective systems.

 

These risks include, but are not limited to:

 

the risk that our supplier agreements will be terminated, or that we will not be able to renew our agreements on favorable economic terms, and as a result our cost of goods will increase;

 

the risk that our suppliers will experience operational delays or disruptions that will affect our ability to produce protective systems or provide them to our distributors and end-users;

 

the risk that our suppliers will fail, or will no longer be able to provide the components which we use to produce our protective systems;

 

the risk that our suppliers will not be able to meet an increase in demand for the components which we use to produce our protective systems;

 

the risk that our suppliers’ costs will increase, and that they will increase the prices of components or fully- assembled protective systems;

 

the risk that suppliers of fully-assembled protective systems will increase their prices or will no longer be able to provide us with protective systems; and

 

the risk that our suppliers in China, that supply a majority of the components and systems provided to our end- users, will be subject to increased trade barriers as a result of U.S.-Chinese trade measures, and such trade barriers will increase the costs of these components and systems or negatively impact our ability to purchase these components and systems.

 

In addition, some of our third party suppliers for components and fully-assembled systems represent our only source for such products. If we are unable to continue to purchase such components and systems from such suppliers, we may face additional costs or delays, or be unable to obtain similar components and systems. These and other factors may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operation or financial condition.

 

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We experience competition in the markets for our products and services.

 

We compete with a number of companies that produce and/or sell similar or competing packaging products from a variety of materials. We have several foreign and domestic competitors that are well established in the protective packaging market, including some with substantially greater financial, technical and other resources than we have or broader geographic reach. Many of our existing competitors also invest substantial resources in ongoing research and development, and we anticipate increased competition as consumer preferences and other trends increase the appeal of our product areas. To the extent that our competitors introduce new products or technologies, such developments could render our products obsolete, less competitive or uneconomical.

 

We compete with these companies on, among other factors, the performance characteristics of our products, service, price, and the ability to develop new packaging products and solutions. Accordingly, we may not be able maintain a competitive advantage over our competitors with respect to these or other factors, which may adversely affect our net sales, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

 

Unfavorable end-user responses to price increases could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

From time to time, and especially in periods of rising paper costs, we increase the prices of our products. Significant price increases, particularly if not taken by competitors in respect of similar products, could result in lower net sales. For instance, interruptions in paper supply may lead us to increase the price of our paper consumables while plastic-based packaging competitors would not similarly increase the price of our products, which may result in a reduction in our market share and net sales. Such loss of end-users or lower net sales may materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Demand for our products could be adversely affected by changes in end-user or consumer preferences, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Our net sales depends primarily on the volume of purchases by our end-users in the e-commerce industry and other industries it serves. End-user preferences for packaging formats, as well as the preferences of our end-users, can influence net sales. Changes in these preferences, as well as changes in consumer behavior generally, could negatively impact demand for our products which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Moreover, we position ourselves in the protective packaging market as the leading environmentally sustainable protective packaging solutions provider. Although we believe a market and consumer preference for environmentally sustainable solutions is a trend that is likely to continue, there is no guarantee that it will do so or that we will benefit from the continuing trend. If the current trend in favor of environmental sustainability does not continue, diminishes, or shifts away from paper and fiber-based products, demand for our products could decrease, which could have an adverse impact on our business or results of operations, including through reduced net sales and a subsequent decrease in gross margin and earnings. Additionally, the advent of emerging or improved technologies, such as the potential widespread availability of lower cost bio-plastics or increased recyclability of resin-based packaging solutions, could satisfy market and consumer demand for environmentally sustainable packaging solutions and negatively impact our business, financial condition or results of operations even if the current trend in favor of environmentally sustainable solutions continues.

 

Continued consolidation in sectors in which many of our end-users operate may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Many of the sectors in which many of our end-users operate, such as the e-commerce, automotive aftermarket, IT/electronics, machinery and home goods markets, have been consolidating in recent years, and this trend may continue. Because our business relies on integrating our protecting packaging systems into end-users’ existing operations and generating revenue through the sale of our paper consumables, increased consolidation may have an adverse impact on our or our distributors’ ability to attract additional end-users or retain existing end-users, or on the pricing of our products and services, which could in turn adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

The loss of end-users, particularly our e-commerce end-users, or a reduction in their production requirements, could have a significant adverse impact on our net sales and profitability.

 

Although we have a diverse base of end-users, the loss of significant end-users or a large group of end-users, or a reduction in their production requirements, could have an adverse effect on our net sales and, depending on the magnitude of the loss or reduction, our financial condition or results of operations. There can be no assurance that our existing end-user relationships will continue or be renewed at the same level of production, or at all, in the future.

 

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In particular, a number of our e-commerce end-users that currently use our paper consumables for void-fill, cushioning or wrapping, including our largest single end-user which accounted for approximately 11% of our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2018, have established internal goals or initiatives relating to reducing the quantity of consumables that they utilize in their product packaging as part of environmental responsibility initiatives. If these end-users achieve their goals or if additional end-users pursue similar initiatives, they may require a reduced quantity of our paper consumables for protective packaging of their products. The loss of any e- commerce end-users, or a reduction in their purchasing levels, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Our performance, competitive position and prospects for future growth could be negatively impacted if new products we develop do not meet sales or margin expectations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Our performance is dependent in part on our continuing ability to develop products that appeal to end-users by providing new or enhanced value propositions and provide us with a favorable return on the products’ cost through sales of paper consumables. The development and introduction cycle of each of these new products can be lengthy and involve high levels of investment. New products may not meet sales or margin expectations due to many factors, including our inability to (i) accurately predict demand, end-user preferences and evolving industry standards; (ii) resolve technical and technological challenges in a timely and cost-effective manner; or (iii) achieve manufacturing efficiencies. To the extent any new products do not meet our sales or margin expectations, our competitive position and future growth prospects may be negatively impacted, which could have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Our investments in research and development may not yield the results expected.

 

In order to compete in the protective packaging market, we must, among other things, adapt to changing consumer preferences and a competitive market through technological innovation. As a result of technological innovation as well as changing consumer preferences, new products can become standardized rapidly, leading to more intense competition and ongoing price erosion. In order to maintain our competitive advantage, we have invested, and will continue to invest, in research and development of new products and technologies. However, these investments may not yield the innovation or results expected on a timely basis, or at all, and any resulting technological innovations may not lead to successful new products or otherwise improve our performance and competitive advantage. Furthermore, our competitors may develop new products that are better suited to meet consumer demands, may develop and introduce such products before we are able to do so or may otherwise negatively impact the success of our new products, any of which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Our efforts to expand beyond our core product offerings and into adjacent markets may not succeed and could adversely impact our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We may seek to expand beyond our core fiber-based protective packaging systems and develop products or business strategies that have wider applications for manufacturers, end-users, or consumers. Expanding into new markets would require us to devote substantial additional resources to such expansion, and our ability to succeed in developing such products to address such markets is not certain. It is likely that we would need to take additional steps, such as hiring additional personnel, partnering with new third parties and incurring considerable research and development expenses, in order to pursue such an expansion successfully.

 

Any such expansion would be subject to additional uncertainties. For example, we could encounter difficulties in attracting new end-users due to lower levels of familiarity with our brand among potential distributor partners and end-users in markets we do not currently serve. As a result, we may not be successful in future efforts to expand into or achieve profitability from new markets, new business models or strategies or new product types, and our ability to generate net sales from our current products and continue our existing business may be negatively affected. If any such expansion does not enhance our ability to maintain or grow net sales or recover any associated development costs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

Uncertain global economic conditions have had and could continue to have an adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

Uncertain global economic conditions have had and may continue to have an adverse impact on our business in the form of lower net sales due to weakened demand, unfavorable changes in product price/mix, or lower profit margins. For example, global economic downturns have adversely impacted some of our end-users, such as automotive companies, distributors, electronic manufacturers, machinery manufacturers, home goods manufacturers and e-commerce and mail order fulfillment firms, and other end-users that are particularly sensitive to business and consumer spending.

 

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During economic downturns or recessions, there can be heightened competition for net sales and increased pressure to reduce selling prices as end-users may reduce their volume of purchases. Also, reduced availability of credit may adversely affect the ability of some of our end-users and suppliers to obtain funds for operations and capital expenditures. This could negatively impact our ability to obtain necessary supplies as well as the sales of materials and equipment to affected end-users. This could also result in reduced or delayed collections of outstanding accounts receivable from distributors or end-users. If we lose significant sales volume, are required to reduce our selling prices significantly or are unable to collect amounts due, there could be a negative impact on our profitability and cash flows, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

The global nature of our operations exposes us to numerous risks that could materially adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

 

We maintain production facilities in three countries and territories, and our products are distributed to approximately 50 countries and territories around the world. A substantial portion of our operations are located outside of the United States and approximately 54% of our 2018 sales were generated outside of the United States. These operations, particularly in developing regions, are subject to various risks that may not be present or as significant for our U.S. and European operations. Economic uncertainty in some of the geographic regions in which we operate, including developing regions, could result in the disruption of commerce and negatively impact our cash flows or operations in those areas. Risks inherent in our international operations include:

 

foreign currency exchange controls and tax rates, and exchange rate fluctuations, including devaluations;

 

the potential for changes in regional and local economic conditions, including local inflationary pressures;

 

laws and regulations governing foreign investment, foreign trade and currency exchange, such as those on transfer or repatriation of funds, which may affect our ability to repatriate cash as dividends or otherwise and may limit our ability to convert foreign cash flows into U.S. dollars;

 

restrictive governmental actions such as those on trade protection matters, including antidumping duties, tariffs, embargoes and prohibitions or restrictions on acquisitions or joint ventures;

 

the imposition of tariffs and other trade barriers, and the effects of retaliatory trade measures;

 

compliance with U.S. laws and regulations, including those affecting trade and foreign investment and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act”);

 

compliance with tax laws, or changes to such laws or the interpretation of such laws, affecting taxable income, tax deductions, or other attributes relating to our non-U.S. earnings or operations;

 

difficulties of enforcing agreements and collecting receivables through certain foreign legal systems;

 

difficulties of enforcement and variations in protection of intellectual property and other legal rights;

 

more expansive legal rights of foreign unions or works councils;

 

changes in labor conditions and difficulties in staffing and managing international operations;

 

import and export delays caused, for example, by an extended strike at the port of entry, or major disruptions to international or domestic trade routes due to strikes, shortages, acts of terrorism or acts of war could cause a delay in our supply chain operations;

 

difficulties in staffing and managing international operations;

 

geographic, language and cultural differences between personnel in different areas of the world; and

 

political, social, legal and economic instability, civil unrest, war, catastrophic events, acts of terrorism, and widespread outbreaks of infectious diseases.

 

These and other factors may have a material adverse effect on our international operations and, consequently, on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

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If significant tariffs or other restrictions are placed on the import of Chinese goods, or if China places tariffs or other restrictions on the import of U.S. goods, our business, financial condition or results of operations may be materially adversely affected.

 

If significant tariffs or other restrictions are placed on the import of Chinese goods or if China places significant tariffs or other restrictions on the import of U.S. goods, our business, financial condition or results of operations may be materially adversely affected. For example, in September 2018, the U.S. government assessed a 10% tariff on thousands of categories of goods, including parts that we import from China to our domestic facilities to assemble our protective systems. Additionally, the U.S. government continues to signal that it may alter trade agreements and terms between China and the United States, including limiting trade with China, and may impose additional tariffs on imports from China. If additional duties are imposed or increasingly retaliatory trade measures taken by either the United States or China, we could need to materially increase our capital expenditures relating to the assembly of our protective systems, which could require us to raise our prices and result in the loss of end-users and harm our operating performance. Alternatively, we may seek alternative supply sources outside of China which may result in significant costs and disruption to our operations. In any such event, our business could be impacted by retaliatory trade measures taken by China or other countries in response to existing or future tariffs, or the imposition of additional tariffs, any of which could cause us to raise prices or make changes to our operations, and could materially harm our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

A major loss of or disruption in our assembly and distribution operations could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

A disruption in operations at one or more of our assembly and distribution facilities, or those of our suppliers, could have a material adverse effect on our business or operations. Disruptions could occur for many reasons, including fire, natural disasters, weather, unplanned maintenance or other manufacturing problems, disease, strikes or other labor unrest, transportation interruption, government regulation, contractual disputes, political unrest or terrorism. For example, we operate in leased facilities in Reno, Nevada, Raleigh, North Carolina, Kansas City, Missouri, and Nyrany, Czech Republic. If we are unable to renew leases at existing facilities on favorable terms or to relocate our operations to nearby facilities in an orderly fashion upon the expiration of those leases, we could suffer interruptions in our production and significant increases in costs.

 

Furthermore, alternative facilities with sufficient capacity or capabilities may not be available, may cost substantially more or may take a significant time to start production, each of which could negatively affect our business and financial performance. If one of our key assembly or paper converter facilities is unable to assemble our products or convert raw paper into our paper consumables, respectively, for an extended period of time, our net sales may be reduced by the shortfall caused by the disruption and we may not be able to meet our distributors’ and end-users’ needs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Fluctuations between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar could materially impact our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

 

Approximately 54% of our net sales in 2018 were generated outside the United States. We translate net sales and other results denominated in foreign currency into U.S. dollars for our consolidated financial statements. As a result, we are exposed to currency fluctuations both in receiving cash from our international operations and in translating our financial results back to U.S. dollars. During periods of a strengthening U.S. dollar, we reported international net sales and net earnings could be reduced because foreign currencies may translate into fewer U.S. dollars. Foreign exchange rates can also impact the competitiveness of products produced in certain jurisdictions and exported for sale into other jurisdictions. These changes may impact the value received for the sale of ours goods versus those of our competitors.

 

Foreign exchange rates may also impact the ability of our customers to secure sufficient funds in U.S. dollars or European currency to purchase goods for export. For example, many of our distributors are local entities in the markets in which they operate and utilize foreign currencies to operate their business. Such distributors must convert their local currency into U.S. dollars or European currency in their business with us, for which foreign exchange rate fluctuations may present additional challenges for the operation of their business. We cannot predict the effects of exchange rate fluctuations on our future operating results or business. As exchange rates vary, our results of operations and profitability may be harmed.

 

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Cyber risk and the failure to maintain the integrity of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of third parties with which we do business, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We are subject to an increasing number of information technology vulnerabilities, threats and targeted computer crimes which pose a risk to the security of our systems and networks and the confidentiality, availability and integrity of our data.

 

Disruptions or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support our businesses and end- users, or cyber-attacks or security breaches of our networks or systems, could result in the loss of end-users and business opportunities, legal liability, regulatory fines, penalties or intervention, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensatory costs, and additional compliance costs, any of which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. While we attempt to mitigate these risks, our systems, networks, products, solutions and services remain potentially vulnerable to advanced and persistent threats.

 

We also maintain and have access to sensitive, confidential or personal data or information in certain of our businesses that are subject to privacy and security laws, regulations and end-user controls. Despite our efforts to protect such sensitive, confidential or personal data or information, our facilities and systems and those of our end- users and third-party service providers may be vulnerable to security breaches, theft, misplaced or lost data, programming and/or human errors that could lead to the compromising of sensitive, confidential or personal data or information, improper use of our systems, software solutions or networks, unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or destruction of information, defective products, production downtimes and operational disruptions, which in turn could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We are subject to anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws with respect to both our domestic and international operations, and non-compliance with such laws can subject us to criminal and civil liability and harm our business.

 

We are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.S. domestic bribery statute contained in 18 U.S.C. § 201, the U.S. Travel Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, and possibly other anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws in countries in which we conduct activities. Anti-corruption laws are interpreted broadly and prohibit us from authorizing, offering, or directly or indirectly providing improper payments or benefits to recipients in the public or private sector. We can be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of these third-parties, our employees, representatives, contractors and agents, even if we do not explicitly authorize such activities. In addition, although we have implemented policies and procedures to ensure compliance with anticorruption and related laws, there can be no assurance that all of our employees, representatives, contractors, partners, or agents will comply with these laws at all times. Noncompliance with these laws could subject us to whistleblower complaints, investigations, sanctions, settlements, prosecution, other enforcement actions, disgorgement of profits, significant fines, damages, other civil and criminal penalties or injunctions, suspension and debarment from contracting with certain governments or other persons, the loss of export privileges, reputational harm, adverse media coverage, and other collateral consequences. If any subpoenas or investigations are launched, or governmental or other sanctions are imposed, or if we do not prevail in any possible civil or criminal litigation, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially harmed. In addition, responding to any action will likely result in a materially significant diversion of management’s attention and resources and significant defense costs and other professional fees. Enforcement actions and sanctions could further harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Product liability claims or regulatory actions could adversely affect our financial results or harm our reputation or the value of our brands.

 

Claims for losses or injuries purportedly caused by some of our products arise in the ordinary course of business. In addition to the risk of substantial monetary judgments, product liability claims or regulatory actions could result in negative publicity that could harm our reputation in the marketplace or adversely impact the value of our brands or ability to sell our products in certain jurisdictions. We could also be required to recall possibly defective products, or voluntarily do so, which could result in adverse publicity and significant expenses and reduced net sales. Although we maintain product liability insurance coverage, potential product liabilities claims could be excluded or exceed coverage limits under the terms of our insurance policies or could result in increased costs for such coverage.

 

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Political and economic instability and risk of government actions affecting our business and our end-users or suppliers may adversely impact our business, results of operations and cash flows.

 

We are exposed to risks inherent in doing business in each of the countries/regions or regions in which we or our end-users or suppliers operate including: civil unrest, acts of terrorism, sabotage, epidemics, force majeure, war or other armed conflict and related government actions, including sanctions/embargoes, the deprivation of contract rights, the inability to obtain or retain licenses required by us to operate our plants or import or export our goods or raw materials, the expropriation or nationalization of our assets, and restrictions on travel, payments or the movement of funds. In particular, if additional restrictions on trade with Russia were adopted by the European Union or the United States, and were applicable to our products, we could lose revenue and experience lower growth rates in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We rely on third party distributors to store, sell, market, service and distribute our products.

 

We rely on our network of third party distributors to store, sell (in the case of paper consumables), market, service and distribute our protective packaging systems and paper consumables to a majority of our end-users. Because we rely on third party distributors, we are subject to a number of risks, including:

 

the risk that distributors may terminate or decline to renew their contractual relationship with us;

 

the risk that we may not be able to renew our contracts with distributors on the same contractual terms;

 

the risk that distributors, or the services that they rely on, will fail, or will be unable to deliver our protective packaging systems and paper-based products in a timely manner;

 

the risk that distributors will be otherwise unable or unwilling to sell, market, service and distribute our products to end users at the same rate they have historically, or at all; and

 

the risk that end-users will increasingly seek to purchase consumables directly from suppliers, which would require us to alter our business model in order to accommodate direct-to-consumer sales.

 

If we fail to maintain our relationships with our distributors, or if our distributors do not meet the sales, marketing and service expectations of our or our end-users, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

We depend on third parties for transportation services.

 

We rely primarily on third parties for delivery of our raw materials, as well as for transportation to certain select end-users to which we directly sell our products. In particular, a significant portion of the raw materials we use are transported by ship, railroad or trucks, which modes of transportation are highly regulated. If any of our third-party transportation providers were to fail to deliver raw materials to us in a timely manner, or fail to deliver our products to our direct end-users in a timely manner, we might be unable to manufacture our products in response to end-user demand. For example, at most of our facilities, quantities of raw paper stored on-site represent approximately five days of paper consumables production at such facilities due to cost savings and storage limitations. In addition, if any of these third parties were to cease operations or cease doing business with us, it might be unable to replace them at reasonable cost. Any failure of a third-party transportation provider to deliver raw materials or finished products in a timely manner could harm our reputation, negatively impact our end-user relationships and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

We could experience disruptions in operations and/or increased labor costs.

 

In Europe, most of our employees, including most of our employees in the Netherlands, are represented by either labor unions or workers councils and are covered by collective bargaining agreements that are generally renewable on an annual or bi-annual basis. In addition, as our business expands globally we may be subject to new labor-related requirements that may impose additional requirements or costs on our business. As is the case with any negotiation, we may not be able to negotiate or renew acceptable collective bargaining agreements in such cases, which could result in strikes or work stoppages by affected workers. Renewal of collective bargaining agreements could also result in higher wages or benefits paid to union members. A disruption in operations or higher ongoing labor costs could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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We are subject to a variety of environmental and product registration laws that expose us to potential financial liability and increased operating costs.

 

We are subject to a number of federal, state, local and foreign environmental, health and safety laws and regulations that govern, among other things, the manufacture and assembly of our products, the discharge of pollutants into the air, soil and water and the use, handling, transportation, storage and disposal of hazardous materials.

 

Many jurisdictions require us to have operating permits for our assembly and warehouse facilities and operations. Any failure to obtain, maintain or comply with the terms of these permits could result in fines or penalties, revocation or nonrenewal of our permits, or orders to temporarily or permanently cease certain operations, and may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Some jurisdictions in which we operate have laws and regulations that govern the registration and labeling of some of our products. For example, we expect significant future environmental compliance obligations for our European operations as a result of the European Union (“EU”) Directive “Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals” (EU Directive No. 2006/1907) enacted on December 18, 2006. The directive, known as REACH, imposes several requirements related to the identification and management of risks related to chemical substances manufactured or marketed in Europe. The EU also enacted in 2008 a “Classification, Labeling and Packaging” regulation, known as the CLP Regulation, which aligns the EU system of classification, labeling and packaging of chemical substances to the Globally Harmonized System. Other jurisdictions may impose similar requirements. Compliance with these requirements can be costly.

 

We cannot predict with reasonable certainty the future cost of environmental compliance, industrial hygiene within our facilities, product registration, or environmental remediation. Environmental laws have become more stringent and complex over time and may continue to do so. Our environmental costs and operating expenses will be subject to these evolving regulatory requirements and will depend on the scope and timing of the effectiveness of requirements in these various jurisdictions. As a result of such requirements, we may be subject to an increased regulatory burden, including significant future environmental compliance, hygiene, health and safety obligations.

 

Increased compliance costs, increasing risks and penalties associated with violations, or our inability to market some of our products in certain jurisdictions may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, investments and results of operations.

 

We are subject to laws, regulations and rules enacted by national, regional and local governments and the NYSE. In particular, we are required to comply with certain SEC, NYSE and other legal or regulatory requirements. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws, regulations and rules may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws, regulations and rules and their interpretation and application may also change from time to time and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, investments and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations and rules, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

We are subject to litigation in the ordinary course of business, and uninsured judgments or a rise in insurance premiums may adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.

 

In the ordinary course of business, we are subject to a variety of legal proceedings and legal compliance risks in our areas of operation around the world, including product liability claims, actions brought against us by our employees and other legal proceedings. Any such claims, regardless of merit, could be time-consuming and expensive to defend and could divert management’s attention and resources.

 

In accordance with customary practice, we maintain insurance against some, but not all, of these potential claims. We may elect not to obtain insurance if we believe that the cost of available insurance is excessive relative to the risks presented. The levels of insurance we maintain may not be adequate to fully cover any and all losses or liabilities. Further, we may not be able to maintain insurance at commercially acceptable premium levels or at all.

 

If any significant accident, judgment, claim (or a series of claims) or other event is not fully insured or indemnified against, the cost of such accident, judgment, claim(s) or other event could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations. There can be no assurance as to the actual amount of these liabilities or the timing thereof. We cannot be certain that the outcome of current or future litigation will not have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

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If we are not able to protect or maintain our trademarks, patents and other intellectual property, we may not be able to prevent competitors from developing similar products or from marketing their products in a manner that capitalizes on our trademarks, and this loss of a competitive advantage may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.

 

Our ability to compete effectively with other companies depends, in part, on our ability to maintain the proprietary nature of our owned and licensed intellectual property. If we are unable to maintain the proprietary nature of our intellectual property, this loss of a competitive advantage could result in decreased net sales or increased operating costs, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We own a large number of patents and pending patent applications on our products, aspects thereof, methods of use and/or methods of manufacturing. There is a risk that our patents may not provide meaningful protection and patents may never be issued for our pending patent applications. Furthermore, we have historically focused and expect to continue to focus on strategically protecting our patents, including through pursuing infringement claims, which, especially in Europe, carries the risk that a court will determine our patents are invalid or unenforceable.

 

Trademark and trade name protection is important to our business. Although most of our trademarks are registered in the United States and in the foreign countries/regions in which we operate, we may not be successful in asserting trademark or trade name protection. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries/regions may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. The costs required to protect our trademarks and trade names may be substantial.

 

We cannot be certain that we will be able to assert these intellectual property rights successfully in the future or that they will not be invalidated, circumvented or challenged. Other parties may infringe on our intellectual property rights and may thereby dilute the value of our intellectual property in the marketplace. Third parties, including competitors, may assert intellectual property infringement or invalidity claims against us that could be upheld.

 

Intellectual property litigation, which could result in substantial cost to and diversion of effort by us, may be necessary to protect our proprietary technology or for us to defend against claimed infringement of the rights of others and to determine the scope and validity of others’ proprietary rights. We may not prevail in any such litigation, and if we are unsuccessful, we may not be able to obtain any necessary licenses on reasonable terms or at all.

 

Any failure by us to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property rights may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Our acquisition and integration of businesses could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

As part of our growth strategy, from time to time we consider acquisitions that either complement or expand our existing lines of business. For example, in March 2017, we acquired End of Line Automation Neopack Solutions S.A.S dba e3neo, a French packaging automation company (“e3neo”). We are unable to predict the size, timing and number of acquisitions we may complete, if any, in the future. Integrating acquired businesses may create substantial costs, delays or other problems for us that could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, we may incur expenses associated with sourcing, evaluating and negotiating acquisitions (including those that are not completed), and we also may pay fees and expenses associated with financing acquisitions to investment banks and other advisors. We may also assume the liabilities of an acquired company, there can be no assurances that all potential liabilities will be identified or known to us and any such liabilities could materially adversely impact our business and financial condition.

 

Furthermore, we may not be able to successfully integrate any acquired businesses or realize all of the expected synergies from previously acquired businesses or related strategic initiatives. If we are unable to achieve the benefits that we expect to achieve from our strategic initiatives, we could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Additionally, while we execute these acquisitions and related integration activities, it is possible that our attention may be diverted from our ongoing operations which may have a negative impact on our business.

 

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Our insurance policies may not cover all operating risks and a casualty loss beyond the limits of our coverage could adversely impact our business.

 

Our business is subject to operating hazards and risks relating to handling, storing, transporting and use of the products we sell. We maintain insurance policies in amounts and with coverage and deductibles that we believe are reasonable and prudent. Nevertheless, our insurance coverage may not be adequate to protect us from all liabilities and expenses that may arise from claims for personal injury or death or property damage arising in the ordinary course of business, and our current levels of insurance may not be maintained or available in the future at economical prices. If a significant liability claim is brought against us that is not adequately covered by insurance, we may have to pay the claim with our own funds, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Our annual effective income tax rate can change materially as a result of changes in our mix of U.S. and foreign earnings and other factors, including changes in tax laws and changes made by regulatory authorities.

 

Our overall effective income tax rate is equal to our total tax expense as a percentage of total earnings before tax. However, income tax expense and benefits are not recognized on a global basis but rather on a jurisdictional or legal entity basis. Losses in one jurisdiction may not be used to offset profits in other jurisdictions and may cause an increase in our tax rate. Changes in the mix of earnings (or losses) between jurisdictions and assumptions used in the calculation of income taxes, among other factors, could have a significant effect on our overall effective income tax rate, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

U.S. federal income tax reform could adversely affect us.

 

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”), which was enacted on December 22, 2017, significantly affects U.S. tax law by changing how the United States imposes income tax on multinational corporations. The TCJA, among other things, reduced the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, created a territorial tax system with a one-time mandatory tax on previously deferred foreign earnings of U.S. subsidiaries, and created a new tax on certain foreign earnings.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company completed its accounting for the tax effects of the Act and recorded the impacts appropriately in the financial statements. There are ongoing impacts as a result of the TCJA related to the current taxation of certain foreign earnings that would result in an increase to our effective tax rate. Additionally, new guidance and regulations continues to be issued which are assessed on an ongoing basis and can have an adverse affect on us.

 

The full realization of our deferred tax assets may be affected by a number of factors, including earnings in the United States.

 

We have deferred tax assets including state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards, accruals not yet deductible for tax purposes, employee benefit items, interest expense carryforwards, and other items. We have established valuation allowances to reduce the deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Our ability to utilize the deferred tax assets depends in part upon our ability to generate future taxable income, including the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities that have been generated as a result of the transaction, within each respective jurisdiction during the periods in which these temporary differences reverse or our ability to carryback any losses created by the deduction of these temporary differences. We expect to realize the assets over an extended period. If we are unable to generate sufficient future taxable income in the U.S. and/or certain foreign jurisdictions, or if there is a significant change in the time period within which the underlying temporary differences become taxable or deductible, we could be required to increase our valuation allowances against our deferred tax assets. Our effective tax rate would increase if we were required to increase our valuation allowances against our deferred tax assets. In addition, changes in statutory tax rates or other legislation or regulation may change our deferred tax assets or liability balances, with either favorable or unfavorable impacts on our effective tax rate. 

 

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We are subject to taxation in multiple jurisdictions. As a result, any adverse development in the tax laws of any of these jurisdictions or any disagreement with our tax positions could have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

 

We are subject to taxation in, and to the tax laws and regulations of, multiple jurisdictions as a result of the international scope of our operations and corporate and financing structure. Tax laws are dynamic and subject to change as new laws are passed and new interpretations of the law are issued or applied. For example, the United States in December 2018 enacted significant tax reform, and certain provisions of the new law may adversely affect us. Many countries in the European Union, as well as a number of other countries and organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, are actively considering changes to existing tax laws that, if enacted, could increase our tax obligations in countries where we does business. Additional changes in tax laws could increase our overall taxes and our business, consolidated financial condition or results of operations could be adversely effected in a material way. In addition, the tax authorities in any applicable jurisdiction, including the U.S., may disagree with the positions we have taken or intend to take regarding the tax treatment or characterization of any of our transactions. If any applicable tax authorities, including U.S. tax authorities, were to successfully challenge the tax treatment or characterization of any of our transactions, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial condition or results of our operations.

 

We may record a significant amount of goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets and we may never realize the full carrying value of the related assets.

 

We record a significant amount of goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets, including end user relationships, trademarks and developed technologies. We test goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives for possible impairment annually during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Amortizable intangible assets are periodically reviewed for possible impairment whenever there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Impairment may result from, among other things, (i) a decrease in our expected net earnings; (ii) adverse equity market conditions; (iii) a decline in current market multiples; (iv) a decline in our common stock price; (v) a significant adverse change in legal factors or business climates; (vi) heightened competition; (vii) strategic decisions made in response to economic or competitive conditions; or (viii) a more- likely-than-not expectation that a reporting unit or a significant portion of a reporting unit will be sold or disposed of. In the event that we determine that events or circumstances exist that indicate that the carrying value of goodwill or identifiable intangible assets may no longer be recoverable, we might have to recognize a non-cash impairment of goodwill or other identifiable intangible assets, which could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

 

Unanticipated changes in effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income or other tax returns could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Following our domestication as a Delaware corporation in connection with the closing of the business combination, we are subject to income and other taxes in the United States, and our domestic tax liabilities are subject to the allocation of expenses in differing jurisdictions. Our future effective tax rates could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors, including:

 

changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities;

 

expected timing and amount of the release of any tax valuation allowances;

 

tax effects of stock-based compensation;

 

costs related to intercompany restructurings;

 

changes in tax laws, regulations or interpretations thereof; or

 

lower than anticipated future earnings in jurisdictions where we have lower statutory tax rates and higher than anticipated future earnings in jurisdictions where we have higher statutory tax rates.

 

In addition, we may be subject to audits of our income, sales and other taxes by U.S. federal and state authorities. Outcomes from these audits could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Disruption and volatility of the financial and credit markets could affect our external liquidity sources.

 

Our principal sources of liquidity are accumulated cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, cash flow from operations and amounts available under our lines of credit, including secured credit facilities, term loans and a revolving credit facility. We may be unable to refinance any of our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

 

Additionally, conditions in financial markets could affect financial institutions with which we have relationships and could result in adverse effects on our ability to utilize fully our committed borrowing facilities. For example, a lender under the first lien secured credit facilities may be unwilling or unable to fund a borrowing request, and we may not be able to replace such lender.

 

We may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges in connection with the business combination that could have a significant negative effect on our financial condition, results of operations and stock price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.

 

Although we have conducted due diligence on Rack Holdings, we cannot assure you that this diligence revealed all material issues that may be present in Rack Holdings’ business, that it would be possible to uncover all material issues through a customary amount of due diligence, or that factors outside of our and Rack Holdings’ control will not later arise. As a result, we may be forced to later write-down or write-off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in losses. Even if our due diligence successfully identifies certain risks, unexpected risks may arise and previously known risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with our preliminary risk analysis. Even though these charges may be noncash items and may not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about us or our securities. In addition, charges of this nature may cause us to be unable to obtain future financing on favorable terms or at all.

 

We are dependent upon certain key personnel to successfully operate our business, including our executive officers and directors, and their loss could adversely affect our ability to operate. The loss of such key personnel and our inability to hire and retain replacements could negatively impact our operations and profitability following the business combination.

 

Our ability to successfully operate our business is dependent upon the efforts of certain key personnel, including our senior management. Furthermore, other than key-man insurance on the life of Mr. Asali that we are required to obtain under the terms of the forward purchase agreements, we do not have an employment agreement with, or key-man insurance on the life of, any of our directors or executive officers. The unexpected loss of the services of one or more of our directors or executive officers and our inability to hire and retain replacements could have a detrimental effect on us and negatively impact our operations and profitability.

 

We have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant transaction costs in connection with the business combination and related transactions.

 

We have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant, non-recurring costs in connection with consummating the business combination and related transactions. All expenses incurred in connection with the business combination and related transactions, including all legal, and other fees, expenses and costs, will be for the account of the party incurring such fees, expenses and costs. Our transaction expenses as a result of the business combination and related transactions are currently estimated to be approximately $42.2 million, including $10.5 million in accompanying deferred underwriting commissions and private placement fees to the underwriters of our IPO. See the notes to the unaudited pro forma financial statements for more information.

 

We may not have sufficient funds to satisfy indemnification claims of our directors and executive officers.

 

We have agreed to indemnify our officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by law. However, our officers and directors have agreed to waive any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the trust account and to not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason whatsoever. Accordingly, any indemnification provided will be able to be satisfied by us only if (i) we have sufficient funds outside of the trust account or (ii) we consummate an initial business combination. Our obligation to indemnify our officers and directors may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our officers or directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against our officers and directors, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our shareholders. Furthermore, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against our officers and directors pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

 

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Our debt financing entered into for the purposes of consummating the business combination may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our shareholders’ investment in us.

 

In connection with the closing of the business combination, we entered into senior secured credit facilities provided by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division consisting of a $378,175,000 dollar-denominated first lien term facility, a €140.0 million euro-denominated first lien term facility and a $45.0 million revolving facility. Our senior secured credit facilities, impose, and future financing agreements are likely to impose, operating and financial restrictions on our activities which may adversely affect our ability to finance capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements or to engage in new business activities or otherwise adversely affect our ability to execute our business strategy compared to our competitors who have less debt. In some cases, these restrictions require us to comply with or maintain certain financial tests and ratios. Subject to certain exceptions, such agreements restrict our ability to, among other things:

 

incur additional indebtedness, issue disqualified stock and make guarantees;

 

incur liens on assets;

 

engage in mergers or consolidations or fundamental changes;

 

sell assets;

 

pay dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock;

 

make investments, loans and advances, including acquisitions;

 

amend organizational documents;

 

enter into certain agreements that would restrict the ability to incur liens on assets;

 

repay certain junior indebtedness;

 

enter into sale leasebacks;

 

engage in transactions with affiliates; and

 

in the case of the direct parent holding company of the US Borrower, engage in activities other than passively holding the equity interests in the US Borrower.

 

Further, various risks, uncertainties and events beyond our control could affect our ability to comply with these covenants. Failure to comply with any of the covenants in our existing or future financing agreements, including with respect to the senior secured credit facilities, could result in a default under those agreements and under other agreements containing cross-default provisions. Such a default would permit lenders to accelerate the maturity of the debt under these agreements and to foreclose upon any collateral securing the debt. Under these circumstances, we might not have sufficient funds or other resources to satisfy all of our obligations. In addition, the limitations imposed by our existing and future financing agreements on our ability to incur additional debt and to take other actions might significantly impair our ability to obtain other financing. We cannot assure you that we will be granted waivers or amendments to these agreements if for any reason we are unable to comply with these agreements or that we will be able to refinance our debt on terms acceptable to us, or at all.

 

Our substantial levels of outstanding indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition and ability to fulfill our obligations.

 

We have incurred substantial levels of outstanding debt, and the outstanding indebtedness may:

 

adversely impact our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate purposes;

 

require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to payment of principal and interest on our debt and fees on our letters of credit, which reduces the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

 

subject us to the risk of increased sensitivity to interest rate increases based upon variable interest rates, including our outstanding borrowings (if any);

 

increase the possibility of an event of default under the financial and operating covenants contained in our existing debt instruments; and

 

limit our ability to adjust to rapidly changing market conditions, reduce our ability to withstand competitive pressures and make it more vulnerable to a downturn in general economic conditions of our business than their competitors with less debt.

 

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Our ability to make scheduled payments of principal or interest with respect to our debt will depend on our ability to generate cash and our future financial results. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future to service our debt obligations, we might be required to refinance all or a portion of our existing debt or to obtain new or additional such facilities. However, we might not be able to refinance our existing debt or obtain any such new or additional facilities on favorable terms or at all.

 

We may be unable to obtain additional financing to fund our operations or growth.

 

We may require additional financing to fund our operations or growth. The failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect on the continued development or growth of the Company. Other than pursuant to the working capital promissory note, none of our officers, directors or shareholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after our initial business combination.

 

We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.

 

We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As a result, our shareholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. We could remain an emerging growth company for up to five years from the date of our IPO, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier, including if the market value of our Class A common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700,000,000 as of any June 30 before that time, in which case we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the following December 31. We cannot predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions, the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile.

 

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accountant standards used.

 

Compliance obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act require substantial financial and management resources, and increase the time and costs of integrating an acquisition. 

 

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act required that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2018. However, we have yet to evaluate and report on the internal control over financial reporting of Rack Holdings, and there can be no guarantee that the internal control over financial reporting at Rack Holdings is in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As such, the development of the internal controls of Rack Holdings in order to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may involve expense, time and be a distraction to management.

 

Only in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer will we be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting. However, for as long as we remain an emerging growth company, we will not be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting. In addition, as we have yet to evaluate and report on the internal control over financial reporting of Rack Holdings, the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement may result in the identification of issues with respect to Rack Holdings’ internal controls over financial reporting, which may result in increased time and expense.

 

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Provisions in our organizational documents may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for our Class A common stock and could entrench management.

 

Our organizational documents contain provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that shareholders may consider to be in their best interests. These provisions include the ability of the board of directors to designate the terms of and issue new series of preference shares, which may make more difficult the removal of management and may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our securities.

 

Our organizational documents designate the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between the Company and our stockholders, to the fullest extent permitted by law, which could limit the Company’s stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with the Company or our directors, officers, stockholders, employees or agents.

 

Our organizational documents provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless the Company consents to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for:

 

any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company;

 

any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company or the Company’s stockholders by any of the Company’s directors, officers or other employees;

 

any action asserting a claim against the Company or any of the Company’s directors, officers or employees arising out of or relating to any provision of the DGCL or the proposed organizational documents; or

 

any action asserting a claim against the Company or any of the Company’s directors, officers, stockholders or employees that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

 

This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with the Company or any of the Company’s directors, officers, or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. However, stockholders will not be deemed to have waived the Company’s compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder and this provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act, which provides for the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts with respect to all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Furthermore, this provision applies to Securities Act claims and Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Accordingly, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provision with respect to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. If a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in the Company’s proposed organizational documents to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, the Company may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

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Risks Related to Ownership of Our Securities

 

The grant of registration rights to certain holders of our shares and warrants and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our Class A common stock.

 

Pursuant to the registration rights agreements entered into in connection with the IPO and the sales of the subscription shares, the equity financing investors and holders of the private placement warrants and the warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the working capital loans are entitled to registration rights with respect to such equity financing shares, warrants and the common stock underlying such warrants, as applicable. The registration rights are exercisable with respect to the equity financing shares, the private placement warrants (including any Class A common stock or Class C common stock issuable upon exercise of such private placement warrants) and the warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (including any Class A common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of such warrants). Pursuant to the forward purchase agreements and the strategic partnership agreement, we have agreed that we will use our reasonable best efforts (i) to file within 30 days after the closing (and, with respect to clause (B) below, within 30 days following announcement of the results of the shareholder vote relating to our business combination, which we refer to as the “disclosure date”) a registration statement with the SEC for a secondary offering of (A) the forward purchase securities, the subscription securities, the Class A common stock and Class C common stock underlying the forward purchase warrants, and the anchor investors’ and the BSOF entities’ founder shares, and (B) any other Class A common stock or warrants acquired by the anchor investors, the BSOF entities and the subscription investors, including any time after we complete our business combination, (ii) to cause such registration statement to be declared effective promptly thereafter, but in no event later than 60 days after the closing or the disclosure date, as the case may be and (iii) to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement until the earliest of (A) the date on which such relevant party ceases to hold the securities covered thereby and (B) the date all of the securities covered thereby can be sold publicly without restriction or limitation under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) under the Securities Act, subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth in the forward purchase agreements, the subscription agreements and the voting agreement, as applicable. We will bear the cost of registering these securities. The registration and availability of such a significant number of securities for trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A common stock.

 

A significant portion of our total outstanding shares may be sold into the market in the near future. This could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.

 

Sales of a substantial number of shares of common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our common stock. Following consummation of the business combination, our Sponsor holds approximately 5.1% of our total outstanding shares, our officers and directors hold approximately 6.0% of our total outstanding shares, JS Capital holds approximately 43.8% of our total outstanding shares, and the BSOF entities hold approximately 8.4% of our total outstanding shares, which does not take into account any warrants outstanding as of the closing and that may be exercised thereafter. Pursuant to the terms of the forward purchase agreements entered into at the time of the IPO and the reallocation agreement, the founder shares may not be transferred until the earlier to occur of (i) one year after the closing or (ii) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their common stock for cash, securities or other property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the last sale price of our common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the closing, the common stock into which the founder shares convert will be released from these transfer restrictions. Additional sales of our common stock into the market may cause the market price of our common to drop significantly.

 

Certain of our stockholders, including JS Capital and our Sponsor, own a significant portion of the outstanding voting stock of the Company.

 

Upon completion of the business combination and the related transactions, JS Capital owns approximately 43.8% of our common stock and our Sponsor owns approximately 5.1% of our outstanding common stock. As long as JS Capital and our Sponsor own or control a significant percentage of outstanding voting power, they will have the ability to strongly influence all corporate actions requiring shareholder approval, including the election and removal of directors and the size of our board of directors, any amendment of our organizational documents, or the approval of any merger or other significant corporate transaction, including a sale of substantially all of our assets. The interests of JS Capital and our Sponsor may not align with the interests of our other shareholders. JS Capital and our Sponsor are in the business of making investments in companies and may acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us. JS Capital and our Sponsor may also pursue acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business, and, as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us.

 

The NYSE may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

 

Our, Class A common stock and warrants are listed on the NYSE. We cannot guarantee that our securities will remain listed on the NYSE. In order to continue listing our securities on the NYSE, we must maintain certain financial, distribution and share price levels. If the NYSE delists our securities from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect our securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

 

a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;

 

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reduced liquidity for our securities;

 

a determination that our Class A common stock are a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Class A common stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities;

 

a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and

 

a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

 

The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Our Class A common stock and warrants are listed on the NYSE, and, as a result, are covered securities. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of our securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. While we are not aware of a state having used these powers to prohibit or restrict the sale of securities issued by blank check companies, other than the State of Idaho, certain state securities regulators view blank check companies unfavorably and might use these powers, or threaten to use these powers, to hinder the sale of securities of blank check companies in their states. Further, if we were no longer listed on the NYSE, our securities would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.

 

We may amend the terms of the warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders with the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants. As a result, the exercise price of your warrants could be increased, the exercise period could be shortened and the number of shares of common stock purchasable upon exercise of a warrant could be decreased, all without your approval.

 

Our warrants were issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and the Company. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders. Accordingly, we may amend the terms of the public warrants in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants approve of such amendment. Examples of such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the warrants, shorten the exercise period or decrease the number of Class A common stock purchasable upon exercise of a warrant.

 

We may redeem unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to warrant holders, thereby making their warrants worthless.

 

We have the ability to redeem outstanding warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the closing price of our public shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to proper notice of such redemption. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

 

Redemption of the outstanding warrants could force you to (i) exercise your warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so, (ii) sell your warrants at the then current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your warrants or (iii) accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of your warrants. None of the private placement warrants will be redeemable by us so long as they are held by the anchor investors, the BSOF entities or their respective permitted transferees.

 

Warrants, including those issued in connection with the business combination, will become exercisable for our common stock, which may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A common stock, would increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market, and result in dilution to our shareholders.

 

We issued warrants to purchase 15,000,000 of our Class A common stock as part of the units sold in the IPO and, simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we issued in the private placement an aggregate of 8,000,000 private placement warrants, approximately 570,700 of which are still outstanding, each exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock or Class C common stock, as applicable, at $11.50 per share. We also issued 5,000,000 forward purchase warrants concurrently with the closing of the sale of the forward purchase shares. Such warrants, when exercised, will increase the number of issued and outstanding Class A common stock and reduce the value of the Class A common stock.

 

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To the extent our outstanding warrants are exercised, additional shares of common stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the then existing holders of our common stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. In addition, such dilution could, among other things, limit the ability of our current shareholders to influence our management through the election of directors.

 

The market for our securities may be volatile following the closing.

 

Following the business combination, the price of our securities may fluctuate significantly due to the market’s reaction to the business combination and general market and economic conditions. The price of our securities after the business combination can vary due to general economic conditions and forecasts, our general business condition and the release of our financial reports.

 

If the business combination’s benefits do not meet the expectations of investors, shareholders or financial analysts, the market price of our securities may decline.

 

If the benefits of the business combination do not meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the market price of our securities prior to the closing may decline. In addition, fluctuations in the price of our securities could contribute to the loss of all or part of your investment. Prior to the business combination, trading in the shares of our Class A common stock had not been active. Accordingly, the valuation ascribed to our Class A common stock in the subscription agreements may not be indicative of the price that will prevail in the trading market following the business combination. If an active market for our securities develops and continues, the trading price of our securities following the business combination could be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. Any of the factors listed below could have a material adverse effect on your investment in our securities and our securities may trade at prices significantly below the price you paid for them. In such circumstances, the trading price of our securities may not recover and may experience a further decline.

 

Factors affecting the trading price of our securities following the business combination may include:

 

actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly financial results or the quarterly financial results of companies perceived to be similar to us;

 

changes in the market’s expectations about our operating results;

 

success of competitors;

 

our operating results failing to meet the expectation of securities analysts or investors in a particular period;

 

changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts concerning the Company or the market in general;

 

operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to the Company;

 

changes in laws and regulations affecting our business;

 

commencement of, or involvement in, litigation involving the Company;

 

changes in our capital structure, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of additional debt;

 

the volume of common stock available for public sale;

 

any major change in our board of directors or management;

 

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sales of substantial amounts of common stock by our directors, executive officers or significant shareholders or the perception that such sales could occur; and

 

general economic and political conditions such as recessions, interest rates, fuel prices, international currency fluctuations and acts of war or terrorism.

 

Broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our securities irrespective of our operating performance. The stock market in general and NYSE have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of the particular companies affected. The trading prices and valuations of these stocks, and of our securities, may not be predictable. A loss of investor confidence in the market for retail stocks or the stocks of other companies which investors perceive to be similar to the Company following the business combination could depress our stock price regardless of our business, prospects, financial conditions or results of operations. A decline in the market price for our securities also could adversely affect our ability to issue additional securities and our ability to obtain additional financing in the future.

 

If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business, or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our common stock adversely, the price and trading volume of our common stock could decline.

 

The trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about us, our business, our market, or our competitors. If any of the analysts who may cover us change their recommendation regarding our stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our common stock would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us were to cease their coverage or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

 

Selected Historical Financial Information

 

The section entitled “Selected Historical Financial Information of Rack Holdings” beginning on page 48 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The following table shows selected historical financial information of Rack Holdings as of and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The selected historical consolidated financial information of Rack Holdings as of March 31, 2019 and 2018 was derived from the unaudited historical consolidated financial statements of Rack Holdings, which are included in this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Rack Holdings’ historical results are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. The selected consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the sections titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the historical consolidated financial statements of Rack Holdings and accompanying notes, set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and incorporated by reference herein.

 

   As of and for the three months ended March 31, 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)  2019   2018 
Statement of Operations Data:        
Net sales  $66,083   $61,607 
Net (loss) income   (3,371)   (6,781)
Earnings (loss) per share – basic and diluted   (3,388)   (6,815)
           
Statement of Cash Flows Data:          
Net cash provided by operating activities  $13,676   $13,498 
Net cash used in investing activities   (6,674)   (6,387)
Net cash used in financing activities   (1,099)   (3,826)
           
Balance Sheet Data:          
Total assets  $779,842    N/A 
Total liabilities   590,307    N/A 
Total stockholders’ equity   189,535    N/A 

 

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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Ranpak Holdings Corp. as of March 31, 2019 and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 set forth in Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Ranpak” beginning on Page 192 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of Ranpak for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019 are provided below.

 

For purposes of this section, “Ranpak,” “the Company,” “we,” or “our” refer to Rack Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to the consummation of the Ranpak Business Combination and to Ranpak Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries after the consummation of the Ranpak Business Combination, unless the context otherwise requires. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Report.

 

The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect future plans, estimates, beliefs and expected performance. The forward- looking statements are dependent upon events, risks and uncertainties that may be outside of Ranpak’s control. Ranpak’s actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward- looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this Report.

    

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Overview

 

Ranpak Holdings Corp. (formerly known as One Madison Corporation (“One Madison”)) consummated the Ranpak Business Combination on June 3, 2019, as discussed elsewhere in this Report, and now owns 100% of Rack Holdings Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Ranpak is a leading provider of environmentally sustainable, systems-based, product protection solutions for e-commerce and industrial supply chains. Since its inception in 1972, Ranpak has delivered high quality protective packaging solutions, while maintaining its commitment to environmental sustainability. Ranpak assembles its protective packaging systems and provides the systems and paper consumables to customers, which include direct end-users and its network of exclusive distributors, who in turn place the systems with and sell paper to commercial and industrial users for the conversion of paper into packaging materials. Ranpak operates manufacturing facilities in Concord Township, Ohio; Kansas City, Missouri, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Reno, Nevada in the United States and in Heerlen, the Netherlands and Nyrany, Czech Republic in Europe. Ranpak also maintains sales offices in Shanghai, China; Dijon, France; Paris, France; Tokyo, Japan; and Singapore.

 

As of March 31, 2019, Ranpak had an installed base of over 98,000 protective packaging systems serving a diverse base of distributors and end-users. Ranpak generated net sales of $66.1 million, and $61.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The Ranpak Business Combination

 

On June 3, 2019, we consummated the acquisition of all outstanding and issued equity interests of Rack Holdings, Inc. (“Rack Holdings”) pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement for consideration of $798,890,451 and €140,000,000 in cash, (A) $341,468,174 and €140,000,000 of which was used to repay outstanding indebtedness and unpaid transaction expenses as contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and (B) the remainder of which was paid to Seller. The purchase price paid at Closing was estimated and will be subject to a customary post-Closing adjustment. 

 

One Madison was deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the Ranpak Business Combination, as a result of which One Madison allocated its purchase price to Ranpak’s assets and liabilities at fair value, which will create a new basis of accounting. In addition, One Madison has initially estimated its purchase price allocation, as reflected in its unaudited condensed combined pro forma financial information as of and for the three-months ended March 31, 2019, and is required to update it during the 12-month measurement period following the consummation of the Ranpak Business Combination based on relevant information regarding the acquisition date fair values of Ranpak’s assets and liabilities.

 

One Madison financed the Ranpak Business Combination, in part, with debt of approximately $539 million, which became Ranpak’s direct obligation upon the consummation of the Ranpak Business Combination. Upon the consummation of the Ranpak Business Combination, Ranpak’s existing debt, which amounted to approximately $495 million as of March 31, 2019, was repaid in full.

  

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As a consequence of the Ranpak Business Combination, we are an SEC-registered and NYSE-listed operating company, which will require Ranpak to hire additional staff and implement procedures and processes to address regulatory and customary requirements applicable to operating public companies. Ranpak expects to incur additional annual expenses for, among other things, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director fees and additional internal and external accounting, legal and administrative resources, including increased audit and legal fees. Ranpak estimates that these incremental costs will amount to $2.0 million or more per year, resulting in higher operating expenses in future periods. This is expected to be partially offset by the elimination of certain non-recurring expenses prior to the Ranpak Business Combination, which amounted to $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Ranpak’s Key Performance Indicators and Other Factors Affecting its Performance

 

Ranpak uses the following key performance indicators and monitors the following other factors to analyze its business performance, determine financial forecasts, and help develop long-term strategic plans:

 

Protective Packaging Systems Base. Ranpak closely tracks the number of protective packaging systems installed with end-users as it is a leading indicator of underlying business trends and near-term and ongoing net sales expectations. Ranpak’s installed base of protective packaging systems also drive its capital expenditure budgets. The following table presents Ranpak’s installed base of protective packaging systems by product line as of March 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

   As of March 31,   3/31/2019 vs. 3/31/2018 
Protective Packaging Systems  2019   2018   Change   % Change 
Cushioning machines   31,614    30,137    1,477    5%
Void-fill machines   57,308    53,573    3,735    7%
Wrapping machines   9,616    7,902    1,714    22%
Total   98,538    91,612    6,926    8%

 

Paper Costs. Paper is a key component of Ranpak’s cost of sales and can fluctuate significantly between periods. Ranpak purchases both 100% virgin and 100% recycled paper, as well as blends, from various suppliers for conversion into the paper consumables it sells. The cost of paper supplies is Ranpak’s largest input cost, and it negotiates supply and pricing arrangements with most of its paper suppliers annually, with a view towards mitigating fluctuations in paper cost. Nevertheless, as paper is a commodity, its price on the open market, and in turn the prices Ranpak negotiates with suppliers at a given point in time, can fluctuate significantly, and is impacted by several factors outside of Ranpak’s control, including supply and demand and the cost of other commodities that are used in the manufacture of paper, including wood, energy and chemicals. The market for Ranpak’s solutions is competitive and it may be difficult for Ranpak to pass on increases in paper prices to its customers immediately, or at all, which has in the past and could in the future adversely impact its margins.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 to Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

 

The following table sets forth Ranpak’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, with line items presented in thousands of dollars and as a percentage of net sales:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31,         
(in thousands, except for percentages)  2019   % of Net
Sales
   2018   % of Net
Sales
  

 

$ Change

  

 

% Change

 
Net Sales  $66,083        $61,607        $4,476    7%
Cost of sales   37,939    57    34,770    56    3,169    9 
Selling, general and administrative   14,261    22    13,207    21    1,054    8 
Depreciation and amortization   10,664    16    10,982    18    (318)   (3)
Other operating expense (income), net   1,017    2    721    1    296    41 
Income from Operations   2,202    3    1,927    3    275    14 
Interest expense   8,101    12    7,091    12    1,010    14 
Foreign currency (gain) loss   (1,922)   (3)   2,928    5    (4,850)   (166)
Loss before income taxes   (3,977)   (6)   (8,092)   (13)   4,115    (51)
Income tax benefit   (606)   (1)   (1,311)   (2)   705    (54)
Net (loss) income   (3,371)   (5)   (6,781)   (11)   3,410    (50)

  

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Net sales

 

Net sales were $66.1 million in the first three months of 2019, a $4.5 million, or 7%, increase from $61.6 million in the same period of 2018, driven by both volume and price increases. On a constant currency basis, calculated by applying the average exchange rate for the current year to the prior year, net sales would have increased 12% between periods. Increases in the volume and price of Ranpak’s paper consumable products contributed approximately 9 percentage points (p.p.) and 4 p.p., respectively, to the increase and were partially offset by decreased sales of automated box sizing equipment. Ranpak’s installed base of protective packaging systems was 98,538 as of March 31, 2019, an increase of 6,926 units, or 8%, from 91,612 as of March 31, 2018.

 

The following table and the discussion that follows compares Ranpak’s net sales by geographic region and by product line for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31,         
Net Sales (in thousands, except for percentages)  2019   % of net sales   2018   % of net sales   $ Change   % Change 
North America  $29,909    45%  $28,787    47%  $1,122    4%
Europe/Asia   36,174    55    32,820    53    3,354    10 
Total   66,083    100    61,607    100    4,476    7 
                               
Cushioning machines   29,635    45    26,787    44    2,848    11 
Void-fill machines   26,406    40    25,799    42    607    2 
Wrapping machines   5,015    7    3,786    6    1,229    32 
Other   5,027    8    5,235    8    (208)   (4)
Total   66,083    100    61,607    100    4,476    7 

 

The increase in Ranpak’s consolidated net sales reflected growth across all of Ranpak’s product lines and primarily cushioning, which increased by $2.8 million, or 11%, to $29.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 from $26.8 million for the comparable period in 2018. Other net sales includes automated box sizing equipment and non-paper revenue from packaging systems installed in the field.

 

Net sales in North America were $29.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, an increase of $1.1 million, or 4%, from $28.8 million for the comparable period in 2018. The increase was attributable to growth in the cushioning and wrapping categories driven by price increases and the placement of additional packaging systems, and partially offset by a decline in void-fill sales.

 

Net sales in Europe and Asia were $36.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, an increase of $3.4 million, or 10%, from $32.8 million for the comparable period in 2018, driven by growth across all categories, primarily cushioning and void-fill.

  

Cost of Sales

 

Cost of sales increased by $3.2 million, or 9%, to $37.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 from $34.8 million for the comparable period in 2018, primarily due to increases in volume and in the price of paper, as discussed above. As a result, net sales minus cost of sales as a percentage of net sales (both on an actual and constant currency basis) decreased by 1 percentage point (p.p.) to 43% in the three months ended March 31, 2019 from 44% for the comparable period in 2018.

  

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A)

 

SG&A increased by $1.1 million, or 8%, to $14.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 from $13.2 million for the comparable period in 2018. On a constant currency basis, SG&A would have increased by 13% between periods. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A increased to 22% in the first quarter of 2019 from 21% in the comparable period of 2018. The increase is due mainly to an increase in R&D and increased support of growth initiatives, as well as professional and bonus expenses related to the Ranpak Business Combination.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization decreased by $0.3 million, or 3%, to $10.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 from $11.0 million for the comparable period in 2018. As a percentage of net sales, depreciation and amortization decreased to 16% in 2019 from 18% in 2018.

 

Other Operating Expense (Income), Net

 

Other operating expense, net was $1.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $0.7 million other operating income, net for the comparable period in 2018, mainly reflecting increased research and development expense.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense increased by $1.0 million, or 14%, to $8.1 in the three months ended March 31, 2019 from $7.1 million for the comparable period in 2018, reflecting the termination of an interest rate hedge in the second half of 2018 and increased interest rates. As a percentage of net sales, interest expense stayed consistent, at around 12%, in both periods.

 

Foreign Currency (Gain) Loss

 

Foreign currency gain was $1.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to a $2.9 million foreign currency loss for the comparable period in 2018, in each case reflecting the net impact of re-measurement of Ranpak’s Euro-denominated term facility and its Euro-denominated intercompany note to a Dutch subsidiary.

 

Income Tax Benefit

 

Income tax benefit was $0.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $1.3 million for the comparable period in 2018.

 

Net (Loss) Income

 

Net loss was $3.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to net loss of $6.8 million for the comparable period in 2018. The change was due to the reasons discussed above.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity describes the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the cash requirements of its business operations, including working capital needs, capital expenditures, debt service, acquisitions, other commitments and contractual obligations. Ranpak evaluates liquidity in terms of cash flows from operations and other sources and the sufficiency of such cash flows to fund its operating, investing and financing activities.

 

Management believes that its estimated cash from operations together with borrowing capacity under the revolving portion of the Facilities will provide Ranpak with sufficient resources to cover its working capital requirements for the next 12 months. Ranpak’s main liquidity needs relate to capital expenditures and expenses for the production and maintenance of protective packaging systems placed at end-user facilities, working capital, including the purchase of paper raw materials, and payments of principal and interest on Ranpak’s outstanding debt. Ranpak expects its capital expenditures to increase as it continues to grow its business. Ranpak’s future capital requirements and the adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors, and if Ranpak is unable to obtain needed additional funds, Ranpak will have to reduce its operating costs or incur additional debt, which could impair its growth prospects and/or otherwise negatively impact its business.

  

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Ranpak had $23.2 million in cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2019, compared to $17.5 million as of December 31, 2018. It also had $495.1 million in debt (including $4.4 million in short-term portion of long-term debt) as of March 31, 2019, compared to $499.3 million (including $4.4 million in short-term portion of long-term debt) as of December 31, 2018.

 

Debt Profile

 

Ranpak’s Existing Credit Facilities have been repaid in connection with the consummation of the Ranpak Business Combination, and were replaced with the following facilities: (1) a $378.2 million dollar-denominated first lien term facility (the “First Lien Dollar Term Facility”) and a €140.0 million euro-denominated first lien term facility (the “First Lien Euro Term Facility” and, together with the First Lien Dollar Term Facility, the “First Lien Term Facility”), and (2) a $45.0 million revolving facility (together, the “New Credit Facilities”). The material terms of the Facilities are summarized in Item 1.01 of this Report.

   

Cash Flows

 

The following table sets forth Ranpak’s summary cash flow information for the periods indicated:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
(in thousands)  2019   2018 
Net cash provided by operating activities  $13,676   $13,498 
Net cash used in investing activities   (6,674)   (6,387)
Net cash used in financing activities   (1,099)   (3,826)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   (208)   118 
Net Increase in cash and cash equivalents   5,695    3,404 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   17,544    8,635 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   23,239    12,038 

 

Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $0.2 million to $13.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $13.5 million for the comparable period in 2018, primarily due to the increase in Ranpak’s operating profits in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, for the reasons discussed above, and also reflecting the positive changes in Ranpak’s operating working capital.

 

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $6.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $6.4 million for the comparable period in 2018. Ranpak’s primary investing activities during both periods were the capitalized cost relating to the acquisition of parts and assembly of protective packaging systems placed at end-user facilities.

 

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities was $1.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $3.8 million for the comparable period in 2018. Ranpak’s financing activities during both periods consisted primarily of repayments of debt.

 

Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

 

Other than as discussed above, in connection with the refinancing of Ranpak’s outstanding debt on June 3, 2019 upon the consummation of the Ranpak Business Combination, there have been no material changes to Ranpak’s contractual obligations from those disclosed in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Ranpak” section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

  

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Ranpak did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2019.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The accounting principles followed by Ranpak and the methods of applying these principles are in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which often require the judgment of management in the selection and application of certain accounting principles and methods. There have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies as disclosed in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Ranpak” section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

For recently issued and adopted accounting pronouncements, see Note 2 to the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Ranpak has in the past and may in the future be exposed to interest rate and certain other market risks in the ordinary course of its business, but to date these risks have mostly been indirect. There have been no material changes to the market risks disclosed in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Ranpak” section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Properties

 

A description of our principal properties of is included in the subsection “Business of Ranpak— Our Principal Properties” beginning on page 190 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Ownership and Management

 

The following table sets forth information as of June 4, 2019, regarding the beneficial ownership of our Class A common stock by:

 

·each person who is known by us to own more than 5% of our Class A common stock;
·each member of our board of directors and each of our named executive officers; and
·all members of our board of directors and our executive officers as a group.

 

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The percentages of beneficial ownership set forth below are based on 47,357,632 shares of our Class A common stock issued and outstanding as of June 4, 2019 and also treated as outstanding the warrants owned by the applicable beneficial owner (but not warrants owned by the other persons set forth in the table).

 

Name of Beneficial Owner  Number of Class A Shares Beneficially Owned(1)   Right to Acquire Class A Shares(2)   Total Class A Shares   Percentage of Class A Shares Outstanding 
JS Capital, LLC   23,606,865    3,514,894    27,121,759    53.3%
Omar Asali   5,311,800 (3)    351,684    5,663,484    11.9%
One Madison Group LLC   2,769,929    -    2,769,929    5.8%
Salil Seshadri   466,542    66,667    533,209    1.1%
Thomas F. Corley   60,000    -    -    * 
Michael A. Jones   60,000    -    -    * 
Robert C. King   60,000    -    -    * 
J. Mark Borseth   -    -    -    * 
Antonio Grassotti   -    -    -    * 
Eric Laurensse   -    -    -    * 
Michael S. Gliedman   -    -    -    * 
Steve A. Kovach   -    -    -    * 
Alicia M. Tranen   -    -    -    * 
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (15 persons)   5,958,342    418,351    6,376,693    13.3%

 

*Less than 1% of shares outstanding

 

(1)The shares of our Class Acommon stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote, or direct the voting of, such security, or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest. Except as otherwise indicated in these footnotes, each of the beneficial owners has, to our knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect to the indicated shares of common stock. For purposes of this table, we have assumed that none of the beneficial owners has purchased shares of our Class A common stock or warrants to acquire one share of Class A (“Warrants”) in the open market. This table does not reflect the beneficial ownership of shares of Class C common stock because such Class C common stock is not convertible into Class A common stock within 60 days and therefore not deemed to be beneficially owned by the holders thereof. As at June 4, 2019, there were 6,511,293 shares of Class C common stock outstanding and warrants to purchase 975,177 shares of Class C common stock outstanding.
(2)Under the regulations of the SEC, a person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Securities that can be so acquired are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing such person’s ownership percentage, but not for purposes of computing any other person’s percentage. The numbers in this column include Warrants, each of which is convertible into shares of Class A common stock within 30 days of June 4, 2019.
(3)Omar Asali holds 2,514,871 shares of Class A common stock. Mr. Asali is the manager of One Madison Group LLC. Mr. Asali may be deemed to beneficially own 2,769,929 shares of Class A common stock held by our Sponsor, and ultimately exercises sole voting and dispositive power over such shares. Mr. Asali disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

Biographical information with respect to the Company’s directors and executive officers immediately after the Closing is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections entitled “Officers and Directors of One Madison After the Business Combination” and “Proposal No. 11 – The Director Election Proposal,” which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Staggered Board; Classes of Directors

 

In accordance with the Company’s charter, in connection with the Closing, our board of directors was divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms. At each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to directors whose terms then expire will be elected to serve from the time of election and qualification until the third annual meeting following their election. Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the rights of any class or series of preferred stock, vacancies on our board of directors (including a vacancy created by an increase in the size of the board of directors) may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors. A director elected by the board of directors to fill a vacancy (other than a vacancy created by an increase in the size of the board of directors) serves for the unexpired term of such director’s predecessor in office and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified. A director appointed to fill a position resulting from an increase in the size of the board of directors serves until the next annual meeting of stockholders at which the class of directors to which such director is assigned by the board of directors is to be elected by stockholders and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors.

 

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The Company’s board of directors is divided among the three classes as follows:

 

The Class I directors are Messrs. Kovach and Gliedman and Ms. Tranen, with terms expiring at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

The Class II directors are Messrs. Jones, Corley and King, with terms expiring at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

The Class III directors are Messrs. Asali and Seshadri, with terms expiring at the 2022 annual meeting.

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

The Company’s board of directors has retained the existing three standing committees: an audit committee (the “Audit Committee”), a compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”) and a nominating and corporate governance committee (the “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee”). Each of the committees will report to the Company’s board of directors as they deem appropriate and as the Company’s board of directors may request. The composition and the duties and responsibilities of these committees are set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Officers and Directors of One Madison After the Business Combination – Committees of the Board of Directors,” which is incorporated by reference herein. Members will serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by the Company’s board of directors.

 

Executive Compensation

 

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers before and after the Ranpak Business Combination is set forth in the section entitled “Executive Compensation” beginning on page 217 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Independence of the Board of Directors

 

The size of the Company’s board of directors is eight directors, five of whom we believe qualify as independent within the meaning of the independent director guidelines of the NYSE: Messrs. Corley, King, Seshadri and Gliedman and Ms. Tranen. The rules of the NYSE require that a majority of the Company’s board of directors be independent. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person who, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, has no material relationship with the listed company (either directly or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the company).

 

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

 

A description of certain of our beneficial ownership and management is included in the section “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” beginning on page 223 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

A description of our legal proceedings is included in the subsection “Business of Ranpak —Legal Proceedings and Insurance” beginning on page 191 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Market Price and Dividend Information

 

A description of the market price and dividend information with respect to our securities is included in the section “Market Price and Dividend Information” beginning on page 53 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

The information set forth in Item 3.02 of this Current Report in Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Description of the Company’s Securities

 

A description of the Company’s securities is included in the section entitled “Description of Securities” beginning on page 224 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Indemnification of Directors and Officers

   

Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent to the Registrant. The DGCL provides that Section 145 is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The Registrant’s certificate of incorporation provides for indemnification by the Registrant of its directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. The Registrant has entered or intends to enter into indemnification agreements with each of its current directors and executive officers to provide these directors and executive officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in the Registrant’s certificate of incorporation and to provide additional procedural protections. There is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director or executive officer of the Registrant for which indemnification is sought.

 

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock purchases, redemptions or other distributions, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Registrant’s certificate of incorporation provides for such limitation of liability.

    

Financial Statements, Supplementary Data and Exhibits

 

The audited consolidated balance sheet of Rack Holdings Inc. as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are included on pages F-1 through F-24 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Rack Holdings Inc. as of March 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Ranpak Holdings Corp. as of March 31, 2019 and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 set forth in Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information set forth under Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 above regarding the Facilities is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

 

Item 3.02Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

In order to fund a portion of the amounts payable in connection with the Closing, at the Closing, the Company consummated the following unregistered sales of equity securities:

 

The Company issued 13,025,000 shares of Class A common stock and 1,975,000 shares of Class C common stock in exchange for an aggregate $150,000,000 (net of amounts previously funded by the investors pursuant to the Working Capital Promissory Note) pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreements;

 

The Company issued 5,000,000 redeemable warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock or Class C common stock at $11.50 per share pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreements and the Reallocation Agreement described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “The Business Combination — Related Agreements — Reallocation Agreement”;

 

The Company issued 10,479,965 shares of Class A common stock and 3,720,035 shares of Class C common stock in exchange for an aggregate $142,000,000 (net of amounts previously funded by the investors pursuant to the Working Capital Promissory Note) pursuant to the Subscription Agreements;

 

The Company issued 1,949,317 shares of Class A common stock in exchange for an aggregate $19,999,992 pursuant to the New Subscription Agreement; and

 

The Company issued 658,051 shares of Class A common stock and 84,875 shares of Class C common stock in exchange for the automatic cancellation in full of 7,429,256 private placement warrants, as described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “The Business Combination — Related Agreements — Warrant Exchange Agreement,” which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The shares and warrants described above were issued (and the shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants will, if exercised, be issued) pursuant to and in accordance with the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

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Item 3.03Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

 

On May 31, 2019, in anticipation of the Ranpak Business Combination, One Madison changed its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware by deregistering as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands and domesticating and continuing as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. In connection with the Domestication, the Company adopted a new certificate of incorporation (the “New Charter”) and bylaws (the “New Bylaws”). The material terms of the New Charter and the New Bylaws and the general effects of the Domestication and the adoption of the New Charter and the New Bylaws on the rights of holders of the Company’s securities are described in the Proxy Statement/ Prospectus in the sections entitled “Comparison of Corporate Governance and Shareholder Rights”, “Proposal No. 3 –The Domestication Proposal”, “Proposal No. 4 – Organizational Documents Proposal A”, “Proposal No. 5 – Organizational Documents Proposal B”, “Proposal No. 6 – Organizational Documents Proposal C”, “Proposal No. 7 – Organizational Documents Proposal D”, “Proposal No. 8 – Organizational Documents Proposal E”, “Proposal No. 9 – Organizational Documents Proposal F” and “Proposal No. 10 – Organizational Documents Proposal G,” each of which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Copies of the New Charter and the New Bylaws are included as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 4.01Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountants.

 

On June 5, 2019, the audit committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board approved the dismissal of WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of June 6, 2019. The reports of Withum on the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the period from July 13, 2017 (inception) to December 31, 2017 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except for an explanatory paragraph relating to a substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern if the Company did not complete a business combination by January 22, 2020.

 

During the period from July 13, 2017 (inception) to December 31, 2017, the Company’s most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and for and the subsequent interim period through June 4, 2019, (i) there were no “disagreements” (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and related instructions) between the Company and Withum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Withum, would have caused Withum to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in its reports and (ii) there were no “reportable events” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

The Company provided Withum with a copy of the disclosures it is making in this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that Withum furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the above statements. A copy of Withum’s letter, dated June 6, 2019, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

On June 6, 2019, the Company engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The decision to engage D&T as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Audit Committee.

 

During the period from July 13, 2017 (inception) to December 31, 2017, the Company’s most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and for and the subsequent interim period through June 4, 2019, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with D&T regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that D&T concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a “reportable event” (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

 

Item 5.01Changes in Control of Registrant

 

The information set forth above in the “Introductory Note” and Item 2.01 is incorporated in this Item 5.01 by reference.

 

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

Information with respect to the Company’s directors and executive officers immediately before and after the Closing is set forth in Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections entitled “Officers and Directors of One Madison After the Business Combination” and “Proposal No. 11 – The Director Election Proposal,” which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information set forth under “Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets—Directors and Executive Officers” and “—Executive Compensation” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Executive Chairman and Executive Vice Chairman Offer Letters

 

The Company has entered into an offer letter agreement with Omar Asali to serve as the Executive Chairman of the Company (the “Asali Offer Letter”) and with Michael Jones to serve as Executive Vice Chairman of the Company (the “Jones Offer Letter”), both effective as of and contingent upon the Closing. In connection with their appointment, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”) approved a grant to Mr. Asali and Mr. Jones of a one-time award of performance restricted stock units (“Performance RSUs”) with a grant date fair value, at target, of $1,000,000, which will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). Performance RSUs will be earned between 0% and 150% of target based on the Company’s achievement of adjusted EBITDA metrics for fiscal year 2019. Earned Performance RSUs will vest ratably in three equal installments on each of January 1, 2020, 2021 and 2022, subject to the participant’s continued employment on the vesting date. The award of Performance RSUs described above is the only compensation that is intended to be provided to Mr. Asali and Mr. Jones in exchange for their services as employees. Mr. Asali is subject to a confidentiality covenant and Mr. Jones is subject to certain restrictive covenants, including confidentiality, noncompetition and nonsolicitation of customers and employees. The foregoing description of the Asali Offer Letter and the Jones Offer Letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of such letters which are filed as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

In addition, the Compensation Committee approved a grant of Performance RSUs pursuant to the 2019 Plan to certain executives and key employees of the Company, including certain of the Company’s named executive officers. The following named executive officers received grants of Performance RSUs with a grant date fair value, at target, as follows: Mark Borseth, $700,000; Antonio Grassotti, $200,000; and Eric Laurensse, $350,000. The Performance RSUs have substantially the same terms as those described above for Messrs. Asali and Jones. The foregoing description of the Performance RSUs for our named executive officers is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of such form of award agreement which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Director Compensation

 

The Compensation Committee approved a grant of restricted stock units (“Director RSUs”) in the amount of $100,000 to each of the following directors pursuant to the 2019 Plan: Thomas Corley, Steve Kovach, Salil Seshadri, Michael Gliedman and Alicia Tranen. The Director RSUs granted to these newly elected directors will vest on the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the date of grant or (ii) the date of the next annual shareholder meeting that occurs after the date of grant. Each of the newly elected directors will also receive a retainer in the amount of $75,000, which the directors may elect to receive in the form of cash or stock. The foregoing description of the Director RSUs agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of such form of award agreement which is filed as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.03.Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

The disclosure set forth above in Item 3.03 is incorporated in this Item 5.03 by reference.

 

Item 5.06Change in Shell Company Status

 

As a result of the Ranpak Business Combination, which fulfilled the definition of an initial “Business Combination” as required by One Madison’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Company ceased to be a shell company as of the Closing. The material terms of the Ranpak Business Combination are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “The Business Combination,” which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 8.01.Other Events

 

In accordance with Rule 12g-3(a) under the Exchange Act, the Company is a successor registrant to One Madison and thereby subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The shares of Class A common stock and warrants of the Company, as the successor registrant to One Madison, are deemed to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. The first periodic report to be filed by the Company with the Commission will be its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2019.

 

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Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a) Financial statements of the business acquired

 

The audited consolidated balance sheets of Rack Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes and report of independent registered public accounting firm thereto, are incorporated herein by reference to pages G-F-1 through G-F-21 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Rack Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(c) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Certificate of Incorporation of Ranpak Holdings Corp.
3.2   Bylaws of Ranpak Holdings Corp.
10.1   First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2019, by and among Ranger Pledgor LLC, the financial institutions party thereto, and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as administrative agent
10.2   Offer Letter Agreement, dated June 3, 2019, by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp. and Omar Asali
10.3   Offer Letter Agreement, dated June 3, 2019, by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp. and Michael A. Jones
10.4   Form of Award Agreement for named executive officers
10.5   Form of Award Agreement for Director RSUs
10.6   Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated June 3, 2019, by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp. and Trent Meyerhoefer - Vesting of PRSUs
10.7   Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated June 3, 2019, by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp. and Trent Meyerhoefer - Vesting of RSUs
10.8   Severance and Non-Competition Agreement with Ranpak Corp., dated May 26, 2015, by and between Ranpak Corp. and J. Mark Borseth
10.9   Amendment to Severance and Non-Competition Agreement with Ranpak Corp., dated May 26, 2015, by and between Ranpak Corp. and J. Mark Borseth
16.1   Letter from WithumSmith+Brown, PC to the SEC, dated June 6, 2019
99.1   Unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Rack Holdings Inc. as of March 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018
99.2   Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Ranpak Holdings Corp. as of March 31, 2019 and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2018

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 6, 2019

 

  RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Trent M. Meyerhoefer
    Trent M. Meyerhoefer
    Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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EX-3.1 2 f8k053019ex3-1_ranpakhold.htm CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.

Exhibit 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.

 

* * * * *

 

ARTICLE 1.
NAME

 

The name of the corporation is Ranpak Holdings Corp. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE 2.
REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

 

The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

ARTICLE 3.

PURPOSE AND POWERS

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (“Delaware Law”).

 

ARTICLE 4.

CAPITAL STOCK

 

(A) Authorized Shares

 

1. Classes of Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock, each with a par value of $0.0001 per share, which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 426,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 425,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”), including (i) 200,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Class A Common Stock”), (ii) 25,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Common Stock”) and (iii) 200,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock (the “Class C Common Stock”); and (b) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”) amounting to an aggregate par value of $42,600. Prior to the filing of this Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate of Incorporation”), the Corporation was a Cayman Islands exempted company (at such time, the “Predecessor Corporation”), which had authorized share capital consisting of (i) 200,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Predecessor Class A Ordinary Shares”), (ii) 25,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Predecessor Class B Ordinary Shares”), (iii) 200,000,000 Class C Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Predecessor Class C Ordinary Shares”) and 1,000,000 Preferred Shares, par value $0.0001 per share. Immediately upon the acceptance of this Certificate for filing by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”), each Predecessor Class A Ordinary Share, each Predecessor Class B Ordinary Share and each Predecessor Class C Ordinary Share shall automatically, without any further action, be converted into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, and Class C Common Stock, respectively.

 

 

 

 

2. Preferred Stock. Subject to Article 10 hereto, the Board of Directors is hereby empowered, without any action or vote by the Corporation’s stockholders (except as may otherwise be provided by the terms of any class or series of Preferred Stock then outstanding), to authorize by resolution or resolutions from time to time the issuance of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, with respect to each such class or series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting each such class or series, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such class or series to the extent permitted by Delaware Law.

 

(B) Voting Rights

 

Each holder of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any class or series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding classes or series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected class or series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such classes or series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any class or series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to Delaware Law; and provided further, that prior to the closing of the Corporation’s initial Business Combination, the holders of the Class B Common Stock may appoint or remove any director by a simple majority vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting or by a unanimous written resolution. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to the closing of the Corporation’s initial Business Combination (as defined in Annex A) holders of Class A Common Stock, as such, shall have no right to vote on the appointment or removal of any director. Holders of shares of Class C Common Stock, as such, shall not have the right to receive notice of, attend at or vote on any matter on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of the outstanding shares of each class of Common Stock shall be entitled to vote separately upon any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including by merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar event) that would alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of such class of Common Stock in a manner that is disproportionately adverse as compared to the other classes of Common Stock.

 

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(C) Class C Common Stock Conversion Right

 

Following the consummation of the initial Business Combination (as defined in Annex A), each share of issued Class C Common Stock shall be converted to one share of Class A Common Stock, subject to any necessary adjustments for any share splits, capitalizations, consolidations or similar transactions occurring in respect of the Class A Common Stock or the Class C Common Stock (a “Class C Share Conversion”): (1) on the 65th calendar day (or such other period as the Corporation and the registered holder may otherwise agree) following receipt by the Corporation of notice in writing from the registered holder of such share of Class C Common Stock to convert such share of Class C Common Stock; or (2) automatically upon the transfer by the registered holder of such share of Class C Common Stock, whether or not for value, to a third party, except for transfer to a nominee or “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of such holder in a transfer that will not result in a change of “beneficial ownership” (as determined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) or to a person that already holds shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

In order to exercise the right of conversion, the holder of the shares of Class C Common Stock to be converted shall surrender such shares at the office of the Corporation, with a written notice of election to convert completed and signed, specifying the number of shares to be converted. Unless the shares issuable on conversion are to be issued in the same name as the name in which such shares of Class C Common Stock are registered, each share surrendered for conversion shall be accompanied by instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the holder or the holder’s duly authorized attorney and an amount sufficient to pay any transfer or similar tax.

 

As promptly as practicable after the surrender by the holder of the shares of Class C Common Stock for conversion pursuant to this Article 4(C), the Corporation shall issue and deliver to such holder or on the holder’s written order to the holder’s transferee the whole number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion. All shares of Class A Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Class C Common Stock will upon delivery be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable, free of all liens and charges and not subject to any preemptive rights. Upon the surrender of shares of Class C Common Stock, such shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of a holder with respect to such shares surrendered for conversion shall immediately terminate except the right to receive Class A Common Stock pursuant to this Article 4(C).

 

The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, such number of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock as may be required to effect conversions of the Class C Common Stock.

 

Any amendment to this Article 4(C) shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, voting together as a single class.

 

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(D) Dividends and Distributions

 

Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred Stock, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or capital stock of the Corporation) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of any assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, and shall share equally on a per share basis in such dividends and distributions.

 

ARTICLE 5.

BYLAWS

 

The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”).

 

The stockholders may adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws only with the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the voting power of all outstanding securities of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

ARTICLE 6.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

(A) Power of the Board of Directors. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors.

 

(B) Number of Directors. The number of directors which shall constitute the Board of Directors shall, as of the date this Certificate of Incorporation becomes effective, be eight and, thereafter, shall be fixed exclusively by one or more resolutions adopted from time to time solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors.

 

(C) Election of Directors.

 

(1) The directors shall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be practicable, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. Each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting of stockholders next following the annual meeting at which such director was elected; provided that directors initially designated as Class I directors shall serve for a term ending on the date of the 2020 annual meeting, directors initially designated as Class II directors shall serve for a term ending on the 2021 annual meeting, and directors initially designated as Class III directors shall serve for a term ending on the date of the 2022 annual meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each director shall hold office until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. In the event of any change in the number of directors, the Board of Directors shall apportion any newly created directorships among, or reduce the number of directorships in, such class or classes as shall equalize, as nearly as possible, the number of directors in each class. In no event will a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.

 

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(2) The names and mailing addresses of the persons who are to serve initially as directors of each Class are:

 

   Name  Mailing Address
       
Class I  Steve Kovach
 
Michael Gliedman
 
Alicia Tranen
 

3 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016

 

3 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016

 

3 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016

       
Class II  Michael Jones
 
Thomas Corley
 
Robert King
 

3 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016

 

3 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016

 

3 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016

       
Class III  Omar Asali
 
Salil Seshadri
 

3 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016

 

3 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016

 

(3) There shall be no cumulative voting in the election of directors. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

 

(D) Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal or otherwise and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall, except as otherwise required by law, be filled solely by a majority of the directors then in office (although less than a quorum) or by the sole remaining director, and each director so elected shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the term of the Class to which such director shall have been elected.

 

(E) Removal. No director may be removed from office by the stockholders except for cause with the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

(F) Preferred Stock Directors. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, whenever the holders of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock shall have the right, voting separately as a class or series, to elect directors, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies, removal and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of such class or series of Preferred Stock adopted by resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to Article 4(A) hereto, and such directors so elected shall not be subject to the provisions of this Article 6 unless otherwise provided therein.

 

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ARTICLE 7.

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

(A) Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as the Board of Directors shall determine.

 

(B) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by the Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever holders of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock shall have the right, voting separately as a class or series, to elect directors, such holders may call, pursuant to the terms of such class or series of Preferred Stock adopted by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors pursuant to Article 4(A) hereto, special meetings of holders of such Preferred Stock.

 

(C) No Action by Written Consent. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, as may be set forth in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to Article 4(A) hereto for such class or series of Preferred Stock, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken only upon the vote of stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in accordance with Delaware Law, as amended from time to time, and this Article 7 and may not be taken by written consent of stockholders without a meeting.

 

ARTICLE 8.

INDEMNIFICATION

 

(A) Limited Liability. A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law.

 

(B) Right to Indemnification.

 

(1) Each person (and the heirs, executors or administrators of such person) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law. The right to indemnification conferred in this Article 8 shall also include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in connection with any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware Law. The right to indemnification conferred in this Article 8 shall be a contract right.

 

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(2) The Corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification to such of the employees and agents of the Corporation to such extent and to such effect as the Board of Directors shall determine to be appropriate and authorized by Delaware Law.

 

(C) Insurance. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under Delaware Law.

 

(D) Nonexclusivity of Rights. The rights and authority conferred in this Article 8 shall not be exclusive of any other right that any person may otherwise have or hereafter acquire.

 

(E) Preservation of Rights. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article 8, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law, any modification of law, shall adversely affect any right or protection of any person granted pursuant hereto existing at, or arising out of or related to any event, act or omission that occurred prior to, the time of such amendment, repeal, adoption or modification (regardless of when any proceeding (or part thereof) relating to such event, act or omission arises or is first threatened, commenced or completed).

 

ARTICLE 9.

EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION

 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of Delaware Law or the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

 

ARTICLE 10.

BUSINESS COMBINATION REQUIREMENTS; EXISTENCE

 

The provisions set forth on Annex A are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to the Corporation from the Effective Time until the closing of the initial Business Combination (as defined in Annex A).

 

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ARTICLE 11.

INCORPORATOR

 

The name and mailing address of the incorporator are:

 

Name  Mailing Address
    
Kelsey D. Stevens  Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017

 

ARTICLE 12.

AMENDMENTS

 

The Corporation reserves the right to amend this Certificate of Incorporation in any manner permitted by the Delaware Law and all rights and powers conferred upon stockholders, directors and officers herein are granted subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Articles 4(B), 5, 6, 7 and this Article 12 may not be repealed or amended in any respect, and no other provision may be adopted, amended or repealed which would have the effect of modifying or permitting the circumvention of the provisions set forth in any of Articles 4(B), 5, 6, 7 or this Article 12, unless such action is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Incorporation this 31 day of May, 2019.

