EX-10 2 mcw-ex10_20.htm EX-10.20 EX-10

Exhibit 10.20

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of May 14, 2019

by and among

MISTER CAR WASH HOLDINGS, INC.,
as Borrower

HOTSHINE INTERMEDIATECO, INC.,
as Holdings

JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

and

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO
________________

Jefferies Finance LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp., UBS Securities LLC and Nomura Securities International, Inc.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ARTICLE I
Definitions and Accounting Terms

SECTION 1.01

Defined Terms

2

SECTION 1.02

Other Interpretive Provisions

77

SECTION 1.03

Accounting Terms; Accounting Periods; Unrestricted Subsidiaries; Determination of Fair Market Value

78

SECTION 1.04

Rounding

78

SECTION 1.05

References to Agreements, Laws, Etc.

78

SECTION 1.06

Times of Day

78

SECTION 1.07

Available Amount Transactions

78

SECTION 1.08

Pro Forma Calculations; Limited Condition Acquisitions; Basket and Ratio Compliance

79

SECTION 1.09

Currency Equivalents Generally

82

SECTION 1.10

Amendment and Restatement

83

ARTICLE II
The Commitments and Borrowings

SECTION 2.01

Term Loans

83

SECTION 2.02

Revolving Loans

85

SECTION 2.03

Swing Line Loans

86

SECTION 2.04

Issuance of Letters of Credit and Purchase of Participations Therein

89

SECTION 2.05

Conversion/Continuation

98

SECTION 2.06

Availability

99

SECTION 2.07

Prepayments

100

SECTION 2.08

Termination or Reduction of Commitments

107

SECTION 2.09

Repayment of Loans

108

SECTION 2.10

Interest

108

SECTION 2.11

Fees

109

SECTION 2.12

Computation of Interest and Fees

111

SECTION 2.13

Evidence of Indebtedness

112

SECTION 2.14

Payments Generally

112

SECTION 2.15

Sharing of Payments, Etc.

114

SECTION 2.16

Incremental Borrowings

114

SECTION 2.17

Refinancing Amendments

118

SECTION 2.18

Extensions of Loans

119

SECTION 2.19

Defaulting Lenders

121

SECTION 2.20

Currency Equivalents

125

SECTION 2.21

Judgment Currency

125

SECTION 2.22

Discontinuance of ICE LIBOR.

125

ARTICLE III
Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

SECTION 3.01

Taxes

126

SECTION 3.02

Illegality

130

SECTION 3.03

Inability to Determine Rates

131

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SECTION 3.04

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

132

SECTION 3.05

Funding Losses

133

SECTION 3.06

Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation

134

SECTION 3.07

Replacement of Lenders Under Certain Circumstances

134

SECTION 3.08

Survival

136

SECTION 3.09

Revolving Facility Benchmark Replacement Setting

136

ARTICLE IV
Conditions Precedent to Borrowings

SECTION 4.01

Conditions to Initial Borrowing

137

SECTION 4.02

Conditions to All Borrowings After the Closing Date

139

SECTION 4.03

Conditions to All Borrowings of Delayed Draw Term Loans

140

ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties

SECTION 5.01

Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws

141

SECTION 5.02

Authorization; No Contravention

141

SECTION 5.03

Governmental Authorization

142

SECTION 5.04

Binding Effect

142

SECTION 5.05

Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect

143

SECTION 5.06

Litigation

143

SECTION 5.07

Labor Matters

143

SECTION 5.08

Ownership of Property; Liens

143

SECTION 5.09

Environmental Matters

143

SECTION 5.10

Taxes

144

SECTION 5.11

ERISA Compliance

144

SECTION 5.12

Subsidiaries

144

SECTION 5.13

Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act

145

SECTION 5.14

Disclosure

145

SECTION 5.15

Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.

145

SECTION 5.16

Solvency

145

SECTION 5.17

USA PATRIOT Act, FCPA and OFAC

145

SECTION 5.18

Collateral Documents

146

SECTION 5.19

Use of Proceeds

146

ARTICLE VI
Affirmative Covenants

SECTION 6.01

Financial Statements

146

SECTION 6.02

Certificates; Other Information

148

SECTION 6.03

Notices

149

SECTION 6.04

Payment of Certain Taxes

150

SECTION 6.05

Preservation of Existence, Etc.

150

SECTION 6.06

Maintenance of Properties

150

SECTION 6.07

Maintenance of Insurance

150

SECTION 6.08

Compliance with Laws

151

SECTION 6.09

Books and Records

151

SECTION 6.10

Inspection Rights

151

 


 

SECTION 6.11

Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security

151

SECTION 6.12

Further Assurances

153

SECTION 6.13

Designation of Subsidiaries

154

SECTION 6.14

Maintenance of Ratings

155

SECTION 6.15

Post-Closing Matters

155

SECTION 6.16

Use of Proceeds

155

ARTICLE VII
Negative Covenants

SECTION 7.01

Liens

156

SECTION 7.02

Investments

161

SECTION 7.03

Indebtedness

164

SECTION 7.04

Fundamental Changes

168

SECTION 7.05

Dispositions

171

SECTION 7.06

Restricted Payments

173

SECTION 7.07

Change in Nature of Business

177

SECTION 7.08

Transactions with Affiliates

177

SECTION 7.09

Burdensome Agreements

179

SECTION 7.10

Prepayments, Etc. of Junior Financing; Amendments to Junior Financing Documents and Organizational Documents

181

SECTION 7.11

Passive Holding Company

182

ARTICLE VIII
Financial Covenant

SECTION 8.01

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio

184

SECTION 8.02

Borrower’s Right to Cure

184

ARTICLE IX
Events of Default and Remedies

SECTION 9.01

Events of Default

185

SECTION 9.02

Remedies upon Event of Default

187

SECTION 9.03

Application of Funds

188

ARTICLE X
Administrative Agent and Other Agents

SECTION 10.01

Appointment and Authority of the Administrative Agent

189

SECTION 10.02

Rights as a Lender

190

SECTION 10.03

Exculpatory Provisions

190

SECTION 10.04

Reliance by the Agents

192

SECTION 10.05

Delegation of Duties

192

SECTION 10.06

Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders; Disclosure of Information by Agents

193

SECTION 10.07

Indemnification of Agents

193

SECTION 10.08

No Other Duties; Other Agents, Lead Arrangers, Managers, Etc.

194

SECTION 10.09

Resignation of Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent

195

SECTION 10.10

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding

195

SECTION 10.11

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

197

SECTION 10.12

Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents

200

 


 

SECTION 10.13

Intercreditor Agreements

201

SECTION 10.14

Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements

201

SECTION 10.15

Withholding Taxes

201

SECTION 10.16

Certain ERISA Matters

202

ARTICLE XI
Miscellaneous

SECTION 11.01

Amendments, Waivers, Etc.

203

SECTION 11.02

Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies

208

SECTION 11.03

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

210

SECTION 11.04

Attorney Costs and Expenses

210

SECTION 11.05

Indemnification by the Borrower

211

SECTION 11.06

Marshaling; Payments Set Aside

212

SECTION 11.07

Successors and Assigns

213

SECTION 11.08

Confidentiality

221

SECTION 11.09

Set-off

223

SECTION 11.10

Interest Rate Limitation

224

SECTION 11.11

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

224

SECTION 11.12

Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

224

SECTION 11.13

Survival

224

SECTION 11.14

Severability

225

SECTION 11.15

GOVERNING LAW

225

SECTION 11.16

WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY

226

SECTION 11.17

Limitation of Liability

226

SECTION 11.18

Use of Name, Logo, Etc.

227

SECTION 11.19

USA PATRIOT Act Notice

227

SECTION 11.20

Service of Process

227

SECTION 11.21

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

227

SECTION 11.22

Binding Effect

228

SECTION 11.23

Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lender’s Rights

228

SECTION 11.24

Headings

228

SECTION 11.25

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

228

 


 

SCHEDULES

2.01 Commitments

5.06 Litigation

5.07 Labor Matters

5.08 Material Real Property

5.11(a) ERISA Compliance

5.11(b) ERISA Compliance

5.12 Subsidiaries

6.15 Post-Closing Matters

11.02 Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

Form of

A-1 Committed Loan Notice

A-2 Issuance Notice

A-3 Conversion/Continuation Notice

A-4 Swing Line Notice

B-1 Term Loan Note

B-2 Revolving Loan Note

B-3 Swing Line Note

C Compliance Certificate

D-1 Assignment and Assumption

D-2 Affiliate Assignment Notice

E Guaranty

F Security Agreement

G-1 Non-Bank Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships or Pass-Thru Entities For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

G-2 Non-Bank Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships or Pass-Thru Entities For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

G-3 Non-Bank Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships or Pass-Thru Entities For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

G-4 Non-Bank Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships or Pass-Thru Entities For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

H Global Intercompany Note

I Solvency Certificate

J Prepayment Notice

K-1 Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement

K-2 Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement

L Auction Procedures

 

 

 


 

AMENDED AND RESTATED FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of May 14, 2019, by and among MISTER CAR WASH HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), HOTSHINE INTERMEDIATECO, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC (“Jefferies Finance”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Collateral Agent”) under the Loan Documents, each Issuing Bank from time to time party hereto, each financial institution listed on the signature pages hereto as an agent, Jefferies Finance, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. (“BMOCM”), UBS SECURITIES LLC (“UBS”) and NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (together with its affiliates, “Nomura”), as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (collectively, the “Lead Arrangers”), and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and, individually, a “Lender”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and certain lenders are party to that certain First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2014 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2014, as amended by that certain Incremental Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 30, 2016, as amended by that certain Second Incremental Amendment, dated as of December 14, 2016, as amended by the that certain Third Incremental Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2017, as amended by that certain Fourth Incremental Amendment, dated as of December 18, 2017, as amended by that certain Fifth Incremental Amendment, dated as of December 7, 2018, and as amended by that certain Sixth Incremental Amendment, dated as of March 29, 2019, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).

The parties hereto wish to completely amend, restate and modify (but not extinguish) the Existing Credit Agreement through the execution of this Agreement.

The Borrower has requested that (a) substantially simultaneously with the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Article IV below, the Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of (i) $800,000,000.00 of Initial Term Loans, (ii) $40,000,000.00 of Delayed Draw Commitments on the Closing Date and $75,000,000.00 of Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date as a first lien secured credit facility and (b) from time to time, the Revolving Lenders make Revolving Loans, the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans and the Issuing Banks issue Letters of Credit, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

On the Closing Date, the Borrower will enter into the Second Lien Credit Agreement pursuant to which the lenders party thereto will extend credit to the Borrower in the form of $225,000,000.00 of Second Lien Term Loans.

The proceeds of the Initial Term Loans, together with the proceeds of the Second Lien Term Loans, will be used on the Closing Date (a) to repay the Existing Debt, (b) to pay the Transaction Expenses, (c) for working capital and other purposes permitted by this Agreement and (d) to make the Specified Dividend.

The applicable Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend, and each Issuing Bank has indicated its willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

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

 


 

ARTICLE I
Definitions and Accounting Terms

SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

2021 Incremental Revolving Commitments” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

2021 Incremental Revolving Facility” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

2021 Incremental Revolving Lenders” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

2021 Incremental Term Lenders” has the meaning provided in the Third Amendment.

2021 Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning provided in the Third Amendment.

2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments” has the meaning provided in the Third Amendment.

2021 Refinancing Revolving Commitments” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

2021 Refinancing Revolving Lenders” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

Additional Lender” means, at any time, any bank, other financial institution or institutional investor that, in any case, is not an existing Lender and that agrees to provide any portion of any (a) Incremental Loan in accordance with Section 2.16 or (b) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.17; provided that each Additional Lender (other than any Person that is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender at such time) shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and/or the Issuing Banks (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), in each case to the extent any such consent would be required from the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and/or the Issuing Banks under Section 11.07(b)(iii)(B), (C), and/or (D), respectively, for an assignment of Loans to such Additional Lender.

Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate” means, with respect to any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency, the Eurocurrency Rate based on clause (b) or (c) of the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” for such Interest Period and (b) with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, the Eurocurrency Rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” for such Interest Period multiplied by the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the “Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate” shall in no event be less than (1) 0.00% per annum with respect to (a) Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and (b) all other Term Loans unless an alternate Eurocurrency Rate floor is specifically noted in the documentation with respect to such other Term Loans or such documentation with respect to such other Term Loans specifically provides that there shall be no Eurocurrency Rate floor and (2) 0.00% per annum with respect to all Revolving Loans. The Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate will be adjusted automatically as to all Borrowings of Eurocurrency Rate Loans then outstanding as of the effective date of any change in the Statutory Reserve Rate.

 


 

Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.

Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled” has the meaning correlative thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Lead Arrangers, the Agents or their respective lending affiliates shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Jefferies LLC and its Affiliates shall be deemed to be Affiliates of Jefferies and its Affiliates.

Affiliated Debt Fund” means (a) any Affiliate of a Sponsor that is a bona fide bank, debt fund, distressed asset fund, hedge fund, mutual fund, insurance company, financial institution or an investment vehicle that is engaged in the business of investing in, acquiring or trading commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course, in each case, that is not organized primarily for the purpose of making equity investments and (b) any investment fund or account of a Permitted Investor managed by third parties (including by way of a managed account, a fund or an index fund in which a Permitted Investor has invested) that is not organized or used primarily for the purpose of making equity investments, in each case of clauses (a) and (b), with respect to which neither the Sponsor, nor any other Permitted Investor, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity.

Affiliated Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is either the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor, at such time, excluding in any case, (a) Holdings, (b) the Borrower, (c) any Subsidiary of the Borrower and (d) any natural person.

Affiliated Lender Term Loan Cap” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07(h)(iii).

Agency Fee Letter” means the Agency Fee Letter, dated May 14, 2019, among the Borrower, Holdings and Jefferies Finance, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 11.02(e).

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

 


 

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

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement” means this First Lien Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness or Loans of any Class, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees, a Eurocurrency Rate floor, SOFR floor or Base Rate floor to the extent greater than 0.00% per annum or 1.00% per annum, respectively (with such increased amount being equated to interest margins for purposes of determining any increase to the Applicable Rate); provided that (a) OID and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness) and (b) “All-In Yield” shall not include any arrangement fees, structuring fees, underwriting fees, commitment fees, amendment fees, ticking fees or any other fees similar to the foregoing (regardless of how such fees are computed or to whom paid).

Alternative Currencies” means, (a) in the case of Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit, Euros, Pounds Sterling and any other currency agreed to by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Revolving Lender (and, solely in the case of Letters of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank) and (b) in the case of any Incremental Term Facility, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments or Refinancing Term Loans, any currency agreed to by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Lender providing such Incremental Term Facility, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments or Refinancing Term Loans; provided that, in each case, each such other currency is a lawful currency that is readily available, freely transferable and not restricted, able to be converted into Dollars and available in the London interbank deposit market.

Amendment No. 4 Effective Date” means December [●], 2022.

Annual Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the Borrower for the fiscal years (or partial fiscal years) then ended.

Applicable Commitment Fee” means a percentage per annum that shall be equal to,

(a) from the Closing Date until the third Business Day after the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have received the applicable financial statements and a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a) calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio in respect of the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, 0.50% per annum, and

(b) thereafter, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Applicable Commitment Fee” based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recent Test Period as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):

 


 

First Lien
Net Leverage Ratio

Applicable
Commitment Fee

Above 4.83 to 1.00

0.500%

Equal to or below 4.83 to 1.00, but above 4.33 to 1.00

0.375%

Equal to or
below 4.33 to 1.00

0.250%

No change in the Applicable Commitment Fee shall be effective until three Business Days after the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have received the applicable financial statements and a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a) calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. At any time the Borrower has not submitted to the Administrative Agent the applicable information as and when required under Section 6.02(a), the Applicable Commitment Fee shall be determined as if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio were in excess of 4.83 to 1.00. Within one Business Day of receipt of the applicable information under Section 6.02(a), the Administrative Agent shall give each Lender telefacsimile or telephonic notice (confirmed in writing) of the Applicable Commitment Fee in effect from such date. In the event that any financial statement or certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02 is determined to be inaccurate (at a time prior to the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Commitment Fee for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Commitment Fee applied for such Applicable Period, then (a) the Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days) following such determination deliver to the Administrative Agent correct financial statements and certificates required by Section 6.02 for such Applicable Period, (b) the Applicable Commitment Fee for such Applicable Period shall be determined as if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio were determined based on the amounts set forth in such correct financial statements and certificates and (c) the Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days) following delivery of such corrected financial statements and certificates pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional amounts owing as a result of such increased Applicable Commitment Fee for such Applicable Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the provisions of this paragraph may be amended or waived with the consent of only the Borrower and the Required Revolving Lenders.

Applicable Currency” means Dollars or any Alternative Currency, as applicable.

Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Weighted Average Life to Maturity.”

Applicable Period” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Commitment Fee.”

Applicable Rate” means:

(a) with respect to Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans, (x) prior to February 5, 2020, a percentage per annum equal to (i) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 3.50% and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 2.50%, (y) from and after February 5, 2020 and prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, a percentage per annum equal to (i) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 3.25% and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 2.25% and (z) from and after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, a percentage per annum equal to (i) for SOFR Loans, 3.25% and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 2.25%; provided that from and after the third Business Day after the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have received the applicable financial statements and a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a) calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio in respect

 


 

of the first full fiscal quarter ending after March 31, 2020, the “Applicable Rate” for Initial Term Loans shall be the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Alternate Base Rate Spread” or “Eurocurrency Rate/SOFR Spread,” respectively, based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recent Test Period as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):

First Lien
Net Leverage Ratio

Alternate
Base Rate Spread

Eurocurrency
Rate/SOFR Spread

Above 4.25 to 1.00

2.25%

3.25%

Equal to or below 4.25 to 1.00

2.00%

3.00%

(b) with respect to Revolving Loans a percentage per annum equal to, (i) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 3.50%, (ii) for SOFR Loans, 3.50% and (iii) for Base Rate Loans, 2.50%; provided that from and after the third Business Day after the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have received the applicable financial statements and a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a) calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio in respect of the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, the “Applicable Rate” for Revolving Loans shall be the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Alternate Base Rate Spread” or “Eurocurrency Rate/SOFR Spread,” respectively, based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recent Test Period as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):

First Lien
Net Leverage Ratio

Alternate
Base Rate Spread

Eurocurrency
Rate/SOFR Spread

Above 4.83 to 1.00

2.50%

3.50%

Equal to or below 4.83 to 1.00, but above 4.33 to 1.00

2.25%

3.25%

Equal to or
below 4.33 to 1.00

2.00%

3.00%

(c) with respect any Term Loans (other than Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans), as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment.

No change in the Applicable Rate for Revolving Loans, Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans, as applicable, shall be effective until three Business Days after the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have received the applicable financial statements and a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a) calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. At any time the Borrower has not submitted to the Administrative Agent the applicable information as and when required under Section 6.02(a), the Applicable Rate for Revolving Loans, Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be determined as if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio were in excess of 4.83 to 1.00. Within one Business Day of receipt of the applicable information under Section 6.02(a), the Administrative Agent shall give each Lender facsimile or telephonic notice (confirmed in writing) of the Applicable Rate in effect from such date. In the event that any financial statement or certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02 is determined to be inaccurate (at a time prior to the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Rate for any period (an

 


 

Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Rate applied for such Applicable Period, then (a) the Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days) following such determination deliver to the Administrative Agent correct financial statements and certificates required by Section 6.02 for such Applicable Period, (b) the Applicable Rate for such Applicable Period shall be determined as if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio were determined based on the amounts set forth in such correct financial statements and certificates and (c) the Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days) following delivery of such corrected financial statements and certificates pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Rate for such Applicable Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the provisions of this paragraph may be amended or waived with respect to any Class with the consent of only the Borrower and the Required Lenders of such Class (or in the case of the rate specified in the preceding sentence, all affected Lenders of such Class).

Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class.

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

Asset Sale Prepayment Percentage” means (a) 100%, if the Borrower’s First Lien Net Leverage Ratio at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year equals or exceeds the Closing Date First Lien Net Leverage Ratio less 0.50 to 1.00, (b) 50%, if such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than the Closing Date First Lien Net Leverage Ratio less 0.50 to 1.00, but equals or exceeds the Closing Date First Lien Net Leverage Ratio less 1.00 to 1.00, and (c) 0%, if such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than the Closing Date First Lien Net Leverage Ratio less 1.00 to 1.00.

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

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

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.

Auction Agent” means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Loan Prepayment; provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent); provided, further, neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates may act as the Auction Agent.

Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b)(iii).

Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Applicable Currency, as applicable, (x) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period or (y)

 


 

otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement as of such date.

Available Amount” means, at any time (the “Reference Date”) with respect to the applicable Available Amount Reference Period, a cumulative amount equal to the sum of, without duplication:

(a) the greater of (A) 50% of Closing Date EBITDA and (B) 50% of TTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the applicable date of determination; plus

(b) an amount equal to, at the option of the Borrower at the time of determination, either:

(i) the sum of (x) the cumulative amount of Excess Cash Flow for such Available Amount Reference Period; provided that when measuring such amount (A) Excess Cash Flow will be deemed not to be less than zero in any fiscal year and (B) Excess Cash Flow for any fiscal year will be deemed to be zero until the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) for such fiscal year, and the related Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) for such fiscal year, have been received by the Administrative Agent, minus (y) the portion of such Excess Cash Flow that has been (or is required to be) applied to the prepayment of Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.07(b)(i); or

(ii) 50% of cumulative Consolidated Net Income for such Available Amount Reference Period; provided that when measuring such amount (A) Consolidated Net Income will be deemed not to be less than zero in any fiscal year and (B) Consolidated Net Income for any fiscal year will be deemed to be zero until the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) for such fiscal year, and the related Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) for such fiscal year, have been received by the Administrative Agent; plus

(c) new public or private Permitted Equity Issuances made in return for cash or other assets and cash and Cash Equivalents to the Borrower (with non-cash contributions and Permitted Equity Issuances in exchange for assets other than cash measured at the fair market value of such non-cash contributions and Permitted Equity Issuances at the time they were made), or Net Cash Proceeds from Permitted Equity Issuances received by the Borrower during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Reference Date and, in each case, to the extent Not Otherwise Applied; plus

(d) to the extent not reflected as a return of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such Investment, the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and other cash distributions received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Reference Date in respect of Investments in such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Minority Investments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary made in reliance on the Available Amount; plus

(e) to the extent not reflected as a return of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such Investment, the Investments of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or that has been merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (up to the lesser of (i) the fair market value of such investments of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such re-designation or

 


 

merger or consolidation and (ii) the fair market value of such investments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time they were made); plus

(f) to the extent not reflected as a return of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such Investment or required to be applied to prepay Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.07(b)(ii), the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of its ownership interest in any Minority Investment or Unrestricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Reference Date, in each case, to the extent that the original Investments in such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Minority Investments were made in reliance on the Available Amount; plus

(g) to the extent (i) not reflected as a return of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such Investment and (ii) not in excess of the fair market value of such Investment at the time it was made, the returns (including repayments of principal and payments of interest), profits, distributions and similar amounts received in cash or Cash Equivalents by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on Investments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in reliance on the Available Amount; plus

(h) any amount of mandatory prepayments required to be prepaid pursuant to Section 2.07(b) that have been declined by Lenders and retained by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.07(b)(vii) (but only to the extent also declined by lenders of (i) the Second Lien Term Loans under the Second Lien Credit Documents, (ii) any Second Lien Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (iii) any incremental facility permitted under the Second Lien Credit Agreement (including any Incremental Equivalent Debt (as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement)), (iv) any other senior secured Indebtedness of the Borrower, and (v) any Permitted Refinancing in respect of the foregoing, in each case to the extent required to be applied to offer to repurchase or otherwise prepay such Indebtedness); plus

(i) any amount of Net Cash Proceeds from Dispositions or Casualty Events not required to be applied to a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.07(b)(ii); minus

(j) the aggregate amount of any Investments made pursuant to Section 7.02(e)(ii), any Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.06(o)(ii) and any payment made pursuant to Section 7.10(a)(v)(B) during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the Reference Date (and, for purposes of this clause (j), without taking account of the intended usage of the Available Amount on such Reference Date in the contemplated transaction).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, to the extent any Excess Cash Flow is not applied to make a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.07(b)(i) by virtue of the application of Section 2.07(b)(vi), such Excess Cash Flow shall not under any circumstances increase the Available Amount.

Available Amount Reference Period” means, with respect to any Reference Date, the period commencing on (i) with respect to the calculation of clause (b) of the definition of “Available Amount,” the first Business Day of fiscal year 2020 and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal year for which financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), and the related Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a), have been received by the Administrative Agent and (ii) with respect to the calculation of “Available Amount” (other than clause (b) of the definition thereof) the day after the Closing Date through and including the Reference Date.

 


 

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.

