EX-10.10 14 d185428dex1010.htm EX-10.10 EX-10.10

Exhibit 10.10

Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 3, dated as of July 27, 2021 (this “Third Amendment”), among CORE & MAIN LP (the “Parent Borrower”), the several banks and financial institutions party hereto and CITIBANK, N.A. (“Citi”), as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.

WHEREAS, the Parent Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto (together with the Parent Borrower, the “Borrowers”), Citi, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and as an Issuing Lender, and the Lenders and other Issuing Lenders from time to time party thereto, are parties to that certain ABL Credit Agreement dated as of August 1, 2017 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 8, 2019, and Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 4, 2020, and as further amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Subsection 2.6 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers are requesting Supplemental Commitments under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate amount of $150,000,000 (the “Commitment Increase”);

WHEREAS, effective as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) and pursuant to Subsection 2.6 and Subsection 11.1(a) of the Credit Agreement, (i) the several banks and financial institutions party hereto have agreed to provide the Commitment Increase and (ii) the Borrowers, the Lenders and Issuing Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement (as so amended, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) as set forth in Sections 1 and 2 hereto, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

Section 1. Amendment of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), hereby amended as follows:

(a) The definition of “Commitment” in Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of that definition and replacing it with “The amount of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders as of the Third Amendment Effective Date is $850,000,000.”.

(b) Schedule A of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with Schedule A attached hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, Schedule 1.1(j) of the Credit Agreement shall not be amended hereby.

(c) This Section 1 of this Third Amendment constitutes a Lender Joinder Agreement pursuant to Subsection 2.6(c)(i) of the Amended Credit Agreement.

Section 2. Further Amendments. Pursuant to and in accordance with Subsection 11.1(a) of the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Third Amendment Effective Date:


(a) The Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Annex II hereto.

(b) The exhibits to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by inserting Annex III hereto as Exhibit N-2 thereto.

Section 3. Reallocation. On the Third Amendment Effective Date, (i) the applicable Borrowers shall, in coordination with the Administrative Agent, (x) repay applicable Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such Third Amendment Effective Date of certain Lenders, and purchase applicable Revolving Credit Loans from certain other Lenders, and (y) take such other actions as reasonably may be required by the Administrative Agent as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such repayments and purchases, the Lenders effectively participate in each of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans pro rata on the basis of their Commitment Percentages (determined after giving effect to this Third Amendment), and (ii) the applicable Borrowers shall pay to the Lenders any costs of the type referred to in Subsection 4.12 of the Credit Agreement in connection with any repayment and/or Revolving Credit Loans required pursuant to the preceding clause (i).

Section 4. Interpretation. For purposes of this Third Amendment, all terms used herein which are not otherwise defined herein, including but not limited to those terms used in the recitals hereto, shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Amended Credit Agreement.

Section 5. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Third Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Third Amendment Effective Date”) on which each of the following conditions is satisfied or waived:

(a) Amendment. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles or “.pdf” or “tiff” files unless otherwise specified, each dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date:

(1) this Third Amendment, executed and delivered by the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders listed on the signature pages hereto; and

(2) the acknowledgment and consent attached to this Third Amendment as Annex I (the “Acknowledgment”), executed by each Guarantor.

(b) Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following executed legal opinions, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(1) executed legal opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, counsel to the Parent Borrower and the other Loan Parties; and

 

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(2) executed legal opinion of Holland & Knight LLP, special Florida counsel to certain of the Loan Parties.

(c) Officer’s Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit H to the Credit Agreement but also including a certification that, as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, no Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(d) Secretary’s Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Parent Borrower, dated the Third Amendment Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit G to the Amended Credit Agreement, with appropriate insertions and attachments of resolutions or other actions, evidence of incumbency and the signature of authorized signatories and Organizational Documents, executed by a Responsible Officer and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary or other authorized representative of the Parent Borrower.

(e) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Third Amendment Effective Date.

(f) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 hereof shall, except to the extent that they relate to a particular date, be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent they are already qualified by materiality, be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date as if made on and as of such date.

(g) Refinancing. All amounts outstanding (other than contingent obligations) under the Senior Notes, the Senior Add-on Notes and the Topco PIK Notes (each as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), in each case shall have been or, substantially concurrently with the Commitment Increase hereunder shall be, repaid, redeemed, defeased, terminated or otherwise discharged (or notice for the repayment, redemption, defeasance, termination or discharge thereof has been given).

(h) IPO. The Pubco IPO (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) shall have been or, substantially concurrently with the Commitment Increase hereunder shall be, consummated and the gross proceeds thereof shall be at least $600,000,000.

The execution and delivery of this Third Amendment by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders hereunder shall conclusively be deemed to constitute an acknowledgment by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders that each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 5 shall have been satisfied in accordance with its respective terms or shall have been irrevocably waived by such Person.

Section 6. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders party hereto to consent to this Third Amendment, the Parent Borrower with respect to itself and its Restricted Subsidiaries represents and warrants to each of the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Agents that on and as of the date hereof after giving effect to this Third Amendment:

 

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(a) the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party party hereto of this Third Amendment is within such Loan Party’s corporate or other organizational powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and will not (i) violate any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of such Loan Party in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of such Loan Party’s properties or revenues pursuant to any such Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation;

(b) this Third Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party hereto or thereto, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law); and

(c) after giving effect to the amendments set forth in this Third Amendment, each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (or in any amendment, modification or supplement thereto) to which it is a party, and each of the representations and warranties contained in any certificate furnished at any time by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are, except (i) to the extent that they relate to a particular date (in which case they shall be true and correct as of that date) or (ii) to the extent they are already qualified by materiality (in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects), true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof.

Section 7. Fees and Expenses. The Parent Borrower, jointly and severally, agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent in accordance with Subsection 11.5 of the Credit Agreement for all of its reasonable and documented and invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Third Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented and invoiced fees and disbursements of Cahill, Gordon & Reindel LLP, as counsel to the Administrative Agent (and, for the avoidance of doubt, not of counsel to any other Lender).

Section 8. Counterparts. This Third Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Third Amendment by facsimile transmission, email or other electronic transmission (e.g., a “pdf”, “tiff” or DocuSign) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. For purposes hereof, the words “execution,” “execute,” “executed,” “signed,” “signature” and words of like import shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formulations on electronic platforms, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act.

 

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Section 9. Applicable Law. THIS THIRD AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS THIRD AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION 11.13 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY TO THIS THIRD AMENDMENT AS IF SET FORTH HEREIN, MUTATIS MUTANDIS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS THIRD AMENDMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

Section 10. Headings. The headings of this Third Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

Section 11. Effect of Amendment; Borrower Reaffirmation.

(a) This Third Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and from and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, all references to the “Credit Agreement” in any Loan Document and all references in the Amended Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall, unless expressly provided otherwise, refer to the Amended Credit Agreement, except for (i) the representations and warranties made by the Parent Borrower and the other Loan Parties prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date (which representations and warranties made prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date shall not be superseded or rendered ineffective by this Third Amendment as they pertain to the period prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date) and (ii) any action or omission performed or required to be performed pursuant to the Credit Agreement prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, any certificate or other document the form of which is set out in any exhibit attached to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document may be revised, as applicable, to refer to the Amended Credit Agreement. This Third Amendment is not intended to be and shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Third Amendment, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Third Amendment (i) shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power, privilege or remedy of any Lender, any Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document and (ii) shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or other agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

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(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, The Parent Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (i) all Obligations (as defined in and pursuant to the Credit Agreement) and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, as modified by this Third Amendment, including without limitation any extensions of credit made pursuant thereto, shall remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and each other applicable Loan Document to which it is a party, in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and (ii) each Lien granted by it to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and each guarantee made by it as security for the applicable Obligations, in each case pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, shall remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, unimpaired, uninterrupted and undischarged as collateral security for such Obligations, and in each case is hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

CORE & MAIN LP,
as Parent Borrower
By:  

/s/ Mark R. Witkowski

  Name: Mark R. Witkowski
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Christopher Navino

  Name: Christopher Navino
  Title:   Director & Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ James Shender

  Name: James Shender
  Title:   Executive Director

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Peter Drooff

  Name: Peter Drooff
  Title:   Sr. Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Craig Malloy

  Name: Craig Malloy
  Title:   Director

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Lingzi Huang

  Name: Lingzi Huang
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
By:  

/s/ Cassandra Droogan

  Name: Cassandra Droogan
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Yumi Okabe

  Name: Yumi Okabe
  Title:   Vice President
By:  

/s/ Philip Tancorra

  Name: Philip Tancorra
  Title   Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Stuart Coulter

  Name: Stuart Coulter
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Robert Ehudin

  Name: Robert Ehudin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Michael J. Lardieri

  Name: Michael J. Lardieri
  Title:   Director
By:  

/s/ Matthieu Deloffre

  Name: Matthieu Deloffre
  Title    Director

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


NOMURA CORPORATE FUNDING AMERICAS, LLC,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Andrew Keith

  Name: Andrew Keith
  Title:   Executive Director

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Mark Bohntinsky

  Name: Mark Bohntinsky
  Title:   Managing Director

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Deborah Saffie

  Name: Deborah Saffie
  Title:  Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


COMMERCE BANK,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Samuel Gordon

  Name: Samuel Gordon
  Title:   Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
By:  

/s/ Alexander V. Lodi

  Name: Alexander V. Lodi
  Title:   Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


ANNEX I to AMENDMENT NO. 3

Each Guarantor acknowledges and consents to each of the provisions of the Third Amendment, to which this acknowledgment and consent is attached. Each Guarantor further acknowledges and agrees that (i) all Obligations (as defined in and pursuant to the Credit Agreement) and the other Loan Documents, as modified by the Third Amendment, including without limitation any extensions of credit made pursuant thereto, shall remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party, in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and (ii) each Lien granted by such Guarantor to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and each guarantee made by such Guarantor as security for the applicable Obligations, in each case made pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, shall remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, unimpaired, uninterrupted and undischarged as collateral security for such Obligations, and in each case is hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects. For purposes of this provision, all terms used herein which are not otherwise defined here shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Third Amendment or the Amended Credit Agreement, as applicable.


GUARANTORS:

 

CORE & MAIN MIDCO, LLC
By:  

/s/ Mark R. Witkowski

  Name: Mark R. Witkowski
  Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
CORE & MAIN INTERMEDIATE GP, LLC
By:  

/s/ Mark R. Witkowski

  Name: Mark R. Witkowski
  Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Acknowledgment to Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement]


ANNEX II to AMENDMENT NO. 3

Amended Credit Agreement

 


$500,000,000

ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT

among

CD&R WATERWORKS MERGER SUB, LLC,

to be merged with and into

HD SUPPLY WATERWORKS, LTD.,

as Parent Borrower,

THE SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

as Borrowers,

THE LENDERS AND ISSUING LENDERS

FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as an Issuing Lender, Swingline Lender, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

 

 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH AND,

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

COMMERCE BANK,

CITIZENS BANK, N.A. AND

NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

dated as of August 1, 2017

 

 

 


Table of Contents

 

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SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS

     1  

1.1

  Defined Terms      1  

1.2

  Other Definitional and Interpretive Provisions      7994  

1.3

  Borrower Representative      99  

SECTION 2 AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS

     8399  

2.1

  Commitments      8399  

2.2

  Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing      86102  

2.3

  Termination or Reduction of Commitments      87103  

2.4

  Swingline Commitments      87103  

2.5

  Repayment of Loans      90106  

2.6

  Incremental Facility      90107  

2.7

  Refinancing Amendments      94111  

2.8

  Extension of Commitments      95112  

2.9

  Canadian Facility      98114  

SECTION 3 LETTERS OF CREDIT

     98115  

3.1

  L/C Commitment      98115  

3.2

  Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit      100116  

3.3

  Fees, Commissions and Other Charges      101117  

3.4

  L/C Participations      101118  

3.5

  Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrowers      102119  

3.6

  Obligations Absolute      103120  

3.7

  L/C Disbursements      104120  

3.8

  L/C Request      104121  

3.9

  Cash Collateralization      104121  

3.10

  Additional Issuing Lenders      104121  

3.11

  Resignation or Removal of the Issuing Lender      104121  

SECTION 4 GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

     105122  

4.1

  Interest Rates and Payment Dates      105122  

4.2

  Conversion and Continuation Options      106123  

4.3

  Minimum Amounts; Maximum Sets      106123  

4.4

  Optional and Mandatory Prepayments      106124  

4.5

  Commitment Fees; Administrative Agent’s Fee; Other Fees      109126  

4.6

  Computation of Interest and Fees      109126  

4.7

  Inability to Determine Interest Rate      109126  

4.8

  Pro Rata Treatment and Payments      110127  

 

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4.9

  Illegality      111128  

4.10

  Requirements of Law      112129  

4.11

  Taxes      114131  

4.12

  Indemnity      119137  

4.13

  Certain Rules Relating to the Payment of Additional Amounts      120138  

4.14

  Controls on Prepayment if Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exceeds Aggregate Revolving Credit Loan Commitments      122140  

4.15

  Defaulting Lenders      122140  

4.16

  Cash Management      125143  

SECTION 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     128146  

5.1

  Financial Condition      129147  

5.2

  No Change; Solvent      129147  

5.3

  Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law      129147  

5.4

  Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations      130148  

5.5

  No Legal Bar      130148  

5.6

  No Material Litigation      131149  

5.7

  No Default      131149  

5.8

  Ownership of Property; Liens      131149  

5.9

  Intellectual Property      131149  

5.10

  Taxes      131149  

5.11

  Federal Regulations      132150  

5.12

  ERISA      132150  

5.13

  Collateral      132151  

5.14

  Investment Company Act; Other Regulations      133151  

5.15

  Subsidiaries      133151  

5.16

  Purpose of Loans      133152  

5.17

  Environmental Matters      134152  

5.18

  No Material Misstatements      134153  

5.19

  Labor Matters      135153  

5.20

  Insurance      135153  

5.21

  Eligible Accounts      135153  

5.22

  Eligible Inventory      135154  

5.23

  Anti-Terrorism      135154  

SECTION 6 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     136154  

6.1

  Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit      136154  

6.2

  Conditions to Each Extension of Credit After the Closing Date      140158  

SECTION 7 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     141159  

7.1

  Financial Statements      141159  

 

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7.2

  Certificates; Other Information      143162  

7.3

  Payment of Taxes      145164  

7.4

  Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence; Compliance with Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law      146164  

7.5

  Maintenance of Property; Insurance      146164  

7.6

  Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions      146165  

7.7

  Notices      148166  

7.8

  Environmental Laws      150168  

7.9

  After-Acquired Subsidiaries      150169  

7.10

  Use of Proceeds      152173  

7.11

  Accounting Changes      153173  

7.12

  Post-Closing Security Perfection      153173  

SECTION 8 NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     153173  

8.1

  Financial Condition      153173  

8.2

  Limitation on Fundamental Changes      153173  

8.3

  Limitation on Restricted Payments      155175  

8.4

  Limitations on Certain Acquisitions      158179  

8.5

  Limitation on Dispositions of Collateral      159180  

8.6

  Limitation on Optional Payments and Modifications of Restricted Indebtedness and Other Documents      160181  

8.7

  [Reserved]      161182  

8.8

  Limitation on Negative Pledge Clauses      161182  

8.9

  Limitation on Lines of Business      163185  

8.10

  [Reserved]      163185  

8.11

  Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates      163185  

8.12

  Limitations on Investments      166188  

8.13

  Limitations on Indebtedness      166188  

8.14

  Limitations on Liens      174196  

SECTION 9 EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     179201  

9.1

  Events of Default      179201  

9.2

  Remedies Upon an Event of Default      182205  

9.3

  Borrower’sBorrowers’ Right to Cure      183206  

SECTION 10 THE AGENTS AND THE OTHER REPRESENTATIVES

     183206  

10.1

  Appointment      183206  

10.2

  The Administrative Agent and Affiliates      184207  

10.3

  Action by an Agent      184207  

10.4

  Exculpatory Provisions      185208  

10.5

  Acknowledgement and Representations by Lenders      186209  

 

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10.6

  Indemnity; Reimbursement by Lenders      186212  

10.7

  Right to Request and Act on Instructions      187213  

10.8

  Collateral Matters      188214  

10.9

  Successor Agent      190217  

10.10

  Swingline Lender      191218  

10.11

  Withholding Tax      191218  

10.12

  Other Representatives      191218  

10.13

  Appointment of Borrower Representatives 192[Reserved]      219  

10.14

  Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      192219  

10.15

  Application of Proceeds      192220  

10.16

  Certain ERISA Matters      221  

SECTION 11 MISCELLANEOUS

     194222  

11.1

  Amendments and Waivers      194222  

11.2

  Notices      198227  

11.3

  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies      200229  

11.4

  Survival of Representations and Warranties      200229  

11.5

  Payment of Expenses and Taxes      200230  

11.6

  Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments      202231  

11.7

  Adjustments; Set-off; Calculations; Computations      216247  

11.8

  Judgment      217248  

11.9

  Counterparts      217249  

11.10

  Severability      217249  

11.11

  Integration      218249  

11.12

  Governing Law      218249  

11.13

  Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers      218249  

11.14

  Acknowledgements      219250  

11.15

  Waiver of Jury Trial      219251  

11.16

  Confidentiality      219251  

11.17

  Incremental Indebtedness; Additional Indebtedness      220252  

11.18

  USA PATRIOT Act Notice      221252  

11.19

  Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents      221253  

11.20

  Reinstatement      221253  

11.21

  Joint and Several Liability; Postponement of Subrogation      221253  

11.22

  Designated Cash Management Agreements and Designated Hedging Agreements      222254  

11.23

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions      223255  

11.24

  Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regime      256  

 

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Table of Contents

(continued)

 

SCHEDULES

 

A    – Commitments and Addresses
1.1(b)    – Credit Card Issuers
1.1(c)    – Credit Card Processors
1.1(d)    – Disposition of Certain Assets
1.1(g)    – Existing Investments
1.1(h)    – Designated Cash Management Agreements
1.1(i)    – Designated Hedging Agreements
1.1(j)    – L/C Commitments
2.9    – Canadian Facility
4.16    – DDAs and Concentration Accounts
5.4    – Consents Required
5.6    – Litigation
5.9    – Intellectual Property Claims
5.15    – Subsidiaries
5.17    – Environmental Matters
5.20    – Insurance
7.2    – Website Address for Electronic Financial Reporting
7.12    – Post-Closing Collateral Requirements
8.11    – Affiliate Transactions
8.13(d)    – Closing Date Existing Indebtedness
8.14(b)    – Existing Liens
EXHIBITS
A-1    – Form of Revolving Credit Note
A-2    – Form of Swingline Note
B    – Form of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
C    – [Reserved]
D    – Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
E    – Form of Assignment and Acceptance
F    – Form of Swingline Loan Participation Certificate
G    – Form of Secretary’s Certificate
H    – Form of Officer’s Certificate
I    – Form of Solvency Certificate
J-1    – Form of Borrowing Request
J-2    – Form of L/C Request
K    – Form of Borrowing Base Certificate
L    – Form of Lender Joinder Agreement
M    – Form of Collateral Access Agreement
NN-1    – Form of Subsidiary Borrower Joinder
N-2    Form of Subsidiary Borrower Termination

 

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Table of Contents

(continued)

 

O    – Form of ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement
P    –   Form of Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement
Q    –   Form of Compliance Certificate
R    –   Form of Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption
S    –   Form of Tax Sharing Agreement

 

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ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 1, 2017, among CD&R WATERWORKS MERGER SUB, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (prior to the Waterworks Merger and as further defined in Subsection 1.1, “Passthrough Mergersub”, and as further defined in Subsection 1.1, the “Parent Borrower”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party hereto (together with the Parent Borrower, collectively, the “Borrowers” and each individually, a “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party hereto (as further defined in Subsection 1.1, the “Lenders”) and CITIBANK, N.A., as swingline lender (in such capacity, the “Swingline Lender”), as an issuing lender (in such capacity, an “Issuing Lender”), as administrative agent (in such capacity and as further defined in Subsection 1.1, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders hereunder and as collateral agent (in such capacity and as further defined in Subsection 1.1, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in Subsection 1.1) and the Issuing Lenders.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Plumb Acquisition Agreement, the Parent Borrower will (A) enter into the Term Loan Facility to borrow term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,075,000,000 (unless reduced in accordance with Subsection 6.1(b)), (B) issue the Senior Notes, under the Senior Notes Indenture, generating aggregate gross proceeds of up to $500,000,000 (unless reduced in accordance with Subsection 6.1(b)) and (C) enter into this Agreement to borrow an additional amount and to cause certain Letters of Credit to be issued; and

WHEREAS, the cash proceeds of the Equity Contribution, the Term Loan Facility, the Senior Notes and any Loans made on the Closing Date will be used on the Closing Date, inter alia, to pay the cash consideration for the Waterworks Acquisition, and thereafter to finance a portion of the other Transactions, including the payments of fees and expenses relating thereto.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1

Definitions

1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

30-Day Specified Excess Availability”: as of the date of any Specified Transaction, the sum of (x) the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of each day’s Excess Availability during the 30 consecutive day period immediately preceding such Specified Transaction plus the sum of each day’s Specified Suppressed Availability during such 30-day period plus the sum of the amount available to be drawn by the Loan Parties under any other committed revolving credit facilities on each day during such 30-day period (in each such case under this clause (x) calculated on a pro forma basisPro Forma Basis for each day during such 30-day period to include the, including to take into account any borrowing or repayment of any

 

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Loans or issuance or cancellation of any Letters of Credit in connection with such Specified Transaction) by (b) 30 days plus (y) Specified Unrestricted Cash as at the date of such Specified Transaction (but excluding therefrom the cash proceeds of any Specified Equity Contribution in the fiscal quarter in respect of which such Specified Equity Contribution is made).

ABL Priority Collateral”: as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement whether or not the same remains in full force and effect.

ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement”: the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereofClosing Date, between the Collateral Agent and the Term Loan Agent (in its capacity as collateral agent under the Term Loan Documents), and acknowledged by certain of the Loan Parties in the form attached hereto as Exhibit O, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.

ABL Term Loans”: Incremental ABL Term Loans, Extended ABL Term Loans and Other ABL Term Loans.

ABR”: when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, is used when such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

ABR Loans”: Loans to which the rate of interest applicable is based upon the Alternate Base Rate.

Accelerated”: as defined in Subsection 9.1(e)(ii).

Acceleration”: as defined in Subsection 9.1(e)(ii).

Account Debtor”: each Person who is obligated on an Account, Chattel Paper or General Intangible.

Accounts”: “accounts” as defined in the UCC and, with respect to any Person, all such Accounts of such Person, whether now existing or existing in the future, including (a) all accounts receivable of such Person (whether or not specifically listed on schedules furnished to the Administrative Agent), including all accounts created by or arising from all of such Person’s sales of goods or rendition of services made under any of its trade names, or through any of its divisions, (b) all unpaid rights of such Person (including rescission, replevin, reclamation and stopping in transit) relating to the foregoing or arising therefrom, (c) all rights to any goods represented by any of the foregoing, including returned or repossessed goods, (d) all reserves and credit balances held by such Person with respect to any such accounts receivable of any Account Debtors, (e) all letters of credit, guarantees or collateral for any of the foregoing and (f) all insurance policies or rights relating to any of the foregoing.

“Acknowledging Party”: as defined in Subsection 11.23.

Acquired Companies”: Waterworks Blocker and Waterworks Opco.

 

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Acquired Indebtedness”: Indebtedness of a Person (i) existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or (ii) assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, in each case other than Indebtedness incurredIncurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary or such acquisition of assets. Acquired Indebtedness shall be deemed to be incurredIncurred on the date of the related acquisition of assets from any Person or the date the acquired Person becomes a Subsidiary.

Acquisition Consideration”: the purchase consideration for any acquisition and all other payments by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in exchange for, or as part of, or in connection with, any acquisition, consisting of cash or by exchange of property (other than Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle) or the assumption of Indebtedness payable at or prior to the consummation of such acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time (provided that any such future payment is not subject to the occurrence of any contingency). For purposes of the foregoing, any Acquisition Consideration consisting of property shall be valued at the fair market value thereof (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative, which determination shall be conclusive, with the fair market value of any such property being measured on the date a legally binding commitment for such acquisition (or, if later, for the payment of such item) was entered into and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).

Additional ABL Agent”: as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

Additional Assets”: (a) any property or assets that replace the property or assets that are the subject of an Asset Sale; (b) any property or assets (other than Indebtedness and Capital Stock) used or to be used by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise useful in a business permitted by Subsection 8.9Related Business and any capital expenditures in respect of any property or assets already so used; (c) the Capital Stock of a Person that is engaged in a business permitted by Subsection 8.9Related Business and becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Parent Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary; or (d) Capital Stock of any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary acquired from a third party.

Additional Indebtedness”: as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Other Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable.

Additional Lender”: as defined in Subsection 2.6(a).

Additional Obligations”: senior or subordinated Indebtedness (which Indebtedness may be (w) secured by a Lien ranking pari passu towith the Lien securing the First Lien Term Obligations, (x) secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the First Lien Term Obligations, (y) unsecured or (z) in the case of Indebtedness issued or incurred by an Escrow Subsidiary, secured by a Lien on the proceeds of such Additional Obligations which were subject to an escrow or similar arrangement and Liens on any related deposit of cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments (each, as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) to cover interest and premium in respect of such Additional Obligations), including customary bridge financings, in each case issued or incurred by any Loan Party or Escrow Subsidiary in compliance with Subsection 8.13.

 

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Additional Obligations Documents”: any document or instrument (including any guarantee, security agreement or mortgage and which may include any or all of the Term Loan Documents) issued or executed and delivered by any Loan Party or Escrow Subsidiary with respect to any Additional Obligations, Permitted Debt Exchange or Rollover Indebtedness.

Additional Term Credit Facility”: a new term loan facility under the definition of “Additional Credit Facilities” as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

Adjusted LIBO Rate”: with respect to any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1.00%) determined by the Administrative Agent to be equal to the higher of (x) (a) the LIBO Rate for such Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans in effect for such Interest Period divided by (b) 1 minus the Statutory Reserves (if any) for such Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans for such Interest Period and (y) 0.00%.

Administrative Agent”: as defined in the Preamble hereto and shall include any successor to the Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Subsection 10.9.

Affected Eurodollar Rate”: as defined in Subsection 4.7.

“Affected Financial Institution”: (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

Affected Loans”: as defined in Subsection 4.9.

Affiliate”: as to any specified Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Affiliated Debt Fund”: any Affiliated Lender that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, notes, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course, so long as (i) any such Affiliated Lender is managed as to day-to-day matters (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, as to strategic direction and similar matters) independently from Sponsor and any Affiliate of Sponsor that is not primarily engaged in the investing activities described above, (ii) any such Affiliated Lender has in place customary information screens between it and Sponsor and any Affiliate of Sponsor that is not primarily engaged in the investing activities described above, and (iii) none of Passthrough Holdings, Blocker HoldingsTopco, Midco, the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries directs or causes the direction of the investment policies of such entity.

Affiliated Lender”: any Lender that is a Permitted Affiliated Assignee.

 

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Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption”: as defined in Subsection 11.6(h)(i)(1).

Affiliated Lender Cap”: as defined in Subsection 11.6(h)(i)(2)(y).

Agent Advance”: as defined in Subsection 2.1(c)(y).

Agent Advance Period”: as defined in Subsection 2.1(c)(y)(iii).

Agents”: the collective reference to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, and “Agent” shall mean any of them.

Aggregate Lender Exposure”: the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, (b) the aggregate amount of all L/C Obligations at such time and (c) the aggregate amount of all Swingline Exposure at such time.

Aggregate Outstanding Credit”: as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender then outstanding, (b) the aggregate amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) the aggregate amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Commitment Percentage, if any, of the Swingline Loans then outstanding.

Agreement”: this Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

Alternate Base Rate”: for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for an Interest Period of one month beginning on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.00% and (d) 0.00%. If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) or (c) above, as the case may be, of the preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively.

Amendment”: as defined in Subsection 8.8(d).

Applicable Commitment Fee Rate”: 0.25% per annum.

 

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Applicable Margin”: a rate per annum equal to the rate set forth below for the applicable type of Loan and opposite the applicable Average Daily Excess Availability Percentage:

 

Level

  

Average Daily Excess

Availability Percentage

   Applicable Margin  
   Alternate Base
Rate
    Adjusted LIBO
Rate
 

I

   Less than or equal to 3313%      0.75     1.75

II

   Greater than 3313% but less than or equal to 6623%      0.50     1.50

III

   Greater than 6623%      0.25     1.25

Each change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in Average Daily Excess Availability Percentage for the most recent Fiscal Quarter ended immediately preceding the first day of a Fiscal Quarter shall be effective with respect to all Loans and Letters of Credit outstanding on and after such first day of such Fiscal Quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Average Daily Excess Availability Percentage (i) shall be deemed to be in Level II from the Closing Date to the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of the Borrowing Base Certificate required by Subsection 7.2(f) for the first Fiscal Quarter ended at least three months after the Closing Date and (ii) shall be deemed to be in Level I at any time (after the expiration of the applicable cure period) during which the Borrower Representative has failed to deliver the Borrowing Base Certificate required by Subsection 7.2(f).

In addition, at all times while an Event of Default known to the Borrower Representative shall have occurred and be continuing, the Applicable Margin shall not decrease from that previously in effect as a result of the delivery of such Borrowing Base Certificate.

“Approved Commercial Bank”: a commercial bank with a consolidated combined capital and surplus of at least $5,000,000,000.