 

   
 

Kelsey D. Stevens

Incorporator

 

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Annex A

 

(A) General. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, this Annex A shall apply during the period commencing upon the Effective Time and terminating upon the first to occur of (i) the consummation of any Business Combination (as defined in below) and (ii) the complete liquidation of the trust account (the “Trust Fund”) established by the Corporation upon the consummation of the IPO, pursuant to section (D) of this Annex A. In the event of a conflict between this Annex A and any other provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the provisions of this Annex A shall prevail. Capitalized terms used in this Annex A, but not otherwise defined in the Certificate of Incorporation or this Annex A, shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, dated as of January 9, 2018, which were in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and shall apply to the Corporation while this Annex A is effective, mutatis mutandis.

 

In addition to the powers and privileges conferred upon the Corporation by law and those incidental thereto, the Corporation shall possess and may exercise all the powers and privileges that are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business or purposes of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, effecting means a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”), which Business Combination: (i) must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Fund (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Fund) at the time of the agreement to enter into the Business Combination; and (ii) must not be effectuated with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations.

 

(B) Business Combination Requirements. Prior to the consummation of any Business Combination, the Corporation shall either: (i) submit such Business Combination to its stockholders for approval (but only following the satisfaction of the Business Combination Condition, as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreements); or (ii) provide stockholders with the opportunity to have their shares of capital stock, which includes a fraction of a share in the Corporation (each, a “Share”) repurchased by means of a tender offer for a per-Share repurchase price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Fund, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Fund (net of income taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued shares of Class A Common Stock, provided that the Corporation shall not repurchase shares of Class A Common Stock in an amount that would cause the Corporation’s net tangible assets to be less than US$5,000,001.

 

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If the Corporation initiates any tender offer in accordance with Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act in connection with a Business Combination, it shall file tender offer documents with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) prior to completing a Business Combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about such Business Combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act.

 

If, alternatively, the Corporation holds a stockholder vote to approve a proposed Business Combination, the Corporation will conduct any redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules, and file proxy materials with the SEC.

 

At a meeting called for the purposes of approving a Business Combination pursuant to this Annex A, in the event that a majority of the Shares voted are voted for the approval of the Business Combination, the Corporation shall be authorized to consummate the Business Combination.

 

(C) Redemption Rights. Any stockholder holding shares of Class A Common Stock who is not the Sponsor, or an officer or director of the Corporation (each, an “Excluded Party”) may, contemporaneously with any vote on a Business Combination, elect to have their shares of Class A Common Stock redeemed for cash (the “IPO Redemption”), provided that no such stockholder acting together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purposes of acquiring, holding, or disposing of Shares may exercise this redemption right with respect to more than 20% of the shares of Class A Common Stock without the Corporation’s prior consent. If so demanded, the Corporation shall pay any such redeeming stockholder, regardless of whether he is voting for or against such proposed Business Combination, a per-Share redemption price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Fund calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Fund not previously released to the Corporation (net of income taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued shares of Class A Common Stock (such redemption price being referred to herein as the “Redemption Price”).

 

The Redemption Price shall be paid promptly following the consummation of the relevant Business Combination. If the proposed Business Combination is not approved or completed for any reason then such redemptions shall be cancelled and share certificates (if any) returned to the relevant stockholders as appropriate.

 

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(D) Business Combination Period; Liquidation. In the event that (i) the Corporation does not consummate a Business Combination by twenty-four months (the “Business Combination Period”) after the closing of the IPO, or such later time as the stockholders of the Corporation may approve in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation shall: (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the shares of Class A Common Stock, at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Fund, including interest earned on the Trust Fund (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and net of income taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued shares of Class A Common Stock, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Corporation’s remaining stockholders and its Board of Directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in the case of clauses (b) and (c), to its obligations under Delaware Law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law; and (ii) any amendment is made to this section (D) of Annex A that would affect the substance or timing of the Corporation’s obligation to redeem 100% of the shares of Class A Common Stock if the Corporation has not consummated an initial Business Combination prior to the expiration of the Business Combination Period, each holder of shares of Class A Common Stock who is not an Excluded Party shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their shares of Class A Common Stock upon the approval of any such amendment at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Fund, including interest earned on the Trust Fund not previously released to the Corporation (net of income taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

(E) Trust Fund. Except for the withdrawal of interest to pay income taxes, if any, none of the funds held in the Trust Fund shall be released from the Trust Fund until the earlier of an IPO Redemption pursuant to section (C) of this Annex A, a repurchase of Shares by means of a tender offer pursuant to section B(ii) of this Annex A, a distribution of the Trust Fund pursuant to section D(i) of this Annex A or an amendment under section D(ii) of this Annex A. In no other circumstance shall a holder of shares of Class A Common Stock have any right or interest of any kind in the Trust Fund.

 

(F) Class B Conversion Right. Concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the Corporation’s initial Business Combination and subject to that certain Consent of Holders of Class B Shares, dated as of December 12, 2018 among the holders of certain Predecessor Class B Ordinary Shares and the Corporation, the issued shares of Class B Common Stock shall automatically be converted into such number of shares of Class A Common Stock (or shares of Class C Common Stock, following a Class C Election as described below) (the “Class B Conversion”) as is equal to 25% of the sum of (i) the total number of shares of Predecessor Class A Ordinary Shares issued in the Corporation’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) (which, at the Effective Time converted into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock), plus (ii) the sum of (a) the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock issued or deemed issued, or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Corporation in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial Business Combination (including forward purchase shares, but not forward purchase warrants sold in connection with the IPO), excluding any shares of Class A Common Stock and/or Class C Common Stock or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any private placement warrants issued to One Madison Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), upon conversion of loans to the Corporation that may be made by Omar M. Asali or his affiliate, at his option, minus (b) the total number of Predecessor Class A Ordinary Shares (which, at the Effective Time converted to an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock) issued in the IPO repurchased pursuant to the IPO Redemption.

 

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References in this section (F) of Annex A to “converted”, “conversion” or “exchange” shall mean the compulsory redemption without notice of the shares of Class B Common Stock of any stockholder and, on behalf of such stockholders, automatic application of such redemption proceeds in paying for such new shares of Class A Common Stock (or shares of Class C Common Stock, following a Class C Election as described below) into which the shares of Class B Common Stock have been converted or exchanged at a price per share of Class B Common Stock necessary to give effect to a conversion or exchange calculated on the basis that the shares of Class A Common Stock (or shares of Class C Common Stock, following a Class C Election as described below) to be issued as part of the conversion or exchange will be issued at par. The shares of Class A Common Stock (or shares of Class C Common Stock, following a Class C Election as described below) to be issued on an exchange or conversion shall be registered in the name of such stockholder or in such name as the stockholder may direct.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the shares of Class B Common Stock convert into shares of Class A Common Stock (or shares of Class C Stock, following a Class C Election as described below) at a ratio that is less than one-for-one.

 

Each share of Class B Common Stock shall convert into its pro rata number of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, if any, as set forth in this section (F) of Annex A. The pro rata share for each holder of Class B Stock will be determined as follows: each share of Class B Stock shall convert into such number of shares of Class A Common Stock (or shares of Class C Common Stock, following a Class C Election as described below) as is equal to the product of 1 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock (and shares of Class C Common Stock, following a Class C Election as described below) into which all of the issued shares of Class B Common Stock shall be converted pursuant to this section (F) of Annex A and the denominator of which shall be the total number of issued shares of Class B Common Stock at the time of conversion.

 

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As used in this section (F) of Annex A, the term “Class C Election” means the election by any beneficial owner or holder of shares of Class B Common Stock to have its shares of Class B Common Stock automatically converted into shares of Class C Common Stock in the Class B Conversion in accordance with this section (F) of Annex A, provided that such holder or beneficial owner shall have provided written notice to the Corporation of such election any time prior to the vote of holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class B Common Stock to approve a Business Combination and in any event no later than promptly following such vote.

 

(G) Issuance Restrictions. Following the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the IPO, and prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Board of Directors shall not issue additional Shares or any other securities that would entitle the holders thereof to: (i) receive funds from the Trust Fund; or (ii) vote on any Business Combination.

 

(H) Business Combination Restrictions. The Corporation may enter into a Business Combination with a target business that is affiliated with the Sponsor, the directors or executive officers of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation seeks to complete an initial Business Combination with a target that is affiliated with the Sponsor, executive officers or directors, the Corporation, or a committee of independent directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that is a member of the United States Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or an independent accounting firm that such an initial Business Combination is fair to the Corporation from a financial point of view.

 

 

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EX-3.2 3 f8k053019ex3-2_ranpakhold.htm BYLAWS OF RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.

Exhibit 3.2

 

BYLAWS

OF

RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.

 

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Article 1
Offices

 

Section 1.01. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

 

Section 1.02. Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

 

Section 1.03. Books. The books of the Corporation may be kept within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

 

Article 2
Meetings of Stockholders

 

Section 2.01. Time and Place of Meetings. All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, on such date and at such time as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors (or the Chairman of the Board of Directors in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors).

 

Section 2.02. Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of stockholders, commencing with the year 2020, shall be held for the election of directors and to transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.

 

Section 2.03. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by the Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors.

 

 

 

 

Section 2.04. Notice of Meetings and Adjourned Meetings; Waivers of Notice. (a) Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (“Delaware Law”), such notice shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. The Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another time or place (whether or not a quorum is present), and notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, are announced at the meeting at which such adjournment is made. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

(b) A written waiver of any such notice signed by the person entitled thereto, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.

 

Section 2.05. Quorum. Unless otherwise provided under the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws and subject to Delaware Law, the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of the Corporation generally entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting or a majority in voting interest of the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy may adjourn the meeting, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

 

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Section 2.06. Voting. (a) Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and subject to Delaware Law, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each outstanding share of capital stock of the Corporation held by such stockholder. Any share of capital stock of the Corporation held by the Corporation shall have no voting rights. Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Abstentions and broker non-votes shall not be counted as votes cast. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock to elect additional directors under specific circumstances, as may be set forth in the certificate of designations for such class or series of preferred stock, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.

 

(b) Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to a corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, appointed by an instrument in writing, subscribed by such stockholder or by his attorney thereunto authorized, or by proxy sent by cable, telegram or by any means of electronic communication permitted by law, which results in a writing from such stockholder or by his attorney, and delivered to the secretary of the meeting. No proxy shall be voted after three (3) years from its date, unless said proxy provides for a longer period.

 

Section 2.07. Action by Consent. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock then outstanding, as may be set forth in the certificate of designations for such class or series of preferred stock, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken only upon the vote of stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in accordance with Delaware Law and may not be taken by written consent of stockholders without a meeting.

 

Section 2.08. Organization. At each meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if one shall have been elected, or in the Chairman’s absence or if one shall not have been elected, the director designated by the vote of the majority of the directors present at such meeting, shall act as chairman of the meeting. The Secretary (or in the Secretary’s absence or inability to act, the person whom the chairman of the meeting shall appoint secretary of the meeting) shall act as secretary of the meeting and keep the minutes thereof.

 

Section 2.09. Order of Business. The order of business at all meetings of stockholders shall be as determined by the chairman of the meeting.

 

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Section 2.10. Nomination of Directors and Proposal of Other Business.

 

(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders. (i) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors or the proposal of other business to be transacted by the stockholders at an annual meeting of stockholders may be made only (A) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (B) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof or (C) as may be provided in the certificate of designations for any class or series of preferred stock or (D) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in paragraph (ii) of this ‎Section 2.10(a) and at the time of the annual meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the procedures set forth in this ‎Section 2.10(a), and, except as otherwise required by law, any failure to comply with these procedures shall result in the nullification of such nomination or proposal.

 

(ii) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder pursuant to clause (D) of paragraph ‎(i) of this ‎Section 2.10(a), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and any such proposed business (other than the nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors) must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 120 days nor more than 150 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders (which, in the case of the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, shall be the extraordinary general meeting in lieu of annual general meeting); provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to such anniversary date or delayed more than 70 days after such anniversary date then to be timely such notice must be received by the Corporation no earlier than 120 days prior to such annual meeting and no later than the later of 70 days prior to the date of the meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the meeting was first made by the Corporation. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of any meeting, or any announcement thereof, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

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(iii) A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth (A) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director: (1) all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder), the “Exchange Act”)) including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; and (2) a reasonably detailed description of any compensatory, payment or other financial agreement, arrangement or understanding that such person has with any other person or entity other than the Corporation including the amount of any payment or payments received or receivable thereunder, in each case in connection with candidacy or service as a director of the Corporation (a “Third-Party Compensation Arrangement”), (B) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the text of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made and (C) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made:

 

(1) the name and address of such stockholder (as they appear on the Corporation’s books) and any such beneficial owner;

 

(2) for each class or series, the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are held of record or are beneficially owned by such stockholder and by any such beneficial owner;

 

(3) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between or among such stockholder and any such beneficial owner, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such nomination or other business;

 

(4) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including, regardless of the form of settlement, any derivative, long or short positions, profit interests, forwards, futures, swaps, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding that has been made, the effect or intent of which is to create or mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or any such beneficial owner or any such nominee with respect to the Corporation’s securities;

 

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(5) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to bring such nomination or other business before the meeting;

 

(6) a representation as to whether such stockholder or any such beneficial owner intends or is part of a group that intends to (i) deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the voting power of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or to elect each such nominee and/or (ii) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination;

 

(7) any other information relating to such stockholder, beneficial owner, if any, or director nominee or proposed business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies in support of such nominee or proposal pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act; and

 

(8) such other information relating to any proposed item of business as the Corporation may reasonably require to determine whether such proposed item of business is a proper matter for stockholder action.

 

If requested by the Corporation, the information required under clauses ‎2.10(a)(iii)(C)(2), ‎(3) and ‎(4) of the preceding sentence of this ‎Section 2.10 shall be supplemented by such stockholder and any such beneficial owner not later than 10 days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such information as of the record date. In addition, at the request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated by the Board of Directors for election as a director shall furnish to the Secretary of the Corporation the information that is required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice of nomination that pertains to the nominee.

 

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(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders. If the election of directors is included as business to be brought before a special meeting in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, then nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting of stockholders may be made by any stockholder who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this ‎Section 2.10(b) and at the time of the special meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the procedures set forth in this ‎Section 2.10(b). For nominations to be properly brought by a stockholder before a special meeting of stockholders pursuant to this ‎Section 2.10(b), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (A) not earlier than 150 days prior to the date of the special meeting nor (B) later than the later of 120 days prior to the date of the special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the special meeting was first made. A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall comply with the notice requirements of ‎Section 2.10(a)(iii).

 

(c) General. (i) To be eligible to be a nominee for election as a director, the proposed nominee must provide to the Secretary of the Corporation in accordance with the applicable time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under ‎Section 2.10(a)(ii) or ‎Section 2.10(b): (1) a completed D&O questionnaire (in the form provided by the secretary of the Corporation at the request of the nominating stockholder) containing information regarding the nominee’s background and qualifications and such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation or to serve as an independent director of the Corporation, (2) a written representation that, unless previously disclosed to the Corporation, the nominee is not and will not become a party to any voting agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity as to how such nominee, if elected as a director, will vote on any issue or that could interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director, with his/her fiduciary duties under applicable law, (3) a written representation and agreement that, unless previously disclosed to the Corporation pursuant to ‎Section 2.10(a)(iii)(A)(2), the nominee is not and will not become a party to any Third-Party Compensation Arrangement and (4) a written representation that, if elected as a director, such nominee would be in compliance and will continue to comply with the Corporation’s corporate governance guidelines as disclosed on the Corporation’s website, as amended from time to time.

 

(ii) No person shall be eligible to be nominated by a stockholder to serve as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this ‎Section 2.10. No business proposed by a stockholder shall be conducted at a stockholder meeting except in accordance with this ‎Section 2.10

 

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(iii) The chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these Bylaws or that business was not properly brought before the meeting, and if he/she should so determine, he/she shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded or such business shall not be transacted, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this ‎Section 2.10, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or other proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded or such proposed business shall not be transacted, as the case may be, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation and counted for purposes of determining a quorum. For purposes of this ‎Section 2.10, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

 

(iv) Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this ‎Section 2.10, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to the matters set forth in this ‎Section 2.10; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this ‎Section 2.10, and compliance with paragraphs ‎(a)(i)(C) and ‎(b) of this ‎Section 2.10 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business (other than as provided in ‎Section 2.10(c)(v)).

 

(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the notice requirements set forth herein with respect to the proposal of any business pursuant to this ‎Section 2.10 shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if such stockholder has submitted a proposal to the Corporation in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for the meeting of stockholders.

 

Article 3
Directors

 

Section 3.01. General Powers. Except as otherwise provided in Delaware Law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 3.02. Number, Election and Term Of Office. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than five nor more than ten directors, with the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time solely by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board. As set forth in Article 6 of the Certificate of Incorporation, the directors shall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be practicable, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting of stockholders next following the annual meeting at which such director was elected. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each director shall hold office until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

 

Section 3.03. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Unless the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws require a greater number, a majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors and, except as otherwise expressly required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place (whether or not a quorum is present), notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat shall adjourn the meeting, from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

Section 3.04. Time and Place of Meetings. The Board of Directors shall hold its meetings at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, and at such time as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors (or the Chairman of the Board of Directors in the absence of a determination by the Board of Directors).

 

Section 3.05. Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors shall meet for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, as soon as practicable after each annual meeting of stockholders, on the same day and at the same place where such annual meeting shall be held. Notice of such meeting need not be given. In the event such annual meeting is not so held, the annual meeting of the Board of Directors may be held at such place either within or without the State of Delaware, on such date and at such time as shall be specified in a notice thereof given as hereinafter provided in ‎Section 3.07 herein or in a waiver of notice thereof signed by any director who chooses to waive the requirement of notice.

 

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Section 3.06. Regular Meetings. After the place and time of regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall have been determined and notice thereof shall have been once given to each member of the Board of Directors, regular meetings may be held without further notice being given.

 

Section 3.07. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President and shall be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President or the Secretary, on the written request of three directors. Notice of special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director at least 48 hours before the date of the meeting in such manner as is determined by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.08. Committees. The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (a) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by Delaware Law to be submitted to the stockholders for approval or (b) adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw of the Corporation. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.

 

Section 3.09. Action by Consent. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions, are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 

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Section 3.10. Telephonic Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, or such committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

Section 3.11. Resignation. Any director may resign from the Board of Directors at any time by giving notice to the Board of Directors or to the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such notice must be in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors or to the Secretary of the Corporation. The resignation of any director shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

 

Section 3.12. Vacancies. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal or otherwise and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall, except as otherwise required by law, be filled solely by a majority of the directors then in office (although less than a quorum) or by the sole remaining director, and each director so elected shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the term of the Class to which such director shall have been elected. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in accordance with Delaware Law. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, when one or more directors shall resign from the Board of Directors, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have the power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in the filling of the other vacancies.

 

Section 3.13. Removal. No director may be removed from office by the stockholders except for cause with the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of the corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

Section 3.14. Compensation. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation of directors, including fees and reimbursement of expenses.

 

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Section 3.15. Preferred Stock Directors. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, whenever the holders of one or more classes or series of preferred stock shall have the right, voting separately as a class or series, to elect directors, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies, removal and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of the resolutions applicable thereto adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, and such directors so elected shall not be subject to the provisions of Sections ‎3.02, ‎3.12 and ‎3.13 of this ‎Article 3 unless otherwise provided therein.

 

Article 4
Officers

 

Section 4.01. Principal Officers. The principal officers of the Corporation shall be a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer and a Secretary who shall have the duty, among other things, to record the proceedings of the meetings of stockholders and directors in a book kept for that purpose. The Corporation may also have such other principal officers, including one or more Controllers, as the Board of Directors may in its discretion appoint. One person may hold the offices and perform the duties of any two or more of said offices, except that no one person shall hold the offices and perform the duties of President and Secretary.

 

Section 4.02. Appointment, Term of Office and Remuneration. The principal officers of the Corporation shall be appointed by the Board of Directors in the manner determined by the Board of Directors. Each such officer shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The remuneration of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in any office shall be filled in such manner as the Board of Directors shall determine.

 

Section 4.03. Subordinate Officers. In addition to the principal officers enumerated in ‎Section 4.01 herein, the Corporation may have one or more Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Controllers and such other subordinate officers, agents and employees as the Board of Directors may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. The Board of Directors may delegate to any principal officer the power to appoint and to remove any such subordinate officers, agents or employees.

 

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Section 4.04. Removal. Except as otherwise permitted with respect to subordinate officers, any officer may be removed, with or without cause, at any time, by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.05. Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice to the Board of Directors (or to a principal officer if the Board of Directors has delegated to such principal officer the power to appoint and to remove such officer). Any such notice must be in writing. The resignation of any officer shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

 

Section 4.06. Powers and Duties. The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and perform such duties incident to each of their respective offices and such other duties as may from time to time be conferred upon or assigned to them by the Board of Directors.

 

Article 5
Capital Stock

 

Section 5.01. Certificates For Stock; Uncertificated Shares. The shares of the Corporation shall be uncertificated, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be certificated shares or a combination of certificated and uncertificated shares. Any such resolution that shares of a class or series will only be uncertificated shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Except as otherwise required by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders of shares represented by certificates of the same class and series shall be identical. Every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President or Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. A Corporation shall not have power to issue a certificate in bearer form.

 

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Section 5.02. Transfer Of Shares. Shares of the stock of the Corporation may be transferred on the record of stockholders of the Corporation by the holder thereof or by such holder’s duly authorized attorney upon surrender of a certificate therefor properly endorsed or upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered holder of uncertificated shares or by such holder’s duly authorized attorney and upon compliance with appropriate procedures for transferring shares in uncertificated form, unless waived by the Corporation.

 

Section 5.03. Authority for Additional Rules Regarding Transfer. The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificated or uncertificated shares of the stock of the Corporation, as well as for the issuance of new certificates in lieu of those which may be lost or destroyed, and may require of any stockholder requesting replacement of lost or destroyed certificates, bond in such amount and in such form as they may deem expedient to indemnify the Corporation, and/or the transfer agents, and/or the registrars of its stock against any claims arising in connection therewith.

 

Article 6
General Provisions

 

Section 6.01. Fixing the Record Date. (a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing such record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided that the Board of Directors may in its discretion or as required by law fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall fix the same date or an earlier date as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting.

 

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(b) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

Section 6.02. Dividends. Subject to limitations contained in Delaware Law and the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of capital stock of the Corporation, which dividends may be paid either in cash, in property or in shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.

 

Section 6.03. Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall commence on January 1 and end on December 31 of each year.

 

Section 6.04. Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware”. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or otherwise reproduced.

 

Section 6.05. Voting of Stock Owned by the Corporation. The Board of Directors may authorize any person, on behalf of the Corporation, to attend, vote at and grant proxies to be used at any meeting of stockholders of any corporation (except this Corporation) in which the Corporation may hold stock.

 

Section 6.06. Amendments. These Bylaws or any of them, may be altered, amended or repealed, or new Bylaws may be made, by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon at any annual or special meeting thereof or by the Board of Directors. Unless a higher percentage is required by the Certificate of Incorporation as to any matter that is the subject of these Bylaws, all such amendments must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66⅔% of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of the Corporation, generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, or by a majority of the Board of Directors.

 

 

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EX-10.1 4 f8k053019ex10-1_ranpakhold.htm FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JUNE 3, 2019, BY AND AMONG RANGER PACKAGING LLC, RANPAK B.V., RANGER PLEDGOR LLC, THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY THERETO, AND GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of June 3, 2019

 

among

 

RANGER PACKAGING LLC,
as the Initial U.S. Borrower,

 

RANPAK B.V.,

as the Initial Dutch Borrower,

 

RANGER PLEDGOR LLC,
as Initial Holdings,

 

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders,

 

and

 

GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
as Administrative Agent and an Issuing Bank

 

GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
Article 1        DEFINITIONS 1
     
Section 1.01. Defined Terms 1
     
Section 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings 77
     
Section 1.03. Terms Generally 77
     
Section 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP 78
     
Section 1.05. Effectuation of Transactions 82
     
Section 1.06. Timing of Payment and Performance 82
     
Section 1.07. Times of Day 82
     
Section 1.08. Currency Equivalents Generally 83
     
Section 1.09. Cashless Rollovers 83
     
Section 1.10. Additional Alternate Currencies 84
     
Section 1.11. Additional Borrowers; Borrower Agent and Representative 84
     
Section 1.12. Dutch Terms 86
     
Article 2        THE CREDITS 87
     
Section 2.01. Commitments 87
     
Section 2.02. Loans and Borrowings 87
     
Section 2.03. Requests for Borrowings 88
     
Section 2.04. [Reserved] 89
     
Section 2.05. Letters of Credit 89
     
Section 2.06. [Reserved] 94
     
Section 2.07. Funding of Borrowings 94
     
Section 2.08. Type; Interest Elections 95
     
Section 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments 96
     
Section 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt 97
     
Section 2.11. Prepayment of Loans 99
     
Section 2.12. Fees 105
     
Section 2.13. Interest 107
     
Section 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest 108
     
Section 2.15. Increased Costs 108
     
Section 2.16. Break Funding Payments 110
     
Section 2.17. Taxes 110
     
Section 2.18. Payments Generally; Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Payments 114

 

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Section 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 117
     
Section 2.20. Illegality 118
     
Section 2.21. Defaulting Lenders 119
     
Section 2.22. Incremental Credit Extensions 121
     
Section 2.23. Extensions of Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments 126
     
Article 3        REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 129
     
Section 3.01. Organization; Powers 129
     
Section 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability 129
     
Section 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 129
     
Section 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect 130
     
Section 3.05. Properties 130
     
Section 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters 131
     
Section 3.07. Compliance with Laws 131
     
Section 3.08. Investment Company Status 131
     
Section 3.09. Taxes 131
     
Section 3.10. ERISA 131
     
Section 3.11. Disclosure 132
     
Section 3.12. Solvency 132
     
Section 3.13. Capitalization and Subsidiaries 132
     
Section 3.14. Security Interest in Collateral 133
     
Section 3.15. Labor Disputes 133
     
Section 3.16. Federal Reserve Regulations 133
     
Section 3.17. Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Laws 133
     
Section 3.18. Centre of Main Interest 134
     
Article 4        CONDITIONS 134
     
Section 4.01. Closing Date 134
     
Section 4.02. Each Credit Extension 138
     
Article 5        AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 139
     
Section 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Reports 139
     
Section 5.02. Existence 142
     
Section 5.03. Payment of Taxes 142
     
Section 5.04. Maintenance of Properties 142
     
Section 5.05. Insurance 143
     
Section 5.06. Inspections 143

 

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Section 5.07. Maintenance of Book and Records 144
     
Section 5.08. Compliance with Laws 144
     
Section 5.09. Hazardous Materials Activity 144
     
Section 5.10. Designation of Subsidiaries 145
     
Section 5.11. Use of Proceeds 145
     
Section 5.12. Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security 146
     
Section 5.13. Sanctions Policies and Procedures 148
     
Section 5.14. Maintenance of Fiscal Year 148
     
Section 5.15. Further Assurances 148
     
Section 5.16. Conduct of Business 148
     
Section 5.17. Post-Closing Actions 149
     
Section 5.18. Fiscal Unity Termination 149
     
Section 5.19. Centre of Main Interests 149
     
Article 6        NEGATIVE COVENANTS 149
     
Section 6.01. Indebtedness 149
     
Section 6.02. Liens 155
     
Section 6.03. No Further Negative Pledges 161
     
Section 6.04. Restricted Payments; Restricted Debt Payments 163
     
Section 6.05. [Reserved] 168
     
Section 6.06. Investments 168
     
Section 6.07. Fundamental Changes; Disposition of Assets 173
     
Section 6.08. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions 178
     
Section 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates 178
     
Section 6.10. [Reserved] 181
     
Section 6.11. [Reserved] 181
     
Section 6.12. Amendments of or Waivers with Respect to Restricted Debt 181
     
Section 6.13. Modifications of Organizational Documents 181
     
Section 6.14. Permitted Activities of Holdings 181
     
Section 6.15. Financial Covenant 183
     
Article 7        EVENTS OF DEFAULT 184
     
Section 7.01. Events of Default 184
     
Article 8        THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 188
     
Article 9        MISCELLANEOUS 195
     
Section 9.01. Notices 195

 

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Section 9.02. Waivers; Amendments 197
     
Section 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity 205
     
Section 9.04. Waiver of Claim 206
     
Section 9.05. Successors and Assigns 207
     
Section 9.06. Survival 215
     
Section 9.07. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 215
     
Section 9.08. Severability 216
     
Section 9.09. Right of Setoff 216
     
Section 9.10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 216
     
Section 9.11. Waiver of Jury Trial 217
     
Section 9.12. Headings 217
     
Section 9.13. Confidentiality 218
     
Section 9.14. No Fiduciary Duty 219
     
Section 9.15. Several Obligations 219
     
Section 9.16. USA PATRIOT Act; Beneficial Ownership Regulation 219
     
Section 9.17. Disclosure 219
     
Section 9.18. Appointment for Perfection 219
     
Section 9.19. Interest Rate Limitation 220
     
Section 9.20. [Reserved] 220
     
Section 9.21. Conflicts 220
     
Section 9.22. Release of Guarantors 220
     
Section 9.23. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions 220
     
Section 9.24. Principal Investor Representative 221
     
Section 9.25. [Reserved] 221
     
Section 9.26. Judgment Currency 221
     
Section 9.27. ERISA 222

 

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SCHEDULES:
     
Schedule 1.01(a) Commitment Schedule
Schedule 1.01(b) [Reserved]
Schedule 1.01(c) Local Counsel
Schedule 3.05 Material Real Estate Assets
Schedule 3.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters
Schedule 3.13 Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.10 Unrestricted Subsidiaries
Schedule ‎5.17 Post-Closing Actions
Schedule 6.01 Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02 Existing Liens
Schedule 6.03 Negative Pledges
Schedule 6.06 Existing Investments
Schedule 6.07 Certain Dispositions
Schedule 9.01 Borrower’s Website Address for Electronic Delivery
     
EXHIBITS:
     
Exhibit A-1 Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit A-2 Form of Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit C Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit D Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit E Form of Perfection Certificate
Exhibit F Form of Intercompany Note
Exhibit G Form of Promissory Note
Exhibit H-1 Form of Trademark Security Agreement
Exhibit H-2 Form of Patent Security Agreement
Exhibit H-3 Form of Copyright Security Agreement
Exhibit I Form of Guaranty Agreement
Exhibit J Form of U.S. First Lien Security Agreement
Exhibit K Form of Letter of Credit Request
Exhibit L-1 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships
    For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit L-2 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit L-3 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit L-4 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit M Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit N [Reserved]
Exhibit O Form of Permitted Exit Payment Amendment
Exhibit P Form of Substitute Affiliate Lender Nomination

 

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FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 3, 2019 (this “Agreement”), by and among RANGER PLEDGOR LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Initial Holdings”), RANGER PACKAGING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Initial U.S. Borrower”), Ranpak B.V., a private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) under the laws of the Netherlands whose registered office is at Sourethweg 4-6 De Beitel, 6422 PC Heerlen and its statutory seat (statutaire zetel) in Heerlen, the Netherlands, registered with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce under number 14044192 (the “Initial Dutch Borrower”), the Lenders and Issuing Banks from time to time party hereto, and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC (“GSLP”), in its capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacities, the “Administrative Agent”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, Parent will directly or indirectly purchase all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Rack Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Target”).

 

B. To consummate the Transactions, the Investors will directly or indirectly make equity contributions to Parent in cash which will be directly or indirectly contributed to Holdings, and by Holdings to the Initial U.S. Borrower (with all such contributions (x) to Holdings to be in the form of (i) common equity or (ii) Preferred Capital Stock or other instruments having terms reasonably acceptable to the Initial Lenders and (y) to the Initial U.S. Borrower to be in the form of common equity) (all such contributions being referred to collectively as the “Equity Contribution”), which Equity Contribution, when combined with the funds remaining on deposit in the Trust Account (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) after giving effect to the Buyer Class A Redemption (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) that are paid or payable from the Trust Account as described in the Acquisition Agreement (the “Trust Account Equity”) will on a pro forma basis constitute an aggregate amount not less than 30% (the “Minimum Equity Percentage”) of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Credit Facilities funded on the Closing Date (excluding (A) amounts drawn under the Revolving Facility on the Closing Date for working capital purposes and/or purchase price adjustments, to fund Transaction Costs or to replace, backstop or Cash collateralize existing letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances and similar documents and instruments to the extent undrawn and (B) any letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances and similar documents and instruments outstanding on the Closing Date to the extent undrawn) plus (ii) the Equity Contribution plus (iii) the Trust Account Equity.

 

C. To consummate the Transactions, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders extend credit in the form of (a) (i) Initial Dollar Term Loans in an original aggregate principal amount equal to $378,175,000 and (ii) Initial Euro Term Loans in an original aggregate principal amount equal to €140,000,000 and (b) a Revolving Facility with an available amount of $45,000,000, and the Lenders are willing to extend such credit on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article 1 DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

 

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Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement” means a Market Intercreditor Agreement, or another intercreditor agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Consent Party (which may, if applicable, consist of a payment “waterfall”).

 

Acceptable Management Agreement” means any management agreement entered into between Sponsor or a Parent Company (other than Holdings), on the one hand, and Holdings or any of its subsidiaries, on the other hand, in each case on or after the Closing Date, which such management agreement shall be in substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Consent Party.

 

ACH” means automated clearing house transfers.

 

Acquisition” means the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Target pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2018, and amended pursuant to the Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2019, by and among Parent, Rack Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and the Target.

 

Additional Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Article 8.

 

Additional Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 1.11(a).

 

Additional Commitment” means any commitment hereunder added pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c).

 

Additional Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.22(b).

 

Additional Letter of Credit Facility” means any facility established by any Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary to obtain letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers acceptances or other similar instruments required by customers, suppliers or landlords or otherwise required in the ordinary course of business.

 

Additional Loans” means any Additional Revolving Loans and any Additional Term Loans.

 

Additional Revolving Credit Commitment” means any revolving credit commitment added pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c)(ii).

 

Additional Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of all Additional Revolving Loans of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s LC Exposure, in each case, attributable to its Additional Revolving Credit Commitment.

 

Additional Revolving Facility” means any revolving credit facility added pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c)(ii).

 

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Additional Revolving Lender” means any Lender with an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment or any Additional Revolving Credit Exposure.

 

Additional Revolving Loans” means any revolving loan added pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c)(ii).

 

Additional Term Loan Commitment” means any term loan commitment added pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c)(i).

 

Additional Term Loans” means any term loan added pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c)(i).

 

Adjustment Date” means the date of delivery of financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎Section 5.01(b), as applicable.

 

Administrative Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Administrative Consent Party” means, prior to the Disposition Date, the Principal Investor Representative and, thereafter, the Administrative Agent.

 

Administrative Questionnaire” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.22(d).

 

Adverse Proceeding” means any action, suit, proceeding (whether administrative, judicial or otherwise), governmental investigation or arbitration (whether or not purportedly on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign, whether pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened in writing, against or affecting Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any property of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, that Person. No Person shall be an “Affiliate” of Holdings or any subsidiary thereof solely because it is an unrelated portfolio company of Parent and none of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, any Lender (other than any Affiliated Lender or any Debt Fund Affiliate) or any of their respective Affiliates shall be considered an Affiliate of Holdings or any subsidiary thereof.

 

Affiliated Lender” means any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate, Holdings, the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Affiliated Lender (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by ‎Section 9.05) and accepted by the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit A-2 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.05(g)(iv).

 

Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this First Lien Credit Agreement.

 

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Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, (b) to the extent ascertainable, the Published LIBO Rate (which rate shall be calculated based upon an Interest Period of one month and shall be determined on a daily basis based on the rate determined on such day for such Interest Period at 11:00 a.m. (London time)) plus 1.00%, (c) the Prime Rate and (d) solely with respect to Initial Term Loans and Initial Revolving Loans, 1.00%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Published LIBO Rate, as the case may be, shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Published LIBO Rate, as the case may be.

 

Alternate Currency” means in the case of Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit, Euros and each other currency that is approved in accordance with ‎Section 1.10.

 

Applicable Charges” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.19.

 

Applicable Percentage” means (a) with respect to any Term Lender of any Class, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and unused Additional Term Loan Commitments of such Term Lender under such Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and unused Additional Term Loan Commitments of all Term Lenders under such Class and (b) with respect to any Revolving Lender of any Class, the percentage of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class; provided that for purposes of ‎Section 2.21 and otherwise herein, when there is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment shall be disregarded for any relevant calculation. In the case of clause (b), in the event that the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class have expired or been terminated, the Applicable Percentage of any Revolving Lender of such Class shall be determined on the basis of the Revolving Credit Exposure of such Revolving Lender with respect to such Class, giving effect to any assignments and to any Revolving Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.

 

Applicable Price” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

Applicable Rate” means, for any day, in the case of the Initial Term Loans and the Initial Revolving Loans, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread” or “Eurocurrency Rate Spread” for the applicable facility, based upon the First Lien Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period; provided that until the first Adjustment Date following the completion of at least one full Fiscal Quarter ended after the Closing Date, the “Applicable Rate” for any Initial Revolving Loans and Initial Term Loans shall be the applicable rate per annum set forth below in Category 1.

 

First Lien Leverage Ratio  ABR Spread for Revolving Loans   Eurocurrency Rate Spread for Revolving Loans   ABR Spread for Initial Term Loans   Eurocurrency Rate Spread for Initial Term Loans 
Category 1                    
Greater than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00   3.00%   4.00%   3.00%   4.00%
Category 2                    
Less than 5.00 to 1.00   2.75%   3.75%   2.75%   3.75%

 

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The Applicable Rate for Initial Revolving Loans and Initial Term Loans shall be adjusted quarterly on a prospective basis on each Adjustment Date based upon the First Lien Leverage Ratio in accordance with the table above; provided that if financial statements are not delivered when required pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b), as applicable, the “Applicable Rate” for Initial Revolving Loans and Initial Term Loans shall be the rate per annum set forth above in Category 1 until such financial statements are delivered in compliance with ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b), as applicable.

 

The Applicable Rate for any Class of Additional Revolving Loans or Additional Term Loans shall be as set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Facility Amendment or Extension Amendment.

 

Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or debt Securities in the ordinary course of its activities and is administered, advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) any Affiliate of such Lender or (c) any entity or any Affiliate of any entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

 

Approved Jurisdiction” means each of (i) the Netherlands, (ii) the United States, any state thereof and the District of Columbia and (iii) any other jurisdiction agreed to by the Borrower and each Revolving Lender.

 

Arranger” means GSLP in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner with respect to the Initial Term Loans and the Initial Revolving Facility.

 

Assignment Agreement” means, collectively, each Assignment and Assumption and each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption.

 

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by ‎Section 9.05), and accepted by the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit A-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

Auction” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

Auction Agent” means (a) the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates or (b) any other financial institution or advisor engaged by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Auction pursuant to the definition of “Dutch Auction”; provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates as the Auction Agent without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such Affiliate, as applicable (it being understood that none of the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent).

 

Auction Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

Auction Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

Auction Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

Auction Response Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

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Available Amount” means, at any time, an amount equal to, without duplication:

 

(a) the sum of:

 

(i) $30,000,000; plus

 

(ii) the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount; provided that such amount shall not be available for (A) any Restricted Payment pursuant to ‎Section 6.04(a)(iii)(A) or any Restricted Debt Payment pursuant to ‎Section 6.04(b)(vi)(A) if (x) any Event of Default shall then exist or would result therefrom or (y) on a Pro Forma Basis, the Interest Coverage Ratio is less than 2.00:1.00 or (B) any Investment pursuant to ‎Section 6.06(r)(i) if any Specified Event of Default shall then exist or would result therefrom, in each case of clauses (A) and (B) above, at the time of determination pursuant to ‎Section 1.04(e); plus

 

(iii) the amount of any capital contributions or other proceeds of any issuance of Capital Stock (other than any amounts (x) constituting a Cure Amount, an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or proceeds of an issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock, (y) received from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (z) consisting of the proceeds of any loan or advance made pursuant to ‎Section 6.06(h)(ii)) received as Cash equity by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus the fair market value, as determined by the Borrower in good faith, of Cash Equivalents, marketable securities or other property received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a capital contribution or in return for any issuance of Capital Stock (other than any amounts (x) constituting a Cure Amount, an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or proceeds of any issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock or (y) received from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time; plus

 

(iv) the Net Proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, issued after the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock issued to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), which has been converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company that does not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, together with the fair market value of any Cash or Cash Equivalents (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) and the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of any property or assets (other than Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock issued to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary upon such exchange or conversion, in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time; plus

 

(v) the net proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time in connection with the Disposition to any Person (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of any Investment made pursuant to ‎Section 6.06(r)(i); plus

 

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(vi) to the extent not already reflected as a return of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such Investment, the proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time in connection with cash returns, cash profits, cash distributions and similar cash amounts, including cash principal repayments of loans and cash interest payments on loans, in each case received in respect of any Investment made after the Closing Date pursuant to ‎Section 6.06(r)(i) or, without duplication, otherwise received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (including any proceeds received on account of any issuance of Capital Stock by any Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than solely on account of the issuance of Capital Stock to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary)); plus

 

(vii) an amount equal to the sum of (A) the amount of any Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to ‎Section 6.06(r)(i) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) the amount of any Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to ‎Section 6.06(r)(i) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Joint Venture that is not a Restricted Subsidiary that has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or is liquidated, wound up or dissolved into, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (C) the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of the property or assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Joint Venture that is not a Restricted Subsidiary that have been transferred, conveyed or otherwise distributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time; plus

 

(viii) the amount of any Declined Proceeds; minus

 

(b) an amount equal to the sum of (i) Restricted Payments made pursuant to ‎Section 6.04(a)(iii)(A), plus (ii) Restricted Debt Payments made pursuant to ‎Section 6.04(b)(vi)(A), plus (iii) Investments made pursuant to ‎Section 6.06(r)(i), in each case, after the Closing Date and prior to such time or contemporaneously therewith.

 

Available Excluded Contribution Amount” means the aggregate amount of Cash or Cash Equivalents or the fair market value of other assets or property (as determined by the Borrower in good faith, but excluding any Cure Amount) received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date from:

 

(1) contributions in respect of Qualified Capital Stock (other than any amounts or other assets received from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), and

 

(2) the sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than (x) to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (y) pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or (z) with the proceeds of any loan or advance made pursuant to ‎Section 6.06(h)(ii)),

 

in each case, designated as an Available Excluded Contribution Amount pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer on or promptly after the date the relevant capital contribution is made or the relevant proceeds are received, as the case may be, and which are excluded from the calculation of the Available Amount.

 

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“Available Maturity Exception Amount” means, at the time of any incurrence of Indebtedness, (x) the Maturity Exception Amount at such time minus (y) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness outstanding at such time in reliance on the Maturity Exception Amount.

 

Available RDP Capacity Amount” means the amount of Restricted Debt Payments that may be made at the time of determination pursuant to Section 6.04(b)(iv)(A) minus the amount of the Available RDP Capacity Amount utilized by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to make Investments pursuant to ‎Section 6.06(q)(ii).

 

Available RP Capacity Amount” means the amount of Restricted Payments that may be made at the time of determination pursuant to Sections ‎6.04(a)(vii) and (a)‎(x)(A) minus the aggregate amount of the Available RP Capacity Amount utilized by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to (a) make Investments pursuant to ‎Section 6.06(q)(ii) and (b) make Restricted Debt Payments pursuant to Section 6.04(b)(iv)(B).

 

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

 

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

 

Banking Services” means each and any of the following bank services: commercial credit cards, stored value cards, debit cards, purchasing cards, treasury management services, netting services, overdraft protections, check drawing services, automated payment services (including depository, overdraft, controlled disbursement, ACH transactions, return items and interstate depository network services), employee credit card programs, cash pooling services, foreign exchange and currency management services and any arrangements or services similar to any of the foregoing and/or otherwise in connection with Cash management and Deposit Accounts.

 

Banking Services Obligations” means any and all obligations of any Loan Party, whether absolute or contingent and however and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) (a) under any arrangement that is in effect on the Closing Date between any Loan Party and a counterparty that is (or is an Affiliate of) the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any Lender as of the Closing Date or (b) under any arrangement that is entered into after the Closing Date by any Loan Party with any counterparty that is (or is an Affiliate of) the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any Lender at the time such arrangement is entered into, in each case, in connection with Banking Services, in each case, that has been designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Borrower as being Banking Services Obligations for purposes of the Loan Documents, it being understood that each counterparty thereto shall be deemed (A) to appoint the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (B) to agree to be bound by the provisions of ‎Article 8, ‎Section 9.03 and ‎Section 9.10 and each Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, in each case as if it were a Lender.

 

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.).

 

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

 

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Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the U.S.

 

Bona Fide Debt Fund” means any debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business for financial investment purposes and which is managed, sponsored or advised by any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with (a) any competitor of the Borrower and/or any of its subsidiaries or (b) any Affiliate of such competitor, but, in each case, with respect to which no personnel involved with any investment in such Person or the management, control or operation of such Person (i) makes, has the right to make or participates with others in making any investment decisions, or otherwise causing the direction of the investment policies, with respect to such debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity or (ii) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to Holdings, the Borrower or its subsidiaries or any entity that forms a part of any of their respective businesses; it being understood and agreed that the term “Bona Fide Debt Fund” shall not include any Person that is separately identified to the Initial Lenders or the Administrative Agent in accordance with clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of the definition of “Disqualified Institution” or any reasonably identifiable Affiliate of any such Person on the basis of such Affiliate’s name.

 

Borrower” means, as the context may require, the U.S. Borrower, the Dutch Borrower and/or any Additional Borrower. Unless the context may otherwise require, as used in this Agreement and each other Loan Document, “the Borrower” shall refer to the U.S. Borrower. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, no Foreign Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable with, or otherwise be responsible for any Obligation of, any Domestic Borrower with respect to the Obligations of such Domestic Borrower.

 

Borrowing” means any Loans of the same Type and Class made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

Borrowing Request” means a request by a Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with ‎Section 2.03 and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B or such other form that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

Business Day” means (a) any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed and (b) when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Rate Loan (i) denominated in Dollars, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market; and (ii) denominated in an Alternate Currency, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day (x) on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits in such Alternate Currency in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market, (y) on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets are not open for business in London, the Netherlands or the principal financial center for such Alternate Currency and (z) with respect to any Loan denominated in Euros, on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) System payment system launched on November 19, 2007 or any successor settlement system is not open.

 

Capital Expenditures” means, as applied to any Person for any period, the aggregate amount, without duplication, of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Financing Leases) that in accordance with GAAP, are, or are required to be, included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows for such Person for such period.

 

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Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt any Indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing.

 

Captive Insurance Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof).

 

Cash” or “cash” means money, currency or a credit balance in any Deposit Account, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date of determination, (a) readily marketable securities (i) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed or insured as to interest and principal by the U.S., U.K., Canada or a member state of the European Union or any political subdivision thereof or (ii) issued by any agency or instrumentality of the U.S., U.K., Canada or a member state of the European Union or any political subdivision thereof, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S., U.K., Canada or a member state of the European Union or any political subdivision thereof, in each case maturing within two years after such date and, in each case, including repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; (b) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the U.S. or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof or by any foreign government, in each case maturing within two years after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) and, in each case, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; (c) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency); (d) deposits, money market deposits, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances (or similar instruments) maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any bank organized under, or authorized to operate as a bank under, the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any political subdivision thereof or any foreign bank or its branches or agencies and that has capital and surplus of not less than $75,000,000 and, in each case, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; (e) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $75,000,000; (f) Indebtedness or Preferred Capital Stock issued by Persons with a rating of at least BBB- from S&P or at least Baa3 from Moody’s (or, if at the time, neither is issuing comparable ratings, then a comparable rating of another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition; (g) bills of exchange issued in the U.S., U.K., Canada, a member state of the European Union or Japan eligible for rediscount at the relevant central bank and accepted by a bank (or any dematerialized equivalent); (h) shares of any money market mutual fund that has (i) substantially all of its assets invested in the types of investments referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (ii) net assets of not less than $250,000,000 and (iii) a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s (or, if at any time either S&P or Moody’s are not rating such fund, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency); (i) solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that such Captive Insurance Subsidiary is not prohibited to make in accordance with applicable law; (j) any cash equivalents (as determined in accordance with GAAP); and (k) shares or other interests of any investment company, money market mutual fund or other money market or enhanced high yield fund that invests 95% or more of its assets in instruments of the types specified in clauses (a) through (j) above (which investment company or fund may also hold Cash pending investment or distribution).

 

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The term “Cash Equivalents” shall also include (x) Investments of the type and maturity described in the definition of “Cash Equivalents” of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parent companies thereof) have the ratings (if any) described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (y) other short-term Investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in Investments analogous to the Investments described in the definition of “Cash Equivalents” and in this paragraph.

 

Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of ‎Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or such Issuing Bank or by such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Closing Date (other than any such request, guideline or directive to comply with any law, rule or regulation that was in effect on the Closing Date). For purposes of this definition and ‎Section 2.15, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or U.S. regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, be deemed to be a Change in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

 

Change of Control” means the earliest to occur of:

 

(a) the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of Securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), but excluding (i) any Employee Benefit Plan and/or Person acting as the trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator therefor and (ii) one or more Permitted Holders, of Capital Stock representing more than the greater of (x) 35% of the total voting power of all of the outstanding voting Capital Stock of Holdings and (y) the percentage of the total voting power of all of the outstanding voting Capital Stock of Holdings collectively owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially by the Permitted Holders; and

 

(b) the U.S. Borrower ceasing to be a direct Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Holdings or (until the date on which the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts, in each case payable by the Dutch Borrower under any Loan Document (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand has been made) have been paid in full in Cash and all commitments in respect of the Dutch Borrower under this Agreement have been terminated) the Dutch Borrower ceasing to be an indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Holdings, in each case other than during the pendency of any Holdings Reorganization Transaction or Permitted Reorganization (provided that the U.S. Borrower is a direct Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and (until the date on which the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts, in each case payable by the Dutch Borrower under any Loan Document (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand has been made) have been paid in full in Cash and all commitments in respect of the Dutch Borrower under this Agreement have been terminated) the Dutch Borrower is an indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Person that succeeds to the rights and obligations of Holdings under the Loan Documents upon the consummation of such Holdings Reorganization Transaction or Permitted Reorganization); it being understood and agreed for the avoidance of doubt that the Acquisition shall not trigger a “Change of Control” for any purpose under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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Notwithstanding the preceding clauses or any provision of Section 13d-3 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date, (i) a Person or group shall be deemed not to beneficially own Capital Stock subject to a stock or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, warrant agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the acquisition of the Capital Stock in connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreement and (ii) if any group includes one or more Permitted Holders, the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of Holdings owned, directly or indirectly, by any Permitted Holders that are part of such group shall not be treated as being beneficially owned by such group or any other member of such group for purposes of determining whether a Change of Control has occurred so long as one or more Permitted Holders hold in excess of 50% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by such group.

 

Charge” means any fee, loss, charge, expense, cost, accrual or reserve of any kind.

 

Class”, when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Initial Dollar Term Loans, Initial Euro Term Loans of the U.S. Borrower or Dutch Borrower, Additional Term Loans of any series established as a separate “Class” pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c)(i), or Initial Revolving Loans or Additional Revolving Loans of any series established as a separate “Class” pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c)(ii), (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is an Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitment, Initial Euro Term Loan Commitment of the U.S. Borrower or Dutch Borrower, an Additional Term Loan Commitment of any series established as a separate “Class” pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c)(i), or an Initial Revolving Credit Commitment or an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment of any series established as a separate “Class” pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c)(ii), (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment of a particular Class and (d) any Revolving Credit Exposure, refers to whether such Revolving Credit Exposure is attributable to a Revolving Credit Commitment of a particular Class (or Revolving Loans incurred or Letters of Credit issued under a Revolving Credit Commitment of a particular Class).

 

Closing Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in ‎Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with ‎Section 9.02).

 

Closing Date Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Material Adverse Effect” in the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date (it being understood that capitalized terms used in such definition and defined in the Acquisition Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date).

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

 

Collateral” means, collectively, the U.S. Collateral and the Dutch Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall “Collateral” include any Excluded Asset.

 

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Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, subject to (x) the applicable limitations set forth in this Agreement and/or any other Loan Document (including any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement) and (y) the time periods (and extensions thereof) set forth in ‎Section 5.12, the requirement that:

 

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Restricted Subsidiary required to comply with the requirements set forth in this definition pursuant to Section 5.12(a) (A) a joinder to the Loan Guaranty in substantially the form attached as an exhibit thereto, (B) (x) with respect to any such Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary, a supplement to the U.S. Security Agreement in substantially the form attached as an exhibit thereto and (y) with respect to any such Restricted Subsidiary that is a Dutch Subsidiary, supplements to the applicable Dutch Collateral Documents (or, at the option of such Dutch Subsidiary, new Dutch Collateral Documents in substantially similar form or such other form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Consent Party), if applicable, in the form attached thereto or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party, (C) if the respective Restricted Subsidiary required to comply with the requirements set forth in this definition pursuant to ‎Section 5.12 owns registrations of or applications for U.S. Patents, U.S. Trademarks and/or U.S. Copyrights that constitute Collateral, an Intellectual Property Security Agreement in substantially the form attached as an exhibit hereto, (D) with respect to any Domestic Loan Party, a completed Perfection Certificate, (E) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in appropriate form for filing in such jurisdictions as the Administrative Consent Party may reasonably request and (F) an executed joinder to any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement that is then applicable in substantially the form attached as an exhibit thereto; and

 

(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received with respect to any Material Real Estate Asset (other than an Excluded Asset) owned by any Domestic Loan Party, a Mortgage and any necessary UCC fixture filing in respect thereof, in each case together with, to the extent customary and appropriate (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Consent Party and the Borrower):

 

(i) evidence that (A) counterparts of such Mortgage have been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered and such Mortgage and any corresponding UCC or equivalent fixture filing are in form suitable for filing or recording in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Consent Party may deem reasonably necessary in order to create a valid and subsisting Lien on such Material Real Estate Asset in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (B) such Mortgage and any corresponding UCC or equivalent fixture filings have been duly recorded or filed, as applicable and (C) all filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Consent Party;

 

(ii) a fully paid policy of lender’s title insurance (a “Mortgage Policy”) in an amount reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party (not to exceed the fair market value of the Material Real Estate Asset covered thereby (as determined by the Borrower in good faith)) issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company in the applicable jurisdiction that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party, insuring the relevant Mortgage as having created a valid subsisting Lien on the real property described therein with the ranking or the priority which it is expressed to have in such Mortgage, subject only to Permitted Liens and other Liens acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Consent Party may reasonably request to the extent the same are available in the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates; provided, however, that in lieu of a zoning endorsement the Administrative Consent Party shall accept a zoning report from a nationally recognized zoning report provider;

 

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(iii) a customary legal opinion of local counsel for the relevant Loan Party in the jurisdiction in which such Material Real Estate Asset is located, as the Administrative Consent Party may reasonably request; and

 

(iv) (A) surveys (provided an existing survey shall be acceptable if sufficient for the applicable title insurance company to remove the standard survey exception and issue survey-related endorsements and the title insurance company does so), (B) appraisals (if required under the Financial Institutions Reform Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended), and (C) a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination (together with evidence of federal flood insurance for any such Flood Hazard Property); provided that the Administrative Consent Party may in its reasonable discretion (I) accept any existing appraisal so long as such existing appraisal satisfies any applicable local law requirements and (II) waive the requirements for any survey.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document to the contrary, if any mortgage tax or similar tax or charge is owed on the entire amount of the Obligations evidenced hereby in connection with the delivery of a mortgage or UCC fixture filing pursuant to clause (b) above, then, to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, applicable Requirements of Law, the amount of such mortgage tax or similar tax or charge shall be calculated based on the lesser of (x) the amount of the Obligations allocated to the applicable Material Real Estate Asset and (y) the fair market value of the applicable Material Real Estate Asset at the time the Mortgage is entered into and determined in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party and the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Mortgage will be executed and delivered with respect to any Material Real Estate Asset pursuant to the foregoing until the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Mortgage at least 30 days prior to such execution and delivery and has confirmed receipt of satisfactory flood due diligence and evidence of compliance with the applicable Flood Insurance Laws.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document to the contrary, (1) all Guarantees by Dutch Loan Parties shall be subject to any applicable general mandatory statutory limitations, fraudulent preference, “thin capitalization” rules, exchange control restrictions, corporate benefit and financial assistance and (2) Dutch Subsidiaries may be excluded from the Guarantee requirements in circumstances where such requirements would contravene any legal prohibition or result in a material risk of personal or criminal liability on the part of any officer, director, member or manager of such Dutch Subsidiary; provided that, Holdings and its Subsidiaries will use all commercially reasonable efforts to remedy, mitigate and overcome any such restrictions referred to in the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), including, without limitation, assisting in demonstrating that adequate corporate benefit accrues and undertaking any “whitewash” or similar procedures in the case of financial assistance.

 

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, (i) the U.S. Security Agreement, (ii) each Mortgage (if any), (iii) each Intellectual Property Security Agreement, (iv) the Dutch Collateral Documents, (v) any supplement to any of the foregoing delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, (vi) the Perfection Certificate and (vii) each of the other instruments and documents pursuant to which any Loan Party grants a Lien on any Collateral as security for payment of all or any portion of the Secured Obligations.

 

Commercial Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit issued for the purpose of providing the primary payment mechanism in connection with the purchase of any materials, goods or services by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business of such Person.

 

Commercial Tort Claim” has the meaning set forth in ‎Article 9 of the UCC.

 

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Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment, Initial Revolving Credit Commitment and Additional Commitment, as applicable, in effect as of such time.

 

Commitment Fee Rate” means, on any date (a) with respect to the Initial Revolving Credit Commitment, subject to the provisions of the last paragraph hereof, the applicable rate per annum set forth below based upon the First Lien Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period and (b) with respect to Additional Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class, the rate or rates per annum specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Facility Amendment or Extension Amendment.

 

First Lien Leverage Ratio  Commitment Fee Rate 
Category 1     
Greater than 5.40 to 1.00   0.500%
Category 2     
Equal to or less than 5.40 to 1.00   0.250%

 

The Commitment Fee Rate with respect to the Initial Revolving Credit Commitment shall be adjusted quarterly on a prospective basis on each Adjustment Date based upon the First Lien Leverage Ratio in accordance with the table set forth above; provided that (a) until the first Adjustment Date following the completion of at least one full Fiscal Quarter after the Closing Date, the Commitment Fee Rate shall be the applicable rate per annum set forth above in Category 1 and (b) if financial statements are not delivered when required pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b), as applicable, the Commitment Fee Rate shall be the rate per annum set forth above in Category 1 until such financial statements are delivered in compliance with ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b), as applicable.

 

Commitment Letter” means that certain Commitment Letter, dated as of December 12, 2018, by and among the Initial Lenders, the Administrative Agent and Parent.

 

Commitment Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto as Schedule 1.01(a).

 

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.).

 

Company Competitor” means any competitor of Holdings, the Borrower, the Target and/or any of their respective subsidiaries.

 

Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

 

Confidential Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.13.

 

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Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, as to any Person for any period, an amount determined for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to the total of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) the sum, without duplication, of (to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, other than in respect of clauses (x), (xiv), (xix) and (xx) below) the amounts of:

 

(i) Consolidated Interest Expense (including (A) fees and expenses paid to the Administrative Agent in connection with its services hereunder, (B) other bank, administrative agency (or trustee) and financing fees (including rating agency fees), (C) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed) and (D) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to revolving commitments, letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or any similar facilities or financing and hedging agreements);

 

(ii) (A) Taxes paid and any provision for Taxes, including income, profits, capital, foreign, federal, state, local, franchise and similar Taxes, property Taxes, foreign withholding Taxes and foreign unreimbursed value added Taxes (including penalties and interest related to any such Tax or arising from any Tax examination, and including pursuant to any Tax sharing arrangement or as a result of any Tax distribution) of such Person paid or accrued during the relevant period and (B) any payments to a Parent Company in respect of Taxes permitted to be made hereunder;

 

(iii) (A) depreciation, (B) amortization (including amortization of goodwill, software and other intangible assets), (C) any impairment Charge (including any bad debt expense) and (D) any asset write-off and/or write-down;

 

(iv) any non-cash Charge, including the excess of rent expense over actual Cash rent paid, including the benefit of lease incentives (in the case of a charge) during such period due to the use of straight line rent for GAAP purposes (provided that if any such non-Cash Charge represents an accrual or reserve for potential Cash items in any future period, such Person may determine not to add back such non-Cash Charge in the then-current period);

 

(v) [reserved];

 

(vi) Receivables Fees and the amount of loss or discount on the sale of Receivables Facility Assets and related assets to a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Receivables Facility;

 

(vii) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting, transaction, advisory, termination and similar fees and related indemnities and expenses (including reimbursements) paid or accrued, and payments made to Sponsor or any Parent Company (other than Holdings) pursuant to an Acceptable Management Agreement, and payments to outside directors of the Borrower or a Parent Company actually paid by or on behalf of, or accrued by, such Person or any of its subsidiaries; provided that such payment is permitted under this Agreement;

 

(viii) [reserved];

 

(ix) the amount of earn-out and other contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses, compensation or otherwise) incurred in connection with (A) the Transactions, (B) acquisitions and Investments completed prior to the Closing Date and (C) any acquisition or other Investment permitted by this Agreement, in each case, which is paid or accrued during the applicable period;

 

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(x) pro forma adjustments, including pro forma “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, operational improvements and other synergies (collectively, “Expected Cost Savings”) (net of actual amounts realized) related to (A) the Transactions that are (1) reasonably identifiable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which steps have been taken or are expected to be taken within 24 months after the Closing Date (in the good faith determination of such Person) or (2) contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement or have been identified to the Initial Lenders (including by inclusion in the Model, any management presentation or quality of earnings or similar report or analysis) prior to the Closing Date (including in respect of any action taken on or prior to the Closing Date) and (B) any acquisition (including the commencement of activities constituting a business line), combination, Investment, Disposition (including the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting a business line), operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative, any similar initiative and/or specified transaction (other than the Transactions), in each case prior to, on or after the Closing Date that are reasonably identifiable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which steps have been taken or are expected to be taken within 24 months after such operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiative or specified transaction (in the good faith determination of such Person) (any such operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiative or specified transaction, a “Cost Saving Initiative”) (in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such Expected Cost Savings and/or Cost Saving Initiative had been realized in full on the first day of such period);

 

(xi) [reserved];

 

(xii) any Charge with respect to any liability or casualty event, business interruption or any product recall, (i) so long as such Person has submitted in good faith, and reasonably expects to receive payment in connection with, a claim for reimbursement of such amounts under its relevant insurance policy within the next four Fiscal Quarters or (ii) without duplication of amounts included in a prior period under the preceding clause (i), to the extent such Charge is covered by insurance, indemnification or otherwise reimbursable by a third party (whether or not then realized so long as the Borrower in good faith expects to receive proceeds arising out of such insurance, indemnification or reimbursement obligation within the next four Fiscal Quarters) (it being understood that if the amount received in cash under any such agreement in any period exceeds the amount of expense paid during such period, any excess amount received may be carried forward and applied against any expense in any future period) (in each case of (i) and (ii), with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within the next four Fiscal Quarters);

 

(xiii) unrealized net losses in the fair market value of any arrangements under Hedge Agreements;

 

(xiv) the amount of any Cash actually received by such Person (or the amount of the benefit of any netting arrangement resulting in reduced Cash expenditures) during such period, and not included in Consolidated Net Income in any period, to the extent that any non-Cash gain relating to such Cash receipt or netting arrangement was deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (c)(i) below for any previous period and not added back;

 

(xv) the amount of any “bad debt” expense related to revenue earned prior to the Closing Date;

 

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(xvi) any net Charge included in the U.S. Borrower’s consolidated financial statements due to the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 810 (“ASC 810”);

 

(xvii) the amount of any non-controlling interest or minority interest Charge consisting of income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary;

 

(xviii) [reserved];

 

(xix) the amount of any revenue that is attributable to services performed during such period but is not included in Consolidated Net Income for such period; it being understood that if such revenue is added back in calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period, such revenue shall not be included in Consolidated Net Income in the period in which it is actually recognized; and

 

(xx) any other adjustments, exclusions and add-backs (x) reflected in the Model and quality of earnings summaries delivered to the Initial Lenders on November 7, 2018 or (y) that are consistent with Regulation S-X;

 

minus (c) without duplication, to the extent such amounts increase Consolidated Net Income:

 

(i) non-Cash gains or income; provided that if any non-Cash gain or income represents an accrual or deferred income in respect of potential Cash items in any future period, such Person may determine not to deduct such non-Cash gain or income in the current period;

 

(ii) unrealized net gains in the fair market value of any arrangements under Hedge Agreements;

 

(iii) [reserved];

 

(iv) the amount added back to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (b)(xii) above (as described in such clause) to the extent the relevant business interruption insurance proceeds were not received within the time period required by such clause;

 

(v) to the extent that such Person adds back the amount of any non-Cash charge to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (b)(iv) above, the cash payment in respect thereof in the relevant future period;

 

(vi) the excess of actual Cash rent paid over rent expense during such period due to the use of straight line rent for GAAP purposes; and

 

(vii) any Consolidated Net Income included in the U.S. Borrower’s consolidated financial statements due to the application of ASC 810; and

 

(d) increased or decreased (without duplication) by, as applicable, any adjustments resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 460 or any comparable regulation.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is agreed that for the purpose of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio and the Secured Leverage Ratio and/or the amount of any basket based on a percentage of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any period that includes the Fiscal Quarters ended June 30, 2018, September 30, 2018, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Fiscal Quarters shall be deemed to be $22,472,959, $21,947,022, $26,216,613 and $20,809,866, respectively, in each case, as adjusted (i) on a Pro Forma Basis, as applicable and (ii) pursuant to clause (b)(x) above, as applicable for each Test Period.

 

Consolidated First Lien Debt” means, as to any Person at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date that is secured by a First Priority Lien on any asset or property of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries that constitutes Collateral.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of (a) consolidated total interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized (including (without duplication), amortization of any debt issuance cost and/or original issue discount, any premium paid to obtain payment, financial assurance or similar bonds, any interest capitalized during construction, any non-cash interest payment, the interest component of any deferred payment obligation, commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Qualified Receivables Facility, the interest component of any payment under any Financing Lease (regardless of whether accounted for as interest expense under GAAP), any commission, discount and/or other fee or charge owed with respect to any letter of credit, bank guarantee and/or bankers’ acceptance or any similar facilities, any fee and/or expense paid to the Administrative Agent in connection with its services hereunder, any other bank, administrative agency (or trustee) and/or financing fee and any cost associated with any surety bond in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed)), plus (b) any cash dividend or distribution paid or payable in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock during such period other than to such Person or any Loan Party, plus (c) any net losses, obligations or payments arising from or under any Hedge Agreement and/or other derivative financial instrument issued by such Person for the benefit of such Person or its subsidiaries, in each case determined on a consolidated basis for such period. For purposes of this definition, interest in respect of any Financing Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Financing Lease in accordance with GAAP (or, if not implicit, as otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP).

 

Consolidated Net Income” means, as to any Person (the “Subject Person”) for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Subject Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded, without duplication,

 

(a) (i) any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, except that Consolidated Net Income will be increased by the amount of dividends, distributions or other payments made in Cash or Cash Equivalents (or converted into Cash or Cash Equivalents) during such period by such Person to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary (subject, in the case of any such Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, to the limitations contained in clause (ii) below) and (ii) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under ‎Section 6.04(a)(iii)(A) or the amount of Excess Cash Flow, any net income (loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Loan Party) if such Subsidiary is subject to restrictions on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower or any other Loan Party by operation of its organizational documents or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute or governmental rule or regulation applicable thereto (other than (x) any restriction that has been waived or otherwise released and (y) any restriction set forth in the Loan Documents, the documents related to any Incremental Facilities and/or Incremental Equivalent Debt and the documents relating to any Replacement Debt or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing, except that Consolidated Net Income will be increased by the amount of dividends, distributions or other payments made in Cash or Cash Equivalents (or converted into Cash or Cash Equivalents) during such period by the Restricted Subsidiary (subject, in the case of a dividend, distribution or other payment to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations in this clause (ii));

 

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(b) any gain or Charge attributable to any Disposition (including asset retirement costs or sales or issuances of Capital Stock) or of returned or surplus assets outside the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by such Person);

 

(c) any gain or Charge from (A) any extraordinary or exceptional item (as determined in good faith by such Person) and/or (B) any non-recurring, special or unusual item (as determined in good faith by such Person);

 

(d) (i) any unrealized or realized net foreign currency translation or transaction gains or Charges impacting net income (including currency re-measurements of Indebtedness, any net gains or Charges resulting from Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk associated with the above or any other currency related risk, any gains or Charges relating to translation of assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and those resulting from intercompany Indebtedness), (ii) any realized or unrealized gain or Charge in respect of (x) any obligation under any Hedge Agreement as determined in accordance with GAAP and/or (y) any other derivative instrument pursuant to, in the case of this clause (y), the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification No. 815-Derivatives and Hedging and (iii) unrealized gains or losses in respect of any Hedge Agreement and any ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedge transactions or the fair value of changes therein recognized in earnings for derivatives that do not qualify as hedge transactions, in respect of Hedge Agreements;

 

(e) any net gain or Charge with respect to (i) any disposed, abandoned, divested and/or discontinued asset, property or operation (other than, at the option of the Borrower, any asset, property or operation pending the disposal, abandonment, divestiture and/or termination thereof), (ii) any disposal, abandonment, divestiture and/or discontinuation of any asset, property or operation (other than, at the option of the Borrower, relating to assets or properties held for sale or pending the divestiture or discontinuation thereof) and/or (iii) any facility that has been closed during such period;

 

(f) any net income or Charge (less all fees and expenses related thereto) attributable to (i) the early extinguishment or cancellation of Indebtedness or (ii) any Derivative Transaction;

 

(g) (i) any Charge incurred as a result of, in connection with or pursuant to (or incurred by a Parent Company to the extent permitted to be paid by a Borrower hereunder) any management equity plan, profits interest or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any pension plan (including any post-employment benefit scheme which has been agreed with the relevant pension trustee), any stock subscription or shareholders agreement, any distributor equity plan or any similar equity plan or agreement (including any deferred compensation arrangement), (ii) any Charge incurred in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Capital Stock held by management of any Parent Company, the Borrower and/or any of its subsidiaries, in each case under this clause (ii), to the extent that any such cash Charge is funded with net Cash proceeds contributed to the Subject Person as a capital contribution or as a result of the sale or issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the Subject Person and (iii) the amount of payments made to optionholders of such Person or any Parent Company in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equityholders of such Person or its Parent Companies, which payments are being made to compensate such optionholders as though they were equityholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted hereunder;

 

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(h) any Charge that is established, adjusted and/or incurred, as applicable, (i) within 24 months after the Closing Date that is required to be established, adjusted or incurred, as applicable, as a result of the Transactions in accordance with GAAP, (ii) within 24 months after the closing of any other acquisition that is required to be established, adjusted or incurred, as applicable, as a result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP or (iii) as a result of any change in, or the adoption or modification of, accounting principles or policies;

 

(i) any (A) write-off or amortization made in such period of deferred financing costs and premiums paid or other expenses incurred directly in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness, (B) goodwill or other asset impairment charges, write-offs or write-downs and (C) other amortization (including amortization of goodwill, software, deferred or capitalized financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions and expenses and other intangible assets);

 

(j) (A) the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Subject Person and its subsidiaries) in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP (including, without limitation, in the inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods, including changes in capitalization of variances), property and equipment, lease, rights fee arrangements, software, goodwill, intangible asset (including customer molds), in-process research and development, deferred revenue, advanced billing and debt line items thereof), resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or acquisition or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition or similar Investment or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof (including any write-off of in process research and development) and/or (B) the cumulative effect of any change in accounting principles or policies (effected by way of either a cumulative effect adjustment or as a retroactive application, in each case, in accordance with GAAP) (except that, if the Borrower determines in good faith that the cumulative effects thereof are not material to the interests of the Lenders, the effects of any change in any such principles or policies may be included in any subsequent period after the Fiscal Quarter in which such change, adoption or modification was made);

 

(k) the income or loss of any Person accrued prior to the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary of such Subject Person or is merged into or consolidated with such Subject Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Subject Person or the date that such other Person’s assets are acquired by such Subject Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Subject Person (except to the extent required for any calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with ‎Section 1.04);

 

(l) any deferred Tax expense associated with any tax deduction or net operating loss arising as a result of the Transactions, or the release of any valuation allowance related to any such item;

 

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(m) (i) any non-cash deemed finance Charges in respect of any pension liabilities or other provisions and (ii) income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts;

 

(n) earn-out, non-compete and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses, compensation or otherwise) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments, including in connection with the Transactions, any acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder or in respect of any acquisition consummated prior to the Closing Date;

 

(o) Charges (including facility operating losses) related to any de novo facility or any facility renovation (including in each case with respect to any manufacturing facility), including any construction, pre-opening/re-opening and start-up period prior to opening (or re-opening, as applicable), until such facility has been open (or renovated) and operating for a period of 12 consecutive months;

 

(p) (A) Transaction Costs, (B) any Charges incurred in connection with any transaction (in each case, regardless of whether consummated), whether or not permitted under this Agreement, including any issuance and/or incurrence of Indebtedness and/or any issuance and/or offering of Capital Stock (including, in each case, by any Parent Company), any Investment, any acquisition, any Disposition, any recapitalization, any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, becoming a standalone company, any option buyout or any repayment, redemption, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (including any amortization or write-off of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums and prepayment penalties) or any similar transaction, (C) the amount of any Charges that are actually reimbursed or reimbursable by third parties pursuant to indemnification or reimbursement provisions or similar agreements or insurance (it being understood that if the amount received in cash under any such agreement in any period exceeds the amount of expense paid during such period, any excess amount received may be carried forward and applied against any expense in any future period); provided that in respect of any reimbursable Charge that is added back in reliance on clause (C) above, such relevant Person in good faith expects to receive reimbursement for such Charge within the next four Fiscal Quarters (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within the next four Fiscal Quarters) and/or (D) Public Company Costs;

 

(q) Charges incurred or accrued in connection with any single or one-time event (as determined in good faith by such Person), including in connection with (A) the Transactions and/or any acquisition consummated after the Closing Date (including legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions and other Investments made prior to the Closing Date), (B) the closing, consolidation or reconfiguration of any facility during such period or (C) one-time consulting costs;

 

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(r) Charges attributable to the undertaking and/or implementation of new initiatives, business optimization activities, cost savings initiatives (including Cost Saving Initiatives), cost rationalization programs, operating expense reductions and/or synergies and/or similar initiatives and/or programs (including in connection with any integration, restructuring or transition, any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, any office or facility opening and/or pre-opening), including the following: any inventory optimization program and/or any curtailment, any business optimization Charge, any restructuring Charge (including any Charge relating to any tax restructuring), any Charge relating to the closure or consolidation of any office or facility (including but not limited to rent termination costs, moving costs and legal costs), any systems implementation Charge, any severance Charge, any one time compensation Charge, any Charge relating to entry into a new market, any Charge relating to rights fee arrangements (including any early terminations thereof), any Charge relating to any strategic initiative or contract, any signing Charge, any Charge relating to any entry into new markets and contracts (including, without limitation, any renewals, extensions or other modifications thereof) or new product introductions or exiting a market, contract or product, any retention or completion Charge or bonus, any recruiting Charge, any lease run-off Charge, any expansion and/or relocation Charge, any Charge associated with any modification or curtailment to any pension and post-retirement employee benefit plan (including any settlement of pension liabilities), any software or other intellectual property development Charge, any Charge associated with new systems design, any implementation Charge, any transition Charge, any Charge associated with improvements to IT or accounting functions, losses related to temporary decreases in work volume and expenses related to maintaining underutilized personnel, any project startup Charge, any Charge in connection with new operations, any Charge in connection with unused warehouse space, any Charge relating to a new contract, any consulting Charge and/or any corporate development Charge;

 

(s) non-cash compensation Charges and/or any other non-cash Charges arising from the granting of any stock, stock option or similar arrangement (including any profits interest), the granting of any restricted stock, stock appreciation right and/or similar arrangement (including any repricing, amendment, modification, substitution or change of any such stock option, restricted stock, stock appreciation right, profits interest or similar arrangement or the vesting of any warrant); and

 

(t) to the extent such amount would otherwise increase Consolidated Net Income, Taxes paid (including pursuant to any Tax sharing arrangement) in cash (including, to the extent paid in cash, Taxes arising out of any tax examination) and (B) Tax distributions made in cash during such period.

 

In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Consolidated Net Income will include the proceeds of business interruption insurance in an amount representing the earnings for the applicable period that such proceeds are intended to replace (whether or not received so long as the Borrower in good faith expects to receive such proceeds within the next four Fiscal Quarters (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so received within the next four Fiscal Quarters)).

 

Consolidated Secured Debt” means, as to any Person at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries that constitutes Collateral.

 

Consolidated Total Assets” means, as to any Person, at any date, all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the applicable Person at such date.

 

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Consolidated Total Debt” means, as to any Person at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all debt for borrowed money (including LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed within three Business Days and the outstanding principal balance of all Indebtedness of such Person represented by notes, bonds and similar instruments), Financing Leases and purchase money Indebtedness (but excluding in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, undrawn letters of credit), in each case as reflected on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that “Consolidated Total Debt”, “Consolidated First Lien Debt” and “Consolidated Secured Debt” shall in each case (but without duplication) be calculated (for all purposes hereunder, including as a component of the definitions of First Lien Leverage Ratio, Secured Leverage Ratio and Total Leverage Ratio, and any applications of such definitions) (i) net of the Unrestricted Cash Amount, (ii) to exclude any obligation, liability or indebtedness of such Person if, upon or prior to the maturity thereof, such Person has irrevocably deposited with the proper Person in trust or escrow the necessary funds (or evidences of indebtedness) for the payment, redemption or satisfaction of such obligation, liability or indebtedness, and thereafter such funds and evidences of such obligation, liability or indebtedness or other security so deposited are not included in the calculation of the Unrestricted Cash Amount, (iii) to exclude obligations under any Derivative Transaction, any Qualified Receivables Facility, or under any Indebtedness that is non-recourse to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iv) to exclude obligations under any Non-Financing Lease Obligation.

 

Consolidated Working Capital” means, as at any date of determination, the excess of Current Assets over Current Liabilities.

 

Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment” means, for any period on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such period; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the effect of reclassification during such period between current assets and long term assets and current liabilities and long term liabilities (with a corresponding restatement of the prior period to give effect to such reclassification), (b) the effect of any Disposition of any Person, facility or line of business or acquisition of any Person, facility or line of business during such period, (c) the effect of any fluctuations in the amount of accrued and contingent obligations under any Hedge Agreement and (d) the application of purchase or recapitalization accounting.

 

Contractual Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any provision of any Security issued by that Person or of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or other instrument to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it or any of its properties is subject.

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Copyright” means the following: (a) all copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyright whether published or unpublished, copyright registrations and copyright applications; (b) all renewals of the foregoing; (c) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due or payable under any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past and future infringements thereof; (d) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof; and (e) all domestic rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.

 

Cost Saving Initiative” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA”.

 

Credit Extension” means each of (i) the making of a Revolving Loan or (ii) the issuance, amendment, modification, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit (other than any such amendment, modification, renewal or extension that does not increase the Stated Amount, or extend the expiration date, of the relevant Letter of Credit).

 

Credit Facilities” means the Revolving Facility and the Term Facility.

 

Cure Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 6.15(b).

 

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Cure Right” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 6.15(b).

 

Current Assets” means, at any date, all assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which under GAAP would be classified as current assets (excluding any (i) Cash or Cash Equivalents (including Cash and Cash Equivalents held on deposit for third parties by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary), (ii) permitted loans to third parties, (iii) deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments related to Indebtedness, (iv) the current portion of current and deferred Tax assets and (v) assets held for sale or pension assets).

 

Current Liabilities” means, at any date, all liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which under GAAP would be classified as current liabilities, other than (i) current maturities of long term debt, (ii) outstanding revolving loans and letter of credit exposure, (iii) accruals of Consolidated Interest Expense (excluding Consolidated Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), (iv) obligations in respect of derivative financial instruments related to Indebtedness, (v) the current portion of current and deferred Tax liabilities, (vi) liabilities in respect of unpaid earnouts, (vii) accruals relating to restructuring reserves, (viii) liabilities in respect of funds of third parties on deposit with the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ix) the current portion of any Financing Lease, (x) any liabilities recorded in connection with stock based awards, partnership interest based awards, awards of profits interests, deferred compensation awards and similar initiative based compensation awards or arrangements and (xi) the current portion of any other long term liability for borrowed money.

 

Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate (other than a natural person) of Parent that is a bona fide debt fund or investment vehicle that is engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or Securities in the ordinary course of business and for which no personnel making investment decisions in respect of any equity investor which has a direct or indirect equity investment in Parent or the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries has the right to make any investment decision.

 

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the U.S., and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, general assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of the U.S. or the Netherlands or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally and including any suspension of payments (surseance verleend), emergency regulations (noodregeling) as provided for in the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet of het financieel toezicht), bankruptcy (failliet verklaard), filing by a Dutch entity of a notice under Section 36 of the Tax Collection Act of the Netherlands (Invorderingswet 1990) or Section 60 of the Social Insurance Financing Act of the Netherlands (Wet Financiering Sociale Verzekeringen) in conjunction with Section 36 of the Tax Collection Act of the Netherlands (Invorderingswet 1990), or any other insolvency proceedings listed in Annex A or winding up proceedings listed in Annex B of the EU Insolvency Regulation.

 

Declined Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.11(b)(v).

 

Default” means any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default.

 

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Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that has (a) defaulted in its obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation, to make a Loan within one Business Day of the date required to be made by it hereunder or to fund its participation in a Letter of Credit required to be funded by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date such obligation arose or such Loan or Letter of Credit was required to be made or funded, (b) notified the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Loan Party in writing that it does not intend to satisfy any such obligation or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or under agreements in which it commits to extend credit generally, (c) failed, within two Business Days after the request of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit; provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent, (d) become (or any parent company thereof has become) insolvent or been determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets, to be insolvent, or the assets or management of which has been taken over by any Governmental Authority, (e) become (or any parent company thereof has become) the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or custodian, appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, unless in the case of any Lender subject to this clause (e), the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall each have determined that such Lender intends, and has all approvals required to enable it (in form and substance satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) to continue to perform its obligations as a Lender hereunder or (f) become (or any parent company thereof has become) the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that no Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Capital Stock in such Lender or its parent by any Governmental Authority; provided that such action does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the U.S. or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contract or agreement to which such Lender is a party.

 

Defaulting Revolving Lender” means a Revolving Lender that is a Defaulting Lender.

 

Delaware Divided LLC” means any Delaware LLC formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.

 

Delaware LLC” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

 

Deleveraging Event” means the first date on which (x) the First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than 4.25:1.00 or (y) the Borrower incurs any Junior Indebtedness or unsecured Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(b), (i) and (p) (to the extent extending, refinancing, refunding or replacing such Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(b) and (i)).

 

Deposit Account” means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any investment property (within the meaning of the UCC) or any account evidenced by an instrument or negotiable certificate of deposit (within the meaning of the UCC).

 

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Derivative Transaction” means (a) any interest-rate transaction, including any interest-rate swap, basis swap, forward rate agreement, interest rate option (including a cap, collar or floor), and any other instrument linked to interest rates that gives rise to similar credit risks (including when-issued securities and forward deposits accepted), (b) any exchange-rate transaction, including any cross-currency interest-rate swap, any forward foreign-exchange contract, any currency option, and any other instrument linked to exchange rates that gives rise to similar credit risks, (c) any equity derivative transaction, including any equity-linked swap, any equity-linked option, any forward equity-linked contract, and any other instrument linked to equities that gives rise to similar credit risk and (d) any commodity (including precious metal) derivative transaction, including any commodity-linked swap, any commodity-linked option, any forward commodity-linked contract, and any other instrument linked to commodities that gives rise to similar credit risks; provided, that, no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants of the Borrower or its subsidiaries shall constitute a Derivative Transaction.

 

Designated Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 1.11(e).

 

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of non-Cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Disposition pursuant to ‎Section 6.07(h) and/or a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction pursuant to ‎Section 6.08 that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the amount of Cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale or conversion of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration to Cash or Cash Equivalents).

 

Designating Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 1.11(e).

 

Discount Range” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, lease, sublease or other disposition of any property of any Person, including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division. The fair market value of any assets or other property Disposed of shall be determined by the Borrower in good faith and shall be measured at the time provided for in ‎Section 1.04(e).

 

Disposition Date” means the first day after the Closing Date on which the Principal Investors (in the aggregate) both (a) cease to hold more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the then-outstanding Loans and undrawn Revolving Credit Commitments and (b) cease to hold more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans and undrawn Revolving Credit Commitments held by the Initial Lenders (in the aggregate) on the Closing Date.

 

Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock which, 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, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable (other than for Qualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than for Qualified Capital Stock), in whole or in part, prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued (it being understood that if any such redemption is in part, only such part coming into effect prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued shall constitute Disqualified Capital Stock), (b) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt Securities or (ii) any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case at any time prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued, (c) contains any mandatory repurchase obligation or any other repurchase obligation at the option of the holder thereof (other than for Qualified Capital Stock), in whole or in part, which may come into effect prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued (it being understood that if any such repurchase obligation is in part, only such part coming into effect prior to 91 days following such Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued shall constitute Disqualified Capital Stock) or (d) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in Cash prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued; provided that any Capital Stock that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any Security into or for which such Capital Stock is convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of any change of control or any Disposition occurring prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if such Capital Stock provides that the issuer thereof will not redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions prior to the Termination Date.

 

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Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, (A) if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants or by any such plan to such directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants, in each case in the ordinary course of business of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the issuer thereof in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations and (B) no Capital Stock held by any Permitted Payee shall be considered Disqualified Capital Stock because such stock is redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement, stock option, stock appreciation right or other stock award agreement, stock ownership plan, put agreement, stockholder agreement or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time.

 

Disqualified Institution” means:

 

(a) (i) any Person identified by the Borrower or the Parent (or their attorneys) as such in writing to the Initial Lenders and the Administrative Agent on or prior to December 12, 2018 (including by way of email), (ii) any Person identified by the Borrower or the Parent (or their attorneys) as such in writing (and reasonably satisfactory) to the Administrative Consent Party and the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date (including by way of email), (iii) any Affiliate of any Person described in clauses (i) or (ii) above that is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person on the basis of such Affiliate’s name (other than Bona Fide Debt Funds other than such Bona Fide Debt Funds excluded pursuant to clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this paragraph) and (iv) any other Affiliate of any Person described in clauses (i) or (ii) above that is identified by the Borrower or the Parent (or their attorneys) in a written notice (including by way of email) to the Initial Lenders and the Administrative Agent (if prior to the Closing Date) or the Administrative Consent Party (if on or after the Closing Date); and

 

(b) (i) any Person that is or becomes a Company Competitor and is identified by the Borrower or the Parent (or their attorneys) as such in writing (including by way of email) to the Initial Lenders and the Administrative Agent (if prior to the Closing Date) or the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Consent Party (if on or after the Closing Date), (ii) any Affiliate of any Person described in clause (i) above that is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person on the basis of such Affiliate’s name (other than Bona Fide Debt Funds other than such Bona Fide Debt Funds excluded pursuant to clause (b)(i) of this paragraph) and (iii) any other Affiliate of any Person described in clause (i) above that is identified by the Borrower or the Parent (or their attorneys) in a written notice (including by way of email) to the Initial Lenders and the Administrative Agent (if prior to the Closing Date) or the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Consent Party (if on or after the Closing Date);

 

it being understood and agreed that no written notice delivered pursuant to clauses (a)(ii), (a)(iv), (b)(i) and/or (b)(iii) above shall apply retroactively to disqualify any Person that has previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in any Loans or Commitments if such Person was not a Disqualified Institution at the time of acquisition of such assignment or participation interest.