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest per annum last quoted by The Wall Street Journal or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent) as being the “Prime Rate” in the United States for such day or, if more than one rate is published as the “Prime Lending Rate”, the highest of such rates, and (c) (i) prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate on such day for an Interest Period of one month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) and (ii) on and after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, the Adjusted Term SOFR on such day for an Interest Period of one month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the “Base Rate” (1) with respect to any Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans shall in no event be less than 1.00% per annum, (2) with respect to any Revolving Loans shall in no event be less than 1.00% per annum and (3) shall not be available as to any Alternate Currency.

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

Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.

Benchmark” means, initially, (i) with respect to any Loan denominated in Dollars, Adjusted Term SOFR and (ii) with respect to any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, the relevant rate in respect of such Alternative Currency pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”; provided that if a replacement of a Benchmark with respect to the Revolving Facility has occurred pursuant to Section 3.09, then, with respect to the Revolving Facility, “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate. Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.

Benchmark Replacement Date” means a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent, which date shall be no later than the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the

 


 

calculation thereof) have been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.

For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

Benchmark Transition Event means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.

For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

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”.

BMOCM” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors, board of managers or other governing body of such Person, or if such Person is owned or managed by a single entity, the board of directors, board of managers or other governing body of such entity, and the term “directors” means members of the Board of Directors.

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

Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period.

Business Day” means (a) any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the jurisdiction where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located (which, as of the date of this Agreement, is New York, New York) and (i) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market and (ii) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a SOFR Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such SOFR Loan, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such SOFR Loan, means any U.S. Government Securities Business Day and (b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, any fundings, settlements, payments and disbursements in such Alternative Currency, or any other dealings in such Alternative Currency to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Letter of Credit, means any such day described in clause (a) above which is also a day on which dealings in deposits in such Alternative Currency are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank market and (other than any date that relates to any interest rate setting in respect of such Alternative Currency) any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such Alternative Currency.

Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capitalized Leases) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a Capitalized Lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Capitalized Leases” means all capital and finance leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for

 


 

all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date.

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

Cash Collateral Account” means an account held at, and subject to the sole dominion and control of, the Collateral Agent.

Cash Collateralize” means, in respect of an Obligation, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral in Dollars, at a location and pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or an Issuing Bank, as applicable (and “Cash Collateralization” has a corresponding meaning). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments (including for the avoidance of doubt, cash), to the extent owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:

(a) Dollars and each Alternative Currency;

(b) local currencies held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from time to time in the ordinary course of business and not for speculation;

(c) readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(d) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, demand deposits, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic or foreign commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof as of the date of such investment);

(e) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (c) and (d) above or clause (h) below entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (d) above;

(f) commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

(g) marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency);

(h) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, in each case having an

 


 

Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(i) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency);

(j) investment funds investing substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (i) above; and

(k) solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that a Captive Insurance Subsidiary is not prohibited to make in accordance with applicable law.

In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Investments made in a jurisdiction outside the United States of America, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (a) through (j) above in foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (ii) other short-term investments in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (a) through (j) above and in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clause (a) or (b) above; provided that such amounts, except amounts used to pay obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary denominated in any currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency in the ordinary course of business, are converted into Dollars or an Alternative Currency as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

Cash Management Bank” means any Person that is a Lender or Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or Agent (a) on the Closing Date (with respect to any Cash Management Services entered into prior to the Closing Date), (b) at the time it initially provides any Cash Management Services to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or (c) at the time that the Person to whom the Cash Management Services are provided is merged with the Borrower or becomes or is merged with a Restricted Subsidiary (with respect to any Cash Management Services entered into prior to the date of such merger or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary), in each case whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be a Lender or Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or Agent.

Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Cash Management Bank in respect of or in connection with any Cash Management Services and designated by the Cash Management Bank and the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent as “Cash Management Obligations.”

Cash Management Services” means any agreement or arrangement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit card processing, credit or debit card, purchase card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.

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

 


 

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty (excluding the taking effect after the date of this Agreement of a law, rule, regulation or treaty adopted prior to the date of this Agreement), (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority. It is understood and agreed that (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203, H.R. 4173), all Laws relating thereto, all interpretations and applications thereof and any compliance by a Lender with any and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof or relating thereto and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives issued by any United States or foreign regulatory authority in connection with the implementation of the recommendations of the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices (or any successor or similar authority) in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be deemed to be adopted subsequent to the date hereof and a Change in Law regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued, promulgated or implemented.

Change of Control” means the earliest to occur of:

(a) either:

(i) at any time prior to the consummation of a Qualifying IPO, the Permitted Holders ceasing to beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings (or Successor Holdings, if applicable); or

(ii) at any time upon or after the consummation of a Qualifying IPO, any Person (other than a Permitted Holder) or Persons (other than one or more Permitted Holders) constituting a “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person and its Subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under such Act), directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests representing more than thirty-five percent of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the then issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings (or Successor Holdings, if applicable) and the percentage of aggregate ordinary voting power so held is greater than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the Equity Interests of Holdings (or Successor Holdings, if applicable) beneficially owned (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate by the Permitted Holders,

unless, in the case of either clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election 50% or more of the Board of Directors of Holdings or Successor Holdings, if applicable;

(b) after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date, the Borrower ceasing to be a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of Holdings (or Successor Holdings, if applicable); and

(c) a Change of Control or similar event occurring under (i) the Second Lien Credit Agreement (or the documentation in respect of any Permitted Refinancing of the Second Lien Term Loans), (ii) the documentation in respect of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and/or (iii) any Junior Financing Documentation in respect of any Indebtedness or the documentation

 


 

governing any Junior Lien Debt, in each case with respect to this clause (c), having an aggregate outstanding principal amount equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount.

Class” when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Term Loans (including Initial Term Loans and any Delayed Draw Term Loans), Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans, Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Commitment in respect of Term Loans (including Initial Term Loans and any Delayed Draw Term Loans) made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a), Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans, Refinancing Term Commitment (and, in the case of a Refinancing Term Commitment, the Class of Loans to which such commitment relates), Refinancing Revolving Commitment (and, in the case of a Refinancing Revolving Commitment, the Class of Loans to which such commitment relates) or a Commitment in respect of a Class of Loans to be made pursuant to an Incremental Amendment or an Extension Amendment and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments. Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Commitments, Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans and Extended Term Loans that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes.

Closing Date” means the first date on which all of the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 11.01 and the Term Loans are made to the Borrower pursuant to the first sentence of Section 2.01(a).

Closing Date EBITDA” means $150,000,000.

Closing Date First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means 5.33 to 1.00.

Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement” means the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Collateral Agent, as the initial first priority representative, the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as the initial second priority representative, and each additional representative from time to time party thereto, as acknowledged by the Loan Parties, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.

Closing Date Refinancing” means the repayment of the Existing Debt, the termination of any related commitments thereunder and the termination, release or authorization to terminate or release all contractual Liens related thereto, in each case on or about the Closing Date.

Closing Date Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means 7.00 to 1.00.

Closing Date Total Net Leverage Ratio” means 7.25 to 1.00.

Closing Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(e).

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

Collateral” means all the “Collateral” (or equivalent term) as defined in any Collateral Document, the Mortgaged Properties and all other property that is subject or purported to be subject to any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to any Collateral Document.

Collateral Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 


 

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Mortgages, each of the collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Agents and the Lenders pursuant to Sections 4.01(a)(iii), 6.11, 6.12 or 6.15 or pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commitments” means the Revolving Commitments, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments and the Term Loan Commitments.

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of a Borrowing pursuant to Article II, which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.

Company” has the meaning specified in the preliminary statements to this Agreement.

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

Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any Test Period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such Test Period:

(a) increased, without duplication, by the following items (solely to the extent deducted (and not excluded) in calculating Consolidated Net Income, other than in respect of the proviso in clause (i) below and clauses (ii)(B), (xi) and (xix) below) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP:

(i) interest expense, including (A) imputed interest on Capitalized Lease Obligations and Attributable Indebtedness (which, in each case, will be deemed to accrue at the interest rate reasonably determined by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligations or Attributable Indebtedness), (B) commissions, discounts and other fees, charges and expenses owed with respect to letters of credit securing financial obligations, bankers’ acceptance financing and receivables financings, (C) amortization and write-offs of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, debt discount, commissions, fees, premium and other expenses, as well as expensing of bridge, commitment or financing fees, (D) payments made in respect of hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, (E) cash contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such contributions are used by such plan or trust to pay interest or fees to any Person (other than such Person or a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary) in connection with Indebtedness incurred by such plan or trust, (F) all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations, (G) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligations, and (H) all interest on any Indebtedness that is (x) Indebtedness of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, but limited to the fair market value of such property or (y) contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness; provided that that such interest expense shall be calculated after giving effect to Hedge Agreements related to interest rates (including associated costs), but excluding unrealized gains and losses with respect to such Hedge Agreements; plus

 


 

(ii) taxes based on gross receipts, income, profits or capital, franchise, excise, commercial activity, unitary or similar taxes, and foreign withholding taxes, including (A) penalties and interest and (B) tax distributions made to any direct or indirect holders of Equity Interests of such Person in respect of any such taxes attributable to such Person and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries; plus

(iii) depreciation expense and amortization expense; plus

(iv) non-cash items (provided that if any such non-cash item represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (x) the Borrower may determine not to add back such non-cash item in the current Test Period and (y) to the extent the Borrower decides to add back such non-cash expense or charge, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period will be subtracted from Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in such future period), including the following: (A) non-cash expenses in connection with, or resulting from, stock option plans, employee benefit plans or agreements or post-employment benefit plans or agreements, or grants or sales of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other similar rights, (B) non-cash currency translation losses related to changes in currency exchange rates (including re-measurements of Indebtedness (including intercompany Indebtedness) and any net non-cash loss resulting from hedge agreements for currency exchange risk), (C) non-cash losses, expenses, charges or negative adjustments attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of hedge agreements or other derivative instruments, including the effect of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815 and International Accounting Standard No. 9 and their respective related pronouncements and interpretations, (D) non-cash charges for deferred tax asset valuation allowances, (E) any non-cash impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down related to intangible assets (including goodwill), long-lived assets, and Investments in debt and equity securities, (F) any non-cash charges or losses resulting from any purchase accounting adjustment or any step-ups with respect to re-valuing assets and liabilities in connection with the Transactions or any Investments, and (G) all non-cash losses from Investments recorded using the equity method; plus

(v) unusual, extraordinary or non-recurring items, whether or not classified as such under GAAP; plus

(vi) charges, costs, losses, expenses or reserves related to: (A) restructuring (including restructuring charges or reserves, whether or not classified as such under GAAP), severance, relocation, consolidation, integration or other similar items, (B) strategic initiatives, business optimization (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs) and new systems design and implementation, as well as consulting fees and any one-time expense relating to enhanced accounting function, (C) business or facilities (including greenfield facilities) start-up, opening, transition, consolidation, shut-down and closing, (D) signing, retention and completion bonuses, (E) severance, relocation or recruiting, (F) public company registration, listing, compliance, reporting and related expenses, (G) charges and expenses incurred in connection with litigation (including threatened litigation), any investigation or proceeding (or any threatened investigation or proceeding) by a regulatory, governmental or law enforcement body (including any attorney general), and (H) expenses incurred in connection with casualty events or asset sales outside the ordinary course of business; plus

 


 

(vii) all (A) costs, fees and expenses relating to the Transactions, (B) costs, fees and expenses (including diligence and integration costs) incurred in connection with (x) investments in any Person, acquisitions of the Equity Interests of any Person, acquisitions of all or a material portion of the assets of any Person or constituting a line of business of any Person, and financings related to any of the foregoing or to the capitalization of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or (y) other transactions that are out of the ordinary course of business of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, including transactions considered or proposed but not consummated), including equity issuances, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, mergers, option buyouts and the incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness (including all consent fees, premium and other amounts payable in connection therewith) and (C) non-operating professional fees, costs and expenses; plus

(viii) items reducing Consolidated Net Income to the extent (A) covered by a binding indemnification or refunding obligation or insurance to the extent actually paid or reasonably expected to be paid, (B) paid or payable (directly or indirectly) by a third party that is not a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary (except to the extent such payment gives rise to reimbursement obligations) or with the proceeds of a contribution to equity capital of such Person by a third party that is not a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary or (C) such Person is, directly or indirectly, reimbursed for such item by a third party; plus

(ix) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees (including termination fees) and related indemnities and expenses paid, payable or accrued in such Test Period to the extent permitted in such Test Period; plus

(x) the effects of purchase accounting, fair value accounting or recapitalization accounting (including the effects of adjustments pushed down to such Person and its Subsidiaries) and the amortization, write-down or write-off of any such amount; plus

(xi) proceeds of business interruption insurance actually received; plus

(xii) minority interest expense consisting of income attributable to Equity Interests held by third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary; plus