Asset Sale”: any sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition (a “Disposition”), by the Parent Borrower or any other Loan Party in one or a series of related transactions, of any personal, tangible or intangible, property (including Capital Stock (other than director’s qualifying shares, or (in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary) to the extent required by applicable law)) of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than:

(a) the sale or other Disposition of obsolete, worn-out or surplus property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;

(b) the sale or other Disposition of any property (including Inventory) in the ordinary course of business (including in connection with any factoring agreement or similar arrangement);

(c) the sale or discount without recourse of accounts receivable or notes receivable arisingwhich have arisen in the ordinary course of business, or the conversion or exchange of accounts receivable into or for notes receivable, in connection with the compromise or collection thereof;

 

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(d) as permitted by Subsection 8.2(b) or pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction;

(e) subject to any applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 8.2, Dispositions of any assets or property by the Parent Borrower or any other Loan Party to the Parent Borrower, any Qualified Loan Party or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower;

(f) (i) the abandonment or other Disposition of patents, trademarks or other intellectual property that are, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower Representative, which determination shall be conclusive, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and (ii) any license, sublicense or other grant of rights in or to any trademark, copyright, patent or other intellectual property;

(g) any Disposition by the Parent Borrower or any other Loan Party for aggregate consideration not to exceed $20,000,000the greater of (x) $82,500,000 and (y) 5.00% of Consolidated Tangible Assets;

(h) any Disposition set forth on Schedule 1.1(d);

(i) bulk sales or other dispositions of the Inventory of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business in connection with Store closings, at arm’s length; provided that such Store closures and related Inventory dispositions shall not exceed (1) in any Fiscal Year, 10.0% of the number of the Parent Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Stores as of the beginning of such Fiscal Year (net of new Store openings) and (2) in the aggregate from and after the Closing Date, 20.0% of the number of the Parent Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Stores in existence as of the Closing Date (net of new Store openings); provided, further, that all sales of Inventory (to Persons other than a Loan Party) in connection with Store closings in excess of 10 in any three-month period, shall be in accordance with liquidation agreements and with professional liquidators reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.;

(j) any Disposition of cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments;

(k) any Restricted Payment Transaction;

(l) any “fee in lieu” or other disposition of assets to any Governmental Authority that continue in use by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may obtain title to such assets upon reasonable notice by paying a nominal fee;

 

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(m) any exchange of property pursuant to or intended to qualify under Section 1031 (or any successor section) of the Code, or any exchange of equipment to be leased, rented or otherwise used in a Related Business;

(n) [reserved]any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Parent Borrower or any other Loan Party after the Closing Date, including any sale/leaseback transaction or asset securitization;

(o) any disposition arising from foreclosure, condemnation, expropriation, eminent domain, or similar action with respect to any property or other assets, or exercise of termination rights under any lease, license, concession or other agreement, or necessary or advisable (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive) in order to consummate any acquisition of any Person, business or assets, or pursuant to buy/sell arrangements under any joint venture or similar agreement or arrangement;

(p) a disposition of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement or other obligation with or to a Person (other than the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) from whom such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired, or from whom such Restricted Subsidiary acquired its business and assets (having been newly formed in connection with such acquisition), entered into in connection with such acquisition;

(q) a disposition of not more than 5.0% of the outstanding Capital Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary that has been approved by the Board of Directors; and

(r) the creation or granting of any Lien permitted under this Agreement.; and

(s) any exchange of assets (including a combination of assets and Cash Equivalents, Investment Grade Securities and Temporary Cash Investments) for assets used or useful in a Related Business (other than if such assets are solely cash, Cash Equivalents, Investment Grade Securities and/or Temporary Cash Investments) (or Capital Stock of a Person that will be a Restricted Subsidiary following such transaction) of comparable or greater fair market value (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive).

Assignee”: as defined in Subsection 11.6(b)(i).

Assignment and Acceptance”: an Assignment and Acceptance, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.

Auto-Extension L/C”: as defined in Subsection 3.1(c).

Availability”: the lesser of (x) the aggregate Commitments as in effect at such time and (y) the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered).

Availability Percentage”: as defined in the definition of “Payment Condition” in this Subsection 1.1.

 

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Availability Reserves”: reserves, if any, (1) established by the Administrative Agent from time to time hereunder in its Permitted Discretion against the Borrowing Base, including such reserves, subject to Subsection 2.1(b), as the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, determines as being appropriate to reflect any impairment to (A) the value, or the collectability in the ordinary course of business, of Eligible Accounts or Eligible Credit Card Receivables (including on account of bad debts and dilution) or the value (based on cost and quantity) of Eligible Inventory or (B) the enforceability or priority of the Lien on the Collateral consisting of Eligible Accounts, Eligible Credit Card Receivables, or Eligible Inventory included in the Borrowing Base (including claims that the Administrative Agent determines will need to be satisfied in connection with the realization upon such Collateral) and (2) constituting Designated Cash Management Reserves and Designated Hedging Reserves established in accordance with Subsection 2.1(b).

Available Excluded Contribution Amount Basket”: as of any date, the excess, if any, of (aan amount equal to the sum of (1) the Net Proceeds from Excluded Contributions received by the Parent Borrower as of such date, (2) the aggregate Net Proceeds received by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Disposition of any Investment made using the Available Excluded Contribution Amount Basket pursuant to Subsection 8.12 or clause (c)(ii)(y) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisitions” and (3) returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received in cash or Cash Equivalents on Investments made using the Available Excluded Contribution Amount Basket pursuant to Subsection 8.12 or clause (c)(ii)(y) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisitions,” over (b) the Net Proceeds from Excluded Contributions as of such date designated or applied prior to such date, or on such date in a separate designation or application, to an Investment made pursuant to Subsection 8.12, cash consideration for acquisitions made pursuant to clause (c)(ii)(y) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisitions”, a Restricted Payment made pursuant to Subsection 8.3(f) or 8.3(g) or any payments, prepayments, repurchases or redemptions of Restricted Indebtedness made pursuant to Subsection 8.6(a).

Available Incremental Amount”: at any date of determination, without duplication, an amount equal to the sum produced by calculating the difference between (a) the sum of (x) the Commitments (other than Incremental Revolving Commitments, Supplemental Commitments and Commitments being terminated on such date) plus (y) the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Incremental ABL Term Loans (after giving effect to any repayments of such Loans on such date) made plus all then existing Incremental Revolving Commitments and Supplemental Commitments (other than Commitments being terminated on such date) established in each case prior to such date pursuant to Subsection 2.6 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Supplemental Commitments established on the First Amendment Effective Date) and (b) $1,200,000,000; provided that the sum of clause (x) plus clause (y) may not at any time exceed $1,200,000,000 and the Third Amendment Effective Date) and (b) the greater of (x) $1,350,000,000 and (y) the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered).

Average Daily Excess Availability Percentage”: for any Fiscal Quarter, the percentage derived by dividing (x) the average daily Excess Availability for such Fiscal Quarter by (y) the average daily amount of the aggregate Commitments during such Fiscal Quarter.

 

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

Bail-In Legislation”: (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule. or (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Bank Products Affiliate”: as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

Bank Products Agreement”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive”: Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union.

Bankruptcy Proceeding”: as defined in Subsection 11.6(h)(iv).

Base Rate”: for any day, a rate per annum that is equal to the corporate base rate of interest publicly announced by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City; each change in the Base Rate shall be effective on the date such change is effective. The corporate base rate is not necessarily the lowest rate charged by the Administrative Agent to its customers.

“Benefit Plan”: 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”.

Benefited Lender”: as defined in Subsection 11.7(a).

“BHC Act Affiliate”: the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

Blocked Account”: as defined in Subsection 4.16(b)(iii).

Blocked Account Agreement”: as defined in Subsection 4.16(b)(iii).

Blocker Aggregator”: CD&R WW Holdings, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

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Blocker Holdings”: (a) prior to the Blocker Merger, Blocker Mergersub and (b) following the Blocker Merger, Waterworks Blocker as successor to the Blocker Merger. Following the Blocker Merger, Waterworks Blocker shall be converted to a Delaware limited liability company.

Blocker Merger”: the merger of Blocker Mergersub with and into Waterworks Blocker, with Waterworks Blocker being the survivor of such merger.

Blocker Mergersub”: CD&R WW Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto.

Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Board of Directors”: for any Person, the board of directors or other governing body of such Person or, if such Person does not have such a board of directors or other governing body and is owned or managed by a single entity, the board of directors or other governing body of such entity, or, in either case, any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board of directors or other governing body. Unless otherwise provided, “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Borrower Representative.

Borrower Materials”: as defined in Subsection 11.2(e).

Borrower Representative”: the Parent Borrower or such other Borrower as may be designated as the “Borrower Representative” by the Borrowers from time to time, in each case in its capacity as Borrower Representative pursuant to the provisions of Subsection 10.131.3 .

Borrowers”: as defined in the Preamble hereto.

Borrowing”: the borrowing of one Type of Loan of a single Tranche from all the Lenders having Commitments of the respective Tranche on a given date (or resulting from a conversion or conversions on such date) having, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the same Interest Period.

Borrowing Base”: as of any date of determination, shall equal the sum of

(a) 90.0% of Eligible Credit Card Receivables, plus

(b) 90.0% of Eligible Accounts owed by Account Debtors that have an Investment Grade Rating, plus

(c) 85.0% of all other Eligible Accounts, plus

(d) (i) during the months of December through February, 90% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory and (ii) at all other times, 85.090% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory, minus

(e) the amount of all Availability Reserves, minus

 

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(f) the outstanding principal amount of any ABL Term Loans.

Borrowing Base Certificate”: as defined in Subsection 7.2(f).

Borrowing Date”: any Business Day specified in a notice delivered pursuant to Subsection 2.2, 2.4, or 3.2 as a date on which the Borrower Representative requests the Lenders to make Loans hereunder or an Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder.

Borrowing Request”: as defined in Subsection 2.2.

Business Day”: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York (or with respect only to Letters of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender not located in the City of New York, the location of such Issuing Lender) are authorized or required by law to close, except that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, “Business Day” shall mean any Business Day on which dealings in Dollars between banks may be carried on in London, England and New York, New York.

Canadian Agent”: as defined in Schedule 2.9 hereto.

Canadian Borrowers”: as defined in Schedule 2.9 hereto.

Canadian Dollars” and “Cdn$”: the lawful currency of Canada.

Canadian Facility”: as defined in Schedule 2.9 hereto.

Canadian Facility Amendment”: as defined in Schedule 2.9 hereto.

Canadian Facility Effective Date”: as defined in Schedule 2.9 hereto.

Capital Expenditures”: with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (exclusive of (i) expenditures made for Permitted Investments, (ii) expenditures made for acquisitions permitted by Subsection 8.4, (iii) interest capitalized during such period to the extent relating to Capital Expenditures or (iv) expenditures made with the proceeds of any equity securities issued or capital contributions received, or Indebtedness incurred, by the Parent Borrower or any of its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries) that, in accordance with GAAP, are required to be included as capital expenditures on a consolidated statement of cash flows of such Person.

Capital Stock”: as to any Person, any and all shares or units of, rights to purchase, warrants or options for, or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

Captive Insurance Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is subject to regulation as an insurance company or captive insurance company (or any Subsidiary thereofof any of the foregoing).

 

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Cash Capped Incremental Facility”: as defined in the definition of “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount”.

Cash Equivalents”: any of the following: (a) money, (b) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or a member state of the European Union or any agency or instrumentality of any thereof, (c) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of (i) any bank or other institutional lender under this Agreement or the Term Loan Facility or any affiliate thereof or (ii) any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof as of the date of such investment) and the commercial paper of the holding company of which is rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or, if at such time neither is issuing ratings, a comparable rating of another nationally recognized rating agency), (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven10 days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b) and (c) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c)(i) or (c)(ii) above, (e) money market instruments, commercial paper or other short-term obligations rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or, if at such time neither is issuing ratings, a comparable rating of another nationally recognized rating agency), (f) investments in money market funds subject to the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 or any successor rule of the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (g) investment funds investing at least 90.0% of their assets in cash equivalents of the types described in clauses (a) through (f) above (which funds may also hold reasonable amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution), (h) investments similar to any of the foregoing denominated in foreign currencies approved by the Board of Directors, and (i) solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that any such Person is permitted to make in accordance with applicable law.

Cash Management Arrangements”: any agreement or arrangement relating to any service provided pursuant to a Bank Products Agreement.

Cash Management Party”: any Bank Products Affiliate party to a Bank Products Agreement.

CD&R”: Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC and any successor in interest thereto, and any successor to its investment management business.

CD&R Consulting Agreement”: the Consulting Agreement, dated as of the date hereofClosing Date, as amended by that certain letter agreement, dated as of August 5, 2019, by and among the Parent Borrower, Topco, Midco, Intermediate GP and CD&R, pursuant to which CD&R may provide management, consulting and advisory services, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time so long as such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification complies with this Agreement (including Subsection 8.11 (for the avoidance of doubt, other than by reason of Subsection 8.11(e))).

CD&R Fund X”: Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund X, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

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CD&R Indemnification Agreement”: the Indemnification Agreement, dated as of the date hereofClosing Date, as amended by that certain letter agreement, dated as of August 5, 2019, by and among the Parent Borrower, Topco, Midco, Intermediate GP, Passthrough Holdings, Blocker Holdings, certain CD&R Investors and CD&R and the other parties thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

CD&R Investors”: collectively, (i) CD&R Fund X, (ii) Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund X-A, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (iii) CD&R Advisor Fund X, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (iv) CD&R Associates X, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (v) CD&R Investment Associates X, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and any successor in interest thereto, (viCD&R Waterworks Holdings, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (vii)LP, (vii) Waterworks Holdings LLC, (viii) Blocker Aggregator, (viiiix) New Blocker, (ixx) CD&R Waterworks Holdings GP, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and any successor in interest thereto, (xxi ) New Blocker Holdings, (xixii) CD&R Fund X Advisor Waterworks A, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (xiixiii ) CD&R Fund X Advisor Waterworks B, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (xiiixiv) CD&R Fund X Waterworks B, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (xivxv ) CD&R Fund X Waterworks B1, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (xvxvi) CD&R Fund X-A Waterworks A, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (xvixvii ) CD&R Fund X-A Waterworks B, L.P a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (xviixviiiCD&R WW Advisor, LLC, Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto, (xviii(xix) CD&R Associates X Waterworks, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (xixxx) CD&R Friends & Family Feeder Fund X Waterworks A, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (xxxxi) CD&R Friends & Family Feeder Fund X Waterworks B, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (xxixxii) CD&R Professionals Fund X Waterworks, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (xxiixxiii) CD&R WW Holdings 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto, (xxiiixxiv ) CD&R WW Advisor 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto and (xxivxxv ) any Affiliate of any CD&R Investor identified in clauses (i) through (xxiiixxiv) of this definition.

“CDD Rule”: the Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network under the Bank Secrecy Act (such rule published May 11, 2016 and effective May 11, 2018, as amended from time to time).

Change in Law”: as defined in Subsection 4.11(a).

 

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Change of Control”: (a) (x) the Permitted Holders shall in the aggregate be the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) of (A) so long as the Parent Borrower is a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares or units of Voting Stock having less than 35.0% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of such Parent Entity (other than a Parent Entity that is a Subsidiary of another Parent Entity) and (B) if the Parent Borrower is not a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares or units of Voting Stock having less than 35.0% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of the Parent Borrower and (y) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), other than one or more Permitted Holders, shall be the “beneficial owner” of (A) so long as the Parent Borrower is a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares or units of Voting Stock having more than 35.0% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of such Parent Entity (other than a Parent Entity that is a Subsidiary of another Parent Entity) and (B) if the Parent Borrower is not a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares or units of Voting Stock having more than 35.0% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of the Parent Borrower; (b) so long as the Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower is not listed on a nationally recognized stock exchange in the U.S. (whether through a Qualified IPO or otherwise), Passthrough Holdings (and any Successor Holding Company pursuant to and as defined in Subsection 9.16(e) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), Blocker HoldingsMidco (and any Successor Holding Company pursuant to and as defined in Subsection 9.16(e) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) and Management HoldingsIntermediate GP (and any Successor Holding Company pursuant to and as defined in Subsection 9.16(e) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) shall (collectively) cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100.0% of the Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower (or any Successor Borrower); or (c) a “Change of Control” (or comparable term) as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement or the Senior Notes Indenture, in each case then in existence relating to Indebtedness and any unused commitments thereunder in an aggregate principal amount equal to or greater than $50,000,000the greater of $100,000,000 and 6.50% of Consolidated Tangible Assets). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Transactions and the Third Amendment Effective Date Transactions shall not constitute or give rise to a Change of Control.

Chattel Paper”: chattel paper (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC).

“Claim”: as defined in Subsection 11.6(h)(iv).

Closing Date”: the date on which all the conditions precedent set forth in Subsection 6.1 shall be satisfied or waived.

Closing Date Material Adverse Effect”: a “Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Plumb Acquisition Agreement).

Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral”: all assets of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Document.

Collateral Access Agreement”: as defined in the definition of “Eligible Inventory” in this Subsection 1.1.

Collateral Agent”: as defined in the Preamble hereto, and shall include any successor to the Collateral Agent appointed pursuant to Subsection 10.9.

 

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Collateral Representative”: (iin respect ofif the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect, the ABL Collateral Representative (as defined therein, with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral) and the Term Loan Collateral Representative (as defined therein, with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral), (ii) if any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect, the Senior Priority Representative (as defined therein) and (iii) if any Other Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect, the Person acting as representative for the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties thereunder for the applicable purpose contemplated by this Agreement and the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Commitment”: as to any Lender, its obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrowers in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule A hereto or as may subsequently be set forth in the Register from time to time. The amount of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders as of the FirstThird Amendment Effective Date is $700,000,000850,000,000.

Commitment Percentage”: of any Lender at any time shall be that percentage which is equal to a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the Commitment of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate Commitments at such time; provided that for purposes of Subsections 4.15(d) and 4.15(e), the denominator shall be calculated disregarding the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender to the extent its Swingline Exposure or L/C Obligations is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders; provided, further, that if any such determination is to be made after the Commitments (and the related Commitments of the Lenders) has (or have) terminated, the determination of such percentages shall be made immediately before giving effect to such termination.

Commitment Period”: the period from and including the Closing Date to but not including the Termination Date, or such earlier date as the Commitments shall terminate as provided herein.

Committed Lenders”: Citibank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Suisse AG, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Royal Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Natixis, New York Branch and Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC.

Commonly Controlled Entity”: an entity, whether or not incorporated, whichthat is under common control with the Parent Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group whichthat includes the Parent Borrower and whichthat is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code.

Compliance Certificate”: as defined in Subsection 7.2(b).

Compliance Period”: any period commencing upon any determination by the Administrative Agent that Specified Availability on any day is less than 10.0% of Availability at such time; provided that the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower Representative thereof. The Compliance Period shall be deemed continuing notwithstanding that Specified Availability may thereafter exceed the amount set forth in the preceding sentence unless and until for 20 consecutive calendar days Specified Availability exceeds 10.0% of Availability at such time, in which event a Compliance Period shall no longer be deemed to be continuing.

 

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Concentration Account”: any concentration account maintained by any Qualified Loan Party (other than any such concentration account if (i) such concentration account is an Excluded Account or (ii) all of the funds and other assets owned by a Qualified Loan Party held in such concentration account are excluded from the Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, including Excluded Assets) into which the funds in any DDA are transferred on a periodic basis as provided for in Subsection 4.16(b). All funds in any Concentration Account shall be conclusively presumed to be Collateral and proceeds of Collateral and the Agents and the Lenders shall have no duty to inquire as to the source of the amounts on deposit in such Concentration Account, subject to the Security Documents, the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement or any other applicable intercreditor agreementOther Intercreditor Agreement.

Conduit Lender”: any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument delivered to the Administrative Agent (a copy of which shall be provided by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower Representative on request); provided that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations under this Agreement, including its obligation to fund a Loan if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender, and; provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, including Subsection 4.10, 4.11, 4.12 or 11.5, than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender if such designating Lender had not designated such Conduit Lender hereunder, (b) be deemed to have any Commitment or (c) be designated if such designation would otherwise increase the costs of any Facility or Tranche to any Borrower.

Confidential Information Memorandum”: that certain Confidential Information Memorandum furnished to the Lenders on or about July 12, 2017.

“Consolidated EBITDA”: for any period, the Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (w) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, without duplication: (i) the amount of Restricted Payments made with respect to Tax Distributions pursuant to Subsection 8.3(c)(B) and the provision for all taxes (whether or not paid, estimated or accrued) based on income, profits or capital (including penalties and interest, if any), (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense, any Special Purpose Financing Fees (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement), and to the extent not reflected in Consolidated Interest Expense, costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization (including but not limited to amortization of goodwill and intangibles and amortization and write-off of financing costs), (v) any non-cash charges or non-cash losses, (vi) any expenses or charges related to any equity offering, acquisition or other Investment or Indebtedness permitted

 

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by this Agreement (whether or not consummated or Incurred, and including any offering or sale of Capital Stock of a Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle), (vii) the amount of any loss attributable to non-controlling interests, (viii) all deferred financing costs written off and premiums paid in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments, (ix) any management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses (including any such fees and expenses paid to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates), (x) interest and investment income, (xi) the amount of loss on any Financing Disposition (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement), (xii) any costs or expenses pursuant to any management or employee stock option or other equity-related plan, program or arrangement, or other benefit plan, program or arrangement, or any equity subscription or equityholder agreement, (xiii) the amount of any pre-opening losses attributable to any newly opened location within 12 months of the opening of such location, (xiv) net out-of-pocket costs and expenses related to the acquiring of inventory of a prior supplier of a company in connection with becoming a provider to such company, (xv) any expenses incurred in connection with any plant shutdown, (xvi) internal software development costs that are expensed during the period but could have been capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (xvii) any adjustments resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 460 and (xviii) the amount of any reduction in inventory cost attributable to rebates earned on quantities purchased under vendor programs which are recorded as reserves on the balance for such period, plus (x) the amount of net cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies (including revenue synergies, including those related to new business and customer wins, the modification or renegotiation of contracts and other arrangements and pricing adjustments and increases) projected by the Parent Borrower in good faith to be realized as the result of actions taken or to be taken on or prior to the Closing Date or within 36 months of the Closing Date in connection with the Transactions, or within 36 months of the initiation or consummation of any operational change or other initiative, or within 36 months of the consummation of any applicable acquisition or cessation of operations (in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions (which adjustments may be incremental to pro forma adjustments made pursuant to the definition of “Pro Forma Basis” or “Pro Forma Compliance”), plus (y) without duplication of any item in the preceding clause (w) or (x), additions of the type reflected in any quality of earnings analysis prepared by independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing or any other accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any “Big Four” accounting firms are acceptable) and delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with any acquisition of assets (including Capital Stock), business or Person, or any merger or consolidation of any Person with or into the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any other Investment, in each case that is permitted under this Agreement.

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”: as of the last day of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period, the ratio of (a) (i) Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA for such period minus (ii) the unfinanced portion of all Capital Expenditures (excluding any Capital Expenditure made in an amount equal to all or part of the proceeds, applied within 18 months of receipt thereof, of (x) any casualty insurance, condemnation or eminent domain or (y) any sale of assets (other than Inventory)) of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, to (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Debt Service Charges payable in cash by the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries during such period plus (ii) the amount of Restricted Payments made with respect to Tax Distributions pursuant to Subsection 8.3(c)(B) and federal, state and foreign income taxes paid in cash by the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (net of refunds received) for the period of four full Fiscal Quarters ending on such date plus (iii) cash paid by the Parent Borrower during the relevant period pursuant to clauses (c) and (h) of Subsection 8.3.

 

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Consolidated Interest Expense”: for any period, an amount equal to (a) interest expense (accrued and paid or payable in cash for such period, and in any event excluding any amortization or write-off of, discount, premium or other financing costs) on Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such period minus (b) interest income (accrued and received or receivable in cash for such period) of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined on a consolidatedConsolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any period or portion of a period of four Fiscal Quarters ending on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated by reference to the actual amount of Consolidated Interest Expense as disclosed in the financial statements delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1(a) or 7.1(b) and/or compliance certificates delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.2(b) for the period from the Closing Date to the last day of the relevant Fiscal Quarter at the end of the applicable test period divided by the number of days from the Closing Date to the last day of such Fiscal Quarter and multiplied by 365 and, provided, further, that for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any period prior to delivery of financial statements pursuant to Subsection 7.1(b) for the first Fiscal Quarter following the Closing Date, Consolidated Interest Expenses shall be as determined by the Borrower Representative in good faith and certified to the Administrative Agent in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Consolidated Net Income”: for any period, the net income (loss) of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidatedConsolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends minus, without duplication of any other deduction in calculating Consolidated Net Income in respect of such amounts, the amount of Restricted Payments made with respect to Tax Distributions pursuant to Subsection 8.3(c)(B) by the Parent Borrower.; provided that, without duplication, there shall not be included in such Consolidated Net Income:

(i) any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, except that the Parent Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s net income for such period shall be increased by the aggregate amount actually dividended or distributed or that (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive) could have been dividended or distributed by such Person during such period to the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution,

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(iii) (x) any gain or loss realized upon the sale, abandonment or other disposition of any asset of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including pursuant to any sale/leaseback transaction) that is not sold, abandoned or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive) and (y) any gain or loss realized upon the disposal, abandonment or discontinuation of operations of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

(iv) any extraordinary, unusual, nonrecurring, exceptional, special or infrequent gain, loss or charge and any other gain, loss or charge not in the ordinary course of business (as reasonably determined and calculated by the Parent Borrower in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive) (including fees, expenses and charges (or any amortization thereof) associated with the Transactions, the Third Amendment Effective Date Transactions or any acquisition, merger or consolidation, whether or not completed), any severance, relocation, consolidation, closing, integration, facilities opening, business optimization and/or similar initiatives or programs, transition or restructuring costs, charges or expenses (whether or not classified as restructuring costs, charges or expenses on the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower), any signing, stretch, retention or completion bonuses, and any costs associated with curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans,

(v) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies,

(vi) all deferred financing costs written off and premiums paid in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments,

(vii) any unrealized gains or losses in respect of Hedging Agreements,

(viii) any unrealized foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses, including in respect of Indebtedness of any Person denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of such Person,

(ix) any non-cash compensation charge arising from any grant of limited liability company interests, stock, stock options or other equity based awards,

(x) to the extent otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income, any unrealized foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses, including in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

(xi) any non-cash charge, expense or other impact attributable to application of the purchase or recapitalization method of accounting (including the total amount of depreciation and amortization, cost of sales or other non-cash expense resulting from the write-up of assets to the extent resulting from such purchase or recapitalization accounting adjustments), non-cash charges for deferred tax valuation allowances and non-cash gains, losses, income and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP,

 

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(xii) any impairment charge or asset write-off, including any charge or write-off related to intangible assets, long-lived assets or investments in debt and equity securities, and any amortization of intangibles,

(xiii) expenses related to the conversion of various employee benefit and equity programs in connection with the Transactions or the Third Amendment Effective Date Transactions, and non-cash compensation related expenses,

(xiv) any fees and expenses (or amortization thereof), and any charges or costs, in connection with or related to any acquisition, Investment, Asset Sale, issuance of Capital Stock or other equity offering, dividend, distribution or other Restricted Payment, Incurrence, Discharge or refinancing of Indebtedness, or amendment or modification of any agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not completed, consummated or Incurred, and including (i) any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date, (ii) any offering or sale of Capital Stock of a Parent Entity or an IPO Vehicle to the extent the proceeds thereof were contributed, or if not consummated, were intended to be contributed to the equity capital of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) any rating agency fees, consulting fees and other related expenses and/or letter of credit or similar fees),

(xv) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed (or the Parent Borrower has determined that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will be reimbursed by the insurer and such amount is not denied by the applicable insurer in writing within 180 days and is reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction in any future calculation of Consolidated Net Income for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 day period)), any expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption,

(xvi) any expenses, charges and losses in the form of earn-out obligations and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as performance and retention bonuses, compensation or otherwise) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments, in each case paid in connection with any acquisition, merger or consolidation or Investment,

(xvii) any expenses or reserves for liabilities to the extent that the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is entitled to indemnification therefor under binding agreements and is actually reimbursed (or the Parent Borrower has determined that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will be reimbursed by the indemnifying party and such amount is not denied by the applicable indemnifying party in writing within 180 days and is reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction in any future calculation of Consolidated Net Income for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 day period)),

(xviii) any accruals and reserves established or adjusted within 12 months after the Closing Date that are established as a result of the Transactions, and

 

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(xix) effects of adjustments to accruals and reserves established during a prior period attributable to any change in the methodology of calculating reserves for returns, rebates and other chargebacks (including government program rebates),

provided, further, that the exclusion of any item pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) through (xix) shall also exclude the tax impact of any such item, if applicable.

In addition, Consolidated Net Income for any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date shall be determined based upon the net income (loss) reflected in the combined financial statements of the Waterworks Business for such period, with pro forma effect being given to the Transactions; and each Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary upon giving effect to the Transactions shall be deemed to be a Restricted Subsidiary and the Transactions shall not constitute a sale or disposition under clause (iii) above, for purposes of such determination.

Consolidated Tangible Assets”: as of any date of determination, the total assets less the sum of the goodwill and other intangible assets, in each case that is or would be reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower as at the end of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (and, in the case of any determination relating to any incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens or any Investment or any acquisition pursuant to Subsection 8.4, on a Pro Forma Basis, including any property or assets being acquired in connection therewith).

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

“Consolidation”: the consolidation of the accounts of each of the Restricted Subsidiaries with those of the Parent Borrower in accordance with GAAP; provided that “Consolidation” will not include consolidation of the accounts of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, but the interest of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Unrestricted Subsidiary will be accounted for as an investment. The term “Consolidated” has a correlative meaning. For purposes of this Agreement for periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date, references to the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower (or, any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle whose financial statements satisfy the Parent Borrower’s reporting obligations under Subsection 7.1) shall be to the combined financial statements of the Waterworks Business for such period, with pro forma effect being given to the Transactions (with Subsidiaries that comprise the Waterworks Business that are Subsidiaries of the Borrower after giving effect to the Transactions being deemed Subsidiaries of the Borrower), as the context may require.

Contingent Obligation”: with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any obligation that does not constitute Indebtedness (a “primary obligation”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (2) to advance or supply funds (a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation, or (b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, or (3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

 

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

“Core & Main Buyer”: Core & Main Buyer, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

“Core & Main Connector”: Core & Main Connector, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto.

Core Concentration Account”: as defined in Subsection 4.16(c).

“Covered Entity”: any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Covered Liabilities”: as defined in Subsection 11.23.

“Covered Party”: as defined in Subsection 11.25.

“COVID-19”: the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19 virus (SARS-COV-2 and all related strains and sequences) or mutation (or antigenic shift or drift) thereof or a disease or public health emergency resulting therefrom.