 

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Disregarded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that has no material assets other than the Capital Stock and/or Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are “controlled foreign corporations” (as defined in Section 957(a) of the Code) or one or more Disregarded Subsidiaries, IP Rights related to such Foreign Subsidiaries or Disregarded Subsidiaries, Cash or Cash Equivalents and other incidental assets related thereto.

 

Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any currency other than Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date or other relevant date of determination) for the purchase of Dollars with such other currency.

 

Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the U.S.

 

Domestic Borrower” means the U.S. Borrower and each Additional Borrower that is incorporated or organized under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

Domestic Loan Party” means the U.S. Borrower and each other Loan Party that is incorporated or organized under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

Dutch Auction” means an auction (an “Auction”) conducted by any Affiliated Lender or any Debt Fund Affiliate (any such Person, the “Auction Party”) in order to purchase Initial Term Loans (or any Additional Term Loans), in accordance with the following procedures (as may be modified by such Affiliated Lender or Debt Fund Affiliate (as applicable) and the applicable Auction Agent in connection with a particular Auction transaction); provided that no Auction Party shall initiate any Auction unless (I) at least five Business Days have passed since the consummation of the most recent purchase of Term Loans pursuant to an Auction conducted hereunder; or (II) at least three Business Days have passed since the date of the last Failed Auction (or equivalent) which was withdrawn:

 

(a) Notice Procedures. In connection with any Auction, the Auction Party will provide notification to the Auction Agent (for distribution to the relevant Lenders) of the Term Loans that will be the subject of the Auction (an “Auction Notice”). Each Auction Notice shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent and shall (i) specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans subject to the Auction, in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, in the case of any such Term Loans denominated in Euros, in a minimum amount of €10,000,000 and whole increments of €1,000,000 in excess thereof) (or, in any case, such lesser amount of such Term Loans then outstanding or which is otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent and the Administrative Agent (if different from the Auction Agent)) (the “Auction Amount”), (ii) specify the discount to par (which may be a range (the “Discount Range”) of percentages of the par principal amount of the Term Loans subject to such Auction), that represents the range of purchase prices that the Auction Party would be willing to accept in the Auction, (iii) be extended, at the sole discretion of the Auction Party, to (x) each Lender and/or (y) each Lender with respect to any Term Loan on an individual Class basis and (iv) remain outstanding through the Auction Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each appropriate Lender with a copy of the Auction Notice and a form of the Return Bid to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date specified in the Auction Notice (or such later date as the Auction Party may agree with the reasonable consent of the Auction Agent) (the “Auction Response Date”).

 

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(b) Reply Procedures. In connection with any Auction, each Lender holding the relevant Term Loans subject to such Auction may, in its sole discretion, participate in such Auction and may provide the Auction Agent with a notice of participation (the “Return Bid”) which shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent, and shall specify (i) a discount to par (that must be expressed as a price at which it is willing to sell all or any portion of such Term Loans) (the “Reply Price”), which (when expressed as a percentage of the par principal amount of such Term Loans) must be within the Discount Range and (ii) a principal amount of such Term Loans, which must be in whole increments of $1,000,000 (or, in the case of any such Term Loans denominated in Euros, whole increments of €1,000,000) (or, in any case, such lesser amount of such Term Loans of such Lender then outstanding or which is otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent) (the “Reply Amount”). Lenders may only submit one Return Bid per Auction, but each Return Bid may contain up to three bids only one of which may result in a Qualifying Bid. In addition to the Return Bid, the participating Lender must execute and deliver, to be held in escrow by the Auction Agent, an Assignment Agreement with the principal amount of the Term Loans to be assigned to be left in blank, which amount shall be completed by the Auction Agent in accordance with the final determination of such Lender’s Qualifying Bid pursuant to clause (c) below. Any Lender whose Return Bid is not received by the Auction Agent by the Auction Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to participate in the relevant Auction with respect to all of its Term Loans.

 

(c) Acceptance Procedures. Based on the Reply Prices and Reply Amounts received by the Auction Agent prior to the applicable Auction Response Date, the Auction Agent, in consultation with the Auction Party, will determine the applicable price (the “Applicable Price”) for the Auction, which will be the lowest Reply Price for which the Auction Party can complete the Auction at the Auction Amount; provided that, in the event that the Reply Amounts are insufficient to allow the Auction Party to complete a purchase of the entire Auction Amount (any such Auction, a “Failed Auction”), the Auction Party shall either, at its election, (i) withdraw the Auction or (ii) complete the Auction at an Applicable Price equal to the highest Reply Price. The Auction Party shall purchase the relevant Term Loans (or the respective portions thereof) from each Lender with a Reply Price that is equal to or lower than the Applicable Price (“Qualifying Bids”) at the Applicable Price; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to purchase all Term Loans subject to Qualifying Bids would exceed the Auction Amount for such Auction, the Auction Party shall purchase such Term Loans at the Applicable Price ratably based on the principal amounts of such Qualifying Bids (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Auction Agent in its discretion). If a Lender has submitted a Return Bid containing multiple bids at different Reply Prices, only the bid with the lowest Reply Price that is equal to or less than the Applicable Price will be deemed to be the Qualifying Bid of such Lender (e.g., a Reply Price of $100 with a discount to par of 1%, when compared to an Applicable Price of $100 with a 2% discount to par, will not be deemed to be a Qualifying Bid, while, however, a Reply Price of $100 with a discount to par of 2.50% would be deemed to be a Qualifying Bid). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five Business Days following the Auction Response Date with respect to an Auction, notify (I) the Borrower of the respective Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the effective date of the purchase of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction, the Applicable Price, and the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans and the tranches thereof to be purchased pursuant to such Auction, (II) each participating Lender of the effective date of the purchase of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction, the Applicable Price, and the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans to be purchased at the Applicable Price on such date, (III) each participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of the Term Loans of such Lender to be purchased at the Applicable Price on such date and (IV) if applicable, each participating Lender of any rounding and/or proration pursuant to the second preceding sentence. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Borrower and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error.

 

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(d) Additional Procedures.

 

(i) Once initiated by an Auction Notice, the Auction Party may not withdraw an Auction other than a Failed Auction. Furthermore, in connection with any Auction, upon submission by a Lender of a Qualifying Bid, such Lender (each, a “Qualifying Lender”) will be obligated to sell the entirety or its allocable portion of the Reply Amount, as the case may be, at the Applicable Price.

 

(ii) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each purchase of Term Loans pursuant to an Auction shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this definition, established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the Borrower.

 

(iii) In connection with any Auction, the Borrower and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require as a condition to any Auction, the payment of customary fees and expenses by the Auction Party in connection therewith as agreed between the Auction Party and the Auction Agent.

 

(iv) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this definition, each notice or other communication required to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) shall be deemed to have been given upon the Auction Agent’s (or its delegate’s) actual receipt during normal business hours of such notice or communication; provided that any notice or communication actually received outside of normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given as of the opening of business on the next Business Day.

 

(v) The Borrower and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this definition by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consent to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any purchase of Term Loans provided for in this definition as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

 

Dutch Borrower” means (a) prior to the consummation of a transaction described in clause (b), the Initial Dutch Borrower and (b) following the consummation of a transaction permitted hereunder that results in a Successor Borrower, such Successor Borrower.

 

Dutch Collateral” means any and all property of any Dutch Loan Party subject to a Lien under any Collateral Document to secure all or any portion of the Secured Obligations of the Dutch Loan Parties.

 

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Dutch Collateral Documents” means:

 

(i) a Dutch law governed deed of pledge over (A) 65% of all registered shares in the capital of Kapnar Holdings B.V., to be entered into by Ranpak Corp. as pledgor, the Administrative Agent as pledgee and Kapnar Holdings B.V. as the company whose shares will be pledged and (B) 35% of all registered shares in the capital of Kapnar Holdings B.V., to be entered into by Ranpak Corp. as pledgor, the Administrative Agent as pledgee and Kapnar Holdings B.V. as the company whose shares will be pledged; provided that the deed of pledge described in clause (B) shall only be pledged as Collateral in respect of the Obligations of the Dutch Loan Parties;

 

(ii) a Dutch law governed deed of pledge over 100% of all registered shares in the capital of the Dutch Borrower, to be entered into by Kapnar Holdings B.V. as pledgor, the Administrative Agent as pledgee and the Dutch Borrower as the company whose shares will be pledged;

 

(iii) a Dutch law governed deed of pledge over 100% of all registered shares in the capital of Ranpak CZ B.V., to be entered into by the Dutch Borrower as pledgor, the Administrative Agent as pledgee and Ranpak CZ B.V. as the company whose shares will be pledged; and

 

(iv) a Dutch law governed omnibus deed of disclosed pledge over bank accounts and intercompany receivables and an undisclosed pledge over movable assets, IP Rights and trade receivables to be entered into by the Dutch Borrower, Kapnar Holdings B.V., Ranpak CZ B.V. as pledgors and the Administrative Agent as pledgee.

 

Dutch Loan Party” means the Dutch Borrower and each other Loan Party that is organized under the laws of the Netherlands.

 

Dutch Parallel Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Guaranty.

 

Dutch Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the Netherlands.

 

ECF Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.11(b)(i).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Effective Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the effective yield applicable thereto calculated by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower in a manner consistent with generally accepted financial practices, taking into account (a) interest rate margins, (b) interest rate floors (subject to the proviso set forth below), (c) any amendment to the relevant interest rate margins and interest rate floors prior to the applicable date of determination and (d) original issue discount and upfront or similar fees (based on an assumed four-year average life to maturity or lesser remaining average life to maturity), but excluding (i) any structuring, advisory, success, underwriting, commitment, arrangement, ticking, amendment, consent and similar fees payable in connection therewith (regardless of whether any such fees are paid to or shared in whole or in part with any lender) and (ii) any other fee that is not paid directly by a Borrower generally to all relevant lenders ratably (or, if only one lender (or affiliated group of lenders) is providing such Indebtedness, are fees of the type not customarily shared with lenders generally); provided, that with respect to any Indebtedness that includes a “EURIBOR floor,” “LIBOR floor” or “Base Rate floor” or any other interest rate floor, that (A) to the extent that the Eurocurrency Rate (for an Interest Period of three months) or Alternate Base Rate (in each case without giving effect to any floor specified in the definitions thereof on the date on which the Effective Yield is being calculated) is less than such floor, the amount of such difference will be deemed added to the interest rate margin applicable to such Indebtedness for purposes of calculating the Effective Yield and (B) to the extent that the Eurocurrency Rate (for an Interest Period of three months) or Alternate Base Rate (in each case, without giving effect to any floor specified in the definitions thereof) is greater than such floor, the floor will be disregarded in calculating the Effective Yield.

 

Eligible Assignee” means (a) any Lender, (b) any commercial bank, insurance company, finance company, financial institution, any fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act), (c) any Affiliate of any Lender, (d) any Approved Fund of any Lender or (e) to the extent permitted under ‎Section 9.05(g), any Affiliated Lender or any Debt Fund Affiliate; provided that in any event, (i) any assignment of Loans or Commitments of a Dutch Loan Party shall only be permitted if such assignee is a Non-Public Lender and (ii) “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (x) any natural person or any investment vehicle established primarily for the benefit of a natural person, (y) any Disqualified Institution or Defaulting Lender or (z) except as permitted under ‎Section 9.05(g), the Borrower or any of its Affiliates.

 

Employee Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (regardless of whether such plan is subject to ERISA) which is sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed to by, Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Environmental Claim” means any written investigation, notice, notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order, decree or directive (conditional or otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (a) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or (b) in connection with any actual or alleged Hazardous Materials Activity.

 

Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable foreign or domestic, federal, state or local (or any subdivision thereof), statutes, laws, codes, treaties, standards, guidelines, writs, injunctions, ordinances, orders, decrees, rules, regulations, judgments, Governmental Authorizations, or any other applicable binding requirements of Governmental Authorities or the common law relating to (a) pollution or the protection of the environment or natural resources, human health and safety (to the extent relating to the exposure to any Hazardous Material) or other environmental matters; or (b) any Hazardous Materials Activity or any exposure of any Person to any Hazardous Material.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (b) any Hazardous Materials Activity, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Material, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other legally binding arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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Equity Contribution” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

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

 

ERISA Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, (a) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code of which that Person is a member; and (b) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code of which that Person is a member.

 

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event; (b) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan, or the filing of any request for or receipt of a minimum funding waiver under Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan; (c) engaging in a non-exempt prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan (but only with respect to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries); (d) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) or Section 302 of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (e) the withdrawal by the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (f) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan; (g) the imposition of liability on the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (h) a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) of the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefor under Title IV of ERISA, or the receipt by the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in insolvency pursuant to Section 4245 of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; or (i) the incurrence of liability or the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 436 or 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan.

 

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

 

EU Insolvency Regulation” means the Council Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (OJ 2015, L 141/19).

 

EURIBOR Rate” means the Published EURIBOR Rate, as adjusted to reflect applicable reserves prescribed by governmental authorities.

 

Euro” and “” means the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union.

 

Eurocurrency Rate” means:

 

(a) in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Rate;

 

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(b) in the case of Loans denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Rate; and

 

(c) in the case of Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency (other than Euros), the rate of interest with respect to such Alternate Currency as agreed among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders of the applicable Class that will provide such Loans at the time such Alternate Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and such Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 1.10;

 

provided that if any Eurocurrency Rate is less than 0.00% per annum, then such Eurocurrency Rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% per annum.

 

Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Article 7.

 

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any Excess Cash Flow Period, an amount (if positive) equal to:

 

(a) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of the following:

 

(i) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period without giving effect to clause (b)(x) of the definition thereof, plus

 

(ii) the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment for such period, plus

 

(iii) cash gains of the type described in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”, to the extent not otherwise included in calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (except to the extent such gains consist of proceeds utilized in calculating Net Proceeds falling under paragraph (a) of the definition thereof or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds subject to ‎Section 2.11(b)(ii)), plus

 

(iv) to the extent not otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period, cash payments received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in a prior period pursuant to clause (b)(iv) below, minus

 

(b) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period (or, in the case of clauses (b)(i), (b)(ii), (b)(iv), (b)(vi), (b)(vii), (b)(viii), (b)(ix) and (b)(x), at the option of the Borrower, amounts after such period to the extent paid prior to the date of the applicable Excess Cash Flow payment) of the following:

 

(i) the aggregate principal amount of (A) all optional prepayments of Indebtedness (other than any (1) optional prepayment of Indebtedness that is deducted in calculating the amount of any Excess Cash Flow payment in accordance with ‎Section 2.11(b)(i) or (2) revolving Indebtedness except to the extent any related commitment is permanently reduced in connection with such repayment), (B) all mandatory prepayments and scheduled repayments of Indebtedness and (C) the aggregate amount of any premiums, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in Cash by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary that are or were required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness, in each case, except to the extent financed with long-term funded Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), plus

 

(ii) amounts added back under (A) clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) of the definition of “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” to the extent paid or payable in Cash or (B) clause (xvii) of the definition of “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA”, plus

 

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(iii) any foreign translation losses paid or payable in Cash (including any currency re-measurement of Indebtedness, any net gain or loss resulting from Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk resulting from any intercompany Indebtedness, any foreign currency translation or transaction or any other currency-related risk) to the extent included in calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, plus

 

(iv) amounts added back under (A) clauses (b)(x), (b)(xii), (b)(xiv), (b)(xix) or (b)(xx) of the definition of “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” or (B) the last paragraph of the definition of Consolidated Net Income with respect to business interruption insurance, in each case to the extent such amounts have not yet been received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus

 

(v) an amount equal to (A) all Charges either (1) excluded in calculating Consolidated Net Income or (2) added back in calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, in each case, to the extent paid or payable in Cash and (B) all non-Cash credits included in calculating Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, plus

 

(vi) to the extent not expensed (or exceeding the amount expensed) during such period or not deducted (or exceeding the amount deducted) in calculating Consolidated Net Income, the aggregate amount of Charges paid or payable in Cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, other than to the extent financed with long-term funded Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), plus

 

(vii) Cash payments (other than in respect of Taxes, which are governed by clause (ii) above) made during such period for any liability the accrual of which in a prior period did not reduce Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and therefore increased Excess Cash Flow in such prior period (provided there was no other deduction to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA or Excess Cash Flow related to such payment), except to the extent financed with long term funded Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), plus

 

(viii) amounts paid in Cash (except to the extent financed with long term funded Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)) during such period on account of (A) items that were accounted for as non-Cash reductions of Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in a prior period and (B) reserves or amounts established in purchase accounting to the extent such reserves or amounts are added back to, or not deducted from, Consolidated Net Income, plus

 

(ix) the amount of any payment of Cash to be amortized or expensed over a future period and recorded as a long-term asset, plus

 

(x) the amount of any Tax obligation of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary that is estimated in good faith by the Borrower as due and payable (but is not currently due and payable) by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the repatriation of any dividend or similar distribution of net income of any Foreign Subsidiary to the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, plus

 

(xi) to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period, the amount of any insurance proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period under the Representation and Warranty Insurance Policy, plus

 

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(xii) the amount of any Cash payments in respect of any Restricted Payment made pursuant to Section 6.04(a), in each case, except to the extent financed with long-term funded Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), plus

 

(xiii) the aggregate amount of any extraordinary, unusual, special or non-recurring cash Charges paid or payable during such period (whether or not incurred in such Excess Cash Flow Period) that were excluded in calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (including any component definition used therein) for such period.

 

Excess Cash Flow Period” means each full Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower ending after the Closing Date (commencing, for the avoidance of doubt, with the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2020).

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Excluded Assets” means each of the following:

 

(a) any asset (including any General Intangibles and any contract, instrument, lease, license, permit, agreement or other document, or any property or other right subject thereto (including pursuant to a purchase money security interest, capital lease, Financing Lease or similar arrangement or, in the case of after-acquired property, pre-existing secured Indebtedness not incurred in anticipation of the acquisition by the Loan Party of such property)) the grant or perfection of a security interest in which would (i) constitute a violation of a restriction in favor of a third party (other than a Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary) or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any right or assets of the relevant Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) result in a breach, termination (or a right of termination) or default under any such contract, instrument, lease, license, permit, agreement or other document (including pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision) unless and until any relevant consent has been obtained (there being no requirement pursuant to any Loan Document to obtain any consent in respect thereof from any Person that is not also a Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary) or (iii) permit any Person (other than any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary) to amend any rights, benefits and/or obligations of the relevant Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such relevant asset or permit such Person to require any Loan Party or any subsidiary of the Borrower to take any action materially adverse to the interests of such subsidiary or Loan Party; provided, however, that any such asset will only constitute an Excluded Asset under clause (i) or clause (ii) above to the extent such violation or breach, termination (or right of termination) or default would not be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable Requirement of Law; provided, further, that any such asset shall cease to constitute an Excluded Asset at such time as the condition causing such violation, breach, termination (or right of termination) or default or right to amend or require other actions no longer exists and to the extent severable, the security interest granted under the applicable Collateral Document shall attach immediately to any portion of such General Intangible or other right that does not result in any of the consequences specified in clauses (i) through (iii) above,

 

(b) the Capital Stock of any (i) Captive Insurance Subsidiary, (ii) Unrestricted Subsidiary, (iii) broker-dealer subsidiary, (iv) not-for-profit subsidiary and/or (v) special purpose entity used for any securitization facility or any Receivables Subsidiary,

 

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(c) any intent-to-use (or similar) Trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use”, “Amendment to Allege Use” or similar filing with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein may impair the validity or enforceability, or result in the voiding of, such intent-to-use Trademark application or any registration issuing therefrom under applicable law,

 

(d) any asset or property (including Capital Stock), the grant or perfection of a security interest in which would (A) require any governmental or regulatory consent, approval, license or authorization that has not been obtained (there being no requirement under any Loan Document to obtain the consent, approval, license or authorization of any Governmental Authority or other Person (other than any Loan Party), including, without limitation, no requirement to comply with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar statute), (B) be prohibited or restricted by applicable Requirements of Law (including enforceable anti-assignment provisions of applicable Requirements of Law), except, in the case of this clause (B), to the extent such prohibition would be rendered ineffective under applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable Requirement of Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (C) trigger termination of any contract pursuant to a “change of control” or similar provision or (D) result in adverse tax or regulatory consequences to any Loan Party or any of its subsidiaries or Parent Companies as determined by the Borrower in good faith,

 

(e) (i) except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of an “all-assets” UCC-1 financing statement, any leasehold interest and (ii) any real property or real property interest that is not a Material Real Estate Asset,

 

(f) any Capital Stock of any Person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or that is an Immaterial Subsidiary,

 

(g) any Margin Stock,

 

(h) the Capital Stock of (i) any Disregarded Subsidiary or (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” (as defined in Section 957(a) of the Code), in each case, other than (x) 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Capital Stock and 100% of the issued and outstanding non-voting Capital Stock of a Subsidiary described in clause (h)(i) or clause (h)(ii) hereof and (y) solely for purposes of securing the Secured Obligations of the Dutch Loan Parties, 100% of the Capital Stock of the Dutch Loan Parties,

 

(i) (i) any Letter-of-Credit-Right (other than to the extent a security interest in such Letter-of-Credit-Right can be perfected solely through the filing of an “all assets” UCC financing statement) and (ii) any Commercial Tort Claim involving a claim of less than $2,500,000 (as determined in good faith by the Borrower),

 

(j) any Cash or Cash Equivalents (other than Cash and Cash Equivalents representing identifiable proceeds of other Collateral, a security interest in which (A) can be perfected solely through the filing of an “all assets” UCC financing statement or (B) is effective pursuant to the Dutch Collateral Documents),

 

(k) any Deposit Account or commodity or securities account (including any securities entitlement and any related asset) (except to the extent a security interest therein (A) can be perfected solely through the filing of an “all assets” UCC financing statement or (B) is effective pursuant to the Dutch Collateral Documents; it being understood that this exception does not apply to Cash or Cash Equivalents other than Cash and Cash Equivalents representing identifiable proceeds of other Collateral as referred to in the preceding clause (j)),

 

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(l) any motor vehicle, airplane or other asset subject to a certificate of title (other than to the extent a security interest therein (A) can be perfected solely by filing an “all assets” UCC financing statement or (B) is effective pursuant to the Dutch Collateral Documents and without the requirement to list any VIN, serial or similar number),

 

(m) any governmental or regulatory license or state or local franchise, charter, consent, permit or authorization to the extent the granting of a security interest therein is prohibited or restricted thereby or by applicable Requirements of Law; provided, however, that any such asset will only constitute an Excluded Asset under this clause (m) to the extent such prohibition or restriction would not be rendered ineffective pursuant to applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable Requirement of Law,

 

(n) Receivables Facility Assets (or interests therein) sold or otherwise transferred to a Receivables Subsidiary or otherwise pledged, transferred or sold in connection with a Receivables Facility, factoring transaction or any similar arrangement permitted hereunder, and

 

(o) any asset with respect to which the Administrative Consent Party and the relevant Loan Party have determined in good faith that the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence (including any effect on the ability of the relevant Loan Party to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course of business) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest therein outweighs, or is excessive in light of, the benefit of a security interest to the relevant Secured Parties afforded thereby.

 

Excluded Subsidiary” means:

 

(a) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary,

 

(b) any Immaterial Subsidiary,

 

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by law, rule or regulation or contractual obligation (in the case of any such contractual obligation, where such contractual obligation exists on the Closing Date or on the date such entity becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, as long as such contractual obligation was not entered into solely in contemplation of such person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary) from providing a Loan Guaranty or that would require a governmental (including regulatory) or third party consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a Loan Guaranty (including under any financial assistance, corporate benefit, thin capitalization, capital maintenance, liquidity maintenance or similar legal principles) for so long as the applicable prohibition or restriction is in effect and unless and until such consent has been received, it being understood that Holdings and its subsidiaries shall have no obligation to obtain any such consent, approval, license or authorization,

 

(d) any not-for-profit subsidiary,

 

(e) any Captive Insurance Subsidiary or subsidiary that is a broker-dealer,

 

(f) any special purpose entity (including a special purpose entity used for any permitted securitization or receivables facility or financing) and any Receivables Subsidiary,

 

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(g) any Foreign Subsidiary other than (solely for purposes of Guaranteeing the Secured Obligations of the Dutch Loan Parties) any Dutch Subsidiary,

 

(h) (i) any Disregarded Subsidiary or (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Disregarded Subsidiary,

 

(i) any Unrestricted Subsidiary,

 

(j) any subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted by this Agreement that has assumed secured Indebtedness not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment and any Restricted Subsidiary thereof that guarantees such secured Indebtedness, in each case to the extent the terms of such secured Indebtedness prohibit such subsidiary from becoming a Guarantor,

 

(k) any Restricted Subsidiary if the provision of a Loan Guaranty could reasonably be expected to result in adverse tax or regulatory consequences to any Loan Party or any of its subsidiaries or Parent Companies as determined by the Borrower in good faith, and

 

(l) any other Restricted Subsidiary with respect to which, in the good faith judgment of the Administrative Consent Party and the Borrower, the burden or cost of providing a Loan Guaranty outweighs, or is excessive in light of, the benefits afforded thereby.

 

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Loan Guaranty of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Loan Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to Section 3.22 of the Loan Guaranty and any other “keepwell”, support or other agreement for the benefit of such Loan Party) at the time the Loan Guaranty of such Loan Party or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If any Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Loan Guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.

 

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income or franchise Taxes (i) by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any branch profits taxes or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a), (c) in the case of a Lender, any U.S. withholding tax (or, in the case of the Dutch Borrower, any Netherlands withholding tax) that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except (i) pursuant to an assignment or designation of a new lending office under ‎Section 2.19 and (ii) to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from any Loan Party with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17, (d) any tax imposed as a result of a failure by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank to comply with ‎Section 2.17(f), (e) any withholding tax under FATCA and (f) any Tax assessed on a recipient under the laws of the Netherlands, if and to the extent such Tax become payable as a result of such recipient having a substantial interest (aanmerkelijk belang) as defined in the Dutch Income Tax Act 2001 (Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001) in a Loan Party.

 

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Existing Credit Facilities” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 4.01(h).

 

Exit Payment” means the “First Lien Exit Payments” (as defined in the Fee Letter).

 

Exit Payment Date” means the earliest date on which any of the following occur: (i) the Deleveraging Event, (ii) a Repricing Transaction, (iii) the incurrence of any Replacement Debt in respect of the Initial Term Loans or any Replacement Term Loans, (iv) [reserved], (v) an Event of Default, (vi) the repayment of any Obligations owing to any Initial Term Lender or the replacement of any Initial Term Lender, in each case in connection with an event specified in Section 2.19(b)(i) through (iv) or (vii) the voluntary payment of the Exit Payment, in each case of clauses (i) through (vii) above, occurring at least one day prior to the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date. The rights of each Lender to its pro rata share of the Exit Payment shall be assignable in connection with any permitted assignment of the Initial Term Loans held by such Lender.

 

Expected Cost Savings” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA”.

 

Extended Revolving Credit Commitment” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.23(a)(i).

 

Extended Revolving Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.23(a)(i).

 

Extended Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.23(a)(ii).

 

Extension” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.23(a).

 

Extension Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (to the extent required by ‎Section 2.23) and the Borrower, executed by each of (a) the applicable Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender that has accepted the applicable Extension Offer pursuant hereto and in accordance with ‎Section 2.23.

 

Extension Offer” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.23(a).

 

Facility” means any real property (including all buildings, fixtures or other improvements located thereon) now, hereafter or, except with respect to Articles 5 and 6, heretofore owned, leased, operated or used by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors or Affiliates.

 

Failed Auction” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any law, regulation, rules, practice or other published administrative guidance adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such section of the Code.

 

FCPA” means the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

 

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Federal Assignment of Claims Act” means the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (41 U.S.C. § 15).

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York sets forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if such rate as determined above is at any time negative, the Federal Funds Effective Rate at such time shall instead be zero.

 

Fee Letter” means that certain Fee and Closing Payment Letter, dated as of December 12, 2018, by and among the Initial Lenders, the Administrative Agent and Parent.

 

“Financial Covenant” means the covenant in ‎Section 6.15(a).

 

Financing Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee that has been or is required to be, in accordance with GAAP (but subject to ‎Section 1.04(c)), accounted for as a financing or capital lease (and, for the avoidance of doubt, not a straight-line or operating lease) on both the balance sheet and income statement of such Person for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP as in effect on January 1, 2015; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Financing Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person in accordance with GAAP as in effect on January 1, 2015.

 

First Lien Leverage Ratio” means the ratio, as of any date of determination, of (a) Consolidated First Lien Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the Test Period then most recently ended or the Test Period otherwise specified where the term “First Lien Leverage Ratio” is used in this Agreement, in each case of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

First Priority” means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document, that, subject to any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, such Lien is senior in priority to any other Lien to which such Collateral is subject, other than any Permitted Lien.

 

Fiscal Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.

 

Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the U.S. Borrower ending December 31 of each calendar year, as such fiscal year end may be adjusted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Fixed Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 1.04(g).

 

Flood Hazard Property” means any Material Real Estate Asset subject to a Mortgage if any building included in such Material Real Estate Asset is located in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards.

 

Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 and (v) the Biggert–Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, each as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, and in each case, together with all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing, implementing or interpreting any of the foregoing, as amended or modified from time to time.

 

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Foreign Borrower” means each Borrower that is not a Domestic Borrower.

 

Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

Funding Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.03(h).

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. in effect and applicable to the accounting period in respect of which reference to GAAP is made.

 

General Intangibles” has the meaning set forth in ‎Article 9 of the UCC.

 

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with the U.S., any foreign government or any political subdivision of either thereof.

 

Governmental Authorization” means any permit, license, authorization, plan, directive, consent order or consent decree of or from any Governmental Authority.

 

Granting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.05(e).

 

GSLP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “Guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the Guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person (the “Primary Obligor”) in any manner and including any obligation of the Guarantor (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the Primary Obligor so as to enable the Primary Obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or monetary obligation, (e) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (f) secured by any Lien on any assets of such Guarantor securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or monetary other obligation is assumed by such Guarantor (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition, Disposition or other transaction permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.

 

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Hazardous Materials” means any chemical, material, substance or waste, or any constituent thereof, which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Environmental Law due to its hazardous, toxic or similar characteristics, including any chemical, material, substance or waste defined or listed as “hazardous” or “toxic” in any Environmental Law.

 

Hazardous Materials Activity” means the use, manufacture, storage, possession, holding, placement, Release, threatened Release, discharge, generation, transportation, processing, treatment, abatement, removal, investigation, remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any Hazardous Material, and any corrective action or response action with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Hedge Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any Derivative Transaction between any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and any other Person.

 

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreement.

 

Holdings” means (a) prior to the consummation of a transaction described in clause (b) of this definition, Initial Holdings and (b) following the consummation of a Holdings Reorganization Transaction that results in a New Holdings, New Holdings.

 

Holdings Reorganization Transaction” means (a) the contribution by Holdings of 100% of the Capital Stock of the U.S. Borrower to a newly formed domestic “shell” company owned or controlled by the Permitted Holders, (b) the merger or other consolidation of Holdings with another Person in connection with a “push-down” of debt permitted hereunder or (c) in the case of a debt “push-down” permitted hereunder and consummated by assignment, the Person that after giving effect thereto shall hold 100% of the Capital Stock of the U.S. Borrower, in each case, so long as, contemporaneously therewith (as applicable) (i) New Holdings delivers to the Administrative Agent any new certificate issued (if any) to evidence the contributed Capital Stock of the U.S. Borrower and grants a security interest in such Capital Stock in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the U.S. Security Agreement or a joinder thereto in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) New Holdings assumes the Loan Guaranty provided by Holdings and all other obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

IFRS” means international accounting standards within the meaning of the IAS Regulation 1606/2002, as in effect from time to time (subject to the provisions of ‎Section 1.04), to the extent applicable to the relevant financial statements.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary” means, as of any date, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) that does not have assets in excess of 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) that does not contribute Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in excess of 2.5% of the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period; provided that, the Consolidated Total Assets and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (as so determined) of all Immaterial Subsidiaries shall not exceed 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets or 5.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, in each case, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period; provided further that, at all times prior to the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b), this definition shall be applied based on the pro forma consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(c). As of the Closing Date, the Immaterial Subsidiaries of the Borrower were (i) Auburn Properties Corp. and (ii) Ranpak CZ B.V.

 

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Immediate Family Member” means, with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, domestic partner, former domestic partner, sibling or step-sibling (and any linear descendant thereof), mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships), any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals, any of the foregoing individual’s (including the initial individual’s) estate (or an executor or administrator acting on its behalf), heirs or legatees or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.

 

Incremental Cap” means:

 

(a) the Shared Incremental Amount, plus

 

(b) in the case of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt that effectively extends the Maturity Date with respect to any Class of Loans and/or Commitments hereunder, an amount equal to the portion of the relevant Class of Loans or Commitments that will be replaced by such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt, plus

 

(c) in the case of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt that effectively replaces any Revolving Credit Commitment terminated in accordance with ‎Section 2.19 hereof, an amount equal to the relevant terminated Revolving Credit Commitment, plus

 

(d) (i) the amount of any optional prepayment of any Loan (including any Incremental Loan) in accordance with ‎Section 2.11(a) and/or the amount of any permanent reduction of any Revolving Credit Commitment, (ii) the amount of any optional prepayment, redemption, repurchase or retirement of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred pursuant to the Shared Incremental Amount, (iii) the amount of any optional prepayment, redemption, repurchase or retirement of any Replacement Term Loans or Loans under any Replacement Revolving Facility (to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in commitments) or any borrowing or issuance of Replacement Debt previously applied to the permanent prepayment of any Loan hereunder or of any Incremental Equivalent Debt, (iv) [reserved] and (v) the aggregate amount of any Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) repaid or retired resulting from any assignment of such Indebtedness to (and/or assignment and/or purchase of such Indebtedness by) Holdings, the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that for each of clauses (i) through (v), the relevant prepayment, redemption, repurchase, retirement or assignment and/or purchase was not funded with the proceeds of any long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), plus

 

(e) an unlimited amount so long as, in the case of this clause (e), on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of the Incremental Facility or the Incremental Equivalent Debt, as applicable, and the application of the proceeds thereof (other than any Cash funded to the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except that pro forma effect may be given to such Cash to the extent such Cash is not applied promptly to the Subject Transaction in connection with such incurrence) and to any relevant Subject Transaction (and, in the case of any Incremental Revolving Facility or delayed draw Incremental Term Facility then being established, assuming a full drawing thereunder), (i) if such Indebtedness is secured by a First Priority Lien on the Collateral, the First Lien Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.90:1.00, (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Lien securing the Secured Obligations, the Secured Leverage Ratio does not exceed the greater of (x) 6.50:1.00 and (y) if such Indebtedness is incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (iii) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (to the extent securing Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party) or is unsecured, the Total Leverage Ratio does not exceed the greater of (x) 6.75:1.00 and (y) if such Indebtedness is incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Total Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness;

 

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provided that:

 

(1) any Incremental Facility and/or Incremental Equivalent Debt may be incurred under one or more of clauses (a) through (e) of this definition as selected by the Borrower in its sole discretion (provided that, in the case of clause (e), an Incremental Facility may be incurred only under clause (i) thereof),

 

(2) except as specified in the final paragraph of this definition, if any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt is intended to be incurred or implemented under clause (e) of this definition and any other clause of this definition in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (A) the incurrence of the portion of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt to be incurred or implemented under clause (e) of this definition shall be calculated first without giving effect to any Incremental Facilities or Incremental Equivalent Debt to be incurred or implemented under any other clause of this definition, but giving full pro forma effect to the use of proceeds of the entire amount of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt and the related transactions and (B) the incurrence of the portion of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt to be incurred or implemented under the other applicable clauses of this definition shall be calculated thereafter, and

 

(3) any portion of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt that is incurred or implemented under clauses (a) through (d) of this definition, unless otherwise elected by the Borrower, shall automatically and without need for action by any Person, be reclassified as having been incurred under clause (e) of this definition if, at any time after the incurrence or implementation thereof, when financial statements required pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b) are delivered, such portion of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt would, using the figures reflected in such financial statements, be (or have been) permitted under the First Lien Leverage Ratio, Secured Leverage Ratio, or Total Leverage Ratio, as applicable, set forth in clause (e) of this definition;

 

provided further that (I) Incremental Facilities and Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by Dutch Loan Parties under clauses (b), (c) and (d) of this definition shall be available in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the underlying amount of Loans and/or Commitments being extended (in the case of clause (b)), being replaced (in the case of clause (c)) or that was previously prepaid, redeemed, repurchased or retired (in the case of clause (d)), as applicable, for which a Dutch Loan Party is the obligor and (II) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Incremental Facilities and Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by Dutch Loan Parties under clauses (a) and (e) of this definition shall not exceed the greater of $47,500,000 and 50% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Incremental Facility and/or Incremental Equivalent Debt must utilize any capacity, if then available, under clause (d) of this definition prior to utilizing any capacity, if then available, under clause (e) of this definition.

 

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Incremental Commitment” means any commitment made by a lender to provide all or any portion of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Loans.

 

Incremental Equivalent Debt” means any Indebtedness that satisfies the following conditions:

 

(a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof does not exceed the Incremental Cap as in effect at the time of determination (after giving effect to any reclassification on or prior to such date of determination),

 

(b) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness is no shorter than the then-remaining greatest Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Initial Term Loans and the final maturity date of such Indebtedness is no earlier than the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, in each case as determined on the date of the issuance or incurrence, as applicable, thereof; provided, that the foregoing limitations shall not apply to (i) customary bridge loans with a maturity date not longer than one year; provided, that either (x) the terms of such bridge loans provide for automatic extension of the maturity date thereof to a date that is not earlier than the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date or (y) any loans, notes, securities or other Indebtedness (other than revolving loans) which are exchanged for or otherwise replace such bridge loans shall be subject to the requirements of this clause (b) and (ii) Indebtedness (as selected by the Borrower) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Available Maturity Exception Amount at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt,

 

(c) subject to clause (b), such Indebtedness may otherwise have an amortization schedule as determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Indebtedness,

 

(d) if such Indebtedness is in the form of Dollar-denominated or Euro-denominated term loans that are pari passu with the Initial Term Loans in right of payment and with respect to security (other than customary bridge loans with a maturity date not longer than one year that are convertible or exchangeable into, or are intended to be refinanced with, any Indebtedness other than term loans that are pari passu with the Initial Term Loans in right of payment and with respect to security), the MFN Provision of ‎‎Section 2.22(a)(v) as it relates to the Initial Dollar Term Loans (in the case of any such Dollar-denominated Indebtedness) or the Initial Euro Term Loans (in the case of any such Euro-denominated Indebtedness), as applicable, shall apply to such Indebtedness (as if, but only to the extent, including after giving effect to applicable exclusions, such Indebtedness was an Incremental Term Facility of the type subject to the provisions of ‎Section 2.22(a)(v), mutatis mutandis),

 

(e) if such Indebtedness is secured by assets that constitute Collateral, the holders of such Indebtedness (or a representative therefor) shall be party to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement,

 

(f) with respect to any Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, such Indebtedness may provide for the ability to participate (A) on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis other than in the case of a prepayment with proceeds of Indebtedness refinancing such Incremental Equivalent Debt) in any voluntary prepayment of Term Loans made pursuant to ‎Section 2.11(a) and (B) to the extent secured on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term Loans, on a pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis other than in the case of a prepayment with proceeds of Indebtedness refinancing such Incremental Equivalent Debt) in any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required pursuant to ‎Section 2.11(b) or less than a pro rata basis with the then-outstanding Term Facility,

 

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(g) with respect to any Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, such Indebtedness shall rank pari passu with, or junior to, the Secured Obligations in right of payment and security and no such Incremental Equivalent Debt may be (x) Guaranteed by any Person which is not a Loan Party or (y) secured by Liens on any assets other than the Collateral, and

 

(h) no Specified Event of Default shall exist immediately prior to or after giving effect to the effectiveness of such Incremental Equivalent Debt (except in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or irrevocable repayment or redemption of Indebtedness, where no such Specified Event of Default shall exist at the time as elected by the Borrower pursuant to ‎Section 1.04(e)).

 

Incremental Facilities” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.22(a).

 

Incremental Facility Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (solely for purposes of giving effect to ‎Section 2.22) and the Borrower executed by each of (a) Holdings and the applicable Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender that agrees to provide all or any portion of the Incremental Facility being incurred pursuant thereto and in accordance with ‎Section 2.22.

 

Incremental Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.22(a).

 

Incremental Revolving Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.22(a).

 

Incremental Revolving Facility Lender” means, with respect to any Incremental Revolving Facility, each Revolving Lender providing any portion of such Incremental Revolving Facility.

 

Incremental Revolving Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.22(a).

 

Incremental Term Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.22(a).

 

Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.22(a).

 

Incurrence-Based Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 1.04(g).

 

Indebtedness” as applied to any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (b) that portion of obligations with respect to Financing Leases of such Person to the extent recorded as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent the same would appear as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; (d) any obligation of such Person owed for all or any part of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (w) any earn out obligation or purchase price adjustment until such obligation (A) becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP and (B) has not been paid within 30 days after becoming due and payable following expiration of any dispute resolution mechanics set forth in the applicable agreement governing the applicable transaction, (x) any such obligations incurred under ERISA or under any employee consulting agreements, (y) accrued expenses, trade accounts payable and accruals for payroll in the ordinary course of business (including on an intercompany basis) and (z) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits), which purchase price is (i) due more than six months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or (ii) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument; (e) all Indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) of others secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held by such Person regardless of whether the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person or is non-recourse to the credit of such Person; (f) the face amount of any letter of credit issued for the account of such Person or as to which such Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings; (g) the Guarantee by such Person of the Indebtedness of another; (h) all obligations of such Person in respect of any Disqualified Capital Stock; and (i) all net obligations of such Person in respect of any Derivative Transaction, including any Hedge Agreement, whether or not entered into for hedging or speculative purposes; provided that (i) in no event shall obligations under or in respect of any Derivative Transaction or Non-Financing Lease Obligation be deemed “Indebtedness” for any calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio or any other financial ratio under this Agreement and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness (or such lower amount of maximum liability as is expressly provided for under the documentation pursuant to which the respective Lien is granted) and (B) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.

 

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For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or any Joint Venture (other than any Joint Venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer to the extent such Person would be liable therefor under applicable Requirements of Law or any agreement or instrument, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Indebtedness would otherwise be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Debt; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the term “Indebtedness” shall not include, and shall be calculated without giving effect to, (x) the effects of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose hereunder as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness (it being understood that any such amounts that would have constituted Indebtedness hereunder but for the application of this proviso shall not be deemed an incurrence of Indebtedness hereunder), (y) the effects of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose hereunder as a result of accounting for any embedded derivative created by the terms of such Indebtedness (it being understood that any such amounts that would have constituted Indebtedness hereunder but for the application of this proviso shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness hereunder) and (z) Indebtedness of any Parent Company appearing on the balance sheet of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

 

Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.03(b).

 

Indemnitee Related Parties” means, with respect to any Indemnitee, such Indemnitee’s controlled Affiliates or controlling Persons or any of the respective directors, officers, employees, members, agents, advisors and other representatives of such Indemnitee and such Indemnitee’s controlled Affiliates or controlling Persons.

 

Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 3.11(a).

 

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Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitment” means, with respect to each Term Lender, the commitment of such Term Lender to make Initial Term Loans denominated in Dollars hereunder in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on the Commitment Schedule, as the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to ‎Section 2.09 or ‎Section 2.19 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (x) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to ‎Section 9.05 or (y) an Additional Term Loan Commitment. The aggregate amount of the Term Lenders’ Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitments on the Closing Date is $378,175,000.

 

Initial Dollar Term Loans” means the term loans denominated in Dollars made by the Initial Term Lenders to the U.S. Borrower pursuant to ‎Section 2.01(a)(i).

 

Initial Dutch Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Euro Term Loan Commitment” means, with respect to each Term Lender, the commitment of such Term Lender to make Initial Term Loans denominated in Euros hereunder in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on the Commitment Schedule, as the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to ‎Section 2.09 or ‎Section 2.19 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (x) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to ‎Section 9.05 or (y) an Additional Term Loan Commitment. The aggregate amount of the Term Lenders’ Initial Euro Term Loan Commitments on the Closing Date is €140,000,000.

 

Initial Euro Term Loans” means the term loans denominated in Euros made by the Initial Term Lenders to the U.S. Borrower and the Dutch Borrower pursuant to ‎Section 2.01(a)(i).

 

Initial Holdings” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Lenders” means the financial institutions who are party to this Agreement as Lenders on the Closing Date.

 

Initial Revolving Credit Commitment” means, with respect to each Initial Revolving Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Initial Revolving Loans (and acquire participations in Letters of Credit) hereunder as set forth on the Commitment Schedule, or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Initial Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to ‎Section 2.09 or ‎2.19, (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Revolving Lender pursuant to ‎Section 9.05 or (c) increased pursuant to ‎Section 2.22. The aggregate amount of the Initial Revolving Credit Commitments as of the Closing Date is $45,000,000.

 

Initial Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of all Initial Revolving Loans of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s LC Exposure, in each case, attributable to its Initial Revolving Credit Commitment.

 

Initial Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the date that is five years after the Closing Date.

 

Initial Revolving Facility” means the Initial Revolving Credit Commitments and the Initial Revolving Loans and other extensions of credit thereunder.

 

Initial Revolving Lender” means any Lender with an Initial Revolving Credit Commitment or any Initial Revolving Credit Exposure.

 

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Initial Revolving Loan” means any revolving loan made by the Initial Revolving Lenders to any Borrower pursuant to ‎Section 2.01(a)(ii).

 

Initial Term Lender” means any Lender with an Initial Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Initial Term Loan.

 

Initial Term Loan Commitment” means the Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitment and/or the Initial Euro Term Loan Commitment, as the context may require.

 

Initial Term Loan Maturity Date” means the date that is seven years after the Closing Date.

 

Initial Term Loans” means the Initial Dollar Term Loans and/or the Initial Euro Term Loans, as the context may require.

 

Initial U.S. Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means any agreement executed on or after the Closing Date confirming or effecting the grant of any Lien on IP Rights owned by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in accordance with this Agreement, including any of the following: (a) a Trademark Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 hereto, (b) a Patent Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 hereto or (c) a Copyright Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H-3 hereto.

 

Intercompany Note” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit F or any other form approved by the Administrative Consent Party and the Borrower.

 

Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio for the most recently ended Test Period of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Test Period to (b) Ratio Interest Expense for such Test Period; provided that, for purposes of calculating the Interest Coverage Ratio for any period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Ratio Interest Expense shall be an amount equal to actual Ratio Interest Expense from the Closing Date through the date of determination multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days from the Closing Date through the date of determination.

 

Interest Election Request” means a request by a Borrower in the form of Exhibit D hereto or another form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with ‎Section 2.08.

 

Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (commencing with the last Business Day of June 2019) or the maturity date applicable to such Loan and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day that would have been an Interest Payment Date had successive Interest Periods of three months’ duration been applicable to such Borrowing.

 

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Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months (or, to the extent available to all relevant affected Lenders, twelve months or, to the extent acceptable to all applicable Lenders, a shorter period) thereafter, as a Borrower may elect; provided that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

 

Investment” means (a) any purchase or other acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any of the Securities of any other Person, (b) the acquisition by purchase or otherwise (other than any purchase or other acquisition of inventory, materials, supplies and/or equipment in the ordinary course of business) of all or a substantial portion of the business, property or fixed assets of any other Person or any division or line of business or other business unit of any other Person and (c) any loan, advance (other than any advance to any current or former employee, officer, director, member of management, manager, consultant or independent contractor of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary, any Joint Venture or any Parent Company for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures or payroll expenses or similar advances in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any other Person. Subject to ‎Section 5.10, the amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment, plus the cost of any addition thereto that otherwise constitutes an Investment, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect thereto, but giving effect to any repayments of principal in the case of any Investment in the form of a loan and any return of capital or return on Investment in the case of any equity Investment (whether as a distribution, dividend, redemption or sale).

 

Investors” means (a) the Parent and (b) other investors identified to the Initial Lenders in writing that, directly or indirectly, beneficially own Capital Stock in Holdings on the Closing Date.

 

IP Rights” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 3.05(c).

 

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

 

Issuing Bank” means, as the context may require, (a) GSLP and (b) any Revolving Lender that is appointed as an Issuing Bank in accordance with ‎Section 2.05(i). Subject to the reasonable consent of the Borrower (subject to the standards set forth in ‎Section 9.05(b)), each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by any Affiliate of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

 

Joint Venture” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person in which such Person owns Capital Stock (other than any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary), and including, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Person in which such Person owns less than a 100% interest. Unless otherwise specified, “Joint Venture” shall refer to any Person in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns Capital Stock (other than any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary).

 

Judgment Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.26.

 

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Junior Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness among Holdings, the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries) that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is expressly subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations.

 

Latest Maturity Date” means, as of any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time.

 

Latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means, as of any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Revolving Loan or Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder at such time.

 

Latest Term Loan Maturity Date” means, as of any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Term Loan hereunder at such time.

 

LC Collateral Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.05(j).

 

LC Disbursement” means any payment or disbursement made by any Issuing Bank pursuant to any Letter of Credit.

 

LC Exposure” means, at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time and (b) the aggregate principal amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall equal its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate LC Exposure at such time.

 

Legal Reservations” means the application of relevant Debtor Relief Laws, general principles of equity and/or principles of good faith and fair dealing.

 

Lenders” means the Term Lenders, the Revolving Lenders, any lender with an Additional Commitment or an outstanding Additional Loan and any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or as a result of the application of Section 9.05(g).

 

Letter of Credit” means any Standby Letter of Credit or Commercial Letter of Credit, in each case issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Letter-of-Credit Right” has the meaning set forth in ‎Article 9 of the UCC.

 

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means $5,000,000, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with ‎Section 2.10(c) or ‎Section 2.22 hereof.

 

LIBO Rate” means the Published LIBO Rate, as adjusted to reflect applicable reserves prescribed by governmental authorities.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any Financing Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), in each case, in the nature of security; provided that in no event shall a Non-Financing Lease Obligation in and of itself be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

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Loan Documents” means this Agreement, any Promissory Note, each Loan Guaranty, the Collateral Documents, any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and any other document or instrument designated by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent as a “Loan Document”, including any Incremental Facility Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment or any other amendment hereto or thereto. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto.

 

Loan Guaranty” means (a) the Guaranty Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto, executed by each Loan Party party thereto and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and (b) each other guaranty agreement executed by any Person pursuant to ‎Section 5.12 in substantially the form attached as Exhibit I hereto or another form that is otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

Loan Installment Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.10(a).

 

Loan Parties” means Holdings, each Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Loans” means any Initial Term Loan, any Additional Term Loan, any Revolving Loan and/or any Additional Revolving Loan.

 

Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.

 

Market Capitalization” means, at any date of determination pursuant to Section 1.04(e), the amount equal to (a) the total number of then issued and outstanding shares of common Capital Stock of the U.S. Borrower or any Parent Company multiplied by (b) the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share of such common Capital Stock on the principal securities exchange on which such common Capital Stock are traded for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding such date.

 

Market Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor or subordination agreement or arrangement (which may take the form of a “waterfall” or similar provision) the terms of which are either (a) consistent with market terms governing intercreditor arrangements for the sharing or subordination of liens or arrangements relating to the distribution of payments, as applicable, at the time the applicable agreement or arrangement is proposed to be established in light of the type of Indebtedness subject thereto or (b) in the event a “Market Intercreditor Agreement” has been entered into after the Closing Date meeting the requirement of preceding clause (a), the terms of which are, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the terms of such Market Intercreditor Agreement to the extent such agreement governs similar priorities, in each case of clause (a) or (b) subject to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Consent Party.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) on the Closing Date, a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect and (b) after the Closing Date, a material adverse effect on (i) the business, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) the material rights and remedies (taken as a whole) of the Administrative Agent under the applicable Loan Documents.

 

Material Debt Instrument” means any physical instrument evidencing any Indebtedness for borrowed money which is required to be pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent (or its bailee) pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

 

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Material Real Estate Asset” means (i) the Specified Real Estate Asset and (ii) any fee-owned Real Estate Asset acquired by any Domestic Loan Party after the Closing Date and located in the United States of America having a fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith after taking into account any liabilities with respect thereto that impact such fair market value) in excess of $7,500,000 as of the date of acquisition thereof.

 

Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Initial Revolving Facility, the Initial Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (b) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, (c) with respect to any Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility, the final maturity date for such Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, (d) with respect to any Incremental Facility, the final maturity date set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment and (e) with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment or Extended Term Loans, the final maturity date set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment.

 

Maturity Exception Amount” means the greater of (x) $45,000,000 and (y) 47% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period.

 

Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.19.

 

MFN Provision” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a)(v).

 

Minimum Equity Percentage” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Minimum Extension Condition” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.23(b).

 

“Model” means the model delivered by the Parent to the Initial Lenders on November 7, 2018.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Mortgage” means any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other agreement that conveys or evidences a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the relevant Secured Parties, on any Material Real Estate Asset constituting Collateral, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Consent Party.

 

Mortgage Policy” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan which is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, makes or is obligated to make contributions or with respect to which any of them has any ongoing obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.

 

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Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds” means an amount equal to: (a) any Cash payments or proceeds (including Cash Equivalents) received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) under any casualty insurance policy in respect of a covered loss thereunder of any assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) as a result of the taking of any assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with such power under threat of such a taking, minus (b) in respect of the Loan Parties or any of their respective subsidiaries, Affiliates or direct or indirect equityholders (i) any actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the adjustment, settlement or collection of any claims in respect thereof, (ii) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans and any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with or expressly subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations) that is secured by a Lien on the assets in question and that is required to be repaid or otherwise comes due or would be in default under the terms thereof as a result of such loss, taking or sale, (iii) in the case of a taking, the reasonable out-of-pocket costs of putting any affected property in a safe and secure position, (iv) any selling costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable broker’s fees or commissions, legal fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and transfer and similar Taxes and the Borrower’s good faith estimate of income Taxes paid or payable (including pursuant to Tax sharing arrangements or that are or would be imposed on intercompany distributions with such proceeds)) in connection with any sale or taking of such assets as described in clause (a) of this definition, (v) any amounts provided as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities under any indemnification obligation or purchase price adjustments associated with any sale or taking of such assets as referred to in clause (a) of this definition (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, other than to make a payment for which such amount was reserved, such amounts shall constitute Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds) and (vi) in the case of any covered loss or taking from any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (vi)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary as a result thereof.

 

Net Proceeds” means (a) with respect to any Disposition (including any Prepayment Asset Sale), the Cash proceeds (including Cash Equivalents and Cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received) in respect of non-cash consideration initially received), net of (with respect to any Loan Party or its subsidiaries, Affiliates or direct or indirect equity owners) (i) selling costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including broker’s fees or commissions, legal fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and transfer and similar Taxes and the Borrower’s good faith estimate of income Taxes paid or payable (including pursuant to Tax sharing arrangements or that are or would be imposed on intercompany distributions with such proceeds) in connection with such Disposition), (ii) amounts provided as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities under any indemnification obligation or purchase price adjustment associated with such Disposition (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, other than to make a payment for which such amount was reserved, such amounts shall constitute Net Proceeds), (iii) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans and any other Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with or expressly subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations) which is secured by the asset sold in such Disposition and which is required to be repaid or otherwise comes due or would be in default and is repaid (other than any such Indebtedness that is assumed by the purchaser of such asset), (iv) Cash escrows (until released from escrow to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) from the sale price for such Disposition and (v) in the case of any Disposition by any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (v)) attributable to any minority interest and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary as a result thereof; and (b) with respect to any issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness or Capital Stock, the Cash proceeds thereof, net of all Taxes and customary fees, commissions, costs, underwriting discounts and other fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

 

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New Holdings” means the Person that shall, immediately following the consummation of a Holdings Reorganization Transaction in accordance with the provisions of the definition thereof, hold 100% of the Capital Stock of the U.S. Borrower.

 

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.19(b).

 

Non-Debt Fund Affiliate” means the Parent and any Affiliate of the Parent, other than any Debt Fund Affiliate.

 

Non-Financing Lease Obligation” of any Person means a lease obligation of such Person that is not a Financing Lease. A straight-line or operating lease shall be considered a Non-Financing Lease Obligation.

 

Non-Public Lender” means any person who does not form part of the public (within the meaning of the Capital Requirements Regulation (EU/575/2013).

 

Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 6.15(b).

 

Obligation Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.26(a).

 

Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, all LC Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and all other advances to, debts, liabilities and obligations of the Loan Parties to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents in respect of any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute, contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising.

 

OFAC” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Sanctioned Person”.

 

Organizational Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, its certificate or articles of incorporation or organization and its by-laws, (b) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership and its partnership agreement, (c) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, (d) with respect to any limited liability company, its articles of organization or certificate of formation, and its operating agreement or limited liability company agreement and (e) with respect to any other form of entity, such other organizational documents required by local Requirements of Law or customary under the jurisdiction in which such entity is organized to document the formation and governance principles of such type of entity. In the event that any term or condition of this Agreement or any other Loan Document requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a secretary of state or similar governmental official, the reference to any such “Organizational Document” shall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such governmental official.

 

Other Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.11(b)(i).

 

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Lender or Administrative Agent, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

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Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any intangible, recording, filing or other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to ‎Section 2.19). For the avoidance of doubt, Other Taxes do not include any Excluded Taxes.

 

Outstanding Amount” means the Dollar Equivalent of (a) with respect to any Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Loans occurring on such date, (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit after giving effect to any changes in the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit or the issuance or expiry of such Letter of Credit, including as a result of any LC Disbursement and (c) with respect to any LC Disbursement on any date, the aggregate outstanding amount of such LC Disbursement on such date after giving effect to any disbursements with respect to any Letter of Credit occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of such LC Disbursement as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the applicable Borrower of such unreimbursed LC Disbursement.

 

Parallel Debt” means the U.S. Parallel Debt or the Dutch Parallel Debt, as applicable.

 

Parent” means One Madison Corporation and its Subsidiaries that directly or indirectly own Capital Stock of Holdings.

 

Parent Company” means (a) Holdings and (b) any other Person or group of Persons that are Affiliates of the Parent (but in any event not any portfolio company of the Parent), of which the U.S. Borrower is an indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.

 

Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.05(c).

 

Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.05(c).

 

Patent” means the following: (a) all patents and patent applications; (b) all inventions described and claimed therein; (c) all reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations in part thereof; (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due or payable under any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past and future infringements thereof; (e) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof; and (f) all domestic rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

 

Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, in which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, maintains or contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to, or otherwise has any liability, contingent or otherwise.

 

Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

 

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Perfection Requirements” means (a) the filing of appropriate financing statements with the office of the Secretary of State or other appropriate office in the state of organization of each Loan Party, (b) the filing of Intellectual Property Security Agreements or other appropriate assignments or notices with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and/or the U.S. Copyright Office, as applicable, (c) the proper recording or filing, as applicable, of Mortgages and fixture filings with respect to any Material Real Estate Asset constituting Collateral, in each case in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (d) the delivery to the Administrative Agent of any stock certificate or promissory note to the extent required to be delivered by the applicable Loan Documents, (e) in respect of the Dutch Collateral (as applicable), (i) the registration of the omnibus deed of disclosed pledge over bank accounts and intercompany receivables and undisclosed pledge over movable assets, IP Rights and trade receivables, with the Dutch tax authorities, (ii) the sending of duly executed notices of pledge to the relevant debtors of pledged bank and intercompany receivables, (iii) the registration of the rights of pledge over the shares in the capital of Ranpak CZ B.V., the Dutch Borrower and Kapnar Holdings B.V. in the relevant shareholder’s registers and (iv) the registration of a pledge over IP rights with the relevant IP register and (f) other filings, recordings and registrations necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties (including the Dutch Loan Parties) in favor of the Administrative Agent or to enforce the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties under the Loan Documents (including the taking of any actions required under applicable foreign Requirements of Law to validly create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by such Loan Party in favor of the Administrative Agent).

 

Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger, amalgamation or otherwise, of all or a substantial portion of the assets of, or any business line, unit or division or product line (including research and development and related assets in respect of any product or facility) of, any Person or of a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock of any Person (and, in any event, including any Investment in (x) any Restricted Subsidiary which serves to increase the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s respective equity ownership in such Restricted Subsidiary or (y) any Joint Venture for the purpose of increasing the Borrower’s or its relevant Restricted Subsidiary’s ownership interest in such Joint Venture), in each case if (1) such Person is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (2) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is amalgamated, merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or a substantial portion of its assets (or such division, business line, unit or product line or facility) to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction; provided that (i) the target Person, assets, business or division in respect of such acquisition is a business permitted under ‎Section 5.16, (ii) at the applicable time elected by the Borrower in accordance with ‎Section 1.04(e), with respect to such acquisition, no Specified Event of Default shall be continuing and (iii) the total consideration paid by Persons that are Loan Parties (a) for the Capital Stock of any Person that does not become a Loan Party or is not a Loan Party, (b) with respect to Investments of the type referred to in clauses (x) and (y) above after giving effect to which the relevant Joint Venture is not, or does not become, a Loan Party or (c) in the case of an asset acquisition, for assets that are not acquired by any Loan Party, when taken together with the total consideration for all such Persons and assets so acquired after the Closing Date, shall not exceed an aggregate amount outstanding equal to the sum of (1) the greater of $30,000,000 and 32% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period and (2) amounts otherwise available under Section 6.06; provided that the limitation described in this clause (iii) shall not apply to any acquisition to the extent (A) any such consideration is financed with the proceeds of sales of the Qualified Capital Stock of, or capital contributions in respect of Qualified Capital Stock to, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than Cure Amounts or Available Excluded Contribution Amounts or (B) of any consideration provided by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, including through cash flow, asset sale proceeds and Indebtedness proceeds of such Restricted Subsidiaries, that is directly in connection with such Permitted Acquisition and that is used substantially simultaneously for such purpose (including any distribution made by a Restricted Subsidiary to a Loan Party and designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for such purpose, it being understood that if such Permitted Acquisition is not consummated, the Borrower may elect to have such distribution be returned to such Restricted Subsidiary); provided further that in the event the amount available under this clause is reduced as a result of any acquisition of any Restricted Subsidiary that does not become a Loan Party (or any assets that are not transferred to a Loan Party) and such Restricted Subsidiary subsequently becomes a Loan Party (or such assets are subsequently transferred to a Loan Party), the amount available under such limit shall be proportionately increased as a result thereof.

 

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Permitted Asset Swap” means the concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or any combination of Related Business Assets between the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary and any other Person.

 

Permitted Equity” means, with respect to Holdings or U.S. Borrower, (i) common equity or (ii) Preferred Capital Stock or other instruments having terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party.

 

Permitted Exit Payment Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit O hereto.

 

Permitted Holders” means (a) the Investors and their respective Affiliates (excluding any operating portfolio companies of the Investors or other operating companies in which the Investors own equity) and, with respect to any such Investor that is a natural person, their respective Immediate Family Members and (b) any Person with which one or more Investors form a “group” (within the meaning of Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof) so long as, in the case of this clause (b), the relevant Investors directly or indirectly collectively beneficially own more than 50% of the relevant voting stock beneficially owned by the group.

 

Permitted Liens” means Liens permitted pursuant to ‎Section 6.02.

 

Permitted Payee” means any future, current or former director, officer, member of management, manager, employee, independent contractor or consultant (or any Immediate Family Member or transferee of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower (or any Parent Company or any subsidiary).

 

Permitted Reorganization” means any transaction or undertaking, including Investments, in connection with internal reorganizations and or restructurings (including in connection with tax planning and corporate reorganizations), so long as, after giving effect thereto, (a) the Loan Parties shall comply with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirements and ‎Section 5.12 and (b) the security interest of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, taken as a whole, is not materially impaired (including by a material portion of the assets that constitute Collateral immediately prior to such Permitted Reorganization no longer constituting Collateral) as a result of such Permitted Reorganization.

 

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

 

Pre-Approved Additional Revolving Lender” means each of Citibank, N.A., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Island Branch and/or Bank of America, N.A. or, in each case, any of their Affiliates.

 

Pre-Approved Incremental Revolving Increase” means an Incremental Revolving Facility in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000 that is provided by one or more Pre-Approved Additional Revolving Lenders.

 

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Preferred Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

 

Prepayment Asset Sale” means any Disposition by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries made pursuant to ‎Section 6.07(h), (j) and (q) and any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction pursuant to clause (A) of the proviso to ‎Section 6.08.

 

Primary Obligor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Guarantee”.

 

Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal (or another national publication selected by the Administrative Agent and acceptable to the Borrower) as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S.

 

Principal Investor Representative” means Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.

 

“Principal Investors” means, collectively, the Initial Lenders and the Related Investors.

 

Pro Forma Basis” or “pro forma effect” means, with respect to any determination of the Total Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated Total Assets (including component definitions thereof), that each Subject Transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period (or, in the case of Consolidated Total Assets (or with respect to any determination pertaining to the balance sheet, including the acquisition of Cash and Cash Equivalents in connection with an acquisition of a Person, business line, unit, division or product line), as of the last day of such Test Period) with respect to any test or covenant for which such calculation is being made and that:

 

(a) (i) in the case of (A) any Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary or any division and/or product line of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (B) any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Subject Transaction, shall be excluded as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made and (ii) in the case of any Permitted Acquisition, Investment and/or designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary described in the definition of the term “Subject Transaction”, income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Subject Transaction shall be included as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made; provided that any pro forma adjustment may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustment is consistent with the definition of “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA”,

 

(b) any Expected Cost Savings as a result of any Cost Saving Initiative shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as though such Expected Cost Savings had been realized on the first day of the applicable Test Period and as if such Expected Cost Savings were realized in full during the entirety of such period,

 

(c) any retirement or repayment of Indebtedness (other than normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made,

 

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(d) any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made; provided that (x) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, such Indebtedness shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable Test Period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness at the relevant date of determination (taking into account any interest hedging arrangements applicable to such Indebtedness), (y) interest on any obligation with respect to any Financing Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate determined as set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” and (z) interest on any Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a Eurocurrency interbank offered rate or other rate shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen by the Borrower, and

 

(e) the acquisition of any assets (including Cash and Cash Equivalents) included in calculating Consolidated Total Assets, whether pursuant to any Subject Transaction or any Person becoming a subsidiary or merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries, or the Disposition of any assets (including Cash and Cash Equivalents) included in calculating Consolidated Total Assets described in the definition of “Subject Transaction” shall be deemed to have occurred as of the last day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which such calculation is being made.

 

In the case of any calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio or Consolidated Total Assets for any event described above that occurs prior to the date on which financial statements have been (or are required to be) delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.01 for the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2019, any such calculation required to be made on a “Pro Forma Basis” shall use the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Borrower delivered to the Initial Lenders for the Fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2019. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph, for the avoidance of doubt, when calculating the First Lien Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definitions of “Applicable Rate” and “Commitment Fee Rate” and for purposes of ‎Section 6.15 (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with ‎Section 6.15 as a condition to taking any action under this Agreement), the events described in the immediately preceding paragraph that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.

 

Projections” means the projections of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries included in the Model.

 

Promissory Note” means a promissory note of the applicable Borrower payable to any Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto, evidencing the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans of such Borrower owed to such Lender resulting from the Loans made by such Lender.

 

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

 

Public Company Costs” means Charges associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith and Charges relating to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (and, in each case, any similar Requirement of Law under any other applicable jurisdiction), as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public, the rules of national securities exchange companies with listed equity or debt securities, directors’ or managers’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, Charges relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance, listing fees and all executive, legal and professional fees and costs related to the foregoing.

 

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Published EURIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any Interest Period when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing denominated in Euros, (a) the rate of interest (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th) appearing on Reuters Screen EURIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to such service as determined by Administrative Agent ) as the Euro interbank offered rate for deposits in Euros for a term comparable to such Interest Period, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date which is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (but if more than one rate is specified on such page, the rate will be an arithmetic average of all such rates) and (b) if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Published EURIBOR Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the interest rate per annum reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be the rate per annum at which deposits in Euros for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in immediately available funds in the approximate amount of the EURIBOR Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by the Administrative Agent and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered to the Administrative Agent by major banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for Euros at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if such rate as determined above is at any time negative, the Published EURIBOR Rate at such time shall instead be zero. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in ‎Section 9.02 to the contrary, if at any time the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) in consultation with the Borrower that (i) the circumstances set forth in ‎Section 2.14 have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in ‎Section 2.14 have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the EURIBOR Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the EURIBOR Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then the “Published EURIBOR Rate” for such Interest Period shall be (x) a comparable successor or alternative interbank rate for deposits in Euros that is, at such time, broadly accepted by the syndicated loan market in lieu of the “Published EURIBOR Rate” and is reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or (y) solely if no such broadly accepted comparable successor or alternative interbank rate exists at such time, a successor or alternative index rate as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may determine, and, in the case of clause (x) and/or (y), the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (prior to the Disposition Date, at the direction of the Principal Investor Representative) shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable (it being understood and agreed that any such amendment shall not require the consent of any Lender).

 

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Published LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Interest Period when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing denominated in Dollars, (a) the rate of interest (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to such service as determined by Administrative Agent) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a term comparable to such Interest Period, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date which is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (but if more than one rate is specified on such page, the rate will be an arithmetic average of all such rates) and (b) if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Published LIBO Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the interest rate per annum reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in immediately available funds in the approximate amount of the LIBO Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by the Administrative Agent and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered to the Administrative Agent by major banks in the London or other offshore interbank market for Dollars at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if such rate as determined above is at any time negative, the Published LIBO Rate at such time shall instead be zero. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in ‎Section 9.02 to the contrary, if at any time the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) in consultation with the Borrower that (i) the circumstances set forth in ‎Section 2.14 have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in ‎Section 2.14 have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then the “Published LIBO Rate” for such Interest Period shall be (x) a comparable successor or alternative interbank rate for deposits in Dollars that is, at such time, broadly accepted by the syndicated loan market in lieu of the “Published LIBO Rate” and is reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or (y) solely if no such broadly accepted comparable successor or alternative interbank rate exists at such time, a successor or alternative index rate as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may determine, and, in the case of clause (x) and/or (y), the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (prior to the Disposition Date, at the direction of the Principal Investor Representative) shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable (it being understood and agreed that any such amendment shall not require the consent of any Lender).

 

Qualified Capital Stock” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

 

Qualified Receivables Facility” means any Receivables Facility that meets the following conditions: (a) the Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such Receivables Facility (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (b) all sales of Receivables Facility Assets and related assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Receivables Subsidiary or any other Person are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower); (c) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be on market terms (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings; and (d) the obligations under such Receivables Facility are non-recourse (except for customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made in connection with such facilities) to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary).

 

Qualifying Bid” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

Qualifying Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

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Ratio Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) consolidated total cash interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, (i) including the interest component of any payment under any Financing Lease (regardless of whether accounted for as interest expense under GAAP) and (ii) excluding (A) amortization, accretion or accrual of deferred financing fees, original issue discount, debt issuance costs, discounted liabilities, commissions, fees and expenses, (B) any expense arising from any bridge, commitment, structuring and/or other financing fee (including fees and expenses associated with the Transactions and agency and trustee fees), (C) any expense resulting from the discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, acquisition accounting, (D) fees and expenses associated with any Dispositions, acquisitions, Investments, issuances of Capital Stock or Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not consummated), (E) costs associated with obtaining, or breakage costs in respect of, any Hedge Agreement or any other derivative instrument other than any interest rate Hedge Agreement or interest rate derivative instrument with respect to Indebtedness, (F) penalties and interest relating to Taxes, (G) any “additional interest” or “liquidated damages” for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, (H) interest expense with respect to Indebtedness of any Parent Company of such Person appearing on the balance sheet of such Person solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP, (I) any payments with respect to make-whole, prepayment or repayment premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, (J) any interest expense attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights or other rights of dissenting shareholders and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder, (K) any lease, rental or other expense in connection with a Non-Financing Lease Obligation and (L) for the avoidance of doubt, any non-cash interest expense attributable to any movement in the mark to market valuation of any obligation under any Hedge Agreement or any other derivative instrument and/or any payment obligation arising under any Hedge Agreement or derivative instrument other than any interest rate Hedge Agreement or interest rate derivative instrument with respect to Indebtedness minus (b) cash interest income for such period. For purposes of this definition, (x) interest in respect of any Financing Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate determined as set forth in the definition of Consolidated Interest Expense and (y) interest expense shall be calculated after giving effect to any payments made or received under any Hedge Agreement or any other derivative instrument with respect to Indebtedness.

 

Real Estate Asset” means, at any time of determination, all right, title and interest of any Loan Party in and to all real property owned by such Loan Party and all real property leased or subleased by such Loan Party (in each case including, but not limited to, land, improvements and fixtures thereon).

 

Receivables Facility” means any of one or more receivables financing facilities or securitization financing facilities as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed, restated or refunded from time to time, pursuant to which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries sells or grants a security interest in its Receivables Facility Assets to either (a) a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or (b) a Restricted Subsidiary or Receivables Subsidiary that in turn funds such purchase by selling or granting a security interest in its Receivables Facility Assets to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or by borrowing from such a Person or from another Receivables Subsidiary that in turn funds itself by borrowing from such a Person, in each case, that constitutes a Qualified Receivables Facility.

 

Receivables Facility Asset” means (a) any accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment, real estate asset, mortgage receivable or related asset and (b) contract rights, lockbox accounts and records with respect to such assets customarily transferred therewith, in each case subject to a Receivables Facility.

 

Receivables Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any Receivables Facility Asset or participation interest therein issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, any Receivables Facility.

 

Receivables Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary formed for the purpose of facilitating or entering into one or more Receivables Facilities, and in each case engages only in activities reasonably related or incidental thereto or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Receivables Facility in which the Borrower or any subsidiary makes an Investment and to which the Borrower or any subsidiary transfers Receivables Facility Assets.

 

Refinancing” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 4.01(h).

 

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Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower executed by (a) Holdings and the applicable Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender that agrees to provide all or any portion of the Replacement Term Loans or the Replacement Revolving Facility, as applicable, being incurred pursuant thereto and in accordance with ‎Section 9.02(c).

 

Refinancing Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(p).

 

Refunding Capital Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 6.04(a)(viii).

 

Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.05(b).

 

Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

Related Business Assets” means assets (other than Cash or Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business; provided that any asset received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for any asset transferred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to constitute a Related Business Asset if such asset consists of Securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the Securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Related Funds” means with respect to any Lender, any Person that is an Approved Fund of such Lender.

 

Related Investor” means (a) any affiliated investment entity and/or other Affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC or (b) any fund, investor, entity or account that is managed, sponsored or advised by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC or its Affiliates and, in each case, which is not a Disqualified Institution, a natural person or any investment vehicle established primarily for the benefit of a single natural person.

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, managers, officers, trustees, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material).

 

Replaced Revolving Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.02(c)(ii).

 

Replaced Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.02(c)(i).

 

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Replacement Debt” means any Refinancing Indebtedness (whether borrowed in the form of secured or unsecured loans, or issued in a public offering, Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement or bridge financing in lieu of the foregoing or otherwise) incurred in respect of Indebtedness permitted under ‎Section 6.01(a) (and any subsequent refinancing of such Replacement Debt); provided that prior to the incurrence or establishment of any Replacement Debt incurred under this Agreement, the Borrower shall, with respect to any such Indebtedness being refinanced that is held by the Principal Investors, offer the Principal Investors a bona fide opportunity to provide the entire amount of such Replacement Debt on terms specified by the Borrower and, to the extent the Principal Investors do not commit to provide such Replacement Debt on such specified terms within 10 Business Days, then the Borrower may obtain commitments from other Persons to provide such declined amount of Replacement Debt on such specified terms or on terms (taken as a whole) less favorable to such other Person (but not on terms (taken as a whole) more favorable to such other Person) in each case within 90 days of the Principal Investor Representative having declined on behalf of the Principal Investors; provided that the financing contemplated thereby shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with such terms that were offered to the Principal Investors. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the Borrower shall not be required to offer the Principal Investors such opportunity in connection with any refinancing or replacement that is provided by Persons other than the Principal Investors and that is not documented under this Agreement if, after giving effect thereto, all Revolving Credit Commitments shall have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts payable under any Loan Document (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand has been made) shall have been paid in full in Cash and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or have been terminated (or have been (x) Cash collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank or (y) deemed reissued under another agreement in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Bank) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed.

 

Replacement Revolving Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.02(c)(ii).

 

Replacement Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.02(c)(i).

 

Reply Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

Reply Price” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

Reportable Event” means, with respect to any Pension Plan, any of the events described in Section 4043(c) if ERISA or the regulation issued thereunder, other than those events as to which the 30-day notice period is waived under PBGC Reg. Section 4043.

 

Representation and Warranty Insurance Policy” means the representation and warranty insurance policy obtained by the Parent in connection with the Acquisition.

 

Representatives” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.13.

 

Repricing Transaction” means each of (a) the optional prepayment, repayment, refinancing, substitution or replacement (or mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(iii)) of all or a portion of the Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans substantially concurrently with the incurrence by any Loan Party of any long-term indebtedness having an Effective Yield that is less than the Effective Yield applicable to the Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans so prepaid, repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced and (b) any amendment, waiver or other modification to this Agreement that would have the effect of reducing the Effective Yield applicable to the Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans, as applicable; provided that the primary purpose (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of such prepayment, repayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement, amendment, waiver or other modification was to reduce the Effective Yield applicable to the Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans, as applicable; provided, further, that in no event shall any such prepayment, repayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement, amendment, waiver or other modification in connection with a Change of Control or Transformative Acquisition constitute a Repricing Transaction. Any determination by the Administrative Agent of the Effective Yield for purposes of the definition shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any Person with respect to such determination absent bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

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Required Excess Cash Flow Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, (a) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than 4.50:1.00, 50%, (b) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 4.50:1.00 and greater than 4.00:1.00, 25% and (c) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 4.00:1.00, 0%; it being understood and agreed that, for purposes of this definition as it applies to the determination of the amount of Excess Cash Flow that is required to be applied to prepay Subject Loans under ‎Section 2.11(b)(i) for any Excess Cash Flow Period, the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be determined on the scheduled date of prepayment (after giving pro forma effect to such prepayment and to any other repayment or prepayment at or prior to the time such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due).

 

Required Lenders” means (x) at any time prior to the Disposition Date, Lenders having Loans or unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Loans and unused Commitments at such time and all Principal Investors and (y) at any time on or after the Disposition Date, Lenders having Loans or unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Loans and unused Commitments at such time.

 

Required Net Proceeds Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, (a) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than 4.25:1.00, 100%, (b) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 4.25:1.00 and greater than 3.75:1.00, 50% and (c) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.75:1.00, 0%; it being understood and agreed that, for purposes of this definition as it applies to the determination of the amount of Net Proceeds or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds that are required to be applied to prepay Subject Loans under ‎Section 2.11(b)(ii) for any payment, the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be determined on the date on which such proceeds are received by the applicable Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary (giving pro forma effect to the subject Dispositions and/or casualty events and the application of the relevant proceeds thereof).

 

Required Revolving Lenders” means (x) at any time prior to the Disposition Date, Revolving Lenders having Revolving Loans or unused Revolving Credit Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Loans and unused Revolving Credit Commitments at such time and all Revolving Lenders that are Principal Investors and (y) at any time on or after the Disposition Date, Lenders having Revolving Loans and unused Revolving Credit Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Loans and unused Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

 

Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all federal, state, local, foreign, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties, standards, rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents or authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other determinations, directives, requirements or requests of any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law and that are applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

 

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Responsible Officer” means (a) with respect to any Person other than a Dutch Loan Party, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any executive vice president, any senior vice president, any vice president or the chief operating officer of such Person and any other individual or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such Person in respect of this Agreement, and, as to any certification of Organizational Documents delivered on the Closing Date, shall include any secretary or assistant secretary or any other individual or similar official thereof with substantially equivalent responsibilities of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article 2, any other officer of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a written notice to the Administrative Agent (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by electronic means) and (b) with respect to a Dutch Loan Party, a managing director or any other person who is authorized to represent such Person. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of any Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party, and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

 

Responsible Officer Certification” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such certification is required, the certification of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower who is the chief financial officer (or any other individual or similar official with substantially equivalent responsibilities) or a Responsible Officer directly reporting to the chief financial officer (or such other individual or similar official with substantially equivalent responsibilities) that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the consolidated financial condition of the Persons covered by such financial statements as at the dates indicated and their consolidated income and cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments and, in the case of quarterly financial statements, the absence of footnotes.

 

Restricted Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.11(b)(iv).

 

Restricted Debt” means any Junior Indebtedness that is required by the terms of this Agreement to mature after the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, to the extent the outstanding principal amount thereof is equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount.

 

Restricted Debt Payments” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 6.04(b).

 

Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution on account of any shares of any class of the Capital Stock of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except a dividend payable solely in shares of Qualified Capital Stock (or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Qualified Capital Stock) to the holders of such class, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value of any shares of any class of the Capital Stock of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of the Capital Stock of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding. The amount of any Restricted Payment (other than Cash) shall be the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Borrower on the applicable date set forth in ‎Section 1.04(e), of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to such Restricted Payment.

 

Restricted Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any subsidiary of such Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unless otherwise specified, “Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (including, for the avoidance of doubt, each other Borrower).

 

Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” means, at any date of determination, an amount, determined on a cumulative basis, that is equal to the aggregate cumulative sum of the Excess Cash Flow that is not required to be applied as a mandatory prepayment under Section 2.11(b)(i) for all Excess Cash Flow Periods ending after the Closing Date and prior to such date; provided that such amount shall not be less than zero for any Excess Cash Flow Period.

 

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Return Bid” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Dutch Auction”.

 

Revaluation Date” means (a) with respect to any Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of any Borrowing of Revolving Loans, (ii) each date of any conversion or continuation of Revolving Loans pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (iii) the last day of each Fiscal Quarter and (iv) the date of any voluntary reduction of a Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to ‎Section 2.09(b); (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in any Alternate Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of any Letter of Credit, (ii) each date of an amendment of any Letter of Credit that would have the effect of increasing the Stated Amount thereof and (iii) the last day of each Fiscal Quarter; (c) with respect to the commitment fee for unused Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to ‎Section 2.12(a), such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the Required Revolving Lenders shall reasonably require and (d) any additional date as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Revolving Lenders shall require, in each case under this clause (d), at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

Revolving Credit Commitment” means any Initial Revolving Credit Commitment and any Additional Revolving Credit Commitment.

 

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of such Lender’s Initial Revolving Credit Exposure and Additional Revolving Credit Exposure.

 

Revolving Facility” means the Initial Revolving Facility and any Additional Revolving Facility.

 

Revolving Facility Test Condition” means, as of any date of determination, without duplication, that the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all (a) Revolving Loans, (b) LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed within three Business Days (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of any undrawn Letters of Credit) and (c) Letters of Credit (excluding (i) any Letter of Credit to the extent Cash collateralized (in an amount equal to 103% of the face amount thereof) or back-stopped (in a manner reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank) and (ii) other Letters of Credit (or any portion thereof) in an aggregate face amount up to $2,500,000 (with only such Letter of Credit amounts in excess of $2,500,000 being applied for purposes hereof)), in each case as of such date, exceeds an amount equal to 35% of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment.

 

Revolving Lender” means any Initial Revolving Lender and any Additional Revolving Lender.

 

Revolving Loans” means any Initial Revolving Loans and any Additional Revolving Loans.

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc.

 

Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 6.08.

 

Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).

 

Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person that is, or is owned 50% or more or controlled by one or more Persons that are, listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of State, or any applicable non-U.S. sanctions authority or (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country.

 

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Sanctions” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State or any applicable non-U.S. sanctions authority.

 

Scheduled Consideration” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(i).

 

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

 

Secured Hedging Obligations” means all Hedging Obligations (other than any Excluded Swap Obligations) under each Hedge Agreement that (a) is in effect on the Closing Date between any Loan Party and a counterparty that is the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, a Lender or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or a Lender as of the Closing Date or (b) is entered into after the Closing Date between any Loan Party and any counterparty that is (or is an Affiliate of) the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any Lender at the time such Hedge Agreement is entered into, for which such Loan Party agrees to provide security and in each case that has been designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Borrower as being a Secured Hedging Obligation for purposes of the Loan Documents, it being understood that each counterparty thereto shall be deemed (A) to appoint the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (B) to agree to be bound by the provisions of ‎Article 8, Sections ‎9.03 and ‎9.10 and each Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a Lender.

 

Secured Leverage Ratio” means the ratio, as of any date of determination, of (a) Consolidated Secured Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the Test Period then most recently ended or the Test Period otherwise specified where the term “Secured Leverage Ratio” is used in this Agreement, in each case of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

Secured Obligations” means all Obligations, together with (a) all Banking Services Obligations and (b) all Secured Hedging Obligations; provided that Banking Services Obligations and Secured Hedging Obligations shall cease to constitute Secured Obligations on and after the Termination Date.

 

Secured Parties” means (i) the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, (ii) the Administrative Agent, (iii) each counterparty to a Hedge Agreement with a Loan Party the obligations under which constitute Secured Obligations, (iv) each provider of Banking Services to any Loan Party the obligations under which constitute Secured Obligations and (v) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

 

Securities” means any stock, shares, units, partnership interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing; provided that the term “Securities” shall not include any earn-out agreement or obligation or any employee bonus or other incentive compensation plan or agreement.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

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Securitization Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller (or any guaranty of such obligation) of assets subject to a Qualified Receivables Facility to repurchase such assets arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including, without limitation, as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to such seller.

 

Shared Incremental Amount” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the greater of $95,000,000 and 100% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period calculated on a Pro Forma Basis minus (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Facilities and/or Incremental Equivalent Debt originally incurred or issued in reliance on the Shared Incremental Amount outstanding on such date, in each case after giving effect to any reclassification of any such Indebtedness as having been incurred under clause (e) of the definition of “Incremental Cap” hereunder.

 

Similar Business” means any Person the majority of the revenues of which are derived from a business that would be permitted by ‎Section 5.16 if the references to “Restricted Subsidiaries” in ‎Section 5.16 were read to refer to such Person.

 

Soft Call Termination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.12(f).

 

SPC” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 9.05(e).

 

Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means the representations and warranties made by or with respect to the Target, its subsidiaries or their respective businesses in the Acquisition Agreement which are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that Parent (or its Affiliates) has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or to decline to consummate the Acquisition as a result of a breach or inaccuracy of such representations and warranties.

 

Specified Event of Default” means an Event of Default pursuant to Section ‎7.01(a), Section ‎7.01(f) or ‎Section 7.01(g).

 

Specified Real Estate Asset” means the Real Estate Asset located at 7990 Auburn Road in Concord, Ohio.

 

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in ‎Section 3.01(a)(i) (as it relates to the Loan Parties), ‎Section 3.02 (as it relates to the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the enforceability thereof), ‎Section 3.03(b)(i) (limited to the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents, incurrence of the Indebtedness thereunder and the granting of Guarantees and Liens in respect thereof), ‎Section 3.08, ‎Section 3.12, ‎Section 3.14 (as it relates to the creation, validity and perfection of the security interests in the Collateral, subject to the last sentence of ‎Section 4.01), ‎Section 3.16 and Sections ‎3.17(a)(ii), ‎(b) and ‎(c).