(xiii) all charges, costs, expenses, accruals or reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests held by officers or employees and all losses, charges and expenses related to payments made to holders of options or other derivative Equity Interests of such Person or any direct or indirect parent thereof in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equity holders of such Person or any direct or indirect parent thereof, including (A) payments made to compensate such holders as though they were equity holders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, and (B) all dividend equivalent rights owed pursuant to any compensation or equity arrangement; plus

(xiv) expenses, charges and losses resulting from the payment or accrual of indemnification or refunding provisions, earn-outs and contingent consideration obligations, bonuses and other compensation paid to employees, directors or consultants, payments in respect of dissenting shares, and purchase price adjustments, in each case, made in connection with a permitted Investment or acquisition; plus

(xv) any losses from disposed or discontinued operations; plus

 


 

(xvi) any costs or expenses (including any payroll taxes) incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in such Test Period pursuant to any management equity plan, profits interest or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement (including (A) as a result of curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans and (B) without limitation, compensation arrangements with holders of unvested options entered into in connection with the Specified Dividend up to $25,000,000) or any stock subscription, stockholders or partnership agreement and any payments in the nature of compensation or expense reimbursement made to independent board members; plus

(xvii) the amount of loss or discount on sale of receivables, Securitization Assets and related assets to any Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; plus

(xviii) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles; plus

(xix) adjustments reflected in (A) the financial model for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared by Sponsor and delivered to the Lead Arrangers prior to May 14, 2019 or (B) any quality of earnings report prepared by a nationally recognized accounting firm and furnished to the Administrative Agent, in connection with the Transactions or a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment consummated after the Closing Date; plus

(xx) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and other cost synergies that are projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken no later than 24 months after the end of such Test Period (which amounts will be determined by the Borrower in good faith and calculated on a pro forma basis as though such amounts had been realized on the first day of the Test Period for which Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is being determined), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such Test Period from such actions; provided that, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower such cost savings are reasonably identifiable, reasonably anticipated to be realized and factually supportable (it being agreed such determination need not be made in compliance with Regulation S-X or other applicable securities law); and

(b) decreased, without duplication, by the following items of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP:

(i) any non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income, excluding any gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period (other than such cash charges that have been added back to Consolidated Net Income in calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in accordance with this definition); plus

(ii) any net income from disposed or discontinued operations; plus

(iii) any unusual, extraordinary or non-recurring gains.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (a) for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2018, will be deemed to be $41,067,000, (b) for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018, will be deemed to be $36,538,000, (c) for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2018, will be deemed to be $31,088,000,

 


 

and (d) for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018, will be deemed to be $41,800,000, as such amounts may be adjusted pursuant to the foregoing provisions and other pro forma adjustments permitted by this Agreement.

Consolidated Current Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents, amounts related to current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments, and excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.

Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding (a) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (b) the current portion of interest, (c) accruals for current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves, (e) Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations or any other revolving facility, (f) the current portion of any Capitalized Lease Obligation, (g) deferred revenue arising from cash receipts that are earmarked for specific projects, (h) liabilities in respect of unpaid earn-outs and (i) the current portion of any other long-term liabilities, and, furthermore, excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transaction or any consummated acquisition.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any Test Period, the sum of:

(a) cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capitalized Leases), net of cash interest income, of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs under hedging agreements, plus

(b) non-cash interest expense resulting solely from the amortization of original issue discount from the issuance of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding Indebtedness borrowed under this Agreement and the Second Lien Credit Agreement in connection with the Transactions) at less than par, plus

(c) pay-in-kind interest expense of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries payable pursuant to the terms of the agreements governing such debt for borrowed money;

but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and any other amounts of non-cash interest other than referred to in clause (b) above (including as a result of the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting), (ii) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under hedging agreements or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 815-Derivatives and Hedging, (iii) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates, (iv) commissions, discounts, yield, make whole premium and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) incurred in connection with any permitted receivables financing, (v) any “additional interest” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to any securities, (vi) any payments with respect to make-whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, including any Indebtedness issued in connection with the Transactions, (vii) penalties

 


 

and interest relating to taxes, (viii) accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities not constituting Indebtedness, (ix) interest expense attributable to a direct or indirect parent entity resulting from push-down accounting, (x) any expense resulting from the discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting and (xi) any interest expense attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto and with respect to any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment permitted hereunder, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Swap Contracts relating to interest rate protection.

Consolidated Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Consolidated Total Debt minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date that is not Restricted.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any Test Period, the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that there shall be excluded from such consolidated net income (to the extent otherwise included therein), without duplication:

(a) the Net Income for such Test Period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s equity in the Net Income of such Person shall be included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such Test Period up to the aggregate amount of dividends or distributions or other payments in respect of such equity that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) by such Person to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, in such Test Period, to the extent not already included therein (subject in the case of dividends, distributions or other payments in respect of such equity made to a Restricted Subsidiary to the limitations contained in clause (b) below);

(b) solely with respect to the calculation of Available Amount and Excess Cash Flow, the Net Income of any Subsidiary of such Person during such Test Period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of that income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument or requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary during such Test Period; provided that Consolidated Net Income of such Person shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid to such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Test Period;

(c) any gain (or loss), together with any related provisions for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of any such loss), realized by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Test Period upon any asset sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person (other than any dispositions in the ordinary course of business) by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(d) gains and losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects determined in accordance with GAAP for such Test Period;

(e) earnings (or losses), including any impairment charge, resulting from any reappraisal, revaluation or write-up (or write-down) of assets during such Test Period;

 


 

(f) (i) unrealized gains and losses with respect to Hedge Agreements for such Test Period and the application of Accounting Standards Codification 815 (Derivatives and Hedging) and (ii) any after-tax effect of income (or losses) for such Test Period that result from the early extinguishment of (A) Indebtedness, (B) obligations under any Hedge Agreements or (C) other derivative instruments;

(g) any extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gain (or extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual loss), together with any related provision for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of any such loss), recorded or recognized by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Test Period;

(h) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such Test Period;

(i) after-tax gains (or losses) on disposal of disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations for such Test Period;

(j) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in the inventory, property and equipment, software, goodwill, other intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue, debt and unfavorable or favorable lease line items in such Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP for such Test Period resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to the Transactions or any acquisition consummated prior to the Closing Date and any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, for such Test Period;

(k) any non-cash compensation charge or expense for such Test Period, including any such charge or expense arising from the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights and any cash charges or expenses associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests by, or to, management of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions;

(l) (i) Transaction Expenses incurred during such Test Period and (ii) any fees and expenses incurred during such Test Period, or any amortization thereof for such Test Period, in connection with any acquisition (other than the Transactions), Investment, disposition, issuance or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt or equity instrument (in each case, including any such transaction whether consummated on, after or prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed) and any charges or non-recurring costs incurred during such Test Period as a result of any such transaction;

(m) any expenses, charges or losses for such Test Period that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Investment, Permitted Acquisition or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement, to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days); and

 


 

(n) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses, charges or losses for such Test Period with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption.

Consolidated Secured Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Consolidated Total Debt outstanding under the Facilities, the Second Lien Credit Documents and any secured refinancing indebtedness or other debt that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor outstanding as of such date minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date that is not Restricted.

Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis and as reflected on the face of a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment permitted hereunder), consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, unreimbursed obligations in respect of drawn letters of credit (to the extent not cash collateralized), obligations in respect of Capitalized Leases and purchase money obligations and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments; provided, that Consolidated Total Debt will not include Indebtedness in respect of (a) any Qualified Securitization Financing, (b) any letter of credit, except to the extent of unreimbursed obligations in respect of drawn letters of credit (provided, that any unreimbursed amount under commercial letters of credit will not be counted as Consolidated Total Debt until three Business Days after such amount is drawn (it being understood that any borrowing, whether automatic or otherwise, to fund such reimbursement will be counted)), (c) obligations under Hedge Agreements and (d) any lease obligations other than in respect of Capitalized Leases.

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

Contract Consideration” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”

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

Control” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Affiliate.”

Contribution Indebtedness” means Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at the time of the incurrence thereof not to exceed an amount equal to 200% of the amount of (i) any (A) new public or private Permitted Equity Issuances made in return for cash or other assets and cash and Cash Equivalents to the Borrower (with non-cash contributions and Permitted Equity Issuances in exchange for assets other than cash measured at the fair market value of such non-cash contributions and Permitted Equity Issuances at the time they were made) or (B) Net Cash Proceeds from Permitted Equity Issuances or the fair market value of other assets received by Holdings and contributed to the Borrower as equity solely in exchange for common Equity Interests of the Borrower during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Reference Date that are Not Otherwise Applied and (ii) available dollar-based capacity under Section 7.06 to make Restricted Payments which for the avoidance of doubt shall reduce such dollar-based capacity under the relevant clause of Section 7.06.

 


 

Conversion/Continuation Notice” means a notice of (a) a conversion of Loans from one Type to another or (b) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SOFR Loans, as applicable, pursuant to Article II, which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3.

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means secured or unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower in the form of term loans or notes or revolving commitments; provided that:

(a) such Indebtedness is incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, or refinance, in whole or part, Indebtedness that is either (i) Term Loans, (ii) Revolving Commitments or (iii) other Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (“Refinanced Debt”);

(b) such Indebtedness is in an original aggregate principal amount not greater than the principal amount of the Refinanced Debt being exchanged, extended, renewed, replaced or refinanced (plus (i) the amount of all unpaid, accrued, or capitalized interest, penalties, premiums (including tender premiums) and other amounts payable with respect to the Refinanced Debt and (ii) underwriting discounts, fees, commissions, costs, expenses and other amounts payable with respect to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness);

(c) (i) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness is equal to or longer than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Refinanced Debt, and (ii) the final maturity date of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may not be earlier than the final maturity date of the Refinanced Debt;

(d) any mandatory prepayments (and with respect to any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness comprising revolving loans, to the extent commitments thereunder are permanently terminated) of,

(i) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that comprises junior lien or unsecured notes or loans may not be made except to the extent that prepayments are (A) permitted hereunder and (B) to the extent required hereunder or pursuant to the terms of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is Pari Passu Lien Debt, first made or offered to the Loans and any such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is Pari Passu Lien Debt; and

(ii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is Pari Passu Lien Debt shall be made on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis with any corresponding mandatory prepayment of the Loans; provided this clause (ii) will not prohibit any repayment of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness at maturity or with the proceeds of other Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness;

(e) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiary Loan Party other than a Subsidiary Guarantor (including any Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor in connection therewith); and

(f) if such Indebtedness is secured:

(i) such Indebtedness is not secured by a Lien on any assets or property of a Loan Party that does not constitute Collateral (except (1) customary cash collateral in favor of an agent, letter of credit issuer or similar “fronting” lender, (2) Liens on property or assets applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans at the time of

 


 

incurrence and (3) any Liens on property or assets to the extent that a Lien on such property or asset is also added for the benefit of the Lenders under the Term Loans);

(ii) a Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness has become party to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, (A) if such Indebtedness is Pari Passu Lien Debt, an Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement or (B) if such Indebtedness is Junior Lien Debt, the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement or another Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness will be deemed to include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02.

Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.

Debt Representative” means, with respect to any series of Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted under Section 7.01(i) or (kk), Incremental Equivalent Debt, Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing or Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

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

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

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans plus (c) 2.00% per annum; provided that with respect to the outstanding principal amount of any Loan not paid when due, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan (giving effect to Section 2.05(c)) plus 2.00% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.19(b), any Lender that,

(a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans, including participations in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (which conditions precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the Issuing Banks or any other Lender any other

 


 

amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due,

(b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or the Issuing Banks in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lenders’ obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied),

(c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or

(d) the Administrative Agent has received notification that such Lender is, or has a direct or indirect parent company that is, (i) insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (ii) other than via an Undisclosed Administration, the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, intervenor or sequestrator, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other Federal or state regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or the like has been appointed for such Lender or its direct or indirect parent company, or such Lender or its direct or indirect parent company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.

Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.19) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the Swing Line Lender, the Issuing Banks and each Lender.

Delayed Draw Closing Date” means the date of any Borrowing of Delayed Draw Term Loans in accordance with Sections 2.01(a) and 4.03.

Delayed Draw Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make a Delayed Draw Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder during the Delayed Draw Commitment Period, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loans to be made by such Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be (a) automatically reduced to $0 on the Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date, (b) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii) a Refinancing Amendment or (iii) an Extension. The initial amount of

 


 

each Lender’s Delayed Draw Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Delayed Draw Commitment” or, otherwise, in the Assignment and Assumption or Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Delayed Draw Commitment, as the case may be. The initial aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Commitments is $40,000,000.