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”: any secured Indebtedness incurred or otherwise obtained by the Borrowers under and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in the form of revolving commitments or term loans in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace or refinance, in whole or part, existing ABL Term Loans, outstanding Revolving Credit Loans or Commitments hereunder (including any successive Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness obtained pursuant to a prior Refinancing Amendment) (“Refinanced Debt”); provided that:

(a) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid and the commitments with respect thereto terminated and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained; provided that to the extent that such Refinanced Debt consists, in whole or in part, of Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Commitments (or Revolving Credit Loans, Other Revolving Credit Loans or Swingline Loans incurred pursuant to any Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Commitments), such Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, shall be terminated, the proceeds of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied to the prepayment of outstanding ABL Term Loans, outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, or reduction of Commitments in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility being so refinanced on a pro rata basis within each Tranche being refinanced and all accrued fees in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained; and

 

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(b) such Indebtedness (including, if such Indebtedness includes any Other Revolving Credit Commitments, the unused portion of such Other Revolving Credit Commitments) shall:

(i) be governed by the terms of this Agreement (as amended by any Refinancing Amendment) and the other Loan Documents and no other loan agreement, note purchase agreement or other similar agreement and the Lenders with respect to such Indebtedness shall execute an assumption agreement, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which such Lenders agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as Lenders; provided that the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (as amended by such Refinancing Amendment but excluding pricing and optional prepayment or redemption terms) shall be substantially similar to, or (taken as a whole) not more favorable to the investors providing such Indebtedness than the terms and conditions of the applicable Refinanced Debt as reasonably determined by the Borrower Representative in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive) (except with respect to any terms (including covenants) and conditions contained in such Indebtedness that are applicable only after the then Termination Date); provided, further, that the terms and conditions applicable to such Indebtedness may provide for any additional or different financial or other covenants or other provisions that are agreed between the Borrower Representative and the applicable Lenders and applicable only during periods after the Termination Date that is in effect on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred or obtained,

(ii) be in an original aggregate principal amount not greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Refinanced Debt except by any amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including applicable prepayment penalties) thereon plus underwriting discounts, original issue discount, commissions, fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith (and, in the case of Refinanced Debt consisting, in whole or in part, of unused Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Commitments, the amount thereof),

(iii) not mature or have scheduled amortization or commitment reductions, as applicable, sooner or greater than the same under such Refinanced Debt and not be subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligation (except customary prepayments with respect to lender exposure or outstandings exceeding commitments or the borrowing base and customary asset sale or change of control provisions), in each case prior to the Termination Date,

(iv) only be secured by assets consisting of Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Obligations and not be secured by any property or assets of any Holding Company, the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral; provided that such Obligations (including the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness) shall be secured by the Security Documents and the Lenders with respect to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall have authorized the Collateral Agent to act as their Agent to take any action with respect to any applicable Collateral or Security Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents,

 

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(v) rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Refinanced Debt (including being entitled to the benefits of the same place in the waterfall as the Refinanced Debt) and at any time that a Default or an Event of Default exists, all prepayments of Other ABL Term Loans and Other Revolving Credit Loans (other than in respect of theany applicable FILO Tranche) shall be made on a pro rata basis,

(vi) be part of, and count against, the Borrowing Base on the same basis as the Refinanced Debt, and

(vii) not refinance the commitments in respect of theany applicable FILO Tranche unless (1) the Loans comprising thesuch FILO Tranche are the only Loans outstanding and (2) the Commitments for the Revolving Credit Facility (excluding thesuch FILO Tranche) have been terminated.

Credit Card Agreements”: all agreements now or hereafter entered into by any Qualified Loan Party for the benefit of a Qualified Loan Party, in each case with any Credit Card Issuer or any Credit Card Processor, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

Credit Card Issuer”: any of the credit card issuers listed on Schedule 1.1(b), and any other credit card issuer reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Credit Card Notification”: collectively, the notices to Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors who are parties to Credit Card Agreements, which Credit Card Notifications shall require the ACH or wire transfer no less frequently than each Business Day (and whether or not there are then any outstanding Obligations) of all payments due from Credit Card Processors to (i) a DDA, (ii) a Concentration Account, or (iii) any other deposit account in the United States with respect to which a control agreement is in place between the applicable Qualified Loan Party, the applicable depositary institution and the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or over which any such Agent has “control” whether or not pursuant to a control agreement).

Credit Card Processor”: any of the credit card processors or clearinghouses listed on Schedule 1.1(c), and any other credit card processor or clearinghouse reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Credit Card Receivables”: collectively, (a) all present and future rights of the Qualified Loan Parties to payment from any Credit Card Issuer, Credit Card Processor or other third party arising from sales of goods or rendition of services to customers who have purchased such goods or services using a credit or debit card and (b) all present and future rights of the Qualified Loan Parties to payment from any Credit Card Issuer, Credit Card Processor or other third party in connection with the sale or transfer of Accounts arising pursuant to the sale of

 

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goods or rendition of services to customers who have purchased such goods or services using a credit card or a debit card, including, but not limited to, all amounts at any time due or to become due from any Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor under the Credit Card Agreements or otherwise, in each case above calculated net of prevailing interchange charges and net of billing for interest, fees or late charges.

Cure Amount”: as defined in Subsection 9.3(a).

Cured Default”: as defined in Subsection 1.2(bc).

Customary Permitted Liens”: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and similar charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or the nonpayment of which in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;

(b) Liens with respect to outstanding motor vehicle fines, liens of landlords or of mortgagees of landlords arising by statute and liens of suppliers, mechanics, carriers, materialmen, warehousemen or workmen and other liens imposed by law created in the ordinary course of business for amounts not known to be overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP;

(c) deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other types of social security benefits or other insurance related obligations (including pledges or deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements);

(d) encumbrances arising by reason of zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, reservations, covenants, rights-of-way, utility easements, building restrictions and other similar encumbrances on the use of real property not materially detracting from the value of such real property or not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business conducted and proposed to be conducted at such real property;

(e) encumbrances arising under leases or subleases of, licenses or sublicenses, or occupancy agreements with respect to real property, whether or not of record and whether now in existence or hereafter entered into, that do not, in the aggregate over all such encumbrances, materially detract from the value of such real property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business conducted and proposed to be conducted at such real property;

(f) financing statements with respect to a lessor’s rights in and to personal property leased to such Person in the ordinary course of such Person’s business;

 

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(g) Liens, pledges or deposits securing the performance of (x) bids, contracts (other than for borrowed money), obligations for utilities, leases and statutory or regulatory obligations, or (y) performance, bid, surety, appeal, judgment, replevin and similar bonds, other surety arrangements, and other similar obligations, all in, or relating to liabilities or obligations incurred in, the ordinary course of business;

(h) Liens arising by reason of any judgment, decree or order of any court or other Governmental Authority, unless the judgment, decree or order it secures has not, within 30 days after entry of such judgment, been discharged or execution stayed pending appeal, or has not been discharged within 30 days after the expiration of any such stay;

(i) Liens existing on assets or properties at the time of the acquisition thereof by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which do not materially interfere with the use, occupancy, operation and maintenance of structures existing on the property subject thereto or extend to or cover any assets or properties of the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary other than the assets or property being acquired; and

(j) Liens on goods in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure customs duties in connection with the importation of such goods.;

(k) undetermined or inchoate Liens and charges arising or potentially arising under statutory provisions which have not at the time been filed or registered in accordance with applicable law or of which written notice has not been duly given in accordance with applicable law or which although filed or registered, relate to obligations not due or delinquent, including without limitation statutory Liens incurred, or pledges or deposits made, under worker’s compensation, employment insurance and other social security legislation;

(l) (i) mortgages, liens, security interests, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third party on real property over which the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has easement rights or on any leased property and subordination or similar agreements relating thereto, (ii) the reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions, if any, expressed in any original grant from the Crown of any real property or any interest therein or in any comparable grant in jurisdictions other than Canada and (iii) any condemnation, expropriation or eminent domain proceedings affecting any real property; and

(m) Liens (i) on property or assets under construction (and related rights) in favor of a contractor or developer or arising from progress or partial payments by a third party relating to such property or assets, (ii) on cash set aside at the time of the Incurrence of any Indebtedness or government securities purchased with such cash, in either case to the extent that such cash or government securities pre-fund the payment of interest on such Indebtedness and are held in an escrow account or similar arrangement to be applied for such purpose, (iii) securing or arising by reason of any netting or set-off arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of banking or other trading activities (including in connection with purchase orders and other agreements with customers), (iv) in favor of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (v) arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vi) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft, cash pooling or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (vii) attaching to commodity trading or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business or (viii) arising in connection with repurchase agreements permitted under Subsection 8.13.

 

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DDA”: any checking or other demand deposit bank account maintained by any Qualified Loan Party (other than any such checking or other demand deposit account if (i) such checking or other demand deposit account is an Excluded Account or (ii) all of the funds and other assets owned by a Qualified Loan Party held in such checking or other demand deposit account are excluded from the Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, including Excluded Assets) into which the proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral are deposited or are expected to be deposited. All funds in any DDA shall be conclusively presumed to be Collateral and proceeds of Collateral and the Agents and the Lenders shall have no duty to inquire as to the source of the amounts on deposit in such DDA, subject to the Security Documents, the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement or any applicable Other Intercreditor Agreement.

Debt Financing”: the debt financing transactions contemplated under (a) the Loan Documents, (b) the Term Loan Documents and (c) the Senior Notes Documents, in each case including any Interest Rate Agreements related thereto.

Debt Obligations”: means, with respect to any Indebtedness, any principal, premium (if any), interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition or proceedings in bankruptcy or for reorganization or arrangement whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceedings), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, other monetary obligations of any nature and all other amounts payable thereunder or in respect thereof.

Debt Service Charges”: for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense plus (b) scheduled principal payments required to be made (after giving effect to any prepayments paid in cash that reduce the amount of such required payments) on account of Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries of the type permitted by Subsections 8.13(a), 8.13(c) and (to the extent relating to any renewal, extension, refinancing or refunding of the foregoing) 8.13(i)(ii) hereof, including the full amount of any non-recourse Indebtedness (excluding the obligations hereunder, payments to reimburse any drawings under any commercial letters of credit, and any payments on Indebtedness required to be made on the final maturity date thereof, but including any obligations in respect of Financing Leases) for such period, plus (c) scheduled mandatory payments on account of Disqualified Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (whether in the nature of dividends, redemption, repurchase or otherwise) required to be made during such period, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Default”: any of the events specified in Subsection 9.1, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice (other than, in the case of Subsection 9.1(e), a Default Notice), the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition specified in Subsection 9.1, has been satisfied.

Default Notice”: as defined in Subsection 9.1(e).

 

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“Default Right”: has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

Defaulting Lender”: subject to Subsection 4.15(g), any Lender or Agent whose circumstances, acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of Lender Default.

Deposit Account”: any deposit account (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC).

Designated Cash Management Agreements”: any Bank Products Agreements with any Cash Management Party that are (i) secured by Liens on ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents, and (ii) have been designated as a “Designated Cash Management Agreement” by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Subsection 11.22; provided that each Bank Products Agreement listed on Schedule 1.1(h) shall be deemed a “Designated Cash Management Agreement” on the Closing Date.

Designated Cash Management Reserves”: such reserves as may be established or modified by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Subsection 11.22 with respect to anticipated monetary obligations under Designated Cash Management Agreements owing to any Cash Management Party in the amount specified by the Borrower Representative in writing to the Administrative Agent in a notice delivered pursuant to Subsection 11.22, which amount shall, subject to the restrictions set forth in Subsection 11.22, be increased or decreased with respect to any existing Designated Cash Management Agreement at any time upon further written notice from the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the last sentence of Subsection 11.22.

Designated Hedging Agreements”: Interest Rate Agreements, Hedging Agreements or other Permitted Hedging Arrangements with any Hedging Party that (i) are secured by Liens on ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents and (ii) have been designated as a “Designated Hedging Agreement” by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Subsection 11.22; provided that each Interest Rate Agreement, Hedging Agreement or other Permitted Hedging Arrangement listed on Schedule 1.1(i) shall be deemed a “Designated Hedging Agreement” on the Closing Date.

Designated Hedging Reserves”: such reserves as may be established or modified by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Subsection 11.22 with respect to anticipated monetary obligations under Designated Hedging Agreements owing to any Hedging Party in the amount specified by the Borrower Representative in writing to the Administrative Agent in a notice delivered pursuant to Subsection 11.22, which amount shall, subject to the restrictions set forth in Subsection 11.22, be increased or decreased with respect to any existing Designated Hedging Agreement at any time upon further written notice from the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the last sentence of Subsection 11.22.

Designated Noncash Consideration”: the non-cash consideration received by the Parent Borrower or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Representative, setting forth the basis of such valuation.

 

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Designation Date”: as defined in Subsection 2.8(e).

“Discharge ”: as defined in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis” or “Pro Forma Compliance” in this Subsection 1.1.

Disinterested Director”: as defined in Subsection 8.11.

Disposition”: as defined in the definition of “Asset Sale” in this Subsection 1.1.

Disqualified Capital Stock”: with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock (other than Management Stock) that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable), or upon the happening of any event (other than following the occurrence of a Change of Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change of control” or an Asset Sale or other disposition), (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock or (c) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than following the occurrence of a Change of Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change of control” or an Asset Sale or other disposition), in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the Termination Date; provided that Capital Stock issued to any employee benefit plan, or by any such plan to any employees of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary, shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased or otherwise acquired or retired in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Disqualified Lender”: (i) any competitor of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is in the same or a similar line of business as the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any affiliate of such competitor and, (ii) any other PersonsPerson whose principal investment strategy is investing in distressed debt or the pursuance of loan-to-own strategies that is identified from time to time in writing by the Parent Borrower or CD&R to the Administrative Agent and (iii) any Person designated in writing by the Borrower Representative or CD&R to the Administrative Agent (a) on or prior to June 4, 2017.the Third Amendment Effective Date or (b) following the Third Amendment Effective Date with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, that in no event shall any notice given pursuant to clauses (ii) and (iii)(b) above apply to retroactively disqualify any Person who previously acquired and continues to hold, any Loans, Commitments or participations prior to the receipt of such notice.

Division”: as defined in Subsection 1.2(lm).

Dollars” and “$”: dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.

Domestic Subsidiary”: any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

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Dominion Event”: a period (a) commencing on the date on which either (x) a Specified Default has occurred and has been continuing or (y) the Specified Availability has been less than 10.0% of Availability at such time, in the case of each of (x) and (y) above for a period of five consecutive Business Days; provided that the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower Representative thereof and (b) ending on the first date thereafter on which both (x) no Specified Default has existed or been continuing at any time and (y) the Specified Availability shall have been not less than 10.0% of Availability at any time, in each case for a period of 20 consecutive calendar days.

EBITDA”: for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period adjusted (i) to exclude the following items (without duplication) of income or expense to the extent that such items are included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income: (A) Consolidated Interest Expense, (B) any non-cash expenses and charges, (C) the amount of Restricted Payments made with respect to Tax Distributions pursuant to Subsection 8.3(c)(B) and the provision for all taxes (whether or not paid, estimated or accrued) based on income, profits or capital (including penalties and interest, if any), (D) depreciation expense, (E) the expense associated with amortization of intangible and other assets (including amortization or other expense recognition of any costs associated with asset write-ups in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards No. 141(R) and gains or losses associated with FASB Interpretation No. 45), (F) non-cash provisions for reserves for discontinued operations, (G) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains or losses or charges or credits, including but not limited to any expenses relating to the Transactions and any non-recurring or extraordinary items paid or accrued during such period relating to deferred compensation owed to any Management Investor that was cancelled, waived or exchanged in connection with the grant to such Management Investor of the right to receive or acquire shares of Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle, (H) any gain or loss associated with the sale or write-down of assets not in the ordinary course of business, (I) any income or loss accounted for by the equity method of accounting (except in the case of income to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or cash distributions actually paid to the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by the entity accounted for by the equity method of accounting), (J) the amount of any loss or gain attributable to non-controlling interests, (K) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles, (L) any unrealized foreign currency transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness of any Person denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of such Person, (M) any unrealized foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (N) fees paid to CD&R or any of its Affiliates for the rendering of management consulting or financial advisory services for compensation and (O) the amount of pre-opening losses attributable to any newly opened location within 12 months of the opening of such location, and (ii) by reducing EBITDA (as otherwise determined above) by the amount of all dividends paid by the Parent Borrower during the relevant period pursuant to any of clauses (a) and (b) of Subsection 8.3 (in each case, unless and to the extent (x) the amount paid with such dividends by the Parent Borrower, any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle would not, if the respective expense or other item had been incurred directly by the Parent Borrower, have reduced EBITDA determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this definition or (y) such dividend is paid by the Parent Borrower in respect of an expense or other item that has resulted in, or will result in, a reduction of EBITDA, as calculated pursuant to clause (a) above), plus (b) the amount of net cost savings projected by

 

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the Parent Borrower in good faith to be realized as the result of actions taken or to be taken on or prior to the date that is 24 months after the Closing Date, or 24 months after the consummation of any operational change, respectively, and prior to or during such period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions (provided that (other than with respect to cost savings attributable to the Transactions and reflected in either (i) the Sponsor’s financial model dated as of May 29, 2017 or (ii) the Quality of Earnings report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated as of May 29, 2017) the aggregate amount of such net cost savings included in EBITDA pursuant to this clause (b) for any four-quarter period shall not exceed 25.0% of EBITDA (calculated after giving operation to this clause (b)), plus (c) only with respect to determining compliance with Subsection 8.1 hereof, any Specified Equity Contribution.

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

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

EEA Resolution Authority”: 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 Accounts”: those Accounts created by each of the Qualified Loan Parties in the ordinary course of its business, that arise out of its sale, lease or rental of goods or rendition of services, that comply in all material respects with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts made in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of customer deposits, unapplied cash and sales tax. Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:

(a) (i) for the Borrowing Base Certificates delivered with respect to the Fiscal Periods of the Borrower ending May 3, 2020 through March 28, 2021 (or for any Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on a more frequent basis to the extent provided in Subsection 7.2(f) with respect to any period ending on or after May 3, 2020 and on or prior to March 28, 2021), Accounts which remain unpaid more than 150 days after the original invoice date therefor, and (ii) at all other times, Accounts which remain unpaid more than 90 days after the original invoice date therefor; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, up to $10,000,00015,000,000 of Accounts shall not be deemed ineligible under this clause (a)(ii) until such Accounts remain unpaid more than 120 days of the original invoice date;

 

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(b) Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) where 50.0% or more of the total amount of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) are deemed ineligible under clause (a) above;

(c) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is (i) an Affiliate of a Qualified Loan Party or (ii) an employee or agent of a Qualified Loan Party; provided that Accounts of a portfolio company of any of the CD&R Investors or their respective Affiliates or an employee or agent thereof shall not be excluded by virtue of this clause (c);

(d) Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment orand the consigned goods relating to such Account have not yet been sold by the consignee, or Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a bill and hold (to the extent it remains unpaid), or any other terms by reason of which the payment by an Account Debtor may be conditional (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a rental or lease basis);

 

(e)

Accounts that are not payable in Dollars;

(f) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Person other than a Governmental Authority unless: (i) the Account Debtor either (A) maintains its Chief Executive Officechief executive office in the United States, (B) is organized under the laws of the United States, or any state or subdivision thereof or, (C) is a natural person with a billing address in the United States or (D) is a Person that does not satisfy the requirements of preceding clause (A), (B) or (C), so long as (x) reasonable details of any such Person are included in the relevant Borrowing Base Certificate, (y) such Account Debtor is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction approved by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and the contract from which such Accounts arise is governed by the laws of the United States, or any state or subdivision thereof, or the laws of a jurisdiction approved by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and (z) the aggregate amount of Accounts that are Eligible Accounts due to the operation of this clause (D) shall not at any time exceed $2,000,000; or (ii) (A) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank), that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by the Administrative Agent, or (B) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion;

(g) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is the government of any foreign country or sovereign state other than the United States, or of any state, province, territory, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality thereof, unless (i) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank), that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by the Administrative Agent, or (ii) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion;

 

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(h) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is the federal government of the United States or any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States (exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which a Qualified Loan Party has complied, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 USC § 3727 or with any other applicable, state, provincial, county or municipal law of similar purpose and effect, as applicable);

(i) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of any Qualified Loan Party, has or has asserted a right of setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, to the extent (including with respect to rebates) of such claim, right of setoff, or dispute; provided that (iA) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of any Qualified Loan Party, has or has asserted a right of setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, shall not be excluded by virtue of this clause (iA) if the Borrower Representative delivers to the Administrative Agent a “no off-set” letter with respect to such Accounts in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (iiB ) the requirement for obtaining a “no off-set” letter set forth in the immediately preceding clause (iA) shall be waived for the first 90 days following the Closing Date (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion);

(j) Accounts with respect to an Account Debtor whose total obligations owing to the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower exceed 15.0% (which amount may be increased to 30.0% in the case of not more than one Account Debtor disclosed to and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (which Account Debtor shall have a corporate credit rating from S&P and Moody’s that is not less than investment grade and which shall be specified in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate)) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentages; provided, however, that the amount of Eligible Accounts that are excluded because they exceed the foregoing percentages shall be determined by the Administrative Agent based on all of the otherwise Eligible Accounts prior to giving effect to any eliminations based upon the foregoing concentration limit;

(k) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an insolvency proceeding, has gone out of business, or as to which any Borrower has received notice of an imminent insolvency proceeding unless (x) such Account is supported by a letter of credit satisfactory to the CollateralAdministrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank), that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by the Administrative Agent or (y) such Account Debtor has received debtor-in-possession financing sufficient as determined by the CollateralAdministrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion to finance its ongoing business activities;

(l) Accounts that are not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien (subject to Customary Permitted Liens) in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the relevant Security Document (as and to the extent provided therein) (it being agreed that in no event shall any Excluded Assets be deemed to be Eligible Accounts hereunder);

 

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(m) Accounts with respect to which (i) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (ii) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor;

(n) Accounts that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by a Borrower of the subject contract for goods or services (other than customary maintenance contracts);

(o) Accounts owned by any Immaterial Subsidiary that is a Qualified Loan Party subject to any case, action or proceeding of the type that would constitute an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(f) hereof if such Loan Party were a Material Subsidiary;

 

(p)

Credit Card Receivables;

(q) any short pay Account with respect to which a partial payment of such Account has been made by the respective Account Debtor; provided that to the extent such Account consists of multiple separate line items, only the line items that have been partially paid shall be excluded; and

 

(r)

Accounts to the extent representing service or finance charges or late fees.; and

(s) Accounts of any Account Debtor if the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries have entered into factoring agreements or similar arrangements with respect to any Accounts of such Account Debtor (regardless of whether all of the Accounts of such Account Debtor are the subject of such factoring agreements or similar arrangements).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, on not less than 10 Business Days’ prior notice to the Borrower Representative, change the criteria for Eligible Accounts as reflected on the Borrowing Base Certificate based on either (i) an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the Closing Date, or (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance existing on the Closing Date to the extent the Administrative Agent had no knowledge thereof on or prior to the Closing Date, in either case under clause (i) or (ii), which adversely affects, or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect, Eligible Accounts in any material respect as determined by the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion. Any such change in criteria shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other circumstance that is the basis for such change. Upon delivery of the notice of such change pursuant to the foregoing sentence, the Administrative Agent shall be available to discuss the proposed change, and the applicable Borrower may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or circumstance that is the basis for such change no longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion. Any Accounts of the Qualified Loan Parties that are not Eligible Accounts shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral as and to the extent provided in the Security Documents.

Eligible Credit Card Receivables”: all Credit Card Receivables of the Qualified Loan Parties which satisfy the criteria set forth below:

 

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(a) such Credit Card Receivables arise from the actual and bona fide sale and delivery of goods or rendition of services by such Qualified Loan Party in the ordinary course of the business of such Qualified Loan Party;

(b) such Credit Card Receivables are not past due (beyond any stated applicable grace period, if any, therefor) pursuant to the terms set forth in the Credit Card Agreements with the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor of the credit card or debit card used in the purchase which give rise to such Credit Card Receivables;

(c) such Credit Card Receivables are not unpaid more than five Business Days after the date of the sale of Inventory giving rise to such Credit Card Receivables;

(d) the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor obligated in respect of such Credit Card Receivable has not failed to remit any monthly payment in respect of such Credit Card Receivable;

(e) the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with respect to such Credit Card Receivables has not asserted a counterclaim, defense or dispute against such Credit Card Receivables (other than customary set-offs to fees and chargebacks consistent with the practices of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with such Person from time to time), but the portion of the Credit Card Receivables owing by such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor in excess of the amount owing by such Person to such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor pursuant to such fees and chargebacks shall be deemed Eligible Credit Card Receivables;

(f) the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with respect to such Credit Card Receivables has not set off against amounts otherwise payable by such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor to such Person for the purpose of establishing a reserve or collateral for obligations of such Person to such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor (other than customary set-offs and chargebacks consistent with the practices of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor from time to time) but the portion of the Credit Card Receivables owing by such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor in excess of the set-off amounts shall be deemed Eligible Credit Card Receivables;

(g) such Credit Card Receivables (x) are owned by a Qualified Loan Party and such Qualified Loan Party has a good title to such Credit Card Receivables, (y) are subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the relevant Security Document (as and to the extent provided therein), and (z) are not subject to any other Lien (other than Liens permitted hereunder pursuant to clauses (a), (c) (with respect to clauses (a), (b) and (h) of the definition of “Customary Permitted Liens”), (e) (with respect to clauses (a) and (q) of Subsection 8.14), (h) and (q) of Subsection 8.14) (the foregoing clauses (y) and (z) (other than in respect of clause (a) of Subsection 8.14) not being intended to limit the ability of the Administrative Agent to change, establish or eliminate any Availability Reserves in its Permitted Discretion on account of any such permitted Liens);

(h) the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with respect to such Credit Card Receivables is not subject to an event of the type described in Subsection 9.1(f);

 

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(i) no event of default has occurred under the Credit Card Agreement of such Qualified Loan Party with the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor who has issued the credit card or debit card or handles payments under the credit card or debit card used in the sale which gave rise to such Credit Card Receivables which event of default gives such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor the right to cease or suspend payments to such Qualified Loan Party;

(j) the customer using the credit card or debit card giving rise to such Credit Card Receivable shall not have returned the merchandise purchased giving rise to such Credit Card Receivable;

(k) to the extent required by Subsection 4.16(b), the Credit Card Receivables are subject to Credit Card Notifications;

(l) the Credit Card Processor (i) is organized and has its principal offices or assets within the United States or, (ii) has a subsidiary organized within the United States that has entered into arrangements with such Qualified Loan Party or (iii) is otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, World Pay, LLC or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed to meet the criteria set forth in this clause (l);

(m) such Credit Card Receivables are not evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument of any kind, and have not been reduced to judgment; and

(n) in the case of a Credit Card Receivable due from a Credit Card Processor, the Administrative Agent has not notified the Borrower Representative that the Administrative Agent has determined in its Permitted Discretion that such Credit Card Receivable is unlikely to be collected.[reserved].

Any Credit Card Receivables which are not Eligible Credit Card Receivables shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral as and to the extent provided in the Security Documents.

Eligible Inventory”: all Inventory of the Qualified Loan Parties, except for any Inventory:

(a) that is damaged or unfit for sale;

(b) that is not of a type held for sale by any of the Qualified Loan Parties in the ordinary course of business as is being conducted by each such party;

(c) that is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien (subject only to Customary Permitted Liens) in favor of the Collateral Agent, as applicable, pursuant to a Security Document (as and to the extent provided therein) (it being agreed that in no event shall any Excluded Assets be deemed to be Eligible Inventory hereunder));

(d) that is not owned by any of the Qualified Loan Parties;

 

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(e) that is not located on, or in transit between, premises owned or leased by any of the Qualified Loan Parties, or that is stored with a bailee, warehouseman, processor or similar Person, unless (i) the Administrative Agent has given its prior consent thereto, (ii) a Collateral Access Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit M or in form or substance otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (theeach, aCollateral Access Agreement”); provided that such a Collateral Access Agreement with respect to each location shall be required only if the aggregate amount of Inventory at all such locations has an aggregate book value greater than 3.0% of the Borrowing Base as then in effect (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) , is in effect, or (iii) Availability Reserves with respect to such premises or storage arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, but in no event to exceed the aggregate of two months’ rent, licensing fee or similar amount with respect to each such location, have been established with respect thereto; provided that Inventory that is not located on, or in transit between, premises owned or leased by any of the Qualified Loan Parties, or that is stored with a bailee, warehouseman, processor or similar Person, shall not be excluded by virtue of this clause (e) to the extent such Inventory has an aggregate book value of less than 3.0% of the Borrowing Base as then in effect (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered); provided further that the requirement for Availability Reserves set forth in this clause (e)(iii) shall be waived for the first 90 days following the Closing Date (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) and Inventory that is not located on, or in transit between, premises owned or leased by any of the Qualified Loan Parties, or that is stored with a bailee, warehouseman, processor or similar Person shall not be excluded from the definition of Eligible Inventory by virtue of this clause (e) during such period;

(f) that is placed on consignment; provided that Inventory placed on consignment by a Qualified Loan Party shall not be excluded by virtue of this clause (f) to the extent that (i) such Qualified Loan Party has a perfected purchase money security interest in such consigned Inventory and such security interest is assigned to the Collateral Agent and (ii) such consigned Inventory is segregated at the consignee’s location; provided further that (x) the condition set forth in clause (i) of the preceding proviso shall not be required to be satisfied with respect to inventory not in excess of $1,000,0002,000,000 in the aggregate and (y) the conditions set forth in both clauses (i) and (ii) of the first proviso of this clause (f) shall be waived for the first 90 days following the Closing Date (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) and any Inventory placed on consignment by a Qualified Loan Party shall not be excluded from the definition of Eligible Inventory by virtue of this clause (f) during such period;

(g) that consists of display items, samples or packing or shipping materials, packaging, manufacturing supplies or replacement or spare parts not considered for sale in the ordinary course of business;

(h) that consists of goods which have been returned by the buyer, other than goods that are undamaged or that are resaleableresalable in the normal course of business, and other than any other returned goods which are deemed saleablesalable following an appraisal of goods, including inventory appraisals conducted from time to time hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

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(i) that does not comply in all material respects with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Inventory made in the Loan Documents;

(j) that consists of Materials of Environmental Concern that can be transported or sold only with licenses that are not readily available;

(k) that is covered by negotiable document of title, unless such document has been delivered to the Administrative Agent;

 

(l)

that is paid bill and hold Inventory;

(m) that is located outside the United States of America (it being understood that, for purposes of this clause (m), “United States of America” includes Puerto Rico and all other territories and possessions of the United States);

(n) that is owned by any Immaterial Subsidiary that is a Qualified Loan Party subject to any case, action or proceeding of the type that would constitute an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(f) hereof if such Qualified Loan Party were a Material Subsidiary; and

 

(o)

that is excess, obsolete, unsalable, seconds, damaged or unfit for sale.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, on not less than 10 Business Days’ prior notice to the Borrower Representative, change the criteria for Eligible Inventory as reflected on the Borrowing Base Certificate based on either (i) an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the Closing Date, or (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance existing on the Closing Date to the extent the Administrative Agent had no knowledge thereof on or prior to the Closing Date, in either case under clause (i) or (ii), which adversely affects, or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect, Eligible Inventory in any material respect as determined by the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion. Any such change in criteria shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other circumstance that is the basis for such change. Upon delivery of the notice of such change pursuant to the foregoing sentence, the Administrative Agent shall be available to discuss the proposed change, and the applicable Qualified Loan Party may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or circumstance that is the basis for such change no longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion. Any Inventory of the Qualified Loan Parties that is not Eligible Inventory shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral as and to the extent provided in the Security Documents.