 

Sponsor” means One Madison Group and the funds, partnerships, investment vehicles or other co-investment vehicles or other entities managed, advised or controlled by One Madison Group or its Affiliates (but in any event excluding any portfolio company of any of the foregoing).

 

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Spot Rate” means, for any currency, on any Revaluation Date or other relevant date of determination, the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate quoted by the Administrative Agent as the spot rate for the purchase by the Administrative Agent of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date that is two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made (or on such other day and time as may be mutually agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent); provided that the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency.

 

Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower which the Borrower has determined in good faith to be customary in a Receivables Facility, including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Subsidiary, it being understood that any Securitization Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.

 

Standby Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit other than any Commercial Letter of Credit.

 

Stated Amount” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, at any time, the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder, in each case determined (a) as if any future automatic increases in the maximum available amount provided for in any such Letter of Credit had in fact occurred at such time and (b) without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be met but after giving effect to all previous drawings made thereunder.

 

Subject Loans” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Initial Term Loans and (b) any Additional Term Loans that are subject to ratable prepayment requirements in accordance with Section 2.11(b) on such date of determination.

 

Subject Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”.

 

Subject Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.11(b)(ii).

 

Subject Transaction” means, with respect to any Test Period, (a) the Transactions, (b) any Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition or similar Investment, whether by purchase, merger, amalgamation or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, or any business line, unit or division of, any Person or any facility, or of a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock of any Person (and in any event including any Investment in (x) any Restricted Subsidiary the effect of which is to increase a Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s respective equity ownership in such Restricted Subsidiary or (y) any Joint Venture for the purpose of increasing a Borrower’s or its relevant Restricted Subsidiary’s ownership interest in such Joint Venture), in each case that is permitted by this Agreement, (c) any Disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or Capital Stock of a subsidiary (or any business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) not prohibited by this Agreement, (d) the designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with ‎Section 5.10 hereof, (e) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), (f) any Cost Saving Initiative and/or (g) any other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires pro forma compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

 

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Subsidiary” or “subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof; provided that in determining the percentage of ownership interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interests in the nature of a “qualifying share” of the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding. Unless otherwise specified, “subsidiary” shall mean any subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor” means (x) on the Closing Date, each Domestic Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than any subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary on the Closing Date) and (solely with respect to the Secured Obligations of the Dutch Loan Parties) each Dutch Subsidiary (other than any subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary on the Closing Date) and (y) thereafter, each subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that becomes a guarantor of all or any portion of the Secured Obligations pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including, with respect to the Secured Obligations of the Dutch Loan Parties, each Dutch Subsidiary), in each case, until such time as the relevant subsidiary is released from its obligations under each Loan Guaranty in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may from time to time, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, the prior written consent of the Administrative Consent Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)), elect to cause any subsidiary that would otherwise be an Excluded Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder (but shall have no obligation to do so), subject to the satisfaction of guarantee and collateral requirements consistent with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirements or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which shall include, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, guarantee and collateral requirements customary under local law, including customary local limitations). Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, in no event shall any Dutch Loan Party Guarantee the Secured Obligations of, or otherwise be responsible for any Obligation of, any Domestic Loan Party.

 

Substitute Affiliate Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 1.11(e).

 

Substitute Facility Office” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 1.11(e).

 

Successor Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 6.07(a).

 

Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Target” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Taxes” means any and all present and future taxes (including “business activities” taxes), levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Term Commitment” means any Initial Term Loan Commitment and, if applicable, any Additional Term Loan Commitment.

 

Term Facility” means the Term Loans provided to or for the benefit of the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Term Lender” means a Lender with a Term Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.

 

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Term Loan” means the Initial Term Loans and, if applicable, any Additional Term Loans.

 

Termination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the lead-in to ‎Article 5.

 

Test Period” means, as of any date, (a) for purposes of determining actual compliance with the Financial Covenant, the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then most recently ended and (b) for any other purpose, the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then most recently ended for which financial statements under ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎Section 5.01(b), as applicable, have been delivered; it being understood and agreed that prior to the first delivery of financial statements under ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎Section 5.01(b), “Test Period” means the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters most recently ended for which financial statements of the U.S. Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries are available.

 

Threshold Amount” means the greater of $60,000,000 and 63% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.

 

Total Leverage Ratio” means the ratio, as of any date of determination, of (a) Consolidated Total Debt outstanding as of such date to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the Test Period then most recently ended or the Test Period otherwise specified where the term “Total Leverage Ratio” is used in this Agreement, in each case of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

Total Revolving Credit Commitment” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments as in effect at such time. The Total Revolving Credit Commitment as of the Closing Date is $45,000,000.

 

Trademark” means the following: (a) all trademarks (including service marks), common law marks, trade names, trade dress, and logos, slogans and other indicia of origin under the laws of any jurisdiction in the world, and the registrations and applications for registration thereof and the goodwill of the business symbolized by the foregoing; (b) all renewals of the foregoing; (c) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due or payable under any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past and future infringements thereof; (d) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, including the right to settle suits involving claims and demands for royalties owing; and (e) all domestic rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.

 

Transaction Costs” means fees, premiums, expenses and other transaction costs (including original issue discount, upfront fees or closing payments) payable or otherwise borne by the Parent and/or its subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions and the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are a party and the Borrowing of Loans hereunder, (b) the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, (c) the Equity Contribution, (d) the Refinancing and (e) the payment of the Transaction Costs.

 

Transformative Acquisition” means any acquisition or Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is either (a) not permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or Investment or (b) if permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, would not provide the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under this Agreement for the continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as determined by the Borrower acting in good faith.

 

Treasury Capital Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 6.04(a)(viii).

 

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Treasury Regulations” means the U.S. federal income tax regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate (including whether determined by reference to the EURIBOR Rate or LIBO Rate or any other Eurocurrency Rate) or the Alternate Base Rate.

 

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the creation or perfection of security interests.

 

Unrestricted Cash Amount” means, as to any Person on any date of determination, the amount of (a) unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) Cash and Cash Equivalents of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are restricted in favor of the Secured Parties (which may also include Cash and Cash Equivalents securing other Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral along with the Credit Facilities), in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than the Dutch Borrower) designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 5.10 hereto or after the Closing Date pursuant to ‎Section 5.10 and any subsidiary of any Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Unused Revolving Credit Commitment” of any Lender, at any time, means the remainder of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender at such time, if any, less the sum of (a) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans made by such Lender and (b) such Lender’s LC Exposure at such time.

 

U.S.” or “United States” means the United States of America.

 

U.S. Borrower” means (a) prior to the consummation of a transaction described in clause (b) of this definition, the Initial U.S. Borrower and (b) following the consummation of a transaction permitted hereunder that results in a Successor Borrower, such Successor Borrower.

 

U.S. Collateral” means any and all property of any Domestic Loan Party subject to a Lien under any Collateral Document to secure all or any portion of the Secured Obligations of the Loan Parties.

 

U.S. Parallel Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Guaranty.

 

U.S. Security Agreement” means the U.S. First Lien Pledge and Security Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit J, among the Domestic Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in ‎Section 2.17(f).

 

USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

 

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Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required scheduled payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness; provided that the effect of any prepayment made in respect of such Indebtedness shall be disregarded in making such calculation.

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a subsidiary of such Person 100% of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by Requirements of Law to be owned by a resident of the relevant jurisdiction) are owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

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

 

Section 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Dollar Term Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “LIBO Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “LIBO Rate Dollar Term Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Dollar Term Loan Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “LIBO Rate Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “LIBO Rate Dollar Term Loan Borrowing”).

 

Section 1.03. Terms Generally. (a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” The words “ordinary course of business” or “ordinary course” shall, with respect to any Person, be deemed to refer to items or actions that are consistent with industry practice of such Person’s industry or such Person’s past practice (it being understood that the sale of accounts receivable (and related assets) pursuant to supply chain, factoring or reverse factoring arrangements entered into by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be in the ordinary course of business so long as such accounts receivable (and related assets) are sold for Cash in an amount not less than 95% of the face amount thereof). Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein or in any Loan Document (including any Loan Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified or extended, replaced or refinanced (subject to any restrictions or qualifications on such amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, supplements or modifications or extensions, replacements or refinancings set forth herein), (ii) any reference to any Requirement of Law in any Loan Document shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing, superseding or interpreting such Requirement of Law, (iii) any reference herein or in any Loan Document to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iv) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (v) all references herein or in any Loan Document to Articles, Sections, clauses, paragraphs, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, clauses and paragraphs of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, such Loan Document, (vi) in the computation of periods of time in any Loan Document from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”, the words “to” and “until” mean “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including” and (vii) the words “asset” and “property”, when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including Cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

 

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(b) For purposes of determining compliance at any time with Sections ‎6.01, ‎6.02, ‎6.04, ‎6.06 and ‎6.07, in the event that any Indebtedness, Lien, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, Investment or Disposition or portion thereof, as applicable, at any time meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of transactions or items permitted pursuant to any clause of such Sections ‎6.01 (other than Section ‎6.01(a) (in the case of Indebtedness incurred on the Closing Date), and any capacity under clause (d) of the definition of “Incremental Cap” may not be reclassified as capacity under clause (e) of the definition of “Incremental Cap”), ‎6.02 (other than Sections ‎6.02(a), ‎6.04, ‎6.06 and ‎6.07 (each of the foregoing, a “Reclassifiable Item”), the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may, from time to time, divide, classify or reclassify such Reclassifiable Item (or portion thereof) under one or more clauses of each such Section and will only be required to include such Reclassifiable Item (or portion thereof) in any one category; provided that, upon delivery of any financial statements pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b) following the initial incurrence or making of any such Reclassifiable Item, if such Reclassifiable Item could, based on such financial statements, have been incurred or made in reliance on ‎Section 6.01(z) (in the case of Indebtedness and Liens) or any “ratio-based” basket or exception (in the case of all other Reclassifiable Items), such Reclassifiable Item shall automatically be reclassified as having been incurred or made under the applicable provisions of ‎Section 6.01(z) or such “ratio-based” basket or exception, as applicable (in each case, subject to any other applicable provision of ‎Section 6.01(z) or such “ratio-based” basket or exception, as applicable). It is understood and agreed that any Indebtedness, Lien, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, Investment, and/or Disposition need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Indebtedness, Lien, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, Investment and/or Disposition under Sections ‎6.01, ‎6.02, ‎6.04, ‎6.06 or ‎6.07, respectively, but may instead be permitted in part under any combination thereof or under any other available exception.

 

Section 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP.

 

(a) (i) All financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature that are used in calculating the Total Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated Total Assets shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that (A) if any change in GAAP or in the application thereof or any change as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies (including (x) the conversion to IFRS as described below and (y) the impact of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) or similar revenue recognition policies or any change in the methodology of calculating reserves for returns, rebates and other chargebacks) is implemented or takes effect after the date of delivery of the financial statements described in ‎Section 3.04(a) and/or there is any change in the functional currency reflected in the financial statements or (B) if the Borrower elects or is required to report under IFRS, the Borrower or the Required Lenders may request to amend the relevant affected provisions hereof (whether or not the request for such amendment is delivered before or after the relevant change or election) to eliminate the effect of such change or election, as the case may be, on the operation of such provisions and (x) the Borrower and the Administrative Consent Party shall negotiate in good faith to enter into an amendment of the relevant affected provisions (it being understood that no amendment or similar fee shall be payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection therewith) to preserve the original intent thereof in light of the applicable change or election, as the case may be and (y) the relevant affected provisions shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP and the currency, in each case, as in effect and applied immediately prior to the applicable change or election, as the case may be, until the request for amendment has been withdrawn by the Borrower or the Required Lenders, as applicable, or this Agreement has been amended as contemplated hereby. Any consent required from the Administrative Consent Party with respect to the foregoing shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower (or its applicable Parent Company) is required to report under IFRS or has elected to do so through an early adoption policy, “GAAP” shall mean international financial reporting standards pursuant to IFRS (provided thereafter, the Borrower cannot elect to report under GAAP); provided, that any calculation or determination in this Agreement that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include Fiscal Quarters ended prior to the application of IFRS will remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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(ii) All terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to (i) any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (previously referred to as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification, International Accounting Standard or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any subsidiary at “fair value,” as defined therein, (ii) any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification, International Accounting Standard or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof, (iii) the application of Accounting Standards Codification 480, 815, 805 and 718 (to the extent these pronouncements under Accounting Standards Codification 718 result in recording an equity award as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the circumstance where, but for the application of the pronouncements, such award would have been classified as equity) and (iv) unless the Borrower elects otherwise, the policies, rules and regulations of the SEC, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the International Accounting Standards Board or any other applicable regulatory or governing body applicable only to public companies. Any calculation or determination in this Agreement that requires the application of GAAP across multiple quarters need not be calculated or determined using the same accounting standard for each constituent quarter.

 

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, but subject to Sections ‎1.04(d), ‎(e) and ‎(g), all financial ratios and tests (including the Total Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio) and the amount of Consolidated Total Assets, Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow) contained in this Agreement that are calculated with respect to any Test Period during which any Subject Transaction occurs shall be calculated with respect to such Test Period and such Subject Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis. Further, if since the beginning of any such Test Period and on or prior to the date of any required calculation of any financial ratio or test or such amount (x) any Subject Transaction has occurred or (y) any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Test Period has consummated any Subject Transaction, then, in each case, any applicable financial ratio or test or such amount shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for such Test Period as if such Subject Transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period (or, in the case of Consolidated Total Assets (or with respect to any determination pertaining to the balance sheet, including the acquisition of Cash and Cash Equivalents), as of the last day of such Test Period), it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that solely for purposes of calculating (x) quarterly compliance with the Financial Covenant and (y) the First Lien Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definitions of “Applicable Rate” and “Commitment Fee Rate”, in each case, the date of the required calculation shall be the last day of the Test Period, and no Subject Transaction occurring thereafter shall be taken into account.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in paragraph ‎(a) above or in the definition of “Financing Lease”, unless the Borrower elects otherwise, all obligations of any Person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the issuance by the Financial Accounting Standards Board on February 25, 2016 of Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases (and not be treated as financing or capital lease obligations or Indebtedness) for purposes of all financial definitions, calculations and deliverables under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the calculation of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA) (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such obligations are required in accordance with Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) or any other change in accounting treatment or otherwise (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as or to be recharacterized as financing or capital lease obligations or otherwise accounted for as liabilities in financial statements.

 

(d) For purposes of determining the permissibility of any action, change, transaction or event that requires a calculation of any financial ratio or financial test (including any First Lien Leverage Ratio test, any Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) and/or the amount of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated Total Assets, such financial ratio, financial test or amount shall, subject to clause ‎(e) below, be calculated at the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be, and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in such financial ratio, financial test or amount occurring after the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be.

 

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in connection with any calculation made on a Pro Forma Basis), to the extent that the terms of this Agreement require (i) compliance with any financial ratio or financial test (including any First Lien Leverage Ratio test, any Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) and/or any cap expressed as a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, (ii) accuracy of any representation or warranty and/or the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of default or event of default) or (iii) compliance with any basket or other condition, as a condition to (A) the consummation of any transaction (including in connection with any acquisition or similar Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), (B) the making of any Restricted Payment and/or (C) the making of any Restricted Debt Payment, the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Borrower, (1) in the case of any acquisition or similar Investment or any Disposition or any transaction relating thereto, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition, similar Investment or Disposition (or, solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 Announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer is made) or (y) the consummation of such acquisition, Investment or Disposition, (2) in the case of any Restricted Payment, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the declaration of such Restricted Payment or (y) the making of such Restricted Payment and (3) in the case of any Restricted Debt Payment, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of notice with respect to such Restricted Debt Payment or (y) the making of such Restricted Debt Payment, in each case, after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the relevant acquisition or similar Investment, Restricted Payment and/or Restricted Debt Payment or other transaction (including the intended use of proceeds of any Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith) and, at the election of the Borrower, any other acquisition or similar Investment, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment or other transaction that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Borrower has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of consummation in accordance with this ‎Section 1.04(e), and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of an adverse change in such test or condition occurring after the time such election is made (but any subsequent improvement in the applicable ratio, test or amount may be utilized by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower shall have elected the option set forth in clause (x) of any of the preceding clauses (1), (2) or (3) in respect of any transaction, then the Borrower or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to consummate such transaction even if any applicable test or condition shall cease to be satisfied subsequent to the Borrower’s election of such option. The provisions of this paragraph ‎(e) shall also apply in respect of the incurrence of any Incremental Facility.

 

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(f) [Reserved].

 

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless the Borrower otherwise notifies the Administrative Agent, with respect to any amount incurred or transaction entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any First Lien Leverage Ratio test, any Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) (any such amount, including any amount drawn under the Revolving Facility, any Additional Revolving Facility or any other permitted revolving facility and any cap expressed as a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, a “Fixed Amount”) substantially concurrently with any amount incurred or transaction entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any First Lien Leverage Ratio test, any Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) (any such amount, an “Incurrence-Based Amount”), it is understood and agreed that (i) the incurrence of the Incurrence-Based Amount shall be calculated first without giving effect to any Fixed Amount but giving full pro forma effect to the use of proceeds of such Fixed Amount and the related transactions and (ii) the incurrence of the Fixed Amount shall be calculated thereafter. Unless the Borrower elects otherwise, the Borrower shall be deemed to have used amounts under an Incurrence-Based Amount then available to the Borrower prior to utilization of any amount under a Fixed Amount then available to the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Incremental Facility and/or Incremental Equivalent Debt must utilize any capacity, if then available, under clause (d) of the definition of “Incremental Cap” prior to utilizing any capacity, if then available, under clause (e) of the definition of “Incremental Cap”.

 

(h) The principal amount of any non-interest bearing Indebtedness or other discount security constituting Indebtedness at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the Borrower dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

(i) The increase in any amount of Indebtedness or the increase in any amount secured by any Lien by virtue of the accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest or a dividend in the form of additional Indebtedness, amortization of original issue discount and/or any increase in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of any fluctuation in the exchange rate of any applicable currency shall be deemed to be permitted Indebtedness for purposes of ‎Section 6.01 and will be deemed not to be the granting of a Lien for purposes of ‎Section 6.02.

 

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(j) For purposes of determining compliance with ‎Section 6.01 or ‎Section 6.02, if any Indebtedness or Lien is incurred in reliance on a basket measured by reference to a percentage of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, and any refinancing or replacement thereof would cause the percentage of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to be exceeded if calculated based on the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA on the date of such refinancing or replacement, such percentage of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA will be deemed not to be exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing or replacement Indebtedness or other obligation does not exceed an amount sufficient to repay the principal amount of such Indebtedness or other obligation being refinanced or replaced, except by an amount equal to (x) unpaid accrued interest, penalties and premiums (including tender, prepayment or repayment premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts and other customary fees, commissions and expenses (including upfront fees, closing payments, original issue discount or initial yield payment) incurred in connection with such refinancing or replacement, (y) any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and (z) additional amounts permitted to be incurred under ‎‎Section 6.01.

 

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

 

Section 1.05. Effectuation of Transactions. Each of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (and all corresponding definitions) is made after giving effect to the Transactions, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

Section 1.06. Timing of Payment and Performance. When payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.

 

Section 1.07. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York City time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

 

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Section 1.08. Currency Equivalents Generally.

 

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause ‎(b) below, for purposes of any determination under ‎Article 5, Article 6 (other than ‎Section 6.15 and the calculation of compliance with any financial ratio for purposes of taking any action hereunder) or ‎Article 7 with respect to the amount of any Indebtedness, Lien, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, Investment, Disposition, Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, Affiliate transaction or other transaction, event or circumstance, or any determination under any other provision of this Agreement (any of the foregoing, a “relevant transaction”), in a currency other than Dollars, (i) the Dollar equivalent amount of a relevant transaction in a currency other than Dollars shall be calculated based on the rate of exchange quoted by the Bloomberg Foreign Exchange Rates & World Currencies Page (or any successor page thereto, or in the event such rate does not appear on any Bloomberg Page, by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) for such foreign currency, as in effect at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date of such relevant transaction (which, in the case of any Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, Investment, Disposition or incurrence of Indebtedness, shall be determined as set forth in ‎Section 1.04(e)); provided, that if any Indebtedness is incurred (and, if applicable, associated Lien granted) to refinance or replace other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than Dollars, and the relevant refinancing or replacement would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing or replacement, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing or replacement Indebtedness (and, if applicable, associated Lien granted) does not exceed an amount sufficient to repay the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced or replaced, except by an amount equal to (x) unpaid accrued interest, penalties and premiums (including tender premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts and other customary fees, closing payments, commissions and expenses (including upfront fees, closing payments, original issue discount or initial yield payment) incurred in connection with such refinancing or replacement, (y) any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and (z) additional amounts permitted to be incurred under ‎Section 6.01 and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in the rate of currency exchange occurring after the time of any relevant transaction so long as such relevant transaction was permitted at the time incurred, made, acquired, committed, entered or declared as set forth in clause ‎(i). For purposes of ‎Section 6.15 and the calculation of compliance with any financial ratio for purposes of taking any action hereunder (including for purposes of calculating availability under the Incremental Cap) on any relevant date of determination, amounts denominated in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the applicable currency exchange rate used in preparing the financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections ‎5.01(a) or ‎(b) (or, prior to the first such delivery, the financial statements referred to in ‎Section 3.04(a)), as applicable, for the relevant Test Period and, at the option of the Borrower, will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of any Hedge Agreement permitted hereunder in respect of currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination for the Dollar equivalent amount of such Indebtedness).

 

(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify with the Borrower’s consent to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market convention or practice relating to such change in currency.

 

(c) The Administrative Agent shall determine the Spot Rate as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating the Dollar Equivalent amount of any Revolving Loan and/or Letter of Credit that is denominated in any Alternate Currency. The Spot Rate shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rate employed in converting any amount between any Alternate Currency and Dollars until the next occurring Revaluation Date.

 

Section 1.09. Cashless Rollovers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, to the extent that any Lender extends the maturity date of, or replaces, renews or refinances, any of its then-existing Loans with Incremental Loans, Replacement Term Loans, Loans in connection with any Replacement Revolving Facility, Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Loans or loans incurred under a new credit facility, in each case, to the extent such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing is effected by means of a “cashless roll” by such Lender, such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing shall be deemed to comply with any requirement hereunder or any other Loan Document that such payment be made “in Dollars” or “in Euros”, as applicable, “in immediately available funds”, “in Cash” or any other similar requirement.

 

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Section 1.10. Additional Alternate Currencies.

 

(a) Any Borrower may from time to time request that Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loans be made and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than Dollars or Euros; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars or Euros) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars or Euros. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of each of the Revolving Lenders of the applicable Class that will provide such Loans, and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the applicable Issuing Banks, in each case as set forth in Section 9.02(b)(ii)(E).

 

(b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., ten Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be agreed by each of the Revolving Lenders and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank, in its or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the relevant Issuing Bank thereof. Each applicable Revolving Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining to Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loans) or each relevant Issuing Bank (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., five Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.

 

(c) Any failure by any Revolving Lender or the relevant Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Revolving Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to permit Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loans to be made or Letters of Credit to be issued, as applicable, in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the applicable Revolving Lenders that would be obligated to make Credit Extensions denominated in such requested currency consent to making Revolving Loans or issuing Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower, and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternate Currency hereunder, and the Borrower and the Revolving Lenders shall amend this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as necessary to accommodate such Borrowings and/or Letters of Credit (as applicable), in accordance with Section 9.02(b)(ii)(E). If the Administrative Agent fails to obtain the requisite consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.10, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that the Eurocurrency Rate and/or the Alternate Base Rate is not applicable to or available with respect to any Revolving Loan denominated in any Alternate Currency, the components of the interest rate applicable to such Revolving Loan shall be separately agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 1.11. Additional Borrowers; Borrower Agent and Representative.

 

(a) From time to time on or after the Closing Date, and with at least ten Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree), subject to (x) prior to the Disposition Date, the approval of the Principal Investor Representative (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)) and (y) and completion of customary “know your customer” procedures and delivery of related information reasonably requested by the Administrative Consent Party, including information required pursuant to Section 9.16, the Borrower may designate any Subsidiary Guarantor as an additional Borrower (each such person, an “Additional Borrower”) under the Revolving Facility, an Incremental Revolving Facility, an Additional Revolving Facility or a Replacement Revolving Facility, provided that such person prior to or contemporaneously with becoming an Additional Borrower (i) is incorporated in an Approved Jurisdiction, (ii) except as the Administrative Consent Party may otherwise agree, each Guarantor shall have executed and delivered a reaffirmation agreement with respect to its obligations under the Loan Guaranty and the other Loan Documents and (iii) in the case of an Additional Borrower under any Incremental Revolving Facility or Additional Revolving Facility, is approved by the relevant Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders or Additional Revolving Lenders, as applicable.

 

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(b) Once a person has become an Additional Borrower in accordance with clause ‎(a) above, it shall be a “Borrower” in respect of the applicable Facility and will have the right to request Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in accordance with ‎Article 2 hereof until the earlier to occur of the applicable Maturity Date or the date on which such Additional Borrower resigns as an Additional Borrower in accordance with clause ‎(c) below.

 

(c) An Additional Borrower may elect to resign as an Additional Borrower; provided that: (i) no Default or Event of Default is continuing or would result from the resignation of such Additional Borrower, (ii) such resigning Additional Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a written notice of resignation at least ten Business Days in advance, (iii) its obligations in its capacity as Guarantor continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect and (iv) it has paid all accrued and outstanding principal, interest and fees owed by it to the Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents. Upon satisfaction of the requirements in sub-clauses ‎(i), ‎(ii), ‎(iii) and (iv) of this clause ‎(c), the relevant Additional Borrower shall cease to be an Additional Borrower and a Borrower.

 

(d) Each Borrower (including the Dutch Borrower) hereby designates the U.S. Borrower as its agent and representative. The U.S. Borrower may act as the agent of any Borrower for the purposes of (i) delivering Borrowing Requests, continuation or conversion notices and other notices pursuant to ‎Article 2 hereof (and for the purpose of giving instructions with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of any Loans or the issuance of any Letters of Credit), (ii) delivering and receiving all other notices, consents, certificates and similar instruments contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents and (iii) taking all other actions (including in respect of compliance with covenants and certifications) on behalf of any Borrower under any Loan Document. The U.S. Borrower hereby accepts such appointment.

 

(e) In respect of a Loan or Loans to a particular Additional Borrower (“Designated Loans”), any Lender (a “Designating Lender”) may at any time and from time to time designate (by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower): (i) a substitute lending office from which it will make Designated Loans (a “Substitute Facility Office”) or (ii) nominate an Affiliate to act as the Lender of Designated Loans (a “Substitute Affiliate Lender”). A notice to nominate a Substitute Affiliate Lender must be in the form set out in Exhibit P and be countersigned by the relevant Substitute Affiliate Lender confirming it will be bound as a Lender under this Agreement in respect of the Designated Loans in respect of which it acts as Substitute Affiliate Lender. The Designating Lender will act as the representative of any Substitute Affiliate Lender it nominates for all administrative purposes under this Agreement. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Loan Parties will be entitled to deal only with the Designating Lender, except that payments will be made in respect of Designated Loans to the lending office of the Substitute Affiliate Lender. In particular the Loans, Commitments and LC Exposure of the Designating Lender will not be treated as reduced by the introduction of the Substitute Affiliate Lender for voting purposes under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and the Substitute Affiliate Lender will be treated as having no Loans, Commitments or LC Exposure for such voting purposes. Except as mentioned in the immediately preceding sentence, a Substitute Affiliate Lender will be treated as a Lender for all purposes under the Loan Documents and having a Loan, Commitment or LC Exposure equal to the principal amount of all Designated Loans in which it is participating if and for so long as it continues to be a Substitute Affiliate Lender under this Agreement. A Designating Lender may revoke its designation of an Affiliate as a Substitute Affiliate Lender by notice in writing to the Administrative Agent and provided that such notice may only take effect when there are no Designated Loans outstanding to the Substitute Affiliate Lender. Upon such Substitute Affiliate Lender ceasing to be a Substitute Affiliate Lender the Designating Lender will automatically assume (and be deemed to assume without further action by any party) all rights and obligations previously vested in the Substitute Affiliate Lender. If a Designating Lender designates a Substitute Facility Office or Substitute Affiliate Lender in accordance with this clause ‎(e): (i) any Substitute Affiliate Lender shall be treated for the purposes of ‎Section 2.17 as having become a Lender on the date of this Agreement and (ii) the provisions of ‎Section 9.05 shall not apply to or in respect of any Substitute Facility Office or Substitute Affiliate Lender.

 

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Section 1.12. Dutch Terms. Unless a contrary indication appears, any reference in this Agreement to:

 

(a) a “necessary action to authorise” where applicable, includes without limitation any action required to comply with the Works Councils Act of the Netherlands (Wet op de ondernemingsraden);

 

(b) a “security interest” includes any pledge (pandrecht) and, in general, any right in rem (beperkt recht), created for the purpose of granting security (goederenrechtelijk zekerheidsrecht);

 

(c) a “winding-up”, “administration” or “dissolution” includes a bankruptcy (faillissement) or dissolution (ontbinding);

 

(d) a “moratorium” includes surseance van betaling and “a moratorium is declared” or “occurs” includes surseance verleend;

 

(e) any “step” or “procedure” taken in connection with insolvency proceedings includes a Dutch entity having filed a notice under section 36 of the Tax Collection Act of the Netherlands (Invorderingswet 1990);

 

(f) a “liquidator” includes a curator;

 

(g) an “administrator” includes a bewindvoerder;

 

(h) an “attachment” includes a beslag;

 

(i) “gross negligence” means grove schuld; and

 

(j) “willful misconduct” means opzet.

 

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Article 2 THE CREDITS

 

Section 2.01. Commitments.

 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) each Initial Term Lender severally, and not jointly, agrees to (x) make Initial Dollar Term Loans to the Initial U.S. Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not to exceed its Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitment and (y) make separate Initial Euro Term Loans (in the amounts specified in their respective borrowing notices) to each of the Initial U.S. Borrower and the Initial Dutch Borrower on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed its Initial Euro Term Loan Commitment and (ii) each Revolving Lender severally, and not jointly, agrees to make Initial Revolving Loans to each Borrower in Dollars, Euros or any Alternate Currency at any time and from time to time on and after the Closing Date (subject to the limitations on incurrence of Initial Revolving Loans on the Closing Date), and until the earlier of the Initial Revolving Credit Maturity Date and the termination of the Initial Revolving Credit Commitment of such Initial Revolving Lender in accordance with the terms hereof; provided that, after giving effect to any Borrowing of Initial Revolving Loans, the Outstanding Amount of such Initial Revolving Lender’s Initial Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed such Initial Revolving Lender’s Initial Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein, each Borrower may borrow, pay or prepay and re-borrow Revolving Loans. Amounts paid or prepaid in respect of the Initial Term Loans may not be re-borrowed.

 

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any applicable Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Facility Amendment, each Lender with an Additional Commitment of a given Class, severally and not jointly, agrees to make Additional Loans of such Class to each applicable Borrower, which Loans shall not exceed for any such Lender at the time of any incurrence thereof the Additional Commitment of such Class of such Lender as set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Facility Amendment.

 

Section 2.02. Loans and Borrowings.

 

(a) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class.

 

(b) Subject to ‎Section 2.01 and ‎Section 2.14, each Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans and each Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency shall be comprised entirely of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, in each case as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Rate Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that (i) any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the applicable Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (ii) such Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be deemed to have been made and held by such Lender, and the obligation of the applicable Borrower to repay such Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall nevertheless be to such Lender for the account of such domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender and (iii) in exercising such option, such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to minimize increased costs to the applicable Borrower resulting therefrom (which obligation of such Lender shall not require it to take, or refrain from taking, actions that it determines would result in increased costs for which it will not be compensated hereunder or that it otherwise determines would be disadvantageous to it and in the event of such request for costs for which compensation is provided under this Agreement, the provisions of ‎Section 2.15 shall apply); provided, further, that no such domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender shall be entitled to any greater indemnification under ‎Section 2.17 with respect to such Eurocurrency Rate Loan than that to which the applicable Lender was entitled on the date on which such Loan was made (except in connection with any indemnification entitlement arising as a result of a Change in Law after the date on which such Loan was made).

 

(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, such Borrowing shall comprise an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $500,000 (or, in the case of any such Borrowing denominated in Euros, an integral multiple of €100,000 and not less than €500,000). Each ABR Borrowing when made shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Loan Borrowing may be made in a lesser aggregate amount that is (x) equal to the entire aggregate Unused Revolving Credit Commitments or (y) required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by ‎Section 2.05(e). Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of 15 different Interest Periods in effect for Eurocurrency Rate Borrowings at any time outstanding (or such greater number of different Interest Periods as the Administrative Agent may agree from time to time).

 

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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Borrower shall, nor shall any Borrower be entitled to, request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date applicable to such Loans.

 

Section 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon irrevocable notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (provided that notices in respect of any Borrowings (x) to be made on the Closing Date may be conditioned on the closing of the Acquisition and (y) to be made in connection with any acquisition, Investment or irrevocable repayment, redemption or refinancing of Indebtedness may be conditioned on the closing of such acquisition, such Investment or irrevocable repayment, redemption or refinancing of such Indebtedness). Each such notice must be in writing or by telephone (and promptly confirmed in writing) and must be received by the Administrative Agent (by hand delivery, fax or other electronic transmission (including “.pdf” or “.tif”)) not later than 1:00 p.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested day of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or (x) 15 Business Days in the case of any Borrowing of Initial Euro Term Loans to be made on the Closing Date and (y) 12 Business Days in the case of any Borrowing of Initial Dollar Term Loans to be made on the Closing Date) and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans (or 12 Business Days in the case of any Borrowing of ABR Term Loans to be made on the Closing Date) (or, in each case, such later time as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party); provided, however, that if the Borrower wishes to request Eurocurrency Rate Loans having an Interest Period of other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” (A) the applicable notice from the Borrower must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation (or such later time as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the appropriate Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to them and (B) not later than 10:00 a.m. three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the appropriate Lenders. Each written notice (or confirmation of telephonic notice) with respect to a Borrowing by the Borrower pursuant to this ‎Section 2.03 shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent in the form of a written Borrowing Request, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with ‎Section 2.02:

 

(a) the applicable Borrower requesting such Borrowing;

 

(b) the Class of such Borrowing;

 

(c) the currency of such Borrowing;

 

(d) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

 

(e) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

 

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(f) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing;

 

(g) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

 

(h) the location and number of the applicable Borrower’s account or any other designated account(s) to which funds are to be disbursed (each, a “Funding Account”).

 

If, with respect to a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month’s duration. If no currency is specified as to any Borrowing, then the requested Borrowing shall be made in Dollars. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. The Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of the Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing (x) in the case of any ABR Borrowing, on the same Business Day of receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section or (y) in the case of any Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, no later than one Business Day following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section.

 

Section 2.04. [Reserved].

 

Section 2.05. Letters of Credit.

 

(a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) each Issuing Bank agrees, in each case in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this ‎Section 2.05, (A) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date to (x) the earlier of the fifth Business Day prior to the Latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (y) the termination of 100% of the Revolving Credit Commitments in accordance with this Agreement, upon the request of any Borrower, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars, Euros or any other Alternate Currency, issued on sight basis only for the account of such Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (provided that such Borrower will be the applicant) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with ‎Section 2.05(b) and (B) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit and (ii) the Revolving Lenders severally agree to participate in the Letters of Credit issued pursuant to ‎Section 2.05(d). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, GSLP shall not be required to issue Commercial Letters of Credit or issue any Letter of Credit if the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate amount of the Letters of Credit for which GSLP is the Issuing Bank would exceed $5,000,000 without its consent. Additionally, no Issuing Bank shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit that would violate any policies of such Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally.

 

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(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Borrower shall deliver to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent, at least three Business Days in advance of the requested date of issuance (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank or, in the case of any issuance to be made on the Closing Date, two Business Days prior to the Closing Date), a request to issue a Letter of Credit, which shall specify that it is being issued under this Agreement, in the form of Exhibit K attached hereto. To request an amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit (other than any automatic extension of a Letter of Credit permitted under ‎Section 2.05(c)), the applicable Borrower shall submit such a request to the applicable Issuing Bank selected by such Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) at least three Business Days in advance of the requested date of amendment, extension or renewal (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank), identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, extended or renewed, and specifying the proposed date (which shall be a Business Day) and other details of the amendment, extension or renewal. Requests for the issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit must be accompanied by such other information reasonably requested by the applicable Issuing Bank as shall be necessary to issue, amend, extend or renew such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank in connection with any request for any Letter of Credit, the applicable Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bank’s standard form. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the applicable Borrower to, or entered into by such Borrower with, the applicable Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. No Letter of Credit, letter of credit application or other document entered into by the applicable Borrower with any Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit shall contain any representation or warranty, covenant or event of default not set forth in this Agreement (and to the extent inconsistent herewith shall be rendered null and void (or reformed automatically without further action by any Person to conform to the terms of this Agreement)), and all representations and warranties, covenants and events of default set forth therein shall contain standards, qualifications, thresholds and exceptions for materiality or otherwise consistent with those set forth in this Agreement (and, to the extent inconsistent herewith, shall be deemed to automatically incorporate the applicable standards, qualifications, thresholds and exceptions set forth herein without action by any Person). No Letter of Credit shall be required to be issued, amended, extended or renewed unless (and on the issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of each Letter of Credit the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension or renewal, the Revolving Credit Exposure would not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments. In addition, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, amend, extend or renew any Letter of Credit if the expiration date of such Letter of Credit extends beyond the Maturity Date applicable to the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class unless (1) the aggregate amount of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit expiring after such Maturity Date does not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect that are scheduled to remain in effect after such Maturity Date, (2) all Revolving Lenders and such Issuing Bank shall have consented to such expiry date, (3) the applicable Borrower shall have caused such Letter of Credit to be backstopped by a “back to back” letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank or (4) the applicable Borrower shall have caused such Letter of Credit to be Cash collateralized in accordance with ‎Section 2.05(j), in the case of clause (3) or (4), on or before the date that such Letter of Credit is issued, amended, extended or renewed beyond such date. Promptly after the delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable Issuing Bank will also deliver to the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment. Upon receipt of such Letter of Credit or amendment, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders, in writing, of such Letter of Credit or amendment, and if so requested by a Revolving Lender, the Administrative Agent will provide such Revolving Lender with copies of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

 

(c) Expiration Date

 

(i) Except as set forth in ‎Section 2.05(b), no Standby Letter of Credit shall expire later than the earlier of (A) the date that is one year after the date of the issuance of such Standby Letter of Credit (or such later date to which the relevant Issuing Bank may agree) and (B) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided that, any Standby Letter of Credit may provide for the automatic extension thereof for any number of additional periods each of up to one year in duration (none of which, in any event, shall extend beyond the date referred to in the preceding clause ‎(B) unless 103% of the then-available Stated Amount thereof is Cash collateralized or backstopped (in the currency of such Letters of Credit) on or before the date that such Letter of Credit is extended beyond the date referred to in clause ‎(B) above pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank).

 

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(ii) Except as set forth in ‎Section 2.05(b), no Commercial Letter of Credit shall expire later than the earlier to occur of (A) the date that is one year after the issuance thereof (or such later date to which the relevant Issuing Bank may agree) and (B) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided that any Commercial Letter of Credit may provide for the automatic extension thereof for any number of additional periods each of up to one year in duration (none of which, in any event, shall extend beyond the date referred to in the preceding clause ‎(B) unless 103% of the then-available Stated Amount thereof is Cash collateralized or backstopped (in the currency of such Letter of Credit) on or before the date that such Letter of Credit is extended beyond the date referred to in clause ‎(B) above pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank).

 

(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, the applicable Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit (in respect of any Letter of Credit issued in any Alternate Currency, expressed in the Dollar Equivalent thereof). In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph ‎(e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to such Borrower for any reason. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or Event of Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

 

(e) Reimbursement.

 

(i) If the applicable Issuing Bank makes any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of Commercial Letters of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank) an amount equal to the amount of such LC Disbursement not later than 1:00 p.m. on the first Business Day immediately following the date on which such Borrower receives notice under paragraph ‎(g) of this Section of such LC Disbursement (or, if such notice is received less than two hours prior to the deadline for requesting ABR Borrowings pursuant to ‎Section 2.03, on the second Business Day immediately following the date on which such Borrower receives such notice); provided that the applicable Borrower may, without satisfying the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with ‎Section 2.03 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Loan and, to the extent so financed, such Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Revolving Loan Borrowing. If the applicable Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from such Borrower in respect thereof and such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from such Borrower, in the same manner as provided in ‎Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Revolving Lender (and ‎Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the applicable Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Revolving Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.

 

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(ii) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this ‎Section 2.05(e) by the time specified therein, such Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Bank at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate (or, in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in any Alternate Currency, the Administrative Agent’s customary rate for interbank advances in such Alternate Currency) from time to time in effect and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. A certificate of the applicable Issuing Bank submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause ‎(ii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(f) Obligations Absolute. Each Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph ‎(e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein or herein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the applicable Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the applicable Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Lenders nor any Issuing Bank, nor any of their respective Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of such Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse such Issuing Bank from liability to the applicable Borrower to the extent of any direct damages suffered by such Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank (as determined by a final and non-appealable judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction), such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of any Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

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(g) Disbursement Procedures. The applicable Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower by electronic means or by telephone (confirmed in writing) of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that no failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall relieve the applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement within the time period prescribed in ‎Section 2.05(e).

 

(h) Interim Interest. If any Issuing Bank makes any LC Disbursement, then, unless the applicable Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that such Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement (or the date on which such LC Disbursement is reimbursed with the proceeds of Loans, as applicable), at the rate per annum then applicable to (x) in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars, Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans and (y) in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in any Alternate Currency, Revolving Loans that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans with an Interest Period of one month; provided that if the applicable Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph ‎(e) of this Section, then ‎Section 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraph ‎(e) of this Section to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Revolving Lender to the extent of such payment and shall be payable on the date on which the Borrower reimburses the applicable LC Disbursement in full.

 

(i) Replacement of an Issuing Bank or Addition of New Issuing Banks. Any Issuing Bank may be replaced with the consent of the Administrative Consent Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the applicable Borrower and the successor Issuing Bank at any time by written agreement among such Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement becomes effective, the applicable Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to ‎Section 2.12(b)(ii). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (A) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the replaced Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (B) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of any Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit after such replacement. The applicable Borrower may, at any time and from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Consent Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and the relevant Revolving Lender, designate one or more additional Revolving Lenders to act as an issuing bank under the terms of this Agreement; provided that the designation of any Pre-Approved Additional Revolving Lender to act as an Issuing Bank under the terms of this Agreement shall not require the consent of the Administrative Consent Party. Any Revolving Lender designated as an issuing bank pursuant to this paragraph ‎(i) shall be deemed to be an “Issuing Bank” (in addition to being a Revolving Lender) in respect of Letters of Credit issued or to be issued by such Revolving Lender, and, with respect to such Letters of Credit, such term shall thereafter apply to any other Issuing Bank and such Revolving Lender.

 

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(j) Cash Collateralization.

 

(i) If any Event of Default exists and the Revolving Loans have been declared due and payable in accordance with ‎Article 7 hereof, then on the Business Day that the applicable Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders demanding the deposit of Cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph ‎(j), upon such demand, such Borrower shall deposit, in an interest-bearing account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders (each, an “LC Collateral Account”), an amount in Cash equal to 103% of the LC Exposure (in the currency of the LC Exposure) as of such date (minus the amount then on deposit in the LC Collateral Account); provided that the obligation to deposit such Cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the applicable Borrower described in ‎Section 7.01(f) or ‎(g).

 

(ii) Any such deposit under clause ‎(i) above shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph ‎(j). The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account, and each applicable Borrower hereby grants the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a First Priority security interest in its LC Collateral Account. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the applicable Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders) be applied to satisfy other Secured Obligations. If the applicable Borrower is required to provide an amount of Cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (together with all interest and other earnings with respect thereto, to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to such Borrower promptly but in no event later than three Business Days after such Event of Default has been cured or waived.

 

Section 2.06. [Reserved].

 

Section 2.07. Funding of Borrowings.

 

(a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by (x) in the case of ABR Loans, 3:00 p.m. and (y) otherwise, 2:00 p.m., in each case to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders in an amount equal to such Lender’s respective Applicable Percentage. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrowers by promptly crediting the amounts so received on the same Business Day, in like funds, to the applicable Funding Account or as otherwise directed by the Borrower; provided that Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of any LC Disbursement as provided in ‎Section 2.05(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank.

 

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(b) Unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from any Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph ‎(a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if any Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand (without duplication) such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate (or, with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternate Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternate Currency, in an amount that is approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by the Administrative Agent in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency) and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the Loans comprising such Borrowing at such time. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing and the applicable Borrower’s obligation to repay the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount pursuant to this ‎Section 2.07(b) shall cease. If the applicable Borrower pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, the amount so paid shall constitute a repayment of such Borrowing by such amount. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or any Borrower or any other Loan Party may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

 

Section 2.08. Type; Interest Elections.

 

(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert any Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Type available in such currency or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders based upon their Applicable Percentages and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

 

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election in writing (by hand delivery, fax or other electronic transmission (including “.pdf” or “.tif”)) by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under ‎Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election.

 

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(c) Each written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with ‎Section 2.02:

 

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses ‎(iii) and ‎(iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

 

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing; and

 

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

 

(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each applicable Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

 

(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, such Borrowing shall be continued at the end of such Interest Period as a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default exists and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as such Event of Default exists (i) no outstanding Borrowing denominated in Dollars may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing, in each case at the end of the then-current Interest Period applicable thereto.

 

(f) It is understood and agreed that (i) only a Borrowing denominated in Dollars may be made as, or converted to, an ABR Loan and (ii) a Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency may only be made as, or converted to, or continued as, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or such other type of Revolving Loan as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower pursuant to ‎Section 1.10).

 

Section 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments.

 

(a) Unless previously terminated, (i) the Initial Term Loan Commitments on the Closing Date shall automatically terminate upon the making of the Initial Term Loans on the Closing Date, (ii) the Initial Revolving Credit Commitments shall automatically terminate on the Initial Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (iii) the Additional Term Loan Commitments of any Class shall automatically terminate upon the making of the Additional Term Loans of such Class and, if any such Additional Term Loan Commitment is not drawn on the date that such Additional Term Loan Commitment is required to be drawn pursuant to the applicable Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Facility Amendment, the undrawn amount thereof shall terminate unless otherwise provided in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Facility Amendment and (iv) the Additional Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class shall automatically terminate on the Maturity Date specified therefor in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Facility Amendment.

 

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(b) Upon delivering the notice required by ‎Section 2.09(c), the Borrower may at any time terminate or from time to time reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class; provided that (i) each reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class if, after giving effect to such termination or reduction, as applicable, and any concurrent prepayment of Revolving Loans, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Exposure attributable to the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class would exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class; provided that, after the establishment of any Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, any such termination or reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class shall be subject to the provisions set forth in ‎Section 2.22, ‎2.23 and/or ‎9.02(c), as applicable.

 

(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce any Class or Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments under paragraph ‎(b) of this Section (as selected by the Borrower) not later than 1:00 p.m. on or prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction (or not later than 1:00 p.m., three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, in the case of a termination or reduction involving a prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Borrowings (or such later date to which the Administrative Agent may agree)), specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Revolving Lenders of each applicable Class or Classes of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that any such notice may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions, in which case such notice may be revoked or its effectiveness deferred by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of any Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this ‎Section 2.09 shall be permanent. Upon any reduction of any Revolving Credit Commitment, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Lender of the relevant Class shall be reduced by such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such reduction amount.

 

Section 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.

 

(a) Each Borrower, severally and not jointly, hereby unconditionally promises to repay the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term Loans made to such Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the account of each applicable Term Lender (i) commencing on the last Business Day of December 2019, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December prior to the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date (each such date being referred to as a “Loan Installment Date”), in each case in an amount equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of the Initial Term Loans made to such Borrower (as such payments may be reduced from time to time as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with ‎Section 2.11 and purchases or assignments in accordance with ‎Section 9.05(g) or increased as a result of any increase in the amount of such Initial Term Loans pursuant to ‎Section 2.22(a)) and (ii) on the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, in an amount equal to the remainder of the principal amount of the Initial Term Loans made to such Borrower outstanding on such date, together in each case with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to but excluding the date of such payment. Each Borrower, severally and not jointly, shall repay the Additional Term Loans of any Class made to such Borrower in such scheduled amortization installments and on such date or dates as shall be specified therefor in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Facility Amendment (as such payments may be reduced from time to time as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with ‎Section 2.11 and purchases or assignments in accordance with ‎Section 9.05(g) or increased as a result of any increase in the amount of such Additional Term Loans made to such Borrower pursuant to ‎Section 2.22(a)).

 

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(b) Each Borrower, severally and not jointly, hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Initial Revolving Lender, the then-unpaid principal amount of the Initial Revolving Loans of such Lender made to such Borrower on the Initial Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Additional Revolving Lender, the then-unpaid principal amount of each Additional Revolving Loan of such Additional Revolving Lender made to such Borrower on the Maturity Date applicable thereto. On the Initial Revolving Credit Maturity Date, each Borrower shall make payment in full in Cash of all accrued and unpaid fees and all reimbursable expenses and other Obligations with respect to the Initial Revolving Facility then due, together with accrued and unpaid interest (if any) thereon attributable to such Borrower.

 

(c) If the Maturity Date in respect of any Class of Revolving Credit Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if one or more other Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of which the Maturity Date shall not have so occurred are then in effect (or will automatically be in effect upon the occurrence of such Maturity Date), such Letters of Credit shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to ‎Section 2.05(d) and ‎Section 2.05(e)) under (and ratably participated in by Revolving Lenders pursuant to) the non-terminating or new Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Credit Commitments continuing at such time (it being understood that no partial Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) (in each case, after giving effect to any repayments of Revolving Loans) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i) and unless provisions reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank for the treatment of such Letter of Credit as a letter of credit under a successor credit facility have been agreed upon, the applicable Borrower shall, on or prior to the applicable Maturity Date, (x) cause such Letter of Credit to be replaced and returned to the applicable Issuing Bank undrawn and marked “cancelled”, (y) cause such Letter of Credit to be backstopped by a “back to back” letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or (z) Cash collateralize such Letter of Credit in accordance with ‎Section 2.05(j). Commencing with the Maturity Date of any Class of Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be in an amount agreed solely with the applicable Issuing Bank.

 

(d) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender to such Borrower, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

 

(e) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period (if any) applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks and each Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s share thereof.

 

(f) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs ‎(d) or ‎(e) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein (absent manifest error); provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any manifest error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay its Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, that in the event of any inconsistency between the accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph ‎(e) of this Section and any Lender’s records, the accounts of the Administrative Agent shall govern.

 

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(g) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a Promissory Note. In such event, the applicable Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Promissory Note payable to such Lender and its registered permitted assigns; it being understood and agreed that such Lender (and/or its applicable permitted assign) shall be required to return such Promissory Note to the applicable Borrower in accordance with ‎Section 9.05(b)(iii) and upon the occurrence of the Termination Date (or as promptly thereafter as practicable). If any Lender loses the original copy of its Promissory Note, it shall execute an affidavit of loss containing a customary indemnification provision that is reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower. The obligation of each Lender to execute an affidavit of loss containing a customary indemnification provision that is reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower shall survive the Termination Date.

 

Section 2.11. Prepayment of Loans.

 

(a) Optional Prepayments.

 

(i) Upon prior notice in accordance with paragraph ‎(a)‎(iii) of this Section, each Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing of Term Loans of one or more Classes (such Class or Classes to be selected by the Borrower in its sole discretion) in whole or in part without premium or penalty (but subject to (A) in the case of Initial Term Loans only, ‎Section 2.12(f) and (B) if applicable, ‎Section 2.16). Each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages of the relevant Class.

 

(ii) Upon prior written notice in accordance with paragraph ‎(a)‎(iii) of this Section, each Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing of Revolving Loans of any Class, including any Additional Revolving Loans, in whole or in part without premium or penalty (but subject to ‎Section 2.16). Prepayments made pursuant to this ‎Section 2.11(a)(ii), first, shall be applied to outstanding LC Disbursements and second, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Revolving Loans, including any Additional Revolving Loans, of the relevant Class.

 

(iii) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (promptly confirmed in writing) of any prepayment under this ‎Section 2.11(a) (A) in the case of a prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m. three Business Days before the date of prepayment or (B) in the case of a prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of prepayment (or, in each case, such later date or time to which the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree). Each such notice shall be irrevocable (except as set forth in the proviso to this sentence) and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that a notice of prepayment delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions or other conditional events, in which case such notice may be revoked or its effectiveness deferred by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied and/or the Borrower may delay or rescind such notice until such condition is satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to any Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the relevant Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount at least equal to the amount that would be permitted in the case of a Borrowing of the same Type and Class as provided in ‎Section 2.02(c) or such lesser amount that is then outstanding with respect to such Borrowing being repaid. Each prepayment of Term Loans shall be applied to the Class of Term Loans as determined by the Borrower and specified in the applicable prepayment notice, and each prepayment of Term Loans of such Class made pursuant to this ‎Section 2.11(a) shall be applied against the remaining scheduled installments of principal due in respect of the Term Loans of such Class in the manner specified by the Borrower or, if not so specified on or prior to the date of such optional prepayment, in direct order of maturity.

 

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(b) Mandatory Prepayments.

 

(i) No later than the fifth Business Day after the date on which the financial statements with respect to each Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower are delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(b), commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2020, the Borrower shall prepay Subject Loans in accordance with clause ‎(vi) below in an aggregate principal amount (the “ECF Prepayment Amount”) equal to (A) the Required Excess Cash Flow Percentage of Excess Cash Flow of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the Excess Cash Flow Period then most recently ended minus (B) at the option of the Borrower, to the extent occurring during such Excess Cash Flow Period (or occurring after such Excess Cash Flow Period and prior to the date of the applicable Excess Cash Flow payment), and without duplication (including duplication of any amounts deducted in any prior Excess Cash Flow Period), the following:

 

(1) the aggregate principal amount of any Term Loans and Revolving Loans prepaid pursuant to ‎Section 2.11(a);

 

(2) the aggregate principal amount of any Incremental Equivalent Debt, Replacement Debt and/or any other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to ‎Section 6.01 to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral that are pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Credit Facilities, voluntarily prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or otherwise retired (or contractually committed to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or otherwise retired);

 

(3) the amount of any reduction in the outstanding amount of any Term Loans, Incremental Equivalent Debt, Replacement Debt and/or any other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to ‎Section 6.01 to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral that are pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Credit Facilities, resulting from any purchase or assignment made in accordance with ‎Section 9.05(g) of this Agreement (including in connection with any Dutch Auction) (with respect to Term Loans) and any equivalent provisions with respect to any Incremental Equivalent Debt, Replacement Debt and/or such other Indebtedness;

 

(4) all Cash payments in respect of Capital Expenditures as would be reported in the U.S. Borrower’s consolidated statement of cash flows and all Cash payments made to acquire IP Rights;

 

(5) Cash payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries made (or committed) in respect of long-term liabilities (including for purposes of clarity, the current portion of such long-term liabilities) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness, except to the extent such Cash payments were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period;

 

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(6) Cash payments in respect of any Investment (including acquisitions) permitted by ‎Section 6.06 or otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders (other than Investments (x) in Cash or Cash Equivalents or (y) in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary);

 

(7) the aggregate consideration (i) required to be paid in Cash by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts entered into prior to or during such period relating to Capital Expenditures, acquisitions or other Investments permitted by ‎Section 6.06 or otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders and/or (ii) otherwise committed to be made in connection with Capital Expenditures, acquisitions or Investments (clauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (7), the “Scheduled Consideration”) (other than Investments in (x) Cash and Cash Equivalents or (y) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the U.S. Borrower following the end of such period; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount actually utilized to finance such Capital Expenditures, acquisitions or Investments during such subsequent period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters is less than the Scheduled Consideration, the amount of the resulting shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such subsequent period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters;

 

(8) Cash expenditures in respect of any Hedge Agreement during such period to the extent not otherwise deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA; and

 

(9) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in Cash (including any expenditure for the payment of fees or other Charges (or any amortization thereof for such period) in connection with any Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Capital Stock, refinancing transaction, amendment or modification of any debt instrument, including this Agreement, and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated prior to, on or after the Closing Date, and Charges incurred in connection therewith, whether or not such transaction was successful), in each case to the extent that such expenditures were not expensed;

 

in the case of each of clauses (1)-(9), (I) excluding any such payments, prepayments and expenditures made during such Fiscal Year that reduced the amount required to be prepaid pursuant to this ‎Section 2.11(b)(i) in the prior Fiscal Year, (II) in the case of any prepayment, repurchase, redemption, retirement, purchase or assignment of revolving Indebtedness, only to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in the relevant commitment, (III) only to the extent that such payments, prepayments and expenditures were not financed with the proceeds of long-term funded Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries and (IV) in each case under clause (3) above, based upon the actual amount of cash paid in connection with any relevant purchase or assignment; provided that no prepayment under this ‎Section 2.11(b)(i) shall be required unless the principal amount of Subject Loans required to be prepaid exceeds $10,000,000 (and, in such case, only such amount in excess of $10,000,000 shall be required to be prepaid); provided, further, that if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) is also required to prepay, repurchase or offer to prepay or repurchase any Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis (without regard to the control of remedies) with any Secured Obligation pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness (such Indebtedness required to be so prepaid or repurchased or offered to be so prepaid or repurchased, “Other Applicable Indebtedness”) with any portion of the ECF Prepayment Amount, then the Borrower may apply such portion of the ECF Prepayment Amount on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Subject Loans and the relevant Other Applicable Indebtedness (or accreted amount if such Other Applicable Indebtedness is issued with original issue discount) at such time) to the prepayment of the Subject Loans and to the prepayment of the relevant Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Subject Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this ‎Section 2.11(b)(i) shall be reduced accordingly; it being understood that (1) the portion of such ECF Prepayment Amount allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the portion of such ECF Prepayment Amount required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such ECF Prepayment Amount shall be allocated to the Subject Loans in accordance with the terms hereof and (2) to the extent the holders of the Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness prepaid or repurchased, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Subject Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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(ii) No later than the fifth Business Day following the receipt of Net Proceeds in respect of any Prepayment Asset Sale or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, in each case, in excess of (x) $7,500,000 in any single transaction or series of related transactions and (y) $15,000,000 in any Fiscal Year, the Borrower shall apply an amount equal to the Required Net Proceeds Percentage of the Net Proceeds or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds received with respect thereto in excess of such thresholds (collectively, the “Subject Proceeds”) to prepay the outstanding principal amount of Subject Loans in accordance with clause ‎(vi) below; provided that (A) the Borrower shall not be required to make a mandatory prepayment under this clause ‎(ii) in respect of the Subject Proceeds to the extent (x) the Subject Proceeds are reinvested in assets used or useful in the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including Permitted Acquisitions or other permitted Investments, but excluding Cash or Cash Equivalents) within 15 months following receipt thereof (the “Reinvestment Period”) or (y) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has contractually committed to so reinvest the Subject Proceeds during such Reinvestment Period and the Subject Proceeds are so reinvested within six months after the expiration of such Reinvestment Period; provided, however, that if the Subject Proceeds have not been so reinvested prior to the expiration of the applicable period, the Borrower shall promptly prepay the outstanding principal amount of Subject Loans with the Subject Proceeds not so reinvested as set forth above (without regard to the immediately preceding proviso) and (B) if, at the time that any such prepayment would be required hereunder, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is required to prepay, repay or repurchase (or offer to prepay, repay or repurchase) any Other Applicable Indebtedness, then the relevant Person may apply the Subject Proceeds on a pro rata basis to the prepayment of the Subject Loans and to the prepayment, repurchase or repayment of the Other Applicable Indebtedness (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Subject Loans and the Other Applicable Indebtedness (or accreted amount if such Other Applicable Indebtedness is issued with original issue discount) at such time); it being understood that (1) the portion of the Subject Proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of the Subject Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof (and the remaining amount, if any, of the Subject Proceeds shall be allocated to the Subject Loans in accordance with the terms hereof), and the amount of the prepayment of the Subject Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this ‎Section 2.11(b)(ii) shall be reduced accordingly and (2) to the extent the holders of the Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness prepaid or repurchased, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Subject Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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(iii) In the event that the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives Net Proceeds from the issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than with respect to Indebtedness permitted under ‎Section 6.01, except to the extent the relevant Indebtedness constitutes Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans pursuant to Section 6.01(p) or Replacement Term Loans incurred to refinance Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans in accordance with the requirements of ‎Section 9.02(c)), the Borrower shall, substantially simultaneously with (and in any event not later than two Business Days thereafter) the receipt of such Net Proceeds by the Borrower or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary, apply an amount equal to 100% of such Net Proceeds to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the relevant Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans, as applicable, in accordance with clause ‎(vi) below.

 

(iv) Notwithstanding anything in this ‎Section 2.11(b) to the contrary, (A) the U.S. Borrower shall not be required to prepay any amount that would otherwise be required to be paid pursuant to Sections ‎2.11(b)(i), ‎(ii) or ‎(iii) above to the extent that the relevant Excess Cash Flow is generated by any Foreign Subsidiary, the relevant Prepayment Asset Sale is consummated by any Foreign Subsidiary, the relevant Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds are received by any Foreign Subsidiary or the relevant Indebtedness is incurred by any Foreign Subsidiary (except to the extent the relevant Indebtedness constitutes Refinancing Indebtedness incurred by any Foreign Subsidiary to refinance all or a portion of the Initial Term Loans or Additional Term Loans pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(p) or Replacement Term Loans incurred to refinance Initial Term Loans or Additional Term Loans in accordance with the requirements of Section 9.02(c)), as the case may be, for so long as the U.S. Borrower determines in good faith that the repatriation to the U.S. Borrower of any such amount would be prohibited or delayed (beyond the time period during which such prepayment is otherwise required to be made pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) above) under any Requirement of Law or conflict with the fiduciary duties of such Foreign Subsidiary’s directors, or result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officer, director, employee, manager, member of management or consultant of such Foreign Subsidiary (including on account of financial assistance, corporate benefit, thin capitalization, capital maintenance or similar considerations); it being understood and agreed that (i) solely within 365 days following the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period, the event giving rise to the relevant Subject Proceeds or the receipt of proceeds from the respective incurrence of Indebtedness, the Borrower shall take all commercially reasonable actions required by applicable Requirements of Law to permit such repatriation and (ii) if the repatriation of the relevant affected Excess Cash Flow, Subject Proceeds or Indebtedness proceeds, as the case may be, is permitted under the applicable Requirement of Law and, to the extent applicable, would no longer conflict with the fiduciary duties of such director, or result in, or be reasonably expected to result in, a material risk of personal or criminal liability for the Persons described above, in either case, within 365 days following the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period, the event giving rise to the relevant Subject Proceeds or the receipt of Net Proceeds in respect of any such Indebtedness, the relevant Foreign Subsidiary will promptly repatriate the relevant Excess Cash Flow, Subject Proceeds or Net Proceeds in respect of Indebtedness, as the case may be, and the repatriated Excess Cash Flow, Subject Proceeds or Net Proceeds in respect of Indebtedness, as the case may be, will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional Taxes payable or reserved against such Excess Cash Flow, such Subject Proceeds or such Net Proceeds in respect of Indebtedness, as a result thereof, in each case by any Loan Party, such Loan Party’s subsidiaries, and any Affiliates or indirect or direct equity owners of the foregoing) to the repayment of Subject Loans pursuant to this ‎Section 2.11(b) to the extent required herein (without regard to this clause ‎(iv)), (B) the Borrower shall not be required to prepay any amount that would otherwise be required to be paid pursuant to Sections ‎2.11(b)(i), ‎(ii) or ‎(iii) to the extent that the relevant Excess Cash Flow is generated by any Joint Venture or the relevant Subject Proceeds or Net Proceeds in respect of Indebtedness are received by any Joint Venture for so long as the Borrower determines in good faith that the distribution to the Borrower of such Excess Cash Flow, Subject Proceeds or Net Proceeds in respect of Indebtedness would be prohibited under the Organizational Documents (or any relevant shareholders’ or similar agreement) governing such Joint Venture; it being understood that if the relevant prohibition ceases to exist within the 365-day period following the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period, the event giving rise to the relevant Subject Proceeds or the receipt of Net Proceeds in respect of any such Indebtedness, the relevant Joint Venture will promptly distribute the relevant Excess Cash Flow, the relevant Subject Proceeds or the relevant Net Proceeds in respect of Indebtedness, as the case may be, and the distributed Excess Cash Flow, Subject Proceeds or Net Proceeds in respect of Indebtedness, as the case may be, will be promptly (and in any event not later than ten Business Days after such distribution) applied (net of additional Taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of Subject Loans pursuant to this ‎Section 2.11(b) to the extent required herein (without regard to this clause ‎(iv)) and (C) if the Borrower determines in good faith that the repatriation to the U.S. Borrower of any amounts required to mandatorily prepay the Subject Loans pursuant to Sections ‎2.11(b)(i), ‎(ii) or ‎(iii) above would result in material and adverse tax consequences for any Loan Party or any of such Loan Party’s subsidiaries or indirect or direct equity owners that is a member of such Loan Party’s consolidated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes, taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation (such amount, a “Restricted Amount”), as determined by the Borrower in good faith, the amount the U.S. Borrower shall be required to mandatorily prepay pursuant to Sections ‎2.11(b)(i), ‎(ii) or ‎(iii) above, as applicable, shall be reduced by the Restricted Amount; provided that to the extent that the repatriation of any Subject Proceeds, Excess Cash Flow or the Net Proceeds in respect of any such Indebtedness from the relevant Foreign Subsidiary would no longer have a material and adverse tax consequence within the 365-day period following the event giving rise to the relevant Subject Proceeds, the receipt of Net Proceeds in respect of any such Indebtedness or the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period, as the case may be, an amount equal to the Subject Proceeds, Excess Cash Flow or the Net Proceeds in respect of any such Indebtedness, as applicable, not previously applied pursuant to this clause ‎(C), shall be promptly applied to the repayment of Subject Loans pursuant to ‎Section 2.11(b) as otherwise required above (without regard to this clause ‎(iv)).

 

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(v) Each Lender may elect, by notice to the Administrative Agent at or prior to the time and in the manner specified by the Administrative Agent, prior to any prepayment of Initial Term Loans and Additional Term Loans required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to this ‎Section 2.11(b), to decline all (but not a portion) of its Applicable Percentage of such prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”), which Declined Proceeds may be retained by the Borrower and used for any legal purpose permitted (or not prohibited) hereunder, including to increase the Available Amount; provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, no Lender may reject any prepayment made under ‎Section 2.11(b)(iii) above to the extent that such prepayment is made with the Net Proceeds of (w) Refinancing Indebtedness (including Replacement Debt) incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Initial Term Loans or Additional Term Loans pursuant to Section 6.01(p), (x) Incremental Term Loans incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.22, (y) Replacement Term Loans incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Term Loans in accordance with the requirements of Section 9.02(c) and/or (z) Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 6.01(z). If any Lender fails to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent of its election to decline receipt of its Applicable Percentage of any mandatory prepayment within the time frame specified by the Administrative Agent, such failure will be deemed to constitute an acceptance of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of Initial Term Loans and Additional Term Loans.

 

(vi) Except as may otherwise be set forth in any amendment to this Agreement in connection with any Additional Term Loan, (A) each prepayment of Initial Term Loans and Additional Term Loans pursuant to this ‎Section 2.11(b) shall be applied as directed by the Borrower (or, in the absence of direction from the Borrower, ratably to each Class of Term Loans (based upon the then outstanding principal amounts of the respective Classes of Term Loans)) (provided that any prepayment constituting (w) Refinancing Indebtedness (including Replacement Debt) incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Initial Term Loans or Additional Term Loans pursuant to Section 6.01(p), (x) Incremental Loans incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.22, (y) Replacement Term Loans incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Term Loans in accordance with the requirements of Section 9.02(c) and/or (z) Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 6.01(z) shall, in each case be applied solely to each applicable Class of refinanced or replaced Term Loans), (B) with respect to each Class of Initial Term Loans and Additional Term Loans, all accepted prepayments under ‎Section 2.11(b)(i), ‎(ii) or ‎(iii) shall be applied against the remaining scheduled installments of principal due in respect of the Initial Term Loans and Additional Term Loans as directed by the Borrower (or, in the absence of direction from the Borrower, to the remaining scheduled amortization payments in respect of the Initial Term Loans and Additional Term Loans in direct order of maturity) and (C) each such prepayment shall be paid to the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages; provided that any amounts that would be required to prepay Initial Term Loans or Additional Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) but for the limitations in Section 2.11(b)(iv) and shall be applied to prepay Term Loans for which the Dutch Borrower is the obligor. Subject to this clause (vi), the amount of such mandatory prepayments shall be applied first to ABR Loans to the full extent thereof before application to the Eurocurrency Rate Loans in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made pursuant to ‎Section 2.16. Any prepayment of Initial Term Loans made on or prior to the Soft Call Termination Date pursuant to ‎Section 2.11(b)(iii) as part of a Repricing Transaction shall be accompanied by the fee set forth in ‎Section 2.12(f).

 

(vii) In the event that on any Revaluation Date (after giving effect to the determination of the Outstanding Amount of each Revolving Loan, Letter of Credit and LC Disbursement) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Class exceeds the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class then in effect, the Borrower shall, within five Business Days of receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent, prepay the Revolving Loans and/or reduce LC Exposure in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Revolving Credit Exposure as of the date of such payment to an amount not to exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class then in effect by taking any of the following actions as it shall determine at its sole discretion: (A) prepaying Revolving Loans or (B) with respect to any excess LC Exposure, depositing Cash in the LC Collateral Account or “backstopping” or replacing the relevant Letters of Credit, in each case, in an amount equal to 103% of such excess LC Exposure (minus any amount then on deposit in the LC Collateral Account).

 

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(viii) At the time of each prepayment required under ‎Section 2.11(b)(i), ‎(ii) or ‎(iii), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided, however, that in the case of any prepayment that may be declined at the option of any Lender, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of such prepayment not later than 1:00 p.m., three Business Days prior to the date of the prepayment. Each such certificate shall specify the Borrowings being prepaid and the principal amount of each Borrowing (or portion thereof) to be prepaid. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest as required by Section 2.13. All prepayments of Borrowings under this ‎Section 2.11(b) shall be subject to ‎Section 2.16 and, except as set forth in the last sentence of clause ‎(vi) above, shall otherwise be without premium or penalty.

 

(ix) Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this ‎Section 2.11, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans is required to be made under this ‎Section 2.11(b) prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit the amount of any such prepayment otherwise required to be made hereunder with the Administrative Agent until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this ‎Section 2.11(b). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with this ‎Section 2.11(b).

 

(x) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Dutch Borrower shall not be required to apply Excess Cash Flow generated by any Foreign Subsidiary, Net Proceeds in respect of any Prepayment Asset Sale consummated by any Foreign Subsidiary, Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds received by any Foreign Subsidiary or the Net Proceeds in respect of any Indebtedness incurred by any Foreign Subsidiary to Loans advanced to any Domestic Borrower or any interest, fees or expenses with respect thereto, it being understood that the foregoing shall not be construed to eliminate any corresponding repayment obligation of the U.S. Borrower with respect to any such event at the Dutch Borrower.

 

Section 2.12. Fees.

 

(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender of any Class (other than any Defaulting Lender) a commitment fee, which shall accrue at a rate equal to the Commitment Fee Rate per annum applicable to the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class on the average daily amount of the Unused Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class of such Revolving Lender during the period from and including the Closing Date to the date on which such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class terminates. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the first Business Day after the last day of each March, June, September and December for the quarterly period then ended (commencing on the first Business Day of July 2019 but in the case of the payment made on such date, for the period from the Closing Date to such date) and on the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments of the applicable Class terminate.

 

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(b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender of any Class (other than any Defaulting Lender) a participation fee with respect to its participation in each Letter of Credit, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loans on the daily face amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure attributable to its Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class in respect of such Letter of Credit (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements), during the period from and including the Closing Date to the later of the date on which such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class terminates and the date on which such Revolving Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure related to its Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class in respect of such Letter of Credit (including any such LC Exposure that may exist following the termination of such Revolving Credit Commitments) and (ii) to each Issuing Bank, for its own account, a fronting fee, in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank for the period from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to the expiration date of such Letter of Credit (or if terminated on an earlier date, to the termination date of such Letter of Credit), computed at a rate equal to the rate agreed by such Issuing Bank and the Borrower (but in any event not to exceed 0.125% per annum) of the daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit, as well as such Issuing Bank’s reasonable and customary fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued to and including the last day of each March, June, September and December shall be payable in arrears for the quarterly period then ended (or, in the case of the payment made on the first Business Day of July 2019, for the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the last day of the preceding calendar quarter) on the first Business Day after the last day of such calendar quarter; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments of the applicable Class terminate, and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments of the applicable Class terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to any Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 30 days after receipt of a written demand (accompanied by reasonable back-up documentation) therefor.

 

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay the Exit Payment on the Exit Payment Date, to the Initial Term Lenders party to this Agreement on the Closing Date (or their permitted assignees), in respect of their ratable share of the Initial Term Loans on the Closing Date.

 

(d) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the fees in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing.

 

(e) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in Dollars and in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the applicable Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Revolving Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances except as otherwise provided in the Fee Letter. Fees payable hereunder shall accrue through and including the last day of the month immediately preceding the applicable fee payment date.

 

(f) In the event that, on or prior to the date that is six months after the Closing Date (the “Soft Call Termination Date”), a Borrower (x) prepays, repays, refinances, substitutes or replaces any Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans in connection with a Repricing Transaction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any prepayment made pursuant to ‎Section 2.11(b)(iii) that constitutes a Repricing Transaction) or (y) effects any amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent under, this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, such Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Initial Term Lenders, (I) in the case of clause (x), a premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans so prepaid, repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced and (II) in the case of clause (y), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans that are the subject of such Repricing Transaction outstanding immediately prior to such amendment. If, on or prior to the Soft Call Termination Date, all or any portion of the Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans held by any Term Lender are prepaid, repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced pursuant to ‎Section 2.19(b)(iv) as a result of, or in connection with, such Term Lender not agreeing or otherwise consenting to any waiver, consent, modification or amendment referred to in clause (y) above (or otherwise in connection with a Repricing Transaction), such prepayment, repayment, refinancing, substitution or replacement will be made at 101% of the principal amount so prepaid, repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced. All such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction.

 

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(g) Unless otherwise indicated herein, all computations of fees shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and shall be payable for the actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). Each determination by the Administrative Agent of the amount of any fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

Section 2.13. Interest.

 

(a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

 

(b) The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing shall bear interest at the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the existence and continuance of any Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any LC Disbursement or any fee or other amount payable by a Borrower hereunder is not, in each case, paid or reimbursed when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, the relevant overdue amount shall bear interest, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal or interest of any Loan or unreimbursed LC Disbursement, 2.00% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan or LC Disbursement as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or ‎Section 2.05(h) or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2.00% plus the rate applicable to Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans as provided in paragraph ‎(a) of this Section; provided that no amount shall be payable pursuant to this ‎Section 2.13(c) to any Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender; provided further that no amounts shall accrue pursuant to this ‎Section 2.13(c) on any overdue amount, reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement or other amount payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender.

 

(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and on the Maturity Date applicable to such Loan and, in the case of any Revolving Loan, upon the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the applicable Class, as applicable; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph ‎(c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the termination of the relevant Revolving Credit Commitments), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion. Accrued interest for any Class of Additional Loans shall be payable as set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Facility Amendment or Extension Amendment.

 

(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed for ABR Loans based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Eurocurrency Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Interest shall accrue on each Loan from the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall bear interest for one day.

 

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Section 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. If at least two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing:

 

(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the relevant Eurocurrency Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or

 

(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the relevant Eurocurrency Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

 

then the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or electronic means as promptly as practicable thereafter and until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, which the Administrative Agent agrees promptly to do, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing shall be ineffective and any such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing (or, in the case of a pending request for conversion or continuation of a Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall establish a mutually acceptable alternative rate) on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing (or in the case of a pending request for a Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall establish a mutually acceptable alternative rate). The foregoing provisions of this ‎Section 2.14 shall be subject to the last sentence of the definition of “Published LIBO Rate” and “Published EURIBOR Rate”, as applicable.

 

Section 2.15. Increased Costs.

 

(a) If any Change in Law:

 

(i) imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the LIBO Rate or EURIBOR Rate, as applicable) or Issuing Bank; or

 

(ii) imposes on any Lender or Issuing Bank or the London or other applicable offshore interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Rate Loans made by any Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the relevant Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) in respect of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Letter of Credit in an amount deemed by such Lender or Issuing Bank to be material, then, within 30 days after the Borrower’s receipt of the certificate contemplated by paragraph ‎(c) of this Section, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered (except that this provision shall not apply to any Taxes, which shall be dealt with exclusively pursuant to Section 2.17); provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for such compensation if (x) the relevant Change in Law occurs on a date prior to the date such Lender becomes a party hereto, (y) such Lender invokes ‎Section 2.20 or (z) in the case of any request for reimbursement under clause ‎(ii) above resulting from a market disruption, (A) the relevant circumstances do not generally affect the banking market or (B) the applicable request has not been made by Lenders constituting Required Lenders.

 

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(b) If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding liquidity or capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law other than due to Taxes, which shall be dealt with exclusively pursuant to Section 2.17 (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then within 30 days of receipt by the Borrower of the certificate contemplated by paragraph ‎(c) of this Section the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c) Any Lender or Issuing Bank requesting compensation under this Section 2.15 shall be required to deliver a certificate to the Borrower that (i) sets forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph ‎(a) or ‎(b) of this Section, (ii) sets forth in reasonable detail the manner in which such amount or amounts were determined (provided that no Lender or Issuing Bank shall be required to disclose (x) confidential or price sensitive information or (y) any other information to the extent prohibited by law) and (iii) certifies that such Lender or Issuing Bank is generally charging such amounts to similarly situated borrowers, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

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Section 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the conversion or prepayment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration or otherwise), (b) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Rate Loan on the date or in the amount specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (c) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of any Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense incurred by such Lender that is attributable to such event (other than loss of profit). In the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the loss, cost or expense of any Lender shall be the amount reasonably determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Eurocurrency Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan) over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in the applicable currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurodollar or applicable interbank market; it being understood that such loss, cost or expense shall in any case exclude any interest rate floor and all administrative, processing or similar fees. Any Lender requesting compensation under this ‎Section 2.16 shall be required to deliver a certificate to the Borrower (i) setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section, the basis therefor and, in reasonable detail, the manner in which such amount or amounts were determined and (ii) certifying that such Lender is generally charging the relevant amounts to similarly situated borrowers, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 30 days after receipt thereof.

 

Section 2.17. Taxes.

 

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Requirements of Law. If any applicable Requirement of Law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the amount payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank (as applicable) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Loan Party shall make such deductions and (iii) such Loan Party shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law. If at any time any Loan Party is required by applicable law to make any deduction or withholding from any amount payable hereunder, such Loan Party shall promptly notify the relevant Lender or Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent upon becoming aware of the same. In addition, each relevant Lender and/or Issuing Bank and/or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify the Borrower upon becoming aware of any circumstances as a result of which any Loan Party is or would be required to make any deduction or withholding from any amount payable hereunder.

 

(b) In addition, the Loan Parties shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law.

 

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(c) Each Loan Party shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank within 30 days after receipt of the certificate described in the succeeding sentence, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes payable or paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, on or with respect to any payment by or any payment on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section but excluding any penalties or interest resulting from any action or inaction of the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank), and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto; provided that if such Loan Party reasonably believes that such Taxes were not correctly or legally asserted, the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, will use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Loan Party to obtain a refund of such Taxes (which shall be repaid to such Loan Party in accordance with ‎Section 2.17(g)) so long as such efforts would not, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank, result in any additional out-of-pocket costs or expenses not reimbursed by such Loan Party or be otherwise materially disadvantageous to the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable. In connection with any request for reimbursement under this ‎Section 2.17(c), the relevant Lender, Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower (i) setting forth, in reasonable detail, the basis and calculation of the amount of the relevant payment or liability and (ii) certifying that it is generally charging the relevant amounts to similarly situated borrowers, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.17(c), the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to this Section 2.17(c) for any amount to the extent the payment of such amount resulted from the Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s failure to notify the Borrower of the relevant possible indemnification claim within 270 days after the Administrative Agent or such Lender receives written notice from the applicable taxing authority of the specific tax assessment giving rise to such indemnification claim.

 

(d) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 30 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes on or with respect to any payment under any Loan Document that is attributable to such Lender or Issuing Bank (but only to the extent that no Loan Party has already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s failure to comply with the provisions of ‎Section 9.05(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or Issuing Bank, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender or Issuing Bank by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and Issuing Bank hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or Issuing Bank under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to any Lender or Issuing Bank under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to any Lender or Issuing Bank from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause ‎(d).

 

(e) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(f) Status of Lenders.

 

(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation as the Borrower or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to deliver to the Borrower and to any successor Administrative Agent any documentation provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this ‎Section 2.17(f).

 

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(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

 

(A) each Lender that is not a Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), two executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

(B) each Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(1) in the case of any Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the U.S. is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

(2) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(3) in the case of any Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or

 

(4) to the extent any Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L-2 or Exhibit L-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if such Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L-4 on behalf of each such direct or indirect partner;

 

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(C) each Foreign Lender, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(D) if a payment made to any Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation as is prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause ‎(D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

Each Lender agrees that if any documentation it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such documentation or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(g) If the Administrative Agent or any Lender or Issuing Bank determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which such Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this ‎Section 2.17), it shall pay over such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or Issuing Bank (including any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund), and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that such Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or Issuing Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or Issuing Bank in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or Issuing Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph ‎(g), in no event will the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Issuing Bank be required to pay any amount to any Loan Party pursuant to this paragraph ‎(g) to the extent that the payment thereof would place the Administrative Agent, such Lender or Issuing Bank in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the position that the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems confidential) to the relevant Loan Party or any other Person.

 

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(h) The Administrative Agent shall deliver to Borrower, on or before the date on which it becomes the Administrative Agent hereunder, either (i) a duly executed copy of IRS Form W-9 (or any applicable successor form) certifying that the Administrative Agent is not subject to backup withholding, or (ii) (A) a duly completed executed copy of IRS Form W-8ECI to establish that the Administrative Agent is not subject to withholding Taxes under the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any amounts payable for the account of the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents and (B) a duly executed copy of IRS Form W-8IMY (or applicable successor form) certifying that it is a U.S. branch that has agreed to be treated as a U.S. person for United States federal withholding Tax purposes with respect to payments received by it from the Borrowers for the account of others under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide the certification described in the preceding sentence. The Administrative Agent shall also, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, provide the Borrower such documentation as prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower as may be necessary for the Borrower to comply with its FATCA obligations, to determine whether the Administrative Agent has or has not complied with its FATCA obligations, and to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from a payment to the Administrative Agent.

 

(i) Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

(j) For purposes of this ‎Section 2.17, the term “Requirements of Law” includes FATCA.

 

Section 2.18. Payments Generally; Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Payments.

 

(a) Unless otherwise specified, each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements or of amounts payable under ‎Section 2.15, ‎2.16 or ‎2.17 or otherwise) prior to the time expressed hereunder or under such Loan Document (or, if no time is expressly required, by 1:00 p.m.) on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off (except as otherwise provided in ‎Section 2.17) or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent to the applicable account designated to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent, except payments to be made directly to the applicable Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections ‎2.15, ‎2.16, ‎2.17 and ‎9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. Each Lender agrees that in computing such Lender’s portion of any Borrowing to be made hereunder, the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, round such Lender’s percentage of such Borrowing to the next higher or lower whole dollar amount. Except as set forth in any amendment entered into pursuant to ‎Section 9.02(b)(ii)(E) with respect to the making of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euros, all payments (including accrued interest) hereunder shall be made in Dollars (with respect to amounts denominated in Dollars) or Euros (with respect to amounts denominated in Euros). If, for any reason, the applicable Borrower is prohibited by any Requirements of Law from making any required payment hereunder in Euros or in any other Alternate Currency, such Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternate Currency payment amount, plus any increased costs and/or expenses as a result of accepting such payment in Dollars. Any payment required to be made by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be deemed to have been made by the time required if the Administrative Agent shall, at or before such time, have taken the necessary steps to make such payment in accordance with the regulations or operating procedures of the clearing or settlement system used by the Administrative Agent to make such payment.

 

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(b) Subject in all respects to the provisions of any applicable Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, all proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent at any time when an Event of Default exists and all or any portion of the Loans have been accelerated hereunder pursuant to ‎Section 7.01, shall, upon election by the Administrative Agent or at the direction of the Required Lenders, be applied (x) with respect to U.S. Collateral, first, on a pro rata basis, to pay any fees, indemnities or expense reimbursements then due to the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank from the Borrowers constituting Obligations, second, on a pro rata basis, to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from the Borrowers constituting Obligations, third, to pay interest due and payable in respect of any Loans, on a pro rata basis, fourth, to prepay principal on the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements, all Banking Services Obligations and all Secured Hedging Obligations on a pro rata basis among the Secured Parties, fifth, to pay an amount to the Administrative Agent equal to 103% of the LC Exposure (minus the amount then on deposit in the LC Collateral Account) on such date, to be held in the LC Collateral Account as Cash collateral for such Obligations, on a pro rata basis; provided that if any Letter of Credit expires undrawn, then any Cash collateral held to secure the related LC Exposure shall be applied in accordance with this ‎Section 2.18(b)(x), beginning with clause first above, sixth, to the payment of any other Secured Obligation due to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party by the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties on a pro rata basis, seventh, as provided for under any applicable Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and eighth, to the Borrowers or as the Borrower shall direct and (y) with respect to Dutch Collateral, first, on a pro rata basis, to pay any fees, indemnities or expense reimbursements then due to the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank from the Dutch Borrower constituting Obligations of the Dutch Borrower, second, on a pro rata basis, to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from the Dutch Borrower constituting Obligations of the Dutch Borrower, third, to pay interest due and payable in respect of any Loans of the Dutch Borrower, on a pro rata basis, fourth, to prepay principal on the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements, all Banking Services Obligations and all Secured Hedging Obligations, in each case of the Dutch Borrower and other Dutch Loan Parties, on a pro rata basis among the Secured Parties, fifth, to pay an amount to the Administrative Agent equal to 103% of the LC Exposure (minus the amount then on deposit in the LC Collateral Account) of the Dutch Borrower on such date, to be held in the LC Collateral Account of the Dutch Borrower as Cash collateral for such Obligations of the Dutch Borrower, on a pro rata basis; provided that if any such Letter of Credit expires undrawn, then any such Cash collateral held to secure the related LC Exposure shall be applied in accordance with this ‎Section 2.18(b)(y), beginning with clause first above, sixth, to the payment of any other Secured Obligation due to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party by the Dutch Borrower and the other Dutch Loan Parties on a pro rata basis, seventh, as provided for under any applicable Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and eighth, to the Dutch Borrower or as the Borrower shall direct.

 

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(c) If any Lender obtains payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off or otherwise) in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans of any Class or participations in LC Disbursements held by it resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans of such Class or participations in LC Disbursements and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with Loans of such Class or participations in LC Disbursements, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for Cash at face value) participations in the Loans and sub-participations in LC Disbursements of other Lenders of such Class at such time outstanding to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders of such Class ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans of such Class and participations in LC Disbursements; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by any Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any permitted assignee or participant, including any payment made or deemed made in connection with Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23, ‎9.02(c) and/or ‎Section 9.05. Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Requirements of Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this ‎Section 2.18(c) and will, in each case, notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this ‎Section 2.18(c) shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.