Delayed Draw Commitment Period” means the period from the Closing Date to and including the Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date.

Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the date that is 24 months after the Closing Date (at which date and time all unfunded Delayed Draw Commitments shall automatically be reduced to $0), (ii) the date on which all Delayed Draw Commitments then outstanding have been funded in one or more Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and (iii) the date on which all unfunded Delayed Draw Commitments have been reduced to $0 pursuant to Section 2.08(c) or terminated by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.02.

Delayed Draw Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a).

Delayed Draw Ticking Fee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h).

Delayed Draw Upfront Fee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(e).

Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of any Sanctions.

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of any non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition pursuant to the General Asset Sale Basket that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the fair market value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within one hundred eighty days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition).

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (excluding Liens, but including any sale leaseback transaction and any sale of Equity Interests in, or issuance of Equity Interests by, a Restricted Subsidiary) of any property by any Person.

Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition,

(a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale as long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event is subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and Cash Collateralization of all Letters of Credit),

(b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part,

(c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or

 


 

(d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests,

in each case, prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Loans at the time of issuance; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of future, current or former employees, directors, or officers of Holdings, the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, directors or officers, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by Holdings, the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s, director’s or officer’s termination, death or disability.

Disqualified Lender” means,

(a) the competitors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries identified in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower (i) to the Lead Arrangers on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) from time to time after the Closing Date to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that a list was delivered),

(b) (i) any persons that are engaged as principals primarily in private equity or venture capital and (ii) those particular banks, financial institutions, other institutional lenders and other persons, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), to the extent identified in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Lead Arrangers on or prior to May 14, 2019 (it being understood that no such list was delivered and, therefore, there are no Disqualified Lenders pursuant to this clause (b)), and

(c) any affiliate of the entities described in the preceding clauses (a) or (b) (in each case, other than any affiliates that are banks, financial institutions, bona fide debt funds or investment vehicles that are engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course (except to the extent separately identified under clause (a) above)), in each case, that are either reasonably identifiable as such on the basis of their name or are identified as such in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower (i) to the Lead Arrangers on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) after the Closing Date to the Administrative Agent from time to time;

provided that any Person that is a Lender and subsequently becomes a Disqualified Lender (but was not a Disqualified Lender on the Closing Date or at the time it became a Lender) shall be deemed to not be a Disqualified Lender hereunder with respect to any Loans held by it immediately prior to becoming a Disqualified Lender. The Administrative Agent shall make the list of Disqualified Lenders available to any Lender or prospective Lender upon request by such Lender or prospective Lender.

Division” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02(e).

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

Dollar Amount” means, at any time:

(a) with respect to any Loan denominated in Dollars, the principal amount thereof then outstanding (or in which such participation is held);

 


 

(b) with respect to any Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, the principal amount thereof then outstanding in the relevant Alternative Currency converted to Dollars in accordance with Section 1.09;

(c) with respect to any Letter of Credit Obligation (or any risk participation therein), (i) if denominated in Dollars, the amount thereof and (ii) if denominated in any Alternative Currency other than Dollars, the amount thereof converted to Dollars in accordance with Section 1.09; and

(d) with respect to any other amount (i) if denominated in Dollars, the amount thereof and (ii) if denominated in any currency other than Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, on the basis of the Exchange Rate (determined in respect of the most recent relevant date of determination) for the purchase of Dollars with such currency.

Domestic Subsidiary” means (i) any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) any direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or of any Subsidiary described in clause (i) above that is disregarded for U.S. tax purposes.

ECF Prepayment Percentage” means (a) 50%, if the Borrower’s First Lien Net Leverage Ratio at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year equals or exceeds the Closing Date First Lien Net Leverage Ratio less 0.50 to 1.00, (b) 25%, if such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than the Closing Date First Lien Net Leverage Ratio less 0.50 to 1.00, but equals or exceeds the Closing Date First Lien Net Leverage Ratio less 1.00 to 1.00, and (c) 0%, if such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than the Closing Date First Lien Net Leverage Ratio less 1.00 to 1.00.

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

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

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

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.07(b)(iii) (including any consents that may be required thereunder) and (v); provided that neither (x) any Person that is or would be a Defaulting Lender nor (y) any Disqualified Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee.

EMU” means the Economic and Monetary Union as contemplated in the EU Treaty.

EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the EMU for the introduction of, changeover to, or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.

 


 

Engagement Letter” means that certain Engagement Letter, dated as of April 30, 2019, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, Jefferies Finance, BMOCO, UBS and Nomura as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Environmental Claim” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations by any Governmental Authority, or proceedings with respect to any Environmental Liability or pursuant to Environmental Law, including those (a) by any Governmental Authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any Environmental Law and (b) by any Person seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws relating to the protection of the environment or, to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, human health.

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

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

Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement” means a “pari passu” intercreditor agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K-2 (as the same may be modified in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower), or, if requested by the providers of Indebtedness permitted hereunder to be Pari Passu Lien Debt, another lien subordination arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower, in each case as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. Upon the request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent will execute and deliver an Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement with one or more Debt Representatives for secured Indebtedness that is permitted hereunder to be incurred as Pari Passu Lien Debt; provided that the Borrower will not make such request unless such Indebtedness and any related Liens do not violate (including with respect to priority) any provision of the Loan Documents.

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

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that together with any Loan Party is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA. For the avoidance of doubt, when any provision of this Agreement relates to a past event

 


 

or period of time, the term “ERISA Affiliate” includes any Person who was, as to the time of such past event or period of time, an ERISA Affiliate within the meaning of the preceding sentence.

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as a termination under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan, written notification of any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (d) the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for the payment of plan contributions or PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates; (f) the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) with respect to any Pension Plan; (g) the application for a minimum funding waiver under Section 302(c) of ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan; (h) the imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan; or (i) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA).

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 Treaty” means the Treaty on European Union.

Euro” and “” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the provisions of Article 109(i)4 of the EU Treaty.

Eurocurrency Rate” means:

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, the rate per annum equal to (i) the ICE LIBOR Rate (“ICE LIBOR”), as published on the applicable Thomson Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of ICE LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period or (ii) if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in Same Day Funds in the approximate amount of the Eurocurrency Rate Loan being made, continued or converted and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period;

(b) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate per annum equal to (i) the rate, as published on the applicable Thomson Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period,

 


 

for deposits in such Alternative Currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period or (ii) if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in such Alternative Currency for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in Same Day Funds in the approximate amount of the Eurocurrency Rate Loan being made, continued or converted and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the London interbank market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; and

(c) prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) ICE LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined two Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the date of determination in Same Day Funds in the approximate amount of the Base Rate Loan being made or maintained and with a term equal to one month would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at the date and time of determination.

Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan, whether denominated in Dollars or any Alternative Currency, that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) or (b), as applicable, of the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:

(a) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, plus

(ii) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) for such period to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, but excluding any such non-cash charges representing an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period, plus

(iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than any such decreases arising from acquisitions or Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period, the application of purchase accounting or the reclassification of items from short term to long term or vice versa), plus

(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, plus

(v) the amount deducted as tax expense in determining Consolidated Net Income to the extent in excess of cash taxes paid in such period (including, without duplication,

 


 

tax distributions pursuant to Section 7.06(g)(i)) and tax distribution reserves set aside or payable, plus

(vi) cash receipts in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not otherwise included in such Consolidated Net Income; over

(b) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (but excluding any non-cash credit to the extent representing the reversal of an accrual or reserve described in clause (a)(ii) above) and cash charges excluded by virtue of clauses (a) through (l) (other than clause (g)) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”, plus

(ii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (b)(xi) below or this clause (b)(ii) in prior periods, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property accrued or made in cash during such period to the extent not financed with the proceeds of Funded Debt, plus

(iii) the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness (including the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Leases) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent such prepayments or repayments are not funded with the proceeds of Funded Debt, excluding (A) all payments of Indebtedness described in Section 2.07(b)(i)(B)(1)-(3) to the extent such payments reduce the repayment of Term Loans that would otherwise be required by Section 2.07(b)(i), (B) all payments of Indebtedness pursuant to and in accordance with Section 7.10(a)(v)(B), and (C) any prepayment of revolving loans to the extent there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder, plus

(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and the net cash loss on Dispositions to the extent otherwise added to arrive at Consolidated Net Income, plus

(v) increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than any such increases arising from acquisitions or Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period, the application of purchase accounting or the reclassification of items from short term to long term or vice versa), plus

(vi) cash payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries actually made during such period to the extent not financed with the proceeds of Funded Debt in respect of any purchase price holdbacks, earn-out obligations, long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness) to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period (and so long as there has not been any reduction in respect of such payments in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year), plus

(vii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clauses (viii) and (xi) below in prior periods, the amount of Permitted Investments made during such period

 


 

pursuant to Section 7.02 (excluding Section 7.02(e)(ii)) to the extent that such Permitted Investments were not financed with the proceeds of Funded Debt, plus

(viii) the amount of Restricted Payments actually paid (and permitted to be paid) during such period pursuant to Section 7.06 (excluding Sections 7.06(a), 7.06(c) and 7.06(o)(ii)) to the extent such Restricted Payments were not financed with the proceeds of Funded Debt (including, without limitation, amounts paid in connection with compensations arrangements with holders of unvested options entered into in connection with the Specified Dividend), plus

(ix) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent not financed with the proceeds of Funded Debt during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such fiscal year or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income (and so long as there has not been any reduction in respect of such expenditures in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such period), plus

(x) to the extent such were not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment of any principal of Indebtedness to the extent such prepayment of principal reduced Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clause (b)(iii) above or reduced the mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.07(b)(i), plus

(xi) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts, commitments, or binding purchase orders (to the extent not financed with the proceeds of Funded Debt, the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions (or Investments similar to those made for Permitted Acquisitions), Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property to be consummated; provided that, to the extent the aggregate amount actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions (or Investments similar to those made for Permitted Acquisitions), Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property during any period is less than the Contract Consideration that reduced Excess Cash Flow for the prior period, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow for such period, plus

(xii) the amount of cash taxes (including penalties and interest) paid or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period, to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus

(xiii) cash expenditures in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income;

provided that, at the option of the Borrower, any item that meets the criteria of any sub-clause of this clause (b) after the end of the applicable period and prior to the applicable date of calculation of Excess Cash Flow for such period may, at the Borrower’s option, be included in the applicable period, but not in any calculation pursuant to this clause (b) for the subsequent calculation period if such election is made.

 


 

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

Exchange Rate” means, on any date with respect to any currency, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into any other currency, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date on the applicable Bloomberg page for such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Bloomberg page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying the exchange rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent, or, in the event no such service is selected, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m., local time, on such date for the purchase of the relevant currency for delivery two Business Days later; provided that, if at the time of any such determination, for any reason no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Borrower, may use any reasonable method that it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be presumed correct absent manifest error.

Excluded Asset” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Excluded Equity Interests” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Excluded Subsidiary” means:

(a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Guarantor,

(b) any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower or of any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary,

(c) any FSHCO,

(d) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary,

(e) any Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law from providing a Guaranty or by a binding contractual obligation existing on the Closing Date or at the time of the acquisition of such Subsidiary (and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition) from providing a Guaranty (provided that such contractual obligation is not entered into by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries principally for the purpose of qualifying as an “Excluded Subsidiary” under this definition) or if such Guaranty would require governmental (including regulatory) or third party (other than Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) consent, approval, license or authorization, unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained,

(f) any special purpose securitization vehicle (or similar entity) including any Securitization Subsidiary created pursuant to a transaction permitted under this Agreement,

(g) any Subsidiary that is a not-for-profit organization,

(h) any Captive Insurance Subsidiary,

(i) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower (confirmed in writing by notice to the Borrower), the cost or other consequences (including any material adverse tax consequences) of

 


 

providing the Guaranty shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom,

(j) any other Subsidiary to the extent the provision of a guaranty by such Subsidiary would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings (or any parent of Holdings to the extent such material adverse tax consequences are related to its ownership of the Equity Interests in Holdings or the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries), the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith in consultation with the Administrative Agent;

(k) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, and

(l) any Immaterial Subsidiary; provided that the Borrower, in its sole discretion (or in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, with the consent of the Administrative Agent not to be unreasonably withheld), may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that qualifies as an Excluded Subsidiary under clauses (a) through (l) above to become a Guarantor in accordance with the definition thereof (subject to completion of “know your customer” and similar requirements of the Administrative Agent) and thereafter such Subsidiary shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” (unless and until the Borrower elects, in its sole discretion, to designate such Persons as an Excluded Subsidiary; provided, that such designation shall be treated as an Investment pursuant to Section 7.02 and shall be permitted solely to the extent such designation is permitted as an Investment under Section 7.02).