Environmental Costs”: any and all costs or expenses (including attorney’s and consultant’s fees, investigation and laboratory fees, response costs, court costs and litigation expenses, fines, penalties, damages, settlement payments, judgments and awards), of whatever kind or nature, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, arising out of, or in any way relating to, any actual or alleged violation of, noncompliance with or liability under any Environmental Laws. Environmental Costs include any and all of the foregoing, without regard to whether they arise out of or are related to any past, pending or threatened proceeding of any kind.

 

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Environmental Laws”: any and all U.S. or foreign, federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, enforceable guidelines and orders-in-council, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, and such requirements of any Governmental Authority properly promulgated and having the force and effect of law or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health (as it relates to exposure to Materials of Environmental Concern) or the environment, as have been, or now or at any relevant time hereafter are, in effect.

Environmental Permits”: any and all permits, licenses, registrations, notifications, exemptions and any other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Contribution”: the direct or indirect cash equity contribution to Passthrough Holdings and New Blocker (with any cash equity contribution to Passthrough Holdings and New Blocker used in full to finance the Transactions or otherwise contributed to the Parent Borrower) by CD&R Fund X and any other investors arranged by CD&R (collectively, the “Investors”), in an aggregate amount, when combined with the value of the equity of management of the Waterworks Business retained, rolled over or otherwise invested in connection with the Transactions is equal to at least 25% of the pro forma capitalization of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to the Transactions; provided that, for purposes of such calculation increased levels of Indebtedness (x) from any Loans Incurred on the Closing Date, other than Borrowings to finance the Transactions and (y) as a result of original issue discount and/or upfront fees in respect of this Agreement, the Term Loan Facility and/or the Senior Notes other than the upfront fees (including such upfront fees that are structured as original issue discount) payable under the Fee Letter shall be excluded from such calculation.

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

“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Subsection 10.5(b)(i).

“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned to it in Subsection 10.5(b)(iv).

“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned to it in Subsection 10.5(b)(iv).

“Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning assigned to it in Subsection 10.5(b)(iv).

Escrow Subsidiary”: a Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary formed or, established or designated for the purpose of incurringIncurring Indebtedness the proceeds of which will be subject to an escrow or other similar arrangement; provided that upon the termination of all such escrow or similar arrangementarrangements of such Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall cease to constitute an “Escrow Subsidiary” hereunder and shall merge with and into the Parent Borrower or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party in accordance with Subsection 8.2. Prior to its merger with and into the Parent Borrowersuch Person, each Escrow Subsidiary shall not own, hold or otherwise have any interest in any material assets other than the proceeds of the applicable Indebtedness incurredIncurred by such Escrow Subsidiary and any cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) invested in such Escrow Subsidiary to cover interest and premium in respect of such Indebtedness.

 

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

Eurodollar Loans”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

Event of Default”: any of the events specified in Subsection 9.1, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.

Excess Availability”: as of any date of determination, the amount by which (a) Availability exceeds (b) the Aggregate Lender Exposure at such time. For purposes of the definition of “Payment Condition”, the Excess Availability shall be calculated on a pro forma basis to include thePro Forma Basis, including to take into account any borrowing or repayment of any Loans or issuance or cancellation of any Letters of Credit in connection with the proposed transaction.

Exchange Act”: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

“Exchange Agreement”: the Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2021, by and among Pubco, Topco and certain holders of Capital Stock in Topco from time to time party thereto, pursuant to which, among other things, such holders may exchange Capital Stock in Topco and Capital Stock in Pubco for Capital Stock in Pubco or, at the election of Pubco’s board of directors and subject to certain conditions, cash, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

Excluded Accounts”: (a) bank accounts the balance of which consists exclusively of and is used exclusively for (i) withheld income taxes and employment taxes in such amounts as are required in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower Representative to be paid to any Governmental Authority within the following two months with respect to employees of any of the Loan Parties and, (ii) amounts required to be paid over to an employee benefit plan pursuant to DOL Reg. Sec. 2510.3-102 on behalf of or for the benefit of employees of one or more Loan Parties, or (iii) amounts to be paid over in respect of claims under workers’ compensation and other insurance arrangements, (b) bank accounts constituting (and the balance of which consists solely of funds set aside to be used in connection with) taxes bank accounts and payroll bank accounts and, (c) petty cash accounts established (or otherwise maintained) by the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries that do not have cash balances at any time exceeding $2,500,00010,000,000 in the aggregate for all such petty cash accounts. and (d) accounts maintained solely in connection with credit support required to be provided in favor of credit card processors pursuant to credit card processing arrangements with respect to chargebacks and other customary amounts owing to such credit card processors pursuant to the relevant credit card processing arrangements.

 

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Excluded Assets”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Excluded Contribution”: (a) Net Proceeds, or the Fair Market Value (as of the date of contribution, issuance or sale) of property or assets, received by the Parent Borrower as capital contributions to the Parent Borrower after the Closing Date or (b) Net Proceeds from the public or private issuance or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by, or a capital contribution to,of the Parent Borrower, in each case to the extent designated as an “Excluded Contribution” in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Representative delivered to the Administrative Agent.

Excluded Information”: as defined in Subsection 11.6(h)(i)(5).

Excluded Liability”: any liability that is excluded under the Bail-In Legislation from the scope of any Bail-In Action including, without limitation, any liability excluded pursuant to Article 44 of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive.

Excluded Subsidiary”: at any date of determination, any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower:

(a) that is an Immaterial Subsidiary;

(b) that is prohibited by Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligations existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) from Guaranteeing, or granting Liens to secure, the Obligations or if Guaranteeing, or granting Liens to secure, the Obligations would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received;

(c) with respect to which the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent reasonably agree that the burden or cost or other consequences of providing a guarantee of the Obligations shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom;

(d) with respect to which the provision of such guarantee of the Obligations would result in material adverse tax consequences to Management Holdings, Waterworks Holdings LP, Waterworks Holdings LLC, Pubco, New Blocker, New Blocker Holdings, Blocker Holdings, Passthrough Holdings, Management Holdings, the Parent BorrowerTopco or one of its Subsidiaries (or, at the election of the Parent Borrower in connection with an initial public offering or other restructuring of the Parent Borrower, any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle, the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive, and the Parent Borrower shall shall take commercially reasonable efforts to promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any such determination, but failure to so notify the Administrative Agent shall not invalidate such determination);

(e) that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary;

 

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(f) that is a joint venture or Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary;

(g) that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(h) that is a Captivean Insurance Subsidiary;

(i) that is a special purpose entity;

(j) that is a Subsidiary formed solely for the purpose of (x) becoming a Parent Entity, or (y) merging with the Parent Borrower in connection with another Subsidiary becoming a Parent Entity, in each case to the extent such entity becomes a Parent Entity or is merged with the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity within 60 days of the formation thereof, or otherwise creating or forming a Parent Entity;

(k) that is a Subsidiary acquired by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary and, at the time of the relevant acquisition, is an obligor in respect of Acquired Indebtedness to the extent (and solely for so long as) the documents or instruments governing the applicable Acquired Indebtedness prohibits such Subsidiary from granting a Guarantee of the Obligations; or

(l) that is an Escrow Subsidiary; or

(m) that is a not-for-profit Subsidiary;

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) no Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor at the election of the Borrower pursuant to Subsection 7.9(b) shall be an Excluded Subsidiary until it is released from its Obligations pursuant to Subsection 7.9(b) and (y) any Domestic Subsidiary that Guarantees the payment of, or is a borrower or obligor in respect of, the Term Loan Credit Agreement or the Senior Notes shall not be an Excluded Subsidiary.

Subject to the proviso in the preceding sentence, any Subsidiary that fails to meet the foregoing requirements as of the last day of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period shall continue to be deemed an Excluded Subsidiary hereunder until the date that is 60 days following the date on which such annual or quarterly financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1 with respect to such Most Recent Four Quarter Period. If reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower Representative shall provide to the Administrative Agent a list of all Excluded Subsidiaries at the time of such request.

Excluded Taxes”: (a) any Taxes measured by or imposed upon the net income of any Agent or Lender or its applicable lending office, or any branch or affiliate thereof, and all franchise Taxes, branch Taxes, Taxes on doing business or Taxes measured by or imposed upon the overall capital or net worth of any such Agent or Lender or its applicable lending office, or any branch or affiliate thereof, in each case imposed: (i) by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Agent or Lender, applicable lending office, branch or affiliate is organized or is located, or in which its principal executive office is located, or any nation within which such jurisdiction is located or any political subdivision thereof; or (ii) by reason of any connection between the jurisdiction imposing such Tax and such Agent or Lender, applicable lending office,

 

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branch or affiliate other than a connection arising solely from such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations under, or received payment under or enforced, this Agreement or any Notes, and (b) any Tax imposed by FATCA. For purposes of this definition, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Lender.

Extended ABL Term Loans”: as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

Extended Revolving Commitment”: as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

Extending ABL Term Lenders”: as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

Extending Lenders”: as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

Extending Revolving Credit Lender”: as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

Extension”: as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

Extension of Credit”: as to any Lender, the making of a Loan (other than a Loan under any Incremental Facility), and with respect to an Issuing Lender, the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

Extension Offer”: as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

Facility”: each of (a) the Commitments and the Extensions of Credit made thereunder and (b) any other committed facility hereunder and the Extensions of Credit made thereunder, and collectively, the “Facilities”.

Fair Market Value”: with respect to any asset or property, the fair market value of such asset or property as determined in good faith by senior management of the Borrower Representative or the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive.

FATCA”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as in effect on the Closing Date (and any amended or successor provisions that are substantively comparable), any regulations or other administrative authority promulgated thereunder, and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, or any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with any of the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.

Federal District Court”: as defined in Subsection 11.13(a).

Federal Funds Effective Rate”: for any day, the greater of (x) weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System of the United States arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it and (y) 0%.

 

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Fee Letter”: the Fee Letter, dated as of June 4, 2017, as amended by the letter agreement, dated as of June 23, 2017, and the letter agreement, dated as of July 14, 2017, among Passthrough Holdings, Passthrough Mergersub, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Natixis, New York Branch and Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC.

FILO Tranche”: as defined in Subsection 2.6(b)(iv).

Financing Lease”: any lease of property, real or personal, the obligations of the lessee in respect of which are required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized or financing lease (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, notas an operating lease) on the balance sheet of such lessee for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP prior to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (and all calculations and deliverables under this Agreement (other than those made under Subsection 7.1) shall be made or delivered, as applicable, based on GAAP as in effect prior to such adoption). The Stated Maturity of any Indebtedness under a Financing Lease Obligation shall be the scheduled date under the terms thereof of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such Financing Leasethe related lease.

Financing Lease Obligations”: obligationsObligation”: an obligation under any Financing Lease.

First Amendment Effective Date”: July 8, 2019.

First Lien Term Obligations”: (i) the Term Loan Facility Obligations and (ii) the Additional Obligations, Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, Rollover Indebtedness and refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Indebtedness described in this clause (ii) (other than any such Additional Obligations, Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, Rollover Indebtedness and refinancing Indebtedness that are unsecured or secured by a Lien ranking junior to the LienLiens securing the Term Loan Facility Obligations) secured by a first priority security interest in the Term Loan Priority Collateral and a second priority security interest in the ABL Priority Collateral, collectively.

first priority”: with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, that such Lien is the most senior Lien to which such Collateral is subject (subject to Customary Permitted Liens and Liens permitted under Subsection 8.14(h)).

Fiscal Period”: each monthly accounting period of the Parent Borrower calculated in accordance with the fiscal calendar of the Parent Borrower.

Fiscal Quarter”: for any Fiscal Year, each 13-week or 14-week fiscal period commencing on the day immediately following the last day of the previous Fiscal Quarter and ending on the Sunday closest to January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 (as applicable) of such Fiscal Year, or as otherwise designated by the Borrower Representative in accordance with Subsection 7.11.

 

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Fiscal Year”: the annual accounting period of the Parent Borrower ending on the Sunday closest to January 31 of any calendar year, or any other date of any calendar year designated by the Borrower Representative in accordance with Subsection 7.11, in each case calculated in accordance with the fiscal calendar of the Parent Borrower.

Fixed Charge Condition”: as defined in the definition of “Payment Condition” in this Subsection 1.1.

Fixed GAAP Date”: the ClosingThird Amendment Effective Date, provided that at any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower Representative may by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to change the Fixed GAAP Date to be the date specified in such notice, and upon such notice, the Fixed GAAP Date shall be such date for all periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice.

Fixed GAAP Terms”: (a) the covenants contained in Subsections 8.1 and 8.13, and the defined terms “Borrowing Base”, “Capital Expenditures”, “Consolidated EBITDA”, “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”, “Consolidated Interest Expense”, “Consolidated Net Income”, “Consolidated Tangible Assets”, “Consolidation”, “Debt Service Charges”, “EBITDA”, “Financing Lease Obligation”, “Foreign Borrowing Base”, “Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA”, “Pro Forma Basis”, “Pro Forma Compliance” or “Receivable”, (b) all defined terms in this Agreement to the extent used in or relating to any of the foregoing definitions, and all ratios and computations based on any of the foregoing definitions, and (c) any other term or provision of this Agreement or the Loan Documents that, at the Borrower Representative’s election, may be specified by the Borrower Representative by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time.

Foreign Borrowing Base”: the sum of (1) 90% of the book value of Inventory of the Parent Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries, (2) 90% of the book value of Receivables of the Parent Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries and (3) cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments of the Parent Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, determined as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal month of the Parent Borrower for which internal consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower (or, any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle whose financial statements satisfy the Parent Borrower’s reporting obligations under Subsection 7.1) are available, and, in the case of any determination relating to any incurrenceIncurrence of Indebtedness, on a pro forma basis including (x) any property or assets of a type described above acquired since the end of such fiscal month and (y) any property or assets of a type described above being acquired in connection therewith).

Foreign Pension Plan”: a registered pension plan which is subject to applicable pension legislation other than ERISA or the Code, which a Restricted Subsidiary sponsors or maintains, or to which it makes or is obligated to make contributions.

 

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Foreign Plan”: each Foreign Pension Plan, deferred compensation or other retirement or superannuation plan, fund, program, agreement, commitment or arrangement whether oral or written, funded or unfunded, sponsored, established, maintained or contributed to, or required to be contributed to, or with respect to which any liability is borne, outside the United States of America, by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than any such plan, fund, program, agreement or arrangement sponsored by a Governmental Authority.

Foreign Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower (a) that is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America and any Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary or (b) that is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco. Any subsidiary of the Parent Borrower which is organized and existing under the laws of Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States of America shall be a Foreign Subsidiary.

Foreign Subsidiary Holdco”: any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, so long as such Restricted Subsidiary has no material assets other than shares, equity interests, Capital Stock or other securities or indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof), intellectual property relating to such Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof), and/or other assets (including cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments) relating to an ownership interest in any such securities, indebtedness, intellectual property or Subsidiaries. Any Subsidiary which is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco that fails to meet the foregoing requirements as of the last day of the period for which consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower (or, any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle whose financial statements satisfy the Parent Borrower’s reporting obligations under Subsection 7.1) are available shall continue to be deemed a “Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” hereunder until the date that is 60 days following the date on which such annual or quarterly financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1 with respect to such period.

“Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA”: as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the most recent four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Parent Borrower ending prior to the date of such determination for which consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower (or, any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle whose financial statements satisfy the Borrower’s reporting obligations under Subsection 7.1) are available (determined for any fiscal quarter (or portion thereof) ending prior to the Closing Date, on a Pro Forma Basis (including to give effect to the Transactions as if they had occurred at the beginning of such four quarter period).

GAAP ”: generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect on the Fixed GAAP Date (for purposes of the Fixed GAAP Terms) and as in effect from time to time (for all other purposes of this Agreement), including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, and subject to the following sentence. If at any time the SEC permits or requires U.S. domiciled companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act to use IFRS in lieu of GAAP for financial reporting purposes, the Parent Borrower (or, any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle whose financial statements satisfy the Parent Borrower’s

 

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reporting obligations under Subsection 7.1) may elect by written notice to the Administrative Agent to so use IFRS in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such notice, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean (a) for periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice, IFRS as in effect on the date specified in such notice (for purposes of the Fixed GAAP Terms) and as in effect from time to time (for all other purposes of this Agreement) and (b) for prior periods, GAAP as defined in the first sentence of this definition. All ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Agreement shall be computed in conformity with GAAP.

General Intangibles”: general intangibles (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC), including payment intangibles, contract rights, rights to payment, rights arising under common law, statutes, or regulations, choses or things in action, goodwill, patents, trade names, trade secrets, trademarks, servicemarks, copyrights, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders, customer lists, monies due or recoverable from pension funds, route lists, rights to payment and other rights under any royalty or licensing agreements, infringement claims, computer programs, information contained on computer disks or tapes, software, literature, reports, catalogs, insurance premium rebates, tax refunds, and tax refund claims, and any and all supporting obligations in respect thereof, and any other personal property other than Accounts, Deposit Accounts, goods, Investment Property, and Negotiable Collateral.

Governmental Authority”: 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 supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Guarantee”: any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”: the ABL Guarantee and Collateral Agreement delivered to the Collateral Agent as of the date hereofClosing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

Guarantee Obligation”: as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any such obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or

 

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otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower Representative in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive.

Guarantors”: the collective reference to each Holding Company (or any Successor Holding Company in respect thereof pursuant to and as defined in Subsection 9.16(e) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) (unless and until such Holding Company is released from all of its obligations pursuant to Subsection 9.16(h) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) and each Subsidiary Guarantor; individually, a “Guarantor.

Hedging Affiliate”: as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

Hedging Agreement”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Hedging Obligations”: as to any Person, the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Hedging Agreement.

Hedging Party”: any Hedging Affiliate party to an Interest Rate Agreement, Hedging Agreement or other Permitted Hedging Arrangement.

Holding Companies”: Passthrough Holdings, Blocker Holdings and Management Holdings, collectivelyMidco and Intermediate GP, collectively (and, in each case, any Successor Holding Company in respect thereof pursuant to and as defined in Subsection 9.16(e) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), and each individually, a “Holding Company.

ICE LIBOR”: as defined in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.

IFRS”: 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”: any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower designated as such in writing by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent that (i) (x) contributed 5.00% or less of Consolidated EBITDA for the Most Recent Four Quarter

 

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Period, and (y) had consolidated assets representing 5.00% or less of Consolidated Tangible Assets foras of the end of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period; and (ii) together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries designated pursuant to the preceding clause (i) (x) contributed 5.007.50 % or less of Consolidated EBITDA for the Most Recent Four Quarter Period, and (y) had consolidated assets representing 5.007.50 % or less of Consolidated Tangible Assets foras of the end of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period; provided, however, that no Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that Guarantees the payment of the Term Loan Facility shall be an “Immaterial Subsidiary” hereunder. Subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, any. Any Subsidiary so designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary that fails to meet the foregoing requirements as of the last day of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period shall continue to be deemed an “Immaterial Subsidiary” hereunder until the date that is 60 days following the date on which such annual or quarterly financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1(a) or 7.1(b) with respect to such Most Recent Four Quarter Period.

Incremental ABL Term Loans”: as defined in Subsection 2.6(a).

“Incremental Commitment Effective Date”: as defined in Subsection 2.6(d).

Incremental Facility” and “Incremental Facilities”: as defined in Subsection 2.6(a).

Incremental Facility Increase”: as defined in Subsection 2.6(a).

Incremental Indebtedness”: Indebtedness incurred by any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with Subsection 2.6.

Incremental Commitment Effective Date”: as defined in Subsection 2.6(d).

Incremental Revolving Commitments”: as defined in Subsection 2.6(a).

“Incur”: issue, assume, enter into any Guarantee of, incur or otherwise become liable for; and the terms “Incurs”, “Incurring”, “Incurred” and “Incurrence” shall have a correlative meaning; provided that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary. Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness, and the payment of dividends on Capital Stock constituting Indebtedness in the form of additional shares of the same class of Capital Stock, will be deemed not to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness. Any Indebtedness issued at a discount (including Indebtedness on which interest is payable through the issuance of additional Indebtedness) shall be deemed Incurred at the time of original issuance of the Indebtedness at the initial accreted amount thereof.

Indebtedness”: of any Person at any date, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property (other than trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary practices), which purchase price is due more than one year after the date of placing such property in final service or taking final delivery and title thereto, (b) any other indebtedness of such Person which

 

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is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (c) all obligations of such Person under Financing Leases, (d) all reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments issued or created for the account of such Person (the amount of such obligations being equal at any time to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other instruments plus the aggregate amount of drawings thereunder that have not then been reimbursed), (e) for purposes of Subsection 9.1(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, interest rate futures, interest rate options, interest rate caps and any other interest rate hedge arrangements, (f) all indebtedness or obligations of the types referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (e) to the extent secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof (provided that the amount of Indebtedness of such Person shall be the lesser of (A) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination (as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower, which determination shall be conclusive) and (B) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Persons) and (g) Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of any Indebtedness of the type described in the preceding clauses (a) through (f); provided that Indebtedness shall not include (t) any obligations attributable to the exercise of dissenters’ or appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto, (u) any liability for federal, state, provincial, local or other taxes owed or owing to any government or other taxing authority, (v) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller, (w) obligations, to the extent such obligations constitute Indebtedness, under any agreement that has been defeased or satisfied and discharged pursuant to the terms of such agreement, (x) Contingent Obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, (y) in connection with the purchase by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business, any post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, (so long as (i) at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, (ii) to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid in a timely manner) or (z) for the avoidance of doubt, any obligations or liabilities which would be required to be classified and accounted for as an operating lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP as of the date hereofprior to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be determined as set forth above or as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, or otherwise shall equal the amount thereof that would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person (excluding any notes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Indemnified Liabilities”: as defined in Subsection 11.5(d).

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Individual Lender Exposure”: of any Revolving Credit Lender, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender then outstanding, (b) the sum of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage in each then outstanding Letter of Credit multiplied by the sum of the Stated Amount of the respective Letters of Credit and any Unpaid Drawings relating thereto and (c) such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Swingline Loans then outstanding.

Initial Agreement”: as defined in Subsection 8.8(d).

Initial Default”: as defined in Subsection 1.2(bc).

Initial Revolving Commitments”: the Commitment of the Lenders on the Closing Date.

Insolvency”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.

“Insurance Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower (i) that is a Captive Insurance Subsidiary or (ii) whose primary purpose and activity is the assumption of self-insurance risks and activities reasonably related thereto.

Intellectual Property”: as defined in Subsection 5.9.

Intercreditor Agreement Supplement”: as defined in Subsection 10.8(a).

Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter to occur while such Loan is outstanding, and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, and (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, (i) each day which is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and (ii) the last day of such Interest Period.

Interest Period”: with respect to any Eurodollar Loan:

(a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending (x) one, two (to the extent available), three or six months (or if agreed to by each affected Lender, 12 months or a shorter period) thereafter or, (y) on the last day of the first fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date or (z) on the last day of the first or the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Third Amendment Effective Date, as selected by the Borrower Representative in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and

(b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two (to the extent available), three or six months (or if agreed to by each affected Lender, 12 months or a shorter period) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower Representative by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not less than three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:

 

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(i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

(ii) any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Termination Date shall (for all purposes other than Subsection 4.12) end on the Termination Date; and

(iii) any Interest Period 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 a calendar month; and.

(iv) the Borrower Representative shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a scheduled payment of any Eurodollar Loan during an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan.

Interest Rate Agreement”: with respect to any Person, any interest rate protection agreement, future agreement, option agreement, swap agreement, cap agreement, collar agreement, hedge agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement (including derivative agreements or arrangements), as to which such Person is a party or a beneficiary.

“Intermediate GP”: Core & Main Intermediate GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto.

Interpolated Screen Rate”: in relation to the LIBO Rate for any Loan, the rate which results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the rate appearing on the ICE Benchmark Administration page (or on any successor or substitute page of such service) for the longest period (for which that rate is available) which is less than the Interest Period for such Loan and (b) the rate appearing on the ICE Benchmark Administration page (or on any successor or substitute page of such service) for the shortest period (for which that rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period for such Loan each as of approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Inventory”: inventory (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC).

Investment”: in any Person by any other Person, any direct or indirect advance, loan or other extension of credit (other than to customers, dealers, distributors, licensees, franchisees, suppliers, consultants, directors, officers or employees of any Person in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others) to, or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by, such Person. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Subsection 8.12 only, (i) “Investment” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Parent Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, provided that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Parent

 

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Borrower shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (x) the Parent Borrower’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (y) the portion (proportionate to the Parent Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation and (ii) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative, which determination shall be conclusive) at the time of such transfer. Guarantees shall not be deemed to be Investments. The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original cost of such Investment, reduced (at the Borrower Representative’s option) by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount or value received in respect of such Investment.

Investment Company Act”: the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

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

Investment Grade Securities”: (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents); (ii) debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (iii) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in investments of the type described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, which fund may also hold cash pending investment or distribution; and (iv) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments.

Investment Property”: investment property (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC) and any and all supporting obligations in respect thereof.

“Investors”: as defined in the definition of “Equity Contribution”.

IPO Vehicle”: (aanPubco and/or any other entity formed or designated for the purpose of facilitating an issuance or sale of common equity interests (which represent an indirect economic and/or voting interest in the Parent Borrower or a Parent Entity and through which investors shall indirectly hold their equity interests in the Parent Borrower or a Parent Entity) in an underwritten public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering) and such equity interests are listed on a nationally-recognized stock exchange in the U.S. and (banyNew Blocker, the Pubco Merger Subs and/or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the entity referred to in clause (a) above other than a Parent Entity or any Subsidiary of a Parent Entity (including the Pubco Merger Subs) (unless the entity in clause (a) is a Parent Entity, in which case other than the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof).

 

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ISP”: the International Standby Practices (1998), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590.

Issuing Lender”: as the context requires, (a) Citibank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Royal Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Natixis, New York Branch and Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC, each in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it; (b) any other Lender that may become an Issuing Lender pursuant to Subsections 3.10 and 3.11 in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by such Lender; or (c) collectively, all of the foregoing.

Judgment Conversion Date”: as defined in Subsection 11.8(a).

Judgment Currency”: as defined in Subsection 11.8(a).

Junior Capital”: collectively, any Indebtedness of any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle or the Parent Borrower that (i) is not secured by any asset of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full of the Obligations hereunder on terms consistent with those for senior subordinated high yield debt securities issued by U.S. companies sponsored by CD&R (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative, which determination shall be conclusive), (iii) has a final maturity date that is not earlier than, and provides for no scheduled payments of principal prior to, the date that is 91 days after the Termination Date (other than through conversion or exchange of any such Indebtedness for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Parent Borrower, Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle or any other Junior Capital), (iv) has no mandatory redemption or prepayment obligations other than (a) obligations that are subject to the prior payment in full in cash of the Loans and (b) pursuant to an escrow or similar arrangement with respect to the proceeds of such Junior Capital and (v) does not require the payment of cash interest until the date that is 91 days after the Termination Date.

Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement”: an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit P to be entered into as required by the terms hereof, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

L/C Disbursement”: as defined in Subsection 3.5(a).

L/C Commitment”: with respect to any Issuing Lender at any time, (i) the amount set forth opposite such Issuing Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(j) hereto under the caption “L/C Commitment” or (ii) such other amount agreed from time to time between such Issuing Lender and the Borrower Representative.

L/C Exposure”: at any time the aggregate principal amount at such time of the L/C Obligations. The L/C Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender at any time shall equal its Commitment Percentage of the aggregate L/C Exposure at such time.

L/C Fee Payment Date”: with respect to any Letter of Credit, the last Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter to occur after the date of issuance thereof, to and including the first such day to occur on or after the date of expiry thereof.

 

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L/C Fees”: the fees and commissions specified in Subsection 3.3.

L/C Obligations”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Subsection 3.5(a).

L/C Request”: a letter of credit request in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto or, in such form as the applicable Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting the Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit.

LCT Election”: as defined in Subsection 1.2(kl).

LCT Test Date”: as defined in Subsection 1.2(kl).

Lead Arrangers”: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Natixis, New York Branch, Truist Securities, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, Commerce Bank, Citizens Bank, N.A. and Nomura Securities International, Inc. as Joint Lead Arrangers.

Lender Default”: (a) the refusal (which may be given verbally or in writing and has not been retracted) or failure of any Lender (including any Agent in its capacity as Lender) to make available its portion of any incurrence of Loans or reimbursement obligations required to be made hereunder, which refusal or failure is not cured within two Business Days after the date of such refusal or failure, (b) the failure of any Lender (including any Agent in its capacity as Lender) to pay over to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, (c) a Lender (including any Agent in its capacity as Lender) has notified the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, (d) a Lender (including any Agent in its capacity as Lender) has failed, within 10 Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender Default pursuant to this clause (d) shall cease to be a Lender Default upon receipt of such confirmation by the Administrative Agent) or (e) an Agent or a Lender has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Agent or Lender becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event or Bail-In Action.

Lender Joinder Agreement”: as defined in Subsection 2.6(c)(i).

Lender-Related Distress Event”: with respect to any Agent or Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver, trustee, monitor or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a

 

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Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interests in any Agent or Lender or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Agent or Lender by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such lender 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) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender; provided, further, that the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, monitor, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator with respect to an Agent or Lender or any other person that directly or indirectly controls such Agent or Lender under the Dutch Financial Supervision Act 2007 (as amended from time to time and including any successor legislation) shall not be deemed to result in anbe a “Lender-Related Distress Event” with respect to such Agent or Lender or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Agent or Lender.