 

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender or any Issuing Bank hereunder that the applicable Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the applicable Lender or Issuing Bank the amount due. In such event, if the applicable Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each Lender or the applicable Issuing Bank severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate (or, with respect to any such amounts denominated in an Alternate Currency, the Administrative Agent’s customary rate for interbank advances in such Alternate Currency) and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

(e) If any Lender fails to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to ‎Section 2.07(b) or ‎Section 2.18(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

 

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Section 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a) If any Lender requests compensation under ‎Section 2.15 or such Lender determines it can no longer make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to ‎Section 2.20, or any Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to or indemnify any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or its participation in any Letter of Credit affected by such event, or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to ‎Section 2.15 or 2.17, as applicable, in the future or mitigate the impact of ‎Section 2.20, as the case may be, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed out-of-pocket cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any material respect. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b) If (i) any Lender requests compensation under ‎Section 2.15 or such Lender determines it can no longer make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to ‎Section 2.20, (ii) any Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to or indemnify any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, (iii) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or (iv) in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent requiring the consent of “each Lender”, “each Revolving Lender” or “each Lender directly affected thereby” (or any other Class or group of Lenders other than the Required Lenders) with respect to which Required Lender or Required Revolving Lender consent (or the consent of Lenders holding loans or commitments of such Class or lesser group representing more than 50% of the sum of the total loans and unused commitments of such Class or lesser group at such time) has been obtained, as applicable, any Lender is a non-consenting Lender (each such Lender, a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent replace such Lender by requiring such Lender to assign and delegate (and such Lender shall be obligated to assign and delegate), without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in ‎Section 9.05), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which Eligible Assignee may be another Lender, if any Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (A) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of its Loans and, if applicable, participations in LC Disbursements, in each case of such Class of Loans, Commitments and/or Additional Commitments, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder with respect to such Class of Loans, Commitments and/or Additional Commitments, (B) in the case of any assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under ‎Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (C) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Requirements of Law and (D) in the case of a Non-Consenting Lender, after giving effect to such assignment the requisite consents will have been obtained. No action by or consent of a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender shall be necessary in connection with such assignment, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of the amounts described in clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence. No Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) shall be required to make any such assignment and delegation, and no Borrower may repay the Obligations of such Lender or terminate its Commitments, if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Each Lender agrees that if it is replaced pursuant to this ‎Section 2.19, it shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption to evidence such sale and purchase and shall deliver to the Administrative Agent any Promissory Note (if the assigning Lender’s Loans are evidenced by one or more Promissory Notes) subject to such Assignment and Assumption (provided that the failure of any Lender replaced pursuant to this ‎Section 2.19 to execute an Assignment and Assumption or deliver any such Promissory Note shall not render such sale and purchase (and the corresponding assignment) invalid), such assignment shall be recorded in the Register and any such Promissory Note shall be deemed cancelled. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as such Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Lender and in the name of such Lender, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, with prior written notice to such Lender, to take any action and to execute any such Assignment and Assumption or other instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this clause ‎(b). To the extent that any Lender is replaced pursuant to ‎Section 2.19(b)(iv) in connection with a Repricing Transaction requiring payment of a fee pursuant to ‎Section 2.12(f), the Borrower shall pay to each Lender being replaced as a result of such Repricing Transaction the fee set forth in ‎Section 2.12(f).

 

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Section 2.20. Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Closing Date that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable lending office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternate Currency) or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars or an Alternate Currency in the applicable offshore interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to (A) make or continue such Eurocurrency Rate Loans in Dollars or such Alternate Currency, as applicable and (B) in the case of Dollars, to convert ABR Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, shall be suspended, as the case may be and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining ABR Loans denominated in Dollars the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Published LIBO Rate component of the Alternate Base Rate, the interest rate on which ABR Loans of such Lender, shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Published LIBO Rate component of the Alternate Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist (which notice such Lender agrees to give promptly). Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the applicable Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or (A) if applicable and such Loans are denominated in Dollars, convert all of such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans to ABR Loans (the interest rate on which ABR Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Published LIBO Rate component of the Alternate Base Rate) or (B) if applicable and such Loans are denominated in an Alternate Currency, convert such Loans to Loans bearing interest at an alternative rate that is mutually acceptable to the Borrower and such Lender, in each case, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans (in which case the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make payments pursuant to ‎Section 2.16 in connection with such payment) and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Published LIBO Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Alternate Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Published LIBO Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Published LIBO Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the applicable Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted. Each Lender agrees to designate a different lending office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the determination of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

 

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Section 2.21. Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

 

(a) Fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of any Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to ‎Section 2.12(a) and, subject to clause ‎(d)‎(iv) below, on the participation of such Defaulting Lender in Letters of Credit pursuant to ‎Section 2.12(b) and pursuant to any other provisions of this Agreement or other Loan Document.

 

(b) The Commitments, Loans and LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders, each affected Lender, the Required Lenders, the Required Revolving Lenders or such other number of Lenders as may be required hereby or under any other Loan Document have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any waiver, amendment or modification pursuant to ‎Section 9.02); provided that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender disproportionately and adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 

(c) Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of any Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to ‎Section 2.11, ‎Section 2.15, ‎Section 2.16, Section 2.17, ‎Section 2.18, Article ‎7, ‎Section 9.05 or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by such Defaulting Lender pursuant to ‎Section 9.09), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent and, where relevant, the Borrower as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any applicable Issuing Bank hereunder; third, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, as the Borrower may request, to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement; fourth, if so determined by the Administrative Consent Party or the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of such Defaulting Lender to fund Loans or participations in Letters of Credit under this Agreement; fifth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the non-Defaulting Lenders or Issuing Banks as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any non-Defaulting Lender or any Issuing Bank against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by a Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and seventh, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loan or LC Disbursement was made or created, as applicable, at a time when the conditions set forth in ‎Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and LC Disbursement owed to, all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or LC Disbursements owed to, such Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to any Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by any Defaulting Lender or to post Cash collateral pursuant to this ‎Section 2.21(c) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

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(d) If any LC Exposure exists at the time any Revolving Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

 

(i) all or any part of such LC Exposure shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent the sum of all non-Defaulting Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from such Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation;

 

(ii) if the reallocation described in clause ‎(i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the applicable Borrower shall, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Requirements of Law, within two Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent, Cash collateralize 103% of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to paragraph ‎(i) above and any Cash collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender or pursuant to ‎Section 2.21(c) above) or make other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and to the applicable Issuing Bank with respect to such LC Exposure and obligations to fund participations. Cash collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce LC Exposure or other obligations shall be released promptly following (A) the elimination of the applicable LC Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of the Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with ‎Section 2.19)) or (B) the Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that there exists excess Cash collateral (including as a result of any subsequent reallocation of LC Exposure among non-Defaulting Lenders described in clause ‎(i) above);

 

(iii) (A) if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to this ‎Section 2.21(d), then the fees payable to the Revolving Lenders pursuant to ‎Section 2.12(a) and ‎(b), as the case may be, shall be adjusted to give effect to such reallocation and (B) if the LC Exposure of any Defaulting Lender is Cash collateralized pursuant to this ‎Section 2.21(d), then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the applicable Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Borrower hereunder, no letter of credit fees shall be payable under ‎Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure; and

 

(iv) if any Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is not Cash collateralized, prepaid or reallocated pursuant to this ‎Section 2.21(d), then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the applicable Issuing Bank or any Revolving Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under ‎Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the applicable Issuing Bank until such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is Cash collateralized or reallocated.

 

(e) So long as any Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, extend, create, incur, amend or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is reasonably satisfied that the related exposure will be 100% covered by the Revolving Credit Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders, Cash collateral provided pursuant to ‎Section 2.21(c) and/or Cash collateral provided by the applicable Borrower in accordance with ‎Section 2.21(d), and participating interests in any such newly issued, extended or created Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Revolving Lenders in a manner consistent with ‎Section 2.21(d)(i) (it being understood that Defaulting Lenders shall not participate therein).

 

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(f) In the event that the Administrative Consent Party and the Borrower agree that any Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Applicable Percentage of LC Exposure of the Revolving Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and on such date such Revolving Lender shall purchase at par such of the Revolving Loans of the other Revolving Lenders or participations in Revolving Loans as the Administrative Consent Party shall determine as are necessary in order for such Revolving Lender to hold such Revolving Loans or participations in accordance with its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Class. Notwithstanding the fact that any Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, (x) no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of any Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender and (y) except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

Section 2.22. Incremental Credit Extensions.

 

(a) Any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor may, at any time, on one or more occasions pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment (i) add one or more new Classes of term facilities and/or increase the principal amount of the Term Loans of any existing Class by requesting new term loan commitments to be added to such Loans (any such new Class or increase, an “Incremental Term Facility” and any loans made pursuant to an Incremental Term Facility, “Incremental Term Loans”) and/or (ii) add one or more new Classes of revolving commitments and/or increase the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of any existing Class (any such new Class or increase, an “Incremental Revolving Facility” and, together with any Incremental Term Facility, “Incremental Facilities”, or either or any thereof, an “Incremental Facility”; and the loans thereunder, “Incremental Revolving Loans” and, together with any Incremental Term Loans, “Incremental Loans”) in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the Incremental Cap at the time of such incurrence; provided that:

 

(i) no Incremental Commitment in respect of any Incremental Term Facility may be in an amount that is less than $5,000,000 (or, in the case of such Incremental Term Facility denominated in Euros, €5,000,000) (or such lesser amount to which the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree),

 

(ii) (x) except as separately agreed from time to time between the Borrower and any Lender, no Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Commitment, and the determination to provide such commitments shall be within the sole and absolute discretion of such Lender and (y) other than in respect of any Pre-Approved Incremental Revolving Increase, prior to the incurrence or establishment of any loans or commitments in respect of any Incremental Facility, the Borrower shall offer the Principal Investors a bona fide opportunity to provide the entire amount of such loans or commitments on terms specified by the Borrower and, to the extent the Principal Investors do not commit to provide any amount of loans or commitments on such specified terms within 10 Business Days, then the Borrower may obtain commitments from other Persons to provide such declined amount of loans or commitments on such specified terms or on terms (taken as a whole) less favorable to such other Person (but not on terms (taken as a whole) more favorable to such other Person), in each case within 90 days of the Principal Investor Representative having declined on behalf of the Principal Investors; provided that the financing contemplated thereby shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with such terms that were offered to the Principal Investors,

 

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(iii) no Incremental Facility or Incremental Loan (nor the creation, provision or implementation thereof) shall require the approval of any existing Lender other than in its capacity, if any, as a lender providing all or part of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Loan,

 

(iv) any such Incremental Revolving Facility shall either (A) be subject to the same terms and conditions as any then-existing Revolving Facility (and be deemed added to, and made a part of, such Revolving Facility) (it being understood that, if required to consummate an Incremental Revolving Facility, the Borrower may increase the pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors and undrawn fees on the applicable Revolving Facility being increased for all lenders under such Revolving Facility, but additional upfront or similar fees or closing payments may be payable to the lenders participating in such Incremental Revolving Facility without any requirement to pay such amounts to any existing Revolving Lenders) or (B) mature no earlier than, and require no scheduled mandatory commitment reduction prior to, the Initial Revolving Credit Maturity Date and otherwise be subject to the requirement that all other material terms thereof (other than pricing, maturity, upfront, arrangement, structuring, underwriting, ticking, consent, amendment and other fees, participation in mandatory prepayments or commitment reductions (provided that such participation in mandatory commitment reductions shall not be on a greater than pro rata basis with the Initial Revolving Facility), which shall be determined by the Borrower) shall (x) be substantially identical to the Initial Revolving Loans, (y) reflect market terms and conditions (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Revolving Facility or the obtaining of any commitment with respect thereto or (z) be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Consent Party (it being understood that if any financial maintenance covenant or other more favorable provision is added for the benefit of any Incremental Revolving Facility, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Consent Party or any Lender to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant or other provision is (1) also added for the benefit of any then-existing Revolving Facility or (2) if not added for the benefit of any then-existing Revolving Facility, only applicable after the applicable Latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date),

 

(v) the Effective Yield (and the components thereof) applicable to any Incremental Facility may be determined by the Borrower and the lender or lenders providing such Incremental Facility; provided that, in the case of any Dollar-denominated or Euro-denominated Incremental Term Facility, the Effective Yield applicable thereto may not be more than 0.50% higher than the Effective Yield applicable to (in the case of any Dollar-denominated Incremental Term Facility) the Initial Dollar Term Loans or (in the case of any Euro-denominated Incremental Term Facility) the Initial Euro Term Loans, as applicable, unless the Applicable Rate (and/or, as provided in the proviso below, the Alternate Base Rate floor or Eurocurrency Rate floor) with respect to the Initial Dollar Term Loans or the Initial Euro Term Loans, as applicable, is adjusted such that the Effective Yield on the applicable Initial Dollar Term Loans or the Initial Euro Term Loans is not more than 0.50% per annum less than the Effective Yield with respect to such Incremental Term Facility (this proviso, the “MFN Provision”); provided further that any increase in Effective Yield applicable to any Initial Term Loan due to the application or imposition of an Alternate Base Rate floor or Eurocurrency Rate floor on any Incremental Term Loan may, at the election of the Borrower, be effected through an increase in (or implementation of, as applicable) any Alternate Base Rate floor or Eurocurrency Rate floor applicable to such Initial Term Loans or an increase in the interest rate margin applicable to such Incremental Loans; provided further that the MFN Provision shall not apply to (1) Incremental Term Facilities having an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the greater of $47,500,000 and 50% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period (at the election of the Borrower at the time of such incurrence) or (2) Incremental Term Facilities scheduled to mature on or after the date that is two years after the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date,

 

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(vi) the final maturity date with respect to any Incremental Term Loans shall be no earlier than the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date at the time of the incurrence thereof; provided, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) customary bridge loans with a maturity date not longer than one year; provided, that either (x) the terms of such bridge loans provide for automatic extension of the maturity date thereof to a date that is not earlier than the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date or (y) any loans, notes, securities or other Indebtedness which are exchanged for or otherwise replace such bridge loans shall be subject to the requirements of this clause ‎(vi) or (ii) Incremental Term Facilities (as selected by the Borrower) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Available Maturity Exception Amount at the time of the incurrence of such Incremental Term Facilities,

 

(vii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Incremental Term Facility shall be no shorter than the then-remaining greatest Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Initial Term Loans; provided, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) customary bridge loans with a maturity date not longer than one year; provided, that either (x) the terms of such bridge loans provide for automatic extension of the maturity date thereof to a date that is not earlier than the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date or (y) any loans, notes, securities or other Indebtedness which are exchanged for or otherwise replace such bridge loans shall be subject to the requirements of this clause ‎(vii) or (ii) Incremental Term Facilities (as selected by the Borrower) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Available Maturity Exception Amount at the time of the incurrence of such Incremental Term Facilities,

 

(viii) subject to clauses ‎(vi) and ‎(vii) above, any Incremental Term Facility may otherwise have an amortization schedule as determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility,

 

(ix) subject to clause ‎(v) above, to the extent applicable, any fees payable in connection with any Incremental Facility shall be determined by the Borrower and the arrangers and/or lenders providing such Incremental Facility,

 

(x) (A) each Incremental Facility shall rank pari passu with the Initial Term Loans (in the case of any Incremental Term Facility) and pari passu with the Initial Revolving Loans (in the case of Incremental Revolving Loans), in each case in right of payment and security and (B) no Incremental Facility may be (x) guaranteed by any Person which is not a Loan Party or (y) secured by Liens on any assets other than the Collateral,

 

(xi) any Incremental Term Facility may provide for the ability to participate (A) on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis other than in the case of a prepayment with proceeds of Indebtedness refinancing such Incremental Term Loans) in any voluntary prepayment of Term Loans made pursuant to ‎Section 2.11(a) and (B) on a pro rata or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis, other than in the case of a prepayment with proceeds of Indebtedness refinancing such Incremental Term Loans) in any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required pursuant to ‎Section 2.11(b),

 

(xii) no Specified Event of Default shall exist immediately prior to or after giving effect to the effectiveness of such Incremental Facility (except in connection with any acquisition or other Investment or irrevocable repayment or redemption of Indebtedness, where no such Specified Event of Default shall exist at the time as elected by the Borrower pursuant to ‎Section 1.04(e)),

 

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(xiii) except as otherwise required or permitted in clauses (v) through ‎(xi) above, all other terms of any Incremental Term Facility shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility,

 

(xiv) the proceeds of any Incremental Facility may be used for working capital, Capital Expenditures and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its subsidiaries (including permitted Restricted Payments, Investments, Permitted Acquisitions, Restricted Debt Payments and any other purpose not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents), and

 

(xv) on the date of the making of any Incremental Term Loans that will be added to any Class of then existing Term Loans, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Sections ‎2.08 or ‎2.13, such Incremental Term Loans shall be added to (and constitute a part of, be of the same Type as and, at the election of the Borrower, have the same Interest Period as) each Borrowing of outstanding Term Loans of such Class on a pro rata basis (based on the relative sizes of such Borrowings), so that each Term Lender providing such Incremental Term Loans will participate proportionately in each then-outstanding Borrowing of Term Loans of such Class; it being acknowledged that the application of this clause may result in new Incremental Term Loans having Interest Periods (the duration of which may be less than one month) that begin during an Interest Period then applicable to outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans of the relevant Class and which end on the last day of such Interest Period.

 

(b) Subject to the right of first refusal set forth in Section 2.22(a)(ii) and other than in respect of any Pre-Approved Incremental Revolving Increase, Incremental Commitments may be provided by any existing Lender or by any other Eligible Assignee (any such other Eligible Assignee being called an “Additional Lender”); provided that the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of any Incremental Revolving Facility, any Issuing Bank) shall have consented (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to the relevant Additional Lender’s provision of Incremental Commitments if such consent would be required under ‎Section 9.05(b) for an assignment of Loans to such Additional Lender; provided further, that any Additional Lender that is an Affiliated Lender shall be subject to the provisions of ‎Section 9.05(g), mutatis mutandis, to the same extent as if the relevant Incremental Commitments and related Obligations had been obtained by such Lender by way of assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision by a Pre-Approved Additional Revolving Lender of any Pre-Approved Incremental Revolving Increase shall not require the consent of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank.

 

(c) Each Lender or Additional Lender providing a portion of any Incremental Commitment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower all such documentation (including the relevant Incremental Facility Amendment) as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to evidence and effectuate such Incremental Commitment. On the effective date of such Incremental Commitment, each Additional Lender shall become a Lender for all purposes in connection with this Agreement.

 

(d) As a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any Incremental Facility or the making of any Incremental Loans, (i) upon its request, the Administrative Agent shall have received customary written opinions of counsel, as well as such reaffirmation agreements, supplements and/or amendments as it shall reasonably require, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received, from each Additional Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form provided to such Additional Lender by the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Questionnaire”) and such other documents as it shall reasonably require from such Additional Lender, (iii) the Administrative Agent and applicable Additional Lenders shall have received all fees required to be paid in respect of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Loans and (iv) upon its request, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower signed by a Responsible Officer thereof:

 

(A) certifying and attaching a copy of the resolutions adopted by the governing body of the Borrower approving or consenting to such Incremental Facility or Incremental Loans, and

 

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(B) to the extent applicable, certifying that the condition set forth in clause (a)(xii) above has been satisfied.

 

(e) Upon the implementation of any Incremental Revolving Facility pursuant to this ‎Section 2.22:

 

(i) if such Incremental Revolving Facility establishes Revolving Credit Commitments of the same Class as any then-existing Class of Revolving Credit Commitments, (i) each Revolving Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each relevant Incremental Revolving Facility Lender, and each relevant Incremental Revolving Facility Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed a portion of such Revolving Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit such that, after giving effect to each deemed assignment and assumption of participations, all of the Revolving Lenders’ (including each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender’s) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit shall be held on a pro rata basis on the basis of their respective Revolving Credit Commitments (after giving effect to any increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this ‎Section 2.22) and (ii) the existing Revolving Lenders of the applicable Class shall assign Revolving Loans to certain other Revolving Lenders of such Class (including the Revolving Lenders providing the relevant Incremental Revolving Facility), and such other Revolving Lenders (including the Revolving Lenders providing the relevant Incremental Revolving Facility) shall purchase such Revolving Loans, in each case to the extent necessary so that all of the Revolving Lenders of such Class participate in each outstanding borrowing of Revolving Loans pro rata on the basis of their respective Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class (after giving effect to any increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this ‎Section 2.22); it being understood and agreed that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to this clause ‎(i); and

 

(ii) if such Incremental Revolving Facility establishes Revolving Credit Commitments of a new Class, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on any Revolving Facility, (B) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of any Revolving Facility and (C) repayments made in connection with any permanent repayment and termination of any Revolving Credit Commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Incremental Revolving Loans after the effective date of such Incremental Revolving Facility shall be made on a pro rata basis with any then-existing Revolving Facility, (2) all swingline loans and/or letters of credit made or issued, as applicable, under such Incremental Revolving Facility shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Revolving Lenders and (3) any permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and reduction or termination of Revolving Credit Commitments under, any Revolving Facility after the effective date of any Incremental Revolving Facility shall be made on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis with all other Revolving Facilities, except that the applicable Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay Revolving Loans and terminate Revolving Credit Commitments of any Revolving Facility on a greater than pro rata basis (I) as compared to any other Revolving Facilities with a later Maturity Date than such Revolving Facility or (II) to the extent refinanced or replaced with a Replacement Revolving Facility or Replacement Debt.

 

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(f) On the date of effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit may increase by an amount, if any, agreed upon by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the relevant Issuing Bank.

 

(g) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any Incremental Facility Amendment and/or any amendment to any other Loan Document with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new Classes or sub-Classes, or to increase any Classes or sub-Classes, in respect of Loans or commitments pursuant to this ‎Section 2.22 and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment or increase, as applicable, of such Classes or sub-Classes, in each case on terms consistent with this ‎Section 2.22 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amendments required to establish any swingline facility in connection with the implementation of any Additional Revolving Credit Commitments).

 

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this ‎Section 2.22 (including ‎Section 2.22(d)) or in any other provision of any Loan Document, if the proceeds of any Incremental Facility are intended to be applied to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment and the lenders providing such Incremental Facility so agree, the availability thereof shall be subject to customary “SunGard” or “certain funds” conditionality (including the making and accuracy of Specified Representations as conformed for such acquisition or other Investment).

 

(i) This ‎Section 2.22 shall supersede any provision in ‎Section 2.18 or ‎9.02 to the contrary.

 

Section 2.23. Extensions of Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments.

 

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, an “Extension Offer”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders holding Loans of any Class or Commitments of any Class, in each case on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the respective Loans or Commitments of such Class) and on the same terms to each such Lender, the Borrower is hereby permitted from time to time to consummate transactions with any individual Lender who accepts the terms contained in the relevant Extension Offer to extend the Maturity Date of all or a portion of such Lender’s Loans and/or Commitments of such Class and otherwise modify the terms of all or a portion of such Loans and/or Commitments pursuant to the terms of the relevant Extension Offer (including by increasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Loans and/or Commitments (and related outstandings) and/or modifying the amortization schedule, if any, in respect of such Loans) (each, an “Extension”); it being understood that any Extended Term Loans shall constitute a separate Class of Loans from the Class of Loans from which they were converted and any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall constitute a separate Class of Revolving Credit Commitments from the Class of Revolving Credit Commitments from which they were converted, so long as the following terms are satisfied:

 

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(i) except as to (x) interest rates, fees, closing payments and final maturity (which shall, subject to clause ‎(iii)(y) below, be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the relevant Extension Offer), (y) terms applicable to such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or Extended Revolving Loans that are more favorable to the lenders or the agent of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or Extended Revolving Loans than those contained in the Loan Documents and are then conformed (or added) to the Loan Documents on or prior to the effectiveness of such Extension for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders or, as applicable, the Administrative Agent pursuant to the applicable Extension Amendment and (z) any terms or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date (in each case, as of the date of such Extension), the commitment of any Revolving Lender that agrees to an Extension (an “Extended Revolving Credit Commitment”; and the Loans thereunder, “Extended Revolving Loans”), and the related outstandings, shall be a revolving commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with substantially consistent terms (or terms not less favorable to existing Revolving Lenders) as the Class of Revolving Credit Commitments subject to the relevant Extension Offer (and related outstandings) provided hereunder; provided that to the extent more than one Revolving Facility exists after giving effect to any such Extension, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on any Revolving Facility (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of any Revolving Facility and (C) repayments made in connection with any permanent repayment and termination of any Revolving Credit Commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Extended Revolving Loans after the effective date of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Facilities, (2) all swingline loans and/or letters of credit made or issued, as applicable, under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Revolving Lenders of the applicable Class and (3) any permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and reduction or termination of Revolving Credit Commitments under, any Revolving Facility after the effective date of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis with all other Revolving Facilities, except that the applicable Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay Revolving Loans and terminate Revolving Credit Commitments of any Revolving Facility on a greater than pro rata basis (I) as compared to any other Revolving Facilities with a later Maturity Date than such Revolving Facility or (II) to the extent refinanced or replaced with a Replacement Revolving Facility or Replacement Debt;

 

(ii) except as to (x) interest rates, fees, closing payments, amortization, final maturity date, premiums, required prepayment dates and participation in prepayments (which shall, subject to immediately succeeding clauses ‎(iii)(x), ‎(iv) and ‎(v), be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the relevant Extension Offer), (y) terms applicable to such Extended Term Loans that are more favorable to the lenders or the agent of such Extended Term Loans than those contained in the Loan Documents and are then conformed (or added) to the Loan Documents on or prior to the effectiveness of such Extension for the benefit of the Term Lenders or, as applicable, the Administrative Agent pursuant to the applicable Extension Amendment and (z) any terms or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date (in each case, as of the date of such Extension), the Term Loans of any Lender extended pursuant to any Extension (any such extended Term Loans, the “Extended Term Loans”) shall have substantially consistent terms (or terms not less favorable to existing Lenders) as the Class of Term Loans subject to the relevant Extension Offer;

 

(iii) (x) the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans shall be no earlier than the then applicable Latest Term Loan Maturity Date at the time of extension and (y) no Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or Extended Revolving Loans shall have a final maturity date earlier than (or require commitment reductions prior to) the then applicable Latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date at the time of extension;

 

(iv) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans shall be no shorter than the then-remaining greatest Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then-existing Term Loans;

 

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(v) subject to clauses ‎(iii) and ‎(iv) above, any Extended Term Loans may otherwise have an amortization schedule as determined by the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Extended Term Loans;

 

(vi) any Extended Term Loans may provide for the ability to participate (A) on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis other than in the case of a prepayment with proceeds of Indebtedness refinancing such Extended Term Loans) in any voluntary prepayment of Term Loans made pursuant to ‎Section 2.11(a) and (B) on a pro rata or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis other than in the case of a prepayment with proceeds of Indebtedness refinancing such Extended Term Loans) in any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required pursuant to ‎Section 2.11(b);

 

(vii) if the aggregate principal amount of Loans or commitments, as the case may be, in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer exceeds the maximum aggregate principal amount of Loans or commitments, as the case may be, offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the Loans or commitments, as the case may be, of such Lenders shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) held by Lenders that have accepted such Extension Offer;

 

(viii) unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, each Extension shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 (or, in the case of an Extension of Loans denominated in Euros, €5,000,000);

 

(ix) any applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied or waived by the Borrower; and

 

(x) all documentation in respect of such Extension shall be consistent with the foregoing.

 

(b) With respect to any Extension consummated pursuant to this ‎Section 2.23, (i) no such Extension shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory prepayment for purposes of ‎Section 2.11, (ii) the scheduled amortization payments (in so far as such schedule affects payments due to Lenders participating in the relevant Class) set forth in ‎Section 2.10 shall be adjusted to give effect to such Extension of the relevant Class and (iii) except as set forth in clause ‎(a)‎(viii) above, no Extension Offer is required to be in any minimum amount or any minimum increment; provided that the Borrower may, at its election, specify as a condition (a “Minimum Extension Condition”) to consummating such Extension that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Offer in the Borrower’s sole discretion and which may be waived by the Borrower in its sole discretion) of Loans or commitments (as applicable) of any or all applicable Classes be tendered. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by this ‎Section 2.23 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Class of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including Sections ‎2.10, ‎2.11 or ‎2.18) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section.

 

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(c) No consent of any Lender or the Administrative Agent shall be required to effectuate any Extension, other than (A) the consent of each Lender agreeing to such Extension with respect to one or more of its Loans and/or commitments under any Class (or a portion thereof) and (B) with respect to any Extension of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the consent of each Issuing Bank to the extent the commitment to provide Letters of Credit is to be extended (in each case which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). All Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and all obligations in respect thereof shall constitute Secured Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral and guaranteed on a pari passu basis with all other Secured Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any Extension Amendment and such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new Classes or sub-Classes in respect of Loans or commitments so extended and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new Classes or sub-Classes, in each case on terms consistent with this ‎Section 2.23.

 

(d) In connection with any Extension, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least ten Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and shall agree to such procedures (including regarding timing, rounding and other adjustments and to ensure reasonable administrative management of the credit facilities hereunder after such Extension), if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this ‎Section 2.23.

 

Article 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Holdings (solely with respect to Sections ‎3.01, ‎3.02, ‎3.03, ‎3.06, ‎3.07, 3.08, ‎3.09, ‎3.12, ‎3.13, ‎3.14, ‎3.16 and ‎3.17) and the Borrower hereby represent and warrant to the Lenders that:

 

Section 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) is (i) duly organized and validly existing and (ii) in good standing (to the extent such concept exists in the relevant jurisdiction) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (b) has all requisite organizational power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and (c) is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing (to the extent such concept exists in the relevant jurisdiction) in, every jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification; except, in each case referred to in this ‎Section 3.01 (other than clause ‎(a)‎(i) and ‎(b), in each case with respect to the Borrower) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other organizational power and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action of such Loan Party. Each Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Legal Reservations.

 

Section 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of each Loan Document by each Loan Party party thereto and the performance by such Loan Party thereof (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect (except to the extent not required to be obtained or made pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement), (ii) in connection with the Perfection Requirements and (iii) such consents, approvals, registrations, filings or other actions the failure of which to obtain or make would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate any (i) of such Loan Party’s Organizational Documents or (ii) Requirements of Law applicable to such Loan Party which, in the case of this clause ‎(b)‎(ii), would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) will not violate or result in a default under any Contractual Obligation in respect of Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount exceeding the Threshold Amount to which such Loan Party is a party which, in the case of this clause ‎(c), would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect.

 

(a) The financial statements provided to the Initial Lenders pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(i) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Target and its consolidated subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements provided pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(i)(b), to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments.

 

(b) The financial statements most recently provided pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b), as applicable, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower on a consolidated basis as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, (w) except as otherwise expressly noted therein, (x) subject, in the case of financial statements provided pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a), to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments, (y) except as may be necessary to reflect any differing entity and/or organizational structure prior to giving effect to the Transactions and (z) excluding any effects of any “push-down” of Indebtedness to the U.S. Borrower and/or Dutch Borrower.

 

(c) Since the Closing Date, there have been no events, developments or circumstances that have had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.05. Properties.

 

(a) As of the Closing Date, Schedule 3.05 sets forth the address of each Material Real Estate Asset that is owned in fee simple by any Loan Party.

 

(b) The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries have good and valid fee simple title to or rights to purchase, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all of their respective Real Estate Assets and have good title to their personal property and assets, in each case material to the business, except (i) for Permitted Liens, (ii) for defects in title that do not materially interfere with their ability to conduct their business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties and assets for their intended purposes or (iii) where the failure to have such title or interest would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c) The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries own or otherwise have a license or right to use all Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and other rights in works of authorship (including all copyrights embodied in software), domain names, trade secrets and all other similar intellectual property rights (“IP Rights”) necessary to the conduct of the businesses of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as presently conducted, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, such IP Rights do not infringe or misappropriate the IP Rights of any third party, except to the extent such failure to own or license or have rights to use would not, or where such infringement or misappropriation would not, reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule ‎3.06:

 

(a) there are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) except for any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability, knows of any reasonable basis for any Environmental Liability, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, has become subject to any Environmental Liability and (ii) neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in violation of any Environmental Law or has not obtained, maintained or complied with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law.

 

(c) neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has treated, stored, transported, Released or disposed of any Hazardous Material at or from any currently or formerly owned, leased or operated real estate or facility nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, has any Hazardous Material been Released from any third-party location relating to the Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ businesses, in each case in a manner that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.07. Compliance with Laws. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Requirements of Law applicable to it or its property, except, in each case where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, it being understood and agreed that this ‎Section 3.07 shall not apply to any law specifically referenced in ‎Section 3.17.

 

Section 3.08. Investment Company Status. No Loan Party is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Section 3.09. Taxes. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it that are due and payable, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.10. ERISA.

 

(a) Each Pension Plan is in compliance in form and operation with its terms and with ERISA and the Code and all other applicable laws and regulations, except where any failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) No ERISA Event has occurred in the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made and is continuing or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.11. Disclosure.

 

(a) As of the Closing Date, to the knowledge of the Borrower, all written information (other than the Model (including the Projections), other forward-looking or projected information, pro forma information and information of a general economic or general industry nature) concerning Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the Transactions and that was prepared by or on behalf of the foregoing or the Parent or their respective representatives and made available to any Initial Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Transactions on or before the Closing Date (the “Information”), when taken as a whole, did not, when furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto from time to time).

 

(b) The Projections have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time furnished (it being recognized that such Projections are not to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond the Borrower’s control, that no assurance can be given that any particular financial projections (including the Projections) will be realized, that actual results may differ from projected results and that such differences may be material).

 

Section 3.12. Solvency. As of the Closing Date, immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Closing Date and the incurrence of indebtedness and obligations on the Closing Date in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions, (i) the sum of the debt (including contingent liabilities) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, does not exceed the fair value of the assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) the present fair saleable value of the assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on their debts as they become absolute and matured in accordance with their terms; (iii) the capital of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, contemplated as of the Closing Date; and (iv) Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, do not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts (including current obligations and contingent liabilities) beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature in the ordinary course of business. For the purposes hereof, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liability meets the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5).

 

Section 3.13. Capitalization and Subsidiaries. Schedule ‎3.13 sets forth, in each case as of the Closing Date, (a) a correct and complete list of the name of each subsidiary of Holdings and the ownership interest therein held by Holdings or its applicable subsidiary and (b) the type of entity of Holdings and each of its subsidiaries.

 

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Section 3.14. Security Interest in Collateral. Subject to the terms of the last paragraph of ‎Section 4.01, the Legal Reservations and the Perfection Requirements, the provisions, limitations and/or exceptions set forth in this Agreement and/or the other relevant Loan Documents (including any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement), the Collateral Documents create legal, valid and enforceable Liens on all of the Collateral described therein in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties, and upon the satisfaction of the applicable Perfection Requirements, such Liens constitute perfected Liens (with the priority such Liens are expressed to have within the relevant Collateral Documents) on the Collateral (to the extent such Liens are required to be perfected under the terms of the Loan Documents) securing the Secured Obligations, in each case as and to the extent set forth therein. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party makes any representation or warranty (other than any representation or warranty expressly made in such Loan Document) as to (A) the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest in any Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary (other than in the Netherlands with respect to the Capital Stock of the Dutch Loan Parties), or as to the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign Requirements of Law (other than with respect to the Netherlands), (B) the enforcement of any security interest or right or remedy with respect to any Collateral that may be limited or restricted by, or require any consent, authorization, approval or license under, any Requirement of Law, (C) on the Closing Date and until required pursuant to ‎Section 5.12 or the last paragraph of ‎Section 4.01, as applicable, the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or enforceability of any pledge or security interest to the extent the same is not required on the Closing Date pursuant to the final paragraph of ‎Section 4.01 or (D) any Excluded Asset.

 

Section 3.15. Labor Disputes. As of the Closing Date, except as individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened in writing and (b) the hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign Requirements of Law dealing with such matters.

 

Section 3.16. Federal Reserve Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit will be used, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, for any purpose that results in a violation of the provisions of Regulation U or Regulation X.

 

Section 3.17. Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(a) (i) None of Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, employee or controlled Affiliate of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a Sanctioned Person; and (ii) the Borrower will not directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans or any Letter of Credit or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Sanctioned Person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, except to the extent licensed or otherwise authorized under U.S. law.

 

(b) The Borrower will not directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans or any Letter of Credit in violation of applicable anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering laws, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

(c) No part of the proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit will be used, directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or any other person or entity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the FCPA or any other applicable anti-corruption law.

 

The representations and warranties set forth in this Section made by or on behalf of any Foreign Subsidiary are subject to and limited by any Requirements of Law applicable to such Foreign Subsidiary; it being understood and agreed that to the extent that any Foreign Subsidiary is unable to make any representation or warranty set forth in this Section as a result of the application of this sentence, such Foreign Subsidiary shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that it is in compliance, in all material respects, with any equivalent Requirements of Law relating to sanctions that is applicable to such Foreign Subsidiary in its relevant local jurisdiction of organization.

 

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Section 3.18. Centre of Main Interest. For the purposes of the EU Insolvency Regulation, the centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the EU Insolvency Regulation) of each Loan Party incorporated in a jurisdiction where the EU Insolvency Regulation applies, is situated in its jurisdiction of incorporation and such Loan Party has no “establishment” (as that term is used in Article 2(10) of the EU Insolvency Regulation) in any other jurisdiction.

 

Article 4 CONDITIONS

 

Section 4.01. Closing Date. The obligations of (i) each Lender to make Loans and (ii) any Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with ‎Section 9.02):

 

(a) Credit Agreement and Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each Loan Party party thereto (i) a counterpart signed by each such Loan Party (or written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a copy transmitted by facsimile or other electronic method) that such party has signed a counterpart) of (A) this Agreement, (B) the U.S. Security Agreement, (C) the Loan Guaranty and (D) any Promissory Note requested by a Lender at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) a Borrowing Request as required by ‎Section 2.03.

 

(b) Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank on the Closing Date, a customary written opinion of (i) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, in its capacity as special New York counsel to the Loan Parties and (ii) each other special counsel to the Loan Parties listed on Schedule 1.01(c), in each case, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank.

 

(c) Financial Statements and Pro Forma Financial Statements. The Initial Lenders shall have received (i) to the extent the Borrower has received the same under the Acquisition Agreement (a) audited consolidated balance sheets of the Target and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Target and its consolidated subsidiaries for, the two most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 120 days prior to the Closing Date and (b) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Target and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related income statement and cash flow statement of the Target and its consolidated subsidiaries for, each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) of the Target and its consolidated subsidiaries subsequent to the last fiscal year for which financial statements were delivered pursuant to the preceding clause (a) and ended at least 60 days before the Closing Date (in the case of this clause (b), without footnotes) and (ii) an unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income or operations of the U.S. Borrower as of, and for the twelve-month period ending on, the last day of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period ended at least 60 days (or 120 days, in case such four-fiscal quarter period is the end of the Target’s fiscal year) prior to the Closing Date, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such statement of income or operations), which need not be prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X of the Securities Act, or include adjustments for purchase accounting (including adjustments of the type contemplated by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 805 (formerly SFAS 141R)) (it being understood that any purchase accounting adjustments may be preliminary in nature and be based only on estimates and allocations determined by the Borrower). The Initial Lenders acknowledge receipt of the financial statements referred to in clause (i)(a) hereof in respect of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and the financial statements referred to in clause (i)(b) above in respect of the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2019.

 

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(d) Closing Certificates; Certified Charters; Good Standing Certificates. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Closing Date and executed by a secretary, assistant secretary or other senior officer (as the case may be) thereof, which shall (A) certify that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the resolutions or written consents of its shareholders, board of directors, board of managers, members or other governing body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrowers, the borrowings and issuance of Promissory Notes (if any) hereunder, and that such resolutions or written consents have not been modified, rescinded or amended (other than as attached thereto) and are in full force and effect (provided that if the Organizational Documents of a Dutch Loan Party authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party without any such resolution or written consent, such resolution or written consent need not be attached to such certificate), (B) identify by name and title and bear the signatures of (x) the officers, managers, directors or authorized signatories of such Loan Party authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which it is a party on the Closing Date or (y) with respect to each Dutch Loan Party, the individuals to whom such officers, managers, directors or authorized signatories of such Dutch Loan Party have granted powers of attorney to sign the Loan Documents to which such Dutch Loan Party is a party and (C) certify (x) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of, in relation to a Loan Party other than a Dutch Loan Party, the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization (or memorandum of association or other equivalent thereof) of such Loan Party certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party and a true and correct copy of its by-laws or operating, management, partnership or similar agreement and, in relation to a Dutch Loan Party, its deed of incorporation (akte van oprichting), articles of association (statuten), and an up-to-date extract of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and (y) that such documents or agreements have not been amended (except as otherwise attached to such certificate and certified therein as being the only amendments thereto as of such date), (ii) in relation to a Loan Party other than a Dutch Loan Party, a good standing (or equivalent) certificate (if applicable) as of a recent date for such Loan Party from the relevant authority of its jurisdiction of organization and (iii) in relation to a Dutch Loan Party, if applicable, a positive or neutral advice from each relevant works’ council (Ondernemingsraad), including the request for advice which, if conditional, contains no condition which if complied with, could result in a breach of any of the Loan Documents.

 

(e) Representations and Warranties. (i) The Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date solely to the extent required by the terms of the definition thereof and (ii) the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date; provided that (A) in the case of any Specified Representation which expressly relates to a given date or period, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be and (B) if any Specified Representation is qualified by or subject to a “material adverse effect”, “material adverse change” or similar term or qualification, the definition thereof shall be the definition of “Closing Date Material Adverse Effect” for purposes of the making or deemed making of such Specified Representation on, or as of, the Closing Date (or any date prior thereto).

 

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(f) Fees. Prior to or substantially concurrently with the funding of the Initial Term Loans hereunder, the Administrative Agent and Initial Lenders shall have received (i) all fees and closing payments required to be paid by the Borrower on the Closing Date pursuant to the Fee Letter and (ii) all expenses required to be paid by the Borrower for which invoices have been presented at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Initial Lenders that are payable under the Commitment Letter), in each case on or before the Closing Date, which amounts may be paid from or offset against the proceeds of the Loans or may be paid from the proceeds of the initial fundings under the Credit Facilities.

 

(g) [Reserved].

 

(h) Refinancing. Prior to or substantially concurrently with the initial funding of the Loans hereunder, including by use of proceeds thereof, the principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, premium, if any, and other amounts (other than obligations not then due and payable or that by their terms survive the termination of the Existing Credit Facilities) under (A) that certain First Lien Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2014, as amended by that certain Refinancing Amendment No. 1 dated as of May 15, 2015 and as further amended by that certain Incremental Amendment No. 2 dated as of March 2, 2017 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing First Lien Credit Facility”), among, inter alia, a subsidiary of the Target, as borrower, the lenders referred to therein, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the other parties thereto and (B) that certain Second Lien Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Second Lien Credit Facility” together with the Existing First Lien Credit Facility, the “Existing Credit Facilities”), among, inter alia, a subsidiary of the Target, as borrower, the lenders referred to therein, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the other parties thereto, will be repaid in full and all commitments to extend credit thereunder will be terminated and any security interests and guarantees in connection therewith shall be terminated and/or released (the “Refinancing”).

 

(i) Equity Contribution. Prior to or substantially concurrently with the initial funding of the Loans hereunder, the Equity Contribution shall have been made substantially in the manner and at least in the amount set forth in the definition of Equity Contribution contained herein (to the extent not otherwise applied to the Transactions).

 

(j) Solvency. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit M from the chief financial officer (or other officer with reasonably equivalent responsibilities) of Holdings certifying as to the matters set forth therein (or, at the option of the Borrower, a third party opinion as to the solvency of Holdings and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis issued by a nationally recognized firm).

 

(k) Perfection Certificate. Subject to the last paragraph of this ‎Section 4.01, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a completed Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of each Domestic Loan Party (or by the Borrower on behalf of each Domestic Loan Party), together with all attachments contemplated thereby.

 

(l) Pledged Stock; Stock Powers; Pledged Notes. Subject to the last paragraph of this ‎Section 4.01, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel or bailee) shall have received (i) each certificate representing Capital Stock required to be pledged pursuant to the U.S. Security Agreement, together with an undated stock or similar power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof and (ii) each Material Debt Instrument (if any) required to be pledged pursuant to the U.S. Security Agreement endorsed (without recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank) by the pledgor thereof.

 

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(m) Filings Registrations and Recordings. Subject to the last paragraph of this ‎Section 4.01, each document (including any UCC financing statement) required by any Collateral Document or under law to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected Lien on the Collateral required to be delivered pursuant to such Collateral Document, shall be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.

 

(n) Transactions. The Acquisition shall have been, or substantially concurrently with the initial funding of the Loans hereunder shall be, consummated in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers thereto, other than those modifications, amendments, consents or waivers by Parent or its Affiliates that are materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders in their capacities as such, unless consented to in writing by the Initial Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided that the Initial Lenders shall be deemed to have consented to such modification, amendment, consent or waiver unless they object thereto in writing, within 3 Business Days of receipt of written notice of such modification, amendment, consent or waiver); it being understood and agreed that (a) any substantive change to, or waiver, consent or approval by Parent or its Affiliates in respect of, the definition of Closing Date Material Adverse Effect shall be deemed materially adverse, (b) any reduction in the purchase price of less than 10% or in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement (including pursuant to any working capital or purchase price (or similar) adjustment provision set forth in the Acquisition Agreement) shall be deemed not to be materially adverse, (c) any other reduction in the purchase price for the Acquisition shall be deemed not to be materially adverse so long as such decrease is allocated first to reduce the Equity Contribution to the Minimum Equity Percentage, with any excess then allocated to reduce the Equity Contribution and the principal amount of the Initial Term Loans on a pro rata, dollar-for-dollar basis and (d) any increase in the purchase price shall be deemed not to be materially adverse so long as such increase is funded by an increase in the Equity Contribution or amounts available to be drawn under the Revolving Facility on the Closing Date or such increase is pursuant to any working capital or purchase price (or similar) adjustment provision set forth in the Acquisition Agreement.

 

(o) Closing Date Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of the Acquisition Agreement, there shall not have occurred any event, change, occurrence, effect, development, condition, circumstance, state of facts or effect that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect.

 

(p) USA PATRIOT Act; CDD Rule. The Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and other information about any Loan Party required by U.S. regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act (at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date) as is reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent at least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date. At least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (to the extent requested at least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date), (x) any Loan Party that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the CDD Rule shall deliver a beneficial ownership certificate and (y) any Loan Party that does not qualify as a “legal entity customer” shall deliver a certificate that such entity does not meet such qualification, in each case, to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that has requested such certification, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, in relation to such Loan Party. For purposes of this condition, “CDD Rule” means the Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network under the Bank Secrecy Act (such rule published May 11, 2016 and effective May 11, 2018, as amended from time to time).

 

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For purposes of determining whether the conditions specified in this ‎Section 4.01 have been satisfied on the Closing Date, by funding the Loans hereunder, the Administrative Agent and each Lender that has executed this Agreement (or an Assignment and Assumption on the Closing Date) shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted, or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any Guarantee to be provided by a Dutch Loan Party or Lien search or Collateral (including the creation or perfection of any security interest) is not or cannot be provided on the Closing Date (other than, (i) a Lien on Collateral of any Loan Party that may be perfected solely by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC and (ii) a pledge of the Capital Stock of the Initial U.S. Borrower, the Initial Dutch Borrower and the other Domestic Loan Parties (other than Holdings) to the extent certificated with respect to which a Lien may be perfected on the Closing Date by the delivery of a stock or equivalent certificate, together with a related stock or equivalent power executed in blank) after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so without undue burden or expense (and with respect to the delivery of stock or equivalent certificates of relevant subsidiaries of the Target whose Capital Stock is required to be pledged pursuant to the U.S. Security Agreement or the Dutch Collateral Documents, only to the extent received after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so and otherwise within ten Business Days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as is reasonably agreed by the Administrative Consent Party)), then the provision of any such Guarantee, Lien search and/or the provision and/or perfection of such Collateral (including the delivery of stock certificates of any Foreign Subsidiary constituting Collateral) shall not constitute a condition precedent to the availability or funding of the Credit Facilities on the Closing Date but may instead be delivered and/or perfected 90 days (or, in the case of real property and related fixtures, 120 days) after the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 5.17.

 

Section 4.02. Each Credit Extension. After the Closing Date, the obligation of each Revolving Lender to make a Credit Extension (which, for the avoidance of doubt (including for purposes of the last paragraph of this ‎Section 4.02), shall not include any Credit Extension under any Incremental Facility Amendment, Refinancing Amendment and/or Extension Amendment, which shall be governed by the terms set forth in Sections 2.22, 2.23 and 9.02(c), as applicable), is subject solely to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a) (i) In the case of a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request as required by ‎Section 2.03 or (ii) in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have received a notice requesting the issuance of such Letter of Credit as required by ‎Section 2.05(b).

 

(b) The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of any such Credit Extension with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such Credit Extension; provided that (A) to the extent that any representation and warranty specifically refers to a given date or period, it shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date or for such period and (B) any representation or warranty that is qualified by or subject to a “material adverse effect”, “material adverse change” or similar term or qualification shall be true and correct in all respects.

 

(c) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to the applicable Credit Extension, no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

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Except as set forth in the lead-in language of this ‎Section 4.02, each Credit Extension shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs ‎(b) and (solely with respect to any Credit Extension after the Closing Date) ‎(c) of this Section.

 

Article 5 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

From the Closing Date until the date on which all Revolving Credit Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts payable under any Loan Document (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand has been made) have been paid in full in Cash and all Letters of Credit have expired or have been terminated (or have been (x) Cash collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank or (y) deemed reissued under another agreement in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Bank) and all LC Disbursements have been reimbursed (such date, the “Termination Date”), Holdings (solely with respect to Sections ‎5.02 and ‎5.03) and the Borrower hereby covenant and agree with the Lenders that:

 

Section 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Reports. The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery by the Administrative Agent, subject to Section 9.05(f), to each Lender:

 

(a) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2019, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of U.S. Borrower for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter and, commencing with the financial statements required to be delivered for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2020, setting forth, in reasonable detail, in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, together with a Responsible Officer Certification (which may be included in the applicable Compliance Certificate) with respect thereto;

 

(b) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year ending after the Closing Date, (i) the consolidated balance sheet of U.S. Borrower as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of U.S. Borrower for such Fiscal Year and, commencing after the completion of the second full Fiscal Year ended after the Closing Date, setting forth, in reasonable detail, in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous Fiscal Year and (ii) with respect to such consolidated financial statements, a report thereon of an independent certified public accountant of recognized national standing or another accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party (which report shall not be subject to a “going concern” or scope of audit qualification (except for any such qualification pertaining to, or disclosure of an exception or qualification resulting from, the maturity (or impending maturity) of any Credit Facility or any other Indebtedness occurring within one year of the date of delivery of the relevant audit opinion or any breach or anticipated breach of any financial covenant) but may include a “going concern” or “emphasis of matter” explanatory paragraph or like statement, and shall state that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of U.S. Borrower as at the dates indicated and its income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP;

 

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(c) Compliance Certificate; Unrestricted Subsidiaries. (i) Within 5 Business Days after the delivery of financial statements pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎5.01(b) with respect to any Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year, as applicable, a duly executed and completed Compliance Certificate and (ii) within 5 Business Days after the delivery of financial statements pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(b), (A) a summary (which may be in footnote form) of the pro forma adjustments (if any) necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such financial statements and (B) a list identifying each subsidiary of the Borrower as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such financial statements or confirming that there is no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date and the most recent prior delivery of such information;

 

(d) [Reserved];

 

(e) Notice of Default. Promptly upon any Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining knowledge of (i) any Default or Event of Default or (ii) the occurrence of any event or change that has caused or evidences or would reasonably be expected to cause or evidence, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, a reasonably detailed notice specifying the nature and period of existence of such condition, event or change and what action the Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

(f) Notice of Litigation. Promptly upon any Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining knowledge of the institution of any Adverse Proceeding not previously disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, written notice thereof by the Borrower together with such other non-privileged information as may be reasonably available to the Loan Parties to enable the Lenders to evaluate such matters;

 

(g) ERISA. Promptly upon any Responsible Officer of the Borrower becoming aware of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, a written notice specifying the nature thereof;

 

(h) [Reserved];

 

(i) Information Regarding Collateral. Promptly (and, in any event, within 45 days of the relevant change or such later date as the Administrative Consent Party may agree) written notice of any change (i) in any Loan Party’s legal name, (ii) in any Loan Party’s type of organization, (iii) in any Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization or (iv) in any Loan Party’s organizational identification number, in each case to the extent such information is necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to perfect or maintain the perfection and priority of its security interest in the Collateral of the relevant Loan Party;

 

(j) Certain Reports. Promptly upon their becoming publicly available and without duplication of any obligations with respect to any such information that is otherwise required to be delivered under the provisions of any Loan Document, copies of (i) all financial statements, material reports, material notices and proxy statements sent or made available generally by Holdings to its security holders acting in such capacity and (ii) all material regular and periodic reports and all material registration statements (other than on Form S-8 or a similar form) and prospectuses, if any, filed by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any securities exchange or with the SEC or any analogous governmental or private regulatory authority with jurisdiction over matters relating to securities (other than any prospectuses relating to an equity plan, any amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8 or a similar form); provided that no such delivery shall be required hereunder with respect to any of the foregoing to the extent that such are publicly available via EDGAR; and

 

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(k) Other Information. Such other certificates, reports and information (financial or otherwise) as the Principal Investor Representative or the Administrative Agent (for itself or on behalf of any Lender) may reasonably request from time to time regarding the financial condition or business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to disclose or provide any information (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective customers and/or suppliers, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Consent Party or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) is prohibited by any applicable Requirement of Law, (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product or (iv) in respect of which Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owes confidentiality obligations to any third party (provided such confidentiality obligations were not entered into solely in contemplation of the requirements of this ‎Section 5.01(k)); provided, further, that in the event the Borrower does not provide any certificate, report or information requested pursuant to this clause (k) in reliance on the preceding proviso, the Borrower shall provide notice to the Administrative Consent Party that such certificate, report or information is being withheld and the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to describe, to the extent both feasible and permitted under applicable Requirements of Law or confidentiality obligations, or without waiving such privilege, as applicable, the applicable certificate, report or information.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to this ‎Section 5.01 may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower (or a representative thereof) (x) posts such documents or (y) provides a link thereto at the website address listed on Schedule ‎9.01 (as updated from time to time); provided that, other than with respect to items required to be delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(j) above, the Borrower shall promptly notify (which notice may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents or a link thereto on such website and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents; (ii) on which such documents are delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for posting on behalf of the Borrower on IntraLinks, SyndTrak or another relevant secure website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); (iii) on which such documents are faxed to the Administrative Agent (or electronically mailed to an address provided by the Administrative Agent); or (iv) in respect of the items required to be delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(j) above in respect of information filed by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any securities exchange or with the SEC or any analogous governmental or private regulatory authority with jurisdiction over matters relating to securities (other than Form 10-Q Reports and Form 10-K Reports), on which such items have been made available on the SEC website or the website of the relevant analogous governmental or private regulatory authority or securities exchange.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs ‎(a) and ‎(b) of this ‎Section 5.01 may instead be satisfied with respect to any financial statements of U.S. Borrower by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of Holdings (or any other Parent Company) or (B) Holdings’ (or any other Parent Company’s), as applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC or any securities exchange, in each case, within the time periods specified in such paragraphs and without any requirement to provide notice of such filing to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender; provided that, with respect to each of clauses ‎(A) and ‎(B), (i) if (1) such financial statements relate to any Parent Company and (2) either (I) such Parent Company (or any other Parent Company that is a subsidiary of such Parent Company) has any third party Indebtedness and/or operations (other than any operations that are attributable solely to such Parent Company’s ownership of the Borrower and its subsidiaries) or (II) there are differences between the financial statements of such Parent Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries, on the other hand (other than differences which are immaterial, as mutually determined by the Borrower and the Administrative Consent Party), such financial statements or the Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as applicable, shall be accompanied by consolidating information (which need not be audited) that summarizes in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Parent Company, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand, which consolidating information shall be certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as having been fairly presented in all material respects and (ii) to the extent such statements are in lieu of statements required to be provided under ‎Section 5.01(b), such statements shall be accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing or another accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party, which report and opinion shall satisfy the applicable requirements set forth in ‎Section 5.01(b) as if the references to “the Borrower” or the “U.S. Borrower” therein were references to such Parent Company.

 

No financial statement required to be delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b) shall be required to include acquisition accounting adjustments relating to the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment to the extent it is not practicable to include any such adjustments in such financial statement.

 

Section 5.02. Existence. Except as otherwise permitted under ‎Section 6.07 or during the pendency of any Permitted Reorganization or Holdings Reorganization Transaction, Holdings and the Borrower will, and the Borrower will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and all rights, franchises, licenses and permits material to its business except, other than with respect to the preservation of the existence of the Borrower, to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that neither Holdings nor the Borrower nor any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries shall be required to preserve any such existence (other than with respect to the preservation of existence of the Borrower, except as otherwise permitted under ‎Section 6.07 or as a result of the consummation of a Permitted Reorganization), right, franchise, license or permit if a Responsible Officer of such Person or such Person’s board of directors (or similar governing body) determines that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of such Person, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to such Person or to the Lenders.

 

Section 5.03. Payment of Taxes. Holdings and the Borrower will, and the Borrower will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay all Taxes imposed upon it or any of its properties or assets or in respect of any of its income or businesses or franchises before any penalty or fine accrues thereon; provided that no such Tax need be paid if (a) it is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, so long as (i) adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions, as are required in conformity with GAAP, have been made therefor and (ii) in the case of a Tax which has or may become a Lien against a material portion of the Collateral, such contest proceedings conclusively operate to stay the sale of such portion of the Collateral to satisfy such Tax or (b) failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.04. Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty and condemnation excepted, all material tangible property reasonably necessary to the normal conduct of business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and from time to time will make or cause to be made all needed and appropriate repairs, renewals and replacements thereof except as expressly permitted by this Agreement or where the failure to maintain such tangible properties or make such repairs, renewals or replacements would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.05. Insurance. Except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower will maintain or cause to be maintained, in each case, as determined by the Borrower in good faith, with financially sound and reputable insurers, such insurance coverage with respect to liabilities, losses or damage in respect of the assets, properties and businesses of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as may customarily be carried or maintained under similar circumstances by Persons of established reputation engaged in similar businesses, in each case in such amounts (giving effect to self-insurance), with such deductibles, covering such risks and otherwise on such terms and conditions as shall be customary for such Persons, including, but only if required by applicable law or regulation, flood insurance with respect to each Flood Hazard Property, in each case in compliance with applicable Flood Insurance Laws. Each such policy of insurance shall (with respect to the Dutch Borrower and any other Dutch Subsidiary, only to the extent such concept or a concept comparable thereto exists in the Netherlands) (i) name the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders as a loss payee or an additional insured, as applicable, thereunder as its interests may appear and (ii) to the extent available from the relevant insurance carrier, in the case of each casualty insurance policy (excluding any business interruption insurance policy, any workers’ compensation policy, any employee liability policy and/or any representation and warranty insurance policy), contain a loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as the loss payee thereunder and, to the extent available from the relevant insurance carrier, provide for at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of any modification or cancellation of such policy (or 10 days’ prior written notice in the case of the failure to pay any premiums thereunder); provided that the Borrower shall have 45 days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed by the Administrative Consent Party) to comply with the requirements of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) with respect to policies in effect on the Closing Date.

 

Section 5.06. Inspections. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any authorized representative designated by the Administrative Consent Party to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at which the principal financial records and executive officers of the applicable Person are located, to inspect, copy and take extracts from its and their respective financial and accounting records, and to discuss its and their respective affairs, finances and accounts with its and their Responsible Officers and independent public accountants (subject to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures) (provided that the Borrower (or any of its subsidiaries) may, if it so chooses, have one or more employees or representatives be present at or participate in any such discussion), all upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times during normal business hours; provided that (x) only the Administrative Consent Party on behalf of the Lenders may exercise the rights of the Administrative Consent Party and the Lenders under this ‎Section 5.06, (y) the Administrative Consent Party shall not exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year and (z) only one such visit per calendar year shall be at the expense of the Borrower; provided, further, that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Consent Party (or any of its representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice; provided, further that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making of copies of or taking abstracts from, or discuss any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information of the Borrower and its subsidiaries and/or any of its customers and/or suppliers, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Consent Party or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law, (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product or (iv) in respect of which Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owes confidentiality obligations to any third party (provided such confidentiality obligations were not entered into solely in contemplation of the requirements of this ‎Section 5.06); provided, further, that in the event any of the circumstances described in the preceding proviso exist, the Borrower shall provide notice to the Administrative Consent Party thereof and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to describe, to the extent both feasible and permitted under applicable Requirements of Law or confidentiality obligations, or without waiving such privilege, as applicable, the applicable document, information or other matter.

 

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Section 5.07. Maintenance of Book and Records. The Borrower will, and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain proper books of record and account containing entries of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and permit the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

 

Section 5.08. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will comply, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply, with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority (including ERISA and all Environmental Laws, Sanctions, the USA PATRIOT Act, the FCPA, and other applicable anti-terrorism laws, anti-money laundering laws and economic sanctions laws), except to the extent the failure of the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.09. Hazardous Materials Activity.

 

(a) The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent:

 

(i) as soon as reasonably practicable following receipt by Borrower thereof, copies of all written environmental audits, investigations, analyses and reports of any kind or character, whether prepared by personnel of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by independent consultants, governmental authorities or any other Persons, with respect to any Environmental Liabilities or Hazardous Materials Activity that, in each case would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(ii) reasonably promptly following Borrower becoming aware of the occurrence thereof, written notice describing in reasonable detail (A) any Release required to be reported by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory agency under any applicable Environmental Law, (B) any remedial action taken by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in response to any Hazardous Materials Activity or Environmental Claim, or (C) any pending or threatened Environmental Claim, that in the case of each of (A), (B) and (C) above, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(iii) reasonably promptly following the sending or receipt thereof by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a copy of any and all written communications with respect to any Release required to be reported by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory agency or any Release required to be remediated pursuant to any Environmental Law, that in each case would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) The Borrower shall reasonably promptly take, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries reasonably promptly to take, any and all actions reasonably necessary to (i) cure any violation of Environmental Law by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and, to the extent required by Environmental Law, address with appropriate corrective or remedial action any Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material at or from any Facility, that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) make an appropriate response to any Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and discharge any obligations it may have to any Person thereunder, where failure to do so would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; provided that it shall not be deemed to be a violation of this ‎Section 5.09 if the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries are in good faith contesting such violation or Environmental Claim in accordance with applicable Environmental Law.

 

Section 5.10. Designation of Subsidiaries. The Borrower may at any time after the Closing Date designate (or re-designate) any subsidiary (other than the Dutch Borrower) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) as of the date of the designation thereof, no Unrestricted Subsidiary shall own any Capital Stock in any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (unless such Restricted Subsidiary is also designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary simultaneously with the aforementioned designation in accordance with the terms of this ‎Section 5.10) or hold any Indebtedness of or any Lien on any property of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (unless the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted hereunder to incur such Indebtedness or grant such Lien in favor of such Unrestricted Subsidiary) and (ii) no subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such proposed designation or would result therefrom. The designation of any subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower (or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary) therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the portion of the fair market value of the net assets of such subsidiary attributable to the Borrower’s (or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary’s) equity interest therein as estimated by the Borrower in good faith (and such designation shall only be permitted to the extent such Investment is permitted under ‎Section 6.06). The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the making, incurrence or granting, as applicable, at the time of designation of any then-existing Investment, Indebtedness or Lien of such subsidiary, as applicable; provided that upon a re-designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be deemed to continue to have an Investment in the resulting Restricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (a) the Borrower’s “Investment” in such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such re-designation less (b) the portion of the fair market value of the net assets of such Restricted Subsidiary attributable to the Borrower’s equity therein at the time of such re-designation. As of the Closing Date, the subsidiaries listed on Schedule ‎5.10 hereto have been designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

Section 5.11. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Revolving Loans (a) on the Closing Date, (i) to issue Letters of Credit, (ii) to provide for ordinary course working capital needs and (iii) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $10,000,000 to pay Transaction Costs and expenses and for purchase price and working capital adjustments, if any, under the Acquisition Agreement and general corporate purposes and (b) after the Closing Date, to finance the working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including for capital expenditures, acquisitions, working capital and/or purchase price adjustments, the payment of transaction fees and expenses, other Investments, Restricted Payments, Restricted Debt Payments and related fees and expenses and any other purpose not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents). The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans (i) to effect all or a portion of the Refinancing, (ii) to finance all or a portion of the Transactions (including working capital and/or purchase price adjustments and the payment of Transaction Costs) and (iii) for general corporate purposes. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that would entail a violation of Regulation U. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans for working capital, Capital Expenditures and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its subsidiaries (including for Restricted Payments, Investments, Permitted Acquisitions and any other purpose not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents).

 

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Section 5.12. Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security.

 

(a) Upon (i) the formation or acquisition after the Closing Date of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary (including upon the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC) or Dutch Subsidiary (in each case, subject to ‎Section 6.06(hh)), (ii) the designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary or Dutch Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary or Dutch Subsidiary ceasing to be an Immaterial Subsidiary or (iv) any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary or Dutch Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary, (x) if the event giving rise to the obligation under this ‎Section 5.12(a) occurs during the first three Fiscal Quarters of any Fiscal Year, on or before the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) for the Fiscal Quarter in which such formation, acquisition, designation or cessation occurred or (y) if the event giving rise to the obligation under this ‎Section 5.12(a) occurs during the fourth Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year, on or before the date that is 90 days after the end of such Fiscal Quarter (or, in the cases of clauses (x) and (y), such longer period as the Administrative Consent Party may reasonably agree), the Borrower shall (A) cause such Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to comply with the requirements set forth in clause (a) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and (B) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Consent Party, cause the relevant Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of a customary opinion of counsel for such Restricted Subsidiary, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other relevant Secured Parties.

 

(b) Within 120 days after the acquisition by any Domestic Loan Party of any Material Real Estate Asset other than any Excluded Asset (or such longer period as the Administrative Consent Party may reasonably agree), the Borrower shall cause such Domestic Loan Party to comply with the requirements set forth in clause (b) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”; it being understood and agreed that, with respect to any Material Real Estate Asset (other than any Excluded Asset) owned by any Domestic Subsidiary at the time such Domestic Subsidiary is required to become a Loan Party under ‎Section 5.12(a) above, such Material Real Estate Asset shall be deemed to have been acquired by such Domestic Subsidiary on the first day of the time period within which such Domestic Subsidiary is required to become a Loan Party under ‎Section 5.12(a).

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, (i) the Administrative Consent Party may grant extensions of time (including after the expiration of any relevant period, which apply retroactively) for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions, surveys or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets or the provision of any Loan Guaranty by any Restricted Subsidiary, and each Lender hereby consents to any such extension of time, (ii) any Lien required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall be subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth in the Collateral Documents, (iii) perfection by control shall not be required with respect to any asset requiring perfection through control agreements or other control arrangements, including deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodities accounts (other than control of pledged Capital Stock and/or Material Debt Instruments, in each case, that constitute Collateral) and no blocked account agreement, account control agreement or similar agreement shall be required, (iv) no Loan Party shall be required to seek any landlord waiver, bailee letter, estoppel, warehouseman waiver or other collateral access or similar letter or agreement, (v) no Loan Party will be required to (1) take any action or grant or perfect any security interest in any asset located outside of the U.S. or (solely with respect to the Dutch Loan Parties and any other Loan Party that owns Capital Stock of any Dutch Loan Party) the Netherlands or conduct any foreign lien search, (2) execute any foreign law guarantee, security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage, deed or charge other than (solely with respect to the Dutch Loan Parties) the Dutch Collateral Documents or (3) make any foreign or multinational intellectual property filing (other than intellectual property registered in the Netherlands and pledged pursuant to any Dutch Collateral Document), prepare any foreign or multinational intellectual property schedule with respect to any assets of any Loan Party (other than intellectual property registered in the Netherlands and pledged pursuant to any Dutch Collateral Document), conduct any foreign or multinational intellectual property search or enter into any source code escrow arrangement or register any intellectual property, (vi) in no event will the Collateral include any Excluded Assets, (vii) no action shall be required to perfect any Lien with respect to (x) any vehicle or other asset subject to a certificate of title, or any retention of title, extended retention of title rights, or similar rights and/or (y) Letter-of-Credit Rights, in each case to the extent that a security interest therein (A) cannot be perfected by filing a Form UCC-1 (or similar) “all assets” financing statement or (B) is not effective pursuant to the Dutch Collateral Documents without the requirement to list any VIN, serial or other number and (viii) the Administrative Agent shall not require the taking of a Lien on, or require the perfection of any Lien granted in, those assets as to which the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence (including any effect on the ability of the relevant Loan Party to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course of business) of obtaining or perfecting such Lien (including any mortgage, stamp, intangibles or other tax or expenses relating to such Lien) outweighs, or is excessive in relation to, the benefit to the Lenders of the security afforded thereby as determined in good faith by the Borrower and the Administrative Consent Party.

 

Additionally, (i) no action shall be required to create or perfect a Lien in any asset in respect of which the creation or perfection of a security interest therein would (1) be prohibited by enforceable anti-assignment provisions set forth in any contract that is permitted or otherwise not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, (2) violate the terms of any contract relating to such asset that is permitted or otherwise not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, in each case, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law or (3) trigger termination of any contract relating to such asset that is permitted or otherwise not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision, it being understood that (x) the Collateral shall include any proceeds and/or receivables arising out of any contract described in this clause (other than Excluded Assets) to the extent the assignment of such proceeds or receivables is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or other applicable Requirements of Law notwithstanding the relevant prohibition, violation or termination right and (y) the contractual prohibitions or contractual provisions that would be so violated or that would trigger any such termination under clause (1), (2) or (3) above existed on the Closing Date (or in the case of any contract of a subsidiary that is acquired following the Closing Date, as of the date of such acquisition) and were not entered into in contemplation of the Closing Date (or such acquisition, as applicable), (ii) no Loan Party shall be required to create or perfect a security interest in any asset to the extent the creation or perfection of a security interest in such asset would (A) be prohibited under any applicable Requirement of Law, after giving effect to any applicable anti-assignment provision of the UCC or other applicable Requirements of Law and other than proceeds thereof (other than Excluded Assets) to the extent that the assignment of such proceeds is effective under the UCC or other applicable Requirements of Law notwithstanding such Requirement of Law, (B) require any governmental consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained), after giving effect to any applicable anti-assignment provision of the UCC or other applicable Requirements of Law and other than proceeds thereof (other than Excluded Assets) to the extent that the assignment of such proceeds is effective under the UCC or other applicable Requirements of Law notwithstanding such consent or restriction and/or (C) result in adverse tax consequences or adverse regulatory consequences to any Loan Party or any of its subsidiaries or Parent Companies as determined by the Borrower in good faith following consultation with the Administrative Consent Party, (iii) any joinder or supplement to any Loan Guaranty, any Collateral Document and/or any other Loan Document executed by any Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Loan Party pursuant to ‎Section 5.12(a) above may, with the consent of the Administrative Consent Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), include such schedules (or updates to schedules) as may be necessary to qualify any representation or warranty set forth in any Loan Document to the extent necessary to ensure that such representation or warranty is true and correct to the extent required thereby or by the terms of any other Loan Document and (iv) (A) no Loan Party will be required to take any action required under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar law and (B) no Secured Party will be permitted to exercise any right of setoff in respect of any account maintained solely for the purpose of receiving and holding government receivables.

 

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Section 5.13. Sanctions Policies and Procedures. Reasonably promptly following the Closing Date, the Borrower will implement and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with applicable economic sanctions and export control laws (including, without limitation, economic sanctions administered by OFAC).

 

Section 5.14. Maintenance of Fiscal Year. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain its Fiscal Year-end as in effect on the Closing Date, except as permitted by (x) prior to the Disposition Date, the Administrative Consent Party, in which case the Borrower and the Administrative Consent Party will, and are hereby authorized to (without requiring the consent of any other Person including any Lender), make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in Fiscal Year and (y) on or after the Disposition Date, the Required Lenders; provided that any Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to change its Fiscal Year-end to be the same as the Fiscal Year-end of the Borrower.

 

Section 5.15. Further Assurances. Promptly upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent and subject to the limitations described in ‎Section 5.12 (but only to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement):

 

(a) The Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements, instruments, certificates, notices and acknowledgments and take all such further actions (including the filing and recordation of financing statements, fixture filings, Mortgages and/or amendments thereto and other documents), that may be required under any applicable Requirement of Law and which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to ensure the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created under the Collateral Documents, all at the expense of the relevant Loan Parties.

 

(b) The Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts (including notices to third parties), deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to ensure the creation and perfection of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents.

 

Section 5.16. Conduct of Business. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall engage only in those material lines of business that consist of (a) the businesses engaged in by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Closing Date, reasonably related, similar, incidental, complementary, ancillary, corollary, synergistic or related businesses, and/or a reasonable extension of such businesses and (b) such other lines of business to which (x) prior to the Disposition Date, the Administrative Consent Party may consent and (y) on or after the Disposition Date, the Required Lenders may consent.

 

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Section 5.17. Post-Closing Actions. The Borrower shall take the actions set forth on Schedule ‎5.17 within the applicable time periods specified thereon (or by such later time as the Administrative Consent Party may reasonably agree).

 

Section 5.18. Fiscal Unity Termination.

 

(a) If, at any time, a Dutch Loan Party is part of a Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity and such Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity is, in respect of such Dutch Loan Party, terminated (verbroken) or disrupted (beëindigd) as a result of or in connection with the Administrative Agent enforcing its rights under any Collateral Document, such Dutch Loan Party shall, together with the parent (moedermaatschappij) or deemed parent (aangewezen moedermaatschappij) of the Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity, for no consideration and as soon as possible, lodge a request with the relevant Governmental Authority to allocate and surrender any tax losses as referred to in Article 20 of the Dutch CITA to the Dutch Loan Party leaving the Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity within the meaning of Article 15af of the Dutch CITA), to the extent such tax losses are attributable (toerekenbaar) to the Dutch Loan Party leaving the Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity.

 

(b) For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

 

(i) “Dutch CITA” means the Dutch Corporate Income Tax Act 1969 (Wet op de vennootschapsbelasting 1969).

 

(ii) “Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity” means a fiscal unity (fiscale eenheid) for Dutch corporate income tax purposes.

 

(iii) “Dutch Loan Party” means a Loan Party resident for Tax purposes in the Netherlands and includes any Loan Party carrying on a business through a permanent establishment or deemed permanent establishment taxable in the Netherlands.

 

Section 5.19. Centre of Main Interests. Each Loan Party incorporated in a jurisdiction where the EU Insolvency Regulation applies shall maintain its centre of main interests in the jurisdiction of incorporation for the purposes of the EU Insolvency Regulation.

 

Article 6 NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

From the Closing Date and until the Termination Date has occurred, Holdings (solely with respect to ‎Section 6.14) and the Borrower covenant and agree with the Lenders that:

 

Section 6.01. Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or otherwise become liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a) the Secured Obligations (including any Additional Term Loans and any Additional Revolving Loans);

 

(b) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary (or issued to any Parent Company which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) to the extent permitted as an Investment under Section 6.06; provided that all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party must be expressly subordinated to the Obligations of such Loan Party pursuant to the Intercompany Note or on other terms that are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party;

 

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(c) Indebtedness of any Joint Venture or Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred on behalf of any Joint Venture or any Guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of any Joint Venture in an aggregate outstanding principal amount for all such Indebtedness not to exceed at any time the greater of $30,000,000 and 32% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(d) Indebtedness arising from any agreement providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations (including contingent earn-out or similar obligations), or payment obligations in respect of any non-compete, consulting or similar arrangements, in each case incurred in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder, any acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder or consummated prior to the Closing Date or any other purchase of assets or Capital Stock, and Indebtedness arising from Guarantees, letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments securing the performance of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any such agreement;

 

(e) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) pursuant to tenders, statutory obligations (including health, safety and environmental obligations), bids, leases, governmental contracts, trade contracts, surety, indemnity, stay, customs, judgment, appeal, performance, completion and/or return of money bonds or Guarantees or other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) in respect of letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments to support any of the foregoing items;

 

(f) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Banking Services (including Indebtedness arising from the financing or honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business), including Banking Services Obligations and incentive, supplier finance or similar programs;

 

(g) (i) Guarantees by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary of the obligations of suppliers, customers, franchisees, licensees, sublicensees and cross-licensees in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Indebtedness (A) incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services or progress payments in connection with such property and services or (B) consisting of obligations under deferred purchase price or other similar arrangements incurred in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder and (iii) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties or similar instruments supporting trade payables, warehouse receipts or similar facilities entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h) Guarantees (including any co-issuance) by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary and/or any Joint Venture with respect to Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this ‎Section 6.01 or other obligations not prohibited by this Agreement; provided that in the case of any such Guarantee by any Loan Party of the obligations of any non-Loan Party, the related Investment is permitted under ‎Section 6.06;

 

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(i) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary existing, or pursuant to commitments existing (or anticipated), on the Closing Date and, with respect to any such item of Indebtedness in an aggregate committed or principal amount in excess of $1,000,000, described on Schedule ‎6.01;

 

(j) Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties; provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause shall not exceed the greater of $40,000,000 and 42% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(k) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of obligations owing under incentive, supply, license, sub-license or similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(l) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums, (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements in the ordinary course of business and/or (iii) obligations to reacquire assets or inventory in connection with customer financing arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

 

(m) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to Financing Leases and purchase money Indebtedness (including mortgage financing, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond or similar financings) or Indebtedness to finance the construction, purchase, repair, replacement or improvement of any fixed or capital asset, incurred concurrently with or within 270 days after the applicable construction, purchase, repair, replacement or improvement, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the greater of $40,000,000 and 42% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(n) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or Indebtedness assumed in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder after the Closing Date; provided that (i) such Indebtedness (A) existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or the assets subject to such Indebtedness were acquired and (B) was not created or incurred in anticipation thereof and (ii) either (A) the Borrower is in compliance with the applicable ratio set forth in clause (e) of the definition of Incremental Cap based on whether such Indebtedness is secured by a pari passu lien on the Collateral or a junior Lien on the Collateral or is unsecured or secured by Liens on assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (and for such purpose, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder), calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period or (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the greater of $25,000,000 and 26% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(o) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any stockholder of any Parent Company or any Permitted Payee to finance the purchase or redemption of Capital Stock of any Parent Company permitted by Section 6.04(a)(ii);

 

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(p) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become and remain liable for any Indebtedness extending, refinancing, refunding or replacing any Indebtedness permitted under clauses ‎(a), ‎(c), ‎(i), (j), ‎(m), ‎(n), ‎(r), (u), ‎(v), ‎(w), ‎(y), ‎(z), ‎(dd) and ‎(gg) of this ‎Section 6.01 (in any case, including any extending, refinancing, refunding or replacing Indebtedness incurred in respect thereof, “Refinancing Indebtedness”) and any subsequent Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided that (i) the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, refunded or replaced, except by (A) an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest, penalties and premiums (including tender premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts and other customary fees, commissions and expenses (including upfront fees, closing payments, original issue discount or initial yield payments) incurred in connection with the relevant extension, refinancing, refunding or replacement and (B) an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder (provided that if such additional Indebtedness is secured, the Lien securing such Indebtedness is permitted under ‎Section 6.02), (ii) in the case of Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to clauses ‎(a) and (z) (other than (x) customary bridge loans with a maturity date not longer than one year; provided that either (1) the terms of such bridge loans provide for automatic extension of the maturity date thereof to a date that is not earlier than the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date or (2) any loans, notes, securities or other Indebtedness which are exchanged for or otherwise replace such bridge loans shall be subject to the requirements of this clause ‎(ii) and (y) Refinancing Indebtedness (as selected by the Borrower) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Available Maturity Exception Amount at the time of the incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness), such Refinancing Indebtedness has (A) a final maturity on or later than (and, in the case of revolving Indebtedness, does not require mandatory commitment reductions, if any, prior to) the earlier of (x) the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date at the time of the incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness and (y) the final maturity of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, refunded or replaced and (B) other than with respect to revolving Indebtedness, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than (x) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, refunded or replaced or (y) the then-remaining greatest Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the outstanding Term Loans at the time of the incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness, (iii) with respect to any Refinancing Indebtedness with an original principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, the terms thereof (excluding pricing, fees, premiums, rate floors, optional prepayment or redemption terms (and, if applicable, subordination terms) and, with respect to Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in respect of Indebtedness permitted under clause ‎(a) above, security) are not, taken as a whole (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), more favorable to the lenders providing such Indebtedness than those applicable to the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, refunded or replaced (other than any covenants or any other terms or provisions (X) applicable only to periods after the maturity date of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, refunded or replaced at the time of the incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness, (Y) that are then-current market terms (as determined by the Borrower in good faith at the time of incurrence or issuance (or the obtaining of a commitment with respect thereto)) for the applicable type of Indebtedness or (Z) which are conformed (or added) to the Loan Documents for the benefit of the Lenders or, as applicable, the Administrative Agent, pursuant to an amendment to this Agreement effectuated in reliance on ‎Section 9.02(d)(ii)), (iv) the incurrence thereof shall be without duplication of any amounts outstanding in reliance on the relevant clause of this ‎Section 6.01 pursuant to which the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, refunded or replaced was incurred (i.e., the incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not create availability under such relevant clause), (v) except in the case of Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in respect of Indebtedness permitted under clause ‎(a) of this ‎Section 6.01, (A) such Indebtedness, if secured, is secured only by Permitted Liens at the time of such extension, refinancing, refunding or replacement (it being understood that secured Indebtedness may be refinanced with unsecured Indebtedness), (B) such Indebtedness is incurred by the obligor or obligors in respect of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, refunded or replaced, except to the extent otherwise permitted pursuant to ‎Section 6.01 (it being understood that Holdings may not be the primary obligor of the applicable Refinancing Indebtedness if Holdings was not the primary obligor on the relevant refinanced Indebtedness) and (C) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, refunded or replaced was contractually subordinated to the Obligations in right of payment (or the Liens securing such Indebtedness were contractually subordinated to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations), such Indebtedness is contractually subordinated to the Obligations in right of payment (or the Liens securing such Indebtedness are subordinated to the Liens on the relevant Collateral securing the Secured Obligations) either (x) on terms not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Lenders than those applicable to the Indebtedness (or Liens, as applicable) being extended, refinanced, refunded or replaced, taken as a whole (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) or (y) pursuant to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, (vi) except in the case of Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to clause ‎(a) of this ‎Section 6.01, as of the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto, there shall exist no Specified Event of Default and (vii) in the case of Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in respect of Indebtedness permitted under clause ‎(a) of this ‎Section 6.01 (which shall constitute Replacement Debt), (A) such Refinancing Indebtedness is pari passu or junior in right of payment and secured by the Collateral on a pari passu or junior basis with respect to the remaining Secured Obligations hereunder, or is unsecured; provided that any such Refinancing Indebtedness that is pari passu or junior with respect to the Collateral shall be subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, (B) if such Refinancing Indebtedness is secured, it is not secured by any assets other than the Collateral, (C) if such Refinancing Indebtedness is Guaranteed, it shall not be Guaranteed by any Person other than a Loan Party and (D) such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred under (and pursuant to) documentation other than this Agreement, it being understood and agreed that any such Refinancing Indebtedness may participate (x) in any voluntary prepayment of Term Loans as set forth in ‎Section 2.11(a)(i) and (y) in any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans as set forth in ‎Section 2.11(b)(vi);

 

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(q) endorsement of instruments or other payment items for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business;

 

(r) Indebtedness in respect of any Additional Letter of Credit Facility in an aggregate principal or face amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $9,500,000 and 10% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(s) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary under any Derivative Transaction not entered into for speculative purposes;

 

(t) Indebtedness arising under Guarantees entered into pursuant to Section 2:403 of the Dutch Civil Code in respect of a group company (groepsmaatschappij) incorporated in the Netherlands and any residual liability with respect to such Guarantees arising under Section 2:404 of the Dutch Civil Code;

 

(u) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate outstanding principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $50,000,000 and 53% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(v) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed (x) prior to the Disposition Date, 100% and (y) on or after the Disposition Date, 200%, of the aggregate cash contributions to Holdings in the form of Permitted Equity (which are further contributed to the U.S. Borrower in the form of common equity) after the Closing Date, in each case other than (A) any proceeds received from the sale of Capital Stock to, or contributions from, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (B) to the extent the relevant proceeds have otherwise been applied to make Investments, Restricted Payments or Restricted Debt Payments hereunder and (C) Cure Amounts and/or any Available Excluded Contribution Amount;

 

(w) Indebtedness arising under a Receivables Facility in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $28,500,000 and 30% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(x) [reserved];

 

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(y) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in connection with Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted pursuant to ‎Section 6.08;

 

(z) Incremental Equivalent Debt; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties shall not exceed the greater of $40,000,000 and 42% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(aa) Indebtedness (including obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments with respect to such Indebtedness) incurred by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of workers’ compensation claims (or other Indebtedness in respect of reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims), unemployment insurance (including premiums related thereto), other types of social security, pension obligations, vacation pay, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance;

 

(bb) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary representing (i) deferred compensation to current and former directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers and consultants of any Parent Company, the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and (ii) deferred compensation or other similar arrangements in connection with the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment permitted hereby;

 

(cc) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any letter of credit or bank guarantee issued in favor of any issuing bank or swingline lender to support any defaulting lender’s participation in letters of credit issued, or swingline loans made, hereunder or under any Additional Letter of Credit Facility;

 

(dd) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by any letter of credit issued hereunder or under any Additional Letter of Credit Facility or any other letters of credit or bank guarantees permitted hereunder;

 

(ee) unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities incurred by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to the extent that the unfunded amounts would not otherwise cause an Event of Default under ‎Section 7.01(i);

 

(ff) without duplication of any other Indebtedness, all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest and payment in kind interest), accretion or amortization of original issue discount, fees, expenses and charges with respect to Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary hereunder;

 

(gg) (i) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations under the Acquisition Agreement and (ii) any Indebtedness permitted to remain outstanding after the Closing Date pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement (excluding any Indebtedness required to be refinanced pursuant to the Refinancing);

 

(hh) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ii) Indebtedness (other than for borrowed money) not otherwise permitted under this Section 6.01 subject to Liens permitted by Section 6.02;

 

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(jj) [reserved];

 

(kk) (i) Indebtedness in connection with bankers’ acceptances, discounted bills of exchange or the discounting or factoring of receivables for credit management purposes, in each case incurred or undertaken in the ordinary course of business on arm’s-length commercial terms and (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights or the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect to the Transactions or any other acquisition (by merger, consolidation or amalgamation or otherwise) in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

(ll) obligations in respect of letters of support, guarantees or similar obligations issued, made or incurred for the benefit of any subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent required by law or in connection with any statutory filing or the delivery of audit opinions performed in jurisdictions other than within the United States;

 

(mm) any joint and several liability arising by operation of law or as a result of (or the establishment of) a fiscal unity (fiscale eenheid) for Dutch tax purposes of which only Dutch Loan Parties are or have been a member; and

 

(nn) Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties incurred to fund working capital requirements in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $30,000,000 and 32% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.