Excluded Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preliminary statements to this Agreement.

Existing Debt” means the Indebtedness of the Borrower and is Subsidiaries under (i) that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2014 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2016 and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof), by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the subsidiary guarantor from time to time party thereto and the purchasers from time to time party thereto and (ii) the Existing Credit Agreement.

Extended Commitments” means, collectively, Extended Revolving Commitments and Extended Term Commitments.

Extended Loans” means, collectively, Extended Revolving Loans and Extended Term Loans.

Extended Revolving Commitments” means the Revolving Commitments held by an Extending Lender.

Extended Revolving Loans” means the Revolving Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments.

Extended Term Commitments” means the Term Loan Commitments held by an Extending Lender.

Extended Term Loans” means the Term Loans made pursuant to Extended Term Commitments.

 


 

Extending Lender” means each Lender accepting an Extension Offer.

Extension” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).

Extension Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(b).

Extension Offer” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).

Facility” means the Term Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) (including both Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans, which shall constitute a single Facility hereunder), the Delayed Draw Commitments, the Revolving Loans, the Swing Line Loans, any Extended Term Loans, any Extended Revolving Commitments and Extended Revolving Loans, any Incremental Term Loans, any Refinancing Term Loans or any Refinancing Revolving Loans, as the context may require.

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 agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities implementing such Sections of the Code.

FCPA” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended or modified from time to time.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided further that, the Federal Funds Rate, if negative, shall be deemed to be zero.

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

Financial Covenant” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01(e).

Financial Covenant Cross Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01(b).

Financial Covenant Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01(b).

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Net Debt under the Facilities and any Pari Passu Lien Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Borrower for such Test Period.

First Prepayment Date” means such date that is the 46th day following the Third Amendment Funding Date.

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., and any successor thereto.

 


 

Fixed Incremental Amount” means, as of the date of measurement, the sum of:

(a) the greater of (i) 100% of Closing Date EBITDA and (ii) 100% of TTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the applicable date of determination, plus

(b) the aggregate principal amount of any voluntary prepayments (including those made through (i) debt buybacks (whether or not offered to all lenders) and in the case of below-par repurchases in an amount equal to the discounted amount actually paid in cash in respect of such below-par repurchase and (ii) “yank-a-bank” payments of Term Loans (including funded Delayed Draw Term Loans) made pursuant to Section 2.07 or 3.07, reductions in Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.08, repayments of Revolving Loans made pursuant to Section 2.07(a) or 3.07 (if accompanied by a corresponding reduction of commitments), prepayments of Pari Passu Lien Debt, or prepayments of the Second Lien Term Loans and other Junior Lien Debt, in each case, to the extent not funded with the proceeds of Funded Debt; minus

(c) without duplication of any amounts incurred in reliance on this definition, the sum of:

(i) the aggregate amount of any Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred and then outstanding in reliance on the Fixed Incremental Amount, plus

(ii) the aggregate amount of any “Incremental Loans” (as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement) incurred and then outstanding in reliance on the definition of “Fixed Incremental Amount” (or equivalent concept) in the Second Lien Credit Agreement, plus

(iii) the aggregate amount of any “Incremental Equivalent Debt” (as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement) incurred and then outstanding in reliance on the definition of “Fixed Incremental Amount” (or equivalent concept) in the Second Lien Credit Agreement; plus

(iv) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred and then outstanding under Section 6.03(y)(ii).

Flood Insurance Certificate” means with respect to each Mortgaged Property, a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination.

Floor” means a rate of interest equal to 0.00%.

Foreign Casualty Event” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(b)(vi)(A).

Foreign Disposition” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(b)(vi)(A).

Foreign Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).

Foreign Plan” means any material employee benefit plan, program or agreement maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings with respect to employees employed outside the United States (other than benefit plans, programs or agreements that are mandated by applicable Laws).

 


 

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

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

Fronted Delayed Draw Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b)(vi).

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the Issuing Banks, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Letters of Credit Obligations other than such Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Obligations with respect to Swing Line Loans extended by the Swing Line Lender other than such Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

FSHCO” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrower) that has no material assets other than Equity Interests (or Equity Interests and Indebtedness) in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries or other FSHCOs.

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

Funded Debt” means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through the adoption of IFRS) on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through the adoption of IFRS), then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

General Asset Sale Basket” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(j).

Global Intercompany Note” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit H executed by Holdings, the Borrower and the wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries.

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 


 

Grant Event” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) the formation or acquisition of any new wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary by any Loan Party, (b) the designation in accordance with Section 6.13 of any existing wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary of any Loan Party as a Restricted Subsidiary, (c) any Person becoming a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party, in each case under clauses (a) – (c) other than an Excluded Subsidiary, or (d) any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary.

Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07(g).

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantors” means Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary that executed a counterpart to the Guaranty (or a joinder thereto) on the Closing Date or thereafter pursuant to Section 6.11, in each case, other than any Excluded Subsidiaries.

Guaranty” means (a) the guaranty made by Holdings and the other Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit E and (b) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.

Hazardous Materials” means any hazardous or toxic chemicals, materials, substances or waste which is listed, classified or regulated by any Governmental Authority as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic wastes,” “contaminants” or “pollutants,” or words of similar import, under any Environmental Law, including petroleum or petroleum products (including gasoline, crude oil or any fraction thereof), asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and urea formaldehyde.

Hedge Agreement” means any agreement with respect to (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity

 


 

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

Hedge Bank” means any Person that is an Agent, a Lender, a Lead Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing on the Closing Date (with respect to any Secured Hedge Agreement entered into on or prior to the Closing Date) or at the time it enters into a Secured Hedge Agreement, in its capacity as a party thereto, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be an Agent, a Lender, a Lead Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing; provided, at the time of entering into a Secured Hedge Agreement, no Hedge Bank shall be a Defaulting Lender.

HMT” means Her Majesty’s Treasury.

Holdings” has the meaning specified in the preliminary statements to this Agreement, together with its successors and assigns permitted hereunder.

IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards and applicable accounting requirements set by the International Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto (or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or any successor to either such Board, or the SEC, as the case may be), as in effect from time to time.

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than a Material Subsidiary.

Incremental Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(e).

Incremental Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).

Incremental Equivalent Debt” means secured or unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiary Guarantors in the form of term loans or notes; provided that:

(a) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Equivalent Debt on any date such Indebtedness is incurred shall not, together with any Incremental Revolving Facilities and/or Incremental Term Facilities then outstanding, exceed the Incremental Amount;

(b) any Incremental Equivalent Debt (i) that is Pari Passu Lien Debt shall not mature prior to the Latest Maturity Date of, and shall not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Initial Term Loans, or (ii) that is Junior Lien Debt or unsecured Indebtedness shall not mature, or have scheduled amortization, prior to the date that is 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans; provided that this clause (b) shall not apply to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness pursuant to the Inside Maturity Exception;

 


 

(c) (i) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is guaranteed, such Indebtedness is not incurred or guaranteed by any Loan Party other than the Borrower and the Guarantors (including any Person required to be a Guarantor) (except (A) for guarantees by other Persons that are applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable, at the time of incurrence and (B) any such Person incurring or guaranteeing such Incremental Term Facilities or Incremental Revolving Facilities, as applicable, that also guarantees the Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable) and (ii) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is secured, such Indebtedness is not secured by any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Guarantor that does not also secure the Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable, at the time of such incurrence (except (A) customary cash collateral in favor of an agent, letter of credit issuer or similar “fronting” lender, (B) Liens on property or assets applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable, at the time of incurrence, (C) any Liens on property or assets to the extent that a Lien on such property or asset is also added for the benefit of the Lenders under the Term Loans or Revolving Loans and (D) a Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Incremental Equivalent Debt has become party to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, (x) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is Pari Passu Lien Debt, an Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement or (y) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is Junior Lien Debt, the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement or another Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable;

(d) any mandatory prepayments of any Incremental Equivalent Debt:

(i) that is Pari Passu Lien Debt shall be made on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis with any corresponding mandatory prepayment of the Loans (but not on a greater than pro rata basis, except for (A) any repayment of such Incremental Equivalent Debt at maturity and (B) any greater than pro rata repayment of such Incremental Equivalent Debt with the proceeds of a refinancing thereof); and

(ii) that comprises Junior Financing or unsecured notes or loans may not be made unless, to the extent required hereunder or pursuant to the terms of any Incremental Equivalent Debt that is Pari Passu Lien Debt, such prepayments are first made or offered to the Loans and any such Incremental Equivalent Debt that is Pari Passu Lien Debt on a pro rata basis; and

(e) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is in the form of term loans and is Pari Passu Lien Debt, then the provisions of Section 2.16(h) shall apply as if such Incremental Equivalent Debt was Incremental Term Loans.

Incremental Equivalent Debt will be deemed to include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Incremental Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

Incremental Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

Incremental Revolving Facilities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

Incremental Revolving Facility Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(i).

Incremental Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

Incremental Term Facilities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

 


 

Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund an Incremental Term Loan and “Incremental Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate.

Incremental Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans of such Lenders; provided, at any time prior to the making of the Incremental Term Loans, the Incremental Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Incremental Term Loan Commitment.

Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication,

(a) any indebtedness (including principal or premium) of such Person in respect of borrowed money, evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, loan agreements or similar instruments, letters of credit or banker’s acceptances (or, without double counting, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), representing Capital Lease Obligations or the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property, except (i) any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business, or representing any Swap Obligations and (ii) any earn-out obligations until, after 30 days of becoming due and payable, has not been paid and such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and any purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller, if and to the extent any of the foregoing indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Swap Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(b) to the extent not otherwise included, any guarantee obligation by such Person of the obligations of the type referred to in clause (a) of another Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business;

(c) to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (a) of another Person secured by a Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such obligations are assumed by such Person and whether or not such obligations would appear upon the balance sheet of such Person; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness for purposes of this clause (c) will be the lesser of the fair market value of such property at such date of determination and the amount of Indebtedness so secured;

(d) net obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreement to the extent such obligations would appear as a net liability on a balance sheet of such Person (other than in the footnotes) prepared in accordance with GAAP; and

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

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness will be deemed not to include (1) contingent obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business unless and until such obligations are non-contingent or (2) indebtedness that constitutes “Indebtedness” merely by virtue of a pledge of the capital stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall in the case of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, exclude loans and advances made by Loan Parties having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll over

 


 

or extension of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business (such loans and advances, “Short Term Advances”). Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of any direct or indirect parent company appearing on the balance sheet of such Person solely by reason of push down accounting under GAAP. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedge Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 11.05.

Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 11.05.

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and that is independent of the Borrower and its Affiliates.

Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.08.

Initial Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Lender, (I) prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, its obligation to make an Initial Term Loan (other than a Delayed Draw Term Loan) to the Borrower hereunder on the Closing Date, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of such Initial Term Loans to be made by such Lender under this Agreement, and (II) on or after the Third Amendment Effective Date, its obligation to make a 2021 Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder on the Third Amendment Funding Date, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of such 2021 Incremental Term Loans to be made by such Lender under the Third Amendment, in each case, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii) a Refinancing Amendment or (iii) an Extension. The initial amount of each Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Initial Term Loan Commitment” or, otherwise, in the Assignment and Assumption, Refinancing Amendment or Incremental Amendment (including the Third Amendment) pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Initial Term Loan Commitment, as the case may be. The aggregate amount of the Initial Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $800,000,000. The aggregate amount of the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments as of the Third Amendment Effective Date is $290,000,000.

Initial Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a).

Inside Maturity Exception” means Indebtedness consisting of, at the Borrower’s option, any combination of Credit Agreement Refinancing Debt, Incremental Facilities, Incremental Equivalent Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt, Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(l)(iii) and Permitted Refinancing of the foregoing in an original principal amount not to exceed the greater of (a) $75,000,000 and (b) 50% of TTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the applicable date of determination.

Intellectual Property” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Intellectual Property Security Agreements” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Intercreditor Agreements” means the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, any other Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement, in each case that may be executed by the Collateral Agent from time to time.

 


 

Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, in each case for the Test Period as of such date.

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SOFR Loan, as applicable, and the applicable Maturity Date; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SOFR Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates, (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter and the applicable Maturity Date and (c) to the extent necessary to create a fungible tranche of Term Loans, the date of the incurrence of any Delayed Draw Term Loans and/or Incremental Term Loans.

Interest Period” means, (x) as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, or to the extent consented to by each applicable Lender, twelve months (or such period of less than one month as may be consented to by each applicable Lender), as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice and (y) as to each SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a SOFR Loan and ending on the date one, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

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

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

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

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, including by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition (including by merger or otherwise) of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, but excluding any Short Term Advances or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions, including by merger or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person. The amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount of cash and the fair market value of other property actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent changes in the value of such Investment, net of any return, whether a return of capital, interest, dividend or otherwise, with respect to such Investment.