Lenders”: the several lenders from time to time parties to this Agreement together with, in the case of any such lender that is a bank or financial institution, any affiliate of any such bank or financial institution through which such bank or financial institution elects, by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative, to make any Revolving Credit Loans, Swingline Loans or Letters of Credit available to any Borrower, provided that for all purposes of voting or consenting with respect to (a) any amendment, supplementationsupplement or modification of or to any Loan Document, (b) any waiver of any of the requirements of any Loan Document or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences or (c) any other matter as to which a Lender may vote or consent pursuant to Subsection 11.1, the bank or financial institution making such election shall be deemed the “Lender” rather than such affiliate, which shall not be entitled to so vote or consent.

Letters of Credit” or “L/Cs”: as defined in Subsection 3.1(a).

LIBO Rate”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum equal to the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any successor organization) LIBO Rate (“ICE LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of ICE LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time and as consented to by the Borrower Representative) at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that, to the extent than an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “LIBO Rate” shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate.

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Dollars, then, at the Borrower Representative’s request, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the Adjusted LIBO Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable (including amendments to the Applicable Margin to preserve the terms of the economic transactiontransactions initially agreed to among the Parent BorrowerBorrowers, on the one hand, and the Lenders to this Agreement, on the other hand (including with respect to the impact of any “floors”)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

Lien”: any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).

Limited Condition Transaction”: (x) any acquisition, including by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of Capital Stock or otherwise, of any assets, business or Person, or any other Investment by one or more of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries of any assets, business or Person or any other Investment permitted by this Agreement, in each case, whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing or (y) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock requiring irrevocable notice in advance of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment.

Loan”: a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swingline Loan, as the context requires; collectively, the “Loans”.

Loan Documents”: this Agreement, the Notes, the L/C Requests, the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (on and after the execution thereof), each other document designated a “Loan Document” by the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent, each Other Intercreditor Agreement (on and after the execution thereof) and any other Security Documents, each as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

Loan Parties”: each Holding Company (orincluding, in each case, any Successor Holding Company in respect thereof pursuant to and as defined in Subsection 9.16(e) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) (unless and until such Holding Company is released from all of its obligations pursuant to Subsection 9.16(h) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), the Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantors; each individually, a “Loan Party”.

Management Advances”: (1) promissory notes of Management Investors acquired in connection with the issuance of Management Stock to such Management Investors, (2) Management Guarantees or (3) other Guarantees of borrowings by Management Investors in connection with the purchase of Management Stock, which Guarantees are permitted under Subsection 8.13.

 

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Management Guarantees”: guarantees made on behalf of, or in respect of loans or advances made to, directors, officers, employees, management members or consultants of any Parent Entity, IPO Vehicle, the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) in respect of travel, entertainment and moving related expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, or (2) in the ordinary course of business and (in the case of this clause (2)) not exceeding $10,000,000the greater of $20,000,000 and 1.50% of Consolidated Tangible Assets in the aggregate outstanding at any time.

Management Holdings”: Core & Main Management Feeder, LLC (formerly known as CD&R Waterworks Management Feeder, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto.

Management Investors”: the current or former management members, officers, directors, employees and other members of the management of any Parent Entity, IPO Vehicle, the Parent Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or family members or relatives of any of the foregoing (provided that, solely for purposes of the definition of “Permitted Holders”, such relatives shall include only those Persons who are or become Management Investors in connection with estate planning for or inheritance from other Management Investors, as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative, which determination shall be conclusive), or trusts, partnerships or limited liability companies for the benefit of any of the foregoing, or any of their heirs, executors, successors and legal representatives, who at any date beneficially own or have the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary,of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle (including any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof).

Management Stock”: Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary, or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle (including any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof) held by any of the Management Investors.

Management Subscription Agreements”: one or more stock subscription, stock option, grant or other agreements which have been or may be entered into between the Parent Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle and one or more Management Investors (or any of their heirs, successors, assigns, legal representatives or estates), with respect to the issuance to and/or acquisition, ownership and/or disposition by any of such parties of common stock of the Parent Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle, or options, warrants, units or other rights in respect of common stock of the Parent Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle, any agreements entered into from time to time by transferees of any such stock, options, warrants or other rights in connection with the sale, transfer or reissuance thereof, and any assumptions of any of the foregoing by third parties, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing”: as defined in Subsection 2.4(c).

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Market Capitalization”: an amount equal to (i) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Parent Borrower, or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle (including all shares of Capital Stock of such Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle reserved for issuance upon conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of another Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle outstanding on such date) on the date of declaration of the relevant dividend or making of any other Restricted Payment, as applicable, multiplied by (ii) the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share of such capital stock on the New York Stock Exchange (or, if the primary listing of such capital stock is on another exchange, on such other exchange) for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding such date.

Material Adverse Effect”: (x) on, or as of, the Closing Date, a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect, or (y) after the Closing Date, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole (other than resulting from any event, development or circumstance related to the COVID-19 pandemic that was disclosed to the Lenders on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date), (b) the validity or enforceability as to the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) party thereto of the Loan Documents taken as a whole or (c) the rights or remedies of the Agents and the Lenders under the Loan Documents, in each case taken as a whole.

Material Subsidiaries”: Restricted Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower constituting, individually or in the aggregate (as if such Restricted Subsidiaries constituted a single Subsidiary), a “significant subsidiary” in accordance with Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X.

Materials of Environmental Concern”: any pollutants, contaminants, hazardous or toxic substances or materials or wastes defined, listed, or regulated as such in or under, or which may give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law, including gasoline, petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof), petroleum products or by-products, asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls.

Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount”: at any date of determination, an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the sum of (i) an amount equal to the greater of (1)  $225,000,000400,000,000 and (2) Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement and calculated in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Credit Agreement applicable to the “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount” as defined therein) (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) (amounts incurredIncurred pursuant to this clause (i), the “Cash Capped Incremental Facility”) plus (ii) an unlimited amount if, after giving effect to the incurrenceIncurrence of such amount (or, at the Borrower Representative’s option, on the date of the initial commitment to lend such additional amount after giving pro forma effect to the incurrenceIncurrence of the entire committed amount of such additional amount), either (x) the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement and calculated in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Credit Agreement applicable to the “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount” as defined therein) shall not exceed 4.753.75 to 1.00 (amounts incurred pursuant to or (y) in the case of Indebtedness being Incurred to finance or refinance, or otherwise Incurred in connection with, any acquisition of assets (including Capital Stock), business or Person, or any merger or consolidation of any Person with or into the Parent

 

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Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any other Investment, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement and calculated in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Credit Agreement applicable to the “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount” as defined therein) of the Parent Borrower would equal or be less than the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio of the Parent Borrower immediately prior to giving effect thereto (in each case under this clause (ii), the “Ratio Incremental Facility”) (as set forth in an officer’sa certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Representative delivered to the Administrative Agent at the time of such incurrenceIncurrence , together with calculations demonstrating compliance with such ratio (amounts Incurred pursuant to this clause (ii), the “Ratio Incremental Facility”) (it being understood that (A) if pro forma effect is given to the entire committed amount of any such additional amount on the date of initial borrowing of such Indebtedness or entry into the definitive agreement providing the commitment to fund such Indebtedness, such committed amount may thereafter be borrowed and reborrowed, in whole or in part, from time to time, without further compliance with this clause (ii) and (B) for purposes of so calculating the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, any additional amount incurredIncurred under Subsection 8.13(a)(i)(B) and pursuant to clause (ii) of this definition shall be treated as if such amount is Consolidated Secured Indebtedness (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement), regardless of whether such amount is actually secured or is secured by Liens ranking junior to the Liens securing the Term Loan Facility Obligations)); provided that, at the Parent Borrower’s option, capacity under the Ratio Incremental Facility shall be deemed to be used before capacity under the Cash Capped Incremental Facility.

“Midco”: Core & Main Midco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto.

Minimum Extension Condition”: as defined in Subsection 2.8(b).

Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors.

Most Recent Four Quarter Period”: the four Fiscal Quarter period of the Parent Borrower ending on the last day of the most recently completed Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements of the Parent Borrower have been (or have been required to be) delivered under Subsection 7.1(a) or 7.1(b).

Multiemployer Plan”: a Plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

Negotiable Collateral”: letters of credit, letter of credit rights, instruments, promissory notes, drafts, documents, and chattel paper (including electronic chattel paper and tangible chattel paper), and any and all supporting obligations in respect thereof.

Net Orderly Liquidation Value”: the orderly liquidation value (net of costs and expenses estimated to be incurred in connection with such liquidation) of the Qualified Loan Parties’ Inventory, that is estimated to be recoverable in an orderly liquidation of such Inventory expressed as a percentage of the net book value thereof, such percentage to be as determined from time to time by reference to the most recent Inventory appraisal completed by a qualified third-party appraisal company (approved by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion) delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Net Proceeds”: with respect to any new public or private issuance or sale of any securities or any capital contribution (whether of property or assets, including cash), an amount equal to the gross proceeds in cash and Cash Equivalents (or with respect to capital contributions of non-cash property or assets, the Fair Market Value thereof) of such issuance, sale or contribution net of attorneys’attorney’s fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions, and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such issuance, sale or contribution and net of Tax Distributions made or to be made and all taxes paid or payable as a result, or in respect, thereof.

New Blocker”: CD&R WW, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto.

New Blocker Holdings”: CD&R WW Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto.

New York Courts”: as defined in Subsection 11.13(a).

New York Supreme Court”: as defined in Subsection 11.13(a).

Non-Consenting Lender”: as defined in Subsection 11.1(g).

Non-Defaulting Lender”: any Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

Non-Excluded Taxes”: all Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

Non-Extending Lender”: any Lender that does not accept an Extension Offer.

Non-Loan Party”: each Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is not a Loan Party.

Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary”: each Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

Notes”: the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Notes and the Swingline Note.

“NYFRB”: the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

“NYFRB Rate”: for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Obligation Currency”: as defined in Subsection 11.8(a).

Obligations”: obligations of the Loan Parties from time to time arising under or in respect of the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during (or that would accrue but for) the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (ii) each payment required to be made in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of Reimbursement Obligations and interest thereon and (iii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

OFAC ”: as defined in clause (c) of the first sentence of Subsection 5.23(b).

Optional Payments”: as defined in Subsection 8.6(e).

Organizational Documents”: with respect to any Person, (a) the articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation or certificate of formation (or the equivalent organizational documents) of such Person and (b) the bylaws, operating agreement or partnership agreement (or the equivalent governing documents) of such Person.

Other ABL Term Commitments”: one or more Tranches of term loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Other ABL Term Loans”: one or more Tranches of term loans hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Other Intercreditor Agreement”: an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower Representative and the Collateral Agent.

Other Representatives”: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBank of America, N.A., in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., in its capacity Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, Royal Bank of Canada, in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, Natixis, New York Branch, in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, Truist Securities, Inc., in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, Commerce Bank, in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, Citizens Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner and Nomura Securities International, Inc., in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner.

 

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Other Revolving Credit Commitments”: one or more Tranches of revolving credit commitments hereunder or extended Commitments in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Other Revolving Credit Loans”: the Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to any Other Revolving Credit Commitment.

Parent Borrower”: (a) prior to the Waterworks Merger, Passthrough Mergersub and (b) following the Waterworks Merger, Waterworks Opco as successor to the Waterworks Merger, and any successor in interest thereto permitted hereunder.

Parent Borrower Partnership Agreement means: that certain amended and restated limited partnershipliability company agreement of the Parent BorrowerCore & Main Connector dated as of the date hereof, among the Parent Borrower, Passthrough Holdings, Waterworks Blocker and Management HoldingsThird Amendment Effective Date, among Core & Main Connector, Topco and Core & Main Buyer, as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time (so long as, in the case of Tax Distributions, such amendment, supplement or replacement agreement (which replacement agreement may be the partnership or similar agreement of another Parent Entity or, an IPO Vehicle or the Parent Borrower) is not more disadvantageous to the Lenders in any material respect than such partnershiplimited liability company agreement as in effect on the ClosingThird Amendment Effective Date).

Parent Entity”: any of Blocker Holdings, Passthrough Holdings, Management Holdings and , Waterworks Holdings LP, Waterworks Holdings LLC, Pubco, New Blocker, Topco, Core & Main Buyer, Core & Main Connector, the Holding Companies (including, in each case, any Successor Holding Company pursuant to and as defined in Subsection 9.16(e) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), any Other Parent and any other Person that is a Subsidiary of Blocker Holdings, Passthrough Holdings, Management Holdings, Waterworks Holdings LP, Waterworks Holdings LLC, Pubco, New Blocker, Topco, Core & Main Buyer, Core & Main Connector, any Holding Company (including, in each case, any Successor Holding Company pursuant to and as defined in Subsection 9.16(e) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) or any Other Parent and of which the Parent Borrower is a Subsidiary, in each case, solely for so long as the Parent Borrower isremains a Subsidiary of such Person. As used herein, “Other Parent” means a Person (which may be an IPO Vehicle) of which the Parent Borrower is or becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing Date that is designated by the Parent Borrower as an “Other Parent”, after the Closing Date; provided that either (x) immediately after the Borrower first becomes a Subsidiary of such Person, more than 50.0% of the Voting Stock of such Person shall be held by one or more Persons that held more than 50.0% of the Voting Stock of the Parent Borrower or a Parent Entity of the Parent Borrower immediately prior to the Borrower first becoming such Subsidiary, (y) such Person shall be deemed not to be an Other Parent for the purpose of determining whether a Change of Control shall have occurred by reason of the Parent Borrower first becoming a Subsidiary of such Person, or (z) in the case of an IPO Vehicle, no Change of Control shall have occurred in treating such IPO Vehicle as if it were a Parent Entity both before and after giving effect to the Parent Borrower becoming a Subsidiary of such IPO Vehicle. The Parent Borrower shall not in any event be deemed to be a “Parent Entity.

 

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Parent Entity Expenses”: (i) costs (including all professional fees and expenses) incurred by any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle in connection with maintaining its existence or in connection with its reporting obligations under, or in connection with compliance with, applicable laws or applicable rules of any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory body or stock exchange, this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating to Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including in respect of any reports filed with respect to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (ii) expenses incurred by any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle in connection with the acquisition, development, maintenance, ownership, prosecution, protection and defense of its intellectual property and associated rights (including but not limited to trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, patents, copyrights and similar rights, including registrations and registration or renewal applications in respect thereof; inventions, processes, designs, formulae, trade secrets, know-how, confidential information, computer software, data and documentation, and any other intellectual property rights; and licenses of any of the foregoing) or assertions of infringement, misappropriation, dilution or other violation of third-party intellectual property or associated rights, to the extent such intellectual property and associated rights or assertions relate to the business or businesses of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, (iii) indemnification obligations of any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle owing to directors, officers, employees or other Persons under its charter or bylawsby-laws (or equivalent) or pursuant to written agreements with or for the benefit of any such Person (including the CD&R Indemnification Agreement), or obligations in respect of director and officer insurance (including premiums therefor), (iv) other administrative and operational expenses of any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle incurred in the ordinary course of business, (v) fees and expenses incurred by any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle in connection with maintenance and implementation of any management equity incentive plan associated with the management of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (vi) fees and expenses incurred by any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle in connection with any offering of Capital Stock or Indebtedness, (w) which offering is not completed, or (x) where the net proceeds of such offering are intended to be received by or contributed or loaned to the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or (y) in a prorated amount of such expenses in proportion to the amount of such net proceeds intended to be so received, contributed or loaned, or (z) otherwise on an interim basis prior to completion of such offering so long as any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle shall cause the amount of such expenses to be repaid to the Parent Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary out of the proceeds of such offering promptly if completed.

Participant”: as defined in Subsection 11.6(c)(i).

Participant Register”: as defined in Subsection 11.6(b)(v).

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Passthrough Mergersub”: as defined in the Preamble hereto, and any successor in interest thereto.

Patriot Act”: as defined in Subsection 11.18.

Payment Condition”: at any time of determination with respect to any Specified Transaction, that the following conditions are all satisfied: (x) (1) 30-Day Specified Excess Availability (divided by Availability as of such time of determination and expressed as a percentage) and (2) the Specified Availability on the date of such Specified Transaction (divided by Availability as of such time of determination and expressed as a percentage), in each case exceed the applicable Availability Percentage (as defined below) and, (y) unless the Fixed Charge Condition (as defined below) is satisfied (to the extent applicable), the Parent Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with a minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.00:1.00 and (z) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower Representative shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (i) a copy of calculations required by preceding clause (y) in reasonable detail and (ii) a calculation of Specified Unrestricted Cash. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (i) “Availability Percentage: shall mean (a) in respect of any Restricted Payment pursuant to Subsection 8.3(k), 12.5%; (b) in respect of (A) any investment or acquisition permitted pursuant to clause (u) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” or (B) clause (c)(i) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisitions,” 10.0%; (c) in respect of any payment, repurchase or redemption pursuant to Subsection 8.6(a), 12.5%; (d) in respect of any merger, consolidation, amalgamation or asset sale pursuant to Subsection 8.2(a) or 8.2(b), 10.0%; and (e) in respect of any Asset Sale that would otherwise have to comply with Subsection 8.5, 10.0%.; and (ii) “Fixed Charge Condition” shall mean 30-Day Specified Excess Availability (divided by Availability as of such time of determination and expressed as a percentage) exceeds: (a) in respect of any Restricted Payment pursuant to Subsection 8.3(k), 17.5%; (b) in respect of any acquisition permitted pursuant to clause (c)(i) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisitions”, 15.0%; (c) in respect of any investment permitted pursuant to clause (u) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, 15.0%; (d) in respect of any payment, repurchase or redemption pursuant to Subsection 8.6(a), 15.0%; and (e) in respect of (A) any merger, consolidation, amalgamation or asset sale pursuant to Subsection 8.2(a) or 8.2(b) or (B) any Asset Sale that would otherwise have to comply with Subsection 8.5, 15.0%.

PBGC”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor thereto).

Permitted Acquisitions”: any acquisition in a transaction that satisfies each of the following requirements:

(a) the business of the acquired company shall be substantially similar to, or ancillary, complementary or related to the line of business of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Datea Related Business, or the assets so acquired shall be used or useful in or otherwise relate to, any such business.;

(b) the assets acquired will be owned or otherwise held by a Qualified Loan Party or the acquired company and its Subsidiaries will become Qualified Loan Parties and pledge their Collateral to the AdministrativeCollateral Agent, in each case, to the extent and as required by Subsection 7.9(b) and Subsection 7.9(c); and

 

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(c) either:

(i) the Payment Condition in respect of Permitted Acquisitions is satisfied; or

(ii) to the extent such Payment Condition is not satisfied, the Acquisition Consideration consists solely of any combination of (x) Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle, and/or (y) amounts not to exceed the Available Excluded Contribution Amount Basket, and/or (z) additional cash and other property (excluding cash and other property covered in subclauses (x) and (y) of this clause (c)(ii)) and Indebtedness (whether incurred or assumed), provided that the aggregate amount of such cash consideration paid pursuant to this clause (c)(ii)(z) and all other cash consideration paid for Permitted Acquisitions consummated during any Fiscal Year in reliance on this clause (c)(ii)(z) is less than or equal to $15,000,000 (during the first Fiscal Year following the Closing Date) and $10,000,000 (during each subsequent Fiscal Year)the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 2.00% of Consolidated Tangible Assets, provided, further, that amounts unused in any Fiscal Year may be carried forward and used to make Permitted Acquisitions in succeeding Fiscal Years, and provided, further, that the Acquisition Consideration paid or payable pursuant to this clause (c)(ii)(z) during any one Fiscal Year shall not exceed $25,000,000the greater of (x) $45,000,000 and (y) 3.00% of Consolidated Tangible Assets in the aggregate.

Permitted Affiliated Assignee”: (i) CD&R, and any investment fund managed or controlled by CD&R and, (ii) any special purpose vehicle established by CD&R or by one or more of such investment funds managed or controlled by CD&R and (iii) any Parent Entity.

Permitted Cure Securities”: common equity securities of the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity or other equity securitiesCapital Stock of the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity that dodoes not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock.

Permitted Debt Exchange”: as defined in Subsection 2.9(a) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

Permitted Debt Exchange Notes”: as defined in Subsection 2.9(a) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

Permitted Discretion”: the commercially reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent exercised in good faith in accordance with customary business practices for comparable asset-based lending transactions, as to any factor which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines: (a) will or reasonably could be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the value of any Eligible Inventory, Eligible Accounts or Eligible Credit Card Receivables, the enforceability or priority of the applicable Agent’s Liens thereon or the amount which any Agent, the Lenders or any Issuing Lender would be likely to receive (after giving consideration to delays in payment and costs of enforcement) in the liquidation of such Eligible Inventory, Eligible Accounts or Eligible Credit Card Receivables or (b) is evidence that any collateral report or financial information delivered to the Administrative Agent by any Person on

 

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behalf of the applicable Borrower is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect. In exercising such judgment, the Administrative Agent may consider, without duplication, such factors already included in or tested by the definition of Eligible Inventory, Eligible Accounts or Eligible Credit Card Receivables, as well as any of the following: (i) changes after the Closing Date in any material respect in demand for, pricing of, or product mix of Inventory; (ii) changes after the Closing Date in any material respect in any concentration of risk with respect to Accounts; and (iii) any other factors arising after the Closing Date that change in any material respect the credit risk of lending to the Borrowers on the security of the Eligible Inventory, Eligible Accounts or Eligible Credit Card Receivables.

Permitted Hedging Arrangement”: any Hedging Agreements or other agreements or arrangements that are entered into for, or any currency or commodity is purchased or otherwise acquired for, purposes other than speculation.

Permitted Holders”: any of the following: (i) any of the CD&R Investors; (ii) any of the Management Investors, CD&R and their respective Affiliates; (iii) any investment fund or vehicle managed, sponsored or advised by CD&R or any Affiliate thereof, and any Affiliate of or successor to any such investment fund or vehicle; (iv) any limited or general partners of, or other investors in, any CD&R Investor or any Affiliate thereof, or any such investment fund or vehicle; (v) any “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) of which any of the Persons specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) above is a member (provided that (without giving effect to the existence of such “group” or any other “group”) one or more of such Persons collectively have beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Parent Borrower or theany Parent Entity held by such “group”), and any other Person that is a member of such “group”; (vi) any Person acting in the capacity of an underwriter (solely to the extent that and for so long as such Person is acting in such capacity) in connection with a public or private offering of Capital Stock of any Parent Entity, IPO Vehicle or the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle; and (vii) unless and until it constitutes a Parent Entity, any IPO Vehicle (provided that no “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), other than one or more “Permitted Holders” described in the preceding clauses (i) through (vi), has beneficial ownership (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13-d5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of voting stock of such IPO Vehicle).

Permitted Indebtedness”: as defined in Subsection 8.13.

Permitted Investments”: (a) Investments in accounts, payment intangibles and chattel paper (each as defined in the UCC), notes receivable, extensions of trade credit and similar items arising or acquired in the ordinary course of business consistent with the past practice of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

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(c) Investments existingin existence or made pursuant to legally binding written commitments in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 1.1(g), and in each case, any extension, modification, replacement, reinvestment or renewal thereof; provided that the amount of any such Investment may be increased in such extension, modification, replacement, reinvestment or renewal only (x) as required by the terms of such Investment or binding commitment as in existence on the Closing Date (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities) or (y) as otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

(d) (i) Investments by any Loan Party in any other Loan Party (other than to any Holding Company) or in or by any Captive Insurance Subsidiary; provided, however, that if any such Investment is in the form of intercompany Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien and (ii) Investments in any Parent Entity in amounts and for purposes for which dividends are permitted under Subsection 8.3;

(e) Investments received in settlement amounts due to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower effected in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Investments by any Non-Loan Party in any other Non-Loan Party;

(g) Investments by Loan Parties in any Non-Loan Parties; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate outstanding amount at any time of all intercompany Investments made pursuant to this clause (g) in any Fiscal Year shall not exceed $15,000,000the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 2.00% of Consolidated Tangible Assets during such Fiscal Year; provided, further, that amounts unused in any Fiscal Year may be carried forward and used to make Investments in succeeding Fiscal Years in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000the greater of (x) $45,000,000 and (y) 3.00% of Consolidated Tangible Assets in the aggregate in any one Fiscal Year and (ii) in lieu of the Investments permitted by this clause (g), any Restricted Payment from Loan Parties to Non-Loan Parties may be made in amounts not exceeding the available limit as determined pursuant to this clause (g) (with a corresponding reduction in such limit as a result thereof);

(h) Investments by any Non-Loan Party in any Loan Party (other than any Holding Company); provided, however, that if any such Investment is in the form of intercompany Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien;

(i) Investments by any Loan Party in any Non-Loan Party to the extent substantially concurrent with, and in any event within three Business Days of, such Investment, a corresponding cash Investment or Restricted Payment is made from such Non-Loan Party, directly or indirectly, to a Loan Party;

(j) any Investment constituting or acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, including any Investment in the form of a capital contribution or intercompany Indebtedness among any Holding Company, the Parent Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries for the purpose of consummating a Permitted Acquisition;

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(l) loans and advances (and guarantees of loans and advances by third parties) made to officers, directors or, employees, management members or consultants of any Parent Entity, IPO Vehicle or the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and Guarantee Obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of obligations of officers, directors or, employees, management members or consultants of any Parent Entity, IPO Vehicle or the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case (i) in the ordinary course of business (other than in connection with the Management Subscription Agreement), (ii) existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 1.1(g), (iii) in respect of travel, entertainment or moving related expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iv) in respect of moving related expenses incurred in connection with any closing or consolidation of any facility, (v) made for other purposes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 2.00% of Consolidated Tangible Assets at any time outstanding or (vi) relating to indemnification or reimbursement of any officers, directors or, employees, management members or consultants in respect of liabilities relating to their serving in any such capacity; provided, however, that with respect to any employee of any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle, no such loans or advances shall be permitted unless the activities of such employee relate primarily to the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(m) loans and advances (and guarantees of loans and advances by third parties) made to Management Investors in connection with the purchase by such Management Investors of Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle (so long as, in the case of any purchase of Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle, such Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle applies an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of such purchases to, directly or indirectly, make capital contributions to, or purchase Capital Stock of, the Parent Borrower or applies such proceeds to pay Parent Entity Expenses) of up to $30,000,000the greater of (x) $60,000,000 and (y) 4.00% of Consolidated Tangible Assets outstanding at any one time and promissory notes of Management Investors acquired in connection with the issuance of Management Stock to such Management Investors;

(n) (i) Investments of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries under Interest Rate Agreements, Hedging Agreements or other Permitted Hedging Arrangements and (ii) any Investment by any Captive Insurance Subsidiary in connection with its provision of insurance to the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which Investment is made in the ordinary course of business of such Captive Insurance Subsidiary, or by reason of applicable law, rule, regulation or order, or that is required or approved by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Captive Insurance Subsidiary or its business, as applicable;

(o) Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits (x) with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business or (y) otherwise described in the definition of “Customary Permitted Liens” or made in connection with Liens permitted under Subsection 8.14;

(p) Investments representing non-cash consideration received by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any Disposition, provided that any such non-cash consideration received by any Loan Party is pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Security Documents as and to the extent provided for therein;

 

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(q) Investments by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person in connection with a joint venture or similar arrangement; provided that (i) the aggregate amount of such Investments pursuant to this clause (q) do not exceed $30,000,000the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 3.50% of Consolidated Tangible Assets at any time outstanding and (ii) the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary complies with the provisions of Subsections 7.9(b) and 7.9(c) hereof, if applicable, with respect to such ownership interest;

(r) Investments in industrial development or revenue bonds or similar obligations secured by assets leased to and operated by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that were issued in connection with the financing of such assets, so long as the Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary may obtain title to such assets at any time by optionally canceling such bonds or obligations, paying a nominal fee and terminating such financing transaction;

(s) Investments representing evidences of Indebtedness, securities or other property received from another Person by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any bankruptcy proceeding or other reorganization of such other Person or as a result of foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any Lien or exchange for evidences of Indebtedness, securities or other property of such other Person held by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any such securities or other property received by any other Loan Party is pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Security Documents as and to the extent required thereby;

(t) any Investment to the extent not exceeding the Available Excluded Contribution Amount Basket;

(u) other Investments; provided that at the time such Investments are made the Payment Condition is satisfied;

(v) other Investments in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $25,000,000the greater of (x) $272,500,000 and (y) 16.50% of Consolidated Tangible Assets;

(w) any Investment to the extent made using Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower (other than Disqualified Capital Stock), or Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle or Junior Capital as consideration;

(x) Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and similar deposits entered into as a result of the operations of the business in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; and

(y) Management Advances.; and

(z) Investments consisting of purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, supplies, services, material or equipment or the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons.

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with Subsection 8.12, (i) in the event that any Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Investments described in one or more of the clauses of this definition, the Borrower Representative, in its sole discretion, shall classify such item of Investment and may include the amount and type of such Investment in one or more of such clauses (including in part under one such clause and in part under another such clause) and (ii) the amount of any Investment made or outstanding at any time under clauses (g), (l), (m), (q) and (v) shall be the original cost of such Investment, reduced (at the Borrower Representative’s option and without duplication of any such reduction pursuant to the definition of “Investment”) by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount or value received in respect of such Investment.

Permitted Liens”: as defined in Subsection 8.14.

Person”: an individual, partnership, corporation, company, limited liability company, business trust, trust, joint stock company, unincorporated organization, association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

Plan”: at a particular time, any employee benefit plan which is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Parent Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Platform”: Intralinks, SyndTrak Online, Debtdomain or any other similar electronic distribution system.

Plumb Acquisition Agreement”: the Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2017, as amended and restated pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 14, 2017, by and among Passthrough Holdings, Passthrough Mergersub, New Blocker, Blocker Mergersub, the Sellers, Waterworks Blocker, Waterworks Opco and HD Supply, Inc., as the same may be further amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Preferred Stock”: as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation or company, Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that by its terms is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such corporation or company, over Capital Stock of any other class of such corporation or company.