 

Section 6.02. Liens. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist any Lien on or with respect to any property of any kind owned by it, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, in each case securing Indebtedness except:

 

(a) Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents securing the Secured Obligations (including Cash collateralization of Letters of Credit as set forth in ‎Section 2.05);

 

(b) Liens for Taxes or other governmental charges which are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or, if more than 60 days overdue (i) are being contested in accordance with ‎Section 5.03 or (ii) with respect to which the failure to make payment would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c) statutory or common law Liens (and rights of set-off) of landlords, sub landlords, construction contractors, banks, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, repairmen, workmen and materialmen, and other Liens imposed by applicable Requirements of Law, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business (i) for amounts not yet overdue by more than 60 days, (ii) for amounts that are overdue by more than 60 days (A) that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, so long as any reserves or other appropriate provisions required by GAAP have been made for any such contested amounts or (B) with respect to which no filing or other action has been taken to enforce such Lien or (iii) with respect to which the failure to make payment would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(d) Liens incurred (i) in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, health, disability or employee benefits and other types of social security laws and regulations, (ii) in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, warranties, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts (including customer contracts), indemnitees, performance, completion and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (including those to secure (x) health, safety and environmental obligations and (y) letters of credit and bank guarantees required or requested by any Governmental Authority in connection with any contract or Requirement of Law) (in each case, exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money), (iii) pursuant to pledges and deposits of Cash or Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business securing (x) any liability for reimbursement (including in respect of deductibles, and premiums and adjustments related thereto) or indemnification (including obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar documents or instruments for the benefit of) obligations of insurance brokers or carriers providing property, casualty, liability or other insurance or self-insurance to Holdings, the Borrower and its subsidiaries (including deductibles, self-insurance, co-payment, co-insurance and retentions) or (y) leases or licenses of property otherwise permitted by this Agreement and (iv) to secure obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments posted with respect to the items described in clauses ‎(i) through ‎(iii) above;

 

(e) Liens consisting of easements, covenants, conditions, site plan agreements, development agreements, operating agreements, cross-easement agreements, reciprocal easement agreements, applicable Requirements of Law, rights-of-way, reservations, restrictions, encroachments, servitudes for railways, sewers, drains, gas and oil and other pipelines, gas and water mains, electric light and power and telecommunication, telephone or telegraph or cable television conduits, poles, wires and cables and other similar protrusions or encumbrances, agreements and other similar matters of fact or record and other minor defects or irregularities in title, in each case (x) which do not, in the aggregate, materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) materially interfere with the use of the affected property for its intended purpose;

 

(f) Liens consisting of any (i) interest or title held by a lessor, sub-lessor, licensor or sub-licensor under any lease, license, sub-license or similar arrangement of real estate or other property (including any technology, intellectual property or IP Rights) permitted hereunder, (ii) landlord lien arising by law or permitted by the terms of any lease, sub-lease, license, sub-license or similar arrangement, (iii) restriction or encumbrance to which the interest or title of such lessor, sub-lessor, licensor or sub-licensor may be subject, (iv) subordination of the interest of the lessee, sub-lessee, licensee or sub-licensee under such lease, sub-lease, license, sub-license or similar arrangement to any restriction or encumbrance referred to in the preceding clause ‎(iii) or (v) deposit of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

 

(g) Liens (i) solely on any Cash (or Cash Equivalent) earnest money deposits (including as part of any escrow arrangement) made by the Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to any Investment permitted hereunder (or to secure letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments posted in respect thereof), (ii) on advances of Cash or Cash Equivalents in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to ‎Section 6.06‎(b), ‎(d), ‎(e), ‎(f), ‎(p), ‎(q), ‎(r), (u), ‎(x), ‎(y), or ‎(dd) to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or (iii) consisting of (A) an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under ‎Section 6.07 and/or (B) the pledge of Cash or Cash Equivalents as part of an escrow or similar arrangement required in any Disposition permitted under ‎Section 6.07;

 

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(h) precautionary or purported Liens evidenced by the filing of UCC financing statements or similar financing statements under applicable Requirements of Law relating solely to (i) operating leases or consignment or bailee arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the sale of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business for which a UCC financing statement or similar financing statement under applicable Requirements of Law is required and/or (iii) the sale of Receivables Facility Assets and related assets in connection with any Qualified Receivables Facility;

 

(i) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

(j) Liens in connection with any zoning, building or similar Requirement of Law or rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any dimensions of real property or any structure thereon, including Liens in connection with any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding or compulsory purchase order;

 

(k) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(p) (solely with respect to the permitted extension, refinancing, refunding or replacement of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01‎(a), ‎(c), ‎(i), (j), ‎(m), ‎(n), ‎(r), (u), ‎(v), ‎(w), ‎(y), ‎(z), ‎(dd) and ‎(gg)); provided that (i) no such Lien extends to any asset not covered by the Lien securing the Indebtedness that is being refinanced other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 (to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted to be secured under Section 6.02) and (B) proceeds and products thereof, replacements, accessions or additions thereto and improvements thereon (it being understood that such extensions, refinancings, refundings or replacements of individual financings of the type permitted under ‎Section 6.01(m) provided by any lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings of such type provided by such lender or its Affiliates) and (ii) if the Indebtedness being refinanced was subject to intercreditor arrangements in respect of Liens on Collateral, then any refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof secured by Liens on Collateral shall be subject to intercreditor arrangements not materially less favorable to the Secured Parties, taken as a whole, than the intercreditor arrangements governing the Indebtedness that is refinanced or the intercreditor arrangements governing the relevant refinancing Indebtedness shall be set forth in an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(l) Liens existing on the Closing Date and, with respect to each such Lien securing Indebtedness in an aggregate committed or principal amount in excess of $1,000,000, described on Schedule ‎6.02 and any modification, replacement, refinancing, renewal or extension thereof; provided that (i) no such Lien extends to any additional property other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Indebtedness permitted under ‎Section 6.01 (to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted to be secured under Section 6.02) and (B) proceeds and products thereof, replacements, accessions or additions thereto and improvements thereon (it being understood that individual financings of the type permitted under ‎Section 6.01(m) provided by any lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings of such type provided by such lender or its Affiliates) and (ii) any such modification, replacement, refinancing, renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens, if constituting Indebtedness, is permitted by ‎Section 6.01;

 

(m) Liens arising out of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted under ‎Section 6.08;

 

(n) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(m); provided that any such Lien shall encumber only the asset acquired, constructed, repaired, replaced or improved with the proceeds of such Indebtedness and proceeds and products thereof, replacements, accessions or additions thereto and improvements thereon and customary security deposits with respect thereto (it being understood that individual financings of the type permitted under ‎Section 6.01(m) provided by any lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings of such type provided by such lender or its Affiliates);

 

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(o) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(n) on the relevant acquired assets or on the Capital Stock and assets of the relevant newly-acquired Restricted Subsidiary; provided that no such Lien (x) extends to or covers any other assets (other than the proceeds or products thereof, replacements, accessions or additions thereto and improvements thereon, it being understood that individual financings of the type permitted under ‎Section 6.01(m) provided by any lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings of such type provided by such lender or its Affiliates) or (y) was created in contemplation of the applicable acquisition of assets or Capital Stock or of such Restricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(p) (i) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off or netting relating to (A) the establishment of depositary relations with banks or other financial institutions not granted in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (B) pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, (C) purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and (D) commodity trading or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits, (iii) bankers Liens and rights and remedies as to Deposit Accounts, (iv) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 or Section 4-210 of the UCC (or any similar Requirement of Law of any jurisdiction) on items in the ordinary course of business, (v) Liens (including rights of set-off) in favor of banking or other financial institutions arising as a matter of law or under customary general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institution’s general terms and conditions and (vi) Liens on the proceeds of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder incurred in connection with any transaction permitted hereunder, which proceeds have been deposited into an escrow account on customary terms to secure such Indebtedness pending the application of such proceeds to finance such transaction or on Cash or Cash Equivalents set aside at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness to the extent such Cash or Cash Equivalents prefund the payment of interest or fees on such Indebtedness and are held in escrow pending application for such purpose;

 

(q) Liens on assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (including Capital Stock owned by such Persons) securing Indebtedness or other obligations of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties permitted pursuant to ‎Section 6.01 (or not prohibited under this Agreement);

 

(r) Liens securing obligations (other than obligations representing Indebtedness for borrowed money) under operating, reciprocal easement or similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(s) Liens disclosed in any Mortgage Policy delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.12 or ‎Section 5.15 with respect to any Material Real Estate Asset, provided such Liens do not, in the aggregate, materially interfere with the use of such Material Real Estate Asset, and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien; provided that no such replacement, extension or renewal Lien shall cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Lien prior to such replacement, extension or renewal (and additions thereto, improvements thereon and the proceeds thereof);

 

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(t) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section ‎6.01(z); provided that, if any such Lien is on Collateral, the holders of such Indebtedness (or a representative thereof) shall be party to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(u) other Liens on assets securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $50,000,000 and 53% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(v) (i) Liens on assets securing judgments, awards, attachments and/or decrees and notices of lis pendens and associated rights relating to litigation being contested in good faith not constituting an Event of Default under ‎Section 7.01(h) and (ii) any cash deposits securing any settlement of litigation;

 

(w) (i) leases, licenses, subleases, sublicenses or cross-licenses granted to others, (ii) assignments of IP Rights granted to a customer of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business which do not secure any Indebtedness or (iii) the rights reserved or vested in any Person (including any Governmental Authority) by the terms of any lease, license, sub-license, franchise, grant or permit held by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, sub-license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

 

(x) Liens on Securities or other assets that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Investments permitted under ‎Section 6.06 arising out of such repurchase transaction;

 

(y) Liens securing obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments permitted under Sections ‎6.01(d), ‎(e), ‎(g), ‎(aa) and ‎(cc);

 

(z) Liens arising (i) out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of any assets or property and bailee arrangements in the ordinary course of business and permitted by this Agreement or (ii) by operation of law under Article 2 of the UCC (or any similar Requirement of Law of any jurisdiction);

 

(aa) Liens (i) in favor of any Loan Party and/or (ii) granted by any non-Loan Party in favor of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, in the case of each of clauses ‎(i) and ‎(ii), securing intercompany Indebtedness permitted under ‎Section 6.01 or ‎Section 6.06;

 

(bb) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

 

(cc) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing the relevant Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit or banker’s acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;

 

(dd) Liens securing (i) obligations under Hedge Agreements in connection with any Derivative Transaction of the type described in ‎Section 6.01(s), (ii) obligations of the type described in ‎Section 6.01(f) and/or (iii) obligations of the type described in ‎Section 6.01(r), which Liens (A) in each case under this ‎Section 6.02(dd), may be (but are not required to be) secured by all of the Collateral so long as the Lien on the Collateral is subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and (B) in the case of clause ‎(iii) (to the extent not secured as provided in clause ‎(A)), may consist of pledges of Cash collateral in an amount not to exceed the greater of $9,500,000 and 10% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

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(ee) (i) Liens on Capital Stock of Joint Ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries securing capital contributions to, or obligations of, such Persons and (ii) customary rights of first refusal and tag, drag and similar rights in joint venture agreements and agreements with respect to non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries;

 

(ff) Liens on Cash or Cash Equivalents arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness;

 

(gg) Liens permitted to remain outstanding following the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement (including Liens on Cash or Cash Equivalents backstopping any letters of credit existing on the Closing Date) and any replacements, refinancings or renewals thereof, so long as no such replacement, refinancings or renewal thereof increases the amount of such Lien except as otherwise permitted by this Section 6.02;

 

(hh) Liens on assets not constituting Collateral securing obligations in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $19,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(ii) Liens on Receivables Facility Assets incurred in connection with a Receivables Facility permitted by Section 6.01(w);

 

(jj) undetermined or inchoate Liens, rights of distress and charges incidental to current operations that have not at such time been filed or exercised, or which relate to obligations not due or payable or, if due, the validity of such Liens are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

(kk) with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, Liens and privileges arising mandatorily by any Requirement of Law; provided such Liens and privileges extend only to the assets or Capital Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary;

 

(ll) ground leases or subleases affecting real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are located;

 

(mm) [reserved];

 

(nn) security given to a public or private utility or any Governmental Authority as required in the ordinary course of business;

 

(oo) receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds;

 

(pp) [reserved];

 

(qq) Liens in the nature of the right of setoff in favor of counterparties to contractual agreements with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(rr) Liens granted pursuant to a security agreement between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and a licensee of IP Rights to secure the damages, if any, incurred by such licensee resulting from the rejection of the license of such licensee in a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(ss) Liens arising solely in connection with rights of dissenting equity holders pursuant to any Requirement of Law in respect of the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment;

 

(tt) any Lien relating to cash pooling or arising under the general terms and conditions (Algemene Bank Voorwaarden) of any member of the Dutch Bankers’ Association (Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken) or any similar term applied by a financial institution in the Netherlands pursuant to its general terms and conditions;

 

(uu) any Lien relating to any amounts of unpaid tax that may be subject to priority claims of the Dutch Tax Authorities pursuant to Section 21 of the Collection of State Taxes Act 1990 (Invorderingswet 1990) and in relation to which claims the Dutch Tax Authorities may have a right of seizure in respect of fixtures and fittings found on the premises of a relevant tax debtor (bodemzaak) pursuant to Section 22 and 22b of the Collection of State Taxes Act 1990 (Invorderingswet 1990); and

 

(vv) any Lien including any netting or set-off arising as a result of a fiscal unity (fiscale eenheid) for Dutch tax purposes of which only Dutch Loan Parties are or have been a member.

 

Section 6.03. No Further Negative Pledges. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties to, enter into any agreement prohibiting in any material respect the creation or assumption of any Lien upon any of its properties (other than Excluded Assets), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to the Obligations, except with respect to:

 

(a) restrictions relating to any asset (or all of the assets) of and/or the Capital Stock of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary which are imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into in connection with any Disposition or other transfer, lease, license or sub-license of such asset (or assets) and/or all or a portion of the Capital Stock of the relevant Person that is permitted or not restricted by this Agreement;

 

(b) restrictions contained in the Loan Documents, any Incremental Equivalent Debt, any Receivables Facility (limited to the assets securing the Indebtedness arising thereunder) or any Additional Letter of Credit Facility (limited to the assets securing the Indebtedness arising thereunder) (and in any Indebtedness permitted under ‎Section 6.01(p) to the extent relating to any extension, refinancing, refunding or replacement of any of the foregoing);

 

(c) restrictions contained in any documentation governing any other Indebtedness permitted by ‎Section 6.01 to the extent such restrictions (1)(x) are, taken as a whole, in the good-faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive as concerning the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary than customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type or (y) are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the restrictions contained in this Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) and (2) will not materially impair any Borrower’s obligation or ability to make any payments required hereunder (as determined by the Borrower in good faith);

 

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(d) restrictions by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting, licensing, sublicensing or other transfers (including the granting of any Lien) contained in leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses, joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (each of the foregoing, a “Covered Agreement”) (provided that such restrictions are limited to the relevant Covered Agreement and/or the property or assets secured by such Liens or the property or assets subject to such Covered Agreement);

 

(e) Permitted Liens and restrictions in the agreements relating thereto that limit the right of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to Dispose of or encumber the assets subject to such Liens;

 

(f) provisions limiting the Disposition, distribution or encumbrance of assets or property in joint venture agreements, sale and lease-back agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements (or the Persons the Capital Stock of which is the subject of such agreement (or any “shell company” parent with respect thereto));

 

(g) any encumbrance or restriction assumed in connection with an acquisition of the property or Capital Stock of any Person, so long as such encumbrance or restriction relates solely to the Person and its subsidiaries (including the Capital Stock of the relevant Person or Persons) and/or property so acquired (or to the Person or Persons (and its or their subsidiaries) bound thereby) and was not created solely in connection with or in anticipation of such acquisition;

 

(h) restrictions imposed by customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements that restrict the transfer of the assets of, or ownership interests in, the relevant partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or any similar Person (or any “shell company” parent with respect thereto);

 

(i) (i) restrictions on Cash or other deposits permitted under ‎Section 6.02 and/or imposed by Persons under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or for whose benefit such Cash or other deposits exist and (ii) customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases, so long as such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to materially impair any Loan Party’s obligation or ability to make any payments required under the Loan Documents (as determined by the Borrower in good faith);

 

(j) restrictions (i) set forth in documents which exist on the Closing Date or (ii) which are contemplated as of the Closing Date, in each case, as set forth on Schedule ‎6.03;

 

(k) restrictions contained in documents governing Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted hereunder;

 

(l) restrictions in Indebtedness permitted by ‎Section 6.01 that is secured by a Permitted Lien if the relevant restriction applies only to the Persons obligated under such Indebtedness and its Restricted Subsidiaries or the assets intended to secure such Indebtedness;

 

(m) provisions restricting the granting of a security interest in IP Rights contained in licenses, sublicenses or cross-licenses by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of such IP Rights, which licenses, sublicenses and cross-licenses were entered into in the ordinary course of business (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such IP Rights);

 

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(n) restrictions arising under or as a result of applicable Requirements of Law or the terms of any license, authorization, concession or permit issued or granted by a Governmental Authority;

 

(o) restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary that was previously an Unrestricted Subsidiary, pursuant to or by reason of an agreement that such Restricted Subsidiary is a party to or entered into before the date on which such Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such agreement was not entered into in anticipation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and any such restriction does not extend to any assets or property of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary other than the assets and property of such Subsidiary;

 

(p) customary restrictions imposed in connection with any Receivables Facility or similar transaction permitted hereunder;

 

(q) [reserved]; and

 

(r) other restrictions or encumbrances imposed by any amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in the preceding clauses of this Section; provided that no such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, more restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and other restrictions, taken as a whole, than those in effect prior to the relevant amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.

 

Section 6.04. Restricted Payments; Restricted Debt Payments.

 

(a) The Borrower shall not, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to not, pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except that:

 

(i) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the extent necessary to permit any Parent Company:

 

(A) to pay general operating and compliance costs and expenses (including corporate overhead, legal or similar expenses and customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers and/or consultants of any Parent Company), in each case, which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business, plus any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors, officers, members of management, managers, employees or consultants of any Parent Company, in each case, to the extent attributable to the ownership or operations of any Parent Company (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the portion of any such amount, if any, that is attributable to the ownership or operations of any subsidiary of any Parent Company other than the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries), the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries (and/or Joint Ventures);

 

(B) to pay franchise, excise and similar Taxes, and other fees, Taxes and expenses, required to maintain the organizational existence of such Parent Company;

 

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(C) to pay customary salary, bonus, long-term incentive, severance and other benefits (including payment to certain service providers of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity plan (whether in the form of options, cash settled options or otherwise)) payable to Permitted Payees, as well as applicable employment, social security or similar taxes in connection therewith, to the extent such salary, bonuses, severance and other benefits are attributable to the operations of the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries (and/or Joint Ventures), in each case, so long as such Parent Company applies the amount of any such Restricted Payment for such purpose;

 

(D) to pay audit and other accounting and reporting expenses of such Parent Company to the extent attributable to any Parent Company (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the portion of any such expenses, if any, attributable to the ownership or operations of any subsidiary of any Parent Company other than the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries), the Borrower and its subsidiaries (and/or any Joint Ventures);

 

(E) for the payment of insurance premiums to the extent attributable to any Parent Company (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the portion of any such premiums, if any, attributable to the ownership or operations of any subsidiary of any Parent Company other than the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries), the Borrower and its subsidiaries (and/or Joint Ventures);

 

(F) to pay (x) fees and expenses related to any debt and/or equity offerings (including refinancings), Investments and/or acquisitions permitted or not restricted by this Agreement (whether or not consummated, and including advisory, refinancing, subsequent transaction and exit fees of any Parent Company of the Borrower) and expenses and indemnities of any trustee, agent, arranger, underwriter or similar role and (y) after the consummation of an initial public offering or the issuance of debt securities, Public Company Costs; and

 

(G) to finance any Investment permitted under ‎Section 6.06 as if such Parent Company were subject to ‎Section 6.06 (provided that (x) any Restricted Payment under this clause ‎(a)‎(i)‎(G) shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing or consummation of such Investment or at future times as may be scheduled at the time of such closing or consummation to be made thereafter in connection therewith and (y) the relevant Parent Company shall, promptly following the closing or consummation thereof, cause (I) all property acquired to be contributed to the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (II) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in order to consummate such Investment in compliance with the applicable requirements of ‎Section 6.06 as if undertaken as a direct Investment by the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary);

 

(ii) the Borrower may pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any Parent Company to pay) for the repurchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Capital Stock of any Parent Company or any subsidiary held by any Permitted Payee:

 

(A) with Cash and Cash Equivalents (and including, to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, amounts paid in respect of promissory notes issued pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(o)), in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $7,000,000 and 7% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period in any Fiscal Year, which, if not used in any Fiscal Year, may be carried forward to the following two Fiscal Years (until so applied); plus

 

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(B) with the proceeds of any sale or issuance of, or of any capital contribution in respect of, the Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Company (to the extent such proceeds are contributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Qualified Capital Stock issued by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary); plus

 

(C) with the net proceeds of any key-man life insurance policies; plus

 

(D) with the amount of any Cash bonuses otherwise payable to any Permitted Payee that are foregone in exchange for the receipt of Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Company pursuant to any compensation arrangement, including any deferred compensation plan;

 

(iii) [reserved];

 

(iv) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments (i) to any Parent Company to enable such Parent Company to (A) make Cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of such Parent Company, or in connection with dividends, share splits, reverse share splits (or any combination thereof) and mergers, consolidations, amalgamations or other business combinations, and acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder and/or (B) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness, make any cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any conversion and make payments on convertible Indebtedness in accordance with its terms and (ii) consisting of (A) payments made or expected to be made in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by any Permitted Payee and/or (B) repurchases of Capital Stock in consideration of the payments described in sub clause (A) above, including demand repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options and the issuance of restricted stock units or similar stock based awards;

 

(v) the Borrower may repurchase, redeem, acquire or retire Capital Stock upon (or make provisions for withholdings in connection with), or make Restricted Payments to any Parent Company to enable it to repurchase, redeem, acquire or retire Capital Stock upon (or make provisions for withholdings in connection with), the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock if such Capital Stock represents all or a portion of the exercise price of, or tax withholdings with respect to, such warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock as part of a “cashless” exercise;

 

(vi) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments the proceeds of which are applied (i) on or promptly following the Closing Date, solely to effect the consummation of the Transactions, (ii) on and after the Closing Date, to satisfy any payment obligations owing, or as otherwise required, under the Acquisition Agreement (including payment of working capital and/or purchase price adjustments) and to pay Transaction Costs, in each case, with respect to the Transactions, (iii) to satisfy obligations to direct or indirect holders of Capital Stock of the Borrower (immediately prior to giving effect to the Transactions) in connection with, or as a result of, any working capital and/or purchase price adjustments, in each case, with respect to the Transactions and (iv) to satisfy any settlement of claims or actions in connection with the Transactions or to satisfy indemnity or other similar obligations in connection with the Transactions;

 

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(vii) [reserved];

 

(viii) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to (i) redeem, repurchase, defease, discharge, retire or otherwise acquire any (A) Capital Stock (“Treasury Capital Stock”) of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary or (B) Capital Stock of any Parent Company, in the case of each of subclauses ‎(A) and ‎(B), in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary) of, Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Company to the extent any such proceeds are contributed to the capital of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Qualified Capital Stock (“Refunding Capital Stock”), (ii) declare and pay dividends on any Treasury Capital Stock out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale or issuance (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of any Refunding Capital Stock and (iii) if, immediately prior to the retirement of Treasury Capital Stock, the declaration and payment of dividends thereon by the Borrower was permitted under the preceding clause (i) or (ii), the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock (other than Refunding Capital Stock the proceeds of which were used to redeem, repurchase, defease, discharge, retire or otherwise acquire any Capital Stock of any Parent Company) in an aggregate amount per annum no greater than the aggregate amount of dividends per annum that were declarable and payable on such Treasury Capital Stock immediately prior to such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, discharge, retirement or other acquisition;

 

(ix) to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, the Borrower may consummate any transaction permitted by Section 6.06 (other than Sections ‎6.06(j) and ‎(t)), ‎Section 6.07 (other than ‎Section 6.07(g)) and ‎Section 6.09 (other than Section 6.09(b), (d), (n) or (o));

 

(x) [reserved];

 

(xi) the Borrower may pay any dividend or other distribution or consummate any redemption within 60 days after the date of the declaration thereof or the provision of a redemption notice with respect thereto, as the case may be, if at the date of such declaration or notice, the dividend, distribution or redemption contemplated by such declaration or redemption notice would have complied with the provisions of this ‎Section 6.04(a);

 

(xii) the Borrower may make any Restricted Payment constituting the distribution or payment of Receivables Fees;

 

(xiii) [reserved];

 

(xiv) the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the amount of proceeds received by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary under the Representation and Warranty Insurance Policy during the term of this Agreement;

 

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(xv) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in amounts required for any Parent Company of the Borrower to pay consolidated, combined or similar foreign, federal, state or local income or similar Taxes of a tax group that includes the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries and whose common parent is a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, to the extent such income or similar Taxes are attributable to the income of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, provided that the amount of such Restricted Payments shall not exceed the amount of Taxes that the Borrower and its subsidiaries would have been required to pay as a standalone consolidated, combined or similar foreign, federal, state or local tax group, provided, further, that the amount of such Restricted Payments with respect to any Taxes attributable to any Unrestricted Subsidiary for any taxable period shall be limited to the amount actually paid with respect to such period by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for the purposes of paying such consolidated, combined or similar foreign, federal, state or local income or similar taxes;

 

(xvi) the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments constituting any part of a Permitted Reorganization;

 

(xvii) the Borrower may make a distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of the Capital Stock of, or debt owed to any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary by, any Unrestricted Subsidiary (or a Restricted Subsidiary that owns one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries, provided that such Restricted Subsidiary owns no other material assets other than Capital Stock of one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries), in each case other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the primary assets of which are Cash and/or Cash Equivalents; provided that any such Capital Stock or debt that represents an Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to continue to charge (as utilization) the respective clause under Section 6.06 pursuant to which such Investment was made;

 

(xviii) the Borrower may make payments and distributions to satisfy dissenters’ rights (including in connection with, or as a result of, the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) in respect thereof), pursuant to or in connection with any acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or Disposition that complies with ‎Section 6.07;

 

(xix) the Borrower may make a Restricted Payment in respect of payments made for the benefit of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such payments could have been made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary because such payments (A) would not otherwise be Restricted Payments and (B) would be permitted by ‎Section 6.09;

 

(xx) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and to other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, to Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Capital Stock); and

 

(xxi) the Borrower may make a Restricted Payment in respect of required withholding or similar non-U.S. Taxes with respect to any Permitted Payee and any repurchases of Capital Stock in consideration of such payments, including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options or the issuance of restricted stock units or similar stock based awards.

 

(b) The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any prepayment in Cash on or in respect of principal of or interest on any Restricted Debt, including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Restricted Debt more than one year prior to the scheduled maturity date thereof (collectively, “Restricted Debt Payments”), except:

 

(i) any refinancing, purchase, defeasance, redemption, repurchase, repayment or other acquisition or retirement of any Restricted Debt made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by ‎Section 6.01;

 

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(ii) payments as part of, or to enable another Person to make, an “applicable high yield discount obligation” catch-up payment;

 

(iii) payments of regularly scheduled principal and interest (including any penalty interest, if applicable) and payments of fees, expenses and indemnification obligations as and when due (other than payments with respect to Restricted Debt that are prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof);

 

(iv) additional Restricted Debt Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed (A)(1) the sum of (x) the greater of $15,000,000 and 16% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period and (y) so long as, as measured at the time provided for in ‎Section 1.04(e), the Total Leverage Ratio would not exceed 4.50:1.00, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, the greater of $10,000,000 and 11% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period; provided that, in each case, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom minus (2) any utilization of the Available RDP Capacity Amount in reliance on unused capacity under the immediately preceding clause (A)(1) plus (B) the Available RP Capacity Amount;

 

(v) (A) Restricted Debt Payments in exchange for, or with proceeds of any issuance of, Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary and/or any capital contribution in respect of Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than issuances to or contributions by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries), (B) Restricted Debt Payments as a result of the conversion of all or any portion of any Restricted Debt into Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary or Parent Company and (C) to the extent constituting a Restricted Debt Payment, payment-in-kind interest with respect to any Restricted Debt that is permitted under ‎Section 6.01;

 

(vi) Restricted Debt Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed (A) the portion, if any, of the Available Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause ‎(vi)‎(A) plus (B) the portion, if any, of the Available Excluded Contribution Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause ‎(vi)‎(B) (plus, without duplication of amounts previously referred to in this clause (B), in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds from a Disposition of property or assets acquired after the Closing Date, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Available Excluded Contribution Amounts); and

 

(vii) additional Restricted Debt Payments so long as, as measured at the time provided for in ‎Section 1.04(e), the Total Leverage Ratio would not exceed 4.50:1.00, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom.

 

Section 6.05. [Reserved].

 

Section 6.06. Investments. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make or own any Investment in any other Person except:

 

(a) Investments in assets that are Cash or Cash Equivalents, or Investments that were Cash or Cash Equivalents at the time made;

 

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(b) (i) Investments existing on the Closing Date in the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof so long as no such modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof increases the amount of such Investment except by the terms thereof (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of payment-in-kind securities) or as otherwise permitted by this ‎Section 6.06, (ii) Investments made after the Closing Date among the Borrower and/or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties or in any Person that will, upon such Investment, become a Loan Party, (iii) Investments made after the Closing Date by any Loan Party in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the greater of $50,000,000 and 53% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period and (iv) Investments made by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in any Loan Party and/or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or in any Person that will, upon such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(c) Investments (i) constituting deposits, prepayments and/or other credits to suppliers or other trade counterparties, (ii) made in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client and customer contracts and/or (iii) in the form of advances made to distributors, suppliers, licensors and licensees, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or, in the case of clause ‎(iii), to the extent necessary to maintain the ordinary course of supplies to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(d) Investments in (i) any Unrestricted Subsidiary (including any Joint Venture that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary) in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the greater of $25,000,000 and 26% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period and (ii) any Similar Business (including any Joint Venture engaged in a Similar Business) in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the greater of $25,000,000 and 26% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(e) (i) Permitted Acquisitions and (ii) any Investment in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in an amount required to permit such Restricted Subsidiary to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment;

 

(f) (i) Investments existing on, or contractually committed to or contemplated as of, the Closing Date and, with respect to any such Investment in excess of $1,000,000, described on Schedule ‎6.06 and (ii) any modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Investment described in clause ‎(i) above so long as no such modification, renewal or extension thereof increases the amount of such Investment except by the terms thereof (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of payment-in-kind securities) or as otherwise permitted by this ‎Section 6.06;

 

(g) Investments received in lieu of Cash in connection with any Disposition permitted by ‎Section 6.07 or any other disposition of assets not constituting a Disposition;

 

(h) loans or advances to Permitted Payees to the extent permitted by Requirements of Law, in connection with such Person’s purchase of Capital Stock of any Parent Company, either (i) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of $2,500,000 and 2.5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period at any one time outstanding, (ii) so long as the proceeds of such loan or advance are substantially contemporaneously contributed to the Borrower for the purchase of such Capital Stock or (iii) so long as no Cash or Cash Equivalents are advanced in connection with such loan or advance;

 

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(i) Investments consisting of rebates and extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j) Investments consisting of (or resulting from) Indebtedness permitted under ‎Section 6.01 (including Guarantees thereof) (other than Indebtedness permitted under Sections ‎6.01(b) and ‎(h)), Permitted Liens, Restricted Payments permitted under ‎Section 6.04(a) (other than ‎Section 6.04(a)(ix)), Restricted Debt Payments permitted by ‎Section 6.04(b) and mergers, consolidations, amalgamations, liquidations, windings up, dissolutions or Dispositions permitted by ‎Section 6.07 (other than ‎Section 6.07(a) (if made in reliance on subclause ‎(ii)(y) of the proviso thereto), Section 6.07(b) (if made in reliance on clause (ii) of the proviso thereto), ‎Section 6.07(c)(ii) (if made in reliance on clause ‎(B) therein) and ‎Section 6.07(g) and transactions permitted by Section 6.09 (other than Section 6.09 (a), (d), (h), (i), (l), (n)(ii), (o) and (q));

 

(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers, vendors, suppliers, licensors, sublicensors, licensees and sublicensees;

 

(l) Investments (including debt obligations and Capital Stock) received (i) in connection with the bankruptcy, work-out, reorganization or recapitalization of any Person, (ii) in settlement or compromise of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with or judgments against, customers, trade-creditors, suppliers, licensees and other account debtors arising in the ordinary course of business, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon bankruptcy or insolvency of any customer, trade creditor, supplier, licensee or other account debtor, (iii) in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons, (iv) as a result of foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment and/or (v) in settlement, compromise or resolution of litigation, arbitration or other disputes;

 

(m) loans and advances of payroll payments or other compensation to present or former employees, directors, members of management, officers, managers or consultants of any Parent Company (to the extent such payments or other compensation relate to services provided to such Parent Company (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the portion of any such amount, if any, attributable to the ownership or operations of any subsidiary of any Parent Company other than the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries)), the Borrower and/or any subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

(n) Investments to the extent that payment therefor is made solely with Capital Stock of any Parent Company or Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, to the extent not resulting in a Change of Control;

 

(o) (i) Investments of any Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date, or of any Person acquired by, or merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, in each case as part of an Investment otherwise permitted by this ‎Section 6.06 to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of the relevant acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and (ii) any modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Investment permitted under clause ‎(i) of this ‎Section 6.06(o) so long as no such modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof increases the amount of such Investment except as otherwise permitted by this ‎Section 6.06;

 

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(p) Investments made in connection with the Transactions and any Investments held by the Target or its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and permitted to remain (or not prohibited from remaining) outstanding after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement;

 

(q) Investments made after the Closing Date by the Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed:

 

(i) the greater of $37,500,000 and 40% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, plus

 

(ii) so long as no Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Available RP Capacity Amount plus the Available RDP Capacity Amount;

 

(r) Investments made after the Closing Date by the Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed (i) the portion, if any, of the Available Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause ‎(r)‎(i) plus (ii) the portion, if any, of the Available Excluded Contribution Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause ‎(r)‎(ii) (plus, without duplication of amounts referred to in this clause (ii), in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds from a Disposition of property or assets acquired after the Closing Date, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Available Excluded Contribution Amounts);

 

(s) (i) Guarantees of leases or subleases (in each case other than Financing Leases) or of other obligations not constituting Indebtedness, (ii) Guarantees of the lease obligations of suppliers, customers, franchisees and licensees of the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in the ordinary course of business and (iii) Investments consisting of Guarantees of any supplier’s obligations in respect of commodity contracts, including Derivative Transactions, solely to the extent such commodities related to the materials or products to be purchased by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(t) (i) Investments in any Parent Company (or any other Person) in amounts and for purposes for which Restricted Payments to such Parent Company (or such other Person) are permitted under ‎Section 6.04(a); provided that any Investment made as provided above in lieu of any such Restricted Payment shall reduce availability under the applicable Restricted Payment basket under ‎Section 6.04(a) and (ii) Investments consisting of loans and advances to any Parent Company in connection with the reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

(u) Investments by Loan Parties in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party so long as such Investment is a part of a series of simultaneous Investments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in other Restricted Subsidiaries that result in all proceeds of such intercompany Investment being invested in an Investment otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 6.06;

 

(v) Investments in subsidiaries and Joint Ventures in connection with reorganizations and/or restructurings, including any Permitted Reorganization, and/or activities related to tax planning (including Investments in non-Cash or non-Cash Equivalents); provided that, after giving effect to any such reorganization, restructuring and/or related activity, the security interest of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral, taken as a whole, is not materially impaired (including by a material portion of the assets that constitute Collateral immediately prior to such reorganization, restructuring or tax planning activities no longer constituting Collateral) as a result of such reorganization, restructuring or tax planning activities;

 

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(w) Investments arising under or in connection with any Derivative Transaction of the type permitted under ‎Section 6.01(s);

 

(x) Investments made (i) in Joint Ventures, (ii) in connection with the creation, formation and/or acquisition of any Joint Venture or (iii) in any Restricted Subsidiary to enable such Restricted Subsidiary to create, form and/or acquire any Joint Venture, in an aggregate outstanding amount under this clause ‎(x) not to exceed the greater of $25,000,000 and 26% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period;

 

(y) Investments made in Joint Ventures as required by, or made pursuant to, buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture agreements and similar binding arrangements in effect on the Closing Date or entered into after the Closing Date in the ordinary course of business;

 

(z) unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent that they are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable Requirements of Law;

 

(aa) Investments in Holdings, the Borrower, any subsidiary and/or any Joint Venture in connection with intercompany cash management arrangements and related activities in the ordinary course of business;

 

(bb) Investments made in connection with any nonqualified deferred compensation plan or arrangement for any Permitted Payee;

 

(cc) any Investment made by any Unrestricted Subsidiary prior to the date on which such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary (but for the avoidance of doubt, after such subsidiary was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary) so long as the relevant Investment was not made in contemplation of the designation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(dd) additional Investments so long as, as measured at the time provided for in ‎Section 1.04(e), the Total Leverage Ratio would not exceed 4.75:1.00, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that, no Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

 

(ee) Investments consisting of the licensing, sub-licensing or contribution of IP Rights pursuant to joint marketing, collaborations or other similar arrangements with other Persons;

 

(ff) Investments in or relating to any Receivables Subsidiary that, in the good faith determination of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect a Receivables Facility (including any contribution of replacement or substitute assets to such Receivables Subsidiary) or any repurchases in connection therewith (including the contribution or lending of Cash or Cash Equivalents to Subsidiaries to finance the purchase of such assets from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or to otherwise fund required reserves and Investments of funds held in accounts permitted or required by the arrangements governing such Receivables Facility or any related Indebtedness);

 

(gg) the conversion to Qualified Capital Stock of any Indebtedness owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and permitted by ‎Section 6.01;

 

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(hh) Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be established or created (including pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) if the Borrower and such Restricted Subsidiary comply with the requirements of ‎Section 5.12, if applicable; provided that, in each case, to the extent such new Restricted Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a transaction pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted by this ‎Section 6.06, and such new Restricted Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any acquisition or Investment consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such transaction, such new Restricted Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in ‎Section 5.12 until the respective acquisition is consummated (at which time the surviving entity of the respective transaction shall be required to so comply in accordance with the provisions thereof);

 

(ii) contributions in connection with compensation arrangements to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(jj) Investments by Loan Parties in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party so long as such Investment is part of a series of simultaneous Investments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in other Restricted Subsidiaries that result in the proceeds of the intercompany Investment being invested in one or more Loan Parties;

 

(kk) Investments consisting of earnest money deposits required in connection with purchase agreements or other acquisitions or Investments otherwise permitted under this ‎Section 6.06 and any other pledges or deposits permitted by ‎Section 6.02;

 

(ll) Term Loans repurchased by Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to and subject to immediate cancellation in accordance with this Agreement and, to the extent permitted (or not prohibited) by ‎Section 6.04(b), loans repurchased by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to and subject to immediate cancellation in accordance with the terms of any other Indebtedness;

 

(mm) Guarantee obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of letters of support, guarantees or similar obligations issued, made or incurred for the benefit of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent required by law or in connection with any statutory filing or the delivery of audit opinions performed in jurisdictions other than within the United States; and

 

(nn) purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, services, equipment or similar assets in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Section 6.07. Fundamental Changes; Disposition of Assets. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction of merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve themselves (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) (including, in each case, pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division), or make any Disposition of assets having a fair market value in excess of the greater of $5,000,000 and 5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, and in excess of the greater of $7,500,000 and 7.5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, in the aggregate for all such transactions in any Fiscal Year, except:

 

(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into a Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) in the case of any such merger, consolidation or amalgamation with or into a Borrower, (A) such Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, consolidation or amalgamation (including any immediate and successive mergers, consolidations or amalgamations of entities) is not a Borrower (any such Person after giving effect to such transaction or transactions, a “Successor Borrower”), (x) such Successor Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the law of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia or (if (I) such Borrower has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Dutch Borrower or (II) the Dutch Borrower has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into such Successor Borrower) the Netherlands, (y) such Successor Borrower shall expressly assume the Obligations of such Borrower in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Consent Party and shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent which is required by U.S. regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations including the USA PATRIOT Act and (z) except as the Administrative Consent Party may otherwise agree, each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, shall have executed and delivered a reaffirmation agreement with respect to its obligations under the Loan Guaranty and the other Loan Documents; it being understood and agreed that if the foregoing conditions under clauses ‎(x) through ‎(z) are satisfied, such Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, such Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) in the case of any such merger, consolidation or amalgamation with or into any Subsidiary Guarantor, either (x) a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the continuing or surviving Person shall expressly assume the guarantee obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or (y) the relevant transaction shall be treated as an Investment and otherwise be made in compliance with ‎Section 6.06;

 

(b) Dispositions (including of Capital Stock) among the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise); provided that any such Disposition by any Loan Party to any Person that is not a Loan Party shall be (i) for fair market value (as determined by such Person in good faith) or (ii) treated as an Investment and otherwise be made in compliance with Section 6.06 (other than in reliance on clause ‎(j) thereof);

 

(c) (i) the liquidation or dissolution of any Restricted Subsidiary if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower, is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders, and the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary receives any assets of the relevant dissolved or liquidated Restricted Subsidiary; provided that in the case of any liquidation or dissolution of any Loan Party that results in a distribution of assets to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such distribution shall be treated as an Investment and shall otherwise be made in compliance with Section 6.06 (other than in reliance on clause ‎(j) thereof); (ii) any merger, amalgamation, dissolution, liquidation or consolidation, the purpose of which is to effect (A) any Disposition otherwise permitted under this ‎Section 6.07 (other than clause ‎(a), clause ‎(b) or this clause ‎(c)) or (B) any Investment permitted under Section 6.06 (other than in reliance on clause (j) thereof); and (iii) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may be converted into another form of entity, in each case, so long as such conversion does not adversely affect the value of the Loan Guaranty or the Collateral, taken as a whole;

 

(d) (x) Dispositions of inventory or goods held for sale, equipment or other assets in the ordinary course of business (including on an intercompany basis) and (y) the leasing or subleasing of real property in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(e) Dispositions of surplus, obsolete, used or worn out property or other property that, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, is (A) no longer useful in its business (or in the business of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) or (B) otherwise economically impracticable or not commercially reasonable to maintain;

 

(f) Dispositions of Cash and/or Cash Equivalents or other assets that were Cash and/or Cash Equivalents when the relevant original Investment was made;

 

(g) Dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations or conveyances that constitute Investments permitted pursuant to ‎Section 6.06 (other than ‎Section 6.06(j)), Permitted Liens, Restricted Payments permitted by ‎Section 6.04(a) (other than ‎Section 6.04(a)(ix)) and Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted by ‎Section 6.08;

 

(h) Dispositions for fair market value; provided that with respect to (1) any single Disposition transaction with respect to assets having a fair market value in excess of the greater of $8,000,000 and 8% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period and (2) aggregate Disposition transactions with respect to assets having a fair market value in excess of the greater of $15,000,000 and 16% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, for all such transactions on an aggregate basis in any Fiscal Year (in each case other than any Permitted Asset Swap), at least 75% of the consideration for such Disposition (other than the portion of any such Disposition consisting of a Permitted Asset Swap) shall consist of Cash or Cash Equivalents (provided that for purposes of the 75% Cash consideration requirement, (v) the amount of any Indebtedness or other liabilities (other than Indebtedness or other liabilities that are subordinated to the Obligations or that are owed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (as shown on such Person’s most recent balance sheet (or in the notes thereto), or if the incurrence of such Indebtedness or other liability took place after the date of such balance sheet, that would have been shown on such balance sheet or in the notes thereto, as determined in good faith by the Borrower) that are (i) assumed by the transferee of any such assets and for which the Borrower and/or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary have been validly released by all relevant creditors in writing or (ii) otherwise cancelled or terminated in connection with such Disposition, (w) the amount of any trade-in value applied to the purchase price of any replacement assets acquired in connection with such Disposition, (x) any Securities or other obligations or assets received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee (including earn-outs or similar obligations) that are converted by such Person into Cash or Cash Equivalents, or by their terms are required to be satisfied for Cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the Cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition and (y) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in respect of such Disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (y) and clause (B)(1) of the proviso to ‎Section 6.08 that is at that time outstanding, not in excess of the greater of $30,000,000 and 32% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, in each case shall be deemed to be Cash); provided, further, that the Net Proceeds of such Disposition shall be applied and/or reinvested as (and to the extent) required by ‎Section 2.11(b)(ii);

 

(i) to the extent that (i) the relevant property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of the relevant Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

 

(j) Dispositions of Investments in Joint Ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, buy/sell arrangements between joint venture or similar parties set forth in the relevant joint venture arrangements and/or similar binding arrangements;

 

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(k) Dispositions of notes receivable or accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business (including any discount and/or forgiveness thereof) or in connection with the collection or compromise thereof, or as part of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding;

 

(l) Dispositions and/or terminations of, or constituting, leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses or cross-licenses (including the provision of software under any open source license), the Dispositions or terminations of which (i) do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) relate to closed facilities or the discontinuation of any product line or (iii) are made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(m) (i) any termination of any lease, sublease, license or sub-license in the ordinary course of business (and any related Disposition of improvements made to leased real property resulting therefrom), (ii) any expiration of any option agreement in respect of real or personal property and (iii) any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contractual rights or litigation claims (including in tort) in the ordinary course of business;

 

(n) Dispositions of property subject to foreclosure, expropriation, forced disposition, casualty, eminent domain or condemnation proceedings (including in lieu thereof or any similar proceeding);

 

(o) Dispositions or consignments of equipment, inventory or other assets (including leasehold or licensed interests in real property) with respect to facilities that are temporarily not in use, held for sale or closed;

 

(p) the Transactions and any Disposition in connection with the Transactions;

 

(q) Dispositions of non-core assets (including Capital Stock) and sales of Real Estate Assets, in each case acquired in any acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, (x) which Disposition or sale is required to obtain the approval of any anti-trust authority or (y) which, within 180 days of the date of such acquisition or Investment, are designated in writing to the Administrative Agent as being held for sale and not for the continued operation of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses;

 

(r) exchanges or swaps, including transactions covered by Section 1031 of the Code (or any comparable provision of any foreign jurisdiction), of property or assets so long as any such exchange or swap is made for fair value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) for like property or assets or property, assets or services of greater value or usefulness to the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the Borrower; provided that upon the consummation of any such exchange or swap by any Loan Party, to the extent the property received does not constitute an Excluded Asset, the Administrative Agent has a perfected Lien with the same priority as the Lien held on the property or assets so exchanged or swapped;

 

(s) Dispositions of assets that do not constitute Collateral having a fair market value of not more than, in any Fiscal Year, the greater of $7,000,000 and 7% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, which amounts if not used in any Fiscal Year may be carried forward to the immediately subsequent Fiscal Year;

 

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(t) (i) licensing and cross-licensing (including sub-licensing) arrangements involving any technology, intellectual property or IP Rights of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Dispositions, abandonments, cancellations or lapses of any IP Rights or issuances or registrations, or applications for issuances or registrations, of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business, or which, in the good faith determination of the Borrower, are not material to the conduct of the business of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, or are no longer economical to maintain in light of its use and (iii) Dispositions of any technology, intellectual property or IP Rights of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

(u) terminations or unwinds of Derivative Transactions;

 

(v) Dispositions of Capital Stock of, or sales of Indebtedness or other Securities of, Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

 

(w) Dispositions of Real Estate Assets and related assets in the ordinary course of business in connection with relocation activities for directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants of any Parent Company, the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(x) Dispositions made to comply with any order or other directive of any Governmental Authority or any applicable Requirement of Law;

 

(y) any merger, consolidation, Disposition or conveyance the sole purpose of which is to reincorporate or reorganize (i) any Domestic Subsidiary in another jurisdiction in the U.S. and/or (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary in the U.S. or any other jurisdiction;

 

(z) Dispositions constituting any part of a Permitted Reorganization;

 

(aa) any sale of motor vehicles and information technology equipment purchased at the end of an operating lease and resold thereafter;

 

(bb) other Dispositions involving assets having a fair market value of not more than, in any Fiscal Year, the greater of $7,000,000 and 7% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, which amounts if not used in any Fiscal Year may be carried forward to the immediately succeeding Fiscal Year (in each case until so applied);

 

(cc) Dispositions contemplated on the Closing Date and described on Schedule ‎6.07 hereto;

 

(dd) Dispositions or discounts of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Receivables Facility Assets, or any disposition of the Capital Stock in a Subsidiary all or substantially all of the assets of which are Receivables Facility Assets, or other rights to payment and related assets in connection with any Receivables Facility outstanding pursuant to Section 6.01(w);

 

(ee) any issuance, sale or Disposition of Capital Stock to directors, officers, managers or employees for purposes of satisfying requirements with respect to directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals, in each case as required by applicable Requirements of Law;

 

(ff) any netting arrangement of accounts receivable between or among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or among Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(gg) Disposition of assets for purposes of charitable contributions or similar gifts to the extent such assets are not material to the ability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to conduct its business in the ordinary course;

 

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(hh) any “fee in lieu” or other Disposition of assets to any Governmental Authority that continue in use by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may obtain title to such asset upon reasonable notice by paying a nominal fee; and

 

(ii) (i) the formation, dissolution, liquidation or Disposition of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC and (ii) any Disposition to effect the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC which Disposition is not otherwise prohibited hereunder; provided that in each case upon formation of a Delaware Divided LLC, the Borrower complies with ‎Section 5.12 with respect to such Delaware Divided LLC to the extent applicable.

 

To the extent that any Collateral is Disposed of as expressly permitted by this ‎Section 6.07 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall automatically be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents (which Liens shall be automatically released upon the consummation of such Disposition) and the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take, and shall take, any actions reasonably requested by the Borrower or otherwise deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.

 

Section 6.08. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, become or remain liable as lessee or as a guarantor or other surety with respect to any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, which the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary (a) has sold or transferred or is to sell or to transfer to any other Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and (b) intends to use for substantially the same purpose as the property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to any Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) in connection with such lease (such a transaction described herein, a “Sale and Lease-Back Transaction”); provided that any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction shall be permitted so long as either (A) the resulting Indebtedness, if any, is permitted by Section 6.01(z) and the Net Proceeds of any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction consummated pursuant to this clause (A) shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.11(b)(ii) or (B)(1) such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction is made in exchange for Cash consideration (provided that the Cash consideration requirements set forth in ‎Section 6.07(h) shall apply (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of Designated Non-Cash Consolidation shall apply in the aggregate to ‎Section 6.07(h) and clause (B) of this proviso) in determining whether or not the Cash consideration requirements in this clause are satisfied), (2) the Borrower or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary would otherwise be permitted to enter into, and remain liable under, the applicable underlying lease and (3) the aggregate fair market value of the assets sold subject to all Sale and Lease-Back Transactions under this clause ‎(B) shall not exceed the greater of $30,000,000 and 32% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.

 

Section 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) involving payment in excess of the greater of $6,500,000 and 7% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period in any individual transaction with any of their respective Affiliates on terms that are substantially less favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), than those that might be obtained at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction from a Person who is not an Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to:

 

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(a) any transaction between or among Holdings, the Borrower and/or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries and/or Joint Ventures (or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture as a result of such transaction) to the extent permitted or not restricted by this Agreement;

 

(b) any issuance, sale or grant of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of any Parent Company or of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(c) (i) any collective bargaining, employment, indemnification, expense reimbursement or severance agreement or compensatory (including profit sharing) arrangement entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any Permitted Payee, (ii) any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Capital Stock pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with any Permitted Payee and (iii) payments or other transactions pursuant to any management equity plan, employee compensation, benefit plan, stock option plan or arrangement, equity holder arrangement, supplemental executive retirement benefit plan, any health, disability or similar insurance plan, or any employment contract or arrangement which covers any Permitted Payee and payments pursuant thereto;

 

(d) (i) transactions permitted by Sections ‎6.01(d), ‎(o), ‎(bb) and ‎(ee), 6.04, 6.06‎(h), ‎(m), ‎(o), ‎(t), ‎(v), ‎(x), ‎(y), ‎(z), ‎(aa), ‎(bb), ‎(cc), ‎(gg), ‎(hh), ‎(ii), ‎(jj), ‎(ll) and ‎(mm) and ‎6.07, (ii) any Permitted Reorganization and any transaction for the forming of a holding company or reincorporation of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a new jurisdiction, (iii) any customary transaction with (including Investment in or relating to) any Receivables Subsidiary effected as part of any Receivables Facility outstanding pursuant to Section 6.01(w) and (iv) issuances of Capital Stock and issuances and incurrences of Indebtedness not restricted by this Agreement and payments pursuant thereto;

 

(e) the existence of, or performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the terms of, any transaction or agreement in existence on the Closing Date and any amendment, modification or extension thereof to the extent such amendment, modification or extension, taken as a whole, is not (i) materially adverse to the Lenders or (ii) more disadvantageous to the Lenders than the relevant transaction in existence on the Closing Date;

 

(f) (i) the payment of any fees contemplated by any Acceptable Management Agreement; provided that during the continuance of an Event of Default, such payments shall not be permitted but shall continue to accrue and may be paid upon any such Event of Default being cured, (ii) the payment of reasonable compensation and expense reimbursement for services provided to Parent or any of its subsidiaries by employees of Sponsor and (iii) the payment of or reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the provision by Sponsor or any Parent Company of any management, advisory, consulting or other similar services to the Borrower or its subsidiaries;

 

(g) the Transactions, including the payment of Transaction Costs and payments required under the Acquisition Agreement;

 

(h) any transaction or transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower at such time;

 

(i) Guarantees permitted by ‎Section 6.01 or ‎Section 6.06;

 

(j) [reserved];

 

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(k) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, members of the board of directors (or similar governing body), officers, employees, members of management, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and, in the case of payments to such Person in such capacity on behalf of any Parent Company, to the extent attributable to the operations of the Borrower or its subsidiaries or Joint Ventures;

 

(l) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, licensees, Joint Ventures, purchasers or sellers of goods or services or providers of employees or other labor entered into in the ordinary course of business, which are (i) fair to the Borrower and/or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary in the good faith determination of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower or the senior management thereof or (ii) on terms not substantially less favorable to the Borrower and/or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary as might reasonably be obtained from a Person other than an Affiliate;

 

(m) the payment of reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses related to registration rights and customary indemnities provided to shareholders under any shareholder agreement and the existence or performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under any such registration rights or shareholder agreement;

 

(n) (i) any purchase by Holdings of the Capital Stock of (or contribution to the equity capital of) the Borrower and (ii) any intercompany loans made by Holdings to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(o) any transaction in respect of which the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter addressed to the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Borrower from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms, when taken as a whole, are not substantially less favorable to the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary than might be obtained at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction from a Person who is not an Affiliate;

 

(p) (i) Investments by Affiliates in Securities or other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (and payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Affiliates in connection therewith) so long as the Investment is being offered by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (ii) payments to Affiliates in respect of Securities or other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary contemplated in the foregoing subclause (i) or that were acquired from Persons other than the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such Securities or other Indebtedness;

 

(q) payments to or from, and transactions with, an Unrestricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business (including, any cash management or administrative activities related thereto);

 

(r) any lease entered into between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as lessee, and any Affiliate of the Borrower, as lessor, and any transaction(s) pursuant to that lease, which lease is approved by the board of directors or senior management of the Borrower in good faith; and

 

(s) transactions undertaken in the ordinary course of business pursuant to membership in a purchasing consortium.

 

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Section 6.10. [Reserved].

 

Section 6.11. [Reserved].

 

Section 6.12. Amendments of or Waivers with Respect to Restricted Debt. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Restricted Debt (or the documentation governing any Restricted Debt) if the effect of such amendment or modification, together with all other amendments or modifications made, is materially adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders (in their capacities as such), without first obtaining the consent of the Administrative Consent Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that, for purposes of clarity, it is understood and agreed that the foregoing limitation shall not otherwise prohibit any Refinancing Indebtedness or any other replacement, refinancing, amendment, supplement, modification, extension, renewal, restatement or refunding of any Restricted Debt, in each case, that is permitted under this Agreement in respect thereof; provided, further, that no amendment, modification or change of any term or condition of any Restricted Debt permitted by any subordination provisions set forth therein or in any other stand-alone subordination or intercreditor agreement in respect thereof shall be deemed materially adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or Lenders.

 

Section 6.13. Modifications of Organizational Documents. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any other Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor to, amend or modify in any manner, when taken as a whole, materially adverse to the Lenders (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), or grant any waiver or release under or terminate in any manner (if such granting or termination, when taken as a whole, shall be materially adverse to the Lenders (as determined in good faith by the Borrower)), the articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational or constitutive documents of Holdings, any Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Section 6.14. Permitted Activities of Holdings. Holdings shall not:

 

(a) incur any Indebtedness for borrowed money other than (i) Guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, which Indebtedness or other obligations are otherwise permitted hereunder and (ii) Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder;

 

(b) create or suffer to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it other than (i) the Liens created under the Collateral Documents to which it is a party, (ii) any other Lien created in connection with the Transactions, (iii) Permitted Liens on the Collateral that are secured on a pari passu or junior basis with the Secured Obligations, so long as such Permitted Liens secure Guarantees permitted under clause ‎(a)(i) above and the underlying Indebtedness subject to such Guarantee is permitted to be secured on the same basis pursuant to ‎Section 6.02 and (iv) Liens of the type permitted under ‎Section 6.02; or

 

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(c) engage in any material business activity or own any material assets other than (i) holding the Capital Stock of the Borrower and, indirectly, any other subsidiary of the Borrower (and/or any Joint Venture of any thereof); (ii) performing its obligations under the Loan Documents and other Indebtedness, Liens (including the granting of Liens) and Guarantees permitted hereunder; (iii) issuing its own Capital Stock (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the making of any dividend or distribution on account of, or any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value of, any shares of any class of Capital Stock permitted hereunder); (iv) filing Tax reports and paying Taxes, including Tax distributions made pursuant to ‎Section 6.04(a)(xv) or payment pursuant to any Tax sharing arrangement described in Section 4.15(e) of the Acquisition Agreement and other customary obligations in the ordinary course (and contesting any Taxes); (v) preparing reports to Governmental Authorities and to its shareholders; (vi) holding director and shareholder meetings, preparing organizational records and other organizational activities required to maintain its separate organizational structure or to comply with applicable Requirements of Law; (vii) [reserved]; (viii) holding (A) Cash, Cash Equivalents and other assets received in connection with permitted distributions or dividends received from, or permitted Investments or permitted Dispositions made by, any of its subsidiaries or permitted contributions to the capital of, or proceeds from the issuance of Capital Stock of, Holdings pending the application thereof, or otherwise received and held so long as such other assets are not “operated” and (B) the proceeds of Indebtedness permitted by ‎Section 6.01; (ix) providing indemnification for its officers, directors, members of management, employees and advisors or consultants; (x) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters; (xi) making payments of the type permitted under ‎Section 6.09(f) and the performance of its obligations under any document, agreement and/or Investment contemplated by the Transactions or otherwise not prohibited under this Agreement; (xii) complying with applicable Requirements of Law (including with respect to the maintenance of its existence); (xiii) financing activities, including the issuance of Securities, incurrence of Indebtedness, receipt and payment of dividends and distributions, making contributions to the capital of its Subsidiaries and Guaranteeing the obligations of the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries to the extent permitted hereunder; (xiv) repurchases of Indebtedness through open market purchases and/or Dutch Auctions permitted hereunder; (xv) activities incidental to Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments consummated by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiaries, including the formation of acquisition vehicle entities and intercompany loans and/or Investments incidental to such Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments; (xvi) consummating the Holdings Reorganization Transaction or any Permitted Reorganization; (xvii) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur and pay, as applicable, fees, costs and expenses and taxes related to such maintenance); (xviii) any transaction expressly permitted pursuant to clause (a), (b) and/or (d) of this Section and (xix) activities incidental or reasonably related to any of the foregoing; or

 

(d) consolidate or amalgamate with, or merge with or into, or convey, sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, any Person; provided that, so long as no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, (A) Holdings may consolidate or amalgamate with, or merge with or into, any other Person (other than the Borrower and any of its subsidiaries) so long as (i) Holdings is the continuing or surviving Person or (ii) if the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger is not Holdings, (x) the successor Person shall be an entity incorporated or organized under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and expressly assumes all obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto and/or thereto in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Consent Party and (y) the Borrower delivers a certificate of a Responsible Officer with respect to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clause (x) of this clause (A)(ii) and (B) Holdings may (1) consummate the Holdings Reorganization Transaction and/or (2) otherwise convey, sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person (other than the Borrower and any of its subsidiaries) so long as (x) no Change of Control results therefrom, (y) the Person acquiring such assets expressly assumes all of the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto and/or thereto in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Consent Party and (z) the Borrower delivers a certificate of a Responsible Officer with respect to the satisfaction of the conditions under clause (x) set forth in this clause (B); provided, further, that (1) if the conditions set forth in the preceding proviso are satisfied, the successor to Holdings will succeed to, and be substituted for, Holdings under this Agreement, (2) it is understood and agreed that Holdings may convert into another form of entity so long as such conversion does not adversely affect the value of the Collateral pledged by Holdings, taken as a whole and (3) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this ‎Section 6.14, nothing herein shall preclude Holdings from consummating any Permitted Reorganization.

 

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Section 6.15. Financial Covenant.

 

(a) First Lien Leverage Ratio. On the last day of any Test Period ending on or after the last day of the second full Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date on which the Revolving Facility Test Condition is then satisfied, the Borrower shall not permit the First Lien Leverage Ratio to be greater than 9.10:1.00.

 

(b) Financial Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (including ‎Article 7), if the Borrower reasonably expects to fail (or has failed) to comply with ‎Section 6.15(a) above for any Fiscal Quarter, the Borrower shall have the right (the “Cure Right”) (at any time during such Fiscal Quarter or thereafter until the date that is 15 Business Days after the date on which financial statements for such Fiscal Quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b), as applicable) to issue Permitted Equity for Cash or otherwise receive Cash contributions in respect of Permitted Equity (the “Cure Amount”), and thereupon, if designated by the Borrower within five Business Days of such contribution, the Borrower’s compliance with ‎Section 6.15(a) shall be recalculated giving effect to the following pro forma adjustment: Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA shall be increased (notwithstanding the absence of a related addback in the definition of “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA”), solely for the purpose of determining compliance with ‎Section 6.15(a) as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and for applicable subsequent periods that include such Fiscal Quarter, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount. If, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculation (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, except as expressly set forth below, taking into account any immediate repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith), the requirements of ‎Section 6.15(a) would be satisfied, then the requirements of ‎Section 6.15(a) shall be deemed satisfied as of the end of the relevant Fiscal Quarter with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default of ‎Section 6.15(a) that had occurred (or would have occurred) shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) in each four consecutive Fiscal Quarter period there shall be at least two Fiscal Quarters (which may, but are not required to be, consecutive) in which the Cure Right is not exercised, (ii) during the term of this Agreement, the Cure Right shall not be exercised more than five times, (iii) the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required for the purpose of complying with ‎Section 6.15(a) (or to be in pro forma compliance with any financial covenant with respect to any other Indebtedness that is being cured), (iv) upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a written notice from the Borrower that the Borrower intends to exercise the Cure Right (a “Notice of Intent to Cure”), until the 15th Business Day following the date on which financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter to which such Notice of Intent to Cure relates are required to be delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b), as applicable, neither the Administrative Agent (nor any sub-agent therefor) nor any Lender shall exercise any right to accelerate the Loans or terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments or any Additional Commitments, and none of the Administrative Agent (nor any sub-agent therefor) nor any Lender or Secured Party shall exercise any right to foreclose on or take possession of the Collateral or any other right or remedy under the Loan Documents, in each case solely on the basis of the relevant Event of Default under ‎Section 6.15(a), (v) during any Test Period in which any Cure Amount is included in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as a result of any exercise of the Cure Right, such Cure Amount shall be (A) counted solely as an increase to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (and not as a reduction of Indebtedness (by netting or otherwise), except to the extent that the proceeds of such Cure Amount are actually applied to repay Indebtedness) for the purpose of determining compliance with ‎Section 6.15(a) and (B) disregarded for all other purposes, including the purpose of determining whether any financial ratio-based condition has been satisfied, the Applicable Rate or the Commitment Fee Rate or the availability of any carve-out set forth in ‎Article 6 of this Agreement, (vi) the proceeds of any Cure Amount shall not have previously been applied in reliance on the Available Amount or as an Available Excluded Contribution Amount and (vii) no Revolving Lender or Issuing Bank shall be required to make any Revolving Loan or issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if an Event of Default under ‎Section 6.15(a) exists during the 15 Business Day period during which the Borrower may exercise a Cure Right above unless and until the Cure Amount is actually received.

 

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Article 7 EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Section 7.01. Events of Default. If any of the following events (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:

 

(a) Failure To Make Payments When Due. Failure by any Borrower to pay (i) any installment of principal of any Loan when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by notice of voluntary prepayment, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise or (ii) within five Business Days after the date due, any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount due hereunder; or

 

(b) Default in Other Agreements. (i) Failure by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay when due any principal of or interest on or any other amount payable in respect of one or more items of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness referred to in clause ‎(a) above) with an aggregate outstanding principal amount exceeding the Threshold Amount, in each case beyond the applicable notice period and grace period, if any, provided therefor; or (ii) breach or default by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any other term of (A) one or more items of Indebtedness with an aggregate outstanding principal amount exceeding the Threshold Amount or (B) any loan agreement, mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating to such item(s) of Indebtedness (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of Hedging Obligations, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of the relevant Hedge Agreement which are not the result of any default thereunder by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary), in each case beyond the applicable notice period and grace period, if any, provided therefor, if the effect of such breach or default is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, such Indebtedness to become or be declared due and payable (or redeemable) prior to its stated maturity or the stated maturity of any underlying obligation, as the case may be; provided that clause ‎(ii) of this paragraph (b) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property securing such Indebtedness if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder; provided, further, that (x) with respect to any breach or default referred to in clause (ii) above with respect to a financial covenant in any other revolving Indebtedness, such breach or default shall only constitute an Event of Default hereunder if such breach or default has resulted in the acceleration of such Indebtedness and the termination of commitments thereunder, (y) any failure, breach or default described under clauses ‎(i) or ‎(ii) above shall only constitute an Event of Default hereunder if such failure, breach or default is unremedied and is not waived by the holders of such Indebtedness prior to any termination of the Commitments or acceleration of the Loans pursuant to this ‎Article 7 and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, any failure, breach or default described under clauses ‎(i) or ‎(ii) above shall not result in a Default or Event of Default hereunder while any notice period or grace period, if applicable to such failure, breach or default, remains in effect; or

 

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(c) Breach of Certain Covenants. Failure of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as required by the relevant provision, to perform or comply with any term or condition contained in ‎Section 5.01(e)(i) (provided that (x) the delivery of a notice of Default or Event of Default at any time or (y) the curing of the underlying Default or Event of Default with respect to which notice is required to be given will, in each case, cure an Event of Default arising from the failure to timely deliver such notice of Default or Event of Default, as applicable unless, in the case of clause (x), a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower had actual knowledge that such Default or Event of Default had occurred and was continuing and should have reasonably known in the course of his or her duties that failure to provide such notice would constitute an Event of Default), ‎Section 5.02 (as it applies to the preservation of the existence of the Borrower), Section 5.17 or ‎Article 6; provided that, notwithstanding this clause ‎(c), no breach or default by any Loan Party under the Financial Covenant will constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Term Loans unless and until the Required Revolving Lenders have accelerated the Revolving Loans, terminated the Revolving Credit Commitments and demanded repayment of, or otherwise accelerated, the Indebtedness or other obligations under the Revolving Facility and have not rescinded such demand or acceleration (the “Financial Covenant Standstill”); it being understood and agreed that any breach of the Financial Covenant is subject to cure as provided in ‎Section 6.15(b), and no Event of Default shall arise under ‎Section 6.15(a) until the 15th Business Day after the day on which financial statements are required to be delivered for the relevant Fiscal Quarter under ‎Section 5.01(a) or ‎(b), as applicable, and then only to the extent the Cure Amount has not been received on or prior to such date; or

 

(d) Breach of Representations, Etc. Any representation, warranty or certification made or deemed made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Loan Document or in any certificate required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Perfection Certificate) shall be untrue in any material respect as of the date made or deemed made and such untrue representation, warranty or certification (other than with respect to any Specified Representation) shall, to the extent capable of being cured, remain untrue for a period of 30 days after notice from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice shall only be given at the direction of the Required Lenders); it being understood and agreed that any breach of representation, warranty or certification resulting solely from the failure of the Administrative Agent to file any Uniform Commercial Code continuation statement (or other similar statement) shall not result in an Event of Default under this ‎Section 7.01(d) or any other provision of any Loan Document; or

 

(e) Other Defaults Under Loan Documents. Default by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the performance of or compliance with any term contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, other than any such term referred to in any other Section of this ‎Article 7, which default has not been remedied or waived within 30 days after the earlier to occur of (x) receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent and (y) knowledge by the Borrower of such default; or

 

(f) Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, Etc. (i) The entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of a decree or order for relief in respect of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party (any such Person, a “Specified Person”) in an involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law now or hereafter in effect, which decree or order is not stayed or dismissed; or any other similar relief shall be granted under any applicable federal, state or local law, which relief is not stayed or dismissed; or (ii) the commencement of an involuntary case against any Specified Person under any Debtor Relief Law; the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of a decree or order for the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, (preliminary) insolvency receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers over any Specified Person, or over all or a substantial part of its property; or the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee or other custodian of any Specified Person for all or a substantial part of its property, which remains, in any case under this clause ‎(f), undismissed, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed pending appeal for 60 consecutive days; or

 

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(g) Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, Etc. (i) The entry against any Specified Person of an order for relief, the commencement by any Specified Person of a voluntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, or the consent by any Specified Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case or to the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any Debtor Relief Law, or the consent by any Specified Person to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, receiver and manager, (preliminary) insolvency receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers for all or a substantial part of its property; (ii) the making by any Specified Person of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (iii) the admission by any Specified Person in writing of its inability to pay its debts as such debts become due; or

 

(h) Judgments and Attachments. The entry or filing of one or more final money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment or similar process against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets involving in the aggregate at any time an amount in excess of the Threshold Amount (in either case to the extent not adequately covered by indemnity from a third party as to which the indemnifying party has been notified and not denied its indemnification obligations, self-insurance (if applicable) or insurance as to which the relevant third party insurance company has been notified and not denied coverage), which judgment, writ, warrant or similar process remains unpaid, undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed pending appeal for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

 

(i) Employee Benefit Plans. The occurrence of one or more ERISA Events, which individually or in the aggregate result in liability of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which period any action shall not be legally taken to attach or levy upon any material assets of any Loan Party to enforce any such liability; or

 

(j) Change of Control. The occurrence of a Change of Control; or

 

(k) Guaranties, Collateral Documents and Other Loan Documents. At any time after the execution and delivery thereof (i) any material Loan Guaranty for any reason ceasing to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms or as a result of the occurrence of the Termination Date) or being declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be null and void or the repudiation in writing by any Loan Party of its obligations thereunder (in each case other than as a result of the discharge of such Loan Party in accordance with the terms thereof), (ii) this Agreement or any material Collateral Document ceasing to be in full force and effect (other than by reason of a release of Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, the occurrence of the Termination Date or any other termination of such Collateral Document in accordance with the terms thereof) or being declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be null and void or (iii) other than in any bona fide, good faith dispute as to the scope of Collateral or whether any Lien has been, or is required to be released, the contesting by any Loan Party in writing of the validity or enforceability of any material provision of any Loan Document or denial by any Loan Party in writing that it has any further liability (other than by reason of the occurrence of the Termination Date or any other termination of any Loan Document in accordance with the terms thereof), including with respect to future advances by the Lenders, under any Loan Document to which it is a party; it being understood and agreed that the failure of the Administrative Agent to maintain possession of any Collateral actually delivered to it or file any UCC (or equivalent) continuation statement shall not result in an Event of Default under this clause ‎(k); or

 

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(l) Subordination. The Obligations ceasing or the assertion in writing by any Loan Party that the Obligations cease to constitute senior indebtedness under the subordination provisions of any document or instrument evidencing any permitted subordinated Junior Indebtedness in excess of the Threshold Amount (in each case, to the extent required by such subordination provision) or any such subordination provision being invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable order or otherwise ceasing, for any reason, to be valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the parties thereto;

 

then, and in every such Event of Default (other than (x) an Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause ‎(f) or ‎(g) of this Article or (y) any Event of Default arising under ‎Section 6.15(a)), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments, and thereupon such Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower and (iii) require that each Borrower deposit in its LC Collateral Account an additional amount in Cash as reasonably requested by the Issuing Banks (not to exceed 103% of the relevant Stated Amount) of the then outstanding LC Exposure with respect to such Borrower (minus the amount then on deposit in its LC Collateral Account); provided that (A) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause ‎(f) or ‎(g) of this Article, any such Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower, and the obligation of each Borrower to Cash collateralize the outstanding Letters of Credit as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further action of the Administrative Agent or any Lender and (B) during the continuance of any Event of Default arising under ‎Section 6.15(a), subject to the Financial Covenant Standstill, (X) solely upon the request of the Required Revolving Lenders (but not the Required Lenders or any other Lender or group of Lenders), the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, (1) terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments, and thereupon such Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate immediately, (2) declare the Revolving Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Revolving Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder in respect of the Revolving Facility, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice in respect thereof of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower and (3) require that each Borrower deposit in its LC Collateral Account an additional amount in Cash as reasonably requested by the Issuing Banks (not to exceed 103% of the relevant Stated Amount) of the then outstanding LC Exposure with respect to such Borrower (minus the amount then on deposit in its LC Collateral Account) and (Y) the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to any applicable intercreditor agreement, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, exercise any rights and remedies provided to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the UCC.

 

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Article 8 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, on behalf of itself and its applicable Affiliates and in their respective capacities as such and as Secured Parties in respect of any Secured Hedging Obligations or Banking Services Obligations, as applicable, hereby irrevocably appoints GSLP (or any successor appointed pursuant hereto) as Administrative Agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf, including execution of the other Loan Documents and any other documents with respect to the rights of the Secured Parties and the Collateral as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

Each of the Secured Parties hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent (as collateral agent) to act as the agent of (and to hold any security interest created by the Loan Documents for and on behalf of or in trust for) such Secured Party for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Secured Party agrees that any such actions by the Administrative Agent shall bind such Secured Party.

 

Any Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, unless the context otherwise requires or unless such Person is in fact not a Lender, include each Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party or any subsidiary of any Loan Party or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Administrative Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to them.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default exists, and the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Requirements of Law; it being understood that such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary power, except discretionary rights and powers that are expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents and which the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the relevant circumstances as provided in ‎Section 9.02); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Requirements of Law and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable to the Lenders or any other Secured Party for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the relevant circumstances as provided in ‎Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or any Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with any Loan Document, (iii) the performance or observance of any covenant, agreement or other term or condition set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien on the Collateral or the existence, value or sufficiency of the Collateral, (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 4 or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or (vii) any property, book or record of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof; provided, further that, the foregoing paragraph is solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and not any Lender.

 

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Each Lender agrees that, except with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, it will not take any enforcement action hereunder or under any other Loan Document, accelerate the Obligations under any Loan Document, or exercise any right that it might otherwise have under applicable law or otherwise to credit bid at any foreclosure sale, UCC sale, any sale under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code or other similar Dispositions of Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, except as otherwise expressly limited herein, a Lender may take action to preserve or enforce its rights against a Loan Party where a deadline or limitation period is applicable that would, absent such action, bar enforcement of the Obligations held by such Lender, including the filing of a proof of claim in a case under the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party agree that (i) no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Loan Guaranty; it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights and remedies under the other Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Administrative Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or in the event of any other Disposition (including pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code), (A) the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured Parties, shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such sale, to use and apply all or any portion of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Administrative Agent at such Disposition and (B) the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor of all or any portion of such Collateral at any such Disposition.

 

No holder of any Secured Hedging Obligation or Banking Services Obligation in its respective capacity as such shall have any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Loan Party under this Agreement.

 

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Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes (and by entering into a Hedge Agreement with respect to any Secured Hedging Obligation and/or by entering into documentation in connection with any Banking Services Obligation, each of the other Secured Parties hereby authorizes and shall be deemed to authorize) the Administrative Agent, on behalf of all Secured Parties, to take any of the following actions upon the instruction of the Required Lenders:

 

(a) consent to the Disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral free and clear of the Liens securing the Secured Obligations in connection with any Disposition pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code (or other applicable Debtor Relief Law), including Section 363 thereof;

 

(b) credit bid all or any portion of the Secured Obligations, or purchase all or any portion of the Collateral (in each case, either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles), in connection with any Disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code (or other applicable Debtor Relief Law), including under Section 363 thereof;

 

(c) credit bid all or any portion of the Secured Obligations, or purchase all or any portion of the Collateral (in each case, either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles), in connection with any Disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral pursuant to the applicable provisions of the UCC (or other applicable Debtor Relief Law), including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the UCC;

 

(d) credit bid all or any portion of the Secured Obligations, or purchase all or any portion of the Collateral (in each case, either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles), in connection with any foreclosure or other Disposition conducted in accordance with applicable law following the occurrence of an Event of Default, including by power of sale, judicial action or otherwise; and/or

 

(e) estimate the amount of any contingent or unliquidated Secured Obligations of such Lender or other Secured Party;

 

it being understood that no Lender shall be required to fund any new amount in connection with any purchase of all or any portion of the Collateral by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the foregoing clauses ‎(b), ‎(c) or ‎(d) without its prior written consent.

 

Each Secured Party agrees that the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to credit bid any part of the Secured Obligations or to purchase or retain or acquire any portion of the Collateral; provided that, in connection with any credit bid or purchase described under clauses ‎(b), ‎(c) or ‎(d) of the preceding paragraph, the Secured Obligations owed to all of the Secured Parties (other than with respect to contingent or unliquidated liabilities as set forth in the next succeeding paragraph) may be, and shall be, credit bid by the Administrative Agent on a ratable basis. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this ‎Article 8 shall limit any rights of Holdings or its Subsidiaries under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code (or the corresponding provisions of any other applicable Debtor Relief Law).

 

With respect to any contingent or unliquidated claim that is a Secured Obligation, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized by the Secured Parties, but is not required, to estimate the amount thereof for purposes of any credit bid or purchase described in the second preceding paragraph so long as the estimation of the amount or liquidation of such claim would not unduly delay the ability of the Administrative Agent to credit bid the Secured Obligations or purchase the Collateral in the relevant Disposition. In the event that the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, elects not to estimate any such contingent or unliquidated claim or any such claim cannot be estimated without unduly delaying the ability of the Administrative Agent to consummate any credit bid or purchase in accordance with the second preceding paragraph, then any contingent or unliquidated claims not so estimated shall be disregarded, shall not be credit bid, and shall not be entitled to any interest in the portion or the entirety of the Collateral purchased by means of such credit bid.

 

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Each Secured Party whose Secured Obligations are credit bid under clauses ‎(b), ‎(c) or ‎(d) of the third preceding paragraph shall be entitled to receive interests in the Collateral or any other asset acquired in connection with such credit bid (or in the Capital Stock of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such acquisition) on a ratable basis in accordance with the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the amount of the Secured Obligations of such Secured Party that were credit bid in such credit bid or other Disposition by (y) the aggregate amount of all Secured Obligations that were credit bid in such credit bid or other Disposition.

 

In addition, in case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, each Secured Party agrees that the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or LC Exposure is then due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans or LC Exposure and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts to the extent due to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent under Sections ‎2.12 and ‎9.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same.

 

Any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent consents to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amount due to the Administrative Agent under Sections ‎2.12 and ‎9.03.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or any Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.

 

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The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent has received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of their respective duties and exercise their respective rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with activities as the Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty days’ written notice to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender or an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender, either the Required Lenders or the Borrower may, upon thirty days’ notice, remove the Administrative Agent. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation or delivery of any such notice of removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a commercial bank, trust company or other Person reasonably acceptable to the Borrower with offices in the U.S. having combined capital and surplus in excess of $1,000,000,000 (or such lesser amount as determined by the Borrower in its sole discretion); provided that during the existence and continuation of a Specified Event of Default, no consent of the Borrower shall be required. If no successor shall have been appointed as provided above and accepted such appointment within thirty days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation or the Administrative Agent receives notice of removal, then (a) in the case of a retirement, the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above (including, for the avoidance of doubt, consent of the Borrower) or (b) in the case of a removal, the Borrower may, after consulting with the Required Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that (x) in the case of a retirement, if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment or (y) in the case of a removal, the Borrower notifies the Required Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then, in each case, such resignation or removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties for perfection purposes, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations required to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and each Issuing Bank directly (and each Lender and each Issuing Bank will cooperate with the Borrower to enable the Borrower to take such actions), until such time as the Required Lenders or the Borrower, as applicable, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, as provided for above in this ‎Article 8. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring Administrative Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder (other than its obligations under ‎Section 9.13 hereof) and under the other Loan Documents if not already discharged from them. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor Administrative Agent. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder, the provisions of this Article and ‎Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the relevant Person was acting as Administrative Agent (including for this purpose holding any collateral security following the retirement or removal of the Administrative Agent). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Disqualified Institution (nor any Affiliate thereof) may be appointed as a successor Administrative Agent.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, for purposes of any right of pledge governed by Netherlands law, any resignation by the Administrative Agent is not effective with respect to its rights under the Parallel Debt until all rights and obligations are assigned to, and assumed by, the successor Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent will reasonably cooperate in assigning its rights under the Parallel Debt to any such successor Administrative Agent and will reasonably cooperate in transferring all rights and obligations under any security document governed by Netherlands law (as the case may be) to such successor Administrative Agent.

 

Any removal of the Administrative Agent hereunder shall also constitute its resignation as Issuing Bank effective as of the date of effectiveness of its removal as Administrative Agent as provided above; it being understood that in the event of any such resignation, any Letter of Credit then outstanding shall remain outstanding (irrespective of whether any amounts have been drawn at such time). In the event of any such resignation as an Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint any Revolving Lender that is willing to accept such appointment as successor Issuing Bank hereunder. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Issuing Bank hereunder by a successor Issuing Bank, as applicable, such successor Issuing Bank shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning Issuing Bank and the resigning Issuing Bank shall be discharged from its duties and obligations in such capacity hereunder.

 

Each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their respective Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks by the Administrative Agent herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender or any Issuing Bank with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Arranger shall not have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement, except in its respective capacities, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder.

 

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Each Secured Party irrevocably authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent shall:

 

(a) without limiting ‎Section 9.22, release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, (ii) that is sold or to be sold or transferred as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted under the Loan Documents to a Person that is not a Loan Party, (iii) that does not constitute (or ceases to constitute) Collateral, (iv) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Subsidiary Guarantor, upon the release of such Subsidiary Guarantor from its Loan Guaranty otherwise in accordance with the Loan Documents, (v) as required under clause ‎(d) below or (vi) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the relevant circumstances as provided in ‎Section 9.02) in accordance with ‎Section 9.02;

 

(b) without limiting ‎Section 9.22, release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Loan Guaranty (i) if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a single transaction or series of related transactions or any event or other circumstance permitted hereunder) and/or (ii) upon the occurrence of the Termination Date;

 

(c) subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Sections ‎6.02(c), ‎6.02(d), ‎6.02(e), ‎6.02(f), ‎6.02(g), ‎6.02(l), ‎6.02(m), ‎6.02(n), ‎6.02(o), 6.02(r), ‎6.02(u) (to the extent the relevant Lien is of the type to which the Lien of the Administrative Agent is otherwise required or, if requested by the Borrower, permitted to be subordinated under this clause (c) pursuant to any of the other exceptions to ‎Section 6.02 that are expressly included in this clause (c)), ‎6.02(v)(ii), ‎6.02(x), ‎6.02(y), ‎6.02(z)(i), ‎6.02(bb), ‎6.02(cc), ‎6.02(dd), ‎6.02(ee), ‎6.02(ff), ‎6.02(gg), ‎‎6.02(ii) and ‎6.02(ll) (and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any thereof to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness is permitted to be secured under ‎Section 6.02(k)); and

 

(d) enter into subordination, intercreditor, collateral trust and/or similar agreements (and any amendments thereto) with respect to Indebtedness (including any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and any amendment thereto) that is (i) required or permitted to be subordinated to or pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations and/or (ii) secured by Liens, and with respect to which Indebtedness and/or Liens, this Agreement contemplates an intercreditor, subordination, collateral trust or similar agreement.

 

Upon the request of the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Loan Party from its obligations under the Loan Guaranty or its Lien on any Collateral pursuant to this ‎Article 8. In each case as specified in this ‎Article 8, the Administrative Agent will (and each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, to subordinate its interest therein, or to release such Loan Party from its obligations under the Loan Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this ‎Article 8.

 

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The Administrative Agent is authorized to enter into any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor, subordination, collateral trust or similar agreement contemplated hereby with respect to any (a) Indebtedness (i) that is (A) required or permitted to be subordinated hereunder or pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations and/or (B) secured by Liens and (ii) with respect to which Indebtedness and/or Liens, this Agreement contemplates an intercreditor, subordination, collateral trust or similar agreement (any such other intercreditor, subordination, collateral trust and/or similar agreement, an “Additional Agreement”) and/or (b) Secured Hedging Obligations and/or Banking Services Obligations, whether or not constituting Indebtedness, and each Secured Party acknowledges that any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Agreement is binding upon them. Each Secured Party hereby (a) [reserved], (b) agrees that it will be bound by, and will not take any action contrary to, the provisions of any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or any Additional Agreement and (c) authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into any Additional Agreement (including any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement) and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations to the provisions thereof. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the Secured Parties to extend credit to the Borrowers, and the Secured Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and/or any other Additional Agreement.

 

To the extent that the Administrative Agent (or any Affiliate thereof) is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any Affiliate thereof) in proportion to their respective Applicable Percentages (determined as if there were no Defaulting Lenders) for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Administrative Agent (or any Affiliate thereof) in performing its duties hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s (or such Affiliate’s) gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

 

Article 9 MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01. Notices.

 

(a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph ‎(b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile or email, as follows:

 

(i) if to any Loan Party, to such Loan Party in the care of the U.S. Borrower at:

 

Ranger Packaging LLC

c/o Ranpak Corp.

7990 Auburn Road

Painesville, OH 44077

Attention: Trent M. Meyerhoefer

Telephone: (440) 350-8011

Email: meyerhoefer.trent@ranpak.com

 

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(ii) if to the Administrative Agent:

 

(A) for loan administration notices, at:

 

Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC

c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

30 Hudson Street, 36th Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Fax: (212) 902-3000

Attention: SBD Operations

Email: gsd.link@gs.com and ficc-sbdagency-nydallas@ny.email.gs.com

 

(B) for collateral related notices, at:

 

Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC

c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

30 Hudson Street, 36th Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Fax: (212) 902-3000

Attention: SBD Operations

Email: gsd.link@gs.com and ficc-sbdagency-nydallas@ny.email.gs.com

 

(iii) if to the Issuing Bank, at:

 

Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC

c/o Goldman Sachs Loan Operations

2001 Ross Avenue, 29th Floor

Dallas, TX 75201

Telephone: (972) 368-2790

Attention: Letter of Credit Department Manager

Email: gs-loc-operations@gs.com

 

(iv) prior to the Disposition Date, if to the Principal Investor Representative, at:

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Telephone: (212) 902-5509

Attention: Kirsten Hagen

Email: kirsten.hagen@gs.com

 

(v) if to any Lender, to it at its address, facsimile number or email address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

 

All such notices and other communications (A) sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof or three Business Days after dispatch if sent by certified or registered mail, in each case, delivered, sent or mailed (properly addressed) to the relevant party as provided in this ‎Section 9.01 or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this ‎Section 9.01 or (B) sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent and when receipt has been confirmed by telephone; provided that notices and other communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, such notices or other communications shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in clause ‎(b) below shall be effective as provided in such clause ‎(b).