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower.

IRS” means Internal Revenue Service of the United States.

 


 

Issuance Notice” means an Issuance Notice in respect of letters of credit substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

Issuing Bank” means each of Jefferies Finance, Bank of Montreal, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, Bank of America, N.A., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, each as an Issuing Bank hereunder, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity, and any other Revolving Lender that becomes an Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 2.04(k) or (m). Any Issuing Bank may cause Letters of Credit to be issued by an Affiliate of such Issuing Bank or by another financial institution designated by such Issuing Bank, and all Letters of Credit issued by any such Affiliate or any such designated financial institution shall be treated as being issued by such Issuing Bank for all purposes under the Loan Documents.

Jefferies Finance” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Joint Bookrunners” means Jefferies Finance, BMOCM, UBS and Nomura.

Joint Venture” means (a) any Person which would constitute an “equity method investee” of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) any Person in whom the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries beneficially owns any Equity Interest that is not a Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary).

Joint Venture Investments” means Investments in any Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (a) 25% of Closing Date EBITDA and (b) 25% of TTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of the applicable date of determination.

Junior Financing” means any Material Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations expressly by its terms.

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

Junior Lien Debt” means any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on Collateral that has a priority that is contractually junior to the Lien on such Collateral that secure the Obligations.

Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K-1 (as the same may be modified in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower), or, if requested by the providers of Indebtedness permitted hereunder to be Junior Lien Debt, another lien subordination arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower, in each case as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. Upon the request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent will execute and deliver a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement with one or more Debt Representatives for secured Indebtedness that is permitted to be incurred hereunder as Junior Lien Debt; provided that the Borrower shall not make such request unless such Indebtedness and related Liens do not violate (including with respect to priority) any provisions of the Loan Documents.

Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Incremental Loan, any Refinancing Term Loan, any Refinancing Revolving Loan, any Extended Term Loan or any Extended Revolving Commitment, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

 


 

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

LCA Election” has the meaning specified in Section 1.08(f).

LCA Test Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.08(f).

Lead Arrangers” means (a) Jefferies Finance, BMOCM, UBS and Nomura, for the Initial Term Loans and (b) Jefferies Finance, for the 2021 Incremental Term Loans.

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement (and, for the avoidance of doubt, includes each Revolving Lender and each Term Loan Lender), and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender.” Each Additional Lender shall be a Lender to the extent any such Person has executed and delivered a Refinancing Amendment or an Incremental Amendment, as the case may be, and to the extent such Refinancing Amendment or Incremental Amendment shall have become effective in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and each Extending Lender shall continue to be a Lender. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 2.01 sets forth the name of each Lender. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Issuing Banks and the Swing Line Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Disqualified Lender that purports to become a Lender hereunder (notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement that prohibit Disqualified Lenders from becoming Lenders) shall be entitled to any of the rights or privileges enjoyed by the other Lenders (including with respect to voting, information and lender meetings) and shall be deemed for all purposes to be, at most, a Defaulting Lender (except for purposes of Section 2.19(d)) until such time as such Disqualified Lender no longer owns any Loans or Commitments.

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

Letter of Credit” means a letter of credit issued or to be issued by any Issuing Bank pursuant to this Agreement, which letter of credit shall be (a) a standby letter of credit or (b) solely to the extent agreed by the applicable Issuing Bank in its sole discretion, a commercial or “trade” letter of credit.

Letter of Credit Advance” means, as to any Revolving Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any Letter of Credit Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the applicable Issuing Bank, together with an Issuance Notice.

Letter of Credit Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit that has not been reimbursed by the Borrower on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Loan Borrowing.

Letter of Credit Documents” means, as to any Letter of Credit, each Letter of Credit Application and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower or in favor of such Issuing Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit.

 


 

Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Maturity Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).

Letter of Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or the extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

Letter of Credit Obligations” means, at any time, the aggregate of all liabilities at such time of any Loan Party to each Issuing Bank with respect to Letters of Credit, whether or not any such liability is contingent, including, without duplication, the sum of (a) the Reimbursement Obligations at such time and (b) the maximum aggregate amount which is, or at any time thereafter may become, available for drawing under all Letters of Credit then outstanding.

Letter of Credit Percentage” means, (a) initially with respect to (i) Jefferies Finance, 14.0%, (ii) Bank of Montreal, 7.9%, (iii) UBS AG, Stamford Branch, 7.9%, (iv) Bank of America, N.A., 25.3%, (v) Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., 25.3% and (vi) Goldman Sachs Bank USA, 19.7% (in each case, as may be reduced to reflect any percentage allocated to another Issuing Bank pursuant to the immediately succeeding clause (b)) and (b) from time to time after the Closing Date with respect to any other Issuing Bank, a percentage to be agreed between the Borrower and such Issuing Bank.

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means the greater of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) such higher amount as the Borrower, the Revolving Lenders and the applicable Issuing Bank(s) may from time to time agree.

Letter of Credit Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the maximum aggregate amount which is, or at any time thereafter may become, available for drawing under all Letters of Credit then outstanding and (b) the aggregate amount of all Reimbursement Obligations outstanding at such time.

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 Capitalized Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing); provided that in no event shall an operating lease in and of itself be deemed a Lien.

Limited Condition Acquisition” means any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.

Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, (a) cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that is not Restricted, plus (b) the amount by which revolving commitments extended to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the Revolving Commitments, exceed the total utilization of such revolving commitments, including the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments.

Loan” means a Term Loan, a Delayed Draw Term Loan, a Revolving Loan and a Swing Line Loan made by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II (including Section 2.16).

Loan Documents” means collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the First Amendment, (c) the Second Amendment, (d) the Third Amendment, (e) the Notes, (f) any Refinancing Amendment,

 


 

Incremental Amendment or Extension Amendment, (g) the Guaranty, (h) the Collateral Documents, (i) the Intercreditor Agreement (if any), and (j) the Global Intercompany Note.

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantors.

L/C Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(b)(ii).

Management Stockholders” means (a) the members of management of Holdings, any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, or any of their respective Subsidiaries who are investors in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, (b) family members of any of the individuals identified in the foregoing clause (a), (c) trusts, partnerships or limited liability companies for the benefit of any of the individuals identified in the foregoing clause (a) or (b), and (d) heirs, executors, estates, successors and legal representatives of the individuals identified in the foregoing clause (a) or (b).

Margin Stock” has the meaning set forth in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.

Market Capitalization” means an amount equal to (a) the sum of (i) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower on the date of the initial public offering of the shares of common stock of the Borrower or such direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, plus (ii) the total number of shares of common stock of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that are actually issued, if any, upon exercise of the “overallotment option” granted to the underwriters of such initial public offering, multiplied by (b) the initial public offering price of such shares of common stock.

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Hedge Agreement.”

Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance or condition that has had a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their respective payment obligations under any Loan Document to which any of the Loan Parties is a party and (c) the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document.

Material Domestic Subsidiary” means, as of the Closing Date and thereafter at any date of determination, each of the Borrower’s Domestic Subsidiaries (a) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period (when taken together with the total assets of the Subsidiaries of such Domestic Subsidiary at the last day of the most recent Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP or (b) whose revenues for such Test Period (when taken together with the revenues of the Subsidiaries of such Domestic Subsidiary for such Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the date which is 30 days after the Closing Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), Domestic Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in clause (a) or (b) comprise in the aggregate more than (when taken together with the total assets of the Subsidiaries of such Domestic Subsidiaries at the last day of the most recent Test Period) 10.0% of total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period or more than (when taken together with the revenues of the Subsidiaries of such Domestic Subsidiaries for such Test Period) 10.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic

 


 

Subsidiaries for such Test Period, then the Borrower shall, not later than sixty days after the date by which financial statements for such Test Period were required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (i) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Domestic Subsidiaries as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (ii) comply with the provisions of Section 6.11 with respect to any such Subsidiaries.

Material Foreign Subsidiary” means, as of the Closing Date and thereafter at any date of determination, each of the Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries (a) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period (when taken together with the total assets of the Subsidiaries of such Foreign Subsidiary at the last day of the most recent Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP or (b) whose revenues for such Test Period (when taken together with the revenues of the Subsidiaries of such Foreign Subsidiary for such Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the date which is 30 days after the Closing Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), Foreign Subsidiaries that are not Material Foreign Subsidiaries comprise in the aggregate more than (when taken together with the total assets of the Subsidiaries of such Foreign Subsidiaries at the last day of the most recent Test Period) 10.0% of total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period or more than (when taken together with the revenues of the Subsidiaries of such Foreign Subsidiaries for such Test Period) 10.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries for such Test Period, then the Borrower shall, not later than sixty days after the date by which financial statements for such Test Period were required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Foreign Subsidiaries as “Material Foreign Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true.

Material Indebtedness” means, as of any date, Indebtedness for borrowed money on such date of any Loan Party in an aggregate principal amount exceeding the Threshold Amount; provided that in no event shall any of the following be Material Indebtedness (a) Indebtedness under a Loan Document, (b) obligations in respect of a Permitted Receivables Financing, (c) capital lease obligations and (d) Indebtedness held by a Loan Party or any Indebtedness held solely by an Affiliate of a Loan Party.

Material Real Property” means any real property owned in fee by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party (or owned by any Person required to become a Loan Party hereunder) (a) with a book value in excess of $7,500,000 and (b) not located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) to be located in a special flood hazard area.

Material Subsidiary” means any Material Domestic Subsidiary or any Material Foreign Subsidiary.

Maturity Date” means:

(a) with respect to the Initial Term Loans and any Delayed Draw Term Loans, in each case, that have not been extended pursuant to Section 2.18, the date that is the earlier of (i) seven years after the Closing Date and (ii) the date such Term Loans are declared due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02,

 


 

(b) with respect to the Revolving Loans, the date that is the earlier of (i) five years after the Closing Date and (ii) the date Revolving Loans are declared due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02,

(c) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments, the earlier of (i) the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment and (ii) the date such tranche of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments are terminated and/or declared due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02,

(d) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Loans, the earlier of (i) the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment and (ii) the date such Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Loans are declared due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02, and

(e) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, the earlier of (i) the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment and (ii) the date such Incremental Term Loans are declared due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02;

provided, in each case, that if such day is not a Business Day, the applicable Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such day.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 11.10.

Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Banks with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, (b) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of the Swing Line Lender with respect to Swing Line Loans outstanding at such time and (c) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in their sole discretion.

Minority Investment” means any Person other than a Subsidiary in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns any Equity Interests.

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

Mortgage Policy” and/or “Mortgage Policies” means an American Land Title Association Lender’s Extended Coverage title insurance policy covering such interest in the Mortgaged Property in an amount at least equal to the fair market value of such Mortgaged Property (or such lesser amount as shall be specified by the Collateral Agent) insuring the first priority Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid Lien on the property described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by Section 7.01, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

Mortgaged Properties” means the property on which Mortgages are required pursuant to Section 6.11.

Mortgages” means, collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, hypothecs and mortgages made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and any other mortgages, deeds of trust, trust deeds and hypothecs executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 6.11 or 6.12(b).

 


 

Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to:

(a) the Disposition of any asset by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Casualty Event, the excess, if any, of:

(i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (including any cash and Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and, with respect to any Casualty Event, any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of such Casualty Event actually received by or paid to or for the account of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries), over

(ii) the sum of,

(A) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest, breakage costs and other amounts on any Indebtedness that is secured by the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents, Pari Passu Lien Debt or Junior Lien Debt),

(B) the out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and re-cording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees) actually incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event and restoration costs following a Casualty Event,

(C) taxes or distributions made pursuant to Section 7.06(g)(i) or 7.06(g)(iii) paid or reasonably estimated to be payable in connection therewith (including taxes imposed on the distribution or repatriation of any such Net Cash Proceeds),

(D) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (D)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, and

(E) any reserve for adjustment in respect of (1) the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP and (2) any liabilities associated with such asset or assets and retained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction, it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include the amount of any

 


 

reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in this clause (E);

provided that (I) no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds unless such amount exceeds $5,000,000 and (II) no such net cash proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds under this clause (a) in any fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year exceeds $10,000,000 (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds under this clause (a)); and

(b) the sale, incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Permitted Equity Issuance by the Borrower, the excess, if any, of:

(i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such incurrence or issuance over

(ii) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof, fees (including investment banking fees, attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses, incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such sale, incurrence or issuance; and

(c) any Permitted Equity Issuance by any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents from such Permitted Equity Issuance contributed to the capital of the Borrower.

Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP (determined, for the avoidance of doubt, on an unconsolidated basis) and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.

Netted Tax Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(b)(vi).

Nomura” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Non-Bank Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in the penultimate paragraph of Section 3.07.

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

Non-Loan Party” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party.

Nonrenewal Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b)(iii).

Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to the amount of any capital contributions or Net Cash Proceeds from Permitted Equity Issuances that is proposed to be applied to a particular use or transaction, that such amount was not previously applied in determining the permissibility of a transaction under the Loan Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any use of such amount to increase the

 


 

Available Amount) where such permissibility was (or may have been) contingent on the receipt or availability of such amount.

Note” means each of the Term Loan Notes, the Revolving Loan Notes and the Swing Line Note.

Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02(a).

Obligations” means all (a) advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, fees and expenses that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, fees and expenses are allowed claims in such proceeding, (b) obligations of any Loan Party arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement and (c) Cash Management Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and any of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party and to provide Cash Collateral under any Loan Document.

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.

OID” means original issue discount.

Organization Documents” means,

(a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction);

(b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and

(c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Other Applicable ECF Indebtedness” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(b)(i).

Other Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(b)(ii)(B).

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

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

 


 

Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be its cost of funding such amount.

Pari Passu Lien Debt” means any Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on Collateral that are pari passu in priority with the Liens on Collateral that secure the Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, “Pari Passu Lien Debt” includes the Initial Term Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Delayed Draw Term Loans), the Revolving Loans (if any) and the Revolving Commitments, in each case, as of the Closing Date.

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07(d).

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07(e).

Participating Member State” means each state as described in any EMU Legislation.

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.

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

Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit II to the Security Agreement or any other form reasonably approved by the Collateral Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time.

Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.

Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(c).

Permitted Equity Issuance” means any (a) public or private sale or issuance of any Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or (b) sale or issuance of debt securities representing obligations of Holdings, the Borrower and/or Restricted Subsidiaries (other than debt securities representing intercompany Indebtedness) that have been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Equity Interests, in each case, other than Specified Equity Contributions; provided that Net Cash Proceeds of any such debt securities will be deemed to have been received by the Borrower upon any such conversion or exchange.

Permitted Holders” means any:

(a) the Sponsor;

(b) the Management Stockholders;

 


 

(c) any group (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of which the Persons described in clauses (a) or (b) above are members; provided that, without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, the Persons described in clauses (a) and (b) above, collectively, beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) Equity Interests representing at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interest of Holdings (or any Successor Holdings, if applicable) then held by such group); and

(d) any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, for so long as a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such entity is beneficially owned (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, by one or more Permitted Holders described in clauses (a), (b) and/or (c) of the definition thereof.

Permitted Investment” means (a) any Permitted Acquisition and/or (b) any other Investment or acquisition permitted hereunder.

Permitted Investors” means (a) the Sponsor, (b) each of the Affiliates and investment managers of the Sponsor, (c) any fund or account managed by any of the persons described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition, (d) any employee benefit plan of Holdings or any of its subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, and (e) investment vehicles of members of management of Holdings or the Borrower but excluding natural persons, Holdings, the Borrower, and their respective subsidiaries.

Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt” means any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is Junior Lien Debt.

Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt” means any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is Pari Passu Lien Debt.

Permitted Ratio Debt” means secured or unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, at the time of incurrence thereof:

(a) immediately after giving effect to the issuance, incurrence, or assumption of such Indebtedness:

(i) in the case of any Pari Passu Lien Debt, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the applicable Test Period is equal to or less than (A) the Closing Date First Lien Net Leverage Ratio or (B) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such incurrence;

(ii) in the case of any Junior Lien Debt that ranks pari passu in lien priority with the Second Lien Facility, either:

(A) the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the applicable Test Period is equal to or less than (I) the Closing Date Secured Net Leverage Ratio or (II) the Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such incurrence, or

(B) the Interest Coverage Ratio for the applicable Test Period is equal to or greater than (I) 2.00 to 1.00 or (II) the Interest Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such incurrence; or

 


 

(iii) in the case of any unsecured Indebtedness, Indebtedness that is incurred or issued by any Non-Loan Party or secured Indebtedness junior to the Second Lien Facility, either:

(A) the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the applicable Test Period is equal to or less than (I) the Closing Date Total Net Leverage Ratio or (II) the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such incurrence, or

(B) the Interest Coverage Ratio for the applicable Test Period is equal to or greater than (I) 2.00 to 1.00 or (II) the Interest Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such incurrence;

in each case, after giving Pro Forma Effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof and measured as of and for the Test Period immediately preceding the issuance, incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness for which internal financial statements are available; and

(b) if such Indebtedness is intended to be Pari Passu Lien Debt or Junior Lien Debt, a Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Permitted Ratio Debt has become party to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, (i) if such Permitted Ratio Debt is Pari Passu Lien Debt, an Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) if such Permitted Ratio Debt is Junior Lien Debt, a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement;

(c) immediately before and after giving effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and

(d) if such Permitted Ratio Debt is in the form of term loans in U.S. dollars and is Pari Passu Lien Debt, then the provisions of Section 2.16(h) shall apply as if such Permitted Ratio Debt was in the form of Incremental Term Loans.

Permitted Ratio Debt will be deemed to include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that

(a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon, plus OID and upfront fees plus other fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder,

(b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(c) or Section 7.03(d), such modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed or extended,

 


 

(c) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(d), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,

(d) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed, or extended is Junior Financing or Junior Lien Debt,

(i) to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed, or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal, or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed or extended,

(ii) to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed, or extended is unsecured, such modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension is either (A) unsecured or (B) secured by Liens permitted to be incurred under Section 7.01 at such time;

(iii) to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed, or extended is secured by Liens, (A) such modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension is either unsecured or is not secured by any Liens that do not secure such Indebtedness and (B) to the extent that such Liens are subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension is secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation (including any intercreditor or similar agreements) governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, replaced, refunded, replaced, renewed or extended;

(iv) (A) such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed or extended shall be on terms and conditions that are, taken as a whole, not materially more favorable to the lenders or holders providing such Indebtedness than, those applicable to the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed or extended, as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in its reasonable judgment (except (1) for covenants applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans at the time of incurrence and (2) any term or condition to the extent such term or condition is also added for the benefit of the Lenders under the Term Loans) or (B) solely to the extent that any terms and conditions applicable to any such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed or extended are not the same as, or substantially similar to, those then applicable to the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed or extended, shall otherwise reflect customary market terms and conditions at the time of such incurrence, including with respect to high yield debt securities to the extent applicable, as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in its reasonable judgment (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least four (4) Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed or extended, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material covenants and events of default of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and

 


 

conditions satisfy the requirement of this clause (iv) shall be conclusive evidence that such material covenants and events of default satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such four (4) Business Day (or shorter) period that it disagrees with such determination (including a description of the basis upon which it disagrees)); provided further that this clause (iv) will not apply to (w) terms addressed in the other clauses of this “Permitted Refinancing” definition, (x) interest rate, rate floors, fees, funding discounts and other pricing terms, (y) redemption, prepayment or other premiums, and (z) optional prepayment or redemption terms, and

(v) such modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension is incurred by the Person who is the obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, replaced, renewed or extended and no additional obligors become liable for such Indebtedness;

(e) in the case of any Permitted Refinancing in respect of any Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt, in each case, such Permitted Refinancing is secured by Liens on assets of Loan Parties that are subject to an Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement or Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable; and

(f) in the case of any Permitted Refinancing in respect of any Incremental Equivalent Debt, such Permitted Refinancing shall be subject to the terms of clause (c) of the definition of “Incremental Equivalent Debt” as if such Permitted Refinancing were also Incremental Equivalent Debt.

Permitted Refinancing will be deemed to include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

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

Plan” means any material “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), other than a Foreign Plan, established by any Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.

Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

Pledged Debt” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Pledged Equity” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Pounds Sterling” and “£” mean the lawful money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Prepayment Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(b)(vii).

Prepayment Notice” means a written notice made pursuant to Section 2.07(a)(i) substantially in the form of Exhibit J.

Private-Side Information” means any information with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries that is not Public-Side Information.

 


 

Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” mean, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant or calculation hereunder, the determination or calculation of such test, covenant or ratio (including in connection with Specified Transactions) in accordance with Section 1.08.

Pro Rata Share” means (a) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Term Loan of a given Class of any Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Term Loan Exposure of such Class of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate Term Loan Exposure of such Class of all Lenders at such time; (b)(i) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Commitment of any Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the unused Revolving Commitment of that Lender and the denominator of which is the aggregate unused Revolving Commitments of all Lenders at such time and (ii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Loans of any Lender and any Letters of Credit issued or participations purchased therein by any Lender or any participation in any Swing Line Loans purchased by any Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Revolving Exposure of that Lender and the denominator of which is the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders at such time; (c)(i) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of any Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of that Lender and the denominator of which is the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders at such time and (ii); with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Delayed Draw Term Loans of any Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure of that Lender and the denominator of which is the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders at such time and (d) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Incremental Term Loans of any Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Incremental Term Loan Exposure of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate Incremental Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders at such time.

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 costs relating to compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and other expenses arising out of or incidental to Holdings’ (or any direct or indirect parent thereof which do not own other Subsidiaries besides Holdings, its Subsidiaries and any other direct or indirect parents of Holdings) status as a reporting company, including costs, fees and expenses (including legal, accounting and other professional fees) relating to compliance with provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, the rules of securities exchange companies with listed equity securities, directors’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, legal and other professional fees, and listing fees.

Public Lenders” means Lenders that do not wish to receive Private-Side Information.

Public-Side Information” means (a) at any time prior to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries becoming the issuer of any Traded Securities, information that is (i) of a type that would be required by applicable Law to be publicly disclosed in connection with an issuance by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of its debt or equity securities pursuant to a registered public offering made at such time or (ii) not material to make an investment decision with respect to securities of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries

 


 

(for purposes of United States federal, state or other applicable securities laws), and (b) at any time on or after Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries becoming the issuer of any Traded Securities, information that does not constitute material non-public information (within the meaning of United States federal, state or other applicable securities laws) with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities.

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

Qualified Holding Company Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness of Holdings:

(a) that is not subject to any Guarantee by any Subsidiary of Holdings (including the Borrower),

(b) that will not mature prior to the date that is six months after the Latest Maturity Date in effect on the date of issuance or incurrence thereof,

(c) that has no scheduled amortization or scheduled payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligation (it being understood that such Indebtedness may have mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions satisfying the requirements of clause (e) below),

(d) that does not require any payments in cash of interest or other amounts in respect of the principal thereof prior to the earlier to occur of (i) the date that is four years from the date of the issuance or incurrence thereof and (ii) the date that is 180 days after the Latest Maturity Date in effect on the date of such issuance or incurrence, and

(e) that has mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption, covenant, default and remedy provisions customary for senior discount notes of an issuer that is the parent of a borrower under senior secured credit facilities, and in any event, with respect to covenant, default and remedy provisions, no more restrictive (taken as a whole) than those set forth in this Agreement (other than provisions customary for senior discount notes of a holding company);

provided, that any such Indebtedness shall constitute Qualified Holding Company Debt only if immediately after giving effect to the issuance or incurrence thereof and the use of proceeds thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Qualified Securitization Financing” means any Securitization Financing of a Securitization Subsidiary that meets the following conditions: (a) such Qualified Securitization Financing (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and the Securitization Subsidiary, (b) all sales, transfers and/or contributions of Securitization Assets and related assets to the Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value and (c) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof, including any Standard Securitization Undertakings, shall be market terms. The grant of a security interest in any Securitization Assets of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Securitization Subsidiary) to secure Indebtedness under this Agreement prior to engaging in any Securitization Financing shall not be deemed a Qualified Securitization Financing.

Qualifying IPO” means either (a) the issuance by Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (or equivalent forms applicable for foreign public companies or foreign private issuers) or any successor form) pursuant to an effective registration statement

 


 

filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act or pursuant to a prospectus or similar documents filed with securities regulatory authorities outside of the United States (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering) or (b) any transaction or series of related transactions following consummation of which Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings is either subject to the periodic reporting obligations of the Exchange Act or has a class or series of Equity Interests publicly traded on a recognized securities exchange, in each case, if following such transaction or series of transactions, any class or series of Equity Interests of such Person is listed on a national securities exchange.

Ratio Amount” means an aggregate principal amount that, after giving Pro Forma Effect to the incurrence thereof, in accordance with Section 1.08 (assuming, in the case of (x) any Incremental Revolving Commitments, a full drawing of such Revolving Commitments and (y) any Incremental Facilities