Pro Forma Basis” or “Pro Forma Compliance”: with respect to any determination for any period, that such determination shall be made giving pro forma effect to any event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires compliance on a “Pro Forma Basis” or “Pro Forma Compliance” (and, if relevant, to each Material Acquisition and each Material Disposition of any Person, business or asset), together with all transactions relating thereto, in each case consummated during such period or thereafter and on or prior to the date of determination (including any incurrence, assumption, refinancing or repayment of Indebtedness), as if such acquisition, investment, sale (or other disposition), other event and related transactions had been consummated on the first day of such period, in each case based on historical results accounted for in accordance with GAAP, and taking into account adjustments consistent with the

 

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definition of “Consolidated EBITDA, including the amount of net cost savings projected by the Borrower Representative in good faith to be realized as the result of actions taken or to be taken on or prior to the date that is 2436 months after the closing date of such transaction and prior to or during such period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that the aggregate amount of such net cost savings included in EBITDA for any four-quarter period (together with the aggregate amount of net cost savings included in EBITDA for such four-quarter period pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of “EBITDA”), shall not exceed 25.0% of EBITDA (calculated after giving operation to this sentence and clause (b) of the definition of “EBITDA”). For purposes of making any computation referred to in the preceding sentence, if, since the beginning of such period, (1) the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has incurred any Indebtedness that remains outstanding on such date of determination or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is an incurrence of Indebtedness by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Indebtedness as if such Indebtedness had been incurred on the first day of such period (except that in making such computation, the amount of Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility outstanding on the date of such calculation shall be computed based on (A) the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during such four fiscal quartersperiod or such shorter period for which such facility was outstanding or (B) if such facility was created after the end of such four fiscal quartersperiod, the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the period from the date of creation of such facility to the date of such calculation), (2) the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has repaid, repurchased, redeemed, defeased or otherwise acquired, retired or discharged any Indebtedness that is no longer outstanding on such date of determination (each, a “Discharge”) or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio involves a Discharge of Indebtedness (in each case other than Indebtedness incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been repaid with an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder), Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Discharge of Indebtedness, including with the proceeds of such new Indebtedness, as if such Discharge had occurred on the first day of such period, (3) the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have disposed of any company, any business or any group of assets constituting an operating unit of a business, including any such disposition occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, or designated any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (any such disposition or designation, a “Sale”), the Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the company, business or, group of assets or Subsidiary that areis the subject of such Sale for such period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such period and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to (A) the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to any Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, redeemed, defeased or otherwise acquired, retired or discharged with respect to the Parent Borrower and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Sale for such period (including but not limited to through the assumption of such Indebtedness by another Person) plus (B) if the Capital Stock of any Restricted

 

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Subsidiary is disposed of in such Sale or any Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period attributable to the Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Parent Borrower and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Indebtedness after such Sale, (4) the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) shall have made an Investment in any Person that thereby becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, or otherwise acquired any company, any business or any group of assets constituting an operating unit of a business, including any such Investment or acquisition occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, or designated any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (any such Investment, acquisition or designation, a “Purchase”), Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including the incurrence of any related Indebtedness) as if such Purchase occurred on the first day of such period, and (5) any Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged or consolidated with or into the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and since the beginning of such period such Person shall have Discharged any Indebtedness or made any Sale or Purchase that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (2), (3) or (4) above if made by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Discharge, Sale or Purchase occurred on the first day of such period. For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, or the amount of income or earnings relating thereto and the amount of Consolidated Interest Expense associated with any Indebtedness incurred, repaid, repurchased, redeemed, defeased or otherwise acquired, retired or discharged in connection therewith, the pro forma calculations in respect thereof shall be as determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer or a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower Representative, which determination shall be conclusive. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness). If any Indebtedness bears, at the option of the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, a rate of interest based on a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate or other fixed or floating rate, and such Indebtedness is being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on such Indebtedness shall be calculated by applying such optional rate as the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary may designate. If any Indebtedness that is being given pro forma effect was incurred under a revolving credit facility, the interest expense on such Indebtedness shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period. Interest on a Financing Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Parent Borrower (which determination shall be conclusive) to be the rate of interest implicit in such Financing Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of the foregoing, “Material Acquisition” means any acquisition of property or series of related acquisitions of property that (x) constitutes assets comprising all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business or constitutes all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and (y) involves the payment of consideration by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000; and “Material Disposition” means any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property that (x) constitutes assets comprising all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business or constitutes all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and (y) yields gross proceeds to the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000.

 

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Projections”: those financial projections included in the confidential information memoranda and related material prepared in connection with the syndication of the Facilities and provided to the Lenders on or about July 12, 2017.

“Pubco”: Core & Main, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

“Pubco IPO”: the Qualified IPO of Pubco relating to Pubco’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-256382).

“Pubco Merger Sub 1”: Brooks Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

“Pubco Merger Sub 2”: Brooks Merger Sub 2, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

“Pubco Merger Subs”: Pubco Merger Sub 1 and Pubco Merger Sub 2, collectively, and each individually, a “Pubco Merger Sub.”

“Pubco Merger Sub Mergers”: collectively, (i) the merger of Passthrough Holdings with and into New Blocker Holdings, with New Blocker Holdings being the survivor of such merger, (ii) the merger of Blocker Holdings with and into New Blocker, with New Blocker being the survivor of such merger, (iii) the merger of Pubco Merger Sub 1 with and into WW Advisor, with WW Advisor being the survivor of such merger and (iv) the merger of Pubco Merger Sub 2 with and into New Blocker Holdings, with New Blocker Holdings being the survivor of such merger.

“Pubco Mergers”: collectively, (i) the merger of WW Advisor with and into Pubco, with Pubco being the survivor of such merger and (ii) the merger of New Blocker Holdings with and into Pubco, with Pubco being the survivor of such merger.

“PTE”: a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Purchase Money Obligation”: any Indebtedness incurredIncurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets, and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets or the acquisition of the Capital Stock of any Person owning such property or assets, or otherwise.

“QFC Credit Support”: as defined in Subsection 11.25.

Qualified IPO”: the issuance or, sale or listing of common equity interests of the Parent Borrower, or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle in an underwritten public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or, in connection with aan underwritten or secondary public offering or otherwise) and such equity interests are listed on a nationally-recognized stock exchange in the U.S.

 

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Qualified Loan Party”: each Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.

Ratio Incremental Facility”: as defined in the definition of “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount”.

Receivable”: a right to receive payment pursuant to an arrangement with another Person pursuant to which such other Person is obligated to pay, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Recovery Event”: any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

refinance”: refinance, refund, replace, renew, repay, modify, restate, defer, substitute, supplement, reissue, resell or extend (including pursuant to any defeasance or discharge mechanism); and the terms “refinances,” “refinanced” and “refinancing” as used for any purpose in this Agreement shall have a correlative meaning.

Refinanced Debt”: as defined in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” in this Subsection 1.1.

Refinancing Agreement”: as defined in Subsection 8.8(d).

Refinancing Amendment”: an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the institutions providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness executed by each of (a) the Borrower Representative, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each financial institution that agrees to provide any portion of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Subsection 2.7.

“Refunded Swingline Loans”: as defined in Subsection 2.4(c).

Register”: as defined in Subsection 11.6(b)(iv).

Regulation D”: Regulation D of the Board as in effect from time to time.

Regulation S-X”: Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, as in effect on the Closing Date.

Regulation T”: Regulation T of the Board as in effect from time to time.

Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.

Regulation X”: Regulation X of the Board as in effect from time to time.

 

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Reimbursement Obligations”: the obligation of the applicable Borrower to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender pursuant to Subsection 3.5(a) for amounts drawn under the applicable Letters of Credit.

Related Business”: those businesses in which the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is engaged on the Closing Date, or that are similar, related, complementary, incidental or ancillary thereto or extensions, developments or expansions thereof.

Related Parties”: with respect to any Person, such Person’s affiliatesAffiliates and the partners, officers, directors, trustees, employees, equity holders, shareholders, members, attorneys and other advisors, agents and controlling persons of such Person and of such Person’s affiliates and “Related Party” shall mean any of them.

Related Taxes”: (x) any taxes, charges or assessments, including but not limited to sales, use, transfer, rental, ad valorem, value added, stamp, property, consumption, franchise, license, capital, net worth, gross receipts, excise, occupancy, intangibles or similar taxes, charges or assessments (other than federal, state or local taxes measured by income and federal, state or local withholding imposed by any government or other taxing authority on payments made by any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle other than to another Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle), required to be paid by any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle by virtue of its being incorporated or having Capital Stock outstanding (but not by virtue of owning stock or other equity interests of any corporation or other entity other than the Parent Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle), or being a holding company parent of the Parent Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle or receiving dividends from or other distributions in respect of the Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle, or having guaranteed any obligations of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or having received any payment in respect of any of the items for which the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is permitted to make payments to any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle pursuant to Subsection 8.3, or acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, prosecuting, protecting or defending its intellectual property and associated rights (including but not limited to receiving or paying royalties for the use thereof) or assertions of infringement, misappropriation, dilution or other violation of third-party intellectual property or associated rights, to the extent relating to the business or businesses of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, (y) any taxes attributable to any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date, or to the consummation of any of the Transactions or the Third Amendment Effective Date Transactions, or to any Parent Entity’s or IPO Vehicle’s receipt of (or entitlement to) any payment in connection with the Transactions or the Third Amendment Effective Date Transactions, including any payment received after the Closing Date pursuant to any agreement related to the Transactions or the Third Amendment Effective Date Transactions or (z) any Tax Distributions; provided that at the election of the Parent Borrower in connection with an initial public offering or other restructuring of the Parent Borrower, Passthrough Holdings, Blocker Holdings, Management Holdings, any other or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle, this clause (z) shall instead mean any other federal, state, foreign, provincial or local taxes measured by income for which any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle is liable up to an amount not to exceed, with respect to federal taxes, the amount of any such taxes that the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay on a separate company basis, or on a consolidated basis as if the Parent Borrower had filed a consolidated return on behalf of an

 

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affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which it were the common parent, or with respect to state, foreign, provincial and local taxes, the amount of any such taxes that the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay on a separate company basis, or on a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated basis as if the Parent Borrower had filed a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated return on behalf of an affiliated group (as defined in the applicable state, foreign, provincial or local tax laws for filing such return) consisting only of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries. Taxes include all interest, penalties and additions relating thereto.

“Reorganization Agreement”: the Master Reorganization Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2021, by and among Topco, Pubco, Management Holdings, Waterworks Holdings LLC, certain CD&R Investors and other parties set forth in the preamble thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

Reportable Event”: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than those events as to which the 30 day notice period is waived under Section 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 or 28 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043 or any successor regulation thereto.

Required Lenders”: Lenders the sum of whose outstanding Commitments (or after the termination thereof, outstanding Individual Lender Exposures) represent a majority of aggregate Commitments (or after the termination thereof, the sum of the Individual Lender Exposures) at such time; provided that the Commitments (or Individual Lender Exposures) held or deemed held by Defaulting Lenders or by Disqualified Lenders shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

“Required Majority in Interest Lenders”: Lenders of any Tranche or Lenders of any group of affected Lenders, as applicable, the outstanding Commitments (or after the termination thereof, outstanding Individual Lender Exposures) of which aggregate to greater than 50.0% of the aggregate Commitments (or after the termination thereof, the sum of the Individual Lender Exposures) of such Tranche or Lenders of such group of affected Lenders; provided that the Commitments (or Individual Lender Exposures) held or deemed held by Defaulting Lenders or Disqualified Lenders shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Majority in Interest Lenders.

Requirement of Law”: as to any Person, the Organizational Documents of such Person, and any law, statute, ordinance, code, decree, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its material property or to which such Person or any of its material property is subject, including laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to zoning, occupancy and subdivision of real properties; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any non-binding recommendation of any Governmental Authority.

“Resolution Authority”: an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

 

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Responsible Officer”: as to any Person, any of the following officers of such Person: (a) the chief executive officer or the president of such Person and, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, the treasurer or the controller of such Person, (b) any vice president of such Person or, with respect to financial matters, any assistant treasurer or assistant controller of such Person, in each case who has been designated in writing to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent as a Responsible Officer by such chief executive officer or president of such Person or, with respect to financial matters, by such chief financial officer of such Person, (c) with respect to the sixth and seventh sentences of Subsection 1.2(bc) , Subsection 7.7 and ERISA matters and without limiting the foregoing, the general counsel (or substantial equivalent) of such Person, (d) with respect to any Person that does not have officers, the officer listed in clauses (a) through (c) of a Person that has the authority to act on behalf of such Person and (e) any other individual designated as a “Responsible Officer” for the purposes of this Agreement by the Board of Directors or equivalent body of such Person.

Restricted Indebtedness”: as defined in Subsection 8.6(a).

Restricted Payment”: any dividend or any other payment whether direct or indirect (other than dividends payable solely in common stock of the Parent Borrower or options, warrants or other rights to purchase common stock of the Parent Borrower) on, or any payment on account of, or any setting apart of assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any shares of any class of Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower (other than any acquisition of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of options if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof) or any warrants or options to purchase any such Capital Stock, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or any other distribution (other than (x) distributions payable solely in common stock of the Parent Borrower or (y) options, warrants or other rights to purchase common stock of the Parent Borrower) in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Parent Borrower.

Restricted Payment Transaction”: any Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Subsection 8.3, any Permitted Investment, any transaction specifically excluded from the definition of the term “Restricted Payment” (including pursuant to the exceptions contained the parenthetical exclusions of such definition) or any Investment or acquisition permitted pursuant to Subsection 8.4.

Restricted Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Revolving Credit Facility”: the revolving credit facility available to the Borrowers hereunder.

Revolving Credit Lender”: any Lender having a Commitment hereunder and/or a Revolving Credit Loan outstanding hereunder.

Revolving Credit Loan”: a Loan made pursuant to Subsection 2.1(a).

Revolving Credit Note”: as defined in Subsection 2.1(d).

 

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Revolving Exposure”: at any time the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans. The Revolving Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender at any time shall equal its Commitment Percentage of the aggregate Revolving Exposure at such time.

Rollover Indebtedness”: Indebtedness of a Loan Party issued to any lender under the Term Loan Facility in lieu of such lender’s pro rata portion of any repayment of Term Loans made pursuant to the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a division of S&P Global, Inc., and its successors.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction”: any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of real or personal property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary.

“Sanctions”: as defined in clause (c) of the first sentence of Subsection 5.23.

SEC”: the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

Secured Parties”: the “Secured Parties” as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Securities Act”: the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Security Documents”: the collective reference to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, each Blocked Account Agreement and all other similar security documents hereafter delivered to the Collateral Agent granting or perfecting a Lien on any asset or assets of any Person to secure the obligations and liabilities of the Loan Parties hereunder and/or under any of the other Loan Documents or to secure any guarantee by any Guarantor of any such obligations and liabilities, including any security documents executed and delivered or caused to be delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Subsection 7.9(b) or 7.9(c), in each case, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

Sellers”: HD Supply Holdings, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, and HD Supply GP & Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and in each case any successor in interest thereto.

“Senior Add-on Notes”: Additional 6.125% Senior Notes due 2025 of the Parent Borrower issued on June 5, 2020, as the same may be exchanged for substantially similar senior notes that have been registered under the Securities Act, and as the same or such substantially similar notes may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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Senior Notes”: 6.125% Senior Notes due 2025 of the Parent Borrower issued on the date hereofClosing Date, as the same may be exchanged for substantially similar senior notes that have been registered under the Securities Act, and as the same or such substantially similar notes may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Senior Notes Documents”: the Senior Notes Indenture and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the Senior Notes and the Senior Add-on Notes or providing for any guarantee, obligation, security or other right in respect thereof, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

Senior Notes Indenture”: the Indenture dated as of the date hereofClosing Date, under which the Senior Notes and the Senior Add-on Notes are issued, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Set”: the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans of a single Tranche, the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Eurodollar Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).

Settlement Service”: as defined in Subsection 11.6(b).

Single Employer Plan”: any Plan which is covered by Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, but which is not a Multiemployer Plan.

Solvent” and “Solvency”: with respect to the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date means (i) the Fair Value and Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; (ii) the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (iii) the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be able to pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature (all capitalized terms used in this definition (other than “Parent Borrower”, “Closing Date”, “Subsidiary” and “Transactions”, which have the meanings set forth in this Agreement) shall have the meaningmeanings assigned to such terms in the form of solvency certificate attached hereto as Exhibit I).

Specified Availability”: as of any date of determination, without duplication of amounts calculated thereunder, the sum of the Excess Availability plus Specified Unrestricted Cash (but excluding therefrom the cash proceeds of any Specified Equity Contribution), plus Specified Suppressed Availability as at such date, plus the amount available to be drawn by the Loan Parties under any other committed revolving facilities.

Specified Default”: (a) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(b) as a result of a material breach of any representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 5.21 or Subsection 5.22, (b) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(c) as a result of the failure of any Loan Party to comply with the terms of Subsection 4.16 or a failure to comply with the delivery obligations with respect to Borrowing Base Certificates set forth in Subsection 7.2(f) or (c) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or Subsection 9.1(f).

 

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Specified Equity Contribution”: any cash equity contribution made to the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity in exchange for Permitted Cure Securities; provided that (a) (i) such cash equity contribution to the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity and (ii) in the case of a cash contribution to any Parent Entity, the contribution of any proceeds therefrom to, and the receipt thereof by, the Parent Borrower occur (x) after the Closing Date and (y(A) on or prior to the date that is 10(A) 21 Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered for a Fiscal Quarter (or Fiscal Year) pursuant to Subsection 7.1(a) or 7.1(b) or (Bon the date on which a Borrowing Base Certificate is deliveredthe Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower Representative that a Compliance Period has commenced (provided that the right to make a cash equity contribution for Permitted Cure Securities under this clause (a)(i)(y)(B) shall be limited to no more than once in each Fiscal Period) in accordance with Subsection 7.2(f); (b) the Parent Borrower identifies such equity contribution as a “Specified Equity Contribution” in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent; (c) in each four Fiscal Quarter period, there shall exist at least two Fiscal Quarters in respect of which no Specified Equity Contribution shall have been made; (d) no more than five Specified Equity Contributions may be made during the term of this Agreement; and (e) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA hereunder shall be limited to the amount required to effect or continue compliance with Subsection 8.1 hereof, whether or not a Compliance Period is in effect, and such amount shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA solely when calculating Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of determining compliance with Subsection 8.1; and (f) there shall be no pro forma or other reduction in indebtedness (including by way of netting) (except, for each fiscal quarter other than the fiscal quarter in respect of which such Specified Equity Contribution is made, to the extent applied to the prepayment of Term Loans) with the proceeds of any Specified Equity Contribution for determining compliance with Subsection 8.1 for the periods in which such Specified Equity Contribution is included in EBITDA..

Specified Representations”: the representations set forth in (x) the last sentence of Subsection 5.2, (ySubsections 5.3(a) (with respect to due organization and valid existence), 5.4 (other than the second sentence thereof), (as relates to the incurrence of the Loans, the provision of guarantees and granting of security not violating the Organizational Documents of any Loan Party) 5.5(c), 5.11, 5.13 (subject to the limitations set forth in the proviso to Subsections 6.1(a) and 6.1(i)), 5.23(a) and (as relates to the use of proceeds of the Loans on the Closing Date not violating OFAC) 5.23(c) and (z) the first sentence of Subsection 5.14.

Specified Suppressed Availability”: an amount, if positive, by which the Borrowing Base exceeds the aggregate amount of the Commitments; provided that if Excess Availability is less than the lesser of (1) 5.0% of the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount of the Commitments and (y) the Borrowing Base and (2) $17,500,000, Specified Suppressed Availability shall be zero.

 

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Specified Transaction”: (a) any Restricted Payment pursuant to Subsection 8.3(ik), (b) any acquisition permitted pursuant to clause (c)(i) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”, (c) any investment permitted pursuant to clause (u) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, (d) any payment, repurchase or redemption pursuant to Subsection 8.6(a), (e) any merger, consolidation, amalgamation or asset sale pursuant to Subsection 8.2(a) or 8.2(b), and (f) any Asset Sale pursuant to Subsection 8.5.

Specified Unrestricted Cash”: as of any date of determination, an amount equal to all Unrestricted Cash of the Loan Parties that (in the case of cash) is deposited in (i) DDAs, (ii) Concentration Accounts or (iii) other deposit accounts in the United States, in each case with respect to which a control agreement is in place between the applicable Loan Party, the applicable depositary institution (which depositary institution must be the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or a Lender (or, in each case, an Affiliate thereof)) and the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or over which any such Agent has “control” whether or not pursuant to a control agreement) or that (in the case of Cash Equivalents) (a) are not in a securities account in respect of which the applicable Loan Party has entered into a “control agreement” with the applicable broker or securities intermediary for purposes of perfecting a security interest in favor of a third party and (b) are subject to the laws of any state, commonwealth, province or territory of the United States of America, provided that if, as of such date, the Excess Availability is less than the lesser of (x) 5.0% of the lesser of (1) the Commitments hereunder and (2) the Borrowing Base and (y) $12,500,000, the amount of Specified Unrestricted Cash shall equal zero.

Sponsor”: CD&R.

Springing Maturity Date”: as defined in the definition ofTermination Date”.

Stated Amount”: at any time, as to any Letter of Credit, the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder (regardless of whether any conditions for drawing could then be met).

Stated Maturity”: with respect to any Indebtedness, the date specified in such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such Indebtedness is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase or repayment of such Indebtedness at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency).

Statutory Reserves”: for any day as applied to a Eurodollar Loan, the average maximum rate at which reserves (including any marginal, supplemental or emergency reserves) are required to be maintained during such Interest Period under Regulation D by member banks of the United States Federal Reserve System in New York City with deposits exceeding $1,000,000,000 against “Eurocurrency liabilities” (as such term is used in Regulation D). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exceptions or offsets which may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D.

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Subsidiary”: as to any Person, a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (a) of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity are at the time owned by such Person, or (b) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person and, in the case of this clause (b), which is treated as a consolidated subsidiary for accounting purposes. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower.

Subsidiary Borrower Joinder”: a joinder in substantially the form of Exhibit NN-1 hereto, to be executed by each Subsidiary Borrower designated as such after the Closing Date.

“Subsidiary Borrower Termination”: a Subsidiary Borrower Termination delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Subsection 11.1(h), substantially in the form of Exhibit N-2 hereto.

Subsidiary Borrowers”: each Domestic Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and a Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Borrower after ten days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) pursuant to a Subsidiary Borrower Joinder (which Subsidiary Borrower Joinder shall be accompanied by all documentation and other information about such Subsidiary Borrower as shall be mutually agreed to be required by U.S. regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act), together with their respective successors and assigns, in each case, unless and until such time as the respective Subsidiary Borrower (a) ceases to constitute a Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, (b) is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or (c) is released from all of its obligations hereunder in accordance with terms and provisions hereof. Upon receipt thereof the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit each such notice to each of the Lenders; provided that any failure to do so by the Administrative Agent shall not in any way affect the status of any such Domestic Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder.

Subsidiary Guarantor”: each Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Borrower and any Excluded Subsidiary) of the Parent Borrower which executes and delivers a Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to Subsection 7.9 or otherwise, in each case, unless and until such time as the respective Subsidiary Guarantor (a) ceases to constitute a Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, (b) is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or (c) is released from all of its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty in accordance with terms and provisions thereof.

Subsidiary Guaranty”: the guaranty of the Obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Documents provided pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

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Supply Agreement: the Supply Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Parent Borrower and HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, Ltd. d/b/a USABlueBook, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

Successor Borrower”: as defined in Subsection 8.2(a).

Supermajority Lenders”: Lenders the sum of whose outstanding Commitments (or after the termination thereof, outstanding Individual Lender Exposures) representing more than 66 23% of the sum of the aggregate amount of the aggregate Commitments (or after the termination thereof, the sum of the Individual Lender Exposures) of the Non-Defaulting Lenders) at such time; provided that the Commitments (or Individual Lender Exposures) held or deemed held by Defaulting Lenders shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Supermajority Lenders.

Supplemental Commitments”: as defined in Subsection 2.6(a).

“Supported QFC”: as defined in Subsection 11.25.

Swingline Commitment”: the Swingline Lender’s obligation to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Subsection 2.4.

Swingline Exposure”: at any time the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Swingline Loans. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender at any time shall equal its Commitment Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.

Swingline Lender”: as defined in the Preamble hereto.

Swingline Loan Participation Certificate”: a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit F hereto.

Swingline Loans”: as defined in Subsection 2.4(a).

Swingline Note”: as defined in Subsection 2.4(b).

Target Amount”: an amount, when aggregated with all other amounts remaining on deposit in all DDAs and Concentration Accounts at any time, not exceeding $1,500,0003,000,000 .

Tax Distributions”: tax distributions to members of the Parent BorrowerCore & Main Connector pursuant to the Parent Borrower Partnership Agreement.

“Tax Receivables Agreements”: (i) that certain tax receivables agreement entered into in connection with the Third Amendment Effective Date Transactions by and among Pubco, Topco, and certain limited partners of Topco and (ii) that certain tax receivables agreement entered into in connection with the Third Amendment Effective Date Transactions by and among Pubco, Topco, and certain stockholders of Pubco, in either case of clause (i) or (ii), as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

 

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Tax Sharing Agreement”: theany Tax Sharing Agreement between the Parent Borrower and any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle to be entered into at the election of the Parent Borrower in connection with an initial public offering or other a restructuring of the Parent Borrower, Passthrough Holdings, Blocker Holdings, Management HoldingsTopco, Midco, Intermediate GP, any other Parent Entity or any IPO Vehicle, on or prior to such initial public offering or other restructuring that (i) in the case of a Tax Sharing Agreement providing for the sharing of taxes in respect of a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated tax group, is substantially in the form of Exhibit S and (ii) in the case of a Tax Sharing Agreement that is a tax receivables agreement providing for the payment of certain incremental tax savings arising to the Parent Borrower, any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle in connection with (x) the implementation of such initial public offering or other restructuring through the use of an “Up-C” structure or (y) the use of net operating losses or other tax attributes of any Parent Entity, IPO Vehicle, the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries generated prior to such initial public offering or other restructuring, is on customary market terms for such agreements, in either case of clause (i) or (ii), as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

Taxes”: any and all present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority.

Temporary Cash Investments”: any of the following: (i) any investment in (x) direct obligations of the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, a member state of the European Union or any country in whose currency funds are being held pending their application in the making of an investment or capital expenditure by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in that country or with such funds, or any agency or instrumentality of any thereof, or obligations Guaranteed by the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or a member state of the European Union or any country in whose currency funds are being held pending their application in the making of an investment or capital expenditure by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in that country or with such funds, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, or obligations guaranteed by any of the foregoing or (y) direct obligations of any foreign country recognized by the United States of America rated at least “A” by S&P or “A-12” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), (ii) overnight bank deposits, and investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and money market deposits (or, with respect to foreign banks, similar instruments) maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof issued by (x) any bank or other institutional lender under this Agreement or the Term Loan Facility or any affiliate thereof or (y) a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America having capital and surplus aggregating in excess of $250,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and whose long term debt is rated at least “A” by S&P or “A-12” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of

 

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S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization) at the time such Investment is made, (iii) repurchase obligations for underlying securities or instruments of the types described in clause (i) or (ii) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (ii) above, (iv) Investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 24 months after the date of acquisition, issued by a Person (other than that of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), with a rating at the time as of which any Investment therein is made of “P-2” (or higher) according to Moody’s or “A-2” (or higher) according to S&P (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), (v) Investments in securities maturing not more than 24 months after the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least “BBB-” by S&P or “Baa3” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), (vi) Indebtedness or Preferred Stock (other than of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) having a rating of “A” or higher by S&P or “A2” or higher by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), (vii) investment funds investing at least 90.0% of their assets in securities of the type described in clauses (i) through (vi) above (which funds may also hold cash pending investment and/or distribution), (viii) any money market deposit accounts issued or offered by a domestic commercial bank or a commercial bank organized and located in a country recognized by the United States of America, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof), or investments in money market funds subject to the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 (or any successor rule) of the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (ix) similar investments approved by the Board of Directors in the ordinary course of business.

Term Loan Agent”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Term Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent or collateral agent under the Term Loan Documents.

Term Loan Credit Agreement”: the Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereofClosing Date, as amended by the Lender Joinder Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2019, and the First Amendment, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, among the Parent Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent thereunder, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time or refunded, refinanced, restructured, replaced, renewed, repaid, increased or extended from time to time (whether in whole or in part, whether with the original administrative agent and lenders or other agents and lenders or otherwise, and whether provided under the original Term Loan Credit Agreement or other credit agreements or otherwise, unless such agreement or instrument expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a Term Loan Credit Agreement hereunder). Any reference to the Term Loan Credit Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any Term Loan Credit Agreement then in existence.

 

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Term Loan Documents”: the “Loan Documents” as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time or refunded, refinanced, restructured, replaced, renewed, repaid, increased or extended from time to time (other than any agreement, document or instrument that expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a Term Loan Document).

Term Loan Facility”: the collective reference to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, any Term Loan Documents, any notes and letters of credit issued pursuant thereto and any guarantee and collateral agreement, patent, copyright and trademark security agreements, mortgages, letter of credit applications and other guarantees, pledge agreements, security agreements and collateral documents, and other instruments and documents, executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, or refunded, refinanced, restructured, replaced, renewed, repaid, increased or extended from time to time (whether in whole or in part, whether with the original agent and lenders or other agents and lenders or otherwise, and whether provided under the original Term Loan Credit Agreement or one or more other credit agreements, indentures or financing agreements or otherwise, unless such agreement, instrument or document expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a Term Loan Facility). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Term Loan Facility” shall include any agreement (i) changing the maturity of any Indebtedness incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby, (ii) adding Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder, (iii) increasing the amount of Indebtedness incurred thereunder or available to be borrowed thereunder or (iv) otherwise altering the terms and conditions thereof.

Term Loan Facility Obligations”: obligations of the Loan Parties from time to time arising under or in respect of the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during (or would accrue but for) the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Term Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise and (ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Loan Parties under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents.

Term Loan Priority Collateral”: as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, whether or not the same remains in full force and effect.

Term Loans”: the loans borrowed under the Term Loan Facility.

Termination Date”: July 8, 2024; provided that, if more than $75,000,000 in principal amount of Term Loans remain outstanding on the date that is 91 days prior to the Stated Maturity of such Term Loans (the “Springing Maturity Date”), the “Termination Date” shall mean the earlier of (i) July 8, 2024 and (ii) the Springing Maturity Date.

 

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“Termination Date”: July 27, 2026.

“Third Amendment”: Amendment No. 3, dated as of July 27, 2021, by and among the Parent Borrower, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Third Amendment Effective Date”: July 27, 2021.

“Third Amendment Effective Date Transactions”: collectively, any or all of the following (whether taking place prior to, on or following the Third Amendment Effective Date): (i) the entry into the Reorganization Agreement, the Tax Receivables Agreements and the Exchange Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including those transactions described under the caption “The Reorganization Transactions” in the prospectus, dated July 22, 2021, relating to Pubco’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-256382) in the form filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (including the Pubco Merger Sub Mergers and the Pubco Mergers), (ii) the Pubco IPO, resulting in Pubco issuing certain Capital Stock of Pubco being listed on a nationally recognized stock exchange in the U.S., (iii) the entry into the First Amendment to the Term Loan Facility and Incurrence of Tranche B Term Loans (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) thereunder (including via an exchange of the Original Initial Term Loans (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) for Tranche B Term Loans) thereunder, (iv) the entry into the Third Amendment and any Incurrence of Indebtedness hereunder on the Third Amendment Effective Date, (v) the repayment of the Original Initial Term Loans held by the Non-Exchanging Term Lenders (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) or exchange by the Exchanging Term Lenders (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) of the Original Initial Term Loans through a cashless rollover pursuant to Subsection 4.4(g) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement, (vi) the repayment of the Senior Notes, the Senior Add-on Notes and the Topco PIK Notes, and (vii) all other transactions relating to any of the foregoing (including payment of fees, premiums and expenses related to any of the foregoing).