 

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(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications (including e-mail and Internet or Intranet websites) pursuant to procedures set forth herein or otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower (on behalf of any Loan Party) may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures set forth herein or otherwise approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. All such notices and other communications (i) sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if not given during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient and (ii) posted to an Internet or Intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause ‎(b)‎(i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

 

(c) Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number or other notice information hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto; it being understood and agreed that the Borrower may provide any such notice to the Administrative Agent as recipient on behalf of itself, each Issuing Bank and each Lender.

 

Section 9.02. Waivers; Amendments.

 

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof except as provided herein or in any other Loan Document, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under any other Loan Document are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any party thereto therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same is permitted by this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it is given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by law, the making of a Loan or the issuance of any Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.

 

(b) Subject to clauses ‎(A), ‎(B), ‎(C), (D) and (E) of this ‎Section 9.02(b) and Sections ‎9.02(c) and ‎(d) below and to ‎Section 9.05(f), neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified, except (i) in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) or (ii) in the case of any other Loan Document (other than any waiver, amendment or modification to effectuate any modification thereto expressly contemplated by the terms of such other Loan Document), pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party that is party thereto, with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

(A) except with the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but without requiring the consent of the Required Lenders), no such agreement shall;

 

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(1) increase the Commitment of such Lender (other than with respect to any Incremental Facility pursuant to ‎Section 2.22 in respect of which such Lender has agreed to be an Additional Lender); it being understood that no amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent to departure from, any condition precedent, representation, warranty, covenant, Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall constitute an increase of any Commitment of such Lender;

 

(2) reduce or forgive the principal amount of any Loan owed to such Lender or any amount due to such Lender on any Loan Installment Date (other than, in each case, any waiver of, or consent to or departure from, any Default or Event of Default or any mandatory prepayment; it being understood that no change in (i) the definition of “First Lien Leverage Ratio” or any other ratio used in the calculation of any mandatory prepayment (including any component definition thereof) or (ii) the MFN Provision shall constitute a reduction or forgiveness of any principal amount due hereunder);

 

(3) (x) extend the scheduled final maturity of any Loan or (y) postpone any Loan Installment Date, any Interest Payment Date or the date of any scheduled payment of any fee, in each case payable to such Lender hereunder (in each case, other than any extension for administrative reasons agreed by the Administrative Agent) (other than, in each case, any waiver of, or consent or departure from, any Default or Event of Default or any mandatory prepayment; it being understood that no change in the definition of “First Lien Leverage Ratio” or any other ratio used in the calculation of any mandatory prepayment (including any component definition thereof) shall constitute such an extension or postponement);

 

(4) reduce the rate of interest (other than to waive any Default or Event of Default or obligation of any Borrower to pay interest at the default rate of interest under ‎Section 2.13(c), which shall only require the consent of the Required Lenders) or the amount of any fee owed to such Lender; it being understood that no change in (i) the definition of “First Lien Leverage Ratio” or any other ratio used in the calculation of the Applicable Rate or the Commitment Fee Rate, or in the calculation of any other interest or fee due hereunder (including any component definition thereof) or (ii) the MFN Provision shall constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fee hereunder;

 

(5) extend the expiry date of such Lender’s Commitment; it being understood that no amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent to departure from, any condition precedent, representation, warranty, covenant, Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of any Commitment shall constitute an extension of any Commitment of any Lender; and

 

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(6) waive, amend or modify the provisions of Section ‎2.18(b) or (c) of this Agreement in a manner that would by its terms alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby (except in connection with any transaction permitted under Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23, ‎9.02(c) and/or ‎9.05(g) or as otherwise provided in this ‎Section 9.02);

 

(B) no such agreement shall:

 

(1) change (x) any of the provisions of ‎Section 9.02(a) or ‎Section 9.02(b) or the definition of “Required Lenders” to reduce any voting percentage required to waive, amend or modify any right thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the prior written consent of each Lender or (y) the definition of “Required Revolving Lenders” to reduce any voting percentage required to waive, amend or modify any right thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the prior written consent of each Revolving Lender (it being understood that neither the consent of the Required Lenders nor the consent of any other Lender shall be required in connection with any change to the definition of “Required Revolving Lenders”);

 

(2) release all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Lien granted pursuant to the Loan Documents (except as otherwise permitted herein or in the other Loan Documents, including pursuant to ‎Article 8 or ‎Section 9.22 hereof or pursuant to any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement), without the prior written consent of each Lender; or

 

(3) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees under the Loan Guaranty (except as otherwise permitted herein or in the other Loan Documents, including pursuant to ‎Article 8 or ‎Section 9.22 hereof), without the prior written consent of each Lender;

 

(C) solely with the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders (but without the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lender), any such agreement may (x) waive, amend or modify ‎Section 6.15 (or the definition of “First Lien Leverage Ratio” or any component definition thereof, in each case, as any such definition is used solely for purposes of ‎Section 6.15) or waive any Default or Event of Default in respect of ‎Section 6.15 (other than as permitted under clause (y)), (y) waive, amend or modify any condition precedent set forth in ‎Section 4.02 hereof as it pertains to any Revolving Loan and/or Additional Revolving Loan and/or (z) waive any Default or Event of Default that results from any representation made or deemed made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document in connection with any Credit Extension under the Revolving Facility being untrue in any material respect as of the date made or deemed made;

 

(D) solely with the consent of the relevant Issuing Bank and, in the case of clause (x), the Administrative Agent, any such agreement may (x) increase or decrease the Letter of Credit Sublimit or (y) waive, amend or modify any condition precedent set forth in ‎Section 4.02 hereof as it pertains to the issuance of any Letter of Credit by such Issuing Bank; and

 

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(E) solely with the consent of the Borrower and applicable Class or Classes of Revolving Lenders and/or, if applicable, Issuing Banks, subject to the provisions of Section 1.10, this Agreement may be amended or otherwise modified to permit the availability of Revolving Loans and/or Letters of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars and to make technical changes to this Agreement and any other Loan Document to accommodate the inclusion of any such new currency;

 

provided, further, that no such agreement (x) shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank and (y) shall amend or modify Section 9.03, 9.05(a), 9.13, 9.14 or this proviso to Section 9.01 in a manner which affects the Arranger disproportionately and adversely relative to other affected beneficiaries of such provisions without the prior written consent of the Arranger, in each case as the case may be. The Administrative Agent may also amend the Commitment Schedule to reflect assignments entered into pursuant to ‎Section 9.05, Commitment reductions or terminations pursuant to ‎Section 2.09, incurrences of Additional Commitments or Additional Loans pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c) and reductions or terminations of any such Additional Commitments or Additional Loans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased without the consent of such Defaulting Lender (it being understood that any Commitment or Loan held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded from any vote hereunder that requires the consent of any Lender, except as expressly provided in ‎Section 2.21(b)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, but without limiting the provisions of ‎Section 2.22(g), this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit any extension of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the relevant benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Lenders prior to such inclusion.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended:

 

(i) with the written consent of the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans to permit the refinancing or replacement of all or any portion of the outstanding Term Loans under any applicable Class (any such loans being refinanced or replaced, the “Replaced Term Loans”) with one or more replacement term loans hereunder (“Replacement Term Loans”) pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that

 

(A) the aggregate principal amount of any Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Replaced Term Loans (plus the amount of accrued interest, penalties and premium (including any tender premium) thereon, any committed but undrawn amount and underwriting discounts, fees and closing payments (including upfront fees, original issue discount or initial yield payments), commissions and expenses associated therewith),

 

(B) any Replacement Term Loans (other than customary bridge loans with a maturity date not longer than one year; provided that either (x) the terms of such bridge loans provide for automatic extension of the maturity date thereof to a date that is not earlier than the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date or (y) any loans, notes, securities or other Indebtedness which are exchanged for or otherwise replace such bridge loans shall be subject to the requirements of this clause ‎(B)) must have a final maturity date that is equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Replaced Term Loans at the time of the relevant refinancing, provided that Replacement Term Loans (as selected by the Borrower) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Available Maturity Exception Amount at the time of the incurrence of such Replacement Term Loans may be incurred without regard to this clause (B),

 

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(C) any Replacement Term Loans may be pari passu or junior in right of payment and pari passu (without regard to the control of remedies) or junior with respect to the Collateral with the remaining Obligations (provided that if pari passu or junior as to Collateral, such Replacement Term Loans shall be subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and may, at the option of the Borrower, be documented in a separate agreement or agreements), or be unsecured,

 

(D) if any Replacement Term Loans are secured, such Replacement Term Loans may not be secured by any assets other than the Collateral,

 

(E) if any Replacement Term Loans are Guaranteed, such Replacement Term Loans may not be Guaranteed by any Person other than one or more Loan Parties,

 

(F) any Replacement Term Loans that are pari passu with the Obligations in right of payment and security may participate (A) in any voluntary prepayment of Term Loans as set forth in ‎Section 2.11(a)(i) and (B) in any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans as set forth in ‎Section 2.11(b)(vi),

 

(G) any Replacement Term Loans shall have pricing (including interest, fees and premiums) and, subject to preceding clause ‎(F), optional prepayment and redemption terms and, subject to preceding clause ‎(B), an amortization schedule, as the Borrower and the lenders providing such Replacement Term Loans may agree,

 

(H) the covenants and events of default of any Replacement Term Loans (excluding pricing, interest, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or redemption terms, security and maturity, subject to preceding clauses ‎(B) through ‎(G)) shall be (i) substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) no more favorable (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) to the lenders providing such Replacement Term Loans than, those applicable to the Replaced Term Loans (other than covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date of such Replaced Term Loans (in each case, as of the date of incurrence of such Replacement Term Loans)), (ii) then-current market terms (as determined by the Borrower in good faith at the time of incurrence or issuance (or the obtaining of a commitment with respect thereto)) for the applicable type of Indebtedness or (iii) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party (it being agreed that covenants and events of default of any Replacement Term Loans that are more favorable to the lenders or the agent of such Replacement Term Loans than those contained in the Loan Documents and are then conformed (or added) to the Loan Documents pursuant to the applicable Refinancing Amendment shall thereafter be deemed acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party), and

 

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(ii) with the written consent of the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Revolving Facility to permit the refinancing or replacement of all or any portion of any Revolving Credit Commitment under the applicable Class (any such Revolving Credit Commitment being refinanced or replaced, a “Replaced Revolving Facility”) with a replacement revolving facility hereunder (a “Replacement Revolving Facility”) pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that:

 

(A) the aggregate principal amount of any Replacement Revolving Facility shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Replaced Revolving Facility (plus the amount of accrued interest, penalties and premium thereon, any committed but undrawn amounts and underwriting discounts, fees and closing payments (including upfront fees and original issue discount), commissions and expenses associated therewith),

 

(B) no Replacement Revolving Facility (other than customary bridge loans with a maturity date not longer than one year; provided that either (x) the terms of such bridge loans provide for automatic extension of the maturity date thereof to a date that is not earlier than the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date or (y) any loans, notes, securities or other Indebtedness which are exchanged for or otherwise replace such bridge loans shall be subject to the requirements of this clause ‎(B)) may have a final maturity date (or require commitment reductions) prior to the final maturity date of the relevant Replaced Revolving Facility at the time of such refinancing, provided that Replacement Revolving Facilities (as selected by the Borrower) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Available Maturity Exception Amount at the time of the incurrence of such Replacement Revolving Facility may be incurred without regard to this clause ‎(B),

 

(C) any Replacement Revolving Facility may be pari passu or junior in right of payment and pari passu (without regard to the control of remedies) or junior with respect to the Collateral with the remaining portion of any Revolving Credit Commitments (provided that if pari passu or junior as to Collateral, such Replacement Revolving Facility shall be subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and may, at the option of the Borrower, be documented in a separate agreement or agreements), or be unsecured,

 

(D) if any Replacement Revolving Facility is secured, it may not be secured by any assets other than the Collateral,

 

(E) if any Replacement Revolving Facility is guaranteed, it may not be guaranteed by any Person other than one or more Loan Parties,

 

(F) any Replacement Revolving Facility shall be subject to the “ratability” provisions applicable to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Loans set forth in the proviso to ‎Section 2.23(a)(i), mutatis mutandis, to the same extent as if fully set forth in this ‎Section 9.02(c)(ii),

 

(G) any Replacement Revolving Facility shall have pricing (including interest, fees and premiums) and, subject to preceding clause ‎(F), optional prepayment and redemption terms as the Borrower and the lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Facility may agree,

 

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(H) the covenants and events of default of any Replacement Revolving Facility (excluding pricing, interest, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or redemption terms, security and maturity, subject to preceding clauses ‎(B) through ‎(G)) shall be (i) substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) no more favorable (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) to the lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Facility than, those applicable to the Replaced Revolving Facility (other than covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date of such Replaced Revolving Facility (in each case, as of the date of incurrence of the relevant Replacement Revolving Facility)), (ii) then-current market terms (as determined by the Borrower in good faith at the time of incurrence or issuance (or the obtaining of a commitment with respect thereto)) for the applicable type of Indebtedness or (iii) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party (it being agreed that covenants and events of default of any Replacement Revolving Facility that are more favorable to the lenders or the agent of such Replacement Revolving Facility than those contained in the Loan Documents and are then conformed (or added) to the Loan Documents pursuant to the applicable Refinancing Amendment shall be deemed acceptable to the Administrative Consent Party), and

 

(I) the commitments in respect of the Replaced Revolving Facility shall be terminated, and all loans outstanding thereunder and all fees then due and payable in connection therewith shall be paid in full, in each case on the date such Replacement Revolving Facility is implemented;

 

provided, further, that, in respect of clause (i) of this clause ‎(c), any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate and Debt Fund Affiliate shall be permitted (without Administrative Agent consent) to provide any Replacement Term Loans, it being understood that in connection with such Replacement Term Loans, the relevant Non-Debt Fund Affiliate or Debt Fund Affiliate, as applicable, shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to such Persons under ‎Section 9.05 as if such Replacement Term Loans were Term Loans.

 

Each party hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be amended by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans or the Replacement Revolving Facility, as applicable, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of such Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility, as applicable, incurred or implemented pursuant thereto (including any amendment necessary to treat the loans and commitments subject thereto as a separate “tranche” and “Class” of Loans and/or commitments hereunder). It is understood that any Lender approached to provide all or a portion of any Replacement Term Loans or any Replacement Revolving Facility may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility. Prior to the incurrence or establishment of any Replacement Term Loans or any Replacement Revolving Facility, the Borrower shall, with respect to any such Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments being replaced that is held by the Principal Investors, offer the Principal Investors a bona fide opportunity to provide the entire amount of such Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility, as applicable on terms specified by the Borrower and, to the extent the Principal Investors do not commit to provide such Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility, as applicable on such specified terms within 10 Business Days, then the Borrower may obtain commitments from other Persons to provide such declined amount of such Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility, as applicable, on such specified terms or on terms (taken as a whole) less favorable to such other Person (but not on terms (taken as a whole) more favorable to such other Person) in each case within 90 days of the Principal Investor Representative having declined on behalf of the Principal Investors; provided that the financing contemplated thereby shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with such terms that were offered to the Principal Investors. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the Borrower shall not be required to offer the Principal Investors such opportunity in connection with any refinancing or replacement provided by Persons other than the Principal Investors and which is not documented under this Agreement if, after giving effect thereto, all Revolving Credit Commitments shall have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts payable under any Loan Document (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand has been made) shall have been paid in full in Cash and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or have been terminated (or have been (x) Cash collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank or (y) deemed reissued under another agreement in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Bank) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this ‎Section 9.02 or any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Loan Document, (i) the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (and, prior to the Disposition Date, all Principal Investors) may, without the input or consent of any Lender, amend, supplement and/or waive any guaranty, collateral security agreement, pledge agreement and/or related document (if any) executed in connection with this Agreement to (x) comply with any Requirements of Law or the advice of counsel or (y) cause any such guaranty, collateral security agreement, pledge agreement or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and/or the relevant other Loan Documents, (ii) the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or the Principal Investor Representative, as applicable) may, without the input or consent of any other Lender (other than, if applicable, the relevant Lenders (including Additional Lenders) providing Loans under such Sections), effect amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to (A) effect the provisions of the last sentence of the definition of “Published LIBO Rate”, the last sentence of the definition of “Published EURIBOR Rate”, Section 1.04(a), 1.08(b), ‎2.22, ‎2.23, ‎5.12, ‎5.14, ‎5.15 or ‎9.02(c), or any other provision specifying that any waiver, amendment or modification may be made with the consent or approval of the Administrative Agent (or the Principal Investor Representative, as applicable) and/or (B) add terms (including representations and warranties, conditions, prepayments, covenants or events of default), in connection with the addition of any Loan or Commitment hereunder or the incurrence of any Incremental Equivalent Debt, any Replacement Term Loans, any Replacement Revolving Facility, any Replacement Debt and/or any Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in reliance on ‎Section 6.01(p) with respect to Indebtedness originally incurred in reliance on ‎Section 6.01(z), that are favorable to the then-existing Lenders, as reasonably determined by the Principal Investor Representative (it being understood that, where applicable, any such amendment may be effectuated as part of an Incremental Facility Amendment and/or a Refinancing Amendment), (iii) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (and, prior to the Disposition Date, all Principal Investors) have jointly identified any inconsistency, obvious error, mistake or ambiguity or any error or omission of a technical or administrative nature or any necessary or desirable technical change, in each case, in any provision of any Loan Document, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (and, prior to the Disposition Date, all Principal Investors) shall be permitted to amend such provision solely to address such matter as reasonably determined by them acting jointly without the input or consent of any Lender, (iv) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend, restate, amend and restate or otherwise modify any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement as provided therein or to give effect thereto or to carry out the purpose thereof without the input or consent of any other Lender, (v) any amendment, waiver or modification of any term or provision that directly affects Lenders under one or more Classes and does not directly affect Lenders under one or more other Classes may be effected with the consent of Lenders owning 50% of the aggregate commitments or Loans of such directly affected Class in lieu of the consent of the Required Lenders and (vi) a Permitted Exit Payment Amendment shall become effective automatically and without any further action by any Person subject only to (x) delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a notice requesting that such Permitted Exit Payment Amendment become effective and (y) receipt by the Lenders of the full amount of the Exit Payment pursuant to ‎Section 2.12(c).

 

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Section 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity.

 

(a) Subject to ‎Section 9.05(f), the Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each Principal Investor, the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Principal Investor Representative and their respective Affiliates (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the actual reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm of outside counsel to all such Persons taken as a whole and, if necessary, of one local counsel in any relevant material jurisdiction to all such Persons, taken as a whole) in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents and any related documentation, including in connection with any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated, but only to the extent the preparation of any such amendment, modification or waiver was requested by the Borrower) and (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders or any of their respective Affiliates (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the actual reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm of outside counsel to all such Persons taken as a whole and, if necessary, of one local counsel in any relevant material jurisdiction to all such Persons, taken as a whole) in connection with the enforcement, collection or protection of their respective rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including their respective rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made and/or Letters of Credit issued hereunder. Except to the extent required to be paid on the Closing Date, all amounts due under this paragraph ‎(a) shall be payable by the Borrower within 30 days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail, together with backup documentation supporting the relevant reimbursement request.

 

(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Principal Investor Representative, each Issuing Bank, each Lender and their respective Affiliates and controlling Persons and the respective directors, officers, employees, members, agents, advisors and other representatives, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the actual reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in any relevant material jurisdiction to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest after the affected Person notifies the Borrower of such conflict, (x) one additional counsel to all similarly situated affected Indemnitees taken as a whole and (y) one additional local counsel in any relevant material jurisdiction to all similarly situated affected Indemnitees taken as a whole), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of the Loan Documents or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the Loans or any Letter of Credit, (iii) any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability (i) is determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction (or documented in any settlement agreement referred to below) to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Indemnitee Related Party or, to the extent such judgment finds (or any such settlement agreement acknowledges) that any such loss, claim, damage or liability has resulted from such Person’s or an Indemnitee Related Party of such Person’s material breach of the Loan Documents or (ii) arises out of any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding brought by such Indemnitee against another Indemnitee (other than any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding that is brought by or against the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Principal Investor Representative or any Issuing Bank, acting in its capacity as the Administrative Agent, as the Arranger, as the Principal Investor Representative or as an Issuing Bank) that does not involve any act or omission of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries. Each Indemnitee shall be obligated to refund or return any and all amounts paid by the Borrower pursuant to this ‎Section 9.03(b) to such Indemnitee for any fees, expenses or damages to the extent such Indemnitee is not entitled to payment thereof in accordance with the terms hereof. All amounts due under this paragraph ‎(b) shall be payable by the Borrower within 30 days (x) after receipt by the Borrower of a written demand therefor, in the case of any indemnification obligations and (y) in the case of reimbursement of costs and expenses, after receipt by the Borrower of an invoice, setting forth such costs and expenses in reasonable detail, together with backup documentation supporting the relevant reimbursement request. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this ‎Section 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from any non-Tax claim.

 

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(c) The Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement or compromise of, or the consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any proceeding effected without its consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), but if any proceeding is so settled, compromised or consented to with the Borrower’s written consent, or if there is a final judgment entered against any Indemnitee in any such proceeding, the Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee to the extent and in the manner set forth above. The Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of the affected Indemnitee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnitee unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnitee from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding, (ii) includes confidentiality provisions that are customary or are reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee and (iii) does not include any statement as to any admission of fault, culpability, wrongdoing or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnitee (it being understood that such Indemnitee may reasonably withhold its consent to any settlement that does not comply with this sentence in any material respect).

 

Section 9.04. Waiver of Claim. To the extent permitted by applicable law, no party to this Agreement nor any Secured Party shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto, any other Loan Party and/or any Related Party of any thereof, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or any Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof, except, in the case of any claim by any Indemnitee against the Borrower, to the extent such damages would otherwise be subject to indemnification pursuant to the terms of ‎Section 9.03.

 

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Section 9.05. Successors and Assigns.

 

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided that (i) except as provided under ‎Section 6.07 and/or pursuant to any Permitted Reorganization, the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with the terms of this Section (any attempted assignment or transfer not complying with the terms of this Section shall be null and void and, with respect to any attempted assignment or transfer to any Disqualified Institution, subject to ‎Section 9.05(f)). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and permitted assigns, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph ‎(c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Arranger and the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. Any Successor Borrower permitted pursuant to a transaction referred to in clause ‎(i) of the proviso above, shall thereafter be deemed to be and become a “Borrower” for all purposes hereunder, and such initial Borrower shall be released from its Obligations in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph ‎(b)‎(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of any Additional Loan or Additional Commitment added pursuant to Sections ‎2.22, ‎2.23 or ‎9.02(c) at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of:

 

(A) the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment of Term Loans (other than any such assignment to a Disqualified Institution or an Affiliate thereof referred to in the last paragraph of this clause ‎(i) and identified to the Administrative Agent as such) if it has not responded to a written request for its consent from the Administrative Agent within 15 Business Days after receiving such written request; provided, further, that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for any assignment of Term Loans or Term Commitments (x) to another Lender, an Affiliate of any Lender or an Approved Fund, (y) during the continuance of a Specified Event of Default or (z) by any Principal Investor to any other Principal Investor (it being understood and agreed that, unless the relevant assignment is to a Revolving Lender or to either GSLP or Goldman Sachs Bank USA, the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall always be required for any assignment of Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Revolving Loans);

 

(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for any assignment to another Lender, any Affiliate of a Lender or any Approved Fund or by any Principal Investor to any other Principal Investor, or for any assignment to the Borrower and/or its Affiliates, which otherwise complies with the terms of this ‎Section 9.05; and

 

(C) in the case of any Revolving Facility, unless the relevant assignment is to a Revolving Lender or an Affiliate of a Revolving Lender, each Issuing Bank;

 

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, withhold its consent to any assignment to any Person (other than a Principal Investor) that is not expressly a Disqualified Institution but is known by the Borrower to be an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution without regard as to whether such Person is identifiable as an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution on the basis of such Affiliate’s name.

 

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

 

(A) except in the case of any assignment to another Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender or any Approved Fund or by any Principal Investor to any other Principal Investor or any assignment of the entire remaining amount of the relevant assigning Lender’s Loans or Commitments of any Class, the principal amount of Loans or Commitments of the assigning Lender subject to the relevant assignment (determined as of the date on which the Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent and determined on an aggregate basis in the event of concurrent assignments to Related Funds or by Related Funds) shall not be less than (x) $1,000,000, in the case of Term Loans and Term Commitments (or, in the case of Term Loans and Term Commitments denominated in Euros, €1,000,000) and (y) $5,000,000 in the case of Revolving Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent to a lesser amount, and in each case any assigned amount may exceed such minimum amount in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or, in the case of Term Loans and Term Commitments denominated in Euros, €1,000,000) in excess thereof;

 

(B) any partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the relevant assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;

 

(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment Agreement via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or, if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually), and shall pay to the Administrative Agent a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and which fee shall not apply for any assignment to an Affiliated Lender or Debt Fund Affiliate or by any Principal Investor to any other Principal Investor);

 

(D) the relevant Eligible Assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver on or prior to the effective date of such assignment, to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (irrespective of whether a Specified Event of Default exists) (1) an Administrative Questionnaire and (2) any form required under ‎Section 2.17; and

 

(E) the assigning Lender shall, concurrently with its delivery of the same to the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower with a copy of its request for such assignment, which shall include the name of the prospective assignee (irrespective of whether a Specified Event of Default exists).

 

(iii) Except as otherwise provided in ‎Section 9.05(g), subject to the acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph ‎(b)‎(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in any Assignment Agreement, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment Agreement covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be (A) entitled to the benefits of Sections ‎2.15, ‎2.16, ‎2.17 and ‎9.03 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring on or prior to the effective date of such assignment and (B) subject to its obligations thereunder and under ‎Section 9.13). If any assignment by any Lender holding any Promissory Note is made after the issuance of such Promissory Note, the assigning Lender shall, upon the effectiveness of such assignment or as promptly thereafter as practicable, surrender such Promissory Note to the Administrative Agent for cancellation, and, following such cancellation, if requested by either the assignee or the assigning Lender, the applicable Borrower shall issue and deliver a new Promissory Note to such assignee and/or to such assigning Lender, with appropriate insertions, to reflect the new commitments and/or outstanding Loans of the assignee and/or the assigning Lender.

 

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(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, and the commitment of, and principal amount of and interest on the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). Failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect the applicable Borrower’s obligations in respect of such Loans and LC Disbursements. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, each Issuing Bank and each Lender (but only as to its own holdings), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment Agreement executed by an assigning Lender and an Eligible Assignee, the Eligible Assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire and any tax certification required by ‎Section 9.05(b)(ii)(D)(2) (unless the assignee is already a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph ‎(b) of this Section, if applicable, and any written consent to the relevant assignment required by paragraph ‎(b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall promptly accept such Assignment Agreement and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

 

(vi) By executing and delivering an Assignment Agreement, the assigning Lender and the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be deemed to confirm and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (A) such assigning Lender warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any adverse claim and that the amount of its commitments, and the outstanding balances of its Loans, in each case without giving effect to any assignment thereof which has not become effective, are as set forth in such Assignment Agreement, (B) except as set forth in clause ‎(A) above, such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto, or the financial condition of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or the performance or observance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any of its obligations under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (C) such assignee represents and warrants that it is an Eligible Assignee (and not a Disqualified Institution), legally authorized to enter into such Assignment Agreement; (D) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement and each then-applicable Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in ‎Section 4.01(c) or the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment Agreement; (E) such assignee will independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the assigning Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it deems appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (F) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent, by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (G) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

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(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender, sell participations to any bank or other entity (other than to any Disqualified Institution or an Affiliate thereof referred to in the last paragraph of clause ‎(b)(i) of this Section and identified to the Administrative Agent as such, any Defaulting Lender, any natural person or any investment vehicle established primarily for the benefit of a single natural person) (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which any Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the relevant Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in (x) clause ‎(A) of the first proviso to ‎Section 9.02(b) that directly and adversely affects the Loans or commitments in which such Participant has an interest and (y) clause (B) of the first proviso to ‎Section 9.02(b). Subject to paragraph ‎(c)‎(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections ‎2.15, ‎2.16 and ‎2.17 (subject to the limitations and requirements of such Sections and ‎Section 2.19) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph ‎(b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required under ‎Section 2.17(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender, and if additional amounts are required to be paid pursuant to ‎Section 2.17(a) or ‎Section 2.17(c), to the Borrower). To the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of ‎Section 9.09 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant shall be subject to ‎Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender.

 

(ii) No Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater payment under ‎Section 2.15, ‎2.16 or ‎2.17 than the participating Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent (in its sole discretion) expressly acknowledging such Participant may receive a greater benefit. Any Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section ‎2.17 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with ‎Section 2.17(f) as though it were a Lender and to deliver the tax forms required to claim an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document and then only to the extent of any amount to which such Lender would be entitled in the absence of any such participation (it being understood that the documentation required under ‎Section 2.17(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender and, if additional amounts are required to be paid pursuant to ‎Section 2.17(a) or ‎Section 2.17(c), to the Borrower).

 

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Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and their respective successors and assigns, and the principal amounts and stated interest of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to any Participant’s interest in any Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or any other obligation under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and each Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (other than to any Disqualified Institution, Defaulting Lender or any natural person or any investment vehicle established primarily for the benefit of a single natural person) to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to any Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender, and this ‎Section 9.05 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release any Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to provide to the applicable Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to such Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan, (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii) in no event may any Lender grant any option to provide to any Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would have otherwise been obligated to make to such Borrower pursuant to this Agreement to any Disqualified Institution or Defaulting Lender. The making of any Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement (including their obligations under ‎Section 2.15, ‎2.16 or ‎2.17) and no SPC shall be entitled to any greater amount under ‎Section 2.15, ‎2.16 or ‎2.17 or any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that the Granting Lender would have been entitled to receive, unless the grant to such SPC is made with the prior written consent of the Borrower (in its sole discretion), expressly acknowledging that such SPC’s entitlement to benefits under ‎Section 2.15, ‎2.16 or ‎2.17 is not limited to what the Granting Lender would have been entitled to receive absent the grant to the SPC, (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender) and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes including approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of the Loan Documents, remain the Lender of record hereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the Requirements of Law of the U.S. or any State thereof; provided that (i) such SPC’s Granting Lender is in compliance in all material respects with its obligations to the Borrowers hereunder and (ii) each Lender designating any SPC hereby agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost, damage or expense arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such SPC during such period of forbearance. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this ‎Section 9.05, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guaranty or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

 

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(f) (i) Any assignment or participation by a Lender without the Borrower’s consent (A) to any Disqualified Institution or any Affiliate thereof or (B) to the extent the Borrower’s consent is required under this ‎Section 9.05, to any other Person, shall be null and void, and the Borrower shall be entitled to seek specific performance to unwind any such assignment or participation and/or specifically enforce this ‎Section 9.05(f) in addition to injunctive relief (without posting a bond or presenting evidence of irreparable harm) or any other remedies available to the Borrower at law or in equity or pursuant to ‎Section 9.05(f)(ii) below; it being understood and agreed that Holdings, the Borrower and its subsidiaries will suffer irreparable harm if any Lender breaches any obligation under this ‎Section 9.05 as it relates to any assignment, participation or pledge of any Loan or Commitment to any Disqualified Institution or any Affiliate thereof or any other Person to whom the Borrower’s consent is required but not obtained. Nothing in this ‎Section 9.05(f) shall be deemed to prejudice any right or remedy that Holdings or the Borrower may otherwise have at law or equity or pursuant to ‎Section 9.05(f)(ii) below.

 

(ii) If any assignment or participation under this ‎Section 9.05 is made (1) to any Affiliate of any Disqualified Institution (other than any Bona Fide Debt Fund that is not itself a Disqualified Institution) or (2) to the extent the Borrower’s consent is required under this ‎Section 9.05 (and not deemed to have been given pursuant to ‎Section 9.05(b)(i)(A)), to any other Person, in each case of clauses (1) and (2) without the Borrower’s prior written consent (any such person, a “Disqualified Person”), then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Person and the Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Commitment of such Disqualified Person and repay all obligations of the applicable Borrower owing to such Disqualified Person, (B) in the case of any outstanding Term Loans held by such Disqualified Person, purchase such Term Loans by paying the lesser of (x) par and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Person paid to acquire such Term Loans, plus accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and/or (C) require such Disqualified Person to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this ‎Section 9.05), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees and if such person does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment Agreement reflecting such assignment within five Business Days of the date on which the Eligible Assignee executes and delivers such Assignment Agreement to such person, then such person shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment Agreement without any action on its part; provided that (I) in the case of clauses ‎(A) and ‎(B), no Borrower shall be liable to the relevant Disqualified Person under ‎Section 2.16 if any Eurocurrency Rate Loan owing to such Disqualified Person is repaid or purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (II) in the case of clause ‎(C), the relevant assignment shall otherwise comply with this ‎Section 9.05 (except that (x) no registration and processing fee required under this ‎Section 9.05 shall be required with any assignment pursuant to this paragraph and (y) any Term Loan acquired by any Affiliated Lender pursuant to this paragraph will not be included in calculating compliance with the Affiliated Lender Cap for a period of 90 days following such transfer; provided that, to the extent the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders exceeds the Affiliated Lender Cap on the 91st day following such transfer, then such excess amount shall either be (x) contributed to Holdings, the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries and retired and cancelled immediately upon such contribution or (y) automatically cancelled)) and (III) in no event shall such Disqualified Person be entitled to receive amounts set forth in ‎Section 2.13(c). Further, any Disqualified Person identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (A) shall not be permitted to (x) receive information or reporting provided by any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender and/or (y) attend and/or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, (B) (x) shall not for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders or the majority Lenders under any Class have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, have a right to consent (or not consent), otherwise act or direct or require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to take (or refrain from taking) any such action; it being understood that all Loans held by any Disqualified Person shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether the Required Lenders, majority Lenders under any Class or all Lenders have taken any action and (y) shall be deemed to vote in the same proportion as Lenders that are not Disqualified Persons in any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Loan Party and (C) shall not be entitled to receive the benefits of ‎Section 9.03. For the sake of clarity, the provisions in this ‎Section 9.05(f) shall not apply to any Person that is an assignee of any Disqualified Person, if such assignee is not a Disqualified Person.

 

(iii) Upon the request of any Lender, the Administrative Agent may and the Borrower will make the list of Disqualified Institutions (other than any Disqualified Institution that is a reasonably identifiable Affiliate of another Disqualified Institution on the basis of such Person’s name) available to such Lender and such Lender may provide the list to any potential assignee for the purpose of verifying whether such Person is a Disqualified Institution, in each case so long as such Lender and such potential assignee agree to keep the list of Disqualified Institutions confidential in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(iv) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Institutions.

 

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(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of its Term Loans to an Affiliated Lender on a non-pro rata basis (A) through Dutch Auctions, or similar transactions pursuant to procedures to be established by the applicable “auction agent” that are consistent with this ‎Section 9.05(g), in each case open to all Lenders holding the relevant Term Loans on a pro rata basis or (B) through open market purchases (which purchases may be effected at any price as agreed between such Lender and such Affiliated Lender in their respective sole discretion), in each case with respect to clauses ‎(A) and ‎(B), without the consent of the Administrative Agent; provided that:

 

(i) any Term Loans acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, be retired and cancelled immediately upon the acquisition thereof; provided that upon any such retirement and cancellation, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so retired and cancelled, and each principal repayment installment with respect to the Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans, as applicable, pursuant to ‎Section 2.10(a) shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans so cancelled;

 

(ii) any Term Loans acquired by any Affiliated Lender may (but shall not be required to) be contributed to Holdings, the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or Parent Companies and, in exchange therefor, such Affiliated Lender may receive debt or equity securities of such entity or a direct or indirect parent entity or subsidiary thereof that are otherwise permitted to be issued by such entity at such time, it being understood that (x) any such Term Loans that are contributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, be retired and cancelled immediately upon such contribution and (y) any such contribution shall be treated as a capital contribution that builds the Available Amount pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof by an amount equal to the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of the Term Loans so contributed; provided that if the fair market value of such Term Loans cannot be determined by the Borrower, the fair market value shall be deemed to be the purchase price of such Term Loans paid by such Affiliated Lender); provided that upon any such cancellation, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans shall be deemed reduced, as of the date of such contribution, by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so contributed and cancelled, and each principal repayment installment with respect to the Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans, as applicable, pursuant to ‎Section 2.10(a) shall be reduced pro rata by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of Initial Dollar Term Loans or Initial Euro Term Loans so contributed and cancelled;

 

(iii) the relevant Affiliated Lender and assigning Lender shall have executed an Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption;

 

(iv) after giving effect to such assignment and to all other assignments to all Affiliated Lenders, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans then held by all Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding (after giving effect to any substantially simultaneous cancellations thereof) (the “Affiliated Lender Cap”); provided that each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred or suffered by any Person in connection with any compliance or non-compliance with this clause ‎(g)‎(iv) or any purported assignment exceeding the Affiliated Lender Cap (it being understood and agreed that the Affiliated Lender Cap is intended to apply to any Loans made available to Affiliated Lenders by means other than formal assignment (e.g., as a result of an acquisition of another Lender (other than any Debt Fund Affiliate) by any Affiliated Lender or the provision of Additional Term Loans by any Affiliated Lender); provided, further, that to the extent that any assignment to any Affiliated Lender would result in the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders exceeding the Affiliated Lender Cap (after giving effect to any substantially simultaneous cancellations thereof), the assignment of the relevant excess amount shall be null and void;

 

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(v) in connection with any assignment effected pursuant to a Dutch Auction and/or open market purchase conducted by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (A) the relevant Person may not use the proceeds of any Revolving Loans to fund such assignment and (B) no Event of Default exists at the time of acceptance of bids for the Dutch Auction or the confirmation of such open market purchase, as applicable;

 

(vi) by its acquisition of Term Loans, each relevant Affiliated Lender shall be deemed to have acknowledged and agreed that:

 

(A) the Term Loans held by such Affiliated Lender shall be deemed to be voted pro rata along with the other Lenders that are not Affiliated Lenders); provided that (x) such Affiliated Lender shall have the right to vote (and the Term Loans held by such Affiliated Lender shall not be so deemed to be voted) with respect to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action that requires the vote of all Lenders or all Lenders directly and adversely affected thereby, as the case may be and (y) no amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action shall (1) disproportionately affect such Affiliated Lender in its capacity as a Lender as compared to other Lenders of the same Class that are not Affiliated Lenders or (2) deprive any Affiliated Lender of its share of any payments which the Lenders are entitled to share on a pro rata basis hereunder, in each case without the consent of such Affiliated Lender; and

 

(B) such Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as an Affiliated Lender, will not be entitled to (i) attend (including by telephone) or participate in any meeting or discussion (or portion thereof) among the Administrative Agent or any Lender or among Lenders to which the Loan Parties or their representatives are not invited or (ii) receive any information or material prepared by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any communication by or among the Administrative Agent and one or more Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Loan Party or its representatives (and in any case, other than the right to receive notices of Borrowings, prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Term Loans required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article 2); and

 

(vii) neither the Parent nor any Affiliated Lender shall be required to represent or warrant that it is not in possession of material non-public information with respect to Holdings, the Borrower and/or any subsidiary thereof and/or their respective securities in connection with any assignment permitted by this ‎Section 9.05(g).

 

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to ensure that for the duration of this Agreement the Dutch Borrower borrows exclusively from Lenders that are not considered to be part of the public within the meaning of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht), in reliance upon the Explanatory Memorandum to the Implementation Act in respect of Directive 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013, until the competent authority publishes its interpretation of the term “public” (as referred to in article 4.1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013), an existing or future Lender shall be deemed not to be part of the public if the amount borrowed by the Dutch Borrower from such existing or future Lender individually is not less than €100,000 or its equivalent in any other currency.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of its Term Loans to any Debt Fund Affiliate, and any Debt Fund Affiliate may, from time to time, purchase Term Loans (x) on a non-pro rata basis through Dutch Auctions or similar transactions open to all applicable Lenders or (y) on a non-pro rata basis through open market purchases (which purchases may be effected at any price as agreed between such Lender and such Debt Fund Affiliate in their respective sole discretion), in each case without the consent of the Administrative Agent and notwithstanding the requirements set forth in subclauses ‎(i) through ‎(vii) of this clause ‎(g); provided that the Term Loans of all Debt Fund Affiliates shall not account for more than 49.9% of the amounts included in determining whether the Required Lenders have (A) consented to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom or (B) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to any Loan Document; it being understood and agreed that the portion of the Loans that accounts for more than 49.9% of the relevant Required Lender action shall be deemed to be voted pro rata along with other Lenders that are not Debt Fund Affiliates. Any Term Loans acquired by any Debt Fund Affiliate may (but shall not be required to) be contributed to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or parent entities and, in exchange therefor, such Debt Fund Affiliate may receive debt or equity securities of such entity or a direct or indirect parent entity or subsidiary thereof that are otherwise permitted to be issued by such entity at such time (it being understood that if any Term Loans are so contributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, the provisions of ‎Section 9.05(g)(ii) shall apply to such contributed Term Loans mutatis mutandis).

 

Section 9.06. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loan and issuance of any Letter of Credit regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date. The provisions of Sections ‎2.15, ‎2.16, ‎2.17, ‎9.03 and ‎9.13 and ‎Article 8 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit or any Commitment, the occurrence of the Termination Date or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof but in each case, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 9.07. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Fee Letter constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall become effective when it has been executed by Holdings, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent has received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or by email as a “.pdf” or “.tif” attachment shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

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Section 9.08. Severability. To the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, any provision of any Loan Document held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 9.09. Right of Setoff. At any time when an Event of Default exists, upon the written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations (in any currency) at any time owing by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any of and all the Secured Obligations held by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender shall have made any demand under the Loan Documents and although such obligations may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or Issuing Bank different than the branch or office holding such deposit or obligation on such Indebtedness. Any applicable Lender or Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such set-off or application; provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such set-off or application under this Section. The rights of each Lender, each Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender, such Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent may have.

 

Section 9.10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

 

(a) THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THIS SECTION 9.10) AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT) AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT), WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT (AT LAW OR IN EQUITY) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, THAT (I) THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DEFINITION OF “CLOSING DATE MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT” AND THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A CLOSING DATE MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT HAS OCCURRED, (II) THE DETERMINATION OF THE ACCURACY OF ANY SPECIFIED ACQUISITION AGREEMENT REPRESENTATION AND WHETHER AS A RESULT OF ANY BREACH OR INACCURACY THEREOF PARENT OR ITS APPLICABLE AFFILIATE HAS A RIGHT TO TERMINATE ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT OR DECLINE TO CONSUMMATE THE ACQUISITION AND (III) THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE ACQUISITION HAS BEEN CONSUMMATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT AND, IN ANY CASE, ANY CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF ANY SUCH INTERPRETATION OR DETERMINATION OR ANY ASPECT THEREOF, SHALL IN EACH CASE BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. IF A DUTCH LOAN PARTY IS REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SIGNING AND/OR EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING BY WAY OF ACCESSION TO THIS AGREEMENT) OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT, DEED OR DOCUMENT REFERRED TO IN OR MADE PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, IT IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED BY THE OTHER PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT THAT THE EXISTENCE AND EXTENT OF THE ATTORNEY’S AUTHORITY AND THE EFFECTS OF THE ATTORNEY’S EXERCISE OR PURPORTED EXERCISE OF HIS OR HER AUTHORITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE NETHERLANDS.

 

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(b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY U.S. FEDERAL OR NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (OR ANY APPELLATE COURT THEREFROM) OVER ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT (INCLUDING THIS SECTION 9.10) AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL (EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BELOW) BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, FEDERAL COURT; PROVIDED THAT WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY WHICH DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY CLAIMS AGAINST THE ISSUING BANKS, THE LENDERS OR ANY OTHER INDEMNITEE, THIS SENTENCE SHALL NOT OVERRIDE ANY JURISDICTION PROVISION IN THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ANY PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR DOCUMENT BY REGISTERED MAIL ADDRESSED TO SUCH PERSON SHALL BE EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS AGAINST SUCH PERSON FOR ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT RETAINS THE RIGHT TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION SOLELY IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT.

 

(c) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY LEGALLY AND EFFECTIVELY DO SO, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH ‎(B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, ANY CLAIM OR DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

(d) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND AGREES THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL) DIRECTED TO IT AT ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION ‎9.01. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS AND FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS WAS INVALID AND INEFFECTIVE. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW. EACH LOAN PARTY THAT IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES HEREBY APPOINTS THE U.S. BORROWER AS ITS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY MATTER RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE U.S. BORROWER HEREBY ACCEPTS SUCH APPOINTMENT.

 

Section 9.11. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (a) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (b) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

Section 9.12. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

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Section 9.13. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees (and each Lender agrees to cause its SPC, if any) to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information (as defined below), except that Confidential Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ limited partners, lenders, investors, managed accounts, ratings agencies, directors, officers, managers, employees, independent auditors, or other experts, advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (collectively, the “Representatives”) on a confidential “need to know” basis solely in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or in connection with the administration, evaluation or monitoring of the Commitments and/or Loans of the relevant Person hereunder and who are informed of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and are or have been advised of their obligation to keep the Confidential Information of this type confidential; provided that such Person shall be responsible for its Affiliates’ and their Representatives’ compliance with this paragraph; provided, further, that unless the Borrower otherwise consents, no such disclosure shall be made by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Affiliate or Representative thereof to any Affiliate or Representative of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender that is a Disqualified Institution, (b) upon the demand or request of any regulatory (including self-regulatory) or governmental authority having jurisdiction over such Person or its Affiliates (in which case such Person shall, except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any Governmental Authority, regulatory authority or self-regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, (i) inform the Borrower promptly in advance thereof (or, if unable to so inform the Borrower in advance thereof, promptly thereafter) and (ii) ensure that any information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment), (c) to the extent compelled by legal process in, or reasonably necessary to, the defense of such legal, judicial or administrative proceeding, in any legal, judicial or administrative proceeding or other compulsory process or otherwise as required by applicable Requirements of Law (in which case such Person shall, except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any Governmental Authority, regulatory authority or self-regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, (i) inform the Borrower promptly in advance thereof (or, if unable to so inform the Borrower in advance thereof, promptly thereafter) and (ii) ensure that any information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment), (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) subject to an acknowledgment and agreement by the relevant recipient that the Confidential Information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this paragraph or as otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) in accordance with market standards for dissemination of the relevant type of information, which shall in any event require “click through” or other affirmative action on the part of the recipient to access the Confidential Information and acknowledge its confidentiality obligations in respect thereof, to (i) any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or prospective Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, including any SPC (in each case other than a Disqualified Institution), (ii) any pledgee referred to in ‎Section 9.05, (iii) any actual or prospective direct or indirect contractual counterparty (or its advisors, but not any Disqualified Institution) to any Derivative Transaction (including any credit default swap) or similar derivative product under which payments are to be made by reference to a Borrower and its Obligations and (iv) subject to the Borrower’s prior approval of the information to be disclosed (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to Moody’s or S&P on a customary confidential basis in connection with the Transactions, (f) with the prior written consent of the Borrower, (g) to the extent the Confidential Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section by such Person, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives, (h) to the extent such information was already in the possession of such Person (except to the extent received in a manner restricted by this paragraph) or is independently developed by such Person or its Affiliates based exclusively on information the disclosure of which would not otherwise be restricted by this paragraph, (i) to the extent such information was received by such Person from a third party that to such Person’s knowledge is not subject to confidentiality obligations owing to the Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries, (j) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense or in connection with the exercise of any remedy or enforcement of any rights under any Loan Document and (k) to market data collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry, and service providers to Lenders in connection with the administration and management of the Credit Facilities. For purposes of this Section, “Confidential Information” means all information relating to Holdings, the Borrower and/or any of its subsidiaries and their respective businesses, the Parent or the Transactions (including any information obtained by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives, based on a review of any books and records relating to Holdings, the Borrower and/or any of its subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates from time to time, including prior to the date hereof) other than any such information that is publicly available to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any Issuing Bank or Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any disclosure of any Confidential Information be made to a Person that is a Disqualified Institution at the time of disclosure.

 

The Borrower grants each Principal Investor permission to use Holdings’ and its subsidiaries’ names and logos in such Principal Investor’s or its Affiliates’ marketing materials; provided that any such logos or other materials are used solely in a manner that is not intended to or reasonably likely to harm or disparage Holdings or any of its subsidiaries or the reputation or goodwill of any of them.

 

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Section 9.14. No Fiduciary Duty. (a) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the “Lenders”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Loan Parties, their stockholders and/or their respective Affiliates. Each Loan Party agrees that nothing in the Loan Documents or otherwise will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and such Loan Party, its respective stockholders or its respective Affiliates, on the other. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other, and (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender, in its capacity as such, has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Loan Party, its respective stockholders or its respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise any Loan Party, its respective stockholders or its respective Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to any Loan Party except the obligations expressly set forth in the Loan Documents and (y) each Lender, in its capacity as such, is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of such Loan Party, its respective management, stockholders, creditors or any other Person. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that such Loan Party has consulted its own legal, tax and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto.

 

(b) Each of the Loan Parties acknowledges and agrees that GSLP, an affiliate of certain of the Principal Investors, is acting as the Arranger in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents. Each of the Loan Parties agrees not to assert any claim it might allege based on any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might be asserted to arise or result from GSLP acting as Arranger hereunder, on the one hand, and the Principal Investors’ relationships with the Loan Parties as described and referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents, on the other hand.

 

Section 9.15. Several Obligations. (a) The respective obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint and the failure of any Lender to make any Loan, issue any Letter of Credit or perform any of its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender from any of its obligations hereunder.

 

(b) The respective obligations of the Borrowers hereunder are several and not joint. References herein to “Obligations of the Borrowers” or similar words of import are used solely for administrative convenience and are not intended to create liability that is joint and several.

 

Section 9.16. USA PATRIOT Act; Beneficial Ownership Regulation. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act hereby notifies the Loan Parties that, pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and the “Beneficial Ownership Regulation” (31 CFR §1010.230), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification number of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act or the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

 

Section 9.17. Disclosure. Each Loan Party, each Issuing Bank and each Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Principal Investor Representative and/or its Affiliates from time to time may hold investments in, make other loans to or have other relationships with any of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates.

 

Section 9.18. Appointment for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender and each Issuing Bank as its agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, in assets which, in accordance with ‎Article 9 of the UCC or any other applicable Requirements of Law can be perfected only by possession. If any Lender or Issuing Bank (other than the Administrative Agent) obtains possession of any Collateral, such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof and, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request therefor, shall deliver such Collateral to the Administrative Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s instructions.

 

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Section 9.19. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan or Letter of Credit, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan or Letter of Credit under applicable law (collectively, the “Applicable Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender or Issuing Bank holding such Loan or Letter of Credit in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan or Letter of Credit hereunder, together with all Applicable Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Applicable Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan or Letter of Credit but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Applicable Charges payable to such Lender or Issuing Bank in respect of other Loans or Letters of Credit or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender or Issuing Bank.

 

Section 9.20. [Reserved].

 

Section 9.21. Conflicts. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document (but excluding any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement), in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Loan Document (excluding any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement), the terms of this Agreement shall govern and control; provided that in the case of any conflict or inconsistency between any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, on the one hand, and any other Loan Document, on the other hand, the terms of such Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.

 

Section 9.22. Release of Guarantors. Notwithstanding anything in ‎Section 9.02(b) to the contrary, (a) any Subsidiary Guarantor shall automatically be released from its obligations hereunder (and its Loan Guaranty shall be automatically released) (i) upon the consummation of any permitted transaction or series of related transactions or the occurrence of any other permitted event or circumstance if as a result thereof such Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (including by merger or dissolution) or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a single transaction or series of related transactions or other event or circumstance permitted hereunder; or (ii) upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, (b) any Subsidiary Guarantor that qualifies as an “Excluded Subsidiary” shall be released from its obligations hereunder (and its Loan Guaranty shall be automatically released) by the Administrative Agent promptly following the request therefor by the Borrower and/or (c) the Person constituting Holdings immediately prior to the consummation of a Holdings Reorganization Transaction whereby the existing “Holdings” is not intended to remain as such shall be automatically released from its obligations hereunder (and its Loan Guaranty shall be automatically released) upon the consummation of such Holdings Reorganization Transaction, as applicable. In connection with any such release, the Administrative Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to the relevant Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence termination or release. Any execution and delivery of any document pursuant to the preceding sentence of this ‎Section 9.22 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent (other than as to the Administrative Agent’s authority to execute and deliver such documents).

 

Section 9.23. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and each party hereto agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

 

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(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

Section 9.24. Principal Investor Representative. Prior to the Disposition Date, (i) discretionary determinations and consents that would otherwise be made by the Administrative Agent only will be made by the Principal Investor Representative (or by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Principal Investor Representative), and (ii) notices, certificates and other documents and information that would otherwise be required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent only will be required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Principal Investor Representative concurrently (provided that it is understood and agreed that the posting of any such information on Intralinks, Debt X, SyndTrak Online or by similar electronic means that are accessible by the Administrative Agent and the Principal Investor Representative shall be deemed sufficient delivery for purposes of this clause (ii)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, borrowing and conversion mechanics, interest rate determinations, disbursements of funds, distribution of payments and maintenance of a register and other purely administrative or mechanical matters under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be determined by the Administrative Agent only.

 

Section 9.25. [Reserved].

 

Section 9.26. Judgment Currency.

 

(a) If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Loan Party in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this ‎Section 9.26 referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due under any Loan Document in any currency (the “Obligation Currency”) other than the Judgment Currency, the conversion shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date, or the date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

 

(b) If the amount of the Obligation Currency so converted is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender from any Loan Party in the Obligation Currency, then the applicable Loan Party shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, indemnify the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, against such loss. If the amount of the Obligation Currency so converted is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in such currency, the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, agrees to return the amount of any excess to the applicable Loan Party (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).

 

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(c) The term “rate of exchange” in this ‎Section 9.26 means the rate of exchange at which Administrative Agent, on the relevant date at or about 12:00 noon (New York time), would be prepared to sell, in accordance with Administrative Agent’s normal course foreign currency exchange practices, the Obligation Currency against the Judgment Currency.

 

Section 9.27. ERISA.

 

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement,

 

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,

 

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

 

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

 

(b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  RANGER PLEDGOR LLC, as Initial Holdings
     
  By:                   
  Name:   
  Title:  
     
  RANGER PACKAGING LLC, as the Initial U.S. Borrower
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  RANPAK B.V., as the Initial Dutch Borrower
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC, as Administrative Agent
     
  By:                     
  Name:   
  Title:  
     
  GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC, as Issuing Bank
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  BROAD STREET LOAN PARTNERS III, L.P., as Lender
     
  By: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as Attorney-in-Fact
     
  By:             
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  BROAD STREET LOAN PARTNERS III OFFSHORE, L.P., as Lender
     
  By: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as Collateral Servicer and Duly Authorized Agent
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  BROAD STREET LOAN PARTNERS III OFFSHORE – UNLEVERED, L.P., as Lender
     
  By: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as Collateral Servicer and Duly Authorized Agent
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  BROAD STREET DANISH CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P., as Lender
     
  By: Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC, Duly Authorized
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  BROAD STREET CREDIT HOLDINGS LLC, as Lender
     
  By:                
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  BROAD STREET SENIOR CREDIT PARTNERS II, L.P., as Lender
     
  By: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as Attorney-in-Fact
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement

 

 

 

  

SCHEDULE 1.01(a)

 

COMMITMENT SCHEDULE

 

Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitment

 

Lender  Commitment %   Commitment 
Broad Street Loan Partners III, L.P.   6.02%  $17,398,330.53 
Broad Street Loan Partners III Offshore, L.P.   31.76%  $91,839,089.28 
Broad Street Loan Partners III Offshore - Unlevered, L.P.   16.96%  $49,035,822.58 
Broad Street Danish Credit Partners, L.P.   7.36%  $21,290,984.26 
Broad Street Credit Holdings LLC   17.89%  $51,740,027.61 
Broad Street Senior Credit Partners II, L.P.   20.01%  $57,870,745.74 
Total   100%  $378,175,000 

 

Initial Euro Term Loan Commitment (U.S. Borrower)

 

Lender  Commitment %   Commitment 
Broad Street Loan Partners III, L.P.   6.02%  4,211,578.24 
Broad Street Loan Partners III Offshore, L.P.   31.76%  22,231,300.25 
Broad Street Loan Partners III Offshore - Unlevered, L.P.   16.96%  11,870,001.14 
Broad Street Danish Credit Partners, L.P.   7.36%  5,153,864.96 
Broad Street Credit Holdings LLC   17.89%  12,524,602.51 
Broad Street Senior Credit Partners II, L.P.   20.01%  14,008,652.90 
Total   100%  70,000,000 

 

 

 

 

Initial Euro Term Loan Commitment (Dutch Borrower)

 

Lender  Commitment %   Commitment 
Broad Street Loan Partners III, L.P.   6.02%  4,211,578.24 
Broad Street Loan Partners III Offshore, L.P.   31.76%  22,231,300.25 
Broad Street Loan Partners III Offshore - Unlevered, L.P.   16.96%  11,870,001.14 
Broad Street Danish Credit Partners, L.P.   7.36%  5,153,864.96 
Broad Street Credit Holdings LLC   17.89%  12,524,602.52 
Broad Street Senior Credit Partners II, L.P.   20.01%  14,008,652.89 
Total   100%  70,000,000 

 

Initial Revolving Credit Commitment

 

Lender  Commitment %   Commitment $ 
Broad Street Credit Holdings LLC   100%  $45,000,000.00 
Total   100%  $45,000,000.00 

 

 

 

 

EX-10.2 5 f8k053019ex10-2_ranpakhold.htm OFFER LETTER AGREEMENT, DATED JUNE 3, 2019, BY AND BETWEEN RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP. AND OMAR ASALI

Exhibit 10.2

 

Ranpak Holdings Corp.

3 East 28th Street, Floor 8

New York, NY 10016

 

June 3, 2019

 

Omar Asali

23 East 22nd St., Floor 53

New York, NY 10010

 

Dear Omar:

 

It is my pleasure to present you with this offer letter (the “Offer Letter Agreement”) to become the Executive Chairman of Ranpak Holdings Corp. (the “Company”), effective as of, and contingent on, the consummation of the business combination by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp. and One Madison Corporation (the “Closing”) . In this role you will report to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

 

Offer:
   
Compensation:

LTIP Award: As compensation for your services as Executive Chairman, you will receive a one-time award (the “Performance RSU Award”) under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), which will be in the form of Performance RSUs (the “2019 Performance RSUs”), with a grant date fair value of $1,000,000 (USD) at target, and will be granted as soon as practicable after the Closing (subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board).

 

Performance Metrics: The 2019 Performance RSUs will be earned between 0% and 150% of target, based on the level of achievement of the 2019 Adjusted EBITDA Goal, as set forth in the applicable award agreement.

 

Time Vesting: Earned Performance RSUs will vest as follows: 33.33% on 1/1/2020, 33.33% on 1/1/2021 and 33.34% on 1/1/2022, subject to your continued employment on the vesting date.

The Performance RSU Award will be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions of the 2019 Plan and the applicable award agreement thereunder.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Performance RSU Award described herein shall be the only compensation provided to you by the Company in exchange for your services and you shall not be entitled to any additional compensation from the Company

   
Duties and Responsibilities: You will have such duties and responsibilities as are customary for your position and as reasonably requested by the Board from time to time. In performing your duties, you will comply with those lawful rules, regulations and policies of the Company.  
   
Company Benefits: You will be entitled to participate in the employee benefit programs that the Company offers to similarly situated senior executives from time to time; provided, however, that you and the Company will cooperate in good faith to make appropriate arrangements regarding the payment of health and welfare premiums and any other items that would otherwise be deducted from payroll, given the fact that you will not receive regular cash compensation.
   
Business Expenses: Business expenses will be reimbursed, subject to proper documentation and in accordance with the Company’s policies.
   
At Will: You understand that your employment will be “at will”, which means that the Company or you may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason or for no reason at all.
   
Restrictive Covenants: You agree to be, as a condition to and in consideration for your employment hereunder, subject to certain restrictive covenants, including confidentiality, as described in more detail in Annex A.

 

 

 

 

This offer is contingent upon the execution of this offer letter and the Closing.

 

If this offer is acceptable, initial page one in the lower right hand corner, sign below and return to the Company.

 

  Sincerely,
   
  RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
   
  /s/ Trent Meyerhoefer 
  Trent Meyerhoefer
  Chief Financial Officer

  

READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED.

 

/s/ Omar Asali   June 3, 2019
Omar Asali   Date

  

Enclosures

 

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ANNEX A
Restrictive Covenants

 

Confidential Information: While you are employed by the Company and following the termination of your employment, you shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and its Affiliates (as defined below), and shall not directly or indirectly use or disclose, any “Confidential Information” that you may have acquired (whether or not developed or compiled by you and whether or not you are authorized to have access to such information) during the term of, and in the course of, or as a result of your employment by the Company without the prior written consent of the Company unless and except to the extent that such disclosure is (1) made in the ordinary course of your performance of your duties to the Company or (2) required by any subpoena or other legal process (in which event you will give the Company prompt notice of such subpoena or other legal process in order to permit the Company to seek appropriate protective orders).  For the purposes of this Offer Letter the term “Confidential Information” means any secret, confidential or proprietary information possessed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, trade secrets, customer lists, details of client or consultant contracts, current and anticipated customer requirements, pricing policies, price lists, market studies, business plans, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or flaws, computer software programs (including object code and source code), data and documentation data, base technologies, systems, structures and architectures, inventions and ideas, past current and planned research and development, compilations, devices, methods, techniques, processes, financial information and data, business acquisition plans and new personnel acquisition plans (not otherwise included as a trade secret under this Offer Letter) that has not become generally available to the public.  The term “Confidential Information” in this section may include, but not be limited to, future business plans, licensing strategies, advertising campaigns, information regarding customers, executives and independent contractors and the terms and conditions of this Offer Letter.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, you shall be permitted to furnish this Offer Letter to a subsequent employer or prospective employer.
   
Company Property: Upon the termination of your employment for any reason or, if earlier, upon the Company’s request shall promptly return all “Company Property” which had been entrusted or made available to you by the Company, where the term “Company Property” means all records, files, memoranda, reports, price lists, customer lists, drawings, plans, sketches, keys, codes, computer hardware and software and other property of any kind or description prepared, used or possessed by you during your employment by the Company (and any duplicates of any such Property) together with any and all information, ideas, concepts, discoveries, and inventions and the like conceived, made, developed or acquired at any time by you individually or, with others during your employment which relate to the Company or its products or services.
   
Trade Secrets: You agree that you shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and its Affiliates and shall not directly or indirectly use or disclose, any “Trade Secret” that you may have acquired during the term of your employment by the Company for so long as such information remains a Trade Secret, where the term “Trade Secret” means information, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans, or a list of actual or potential customers or suppliers that (1) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being generally readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use and (2) is the subject of reasonable efforts by the Company and any of its Affiliates to maintain its secrecy.  This section is intended to provide rights to the Company and its Affiliates which are in addition to, not in lieu of, those rights the Company and its Affiliates have under the common law or applicable statutes for the protection of trade secrets.

 

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Intellectual Property; Assignment of Inventions:

Assignment and License of Rights. You assign to the Company all of your rights in Intellectual Property that you make or conceive during your employment, whether as a sole or joint inventor, whether made during or outside working hours, and whether made on Company premises or elsewhere. You grant to the Company an unlimited, unrestricted, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid right to access, use, modify, add to, and distribute any Intellectual Property that you developed and reduced to a practical form during your employment with the Company and its Affiliates, including any Intellectual Property assigned to the Company. You understand and acknowledge that, for purposes of this Offer Letter Agreement, the term “Intellectual Property” means any information of a technical and/or business nature, such as ideas, discoveries, inventions, trade secrets, know-how, and writings and other works of authorship which relate in any manner to the actual or anticipated business or research and development of the Company and its Affiliates.

 

Assistance with Documentation. Upon request at any time and at the expense of the Company or its nominee and for no additional personal remuneration, you agree to execute and sign any document that the Company considers necessary to secure for or maintain for the benefit of the Company adequate patent and other property rights in the United States and all foreign countries with respect to any Intellectual Property.  You also agree to assist the Company as required to obtain and enforce these rights.

 

Disclosure. You agree to promptly disclose to the Company any Intellectual Property when conceived or made by you, whether in whole or in part, and to make and maintain adequate and current records of it. If your employment ends for any reason, you agree to promptly turn over to the Company all models, prototypes, drawings, records, documents, and the like in your possession or under your control, whether prepared by you or others, relating to Intellectual Property, and any other work done for the Company. You acknowledge that these items are the sole property of the Company.

   
Certain Protections: Nothing in this Offer Letter Agreement or otherwise limits your ability to communicate directly with and provide information, including documents, not otherwise protected from disclosure by any applicable law or privilege to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (“Government Agency”) or self-regulatory organization regarding possible legal violations, without disclosure to the Company.  The Company may not retaliate against you for any of these activities, and nothing in this Offer Letter Agreement requires you to waive any monetary award or other payment that you might become entitled to from the SEC or any other Government Agency or self-regulatory organization. Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that you shall not have criminal or civil liability under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  In addition and without limiting the preceding sentence, if you file a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, you may disclose the trade secret to their attorney and may use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if you (X) file any document containing the trade secret under seal and (Y) do not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

 

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Reasonable and Continuing Obligations: You agree that your obligations under this Annex A are obligations which will continue beyond the termination of your employment and that such obligations are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business interests.  The Company in addition shall have the right to take such other action as the Company deems necessary or appropriate to compel compliance with the provisions of this Annex A.
   
Remedy for Breach: You agree that the remedies at law of the Company for any actual or threatened breach by you of the covenants in this Annex A would be inadequate and that the Company shall be entitled to specific performance of the covenants in this Annex A, including entry of an ex parte, temporary restraining order in state or federal court, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against activities in violation of this Annex A, or both, or other appropriate judicial remedy, writ or order, in addition to any damages and legal expenses which the Company may be legally entitled to recover (and you hereby waive any right to require any bond or security in connection therewith).  You acknowledge and agree that the covenants in this Annex A shall be construed as agreements independent of any other provision of this Offer Letter Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and you, and that the existence of any claim or cause of action by you against the Company, whether predicated upon this Offer Letter Agreement or any other agreement, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of such covenants.
   
Definitions:

Affiliate” means, when used with reference to a specified Person, any Person that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with that specified Person. As used in this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of investments, management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).

 

Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity or organization.

 

 

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EX-10.3 6 f8k053019ex10-3_ranpakhold.htm OFFER LETTER AGREEMENT, DATED JUNE 3, 2019, BY AND BETWEEN RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP. AND MICHAEL A. JONES

Exhibit 10.3

 

Ranpak Holdings Corp.

3 East 28th Street, Floor 8

New York, NY 10016

 

June 3, 2019

 

Michael A. Jones

3322 Leamington Lane

Charlotte, NC 28226

 

Dear Michael:

 

It is my pleasure to present you with this offer letter (the “Offer Letter Agreement”) to become the Executive Vice Chairman of Ranpak Holdings Corp. (the “Company”), effective as of, and contingent on, the consummation of the business combination by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp. and One Madison Corporation (the “Closing”). In this role you will report to the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

 

Offer:  
   
Compensation:

LTIP Award: As compensation for your services as Executive Vice Chairman, you will receive a one-time award (the “Performance RSU Award”) under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), which will be in the form of Performance RSUs (the “2019 Performance RSUs”), with a grant date fair value of $1,000,000 (USD) at target, and will be granted as soon as practicable after the Closing (subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board).

 

Performance Metrics: The 2019 Performance RSUs will be earned between 0% and 150% of target, based on the level of achievement of the 2019 Adjusted EBITDA Goal, as set forth in the applicable award agreement.

 

Time Vesting: Earned Performance RSUs will vest as follows: 33.33% on 1/1/2020, 33.33% on 1/1/2021 and 33.34% on 1/1/2022, subject to your continued employment on the vesting date. The Performance RSU Award will be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions of the 2019 Plan and the applicable award agreement thereunder.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Performance RSU Award described herein shall be the only compensation provided to you by the Company in exchange for your services and you shall not be entitled to any additional compensation from the Company.

 

 

 

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

You will have such duties and responsibilities as are customary for your position and as reasonably requested by the Executive Chairman of the Board from time to time. In performing your duties, you will comply with those lawful rules, regulations and policies of the Company.

 

You acknowledge that your employment with the Company (including activities with respect to its affiliates and investments) is full-time and will constitute your primary employment obligation. You acknowledge that you may not and will not engage in outside employment or business activities outside your services for the Company and its Affiliates provided, that, you may engage in activities that do not inhibit or conflict with the performance of your duties hereunder or with the business of the Company. Such activities shall include (i) managing your personal investments and personal and family affairs; (ii) engaging in charitable, educational, religious, and civic activities, speaking engagements, attendance at seminars, and other similar activities; and (iii) the activities described in Annex A attached hereto, and as otherwise approved by the Board; provided that, such permissible activities may not compete with the Company or violate any provisions of this Offer Letter Agreement.

   
Company Benefits: You will be entitled to participate in the employee benefit programs that the Company offers to similarly situated senior executives from time to time; provided, however, that you and the Company will cooperate in good faith to make appropriate arrangements regarding the payment of health and welfare premiums and any other items that would otherwise be deducted from payroll, given the fact that you will not receive regular cash compensation.
   
Business Expenses: Business expenses will be reimbursed, subject to proper documentation and in accordance with the Company’s policies.
   
At Will: You understand that your employment will be “at will”, which means that the Company or you may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason or for no reason at all.
   
Restrictive Covenants: You agree to be, as a condition to and in consideration for your employment hereunder, subject to certain restrictive covenants, including confidentiality, noncompetition and nonsolicitation of customers and employees, as described in more detail in Annex B.

 

This offer is contingent upon the execution of this offer letter and the Closing.

  

[Signature page to follow]

 

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If this offer is acceptable, initial page one in the lower right hand corner, sign below and return to the Company.

 

  Sincerely,
   
  RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
   
  /s/ Trent Meyerhoefer
  Trent Meyerhoefer
  Chief Financial Officer

 

READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED.

 

 

/s/ Michael A. Jones   June 3, 2019  
Michael A. Jones   Date  

  

Enclosures.

 

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ANNEX A

 

1.Jones Holding Corporation, which is expected to have a time commitment of up to eight (8) hours per month and provided, that the aforementioned business does not materially affect your ability to fulfill the duties and responsibilities as are customary for your position or as reasonably requested by the Board from time to time, and does not interfere with the Restrictive Covenants described in this Offer Letter Agreement.

  

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ANNEX B
Restrictive Covenants

 

Confidential Information:

While you are employed by the Company and following the termination of your employment, you shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and its Affiliates (as defined below), and shall not directly or indirectly use or disclose, any “Confidential Information” that you may have acquired (whether or not developed or compiled by you and whether or not you are authorized to have access to such information) during the term of, and in the course of, or as a result of your employment by the Company without the prior written consent of the Company unless and except to the extent that such disclosure is (1) made in the ordinary course of your performance of your duties to the Company or (2) required by any subpoena or other legal process (in which event you will give the Company prompt notice of such subpoena or other legal process in order to permit the Company to seek appropriate protective orders). For the purposes of this Offer Letter the term “Confidential Information” means any secret, confidential or proprietary information possessed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, trade secrets, customer lists, details of client or consultant contracts, current and anticipated customer requirements, pricing policies, price lists, market studies, business plans, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or flaws, computer software programs (including object code and source code), data and documentation data, base technologies, systems, structures and architectures, inventions and ideas, past current and planned research and development, compilations, devices, methods, techniques, processes, financial information and data, business acquisition plans and new personnel acquisition plans (not otherwise included as a trade secret under this Offer Letter) that has not become generally available to the public. The term “Confidential Information” in this section may include, but not be limited to, future business plans, licensing strategies, advertising campaigns, information regarding customers, executives and independent contractors and the terms and conditions of this Offer Letter. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, you shall be permitted to furnish this Offer Letter to a subsequent employer or prospective employer.

   
Company Property: Upon the termination of your employment for any reason or, if earlier, upon the Company’s request shall promptly return all “Company Property” which had been entrusted or made available to you by the Company, where the term “Company Property” means all records, files, memoranda, reports, price lists, customer lists, drawings, plans, sketches, keys, codes, computer hardware and software and other property of any kind or description prepared, used or possessed by you during your employment by the Company (and any duplicates of any such Property) together with any and all information, ideas, concepts, discoveries, and inventions and the like conceived, made, developed or acquired at any time by you individually or, with others during your employment which relate to the Company or its products or services.

 

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Trade Secrets: You agree that you shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and its Affiliates and shall not directly or indirectly use or disclose, any “Trade Secret” that you may have acquired during the term of your employment by the Company for so long as such information remains a Trade Secret, where the term “Trade Secret” means information, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans, or a list of actual or potential customers or suppliers that (1) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being generally readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use and (2) is the subject of reasonable efforts by the Company and any of its Affiliates to maintain its secrecy.  This section is intended to provide rights to the Company and its Affiliates which are in addition to, not in lieu of, those rights the Company and its Affiliates have under the common law or applicable statutes for the protection of trade secrets.
   
Intellectual Property; Assignment of Inventions:

Assignment and License of Rights. You assign to the Company all of your rights in Intellectual Property that you make or conceive during your employment, whether as a sole or joint inventor, whether made during or outside working hours, and whether made on Company premises or elsewhere. You grant to the Company an unlimited, unrestricted, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid right to access, use, modify, add to, and distribute any Intellectual Property that you developed and reduced to a practical form during your employment with the Company and its Affiliates, including any Intellectual Property assigned to the Company. You understand and acknowledge that, for purposes of this Offer Letter Agreement, the term “Intellectual Property” means any information of a technical and/or business nature, such as ideas, discoveries, inventions, trade secrets, know-how, and writings and other works of authorship which relate in any manner to the actual or anticipated business or research and development of the Company and its Affiliates.

 

Assistance with Documentation. Upon request at any time and at the expense of the Company or its nominee and for no additional personal remuneration, you agree to execute and sign any document that the Company considers necessary to secure for or maintain for the benefit of the Company adequate patent and other property rights in the United States and all foreign countries with respect to any Intellectual Property.  You also agree to assist the Company as required to obtain and enforce these rights.

 

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Disclosure. You agree to promptly disclose to the Company any Intellectual Property when conceived or made by you, whether in whole or in part, and to make and maintain adequate and current records of it. If your employment ends for any reason, you agree to promptly turn over to the Company all models, prototypes, drawings, records, documents, and the like in your possession or under your control, whether prepared by you or others, relating to Intellectual Property, and any other work done for the Company. You acknowledge that these items are the sole property of the Company.

 

Certain Protections: Nothing in this Offer Letter Agreement or otherwise limits your ability to communicate directly with and provide information, including documents, not otherwise protected from disclosure by any applicable law or privilege to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (“Government Agency”) or self-regulatory organization regarding possible legal violations, without disclosure to the Company.  The Company may not retaliate against you for any of these activities, and nothing in this Offer Letter Agreement requires you to waive any monetary award or other payment that you might become entitled to from the SEC or any other Government Agency or self-regulatory organization. Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that you shall not have criminal or civil liability under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  In addition and without limiting the preceding sentence, if you file a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, you may disclose the trade secret to their attorney and may use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if you (X) file any document containing the trade secret under seal and (Y) do not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

 

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Non-Competition: You agree that while employed by the Company, and for the twelve month period thereafter, you will not, for yourself or on behalf of any other person, partnership, company or corporation, directly or indirectly, acquire any financial or beneficial interest in (except as provided in the next sentence), be employed by or provide services to, or own, manage, operate or control any entity which is primarily engaged in a Competing Business.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, you will not be prohibited from owning less than five (5%) percent of any publicly traded corporation, whether or not such corporation is in a Competing Business.
   
Non-Solicitation:

You agree that while employed by the Company, and for the twenty-four month period thereafter, you shall not, on your own behalf or on behalf of any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or business organization, entity or enterprise (other than the Company or one of its Affiliates), in one or a series of transactions, recruit, solicit or otherwise induce or influence any proprietor, partner, shareholder, member, lender, director, officer, employee, sales agent, joint venturer, investor, lessor, customer, supplier, agent, representative or any other Person which has a business relationship with the Company or its Affiliates or had a business relationship with the Company or its Affiliates within the twenty-four month period immediately preceding the termination of employment to discontinue, reduce or modify such employment, agency or business relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

You agree that while employed by the Company, and for the twenty-four month period thereafter, you shall not, either directly or indirectly, call on, solicit or attempt to induce any other officer, employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate his or her employment or engagement with the Company or any of its Affiliates and shall not assist any other person or entity in such a solicitation (regardless of whether any such officer, employee or independent contractor would commit a breach of contract by terminating his or her employment or engagement), and shall not, either directly or indirectly, call on, solicit or attempt to induce any other officer, employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates with whom you had contact, knowledge of, or association in the course of your employment with the Company, as the case may be, during the twelve month period immediately preceding the termination of your employment, to terminate his or her employment or engagement with the Company or any of its Affiliates and shall not assist any other person or entity in such a solicitation (regardless of whether any such officer, employee or independent contractor would commit a breach of contract by terminating his or her employment or engagement).

   
Reasonable and Continuing Obligations: You agree that your obligations under this Annex B are obligations which will continue beyond the termination of your employment and that such obligations are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business interests.  The Company in addition shall have the right to take such other action as the Company deems necessary or appropriate to compel compliance with the provisions of this Annex B.

 

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Remedy for Breach: You agree that the remedies at law of the Company for any actual or threatened breach by you of the covenants in this Annex B would be inadequate and that the Company shall be entitled to specific performance of the covenants in this Annex B, including entry of an ex parte, temporary restraining order in state or federal court, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against activities in violation of this Annex B, or both, or other appropriate judicial remedy, writ or order, in addition to any damages and legal expenses which the Company may be legally entitled to recover (and you hereby waive any right to require any bond or security in connection therewith).  You acknowledge and agree that the covenants in this Annex B shall be construed as agreements independent of any other provision of this Offer Letter Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and you, and that the existence of any claim or cause of action by you against the Company, whether predicated upon this Offer Letter Agreement or any other agreement, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of such covenants.
   
Definitions:

Affiliate” means, when used with reference to a specified Person, any Person that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with that specified Person. As used in this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of investments, management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).

 

Competing Business” means any business which designs, distributes, provides, or sells in-the-box packaging systems, in-the-box packaging products, or in-the-box packaging-related services or any other business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates is engaged as of the date of termination of your employment.

 

Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity or organization.

 

 

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EX-10.4 7 f8k053019ex10-4_ranpakhold.htm FORM OF AWARD AGREEMENT FOR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Exhibit 10.4

 

FORM OF

RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
2019 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and effective as of [            , 2019] (the “Date of Grant”) by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (with any successor, the “Company”), and                          (the “Participant”) pursuant to the Ranpak Holdings Corp. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”). Except as otherwise indicated, any capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan.

 

1. Performance Stock Unit Award. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Participant Performance Restricted Stock Units (the “PRSUs”) in a target amount of [●]. Each PRSU shall represent the right to receive one Share upon the vesting of such PRSU, as determined in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.

 

2. Vesting of PRSUs.

 

(a) Performance Period. The Participant may earn between 0% and 150% of the PRSUs based on the Company’s achievement of the Performance Goals for the twelve month period commencing January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2019 (the “Performance Period”).

 

(b) Shares Eligible to Vest. The number of PRSUs earned and eligible to vest shall be equal to the target number of PRSUs granted above in Section 1, multiplied by the corresponding percentage listed beside the level of achievement of “Adjusted EBITDA” (as defined in Exhibit A) actually achieved as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

(c) Vesting Schedule. Subject to the Participant’s continued employment on the applicable Vesting Date (except as provided herein), the PRSUs that are actually earned shall vest and be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below, in accordance with the following schedule (each date, a “Vesting Date”):

 

Vesting Date   Portion of Total Earned PRSUs That Vest
January 1, 2020   1/3
January 1, 2021   1/3
January 1, 2022   1/3

 

(d) Termination of Employment; Forfeiture.

 

(i) Upon the Participant’s termination of employment for any reason, other than due to the Participant’s death or Disability, prior to the end of the Performance Period, 100% of the PRSUs shall be forfeited for no consideration as of the date of such termination.

 

 

 

 

(ii) Upon the Participant’s termination of employment due to the Participant’s death or Disability prior to the end of the Performance Period, 100% of the PRSUs will remain outstanding and eligible to be earned through the end of the Performance Period. All PRSUs that are actually earned in accordance with Section 2(b) above shall vest on January 1, 2020 and be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below. Upon the Participant’s termination of employment after the end of the Performance Period due to the Participant’s death or Disability, all unvested PRSUs shall immediately vest as of the date of such termination and be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below.

 

(iii) Upon the Participant’s termination of employment after the end of the Performance Period (i) by the Company without Cause or (ii) by the Participant for Good Reason, a portion of the Participant’s earned but unvested PRSUs shall vest on a pro-rata basis based on the number of earned PRSUs that were scheduled to vest on the next occurring Vesting Date multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed months beginning after the last occurring Vesting Date and ending on the date of the Participant’s termination of employment and the denominator of which is twelve (12), and shall be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below. Any PRSUs that do not vest pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be forfeited for no consideration as of the date of such termination.

 

(iv) Upon the Participant’s termination of employment for any reason other than as set forth in Section 2(d)(ii)-(iii) above, 100% of the PRSUs shall be forfeited for no consideration as of the date of such termination.

 

(e) Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the treatment of PRSUs will be governed by Section 12(b) and Section 12(c) of the Plan. If a Change in Control occurs during a Performance Period, target performance of 100% will be used to determine the number of Shares eligible to vest in connection with the Change in Control. If a Change in Control occurs after a Performance Period, actual performance will be used to determine the number of Shares eligible to vest in connection with a Change in Control.

 

3. Settlement of PRSUs.

 

(a) Subject to Section 3(b), the Company shall deliver to the Participant the number of Shares equal to the number of PRSUs that have vested in accordance with Section 2 as soon as reasonably practicable after the Vesting Date; provided that delivery of vested Shares shall be made no later than 60 days after the later of (i) the Vesting Date or (ii) the date on which the audited financial statements of the Company are released (but no later than March 15 of the year following the year in which the Vesting Date occurs).

 

(b) Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or any of its Affiliates to which Participant is providing services, the ultimate liability for any tax and/or social insurance liability obligations and requirements in connection with the Option (collectively, the “Tax Obligations”), is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required Tax Obligations hereunder at the time of the applicable taxable event, Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares. Pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may specify from time to time, the Company (or any of its Affiliates to which Participant provides services) may withhold the amount required to be withheld for the payment of Tax Obligations. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may require Participant to satisfy such Tax Obligations, in whole or in part (without limitation), if permissible by applicable local law, with consideration received under a formal, broker-assisted cashless settlement program adopted by the Company in connection with the Plan. In the alternative, the Administrator may require Participant to satisfy such Tax Obligations, in whole or in part (without limitation), with (i) cash in U.S. dollars, (ii) check designated in U.S. dollars or (iii) any other method approved in the sole discretion of the Administrator. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in its discretion, it will have the right (but not the obligation) to allow Participant to satisfy any Tax Obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant.

 

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4. Dividend Equivalents. In the event that the Company declares a per Share dividend prior to the Vesting Date, the Participant shall not be entitled to dividend equivalents with respect to the PRSUs under this Agreement.

 

5. Definitions. The following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

 

(a) Disability” shall have the meaning set forth in the Participant’s employment or severance agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or if the Participant is not a party to such an agreement with the definition of “Disability” then “Disability” shall mean the Participant’s inability to perform the Participant’s duties and responsibilities due to permanent physical or mental illness or incapacity that is expected to last for a consecutive period of ninety (90) days or one hundred and eighty (180) days during any three-hundred and sixty-five (365) day period as determined by the Board in its good faith judgement.

 

(b) Good Reason” shall have the meaning set forth in the Participant’s employment or severance agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or if the Participant is not a party to such an agreement with the definition of “Good Reason”, shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events which occur without the Participant’s express written consent: (i) a material reduction in the Participant’s base salary other than any such reduction that applies generally to similarly situated employees of the Company; or (ii) relocation of the Participant’s principal place of employment outside a 50 mile radius from its current location.

 

6. No Right to Continued Employment. The granting of the PRSUs evidenced hereby and this Agreement shall impose no obligation on the Company or any of its affiliates to continue the employment of the Participant and shall not lessen or affect any right that the Company or any of its affiliates may have to terminate the employment of such Participant.

 

7. No Right to Future Grants. Any grant of PRSUs granted under the Plan shall be a one-time grant that does not constitute a promise of future grants. The Company, in its sole discretion, maintains the right to make available future grants under the Plan.

 

8. Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall have none of the rights of a Stockholder of the Company, including voting rights, unless and until the PRSUs are settled for Shares and the Participant becomes the record owner of the Shares underlying the PRSUs.

 

9. Provisions of Plan Control. This Agreement is subject to all the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan, including the amendment provisions thereof, and to such rules, regulations and interpretations relating to the Plan as may be adopted by the Committee and as may be in effect from time to time. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. If and to the extent that this Agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the Plan, the Plan shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly.

 

10. Securities Laws. The issuance and delivery of Shares shall comply with all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. If the Company deems it necessary to ensure that the issuance of Shares is not required to be registered under any applicable securities laws, each Participant to whom such Shares would be issued shall deliver to the Company an agreement or certificate containing such representations, warranties and covenants as the Company may request which satisfies such requirements.

 

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11. Withholding. Subject to the Participant’s rights under Section 3(b), the Company or any of its Affiliates shall have the right, and is hereby authorized, to withhold any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the PRSUs, their grant, vesting or otherwise and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes.

 

12. Cancellation/Clawback. The Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Participant and the PRSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the terms and conditions of Section 19 (Cancellation or “Clawback” of Awards) of the Plan.

 

13. Notices. Any notification required or permitted to be given by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service (or in the case of non-U.S. Participant, the foreign postal service of the country in which the Participant resides), by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, return receipt requested, duly addressed to the party concerned at the address indicated below:

 

If to the Company:

 

Ranpak Holdings Corp.

7990 Auburn Road
Concord Township, OH 44077

Attention: [●]

Email: [●]

 

If to the Participant, to the address of the Participant on file with the Company.

 

14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Plan and any other agreements referred to herein or therein shall constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof.

 

15. Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature.

 

16. Participant Undertaking. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the PRSUs and on any Shares to be issued upon settlement of the PRSUs, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Participant agrees to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either the Participant or the PRSUs pursuant to this Agreement.

 

17. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant, the Participant’s assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s estate, whether or not any such person shall have become a party to this Agreement and agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof.

 

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18. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without application of the conflicts of law principles thereof. BY RECEIPT OF THIS AWARD, THE PARTICIPANT WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT THE PARTICIPANT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AWARD AGREEMENT OR THE PLAN.