“Topco”: Core & Main Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto.

“Topco PIK Notes”: 8.625%/9.375% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2024 of Topco issued on September 16, 2019, as the same may be exchanged for substantially similar senior PIK toggle notes that have been registered under the Securities Act, and as the same or such substantially similar notes may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Trading Price”: as defined in Subsection 11.6(j)(iv).

Tranche”: each Tranche of Loans available hereunder, with there being two tranches on the Closing Date; namely, Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans.

Transaction Agreements”: collectively, (i) the Plumb Acquisition Agreement, (ii) the CD&R Indemnification Agreement, (iii) the CD&R Consulting Agreement, (iv) the Transition Services Agreement, (v) the Supply Agreement, and (vithe Reorganization Agreement, (vii) the Exchange Agreement and (viii) any agreement primarily providing for

 

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indemnification and/or contribution for the benefit of any Permitted Holder in respect of Liabilitiesliabilities resulting from, arising out of or in connection with, based upon or relating to (a) any management, consulting or advisory services, or any financing, underwriting or placement services or other investment banking activities to, for or in respect of any Parent Entity or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) any offering of securities or other financing activity or arrangement of or by any Parent Entity or any of its Subsidiaries or (c) any action or failure to act of or by any Parent Entity or any of its Subsidiaries (or any of their respective predecessors), in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Transactions”: collectively, any or all of the following (whether taking place prior to, on or following the date hereofClosing Date): (i) the entry into the Plumb Acquisition Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including (a) the Waterworks Merger, whereby (1) a portion of the proceeds of the transaction financing shall be distributed pro rata to interest holders in Waterworks Opco including the Sellers and Waterworks Blocker and (2) immediately following such distribution, Passthrough Holdings purchases the Sellers’ direct interests in Waterworks Opco, (b) the Blocker Merger and (c) the subsequent acquisition by the Parent Borrower from Affiliates of the Sellers of certain assets related to the Waterworks Business, (ii) the conversion of Blocker Holdings into a Delaware limited liability company following the Blocker Merger, (iii) the contribution of Blocker Holdings to Blocker Aggregator following the conversion described in the preceding clause (ii) of this definition, (iv) the entry into the Senior Notes Documents, and the offer and issuance of the Senior Notes, (v) the entry into the Term Loan Documents and Incurrence of Indebtedness thereunder, (vi) the entry into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and Incurrence of Indebtedness hereunder, (vii) the Equity Contribution and (viii) all other transactions relating to any of the foregoing (including payment of fees and expenses related to any of the foregoing).

Transferee”: any Participant or Assignee.

Transition Services Agreement”: the Transition Services Agreement, to be dated as of the date hereofClosing Date, by and between the Parent Borrower, on behalf of itself and certain of its Affiliates, and HD Supply, Inc., a Delaware corporation (and any successors in interest thereto), on behalf of itself and certain of its subsidiaries, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

Treaty”: the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, being the Treaty of Rome of March 25, 1957 as amended by the Single European Act 1986 and the Maastricht Treaty (which was signed on February 7, 1992 and came into force on November 1, 1993) and as may, from time to time, be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.

Type”: the type of Loan determined based on the currency in which the same is denominated, and the interest option applicable thereto, with there currently being multiple Types of Loans hereunder, namely ABR Loans and Eurodollar Loans.

UCC”: the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York from time to time.

 

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“UK Financial Institution”: any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

“UK Resolution Authority”: the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

Uniform Customs”: the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600, as the same may be amended from time to time.

United States Person”: any United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Unpaid Drawing”: drawings on Letters of Credit that have not been reimbursed by the applicable Borrower.

Unrestricted Cash”: at any date of determination, without duplication, (a) the aggregate amount of cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments included in the cash accounts that would be listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of the Most Recent Four Quarter Periodend of the most recently ended Fiscal Period of the Parent Borrower ending prior to the date of such determination for which consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower are available to the extent such cash is not classified as “restricted” for financial statement purposes (unless so classified solely because of any provision under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument governing other Indebtedness that is subject to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Other Intercreditor Agreement governing the application thereof or because they are subject to a Lien securing the Obligations, the Term Loan Facility Obligations or other Indebtedness that is subject to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Other Intercreditor Agreement), plus (bthe proceeds from any incurrencecash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments from the proceeds of any capital contribution to the Parent Borrower or from the issuance or sale of its Capital Stock or from any Incurrence of Indebtedness borrowed since the date of such consolidated balance sheetend of such Fiscal Period and on or prior to the date of such determination (that, in the case of Indebtedness, are (in the good faith judgment ofby the Parent Borrower Representative), which determination shall be conclusive, intended to be used for working capital purposes.), plus (c) cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments that cash collateralize letters of credit issued on behalf of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the proceeds of any Indebtedness being borrowed at the time of determination.

 

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Unrestricted Subsidiary”: (i) any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower designated at any time by the Board of Directors as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder by written notice to the Administrative Agent and (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, provided that the Board of Directors shall only be permitted to designate a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary so long as:

(a) immediately after such designation, no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or 9.1(f) shall have occurred and be continuing;

(b) (i) such designation was made at or prior to the Closing Date; or

(ii) the Subsidiary to be so designated has Consolidated Tangible Assets of $1,000 or less at the time of designation; or

(iii) if such Subsidiary has Consolidated Tangible Assets greater than $1,000 at the time of designation, then immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the covenant set forth in Subsection 8.1, whether or not a Compliance Period is in effect; and

(c) no Subsidiary shall be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if such Subsidiary owns (directly or indirectly) any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or holds any Liens on any property of, any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated.

The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the Parent Borrower therein (and must comply as such with the limitations on Investments under Subsection 8.12) at the date of designation in an amount equal to the net book value of the Parent Borrower’s Investment therein.

The Borrower Representative shall only be permitted to designate an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary so long as:

(a) immediately after such designation, no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or 9.1(f) shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(b) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the covenant set forth in Subsection 8.1, whether or not a Compliance Period is in effect.

The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and, in each case, shall be subject to the terms of Subsection 7.9 and Section 8.

Unsecured Indebtedness”: unsecured Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower andor any Restricted Subsidiary.

Unutilized Commitment”: with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the remainder of (x) such Lender’s Commitment as in effect at such time less (y) such Lender’s Individual Lender Exposure at such time (excluding any Swingline Exposure of such Lender).

 

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“U.S. Special Resolution Regime”: each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”: as defined in Subsection 4.11(b)(ii)(2).

Voting Stock”: as to any entity, all classes of Capital Stock of such entity then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of directors or all interests in such entity with the ability to control the management or actions of such entity.

Waterworks Acquisition”: the acquisition by Passthrough Holdings and New Blocker on the Closing Date, in accordance with the Plumb Acquisition Agreement, from the Sellers and Affiliates thereof of the Waterworks Business by means of (i) the Waterworks Merger, (ii) the Blocker Merger and (iii) the subsequent acquisition by the Parent Borrower from Affiliates of the Sellers of certain assets related to the Waterworks Business.

Waterworks Blocker”: HD Supply Waterworks Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

Waterworks Business”: the operations reflected in the financial statements delivered pursuant to Subsection 6.1(d), including the distribution of complete lines of water and wastewater transmission products, serving contractors and municipalities in the water and wastewater industries for residential and non-residential uses, in the following markets: non-residential, residential, water systems and sewage systems, to the extent operated by the Acquired Companies and its Affiliates; provided, that, “Waterworks Business” does not include any (a) assets or operations of the “USA Blue Book” business of Sellers’ Affiliates or (b) corporate level services.

“Waterworks Holdings LLC”: CD&R Waterworks Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto.

“Waterworks Holdings LP”: CD&R Waterworks Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto.

Waterworks Merger”: the merger of Passthrough Mergersub with and into Waterworks Opco, with Waterworks Opco being the survivor of such merger.

Waterworks Opco”: HD Supply Waterworks, Ltd., a Florida limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto. As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, Waterworks Opco is Core & Main LP, a Florida limited partnership.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary”: as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly through one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary other than directors qualifying shares or shares held by nominees.

 

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Write-Down and Conversion Powers”: (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule., and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, the powers of the applicable Resolution Authority in each case under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

“WW Advisor”: CD&R WW Advisor, LLC, Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto.

1.2 Other Definitional and Interpretive Provisions.

(a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any Notes, any other Loan Document or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto.

(b) (a) As used herein and in any Notes and any other Loan Document, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms relating to the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries not defined in Subsection 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Subsection 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP.

(c) (b) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns permitted hereunder. Any reference herein to the financial statements (or any component thereof) of the Parent Borrower shall be construed to include the financial statements (or the applicable component thereof) of the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle whose financial statements satisfy the Parent Borrower’s financial reporting obligations under Subsection 7.1. With respect to any Default or Event of Default, the words “exists,” “is continuing” or similar expressions with respect thereto shall mean that such Default or Event of Default has occurred and has not yet been cured or waived. If any Default or Event of Default has occurred hereunder (any such Default or Event of Default, an “Initial Default”) and is subsequently cured (a “Cured Default”), any other Default or, Event of Default thator failure of a condition precedent that resulted or may have resulted from (i) the making or deemed making of any representation or warranty by any Loan Party or (iithe taking of any actionact or omission by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that was prohibited hereunder solely as a result of the continuation of such Cured Default (and

 

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was not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement), in each case which subsequent Default or, Event of Default or failure would not have arisen had the Cured Default not been continuing at the time of such representation, warranty or, action or omission, shall be deemed to automatically be cured or satisfied, as applicable, upon, and simultaneously with, the cure of the Cured Default, so long as at the time of such representation, warranty or, action or omission, no Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower had knowledge of any such Initial Default. To the extent not already so notified, the Parent Borrower will provide prompt written notice of any such automatic cure to the Administrative Agent after a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower knows of the occurrence of any such automatic cure. Any time period in this Agreement to cure any actual or alleged Default or Event of Default may be extended or stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction to the extent such actual or alleged Default or Event of Default is the subject of litigation.

(d) (c) Financial ratios and other financial calculations pursuant to this Agreement, including calculations pursuant to Subsection 8.1 shall, following any transaction described in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis,” be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis until the completion of four full Fiscal Quarters following such transaction (and shall also be subject to clause (de) below to the extent applicable).

(e) (d) For purposes of determining any financial ratio or making any financial calculation for any Fiscal Quarter (or portion thereof) ending prior to the Closing Date (other than the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense, as and to the extent set forth in the definition thereof), the components of such financial ratio or financial calculation shall be determined on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Transactions as if they had occurred at the beginning of such four Fiscal Quarter period; and each Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower upon giving effect to the Transactions shall be deemed to be a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of the components of such financial ratio or financial calculation as of the beginning of such four Fiscal Quarter period.

(f) (e) For purposes of this Agreement and any other Loan Document, for periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date, references to the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower (or any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle) shall be to the combined financial statements of the Waterworks Business, with pro forma effect being given to the Transactions (with Subsidiaries of the Waterworks Business that are Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower after giving effect to the Transactions being deemed Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower), as the context may require, provided that nothing in this clause (ef) shall require the delivery of combined or consolidated financial statements or other similar materials for or with respect to the Waterworks Business, except as otherwise specifically required by this Agreement.

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

 

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(h) (g) Any references in this Agreement to “cash and/or Cash Equivalents”, “cash, Cash Equivalents and/or Temporary Cash Investments” or any similar combination of the foregoing shall be construed as not double counting cash or any other applicable amount which would otherwise be duplicated therein.

(i) (h) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

(j) (i) The Borrowing Base shall be calculated without duplication, including without duplication of any reserves, items that are otherwise addressed or excluded through eligibility criteria or items that are factored into the calculation of collection rates or collection percentages.

(k) (j) In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement, including any provision which requires that no Default, Event of Default or, Specified Default or specified Default or Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such action, as applicable, such condition shall, at the option of the Borrower Representative, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or Specified Default, as applicable, exists on the date (x) a definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is entered into, (y) in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or any comparableequivalent thereof under the laws, rules or regulations in any other applicable jurisdiction) applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction is made (or the equivalent notice under such comparableequivalent laws, rules or regulations in such other applicable jurisdiction) or (zirrevocable notice of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is given. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower Representative has exercised its option under the first sentence of this clause (jk), and any Default, Event of Default or, Specified Default or specified Default or Event of Default, as applicable, occurs following the date (x) a definitive agreement for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction was entered into, (y) in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or any comparableequivalent thereof under the laws, rules or regulations in any other applicable jurisdiction) applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction is made (or the equivalent notice under such comparableequivalent laws, rules or regulations in such other applicable jurisdiction) or (zirrevocable notice of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is given, and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such Default, Event of Default or, Specified Default, or specified Default or Event of Default as applicable, shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted hereunder.

 

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(l) (k) In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of:

(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) or the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, in determining compliance with the Payment Condition for any purpose hereunder) or any other financial measure;

(ii) testing baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of Consolidated Tangible Assets or Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA (as defined herein or in the Term Loan Credit Agreement)); or

(iii) any other determination as to whether any such Limited Condition Transaction and any related transactions (including any financing thereof) complies with the covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement;

in each case, at the option of the Borrower Representative (the Borrower Representative’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder, shall be deemed to be the date (x) a definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is entered into, (y) in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or any comparableequivalent thereof under the laws, rules or regulations in any other applicable jurisdiction) applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction is made (or the equivalent notice under such comparableequivalent laws, rules or regulations in such other applicable jurisdiction) or (zirrevocable notice of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is given, as applicable (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrenceIncurrence or Discharge of Indebtedness and Liens and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quartersFiscal Quarters of the Parent Borrower ending prior to the LCT Test Date for which consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower (or, as applicable, any Parent Entity or IPO Vehicle) are available, the Parent Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, basket or amount, such ratio, basket or amount shall be deemed to have been complied with; provided that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent Fiscal Quarters or Fiscal Years shall have been delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1(a) or 7.1(b), the Parent Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such ratios, baskets or amounts on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall

 

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thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, baskets or amounts and (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, baskets or amounts (and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including any Incurrence or Discharge of Indebtedness and Liens and the use of proceeds thereof). For purposes of determining compliance with any ratio, basket or amount on the applicable LCT Test Date, Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Indebtedness or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower Representative has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, baskets or amounts for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, basket or amount, including due to fluctuations in exchange rates or in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Parent Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction or any applicable currency exchange rate, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such ratios, baskets or amounts will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If the Borrower Representative has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio, basket or amount with respect to the incurrenceIncurrence or Discharge of Indebtedness or Liens, or the making of Restricted Payments, Asset Sales, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Borrower or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which (1) such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or, (2) the definitive agreement for, or firm offer in respect of, such Limited Condition Transaction (if an acquisition or investment) is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction or (3) such notice of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is revoked or expires without consummation, any such ratio, basket or amount shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrenceIncurrence or Discharge of Indebtedness and Liens and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.

(m) (l) Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to (i) a transfer, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company or a limited partnership, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company or a limited partnership (collectively, a “Division”), as if it were a transfer, assignment, sale or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to a separate Person, and (ii) a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or consolidation, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to the division of or by a limited liability company or a limited partnership, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company or a limited partnership, or the unwinding of such a division or allocation, as if it were a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or consolidation or similar term, as applicable, with a separate Person, and such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Capital Stock at such time.

 

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1.3 Borrower Representative. Each Borrower hereby designates the Parent Borrower as its Borrower Representative. The Borrower Representative will be acting as agent on each Borrower’s behalf for the purposes of issuing notices of Borrowing and notices of conversion/continuation of any Loans pursuant to Section 2 and Section 4 or similar notices, giving instructions with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of the Loans, selecting interest rate options, requesting Letters of Credit, giving and receiving all other notices and consents hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents and taking all other actions (including in respect of compliance with covenants) on behalf of any Borrower or the Borrowers under the Loan Documents. The Borrower Representative hereby accepts such appointment. Each Borrower agrees that each notice, election, representation and warranty, covenant, agreement and undertaking made on its behalf by the Borrower Representative shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made by such Borrower and shall be binding upon and enforceable against such Borrower to the same extent as if the same had been made directly by such Borrower

SECTION 2

Amount and Terms of Commitments

2.1 Commitments. (a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make, at any time and from time to time on or after the Closing Date and prior to the Termination Date, a Revolving Credit Loan or Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrowers (on a joint and several basis as between the Borrowers), which Revolving Credit Loans:

(i) shall be denominated in Dollars;

(ii) shall, at the option of the Borrowers, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans, provided that except as otherwise specifically provided in Subsections 4.9 and 4.10, all Revolving Credit Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall at all times be of the same Type;

(iii) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof;

(iv) shall not be made (and shall not be required to be made) by any Lender to the extent the incurrence thereof (after giving effect to the use of the proceeds thereof on the date of the incurrence thereof to repay any amounts theretofore outstanding pursuant to this Agreement) would cause the Individual Lender Exposure of such Lender to exceed the amount of its Commitment at such time; and

 

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(v) shall not be made (and shall not be required to be made) by any Lender to the extent the incurrence thereof (after giving effect to the use of the proceeds thereof on the date of the incurrence thereof to repay any amounts theretofore outstanding pursuant to this Agreement) would cause the Aggregate Lender Exposure to exceed the lesser of (A) the aggregate Commitments as then in effect and (B) the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered).

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 2.1(a) or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to establish Availability Reserves in such amounts, and with respect to such matters, as the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion shall deem necessary or appropriate, against the Borrowing Base including reserves with respect to (i) sums that the Borrowers are or will be required to pay (such as taxes (including payroll and sales taxes), assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) and have not yet paid and (ii) amounts owing by the Borrowers or, without duplication, their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or trust over, any of the ABL Priority Collateral, which Lien or trust, in the Permitted Discretion of the Administrative Agent is capable of ranking senior in priority to or pari passu with one or more of the Liens in the ABL Priority Collateral granted in the Security Documents (such as Liens or trusts in favor of landlords, warehousemen, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, or Liens or trusts for ad valorem, excise, sales, or other taxes where given priority under applicable law and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Subsection 8.13(y)) in and to such item of the ABL Priority Collateral (including any such Liens in respect of Management Guarantees); provided that (x) with respect to any Availability Reserve (other than any Designated Hedging Reserves or Designated Cash Management Reserves), the Administrative Agent shall have provided the applicable Borrower reasonable advance notice of any such establishment and (y) with respect to any Designated Hedging Reserves or Designated Cash Management Reserves, (i) the Administrative Agent may establish such Designated Hedging Reserves or Designated Cash Management Reserves immediately upon receiving notice in writing from the Borrower Representative pursuant to Subsection 11.22 that a Designated Hedging Reserve or Designated Cash Management Reserve, as applicable, may be established and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall increase, reduce or eliminate the amount of any existing Designated Hedging Reserve or existing Designated Cash Management Reserve immediately upon receiving written notice of any adjustment to the amount of such existing Designated Hedging Reserve or existing Designated Cash Management Reserve from the Borrower Representative pursuant to the last sentence of Subsection 11.22 (provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to establish or increase any Designated Hedging Reserve or Designated Cash Management Reserve if at the time of, and after give effect to, such establishment or increase, Excess Availability would be less than zero); and provided, further, that the Administrative Agent may only establish an Availability Reserve after the Closing Date based on an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the Closing Date or based on facts not known to the Administrative Agent as of the Closing Date. The amount of any such Availability Reserve shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for the Availability Reserve. Upon

 

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delivery of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall be available to discuss any proposed Availability Reserve, and the Borrowers may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or matter that is the basis for such Availability Reserve or increase no longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion. In no event shall such notice and opportunity limit the right of the Administrative Agent to establish such Availability Reserve, unless the Administrative Agent shall have determined in its Permitted Discretion that the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for such new Availability Reserve no longer exists or has otherwise been adequately addressed by the applicable Borrower. In the event that the event, condition or other matter giving rise to the establishment of any Availability Reserve shall cease to exist (unless there is a reasonable prospect that such event, condition or other matter will occur again within a reasonable period of time thereafter), the Availability Reserve established pursuant to such event, condition or other matter, shall be discontinued. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Availability Reserves shall not duplicate (i) eligibility criteria contained in the definition of “Eligible Accounts”, “Eligible Credit Card Receivables” or “Eligible Inventory” and vice versa, or (ii) reserves or criteria deducted in computing the value of Eligible Inventory (based on cost and quantity) and vice versa.

(c) In the event the Borrowers are unable to comply with (i) the borrowing baseBorrowing Base limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1(a) or (ii) the conditions precedent to the making of Revolving Credit Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit set forth in Section 6, the Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrowers, which may only be made as ABR Loans (each, an “Agent Advance”) for a period commencing on the date the Administrative Agent first receives a notice of Borrowing requesting an Agent Advance until the earliest of (i) the 30th Business Day after such date, (ii) the date the respective Borrowers or Borrower is again able to comply with the Borrowing Base limitations and the conditions precedent to the making of Revolving Credit Loans and issuance of Letters of Credit, or obtains an amendment or waiver with respect thereto and (iii) the date the Required Lenders instruct the Administrative Agent to cease making Agent Advances (in each case, the “Agent Advance Period”). The Administrative Agent shall not make any Agent Advance to the extent that at such time the amount of such Agent Advance (A) when added to the aggregate outstanding amount of all other Agent Advances made to the Borrowers at such time, would exceed 10.0% of the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) or (B) when added to the Aggregate Lender Exposure as then in effect (immediately prior to the incurrence of such Agent Advance), would exceed the aggregate Commitments at such time. It is understood and agreed that, subject to the requirements set forth above, Agent Advances may be made by the Administrative Agent in its discretion to the extent the Administrative Agent deems such Agent Advances necessary or desirable (x) to preserve and protect the applicable ABL Priority Collateral, or any portion thereof, (y) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents or (z) to pay any other amount chargeable to or required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including payments of reimbursable expenses and other sums payable under the Loan Documents, and that the Borrowers shall have no right to require that any Agent Advances be made.

 

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(d) Each Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by any Revolving Credit Lender made on or prior to the Closing Date or in connection with any assignment pursuant to Subsection 11.6(b), in order to evidence such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans, such Borrower will execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto (each, as amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, a “Revolving Credit Note”), with appropriate insertions as to payee, date and principal amount, payable to such Lender and in a principal amount equal to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender to such Borrower. Each Revolving Credit Note shall (i) be dated the Closing Date, (ii) be stated to mature on the Termination Date and (iii) provide for the payment of interest in accordance with Subsection 4.1.

2.2 Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing. Each of the Borrowers may borrow under the Commitments on the Closing Date and the Parent Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower (or any of their permitted successors hereunder) may borrow under the Commitments hereunder on any Business Day after the Closing Date during the Commitment Period, provided that the Borrower Representative shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable (in the case of any notice except notice with respect to the initial Extension of Credit hereunder, which shall be irrevocable after the funding) notice in substantially the form of Exhibit J-1 hereto or in such other form as may be agreed between the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent (each, a “Borrowing Request”) (which Borrowing Request must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to (1) in the case of either Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans to be borrowed on the Closing Date, 12:00 P.M., New York City time (or such later time as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), one Business Day prior to the Closing Date, and (2) in all other cases, (a) 2:00 P.M., New York City time, at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior to the requested Borrowing Date, if all or any part of the requested Revolving Credit Loans are to be initially Eurodollar Loans or (b) 11:00 A.M., New York City time (or such later time as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), on the requested Borrowing Date, for ABR Loans) specifying (i) the identity of a Borrower, (ii) the amount to be borrowed, (iii) the requested Borrowing Date, (iv) whether the borrowing is to be of Eurodollar Loans, ABR Loans or a combination thereof and (v) if the borrowing is to be entirely or partly of Eurodollar Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Periods therefor. Each borrowing shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of ABR Loans, except any ABR Loan to be used solely to pay a like amount of outstanding Reimbursement Obligations or Swingline Loans, in multiples of $500,000 (or, if the Commitments then available (as calculated in accordance with Subsection 2.1(a)) are less than $500,000, such lesser amount) or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, and (y) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, $500,000, or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower Representative the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Revolving Credit Lender thereof. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Subsection 6.2 to the extent applicable (or in the case of the initial Extension of Credit on the Closing Date, Subsection 6.1),

 

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each applicable Revolving Credit Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower identified in such notice at the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Subsection 11.2 prior to 12:00 P.M. (or 9:00 A.M., in the case of the initial borrowing hereunder), New York City time, or at such other office of the Administrative Agent or at such other time as to which the Administrative Agent shall notify such BorrowerLender reasonably in advance of the Borrowing Date with respect thereto, on the Borrowing Date requested by such Borrower and in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent.

2.3 Termination or Reduction of Commitments. The Borrower Representative (on behalf of itself and each other applicable Borrower) shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) notice to the Administrative Agent (who will promptly notify the Lenders), to terminate the Commitments, or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans made on the effective date thereof, the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans then outstanding, when added to the sum of the then outstanding L/C Obligations, would exceed the Commitments then in effect and provided, further, that any such notice of termination delivered by the Borrower Representative may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower Representative (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and shall reduce permanently the applicable Commitments then in effect.

2.4 Swingline Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender agrees to make swingline loans (individually, a “Swingline Loan”; collectively, the “Swingline Loans”) to any of the Borrowers from time to time during the Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $25,000,000; provided that at no time may the sum of the then outstanding Swingline Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations exceed the lesser of (1) the Commitments then in effect and (2) the Borrowing Base then in effect (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered). Swingline Loans shall be made in minimum amounts of (x) at all times when a Dominion Event is not in existence, $100,000 and (y) at all other times, there will be no minimum amount. Amounts borrowed by any Borrower under this Subsection 2.4 may be repaid and, through but excluding the Termination Date, reborrowed. All Swingline Loans made to any Borrower shall be made in Dollars as ABR Loans, and shall not be entitled to be converted into Eurodollar Loans. The Borrower Representative (on behalf of itself or any other Borrower as the case may be), shall give the Swingline Lender irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Swingline Lender prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the requested Borrowing Date) specifying (1) the identity of a Borrower, (2) the amount of the requested Swingline Loan and (3) that the Borrowing is to be of ABR Loans. The proceeds of the Swingline Loans will be made available by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower identified in such notice at an office of the Swingline Lender by crediting the account of such Borrower at such office with such proceeds in Dollars.

 

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(b) Each of the Borrowers agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by the Swingline Lender made on or prior to the Closing Date or in connection with any assignment pursuant to Subsection 11.6(b), in order to evidence the Swingline Loans such Borrower will execute and deliver to the Swingline Lender a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, with appropriate insertions (as the same may be amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Swingline Note”), payable to the Swingline Lender and representing the obligation of such Borrower to pay the amount of the Swingline Commitment or, if less, the unpaid principal amount of the Swingline Loans made to such Borrower, with interest thereon as prescribed in Subsection 4.1. The Swingline Note shall (i) be dated the Closing Date, (ii) be stated to mature on the Termination Date and (iii) provide for the payment of interest in accordance with Subsection 4.1.

(c) The Swingline Lender, at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may, and, at any time as there shall be a Swingline Loan outstanding for more than five Business Days, the Swingline Lender shall, on behalf of the Borrower to which the Swingline Loan has been made (which hereby irrevocably directs and authorizes such Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), request (provided that such request shall be deemed to have been automatically made upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(f)) each Lender, including the Swingline Lender, to make a Revolving Credit Loan as an ABR Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the principal amount of all Swingline Loans made in Dollars (each, a “Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing”) in an amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the principal amount of all of the Swingline Loans (collectively, the “Refunded Swingline Loans”) outstanding on the date such notice is given; provided that the provisions of this Subsection 2.4 shall not affect the obligations of any Borrower to prepay Swingline Loans in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 4.4(c). Unless the Commitments shall have expired or terminated (in which event the procedures of clause (d) of this Subsection 2.4 shall apply), each Lender hereby agrees to make the proceeds of its Revolving Credit Loan (including any Eurodollar Loan) available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender at the office of the Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, in funds immediately available on the Business Day next succeeding the date such notice is given notwithstanding (i) that the amount of the Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount for Revolving Credit Loans otherwise required hereunder, (ii) whether any conditions specified in Section 6 are then satisfied, (iii) whether a Default or an Event of Default then exists, (iv) the date of such Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing and (v) the amount of the Commitment of such, or any other, Lender at such time. The proceeds of such Revolving Credit Loans (including any Eurodollar Loan) shall be immediately applied to repay the Refunded Swingline Loans.

(d) If the Commitments shall expire or terminate at any time while Swingline Loans are outstanding, each Lender shall, at the option of the Swingline Lender, exercised reasonably, either (i) notwithstanding the expiration or termination of the Commitments, make a Loan as an ABR Loan (which Revolving Credit Loan shall be deemed a “Revolving Credit Loan” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) or (ii) purchase an undivided participating interest in such Swingline Loans,

 

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in either case in an amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage determined on the date of, and immediately prior to, expiration or termination of the Commitments of the aggregate principal amount of such Swingline Loans; provided that in the event that any Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise required above (including as a result of the commencement of a proceeding under any domestic or foreign bankruptcy, reorganization, dissolution, insolvency, receivership, administration or liquidation or similar law with respect to any Borrower), then each Lender hereby agrees that it shall forthwith purchase (as of the date the Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, but adjusted for any payments received from such Borrower on or after such date and prior to such purchase) from the Swingline Lender such participations in such outstanding Swingline Loans as shall be necessary to cause such Lenders to share in such Swingline Loans ratably based upon their respective Commitment Percentages, provided, further, that (x) all interest payable on the Swingline Loans shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender until the date as of which the respective participation is required to be purchased and, to the extent attributable to the purchased participation, shall be payable to the participant from and after such date and (y) at the time any purchase of participations pursuant to this sentence is actually made, the purchasing Lender shall be required to pay the Swingline Lender interest on the principal amount of the participation purchased for each day from and including the day upon which the Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing would otherwise have occurred to but excluding the date of payment for such participation, at the rate otherwise applicable to Revolving Credit Loans made as ABR Loans. Each Lender will make the proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loan made pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender at the office of the Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, in Dollars in funds immediately available on the Business Day next succeeding the date on which the Commitments expire or terminate. The proceeds of such Revolving Credit Loans shall be immediately applied to repay the Swingline Loans outstanding on the date of termination or expiration of the Commitments. In the event that the Lenders purchase undivided participating interests pursuant to the first sentence of this clause (d), each Lender shall immediately transfer to the Swingline Lender, in Dollars in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation and upon receipt thereof the Swingline Lender will deliver to such Lender a Swingline Loan Participation Certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such amount.