 

19. Amendment. No amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement that has a material adverse effect on the Participant shall be effective unless signed in writing by or on behalf of the Company and the Participant; provided, that, the Company may amend or modify this Agreement without the Participant’s consent in accordance with the provisions of the Plan or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.

 

20. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or this Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Board, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Board, materially altering the intent of this Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

21. Signature in Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

22. No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment; Compliance with Section 409A. The Participant (and his beneficiaries) shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to the PRSUs. The Company makes no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of the PRSUs. The Company has no obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any tax under Section 409A of the Code or otherwise, and none of the Company, its subsidiaries or any of its affiliates, or any of their employees or representatives shall have any liability to the Participant with respect thereto. The provisions of Section 20 of the Plan shall apply under this Agreement and are hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
       
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

Agreed and acknowledged as  
   
of the date first above written:  
   
   
[Insert Participant Name Here]  

 

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EXHIBIT A

PERFORMANCE GOALS

 

The PRSUs will be earned based the achievement of the Adjusted EBITDA performance goals set forth below:

 

Adjusted EBITDA Achievement ($M)   Percentage of target PRSUs Earned
$89   0.0%
$90   5.0%
$91   10.0%
$92   32.5%
$93   55.0%
$94   77.5%
$95   100.0%
$96   110.0%
$97   115.0%
$98   120.0%
$99   125.0%
$100   130.0%
$101   135.0%
$102   140.0%
$103   145.0%
$104   150.0%
$105   150.0%
$106   150.0%
$107   150.0%
$108   150.0%
$109   150.0%
$110   150.0%
$111   150.0%
$112   150.0%

 

For performance between the Adjusted EBITDA achievement described above, the payout shall be determined based on linear interpolation between each designated Adjusted EBITDA achievement.

 

Adjusted EBITDA” means [●].

 

 

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EX-10.5 8 f8k053019ex10-5_ranpakhold.htm FORM OF AWARD AGREEMENT FOR DIRECTOR RSUS

Exhibit 10.5

FORM OF

RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
2019 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and effective as of                 , 2019 (the “Date of Grant”) by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (with any successor, the “Company”), and                             (the “Participant”) pursuant to the Ranpak Holdings Corp. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”). Except as otherwise indicated, any capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan.

 

1. Restricted Stock Unit Award. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Participant [●] Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”). Each RSU shall represent the right to receive one Share upon the vesting of such RSU, as determined in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.

 

2. Vesting of RSUs.

 

(a) Vesting Schedule. Subject to the Participant’s continued service on the Vesting Date (except as provided herein), the RSUs shall vest and be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below on the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the Date of Grant or (ii) the date of the Company’s next annual shareholder meeting that occurs after the Date of Grant (each, a “Vesting Date”).

 

(b) Termination of service; Forfeiture.

 

(i) Upon the Participant’s termination of service with the Company for any reason, other than due to the Participant’s death or Disability, prior to the Vesting Date, 100% of the unvested RSUs shall be forfeited for no consideration.

 

(ii) Upon the Participant’s termination of service with the Company due to the Participant’s death or Disability, all unvested RSUs shall immediately vest as of the date of such termination and be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below.

 

(c) Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the treatment of RSUs will be governed by Section 12(b) and Section 12(c) of the Plan.

 

3. Settlement of RSUs.

 

(a) Subject to Section 3(b), the Company shall deliver to the Participant the number of Shares equal to the number of RSUs that have vested in accordance with Section 2 as soon as reasonably practicable (and in no event later than 60 days) after the Vesting Date.

 

 

 

 

(b) Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or any of its Affiliates to which Participant is providing services, the ultimate liability for any tax and/or social insurance liability obligations and requirements in connection with the Option (collectively, the “Tax Obligations”), is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required Tax Obligations hereunder at the time of the applicable taxable event, Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares. Pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may specify from time to time, the Company (or any of its Affiliates to which Participant provides services) may withhold the amount required to be withheld for the payment of Tax Obligations. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may require Participant to satisfy such Tax Obligations, in whole or in part (without limitation), if permissible by applicable local law, with consideration received under a formal, broker-assisted cashless settlement program adopted by the Company in connection with the Plan. In the alternative, the Administrator may require Participant to satisfy such Tax Obligations, in whole or in part (without limitation), with (i) cash in U.S. dollars, (ii) check designated in U.S. dollars or (iii) any other method approved in the sole discretion of the Administrator. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in its discretion, it will have the right (but not the obligation) to allow Participant to satisfy any Tax Obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant.

 

4. Dividend Equivalents. In the event that the Company declares a per Share dividend prior to the Vesting Date, the Participant shall not be entitled to dividend equivalents with respect to the RSUs under this Agreement.

 

5. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall have the meaning set forth in the Participant’s employment or severance agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or if the Participant is not a party to such an agreement with the definition of “Disability” then “Disability” shall mean the Participant’s inability to perform the Participant’s duties and responsibilities due to permanent physical or mental illness or incapacity that is expected to last for a consecutive period of ninety (90) days or one hundred and eighty (180) days during any three-hundred and sixty-five (365) day period as determined by the Board in its good faith judgement.

 

6. No Right to Continued Service. The granting of the RSUs evidenced hereby and this Agreement shall impose no obligation on the Company or any of its affiliates to continue the service of the Participant and shall not lessen or affect any right that the Company or any of its affiliates may have to terminate the service of such Participant.

 

7. No Right to Future Grants. Any grant of RSUs granted under the Plan shall be a one-time grant that does not constitute a promise of future grants. The Company, in its sole discretion, maintains the right to make available future grants under the Plan.

 

8. Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall have none of the rights of a Stockholder of the Company, including voting rights, unless and until the RSUs are settled for Shares and the Participant becomes the record owner of the Shares underlying the RSUs.

 

9. Provisions of Plan Control. This Agreement is subject to all the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan, including the amendment provisions thereof, and to such rules, regulations and interpretations relating to the Plan as may be adopted by the Committee and as may be in effect from time to time. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. If and to the extent that this Agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the Plan, the Plan shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly

 

10. Securities Laws. The issuance and delivery of Shares shall comply with all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. If the Company deems it necessary to ensure that the issuance of Shares is not required to be registered under any applicable securities laws, each Participant to whom such Shares would be issued shall deliver to the Company an agreement or certificate containing such representations, warranties and covenants as the Company may request which satisfies such requirements.

 

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11. Withholding. Subject to the Participant’s rights under Section 3(b), the Company or any of its Affiliates shall have the right, and is hereby authorized, to withhold any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the RSUs, their grant, vesting or otherwise and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes.

 

12. Cancellation/Clawback. The Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Participant and the RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the terms and conditions of Section 19 (Cancellation or “Clawback” of Awards) of the Plan.

 

13. Notices. Any notification required or permitted to be given by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service (or in the case of non-U.S. Participant, the foreign postal service of the country in which the Participant resides), by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, return receipt requested, duly addressed to the party concerned at the address indicated below:

 

If to the Company:

 

Ranpak Holdings Corp.

7990 Auburn Road
Concord Township, OH 44077

Attention: [●]

Email: [●]

 

If to the Participant, to the address of the Participant on file with the Company.

 

14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Plan and any other agreements referred to herein or therein shall constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof.

 

15. Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature.

 

16. Participant Undertaking. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the RSUs and on any Shares to be issued upon settlement of the RSUs, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Participant agrees to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either the Participant or the RSUs pursuant to this Agreement.

 

17. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant, the Participant’s assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s estate, whether or not any such person shall have become a party to this Agreement and agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof.

 

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18. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without application of the conflicts of law principles thereof. BY RECEIPT OF THIS AWARD, THE PARTICIPANT WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT THE PARTICIPANT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AWARD AGREEMENT OR THE PLAN.

 

19. Amendment. No amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement that has a material adverse effect on the Participant shall be effective unless signed in writing by or on behalf of the Company and the Participant; provided, that, the Company may amend or modify this Agreement without the Participant’s consent in accordance with the provisions of the Plan or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.

 

20. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or this Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Board, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Board, materially altering the intent of this Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

21. Signature in Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

22. No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment; Compliance with Section 409A. The Participant (and his beneficiaries) shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to the RSUs. The Company makes no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of the RSUs. The Company has no obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any tax under Section 409A of the Code or otherwise, and none of the Company, its subsidiaries or any of its affiliates, or any of their employees or representatives shall have any liability to the Participant with respect thereto. The provisions of Section 20 of the Plan shall apply under this Agreement and are hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

Agreed and acknowledged as  
   
of the date first above written:  
   
   
[Insert Participant Name Here]  

 

 

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EX-10.6 9 f8k053019ex10-6_ranpakhold.htm PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT, DATED JUNE 3, 2019, BY AND BETWEEN RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP. AND TRENT MEYERHOEFER - VESTING OF PRSUS

Exhibit 10.6

 

RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
2019 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and effective as of June 3, 2019 (the “Date of Grant”) by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (with any successor, the “Company”), and Trent Meyerhoefer (the “Participant”) pursuant to the Ranpak Holdings Corp. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”). Except as otherwise indicated, any capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan.

 

1. Performance Stock Unit Award. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Participant Performance Restricted Stock Units (the “PRSUs”) in a target amount of 23,030. Each PRSU shall represent the right to receive one Share upon the vesting of such PRSU, as determined in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.

 

2. Vesting of PRSUs.

 

(a) Performance Period; Shares Eligible to Vest. The number of earned PRSUs will be determined after the end of the twelve month period commencing January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2019 (the “Performance Period”) and will be the excess, if any, of the target PRSUs over the number of PRSUs actually earned pursuant to the PRSU grant awarded to the Participant pursuant to the Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated June 3, 2019 (the “Original Award”). In the event the number of PRSUs actually earned pursuant to the Original Award is equal to or exceeds 50% of the target amount of PRSUs granted to the Participant pursuant to the Original Award, then the Participant will not receive any PRSUs under this Agreement and the PRSUs awarded under this Agreement will be forfeited without consideration.

 

(b) Vesting Schedule. Subject to the Participant’s continued employment on the applicable Vesting Date (except as provided herein), the PRSUs that are actually earned shall vest and be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below, in accordance with the following schedule (each date, a “Vesting Date”):

 

Vesting Date

  Portion of Total Earned PRSUs That Vest
January 1, 2020   1/3
January 1, 2021   1/3
January 1, 2022   1/3

 

(c) Termination of Employment; Forfeiture.

 

(i) Upon the Participant’s termination of employment for any reason, other than due to the Participant’s death or Disability, prior to the end of the Performance Period, 100% of the PRSUs shall be forfeited for no consideration as of the date of such termination.

 

(ii) Upon the Participant’s termination of employment due to the Participant’s death or Disability prior to the end of the Performance Period, 100% of the PRSUs will remain outstanding and eligible to be earned through the end of the Performance Period. All PRSUs that are actually earned in accordance with Section 2(a) above shall vest on January 1, 2020 and be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below. Upon the Participant’s termination of employment after the end of the Performance Period due to the Participant’s death or Disability, all unvested PRSUs shall immediately vest as of the date of such termination and be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below.

 

 

 

 

(iii) Upon the Participant’s termination of employment after the end of the Performance Period (i) by the Company without Cause or (ii) by the Participant for Good Reason, a portion of the Participant’s earned but unvested PRSUs shall vest on a pro-rata basis based on the number of earned PRSUs that were scheduled to vest on the next occurring Vesting Date multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed months beginning after the last occurring Vesting Date and ending on the date of the Participant’s termination of employment and the denominator of which is twelve (12), and shall be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below. Any PRSUs that do not vest pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be forfeited for no consideration as of the date of such termination.

 

(iv) Upon the Participant’s termination of employment for any reason other than as set forth in Section 2(c)(ii)-(iii) above, 100% of the PRSUs shall be forfeited for no consideration as of the date of such termination.

 

(d) Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the treatment of PRSUs will be governed by Section 12(b) and Section 12(c) of the Plan.

 

3. Settlement of PRSUs.

 

(a) Subject to Section 3(b), the Company shall deliver to the Participant the number of Shares equal to the number of PRSUs that have vested in accordance with Section 2 as soon as reasonably practicable after the Vesting Date; provided that delivery of vested Shares shall be made no later than 60 days after the later of (i) the Vesting Date or (ii) the date on which the audited financial statements of the Company are released (but no later than March 15 of the year following the year in which the Vesting Date occurs).

 

(b) Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or any of its Affiliates to which Participant is providing services, the ultimate liability for any tax and/or social insurance liability obligations and requirements in connection with the Option (collectively, the “Tax Obligations”), is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required Tax Obligations hereunder at the time of the applicable taxable event, Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares. Pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may specify from time to time, the Company (or any of its Affiliates to which Participant provides services) may withhold the amount required to be withheld for the payment of Tax Obligations. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may require Participant to satisfy such Tax Obligations, in whole or in part (without limitation), if permissible by applicable local law, with consideration received under a formal, broker-assisted cashless settlement program adopted by the Company in connection with the Plan. In the alternative, the Administrator may require Participant to satisfy such Tax Obligations, in whole or in part (without limitation), with (i) cash in U.S. dollars, (ii) check designated in U.S. dollars or (iii) any other method approved in the sole discretion of the Administrator. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in its discretion, it will have the right (but not the obligation) to allow Participant to satisfy any Tax Obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant.

 

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4. Dividend Equivalents. In the event that the Company declares a per Share dividend prior to the Vesting Date, the Participant shall not be entitled to dividend equivalents with respect to the PRSUs under this Agreement.

 

5. Definitions. The following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

 

(a) “Disability” shall have the meaning set forth in the Participant’s employment or severance agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or if the Participant is not a party to such an agreement with the definition of “Disability” then “Disability” shall mean the Participant’s inability to perform the Participant’s duties and responsibilities due to permanent physical or mental illness or incapacity that is expected to last for a consecutive period of ninety (90) days or one hundred and eighty (180) days during any three-hundred and sixty-five (365) day period as determined by the Board in its good faith judgement.

 

(b) “Good Reason” shall have the meaning set forth in the Participant’s employment or severance agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or if the Participant is not a party to such an agreement with the definition of “Good Reason”, shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events which occur without the Participant’s express written consent: (i) a material reduction in the Participant’s base salary other than any such reduction that applies generally to similarly situated employees of the Company; or (ii) relocation of the Participant’s principal place of employment outside a 50 mile radius from its current location.

 

6. No Right to Continued Employment. The granting of the PRSUs evidenced hereby and this Agreement shall impose no obligation on the Company or any of its affiliates to continue the employment of the Participant and shall not lessen or affect any right that the Company or any of its affiliates may have to terminate the employment of such Participant.

 

7. No Right to Future Grants. Any grant of PRSUs granted under the Plan shall be a one-time grant that does not constitute a promise of future grants. The Company, in its sole discretion, maintains the right to make available future grants under the Plan.

 

8. Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall have none of the rights of a Stockholder of the Company, including voting rights, unless and until the PRSUs are settled for Shares and the Participant becomes the record owner of the Shares underlying the PRSUs.

 

9. Provisions of Plan Control. This Agreement is subject to all the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan, including the amendment provisions thereof, and to such rules, regulations and interpretations relating to the Plan as may be adopted by the Committee and as may be in effect from time to time. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. If and to the extent that this Agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the Plan, the Plan shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly.

 

10. Securities Laws. The issuance and delivery of Shares shall comply with all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. If the Company deems it necessary to ensure that the issuance of Shares is not required to be registered under any applicable securities laws, each Participant to whom such Shares would be issued shall deliver to the Company an agreement or certificate containing such representations, warranties and covenants as the Company may request which satisfies such requirements.

 

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11. Withholding. Subject to the Participant’s rights under Section 3(b), the Company or any of its Affiliates shall have the right, and is hereby authorized, to withhold any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the PRSUs, their grant, vesting or otherwise and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes.

 

12. Cancellation/Clawback. The Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Participant and the PRSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the terms and conditions of Section 19 (Cancellation or “Clawback” of Awards) of the Plan.

 

13. Notices. Any notification required or permitted to be given by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service (or in the case of non-U.S. Participant, the foreign postal service of the country in which the Participant resides), by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, return receipt requested, duly addressed to the party concerned at the address indicated below:

 

If to the Company:

 

Ranpak Holdings Corp.

 

7990 Auburn Road
Concord Township, OH 44077

 

Attention: [●]

 

Email: [●]

 

If to the Participant, to the address of the Participant on file with the Company.

 

14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Plan and any other agreements referred to herein or therein shall constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof.

 

15. Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature.

 

16. Participant Undertaking. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the PRSUs and on any Shares to be issued upon settlement of the PRSUs, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Participant agrees to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either the Participant or the PRSUs pursuant to this Agreement.

 

17. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant, the Participant’s assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s estate, whether or not any such person shall have become a party to this Agreement and agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof.

 

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18. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without application of the conflicts of law principles thereof. BY RECEIPT OF THIS AWARD, THE PARTICIPANT WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT THE PARTICIPANT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AWARD AGREEMENT OR THE PLAN.

 

19. Amendment. No amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement that has a material adverse effect on the Participant shall be effective unless signed in writing by or on behalf of the Company and the Participant; provided, that, the Company may amend or modify this Agreement without the Participant’s consent in accordance with the provisions of the Plan or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.

 

20. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or this Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Board, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Board, materially altering the intent of this Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

21. Signature in Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

22. No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment; Compliance with Section 409A. The Participant (and his beneficiaries) shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to the PRSUs. The Company makes no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of the PRSUs. The Company has no obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any tax under Section 409A of the Code or otherwise, and none of the Company, its subsidiaries or any of its affiliates, or any of their employees or representatives shall have any liability to the Participant with respect thereto. The provisions of Section 20 of the Plan shall apply under this Agreement and are hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Agreed and acknowledged as  
   
of the date first above written:  
   
   
Trent Meyerhoefer  

 

 

 

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EX-10.7 10 f8k053019ex10-7_ranpakhold.htm PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT, DATED JUNE 3, 2019, BY AND BETWEEN RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP. AND TRENT MEYERHOEFER - VESTING OF RSUS

Exhibit 10.7

 

RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
2019 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and effective as of June 3, 2019 (the “Date of Grant”) by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (with any successor, the “Company”), and Trent Meyerhoefer (the “Participant”) pursuant to the Ranpak Holdings Corp. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”). Except as otherwise indicated, any capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan.

 

1. Restricted Stock Unit Award. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Participant 33,777 Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”). Each RSU shall represent the right to receive one Share upon the vesting of such RSU, as determined in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.

 

2. Vesting of RSUs.

 

(a) Vesting Schedule. Subject to the Participant’s continued employment on the Vesting Date (except as provided herein), the RSUs shall vest and be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below in accordance with the following schedule (each date, a “Vesting Date”):

 

Vesting Date   Portion of Total RSUs That Vest
January 1, 2020   1/3
January 1, 2021   1/3
January 1, 2022   1/3

 

(b) Termination of Employment; Forfeiture.

 

(i) Upon the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company for any reason, other than due to the Participant’s termination of employment without Cause, resignation for Good Reason, death or Disability, prior to the Vesting Date, 100% of the unvested RSUs shall be forfeited for no consideration.

 

(ii) Upon the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company due to the Participant’s termination of employment without Cause, death or Disability, all unvested RSUs shall immediately vest as of the date of such termination and be settled as Shares pursuant to Section 3 below.

 

(c) Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the treatment of RSUs will be governed by Section 12(b) and Section 12(c) of the Plan.

 

 

 

 

3. Settlement of RSUs.

 

(a) Subject to Section 3(b), the Company shall deliver to the Participant the number of Shares equal to the number of RSUs that have vested in accordance with Section 2 as soon as reasonably practicable (and in no event later than 60 days) after the Vesting Date.

 

(b) Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or any of its Affiliates to which Participant is providing services, the ultimate liability for any tax and/or social insurance liability obligations and requirements in connection with the Option (collectively, the “Tax Obligations”), is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required Tax Obligations hereunder at the time of the applicable taxable event, Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares. Pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may specify from time to time, the Company (or any of its Affiliates to which Participant provides services) may withhold the amount required to be withheld for the payment of Tax Obligations. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may require Participant to satisfy such Tax Obligations, in whole or in part (without limitation), if permissible by applicable local law, with consideration received under a formal, broker-assisted cashless settlement program adopted by the Company in connection with the Plan. In the alternative, the Administrator may require Participant to satisfy such Tax Obligations, in whole or in part (without limitation), with (i) cash in U.S. dollars, (ii) check designated in U.S. dollars or (iii) any other method approved in the sole discretion of the Administrator. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in its discretion, it will have the right (but not the obligation) to allow Participant to satisfy any Tax Obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant.

 

4. Dividend Equivalents. In the event that the Company declares a per Share dividend prior to the Vesting Date, the Participant shall not be entitled to dividend equivalents with respect to the RSUs under this Agreement.

 

5. Definitions. This following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

 

(a) “Disability” shall have the meaning set forth in the Participant’s employment or severance agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or if the Participant is not a party to such an agreement with the definition of “Disability” then “Disability” shall mean the Participant’s inability to perform the Participant’s duties and responsibilities due to permanent physical or mental illness or incapacity that is expected to last for a consecutive period of ninety (90) days or one hundred and eighty (180) days during any three-hundred and sixty-five (365) day period as determined by the Board in its good faith judgment.

 

(b) “Good Reason” shall have the meaning set forth in the Participant’s employment or severance agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or if the Participant is not a party to such an agreement with the definition of “Good Reason”, shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events which occur without the Participant’s express written consent: (i) a material reduction in the Participant’s base salary other than any such reduction that applies generally to similarly situated employees of the Company; or (ii) relocation of the Participant’s principal place of employment outside a 50 mile radius from its current location.

 

6. No Right to Continued Employment. The granting of the RSUs evidenced hereby and this Agreement shall impose no obligation on the Company or any of its affiliates to continue the employment of the Participant and shall not lessen or affect any right that the Company or any of its affiliates may have to terminate the employment of such Participant.

 

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7. No Right to Future Grants. Any grant of RSUs granted under the Plan shall be a one-time grant that does not constitute a promise of future grants. The Company, in its sole discretion, maintains the right to make available future grants under the Plan.

 

8. Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall have none of the rights of a Stockholder of the Company, including voting rights, unless and until the RSUs are settled for Shares and the Participant becomes the record owner of the Shares underlying the RSUs.

 

9. Provisions of Plan Control. This Agreement is subject to all the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan, including the amendment provisions thereof, and to such rules, regulations and interpretations relating to the Plan as may be adopted by the Committee and as may be in effect from time to time. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. If and to the extent that this Agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the Plan, the Plan shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly

 

10. Securities Laws. The issuance and delivery of Shares shall comply with all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. If the Company deems it necessary to ensure that the issuance of Shares is not required to be registered under any applicable securities laws, each Participant to whom such Shares would be issued shall deliver to the Company an agreement or certificate containing such representations, warranties and covenants as the Company may request which satisfies such requirements.

 

11. Withholding. Subject to the Participant’s rights under Section 3(b), the Company or any of its Affiliates shall have the right, and is hereby authorized, to withhold any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the RSUs, their grant, vesting or otherwise and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes.

 

12. Cancellation/Clawback. The Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Participant and the RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the terms and conditions of Section 19 (Cancellation or “Clawback” of Awards) of the Plan.

 

13. Notices. Any notification required or permitted to be given by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service (or in the case of non-U.S. Participant, the foreign postal service of the country in which the Participant resides), by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, return receipt requested, duly addressed to the party concerned at the address indicated below:

 

If to the Company:

 

Ranpak Holdings Corp.

7990 Auburn Road
Concord Township, OH 44077

Attention: [●]

Email: [●]

 

If to the Participant, to the address of the Participant on file with the Company.

 

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14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Plan and any other agreements referred to herein or therein shall constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof.

 

15. Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature.

 

16. Participant Undertaking. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the RSUs and on any Shares to be issued upon settlement of the RSUs, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Participant agrees to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either the Participant or the RSUs pursuant to this Agreement.

 

17. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant, the Participant’s assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s estate, whether or not any such person shall have become a party to this Agreement and agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof.

 

18. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without application of the conflicts of law principles thereof. BY RECEIPT OF THIS AWARD, THE PARTICIPANT WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT THE PARTICIPANT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AWARD AGREEMENT OR THE PLAN.

 

19. Amendment. No amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement that has a material adverse effect on the Participant shall be effective unless signed in writing by or on behalf of the Company and the Participant; provided, that, the Company may amend or modify this Agreement without the Participant’s consent in accordance with the provisions of the Plan or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.

 

20. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or this Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Board, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Board, materially altering the intent of this Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

21. Signature in Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

22. No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment; Compliance with Section 409A. The Participant (and his beneficiaries) shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to the RSUs. The Company makes no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of the RSUs. The Company has no obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any tax under Section 409A of the Code or otherwise, and none of the Company, its subsidiaries or any of its affiliates, or any of their employees or representatives shall have any liability to the Participant with respect thereto. The provisions of Section 20 of the Plan shall apply under this Agreement and are hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
   
  By:      
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

 

Agreed and acknowledged as  
   
of the date first above written:  
   
   
Trent Meyerhoefer  

 

 

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EX-10.8 11 f8k053019ex10-8_ranpakhold.htm SEVERANCE AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT WITH RANPAK CORP., DATED MAY 26, 2015, BETWEEN RANPAK CORP. AND J. MARK BORSETH

Exhibit 10.8

 

J. Mark Borseth

 

SEVERANCE AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT
WITH RANPAK CORP.

 

This Severance and Non-Competition Agreement (this Agreement”) is entered into between Ranpak Corp., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and J. Mark Borseth (“Executive”) as of this 26 day of May, 2015.

 

AGREEMENT:

 

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS

 

(a) Affiliate means, when used with reference to a specified Person, any Person that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with that specified Person. As used in this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of investments, management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).

 

(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(c) “Cause” means:

 

(l) Executive’s (i) fraud, (ii) embezzlement, or (iii) misappropriation of funds, in each case involving or against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates,

 

(2) Executive’s (i) commission, indictment for or conviction of any crime which involves dishonesty or a breach of trust or (ii) commission or conviction of any felony,

 

(3) Executive’s gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates which causes material detriment to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, including, without limitation, any violation of the United States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended,

 

(4) Executive commits a material violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct, or any similar statement or policy setting forth reasonable standards for employee conduct of which Executive had prior notice, which the Company reasonably determines makes him no longer able or fit to fulfill his responsibilities to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates,

 

(5) Executive, after fair and reasonable notice from the Company, fails to fulfill his responsibilities to the Company and its subsidiaries and Affiliates, or

 

(6) Executive engages in any material breach of the terms of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

Whether or not an event giving rise to “Cause” occurs will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

(d) “Competing Business” means any business which designs, distributes, provides, or sells in-the-box packaging systems, in-the-box packaging products, or in-the-box packaging-related services or any other business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates is engaged as of the Termination Date.

 

(e) “Code of Conduct” means the Code of Conduct approved by the Board on July 23, 2007, as amended.

 

(f) “Disability” means a mental or physical condition that can be expected to result in death or that can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months which renders Executive unable (as determined by the Company in good faith) to regularly perform his duties hereunder for a period of more than six consecutive months.

 

(g) “Earned Bonus” means the bonus, determined based on the actual performance of the Company for the full year in which Executive’s employment terminates, that Executive would have earned for the year in which his employment terminates had he remained employed for the entire year, prorated based on the ratio of the number of days during such year that Executive was employed to 365.

 

(h) “Good Reason” means (1) a material and continuing failure to pay to Executive compensation and benefits that have been earned, if any, by Executive, (2) any downward adjustment by the Company in Executive’s base salary in excess of 15%, (3) a material reduction in Executive’s title, position or responsibilities or (4) relocation of the Executive to a location greater than 50 miles from Concord Township, Ohio; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not have Good Reason to resign his employment unless (i) he provides the Company with written notice of his termination of employment within 90 days after the initial occurrence of the act purported to constitute Good Reason, (ii) the Company has not remedied the alleged violation(s) on or before the date of termination specified in the notice of termination (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be a date not less than 30 days following the date such notice of termination is provided), and (iii) such resignation occurs on or prior to the second anniversary of such act.

 

(i) “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity or organization.

 

(j) “Termination Date” means the effective date of termination of Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

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SECTION 2. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

 

(a) General. The Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment at any time with or without Cause, and Executive shall have the right to resign at any time with or without Good Reason. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise.

 

(b) Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause or Executive resigns for Good Reason, the Company shall pay Executive his earned but unpaid base salary in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices (and, in any event, on or prior to March 15th of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination of employment occurs). In addition, subject to Section 4(b) and subject to Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a waiver and release of claims agreement in the Company’s customary form (a “Release”) in accordance with Section 4(c), the Company shall (1) pay Executive (i) 100% of his then-current annual base salary for the 12-month period following such termination payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices and subject to Section 4(c), (ii) any earned but unpaid annual bonus for any year prior to the year of termination by the thirtieth (30th) day following the receipt by the Board or the audit committee thereof of audited financial statements for the applicable calendar year, and in no event later than end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the services relating to such bonus were performed, and (iii) Executive’s Earned Bonus for the year of termination by the thirtieth (30th) day following the receipt by the Board or the audit committee thereof of audited financial statements for the applicable calendar year, and in no event later than end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the services relating to such bonus were performed, each of which obligations shall remain in effect even if Executive accepts other employment, and (B) subject to Executive’s election to receive COBRA continuation coverage (for himself, and/or his dependents, as applicable), make any COBRA continuation coverage premium payments (not only for Executive, but, if applicable, for Executive’s dependents), for the 6-month period following the termination of Executive’s employment or, if earlier, until Executive is eligible to be covered under another substantially equivalent medical insurance plan by a subsequent employer.

 

(c) Termination by the Company for Cause or by Executive without Good Reason. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment for Cause or Executive resigns without Good Reason, the Company’s only obligation to Executive shall be to pay Executive his earned but unpaid base salary, if any, up to the Termination Date. The Company shall only be obligated to make such payments and provide such benefits under any employee benefit plan, program or policy in which Executive was a participant as are explicitly required to be paid to Executive by the terms of any such benefit plan, program or policy following the Termination Date.

 

(d) Termination for Disability. The Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment on or after the date Executive has a Disability, and such a termination shall not be treated as a termination without Cause under this Agreement. If Executive’s employment is terminated on account of a Disability, the Company shall:

 

(1) subject to Section 4(b), pay Executive his base salary through the end of the month in which his employment terminates as soon as practicable after his employment terminates in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices (and, in any event, on or prior to March 15th of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination of employment occurs),

 

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(2) subject to Section 4(b), pay Executive his Earned Bonus, for the year in which such termination of employment occurs on the thirtieth (30th) day following the receipt by the Board or the audit committee thereof of audited financial statements for the applicable calendar year, and in no event later than end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the services relating to such bonus were performed,

 

(3) subject to Section 4(b), pay Executive any earned but unpaid annual bonus for any year prior to the year of termination on the thirtieth (30th) day following the receipt by the Board or the audit committee thereof of audited financial statements for the applicable calendar year, and in no event later than end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the services relating to such bonus were performed,

 

(4) make such payments and provide such benefits as otherwise called for under the terms of each employee benefit plan, program and policy in which Executive was a participant; provided no payments made under Section 2(d)(1), Section 2(d)(2) or Section 2(d)(3), shall be taken into account in computing any payments or benefits described in this Section 2(d)(4), and

 

(5) subject to Executive’s election to receive COBRA continuation coverage (for himself and/or his dependents, as applicable), make any COBRA continuation coverage premium payments (not only for Executive, but, if applicable, for Executive’s dependents), for the 6-month period following the termination of Executive’s employment or, if earlier, until Executive is eligible to be covered under another substantially equivalent medical insurance plan by a subsequent employer.

 

(e) Death. If Executive’s employment terminates as a result of his death, the Company shall:

 

(1) pay Executive his base salary through the end of the month in which his employment terminates as soon as practicable after his employment terminates in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices (and, in any event, on or prior to March 15th of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination of employment occurs),

 

(2) pay Executive his Earned Bonus, for the year in which such termination of employment occurs on the thirtieth (30th) day following the receipt by the Board or the audit committee thereof of audited financial statements for the applicable calendar year, and in no event later than end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the services relating to such bonus were performed,

 

(3) pay Executive any earned but unpaid annual bonus for any year prior to the year of termination on the thirtieth (30th) day following the receipt by the Board or the audit committee thereof of audited financial statements for the applicable calendar year, and in no event later than end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the services relating to such bonus were performed,

 

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(4) make such payments and provide such benefits as otherwise called for under the terms of each employee benefit plan, program and policy in which Executive was a participant; provided no payments made under Section 2(e)(1), Section 2(e)(2) or Section 2(e)(3) shall be taken into account in computing any payments or benefits described in this Section 2(e)(4), and

 

(5) subject to Executive’s election to receive COBRA continuation coverage (for himself and/or his dependents, as applicable), make any COBRA continuation coverage premium payments for Executive’s dependents, for the 6-month period following Executive’s death or, if earlier, until such dependents are eligible to be covered under another substantially equivalent medical insurance plan.

 

SECTION 3. COVENANTS BY EXECUTIVE

 

(a) Ranpak Property. Executive upon the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason or, if earlier, upon the Company’s request shall promptly return all “Ranpak Property” which had been entrusted or made available to Executive by the Company, where the term “Ranpak Property” means all records, files, memoranda, reports, price lists, customer lists, drawings, plans, sketches, keys, codes, computer hardware and software and other property of any kind or description prepared, used or possessed by Executive during Executive’s employment by the Company (and any duplicates of any such Property) together with any and all information, ideas, concepts, discoveries, and inventions and the like conceived, made, developed or acquired at any time by Executive individually or, with others during Executive’s employment which relate to the Company or its products or services.

 

(b) Trade Secrets. Executive agrees that Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and its Affiliates and shall not directly or indirectly use or disclose, any “Trade Secret” that Executive may have acquired during the term of Executive’s employment by the Company for so long as such information remains a Trade Secret, where the term “Trade Secret” means information, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans, or a list of actual or potential customers or suppliers that (1) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being generally readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use and (2) is the subject of reasonable efforts by the Company and any of its Affiliates to maintain its secrecy. This Section 3(b) is intended to provide rights to the Company and its Affiliates which are in addition to, not in lieu of, those rights the Company and its Affiliates have under the common law or applicable statutes for the protection of trade secrets.

 

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(c) Confidential Information. Executive, while employed by the Company and following the Termination Date, shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and its Affiliates, and shall not directly or indirectly use or disclose, any “Confidential Information” that Executive may have acquired (whether or not developed or compiled by Executive and whether or not Executive is authorized to have access to such information) during the term of, and in the course of, or as a result of Executive’s employment by the Company without the prior written consent of the Company unless and except to the extent that such disclosure is (1) made in the ordinary course of Executive’s performance of his duties to the Company or (2) required by any subpoena or other legal process (in which event Executive will give the Company prompt notice of such subpoena or other legal process in order to permit the Company to seek appropriate protective orders). For the purposes of this Agreement the term “Confidential Information” means any secret, confidential or proprietary information possessed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, Trade Secrets, customer lists, details of client or consultant contracts, current and anticipated customer requirements, pricing policies, price lists, market studies, business plans, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or flaws, computer software programs (including object code and source code), data and documentation data, base technologies, systems, structures and architectures, inventions and ideas, past current and planned research and development, compilations, devices, methods, techniques, processes, financial information and data, business acquisition plans and new personnel acquisition plans (not otherwise included as a Trade Secret under this Agreement) that has not become generally available to the public. The term “Confidential Information” in this Section 3(c) may include, but not be limited to, future business plans, licensing strategies, advertising campaigns, information regarding customers, executives and independent contractors and the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3(c) to the contrary, Executive shall be permitted to furnish this Agreement to a subsequent employer or prospective employer.

 

(d) Non-solicitation of Customers or Employees.

 

(1) Executive (i) while employed by the Company shall not, on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or business organization, entity or . enterprise (other than the Company or one of its Affiliates), solicit Competing Business from customers of the Company or any of its Affiliates and (ii) during the period of twenty-four months following the Termination Date shall not, on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or business organization, entity or enterprise, solicit Competing Business from customers of the Company or any of its Affiliates with whom Executive within the twenty-four month period immediately preceding the Termination Date had or made contact with in the course of Executive’s employment by the Company.

 

(2) Executive (i) while employed by the Company shall not, either directly or indirectly, call on, solicit or attempt to induce any other officer, employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate his or her employment or engagement with the Company or any of its Affiliates and shall not assist any other person or entity in such a solicitation (regardless of whether any such officer, employee or independent contractor would commit a breach of contract by terminating his or her employment or engagement), and (ii) during the period of twenty-four months following the Termination Date, shall not, either directly or indirectly, call on, solicit or attempt to induce any other officer, employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates with whom Executive had contact, knowledge of, or association in the course of Executive’s employment with the Company, as the case may be, during the 12-month period immediately preceding Termination Date, to terminate his or her employment or engagement with the Company or any of its Affiliates and shall not assist any other person or entity in such a solicitation (regardless of whether any such officer, employee or independent contractor would commit a breach of contract by terminating his or her employment or engagement).

 

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(e) Non-competition Obligation. Executive, while employed by the Company and during the period of twenty-four months following the Termination Date, will not, for himself or on behalf of any other person, partnership, company or corporation, directly or indirectly, acquire any financial or beneficial interest in (except as provided in the next sentence), be employed by, or own, manage, operate or control any entity which is primarily engaged in a Competing Business. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Executive will not be prohibited from owning less than five (5%) percent of any publicly traded corporation, whether or not such corporation is in a Competing Business.

 

(f) Reasonable and Continuing Obligations. Executive agrees that Executive’s obligations under this Section 3 are obligations which will continue beyond the Termination Date and that such obligations are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business interests. The Company in addition shall have the right to take such other action as the Company deems necessary or appropriate to compel compliance with the provisions of this Section 3, including but not limited to withholding or recovering any future or past payments made to Executive under Section 2.

 

(g) Remedy for Breach. Executive agrees that the remedies at law of the Company for any actual or threatened breach by Executive of the covenants in this Section 3 would be inadequate and that the Company shall be entitled ’ to specific performance of the covenants in this Section 3, including entry of an ex parte, temporary restraining order in state or federal court, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against activities in violation of this Section 3, or both, or other appropriate judicial remedy, writ or order, in addition to any damages and legal expenses which the Company may be legally entitled to recover. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants in this Section 3 shall be construed as agreements independent of any other provision of this Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and Executive, and that the existence of any claim or cause of action by Executive against the Company, whether predicated upon this Agreement or any other agreement, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of such covenants.

 

SECTION 4. SECTION 409A

 

(a) General. The parties acknowledge and agree that, to the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with, and the parties agree to use their best efforts to achieve timely compliance with Section 409A of the Code, and the Department of Treasury Regulations and other interpretive guidance promulgated thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date of this Agreement (collectively, “Section 409A”). Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Company determines that any compensation or benefits payable or provided under this Agreement may be subject to Section 409A, the Company may adopt (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify Executive for failure to do so) such limited amendments to this Agreement and appropriate policies and procedures, including amendments and policies with retroactive effect, that the Company reasonably determines are necessary or appropriate to (1) exempt the compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement from Section 409A and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the compensation and benefits provided with respect to this Agreement or (2) comply with the requirements of Section 409A. No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed to transfer any liability for failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A from Executive or any other individual to the Company or any of its affiliates, employees or agents.

 

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(b) Separation from Service under 409A. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement:

 

(1) No amount shall be payable pursuant to Section 2 unless the termination of Executive’s employment constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Department of Treasury Regulations with respect to the Company; and

 

(2) If Executive is deemed at the time of his separation from service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of the termination benefits to which Executive is entitled under this Agreement (after taking into account all exclusions applicable to such termination benefits under Section 409A) is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion of Executive’s termination benefits shall not be provided to Executive prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of Executive’s “separation from service” with the Company (as such term is defined in the Department of Treasury Regulations issued under Section’ 409A) or (ii) the date of Executive’s death. Upon the earlier of such dates, all payments deferred pursuant to this Section 4(b)(2) shall be paid in a lump sum to Executive, and any remaining payments due under the Agreement shall be paid as otherwise provided herein; and

 

(3) The determination of whether Executive is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code as of the time of his separation from service shall be made by the Company in accordance with the terms of Section 409A and applicable guidance thereunder (including without limitation Section 1.409A-1(i) of the Department of Treasury Regulations and any successor provision thereto); and

 

(4) For purposes of Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive installment payments pursuant to Section 2(b) shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments; and

 

(5) The amount of any in-kind benefits provided in one year shall not affect the amount of any in-kind benefits provided in any other year.

 

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(c) Release. Notwithstanding anything to’ the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent that any payments of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section 409A) due under this Agreement as a result of Executive’s termination of employment are subject to Executive’s execution and delivery of a Release, (i) the Company shall deliver the Release to Executive within seven (7) days following the Termination Date and (ii) if Executive fails to execute the Release on or prior to the Release Expiration Date (as defined below) or timely revokes his acceptance of the Release thereafter, Executive shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits otherwise conditioned on the Release. For purposes of this Section 4(c). “Release Expiration Date” shall mean the date that is twenty-one (21) days following the date upon which the Company timely delivers the Release to Executive, or, in the event that Executive’s termination of employment is “in connection with an exit incentive or other employment termination program” (as such phrase is defined in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended), the date that is forty-five (45) days following such delivery date. To the extent that any payments of nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) due under this Agreement as a result of Executive’s termination of employment are delayed pursuant to this Section 4(c). such amounts shall be paid in a lump sum on the first payroll date to occur on or after the 60th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment, provided that Executive executes and does not revoke the Release prior to such 60th day (and any applicable revocation period has expired).

 

SECTION 5. MISCELLANEOUS

 

(a) Notices. Notices and all other communications shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States registered or certified mail. Notices to the Company shall be sent to:

 

RANPAK CORP.

P.O. Box 8004

7990 Auburn Road

Concord Township, OH 44077

 

Notices and communications to Executive shall be sent to:

 

J. Mark Borseth

310 Southfield Rd. #2

Birmingham, MI 48009

 

or such address as may be reflected on the current books and records of the Company.

 

(b) No Waiver. No failure by either the Company or Executive at any time to give notice of any breach by the other of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement.

 

(c) Ohio Law. This Agreement shall be governed by Ohio law without reference to the choice of law principles thereof or any other jurisdiction. Any litigation that may be brought by either the Company or Executive involving the enforcement of this Agreement or any rights, duties, or obligations under this Agreement, shall be brought exclusively in an Ohio state court or United States District Court located in the Northern District in the State of Ohio.

 

(d) Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor in interest to the Company or any segment of such business. The Company may assign this Agreement to any Affiliate or successor, and no such assignment shall be treated as a termination of Executive’s employment. Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement are personal and shall not be assigned or transferred.

 

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(e) Other Agreements. This Agreement replaces and merges any and all previous agreements and understandings regarding all the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment relationship with the Company, and this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and Executive with respect to such terms and conditions.

 

(f) Amendment. No amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the Company and by Executive.

 

(g) Invalidity. If any part of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining part shall be unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect, and the invalid or otherwise unenforceable part shall be deemed not to be part of this Agreement.

 

(h) Litigation. In the event that either party to this Agreement institutes litigation against the other party to enforce his or its respective rights under this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with such litigation.

 

(i) Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement, any federal, state, local or foreign withholding or other taxes or charges which the Company is required to withhold. The Company shall be entitled to rely on an opinion of counsel if any questions as to the amount or requirement of withholding shall arise.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Severance and Non-Competition Agreement in multiple originals effective as of the date first above written.

 

RANPAK CORP.   EXECUTIVE
       
By /s/ James J. Cornett   /s/ J. Mark Borseth
Name: James J. Cornett   J. Mark Borseth
Title: Vice President    

 

Signature Page to Borseth Severance and Non-Compete Agreement

 

 

 

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EX-10.9 12 f8k053019ex10-9_ranpakhold.htm AMENDMENT TO SEVERANCE AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT WITH RANPAK CORP., DATED MAY 26, 2015, BETWEEN RANPAK CORP. AND J. MARK BORSETH

Exhibit 10.9

 

Mark Borseth, CFO

Ranpak Corp.

7990 Auburn Road

Concord Township, Ohio 44077-9702

 

Private and Confidential

April 12, 2017

Dear Mr. Borseth,

 

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Rack Holdings Inc. (the “Board”), I am pleased to notify you that the Board has resolved to take all actions necessary to cause Ranpak Corp. to amend Section 2(b) of your Severance and Non-Competition Agreement dated May 26, 2015 (the “Agreement”) to replace the reference to “12-month period” with “18-month period”, subject to the condition of confidentiality described below, as follows:

 

“...the Company shall (1) pay Executive (i) 100% of his then-current annual base salary for the 18-month period following such termination...”

 

Except as expressly described herein, all other provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in effect. The Board’s decision and its intended actions are a confidential matter between you and the Board, and their effectiveness is conditioned on your maintaining the confidentiality thereof unless and until severance is payable under the Agreement. The undertaking described herein is intended to be a binding obligation of Ranpak Corp.

 

Sincerely yours,  
   
/s/ Eytan Tigay  
Eytan Tigay  
Member of the Board of Directors  
Rack Holdings Inc.  

 

EX-16.1 13 f8k053019ex16-1_ranpakhold.htm LETTER FROM WITHUMSMITH+BROWN, PC TO THE SEC, DATED JUNE 6, 2019

Exhibit 16.1

 

June 6, 2019

 

Office of the Chief Accountant

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

 

100 F Street, NE

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have read Ranpak Holdings Corp.’s statements included under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K dated June 6, 2019, and we agree with such statements, except that we are not in a position to agree or disagree with the Company’s statements that the audit committee decided to engage Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm, and the statements made in paragraphs 4 and 5 under Item 4.01.

 

/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
   
New York, New York
   
cc: Mr. Robert King
  Audit Chair
  Ranpak Holdings Corp.

EX-99.1 14 f8k053019ex99-1_ranpakhold.htm UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET OF RACK HOLDINGS INC. AS OF MARCH 31, 2019,& THE RELATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY & CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 & 2018

Exhibit 99.1

 

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

RACK HOLDINGS INC.  
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 F-2
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 F-3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 F-4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 F-5
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements F-6

 

F-1

 

RACK HOLDINGS INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2019   2018 
         
Net sales  $66,083   $61,607 
Cost of sales   37,939    34,770 
Selling, general and administrative   14,261    13,207 
Depreciation and amortization   10,664    10,982 
Other operating expense, net   1,017    721 
Income from operations   2,202    1,927 
Interest expense   8,101    7,091 
Foreign currency (gain) loss   (1,922)   2,928 
Loss before income taxes   (3,977)   (8,092)
Income tax benefit   (606)   (1,311)
Net loss   (3,371)   (6,781)
           
Other comprehensive (loss) income:          
Foreign currency translation adjustments   (3,354)   4,464 
Comprehensive loss  $(6,725)  $(2,317)
           
Net loss per share—basic and diluted          
           
Net loss per share  $(3,388)  $(6,815)
Weighted-average shares outstanding   995    995 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-2

 

RACK HOLDINGS INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

 

   March 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
         
ASSETS          
           
Current Assets          
Cash and cash equivalents  $23,239   $17,544 
Receivables, net   28,729    31,526 
Inventories, net   12,296    11,822 
Income tax receivable   3,163    3,416 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   2,388    3,998 
Total current assets   69,815    68,306 
           
Property, plant and equipment, net   72,683    73,049 
Goodwill   353,631    355,726 
Intangible assets, net   281,618    293,720 
Other noncurrent assets   2,095    1,960 
           
Total Assets  $779,842   $792,761 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY          
           
Current Liabilities          
Accounts payable  $8,981   $12,342 
Accrued liabilities and other   11,684    10,892 
Current portion of long-term debt   4,387    4,426 
Deferred machine fee revenue   2,573    300 
Total current liabilities   27,625    27,960 
           
Long-term debt   490,729    494,918 
Deferred income taxes   68,282    69,819 
Other   3,671    3,804 
Total Liabilities   590,307    596,501 
           
Commitments and contingencies — Note 7          
Shareholders' Equity          
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized, 995 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018   -    - 
Additional paid-in capital   291,365    291,365 
Accumulated deficit   (73,314)   (69,943)
Treasury stock, 5 shares, at cost, at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018   (1,550)   (1,550)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (26,966)   (23,612)
Total Shareholders' Equity   189,535    196,260 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity  $779,842   $792,761 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-3

  

RACK HOLDINGS INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES

IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands, except share data)

 

                       Accumulated     
           Additional           Other   Total 
   Common Stock   Paid-In   Accumulated   Treasury   Comprehensive   Shareholders' 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Stock   Loss   Equity 
                             
Balance at January 1, 2018   995   $-   $291,365   $(61,288)  $(1,550)  $(16,254)  $212,273 
                                    
Net loss                  (6,781)             (6,781)
Other comprehensive income:                                   
Foreign currency translation                            4,464    4,464 
                                    
Balance at March 31, 2018   995   $-   $291,365   $(68,069)  $(1,550)  $(11,790)  $209,956 
                                    
                                    
Balance at December 31, 2018   995   $-   $291,365   $(69,943)  $(1,550)  $(23,612)  $196,260 
                                    
Net loss                  (3,371)             (3,371)
Other comprehensive loss:                                   
Foreign currency translation                            (3,354)   (3,354)
Balance at March 31, 2019   995   $-   $291,365   $(73,314)  $(1,550)  $(26,966)  $189,535 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-4

  

RACK HOLDINGS INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2019   2018 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities        
Net loss  $(3,371)  $(6,781)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   16,134    16,294 
Amortization of deferred financing costs   641    708 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets   153    296 
Deferred income taxes   (1,121)   (1,273)
Gain on derivative contract   -    (822)
Currency (gain) loss on foreign denominated notes payable   (2,118)   2,998 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Decrease in receivables, net   2,898    4,711 
Increase in inventory   (623)   (8)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets   1,095    (636)
Increase in other assets   (170)   (51)
Decrease in accounts payable   (2,968)   (2,505)
Increase in accrued liabilities   894    449 
Increase in other liabilities   2,232    118 
Net cash provided by operating activities   13,676    13,498 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities          
Capital expenditures:          
Converter equipment   (6,235)   (5,319)
Other fixed assets   (302)   (965)
Total capital expenditures   (6,537)   (6,284)
Patent and trademark expenditures   (137)   (103)
Net cash used in investing activities   (6,674)   (6,387)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities          
Payments on term loans and credit facility   (1,099)   (3,035)
Contingent liability payment   -    (791)
Net cash used in financing activities   (1,099)   (3,826)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash   (208)   118 
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents   5,695    3,403 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period   17,544    8,635 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period  $23,239   $12,038 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-5

 

RACK HOLDINGS INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Note 1 Nature of Operations

 

Nature of Operations—Rack Holdings Inc. (the “Company” or “Holdings”) is a Delaware holding company with no operations, which owns 100% of Ranpak Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiaries ("Ranpak"). The Company is a leading provider of environmentally sustainable, systems-based, product protection solutions for e-Commerce and industrial supply chains. Through proprietary protective packaging systems and paper consumables, the Company offers a suite of protective packaging solutions. The Company’s business is global, with a strong presence in the United States and Europe.

 

Note 2 Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements - These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for each of the three years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and with instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Regulation S-X as they apply to interim financial information. Accordingly, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited, but in the Company’s opinion include all adjustments that are necessary for a fair statement of operations for the periods presented. The interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or the fiscal year.

 

Principles of Consolidation - The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

Use of EstimatesThe preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates and such differences could be material.

 

New Accounting Standards Issued and Not Yet AdoptedIn May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”), requiring an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The FASB has issued several additional ASUs since this time that add additional clarification to certain issues existing after the original ASU was released. All the related ASUs are effective for the Company’s annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2019, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2020. The new standard could change the amount and timing of revenue and costs for certain significant revenue streams, increase areas of judgment and related internal controls requirements, change the presentation of revenue for certain contract arrangements and possibly require changes to the Company’s software systems to assist in both internally capturing accounting differences and externally reporting such differences through enhanced disclosure requirements.

  

F-6

  

RACK HOLDINGS INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

The standards permit the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company will adopt the modified retrospective method where it will have to recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings while prior period amounts will not be adjusted and will continue to be reported in accordance with the Company’s legacy accounting under ASC 605. The Company has assigned internal resources to assist in its evaluation and is finalizing its evaluation of the impact of the standard. As part of its ongoing evaluation, the Company is assessing the impact of the Company's accounting for arrangements that include variable consideration (i.e. discounts, credits, and milestone payments) and multiple performance obligations. Currently, the Company's revenue is generated from arrangements with distributors and end users involving combinations of product and user fees that are evaluated under ASC 605-25 and ASC 840. The majority of the Company’s revenues is derived from the sale of its product, paper consumables. The Company currently allocates revenue between the lease and non-lease component of its arrangements which is consistent with the requirements under ASC 606. As such, the Company does not anticipate any impact from the allocation of transaction price among the lease and non-lease components.

 

Within its arrangements, the Company has variable consideration including but not limited to discounts and credits.  Impacts associated with variable consideration under its arrangements such as discounts and credits are not material as the Company is currently accounting for this consideration consistent with the new standard. The Company preliminarily reviewed its sales commission policies to determine impact under ASC 606 and does not anticipate a material impact to its financial statements as the commissions currently being paid are immaterial to the Company’s financial statements. In addition, the Company expects that the changes in accounting for contingent milestone payments will have an effect on the future accounting treatment for the arrangements under the End of Line Automation Neopack Solutions S.A.S dba e3Neo (“e3Neo”) product line. The previous accounting guidance contained specific guidance related to the accounting for milestone payments including, if certain criteria were met, the ability to recognize all consideration related to the milestone once that milestone was achieved. The revenue ASUs do not contain guidance specific to milestone payments, thereby requiring potential milestone payments to be considered in accordance with the overall revenue recognition model. As a result, revenue from contingent milestone payments may be recognized earlier under the revenue ASUs than under the existing guidance, based on an assessment of the probability of achievement of the milestones and the likelihood of a significant reversal of such revenue at each reporting date. Revenue from the end of line automation (e3Neo) product line was less than 5% of total revenues in 2018 so the Company does not expect a material impact from any change in accounting for this product line. The Company is also evaluating any changes in balance sheet classification under ASC 606 and has not currently identified any changes. While the Company continues to assess the potential impacts of the new standard, including the areas described above, it cannot reasonably estimate the total quantitative information related to the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements and related notes.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is assessing the potential impact of the new standard on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The amendments in ASU 2018-13 modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. Early adoption is permitted. An entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of ASU 2018-13 and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date. The Company is assessing the potential impact of the new standard on the consolidated financial statements.

 

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RACK HOLDINGS INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Note 3 Supplemental Balance Sheet Data

 

Accounts Receivable—The allowance for doubtful accounts was $175 and $172 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

Inventories

 

The components of inventories were as follows at:

 

   March 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
         
Inventories        
Raw materials  $7,148   $4,123 
Finished goods   5,467    8,000 
Total inventories   12,616    12,123 
Less reserve for obsolescence   (320)   (301)
Total inventories, net  $12,296   $11,822 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Depreciation expense related to property, plant and equipment was approximately $5,888 and $5,723 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and is recorded in cost of sales and depreciation and amortization in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The amounts included in cost of sales were $5,470 and $5,312 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively.

 

Note 4 Acquisition

 

On March 1, 2017, pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement (“purchase agreement”) the Company acquired all of the capital stock of Neopack Solutions S.A.S. dba e3neo.

 

The purchase agreement contained a contingent consideration arrangement that required the Company to pay e3neo a “Next Generation Machine Payment”, which was computed by the Company based on certain criteria established in the purchase agreement. The criteria included, but were not limited to, the design and development by e3neo of a prototype of the “Next Generation Machine” as defined in the purchase agreement. The maximum amount payable, $1,134, was recorded as contingent consideration, of which $791 was paid in the three months ended March 31, 2018, and the remainder of the balance was paid prior to December 31, 2018.

 

Additionally, the e3neo purchase agreement contains an earn-out provision whereby the seller may be entitled to receive an earn-out payment in an amount up to the greater of (i) $2.6 million (the “Minimum Earn-Out Amount”), and (ii) the trailing twelve (12) month earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization of the business calculated as of December 31, 2020 multiplied by forty-eight percent (48%). The earn-out payment, if and to the extent earned, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the purchase agreement. In order to be eligible to receive the Minimum Earn-Out Amount pursuant the purchase agreement, e3neo must have caused the business to receive purchase orders from customers and receive sign-off from such customers upon completion of a successful factory acceptance test, for at least twenty (20) Next Generation Machines on or before December 31, 2019 subject to the reasonable approval of the Company. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company determined the seller will be entitled to receive the Minimum Earn-Out Amount of $2.6 million payable in 2020, and as a result, has included the amount payable in other non-current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

F-8

  

RACK HOLDINGS INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Note 5 Long-Term Debt

 

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

   March 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
         
First Lien Term Loan B - United States Dollar based facility with interest   based on one month adjusted Eurodollar plus margin. Interest rate  was 5.75% and 5.77% at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively  $252,889   $253,548 
First Lien Term Loan B - Euro based facility with interest based on  one month adjusted EURIBOR plus margin. Interest rate  was 4.25% at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018   168,237    172,447 
Second Lien US$ Tranche with interest based on one month  adjusted Eurodollar plus margin. Interest rate was 9.73% and 9.71%  at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively   80,500    80,500 
Total debt   501,626    506,495 
Less deferred financing costs   (6,510)   (7,151)
Less current portion (First Lien)   (4,387)   (4,426)
Long-term debt  $490,729   $494,918 

 

Deferred financing costs represent costs incurred in connection with the issuance or amendment of the Company’s debt agreements. Deferred financing costs are amortized over the terms of the related debt, using the effective interest method, and recognized as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs approximated $641 and $708 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Accumulated amortization approximated $16,106 and $15,465, at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

Note 6 Income Taxes

 

For each interim reporting period, the Company makes an estimate of the effective tax rate it expects to be applicable for the full year for its operations. This estimated effective tax rate is used in providing for income taxes on a year-to-date basis. The Company’s effective tax rate through the three months ended March 31, 2019 was 15.2%, compared with 16.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to a jurisdictional mix of income between periods.

 

The effective tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate due primarily to benefits derived from the U.S. foreign derived intangible income deduction, tax credits available in the U.S., and income in foreign jurisdictions that are taxed at different rates than the U.S. statutory tax rate.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the United States and various foreign and state and local jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal, foreign, and state and local income tax examination by tax authorities for years ended before 2013.

 

Note 7 Commitments and Contingencies

 

Profits Interests—Certain members of the Company’s management team were granted profit interests in the Company’s parent company Rack Holdings L.P. (the “Partnership”) that allow for them to share in the eventual profits at a future date after giving preference to preferred and common shareholders upon a liquidity event. The return on such profit interests is dependent upon the achievement of predefined internal rate of return targets, and is also subject to time vesting based on years of service. In the case of management employees, vesting service is being performed at the Company level, thus the fair value of such interests will be recorded as a liability in accordance with ASC 710, CompensationGeneral, on the Company’s records. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company has not recognized a liability on its Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a liquidity event has not yet occurred. Upon occurrence of a liquidity event, the Company expects the payout to be approximately $2,000 to $2,700.

 

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RACK HOLDINGS INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Note 8 Fair Value Measurement

 

Financial instruments are required to be categorized within a valuation hierarchy based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are measured and classified in accordance with a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the observability of the inputs available in the market used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 — Inputs that are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant inputs are observable in the market or can be derived from observable market data. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to a present value using market-based observable inputs including interest rate curves, foreign exchange rates, and credit ratings.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activities.

 

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents (primarily consisting of bank deposits), accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The carrying value of borrowings under the credit facilities approximates fair value due to the variable interest rates associated with those borrowings.

 

The following table provides the carrying amounts, estimated fair values and the respective fair value measurements of the Company's financial instruments as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

   Carrying   Fair   Fair Value Measurements 
As of March 31, 2019  Amount   Value   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
                     
Long-term debt  $495,116   $495,116       $495,116     
Earn-out contingent liability   2,600    2,600             $2,600 

  

   Carrying   Fair   Fair Value Measurements 
As of December 31, 2018  Amout   Value   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
                     
Long-term debt  $499,344   $499,344       $499,344     
Earn-out contingent liability   2,600    2,600             $2,600 

 

Note 9 Segment and Geographic Information

 

In accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, the Company has determined it has two operating segments which are aggregated into one reportable segment, Ranpak. The aggregation of the two operating segments is based on the Company’s determination that per ASC 280 the operating segments have similar economic characteristics, and are similar in all of the following areas: the nature of products and services, the nature of production processes, the type or class of customer for their products or provide their services, and the methods used to distribute their products or provide their services. In addition, the operating segments were aggregated for purposes of determining whether segments meet the quantitative threshold for separate reporting.

 

The chief operating decision maker assesses the Company’s performance and allocates resources based on the Company’s consolidated financial information.

 

The Company attributes revenue to individual countries based on the Company’s selling location. The Company’s products are primarily sold from the United States, Netherlands and Singapore. The following table presents a summary of total net sales from external customers and long-lived assets by geographic location:

 

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RACK HOLDINGS INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2019:  United States   Netherlands   Singapore   Total 
Net revenues  $29,909   $32,728   $3,446   $66,083 
Long-lived assets   33,745    38,938    -    72,683 
                     
As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2018:                    
Net revenues  $28,788   $30,183   $2,636   $61,607 
Long-lived assets   35,359    40,454    -    75,813 

 

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 54% and 53% of the Company’s long-lived assets were located outside of the U.S. The Company’s customers are not concentrated in any specific geographic region. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, one customer accounted for approximately 8%, and 11%, respectively, of total revenues.

 

Note 10 Shareholders’ Equity

 

Translation adjustments recorded are the only component of accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss) in shareholders’ equity. The Company had a translation loss of $3,354 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, and a translation gain of $4,464 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The effects of translating financial statements of foreign operations into the Company’s reporting currency are recognized as a cumulative translation adjustment in accumulated other comprehensive loss which is net of tax, where applicable.

 

The Company had no potential dilutive common shares during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

Note 11 Related Party

 

The Company entered into a monitoring fee agreement, with Rhone Capital IV L.P, a related party, which requires the Company to pay 1% of projected annual earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization in advance of each semi-annual period, adjusted retroactively up or down, plus reimbursement of other expenses. Monitoring fee expenses were $329 and $194 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Reimbursement expenses were $88 and $100 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Monitoring fee and reimbursement expenses are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the Unaudited Condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for all periods presented.

 

Note 12 Subsequent Events

 

Subsequent events have been evaluated from the balance sheet date through June 6, 2019, the date on which the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.

 

On December 12, 2018, One Madison Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“One Madison”), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Rack Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Parent of the Company”), and the Company pursuant to which One Madison will acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Company from its Parent for $950 million cash, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement. The transaction closed June 3, 2019.

 

 

F-11

 

EX-99.2 15 f8k053019ex99-2_ranpakhold.htm UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP. AS OF MARCH 31, 2019 AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 AND THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018

Exhibit 99.2

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

 

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this pro forma financial information is being attached (the “Form 8-K”). Unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company” refers to Ranpak Holdings Corp. (formerly known as One Madison Corporation) and its subsidiaries (including, from and after the closing, Rack Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries).

 

Introduction

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of the Company present the combination of the financial information of One Madison Corporation (“One Madison”) and Rack Holdings, Inc. (“Rack Holdings”) adjusted to give effect to the business combination, equity financing, warrant exchange, and debt financing. The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.

 

The Company was a blank check company incorporated on July 13, 2017 as a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. As of March 31, 2019, there was approximately $306,893,588 held in the trust account. One Madison obtained a commitment for debt financing pursuant to a debt commitment letter dated as of December 12, 2018 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), pursuant to which Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC and certain affiliated investment entities thereof committed to provide senior secured credit facilities subject to the conditions set forth in the debt commitment letter. The aggregate commitment consisted of a $289,175,000 dollar-denominated first lien term facility and a €140,000,000 euro-denominated first lien term facility (with the ability to reduce the dollar-denominated first lien term facility and correspondingly increase the euro-denominated first lien term facility in an amount of up to €60,000,000), a $45,000,000 revolving facility (with the ability to bring in additional revolving lenders to provide up to $30,000,000 additional commitments under the revolving facility), a $100,000,000 million first lien contingency term facility and a $100,000,000 second lien contingency term facility. Additionally, One Madison entered into a warrant exchange agreement with certain of the anchor investors, pursuant to which 7,429,256 private placement warrants (out of 8,000,000 outstanding private placement warrants) were deemed automatically cancelled in full and, in consideration therefor, One Madison issued an aggregate 742,926 Class A ordinary shares or Class C ordinary shares (at the election of the holder) on a private placement basis based upon an exchange ratio of 10 private placement warrants for one Class A ordinary share or Class C ordinary share, as applicable.

 

Rack Holdings, a Delaware corporation, is the owner of all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Ranpak. Ranpak is the global leader in fiber-based, environmentally sustainable protective packaging solutions that safeguard products in commerce and industrial supply chains. Ranpak utilizes a systems-based business model to drive recurring revenue through an installed platform of over 97,000 machines. Through this platform, Ranpak sells value-added consumables to end-users via a network of exclusive distributor relationships, delivering services to approximately 31,000 diversified end-users in over 50 countries.

 

Ranpak offers customers the opportunity to experience complete in the box packaging solutions to fit their industry. This is done through a variety of application types dependent upon the customer’s needs.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 assumes that the business combination, equity financing, warrant exchange, and debt financing occurred on March 31, 2019. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018 presents pro forma effect to the business combination, equity financing, warrant exchange, and debt financing as if they had been completed on January 1, 2018.

 

The pro forma combined financial statements do not necessarily reflect what the Company’s financial condition or results of operations would have been had the acquisition occurred on the dates indicated. The pro forma combined financial information also may not be useful in predicting the future financial condition and results of operations of the Company. The actual financial position and results of operations may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors.

 

 

 

 

This information should be read together with the Company’s and Rack Holding’s unaudited and audited financial statements and related notes, the sections titled “The Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which are incorporated by reference, and “Rack Holdings Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other financial information included elsewhere in the Form 8-K.

 

The business combination is accounted for under the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). Pursuant to ASC 805, One Madison has been determined to be the accounting acquirer based on evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:

 

One Madison has transferred cash via the use of funds in their trust account and proceeds from equity issuances, and has incurred liabilities to execute the business combination;

 

One Madison’s existing board of directors is remaining in place as the board of directors of the combined company until the first shareholder vote post acquisition. Furthermore, One Madison’s Chief Executive Officer will be the Executive Chairman of the board of directors of the combined company. There are also no special voting rights conveyed in the business combination;

 

One Madison’s current CEO will lead the executive team and provide oversight to the Rack Holding’s management team as they continue in their current roles; and

 

One Madison was the entity that initiated the business combination.

 

The preponderance of the evidence discussed above supports the conclusion that One Madison is the accounting acquirer in the business combination. Rack Holdings constitutes a business in accordance with ASC 805 and the business combination constitutes a change in control. Accordingly, the business combination will be accounted for using the acquisition method.

 

Description of the business combination

 

At the closing of the business combination, One Madison paid $950,000,000 in cash in consideration for the acquisition of Rack Holdings. This amount was:

 

(i)adjusted by the difference between the net working capital of Rack Holdings and its subsidiaries as of Closing as measured against normalized level of working capital of $22,000,000;

 

(ii)increased by the amount of cash of Rack Holdings and its subsidiaries as of Closing; and

 

(iii)reduced by the amount of debt and unpaid transaction expenses of Rack Holdings and its subsidiaries as of Closing.

 

The purchase price paid at Closing was based on an estimate of the amount of the foregoing adjustments and will be subject to a customary post-Closing true-up.

 

Financing for the Business Combination and for related transaction expenses consisted of:

 

(i)$300,000,000 of proceeds from One Madison’s IPO on deposit in the trust account (plus any interest income accrued thereon since the IPO), net of redemptions of One Madison’s ordinary shares in connection with the shareholder vote;

 

(ii)$150,000,000 of proceeds from the forward purchase agreements entered into in connection with the IPO;

 

(iii)$162,000,000 of proceeds from subscription agreements entered into in connection with the business combination; and

 

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  (iv) $378,175,000 of proceeds from dollar-denominated senior secured term loan credit facilities and €140,00,000 of proceeds from a euro-denominated senior secured term loan credit facility, in each case provided by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking.

  

The acquisition of Rack Holdings involves One Madison directly purchasing 100% of the outstanding shares of Rack Holdings. The following represents the aggregate consideration:

 

(in thousands)  Amount 
Cash held in trust account  $149,161 
Forward Purchase Agreements   150,000 
Subscription Agreements   162,000 
Proceeds from debt financing (1)   488,839 
Total estimated closing cash consideration   950,000 
Adjustments     
Working capital adjustment (2)  $6,728 
Ending Cash on B/S   23,239 
Total adjusted consideration (4)   979,967 
Unpaid debt and transaction costs (3)   (504,804)
Total cash to seller (4)  $475,163 

 

 

(1)The aggregate principal amount of the senior secured credit facilities used to fund the Business Combination consisted of a $ 378,175,000 dollar-denominated first lien term facility and a €140,000,000 euro-denominated first lien term facility.

 

(2)The purchase price indicated is based on an estimate of the working capital adjustment amount, and will be subject to a customary post-closing true-up based on working capital as of closing.

 

(3)A portion of the total adjusted consideration was utilized to settle unpaid debt and unpaid transaction costs. Amounts utilized to settle the unpaid debt and unpaid transaction costs further reduced the amount of cash received by the seller.

 

(4)Total adjusted consideration and closing cash are based on the pro forma balance sheet as of 3/31/2019. Actual adjusted consideration and closing cash as of the closing date were $962,880,000 and $457,422,000, respectively.

 

The following summarizes the pro forma common stock shares outstanding:

 

   Shares   % 
Class A Shares held by current SPAC shareholders   14,581,346    27%
Class A shares exchaged for Founders Shares   6,663,953    12%
Class A Shares issued for Forward Purchase Agreements   13,025,000    24%
Class A Shares issued for Subscription Agreements   12,429,282    23%
Class A Shares issued in exchange of Private Placement Warrants   658,051    1%
Class C Shares issued in exchange of Private Placement Warrants   84,875    0%
Class C Shares issued for Forward Purchase Agreement and Subscription Agreements   6,426,418    12%
Closing merger shares   53,868,925      

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018 are based on the historical financial statements of One Madison and Rack Holdings. The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based on information currently available, assumptions, and estimates underlying the unaudited pro forma adjustments and are described in the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from the assumptions used to present the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

 

(in thousands)

 

   As of March 31, 2019               As of March 31,
2019
 
   ONE
MADISON
(Historical)
   RACK
HOLDINGS
(Historical)
   Combined   Purchase
Accounting
Adjustments
   Pro Forma
Adjustments
   Pro Forma
Combined
 
   (in thousands) 
ASSETS                        
Cash and cash equivalents  $1,965   $23,239   $25,204   $(979,967)(A)  $306,894(D)  $3,855 
                   -    539,000(E)     
                   -    312,000(F)     
                        (41,543)(G)     
                        (157,733)(J)     
Accounts receivable   -    28,729    28,729    -    -    28,729 
Inventories   -    12,296    12,296    -    -    12,296 
Other receivable   -    3,163    3,163    -    -    3,163 
Prepaid expense and other current assets   82    2,388    2,470    -    -    2,470 
Total current assets   2,047    69,815    71,862    (979,967)   958,618    50,513 
Cash held in Escrow Account   1,004         1,004         (665)(G)   339 
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account   306,894    -    306,894    -    (306,894)(D)   - 
Property, plant and equipment   -    72,683    72,683    20,217(C)   -    92,900 
Other noncurrent assets   -    2,095    2,095    -    2,108(G)   4,203 
Goodwill   -    353,631    353,631    475,163(A)   -    425,271 
                   (183,025)(B)          
                   (220,498)(C)          
                               
Intangible assets, net   -    281,618    281,618    269,382(C)   -    551,000 
Total assets  $309,945   $779,842   $1,089,787   $(618,728)  $653,167   $1,124,226 
                               
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                              
Accounts payable  $7,925   $8,981   $16,906   $-   $(7,925)(G)  $8,981 
Accrued expenses   -    11,684    11,684    (3,178)(A)   -    8,506 
Promissory note - working capital   4,000         4,000         (4,000)(G)   - 
Current portion of loans and borrowings   -    4,387    4,387    (4,387)(A)   -    - 
Capital lease obligation, current   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Derivative liability   -    -    -         -    - 
Deferred machine fee revenue   -    2,573    2,573         -    2,573 
Income taxes payable   -    -    -         -    - 
Total current liabilities   11,925    27,625    39,550    (7,565)   (11,925)   20,060 
Deferred legal fees   800         800         (800)(G)   - 
Deferred underwriting fees   10,500    -    10,500    -    (10,500)(G)   - 
Loans and borrowings   -    490,729    490,729    (490,729)(A)   539,000(E)   530,832 
                        (8,168)(G)     
Other liabilities   -    3,671    3,671    -    -    3,671 
Capital lease obligation   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Long-term income taxes payable   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Deferred tax liabilities   -    68,282    68,282    69,101(C)   -    137,383 
Total liabilities   23,225    590,307    613,532    (429,193)   507,607    691,946 
                               
Commitments                              
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption   281,719    -    281,719    -    (281,719)(H)   - 
                               
Equity                              
Class A Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par; 200,000,000 authorized; 1,228,909 (excluding 28,771,091 shares subject to possible redemption)   -    -    -    -    3(H)   5 
                        1(I)     
                        3(F)     
                        (2)(J)     
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, 11,250,000 shares issued and outstanding (1)   1    -    1    -    (1)(I)   - 
Class C ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding                       1(F)   1 
Additional paid in capital   8,098    291,365    299,463    (291,365)(B)   281,716(H)   444,079 
                        311,996(F)     
                        (157,731)(J)     
Accumulated deficit   (3,098)   (73,314)   (76,412)   (6,510)(A)   (8,707)(G)   (11,805)
                   79,824(B)          
Treasury stock (5 shares at both December 31, 2018 and 2017)        (1,550)   (1,550)   1,550(B)   -    - 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income   -    (26,966)   (26,966)   26,966(B)   -    - 
Total shareholders’ equity   5,001    189,535    194,536    (189,535)   427,279    432,280 
Noncontrolling interests   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Total equity   5,001    189,535    194,536    (189,535)   427,279    432,280 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  $309,945   $779,842   $1,089,787   $(618,728)  $653,167   $1,124,226 

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019

 

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

   For the quarter ended March 31, 2019               For the quarter ended March 31,
2019
 
   ONE
MADISON
(Historical)
   RACK
HOLDINGS
(Historical)
   Combined   Purchase
Accounting
Adjustments
   Pro Forma
Adjustments
   Pro Forma Combined 
   (in thousands, except share and per share data) 
Revenues  $-   $66,083   $66,083   $-   $-   $66,083 
Cost of services   -    37,939    37,939    1,034(AA)   -    38,973 
Gross profit   -    28,144    28,144    (1,034)   -    27,110 
Depreciation and amortization expense   -    10,664    10,664    655(AA)   -    11,319 
Selling, general and administrative   6,256    14,261    20,517    -    (6,848)(BB)   13,393 
                        (276)(EE)     
Other operating expense (income), net   -    1,017    1,017    -    -    1,017 
Total operating costs and expenses   6,256    25,942    32,198    655    (7,124)   25,729 
Operating (loss) income   (6,256)   2,202    (4,054)   (1,689)   7,124    1,381 
Foreign currency loss (gain)   -    (1,922)   (1,922)   -    -    (1,922)
Interest (income) expense   (1,779)   8,101    6,322    -    458(CC)   8,559 
         -         -    1,779(DD)     
Income (loss) before income taxes   (4,477)   (3,977)   (8,454)   (1,689)   4,887    (5,256)
Provision for income taxes (benefit)   -    (606)   (606)   (421)(FF)   1,218(FF)   191 
Net (loss) income   (4,477)   (3,371)   (7,848)   (1,268)   3,669    (5,447)
                               
Two Class Method:                              
                               
Weighted average number of Class A ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted   30,000,000                        47,357,632 
                               
Net income per ordinary share, Class A-basic and diluted   0.06                       $(0.10)
                               
Weighted average number of Class b ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted   9,000,000                          
                               
Net income per ordinary share, Class b-basic and diluted   (0.70)                         
                               
Weighted average number of Class C ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted                            6,511,293 
                               
Net loss per ordinary share, Class C - basic and diluted                           $(0.10)
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted        995                     
                               
Net earnings per share – basic and diluted        (3,388)                    

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018

 

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

   For the Year Ended
December 31, 2018
               For the Year Ended
December 31,
2018
 
   ONE MADISON
(Historical)
   RACK HOLDINGS
(Historical)
   Combined   Purchase Accounting Adjustments   Pro Forma Adjustments   Pro Forma Combined 
   (in thousands, except share and per share data) 
Revenues  $-   $267,860   $267,860   $-   $-   $267,860 
Cost of services   -    153,336    153,336    4,852(AA)   -    158,188 
Gross profit   -    114,524    114,524    (4,852)   -    109,672 
Depreciation and amortization expense   -    43,204    43,204    1,987(AA)   -    45,191 
Selling, general and administrative   3,732    56,453    60,185    -    (6,728)(BB)   52,341 
                        (1,116)(EE)     
Other operating expense (income), net   -    3,886    3,886    -    -    3,886 
Total operating costs and expenses   3,732    103,543    107,275    1,987    (7,844)   101,418 
Operating (loss) income   (3,732)   10,981    7,249    (6,839)   7,844    8,254 
Foreign currency loss (gain)   -    (4,235)   (4,235)   -    -    (4,235)
Interest (income) expense   (5,118)   30,945    25,827    -    3,820(CC)   34,765 
         -         -    5,118(DD)     
Income (loss) before income taxes   1,386    (15,729)   (14,343)   (6,839)   (1,094)   (22,276)
Provision for income taxes (benefit)   -    (7,074)   (7,074)   (1,704)(FF)   (273)(FF)   (9,051)
Net (loss) income   1,386    (8,655)   (7,269)   (5,135)   (821)   (13,225)
                               
Two Class Method:                              
                               
Weighted average number of Class A ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted   30,000,000                        47,357,632 
                               
Net income per ordinary share, Class A-basic and diluted   0.17                        (0.25)
                               
Weighted average number of Class b ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted   9,000,000                          
                               
Net income per ordinary share, Class b-basic and diluted   (0.41)                         
                               
Weighted average number of Class C ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted                            6,511,293 
                               
Net loss per ordinary share, Class C - basic and diluted                            (0.25)
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted        995                     
                               
Net earnings per share – basic and diluted        (8,698)                    

 

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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

 

1. Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, with One Madison as the accounting acquirer, using the fair value concepts defined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, and based on the historical financial statements of One Madison and Rack Holdings.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 assumes that the business combination, equity financing, warrant exchange, and debt financing occurred on March 31, 2019. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018 present pro forma effect to the business combination, equity financing, warrant exchange, and debt financing as if they had been completed on January 1, 2018. These periods are presented on the basis of One Madison being the accounting acquirer.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:

 

One Madison’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 and the related notes for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein; and

 

Rack Holdings’ unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 and the related notes for the three months ended March 31, 2019, included elsewhere in this Form 8-K.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:

 

One Madison’s unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the related notes, which are incorporated by reference herein; and

 

Rack Holdings’ unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this Form 8-K.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:

 

One Madison’s audited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the related notes, which are incorporated by reference herein; and

 

Rack Holdings’ audited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the related notes, which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the pro forma adjustments. As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings, or cost savings that may be associated with the business combination.

 

The pro forma adjustments reflecting the consummation of the business combination, equity financing, warrant exchange, and debt financing are based on certain currently available information and certain assumptions and methodologies that One Madison believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited condensed pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated. Therefore, it is likely that the actual adjustments will differ from the pro forma adjustments and it is possible the difference may be material. The Company believes that its assumptions and methodologies provide a reasonable basis for presenting all of the significant effects of the business combination based on information available to management at the time and that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

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The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the business combination taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of the post-combination company. They should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes thereto of One Madison and Rack Holdings.

 

2. Accounting Policies

 

Management is in process of performing a comprehensive review of the two entities’ accounting policies. As a result of the review, management may identify differences between the accounting policies of the two entities which, when conformed, could have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company. Based on its initial analysis, management did not identify any differences that would have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. As a result, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not assume any differences in accounting policies.

 

3. Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared to illustrate the effect of the business combination and has been prepared for informational purposes only.

 

The historical financial statements have been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to give pro forma effect to events that are (1) directly attributable to the business combination, (2) factually supportable, and (3) with respect to the statements of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the results of the post-combination company. One Madison and Rack Holdings have not had any historical relationship prior to the business combination. Accordingly, no pro forma adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies.

 

The pro forma combined provision for income taxes does not necessarily reflect the amounts that would have resulted had the post-combination company filed consolidated income tax returns during the periods presented.

 

The pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations are based upon the number of One Madison’s shares outstanding, assuming the business combination occurred on January 1, 2018.

 

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Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet

 

The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(A)Reflects the total consideration of $950,000,000 of cash, adjusted for the working capital adjustment and cash acquired as of closing. Of the total consideration amount, $504,804,000 was utilized to extinguish debt and settle unpaid transaction costs of Rack Holdings as of closing. The residual amount of consideration allocated to Goodwill was calculated as follows:

 

(in thousands)  Amount 
Total Consideration  $979,967 
      
Cash and cash equivalents   23,239 
Accounts receivable   28,729 
Inventories   12,296 
Other receivable   3,163 
Prepaid expenses   2,388 
Property, plant and equipment   92,900 
Other assets   2,095 
Intangible assets   551,000 
Total identifiable assets acquired   715,810 
Accounts payable   8,981 
Accrued expenses   8,506 
Capital lease obligation, current   - 
Deferred machine fee revenue   2,573 
Other liabilities   3,671 
Deferred tax liabilities   137,383 
Capital lease obligation   - 
Net identifiable liabilities acquired   161,114 
Goodwill  $425,271 

 

(B)Represents the elimination of Rack Holdings’ historical equity.

 

(C)Represents the adjustments to property, plant, an equipment, and intangible assets to reflect the preliminary fair market value, as well as the related increase in deferred tax liabilities. Adjustments to property, plant, an equipment, and intangible assets were calculated as follows:

 

   Preliminary   Remaining
(in thousands)  Fair Value   Useful Lives
Trade Names/Trademarks  $80,000   N/A
Patented/Unpatented Technology   168,000   13 Years
Customer/Distributor Relationships   303,000   10 Years
Total Preliminary Fair Value   551,000    
Carrying Value as of 3/31/2019   281,618    
Adjustment amount  $269,382    
         
Machinery and Equipment  $83,000   3 Years
Buildings and Improvements   6,000   15 Years
Land   3,900   N/A
Total Preliminary Fair Value   92,900    
Carrying Value as of 3/31/2019   72,683    
Adjustment amount  $20,217    

 

The preliminary fair values for the trade names/trademarks, and patented/unpatented technology were determined using the Relief-from-Royalty Method, which is a combination of an income approach and market approach. The preliminary fair value for customer/distributor relationships was determined using the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method, which is an income-based approach.

 

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The preliminary fair value for land was determined using Sales Comparison and cost approaches, depending on location. The preliminary fair value for machinery and equipment, and buildings and improvements were determined using a cost approach, considering physical deterioration when determining current reproduction costs.

 

The preliminary estimates of remaining useful lives for the intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment were determined by assessing the period of economic benefit of the asset.

 

These preliminary estimates of fair value and estimated useful lives may differ from final amounts One Madison will calculate after completing a detailed valuation analysis, and the difference could have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, including increases or decreases to the expected depreciation and amortization expense.

 

(D)Reflects the reclassification of $306,893,588 of cash and marketable securities held in the One Madison trust account that becomes available to fund the business combination.

 

(E)Reflects cash proceeds received from the First Lien Term Facility.

 

(F)Reflects issuance of Class A and Class C shares related to the Forward Purchase Agreements and Subscription Agreements.

 

(G)Reflects the payment of transaction costs and the repayment of the working capital promissory note issued by One Madison. Proceeds from the working capital promissory note were intended to be used for the payment of working capital expenses, including transaction related costs.

 

Classification of transaction costs was as follows:

 

(in thousands)  Amount 
Deferred financing costs  $10,500 
Deferred legal fees   800 
Transaction costs   8,707 
Payment of accrued transaction costs   7,925 
Debt issuance costs     
Presented as reduction to debt   8,168 
Presented as asset   2,108 
Repayment of working capital loan   4,000 
Total  $42,208 

 

(H)Reflects reclassification of common stock subject to possible redemption to permanent equity

 

(I)Reflects the conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock. In connection with the domestication and subsequently, in connection with the closing, Class B common stock is expected convert into shares of Class A common stock, or at the election of the holder, into shares of Class C common stock.

 

(J)Reflects redemption of 15,418,654 One Madison public shares for approximately $157,733,000 at a redemption price of $10.23 per share based on a pro forma redemption date of 3/31/2019. The redemption price was $10.265 per share, resulting in a total redemption amount of $158,273,000 as of the actual redemption date.

 

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Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations

 

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

(AA)Reflects the incremental depreciation and amortization expense recorded as a result of PP&E and intangible assets acquired in the business combination.

 

(BB)Reflects elimination of transaction related costs incurred.

 

(CC)Reflects the elimination of interest expense on the historical debt that is settled, and additional interest expense as a result of the debt financing, which was calculated based on the following terms:

 

(in thousands)  First Lien
Term
   First Lien
ContingencyTerm
 
Amount utilized  $450,000   $89,000 
Stated Rate (1)   6.24%   6.24%
Term   7 Years    7 Years 
Effective Rate   6.41%   6.43%

 

 

(1)The first lien term facility and revolving facility shall, at the Borrower’s option, bear interest at either (1) an adjusted eurocurrency rate or (2) a base rate, in each case plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin is 4.00% with respect to eurocurency borrowings and 3.00% with respect to base rate borrowings (in each case, assuming a first lien net leverage ratio of greater than or equal to 5.00:1.00), subject to a leverage-based stepdown. The stated interest rate noted above is based on 1 month LIBOR rates as of 3/31/2019 (2.49%); the stated interest rate does not reflect EURIBOR rates. An increase or decrease in the LIBOR rates of 0.125% would result in a change in interest expense of approximately $164,000 and $665,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

(DD)Reflects elimination of interest income on the trust account.

 

(EE)Reflects elimination of management fees incurred during the three months ended Mach 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018 that is not expected to be incurred subsequent to the close of the business combination.

 

(FF)Reflects income tax effect of pro forma adjustments using a blended statutory tax rate of 24.9%.

 

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4. Earnings per Share

 

Represents the net earnings per share calculated using the historical weighted average shares outstanding, and the issuance of additional shares in connection with the business combination, assuming the shares were outstanding since January 1, 2018. As the business combination and related proposed equity transactions are being reflected as if they had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net income (loss) per share assumes that the shares issuable relating to the business combination have been outstanding for the entire periods presented.

 

   Quarter Ended March 31,
2019
   Year
Ended
December 31,
2018
 
Pro forma net income  $(5,447)  $(13,225)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding          
Class A   47,357,632    47,357,632 
Class C   6,511,293    6,511,293 
Net loss per share Class A - Basic and Diluted (1)  $(0.10)  $(0.25)
Net loss per share Class C - Basic and Diluted (1)  $(0.10)  $(0.25)

 

 

(1)For the purposes of applying the if converted method for calculating diluted earnings per share, it was assumed that all outstanding warrants are exchanged Class A common stock. However, since this results in anti-dilution, the effect of such exchange was not included in calculation of diluted earnings per share

 

 

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