(e) Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Lender such Lender’s participating interest in a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account thereof (whether directly from a Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Collateral applied thereto by the Swingline Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, the Swingline Lender will, if such payment is received prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on a Business Day, distribute to such Lender its pro rata share thereof prior to the end of such Business Day and otherwise, the Swingline Lender will distribute such payment on the next succeeding Business Day (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be returned, such Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed by the Swingline Lender to it.

 

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(f) Each Lender’s obligation to make the Revolving Credit Loans and to purchase participating interests with respect to Swingline Loans in accordance with Subsections 2.4(c) and 2.4(d) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any of the Borrowers may have against the Swingline Lender, any of the Borrowers or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default; (iii) any adverse change in condition (financial or otherwise) of any of the Borrowers; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any of the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any other Lender; (v) any inability of any of the Borrowers to satisfy the conditions precedent to borrowing set forth in this Agreement on the date upon which such Revolving Credit Loan is to be made or participating interest is to be purchased or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

2.5 Repayment of Loans. (a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars for the account of: (i) each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan of such Lender made to such Borrower, on the Termination Date (or such earlier date on which the Revolving Credit Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 9); and (ii) the Swingline Lender, the then unpaid principal amount of the Swingline Loans made to such Borrower, on the Termination Date (or such earlier date on which the Swingline Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 9). Each Borrower hereby further agrees to pay interest (which payments shall be in Dollars) on the unpaid principal amount of such Loans from time to time outstanding from the date hereofClosing Date until payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on the dates, set forth in Subsection 4.1.

(b) Each Lender (including the Swingline Lender) shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of each of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan of such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to Subsection 11.6(b), and a subaccount therein for each Lender, in which shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof, the Borrowers to which such Loan is made, each Interest Period, if any, applicable thereto and whether such Loans are Revolving Credit Loans or Swingline Loans, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each of the Borrowers to each applicable Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from each of the Borrowers and each applicable Lender’s share thereof.

 

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(d) The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender maintained pursuant to Subsection 2.5(c) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of each of the Borrowers therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain the Register or any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to such Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

2.6 Incremental Facility. (a) So long as no Specified Default exists or would arise therefrom, the Borrower Representative shall have the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date (i) to increase the existingaggregate amount of the then outstanding Commitments by requesting new Commitments to be added to an Existingexisting Tranche of existing Commitments (the “Supplemental Commitments”), (ii) to request new Commitments under one or more new revolving facilities to be included in this Agreement (the “Incremental Revolving Commitments”) or (iiito request one or more term loans (the “Incremental ABL Term Loans” and together with the Supplemental Commitments and Incremental Revolving Commitments, collectively, the “Incremental Facilities” and each, an “Incremental Facility”). Notwithstanding anything to contrary herein, the principal amount of any Incremental Facility at the time such Incremental Facility becomes effective shall not exceed the Available Incremental Amount at such time. The Borrower Representative may seek to obtain Incremental Facilities from existing Lenders or other Persons, as applicable (each an “Incremental Facility Increase,” and each Person extending, or Lender extending, Incremental Facilities, an “Additional Lender”), provided, however, that (i) no Lender shall be obligated to provide an Incremental Facility Increase as a result of any such request by the Borrower Representative and (ii) any Additional Lender that is not an existing Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments or Supplemental Commitments, the Swingline Lender and the Borrowers (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Each Incremental Facility Increase shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of at least $15,000,000 and in integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof (or, in each case, in such lower minimum amounts or multiples as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion). Any Incremental Facility Increase may be denominated in Dollars.

(b) (i) Any Incremental ABL Term Loans (A) may not be guaranteed by any Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower other than the Guarantors and shall rank pari passu (or, at the option of the Borrower Representative, junior) in right of (x) priority with respect to the Collateral and (y) payment with respect to the Obligations in respect of the Commitments and any existing Incremental ABL Term Loans, (B) shall be part of, and count against, the Borrowing Base, (C) shall not have a final maturity that is earlier than the Termination Date, (D) shall not amortize at a rate greater than 1.0% per annum, (E) for purposes of prepayments, shall be treated no more favorably than the Loans, (F) may not be secured by any Collateral or other assets of any Loan Party that do not also secure the Loans and (G) shall otherwise be on terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(ii) Any Supplemental Commitments (Ashallmay not be guaranteed by theany Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower other than the Subsidiary Borrowers or Subsidiary Guarantors and shall rank pari passu in right of (x) priority with respect to the Collateral and (y) payment with respect to the Obligations in respect of the Commitments in effect prior to the Incremental Commitment Effective Date and any existing Incremental ABL Term Loans and (B) shall be on terms and pursuant to the documentation applicable to the Tranche of the existing Commitments that they are increasing; provided that the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate and Applicable Margin relating to the Supplemental Commitments may exceed the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate and Applicable Margin relating to the Tranche of existing Commitments that they are increasing in effect prior to the Incremental Commitment Effective Date so long as the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate and Applicable Margins relating to all Revolving Credit Loans of such Tranche shall be adjusted to be equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate and Applicable Margin payable to the Lenders providing such Supplemental Commitments.

(iii) Any Incremental Revolving Commitments (A) may not be guaranteed by any Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower other than the Guarantors and shall rank pari passu (or, at the option of the Borrower Representative, junior) in right of (x) priority with respect to the Collateral and (y) payment with respect to the Obligations in respect of the Commitments and any existing Incremental ABL Term Loans, (B) shall not have a final maturity that is earlier than the Termination Date, (C) for purposes of prepayments, shall be treated no more favorably than the Loans, (D) may not be secured by any Collateral or other assets of any Loan Party that do not also secure the Loans, (E) shall have interest rate margins and commitment fees determined by the Borrower Representative and the applicable Additional Lenders (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not require any adjustment to the Applicable Margin of other Loans pursuant to clause (ii) above) and (F) shall otherwise be on terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(iv) The Incremental Facilities may be in the form of a separate “first-in, last-out” tranche (theaFILO Tranche”) with a separate borrowing base against the ABL Priority Collateral and interest rate margins, in each case, to be agreed upon (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not require any adjustment to the Applicable Margin of other Loans pursuant to clause (ii) above) among the Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders providing thea FILO Tranche so long as (1) any loans under thea FILO Tranche may not be guaranteed by any Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower other than the Guarantors and shall rank pari passu (or, at the option of the Borrower Representative, junior) in right of priority with respect to the Collateral; (2) if availability under thea FILO Tranche exceeds $0, any Extension of Credit under the Revolving Credit Facility thereafter requested shall be made under thea FILO Tranche until thesuch FILO Tranche availability no longer exceeds $0; (3) as between (x) the Revolving Credit Facility (other than thesuch FILO Tranche), the Incremental ABL Term Loans (unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent and any Additional ABL Agent) and the Designated Hedging Agreements and Designated Cash Management Agreements and (ythesuch FILO Tranche, all proceeds from the liquidation or other realization of the Collateral (including

 

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ABL Priority Collateral) shall be applied, first to obligations owing under, or with respect to, the Revolving Credit Facility (other than thesuch FILO Tranche), the Incremental ABL Term Loans (unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent and any Additional ABL Agent) and such Designated Hedging Agreements and Designated Cash Management Agreements and second to the applicable FILO Tranche; (4) no Borrower may prepay Revolving Credit Loans under theany FILO Tranche or terminate or reduce the commitments in respect thereof at any time that other Loans and/or Reimbursement Obligations (unless cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) or Incremental ABL Term Loans (unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent and any Additional ABL Agent) are outstanding; (5) the Required Lenders (calculated as including Lenders under the Incremental Facilities and theany FILO Tranche) shall, subject to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, control exercise of remedies in respect of the Collateral and (6) no changes affecting the priority status of the Revolving Credit Facility (other than thea FILO Tranche) or the Incremental ABL Term Loans (unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent and any Additional ABL Agent) vis-à-vis the FILO Tranche may be made without the consent of each affected Lender under the Revolving Credit Facility (including Lenders under the Incremental Facilities and the FILO tranche), other than such changes which affect only the FILO Tranche, or only the Incremental ABL Term Loans, as the case may be.

(c) No Incremental Facility Increase shall become effective unless and until each of the following conditions have been satisfied:

(i) The Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent, and any Additional Lender shall have executed and delivered a joinder to the Loan Documents (“Lender Joinder Agreement”) in substantially the form of Exhibit L hereto or in such other form as may be appropriate in the opinion of the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent;

(ii) The Borrowers shall have paid such fees and other compensation to the Additional Lenders as the Borrower Representative and such Additional Lenders shall agree;

(iii) The Borrower Representative shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders an opinion or opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent from counsel to the Borrower Representative reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and dated such date;

(iv) A Revolving Credit Note (to the extent requested) will be issued at the applicable Borrowers’ expense, to each such Additional Lender, to be in conformity with requirements of Subsection 2.1(d) (with appropriate modification) to the extent necessary to reflect the new Commitment of each Additional Lender;

 

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(v) The Borrower Representative shall deliver a certificate certifying that (A) (x) in the case of a Limited Condition Transaction, the Specified Representations or (y) in all other cases, the representations and warranties made by the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries contained herein and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the applicable Incremental Facility ClosingCommitment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and (B) no Specified Default has occurred and is continuing; and

(vi) The applicable Borrowers and Additional Lenders shall have delivered such other instruments, documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably have requested in order to effectuate the documentation of the foregoing.

(d) (i) In the case of any Incremental Facility Increase constituting Supplemental Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of such Incremental Facility Increase (with each date of such effectiveness being referred to herein as an “Incremental Commitment Effective Date”), and at such time (i) the Commitments under, and for all purposes of, this Agreement shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such Supplemental Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments, (iiSchedule A shall be deemed modified, without further action, to reflect the revised Commitments and Commitment Percentages of the Lenders and (iii) this Agreement shall be deemed amended, without further action, to the extent necessary to reflect any such Supplemental Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments.

(ii) In the case of any Incremental Facility Increase, the Administrative Agent, the Additional Lenders and the Borrowers agree to enter into any amendment required to incorporate the addition of the Incremental Facilities, the pricing of the Incremental Facilities, the maturity date of the Incremental Facilities and such other amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers in connection therewith. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into such amendments.

(e) In connection with the Incremental Facility Increases constituting Supplemental Commitments, the Lenders and the Borrowers agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the applicable Borrowers shall, in coordination with the Administrative Agent, (x) repay applicable outstanding Revolving Credit Loans under the applicable Tranche of certain Lenders, and obtain applicable Revolving Credit Loans under the applicable Tranche from certain other Lenders (including the Additional Lenders), or (y) take such other actions as reasonably may be required by the Administrative Agent to the extent necessary so that the Lenders effectively participate in each of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans under the applicable Tranche, as applicable, pro rata on the basis of their Commitment Percentages (determined after giving effect to any increase in the Commitments pursuant to this

 

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Subsection 2.6), and (ii) the applicable Borrowers shall pay to the Lenders any costs of the type referred to in Subsection 4.12 in connection with any repayment and/or Revolving Credit Loans required pursuant to the preceding clause (i). Without limiting the obligations of the Borrowers provided for in this Subsection 2.6, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree that they will use commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to minimize the costs of the type referred to in Subsection 4.12 which the Borrowers would otherwise incur in connection with the implementation of an increase in the Commitments.

2.7 Refinancing Amendments. (a) So long as no Specified Default exists or would arise therefrom, at any time after the Closing Date, the Borrowers may obtain, from any Lender, any Additional Lender or any other Person, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Facility (which for purposes of this clause (a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding (w) Other ABL Term Loans, (x) Incremental ABL Term Loans, (y) Other Revolving Credit Loans and (z) Loans provided against the Supplemental Commitments and Incremental Revolving Commitments, but will exclude the commitments in respect of the FILO Tranche unless (1) the Loans comprising the FILO Tranche are the only Loans outstanding and (2) the Commitments for the Revolving Credit Facility (excluding the FILO Tranche) have been terminated) in the form of (i) one or more Other ABL Term Loans or Other ABL Term Commitments, (ii) one or more Other Revolving Credit Loans or Other Revolving Credit Commitments, or (iii) in the case of the FILO Tranche, a new “first-in, last-out” tranche, as the case may be, in each case pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that any Person (other than an existing Lender or an Additional Lender) providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any Other Revolving Credit Loans or Other Revolving Credit Commitments, the Swingline Lender and the Borrowers (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Each Tranche of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred under this Subsection 2.7 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $10,000,000 in the case of Other ABL Term Loans or Other Revolving Credit Loans and (y) an integral multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof (or, in each case, in such lower minimum amounts or multiples as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).

(b) The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in SubsectionSubsections 6.2(a) and 6.2(b) and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of legal opinions, board resolutions, officers’ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements substantially consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under Subsection 6.1 (other than changes to such legal opinions resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion). Any Refinancing Amendment may provide for the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of any Borrower, or the provision to the Borrowers of Swingline Loans, pursuant to any Other Revolving Credit Commitments established thereby, in each case on terms substantially equivalent to the terms applicable to Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under the Commitments.

 

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(c) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other ABL Term Loans, Other Revolving Credit Loans, Other Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Other ABL Term Commitments). The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any Refinancing Amendment to effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative, to effect the provisions of this Subsection 2.7. In addition, if so provided in the relevant Refinancing Amendment and with the consent of each Issuing Lender, participations in Letters of Credit expiring on or after the Termination Date shall be partially or entirely reallocated from Lenders holding Commitments to Lenders holding extended revolving commitments in accordance with the terms of such Refinancing Amendment; provided, however, that such participation interests shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Lenders holding Commitments, be deemed to be participation interests in respect of such Commitments and the terms of such participation interests (including the commission applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly.

2.8 Extension of Commitments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, an “Extension Offer”) made from time to time by the Borrower Representative to all Revolving Credit Lenders of Commitments with a like maturity date, or all lenders with ABL Term Loans with a like maturity date, in each case on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the applicable Commitments or ABL Term Loans, as applicable) and on the same terms to each such Lender, the Borrowers are hereby permitted to consummate from time to time transactions with individual Lenders that accept the terms contained in such Extension Offers to extend the maturity date of each such Lender’s Commitments or ABL Term Loans, as applicable, and otherwise modify the terms of such Commitments or ABL Term Loans pursuant to the terms of the relevant Extension Offer (including by increasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of, or changing the amortization or prepayment provisions of, such Commitments (and related outstandings) or ABL Term Loans) (each, an “Extension”, and each group of Commitments or ABL Term Loans, as applicable, as so extended, as well as the original Commitments or ABL Term Loans (not so extended), as applicable, being a “tranche”; any Extended Revolving Commitments shall constitute a separate tranche of Commitments from the tranche of Commitments from which they were converted and any Extended ABL Term Loans shall constitute a separate tranche of ABL Term Loans from the tranche of ABL Term Loans from which they were converted), so long as the following terms are satisfied: (i) except as to interest rates, fees, final maturity, amortization and prepayment provisions (which shall be determined by the Borrower Representative and set forth in the relevant Extension Offer), (x) the Commitment of any Revolving Credit Lender that agrees to an extension with respect to such Commitment (an “Extending Revolving Credit Lender”) extended pursuant to an Extension (an “Extended Revolving Commitment”), and the related outstandings, shall be a Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with the same terms as the original CommitmentsCommitment (and related outstandings) so extended and (y) the ABL Term Loans of any Lender that agrees to an extension with respect to such ABL Term Loans (an “Extending ABL Term Lender” and

 

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together with any Extending Revolving Credit Lender, if any, collectively, “Extending Lenders”) pursuant to an Extension (“Extended ABL Term Loans”) shall have the same terms as the original ABL Term Loans so extended; provided that (x) subject to the provisions of Section 3 and Subsection 2.4 to the extent dealing with Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Extended Revolving Commitments with a longer maturity date, all such Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans shall be participated in on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their Commitment Percentage of the Commitments and all borrowings under Commitments and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings) and (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of the non-extending Commitments) and (y) at no time shall there be Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Commitments and any original Commitments) which have more than two different maturity dates, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative (including agreements as to additional administrative fees to be paid by the Borrowers), and (ii) any applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied unless waived by the Borrowers.

(b) With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Borrowers pursuant to this Subsection 2.8, (i) such Extensions shall not constitute optional or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Subsection 4.4 and (ii) no Extension Offer is required to be in any minimum amount or any minimum increment, provided that the Borrower Representative may at its election specify as a condition (a “Minimum Extension Condition”) to consummating any such Extension that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Offer in the Borrower Representative’s sole discretion and which may be waived by the Borrower Representative) of Commitments or ABL Term Loans, as applicable, of any or all applicable Tranches be extended. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by this Subsection 2.8 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended ABL Term Loans, as applicable, on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including Subsections 4.4 and 4.8) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Subsection 2.8.

(c) No consent of any Lender or the Administrative Agent shall be required to effectuate any Extension, other than (A) the consent of each Lender agreeing to such Extension with respect to its Commitments or ABL Term Loans (or a portion thereof) and (B) with respect to any Extension of the Commitments, the consent of each Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. All Extended Revolving Commitments and Extended ABL Term Loans and all obligations in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with all other applicable Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrowers as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches in

 

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respect of Commitments or ABL Term Loans so extended, permit the repayment of non-extending Loans on the Termination Date and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative in connection therewith, in each case on terms consistent with this Subsection 2.8.

(d) In connection with any Extension, the Borrower Representative shall provide the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior written notice thereof, and shall agree to such procedures (including regarding timing, rounding and other adjustments and to ensure reasonable administrative management of the credit facilities hereunder after such Extension), if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Subsection 2.8.

(e) Following any Extension, with the consent of the Borrower Representative, any Non-Extending Lender may elect to have all or a portion of its existing Commitments or ABL Term Loans deemed to be an Extended Revolving Commitment or Extended ABL Term Loan, as applicable under the applicable extended tranche on any date (each such date, a “Designation Date”) prior to the maturity date or termination date, as applicable, of such extended tranche; provided that (i) such Lender shall have provided written notice to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent at least 10 Business Days prior to such Designation Date (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) and (ii) no more than three Designation Dates may occur in any one-year period without the written consent of the Administrative Agent. Following a Designation Date, the existing Commitments or ABL Term Loans, as applicable, held by such Lender so elected to be extended will be deemed to be an Extended Revolving Commitment or Extended ABL Term Loan, as applicable, and any existing Commitments or ABL Term Loans, as applicable, held by such Lender not elected to be extended, if any, shall continue to be existing Commitments or ABL Term Loans, as applicable.

2.9 Canadian Facility. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Schedule 2.9 hereto, each Lender severally agrees, as part of and as a sub-facility under, its Commitment hereunder (but without increasing such Commitment), to make available hereunder (directly or through a lending affiliate of such Lender) to the Canadian Borrowers, at any time and from time to time on or after the Canadian Facility Effective Date and prior to the Termination Date, its pro rata share of the Canadian Facility. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into an amendment to, or amend and restate, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to make such amendments as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative, to effect the provisions of this Subsection 2.9 and Schedule 2.9 hereto (such amendment or amendment and restatement, the “Canadian Facility Amendment”). The Canadian Facility shall be available to the Canadian Borrowers and shall be available to be drawn in Dollars or Canadian Dollars, with certain operational and administrative borrowing procedures as reasonably requested by the Canadian Agent, including, for the avoidance of doubt, at least three Business Days’ notice (or, if agreed to by all Lenders, such shorter notice) for any such borrowings in Canadian Dollars. Any extensions of credit under the Canadian Facility will reduce availability under the Facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

 

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SECTION 3

Letters of Credit

3.1 L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), agrees to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the fifth day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that no Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $200,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Issuing Lender shall be required to (but it may in its sole discretion) issue any Letter of Credit if the aggregate maximum amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender would exceed its L/C Commitment.

(b) Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, and for general corporate purposes, of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and, in the case of clause (B) below, the Administrative Agent, expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the fifth Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date; provided further, that Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Royal Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC, each in their capacity as Issuing Lender, shall not be obligated to issue commercial letters of credit, in each case unless separately agreed between such Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) and the Borrower Representative.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Extension L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such extension at least once in each 12-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such 12-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such extension and (ii) the fifth Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to permit any such extension if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate this Subsection 3.1.

(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Subsidiary.

(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Borrower Representative, each Letter of Credit shall be governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and to the extent not prohibited by such laws, the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit and the Uniform Customs shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. The ISP shall not in any event apply to this Agreement.

3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit. (a) The Borrower Representative may, from time to time during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 30th day prior to the Termination Date, request that an Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to such Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent at its address for notices specified herein, an L/C Request therefor in the form of Exhibit J-2 hereto (completed to the reasonable satisfaction of such Issuing Lender), and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as such Issuing Lender may reasonably request. Upon receipt of any L/C Request, such Issuing Lender will process such L/C Request and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no

 

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event shall an Issuing Lender be required, unless otherwise agreed to by such Issuing Lender, to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than five Business Days after its receipt of the L/C Request therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower Representative. The applicable Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower Representative promptly following the issuance thereof. Upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit or amendment, renewal, extension or modification to a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, who shall promptly notify each Lender, thereof, which notice shall specify the amount of such Lender’s respective participation in such Letter of Credit pursuant to Subsection 3.4. If the applicable Issuing Lender is not the same person as the Administrative Agent, on the first Business Day of each calendar month, such Issuing Lender shall provide to the Administrative Agent a report listing all outstanding Letters of Credit and the amounts thereof and the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide such report to each Lender.

(b) The making of each request for a Letter of Credit by the Borrower Representative shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower Representative that such Letter of Credit may be issued in accordance with, and will not violate the requirements of, Subsection 3.1. Unless the respective Issuing Lender has received notice from the Required Lenders before it issues a Letter of Credit that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1, then such Issuing Lender may issue the requested Letter of Credit for the account of the applicable Borrower or Subsidiary in accordance with such Issuing Lender’s usual and customary practices.

(c) No Issuing Lender shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if

(i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Requirement of Law applicable to such Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any banking regulatory authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Lender shall prohibit the issuance of letters of credit generally, or

(ii) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Lender consistently applied by such Issuing Lender to borrowers generally.

3.3 Fees, Commissions and Other Charges. (a) Each Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent a letter of credit commission with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender on its behalf, computed for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit through and including to the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, computed at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect for Eurodollar Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of

 

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Credit, payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date with respect to such Letter of Credit and on the Termination Date or such earlier date as the Commitments shall terminate as provided herein. Such commission shall be payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders to be shared ratably among them in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. Each Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit a fee equal to 0.125% per annum of the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (or such other amounts as may be agreed by such Borrower and such Issuing Lender) calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date with respect to such Letter of Credit and on the Termination Date or such earlier date as the Commitments shall terminate as provided herein. Such commissions and fees shall be nonrefundable. Such fees and commissions shall be payable in Dollars.

(b) In addition to the foregoing commissions and fees, each Borrower agrees to pay directly to the applicable Issuing Lender amounts necessary to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Lender in issuing, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender within 10 days after demand therefor.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall, promptly following any receipt thereof, distribute to the applicable Lenders all commissions and fees received by the Administrative Agent for their respective accounts pursuant to this Subsection 3.3.

3.4 L/C Participations. (a) By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the applicable Issuing Lender or the Lenders, each Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Lender, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, or expiration, termination or cash collateralization of any Letter of Credit and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. All calculations of the Lenders’ Commitment Percentages shall be made from time to time by the Administrative Agent, which calculations shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(b) If the Borrowers fail to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender on the due date as provided in Subsection 3.5, such Issuing Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable L/C Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrowers in respect thereof and such Lender’s Commitment Percentage thereof. Each Lender shall pay by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on such date (or, if such Lender shall have received such notice later than 12:00 P.M., New York City time, on any day, not later than 11:00 A.M.,

 

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New York City time, on the next succeeding Business Day), the amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the unreimbursed L/C Disbursement in the same manner as provided in Subsection 2.2 with respect to Loans made by such Lender, and the Administrative Agent will promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Lender any amounts received by it from the Borrowers pursuant to the above clause (a) prior to the time that any Lender makes any payment pursuant to the preceding sentence and any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrowers thereafter will be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lender that shall have made such payments and to such Issuing Lender, as appropriate.

(c) If any Lender shall not have made its Commitment Percentage of such L/C Disbursement available to the Administrative Agent as provided above, each of such Lender and each Borrower severally agrees to pay interest on such amount, for each day from and including the date such amount is required to be paid in accordance with the foregoing to but excluding the date such amount is paid, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Issuing Lender at (i) in the case of Borrower, the rate per annum set forth in Subsection 3.5(b) and (ii) in the case of such Lender, at a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules or practices on interbank compensation.

3.5 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrowers. (a) Each Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower Representative of any compliant presentation of documents under any Letter of Credit. Each Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse each Issuing Lender, upon receipt by the Borrower Representative of written notice from the applicable Issuing Lender of the date and the amount of a drawing presented under any Letter of Credit issued on its behalf and paid by such Issuing Lender (an “L/C Disbursement”), for the amount of such drawing so paid and any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses reasonably incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such payment. Each such payment shall be made to the applicable Issuing Lender, at its address for notices specified herein, in Dollars in immediately available funds, no later than 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the date which is one Business Day (or, if the Facility is fully drawn on such date and the applicable Borrower does not have sufficient cash on hand to make such payment, two Business Days) after the date on which the Borrower Representative receives such notice, if received prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City Time, on a Business Day and otherwise, no later than 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the next succeeding Business Day; provided that the Borrowers may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Subsection 2.2 that such payment be financed with ABR Loans or Swingline Loans in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrowers’ obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Loans or Swingline Loans.

(b) Interest shall be payable on any and all amounts remaining unpaid by the Borrowers under this Subsection 3.5(b) from the date the drawing presented under the affected Letter of Credit is paid to the date on which the applicable Borrower is required to pay such amounts pursuant to clause (a) above at the rate which would then be payable on any outstanding ABR Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans and thereafter until payment in full at the rate which would be payable on any outstanding ABR Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans which were then overdue.

 

 

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3.6 Obligations Absolute. The Reimbursement Obligations of Borrowers as provided in Subsection 3.5 shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein; (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit being proved to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; (iii) payment by any Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that fails to comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 3, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the obligations of any Borrower hereunder; (v) the fact that a Default shall have occurred and be continuing; or (vi) any material adverse change in the business, property, results of operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries. None of the Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders or any of their affiliates shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Lenders; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Lender from liability to the Borrowers to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law) suffered by the Borrowers that are caused by such Issuing Lender’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Issuing Lender (as finally determined by ain a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), such Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

3.7 L/C Disbursements. The applicable Issuing Lender shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Such Issuing Lender shall promptly give written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative of such demand for payment and if such Issuing Lender has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve Borrower of its Reimbursement Obligation to such Issuing Lender and the Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement (other than with respect to the timing of such Reimbursement Obligation set forth in Subsection 3.5).

 

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3.8 L/C Request. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any L/C Request or other application or agreement submitted by any Borrower or any Subsidiary, to, or entered into by any Borrower or any Subsidiary with, any Issuing Lender relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

3.9 Cash Collateralization. If the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, the Borrowers shall then deposit on terms and in accounts satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Collateral Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the L/C Obligations as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Funds so deposited shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender for L/C Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be applied to satisfy other Obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement.

3.10 Additional Issuing Lenders. The Borrower Representative may, at any time and from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and such Lender, designate one or more additional Lenders to act as an issuing lender under the terms of this Agreement. Any Lender designated as an issuing lender pursuant to this Subsection 3.10 shall be deemed to be an “Issuing Lender” (in addition to being a Lender) in respect of Letters of Credit issued or to be issued by such Lender, and, with respect to such Letters of Credit, such term shall thereafter apply to the other Issuing Lender or Issuing Lenders and such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such additional Issuing Lender. If at any time there is more than one Issuing Lender hereunder, the Borrower Representative may, in its discretion, select which Issuing Lender is to issue any particular Letter of Credit.

3.11 Resignation or Removal of the Issuing Lender. Any Issuing Lender may resign as Issuing Lender hereunder at any time upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative. Any Issuing Lender may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower Representative, each Agent, the replaced Issuing Lender and the successor Issuing Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such resignation or replacement of an Issuing Lender. At the time any such resignation of an Issuing Lender shall become effective, the Borrowers shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the retiring Issuing Lender pursuant to Subsection 3.3. From and after the effective date of any such resignation or replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Lender under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by it thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Lender” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Lender, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Lenders, as the context requires. After the resignation or replacement of an Issuing Lender, the retiring or replaced Issuing Lender shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Lender under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such resignation or replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

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SECTION 4

General Provisions Applicable to Loans and Letters of Credit

4.1 Interest Rates and Payment Dates. (a) Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day.

(b) Each ABR Loan shall bear interest for each day that it is outstanding at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day.

(c) If all or a portion of (i) the principal amount of any Loan, (ii) any interest payable thereon or (iii) any commitment fee, letter of credit commission, letter of credit fee or other amount payable hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is (x) in the case of overdue principal, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the relevant foregoing provisions of this Subsection 4.1 plus 2.00%, (y) in the case of overdue interest, the rate that would be otherwise be applicable to principal of the related Loan pursuant to the relevant foregoing provisions of this Subsection 4.1 (other than clause (x) above) plus 2.00% and (z) in the case of, fees, commissions or other amounts, the rate described in clause (b) of this Subsection 4.1 for ABR Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans accruing interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.00%, in each case from the date of such nonpayment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as well as before any judgment relating thereto).); provided that (1) no amount shall be payable pursuant to this Subsection 4.1(c) to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender and (2) no amounts shall accrue pursuant to this Subsection 4.1(c) on any overdue amount or other amount payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.

(d) Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to clause (c) of this Subsection 4.1 shall be payable from time to time on demand exercised in accordance with Subsection 9.2.

(e) It is the intention of the parties hereto to comply strictly with applicable usury laws; accordingly, it is stipulated and agreed that the aggregate of all amounts which constitute interest under applicable usury laws, whether contracted for, charged, taken, reserved, or received, in connection with the indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement or any Notes, or any other document relating or referring hereto or thereto, now or hereafter existing, shall never exceed under any circumstance whatsoever the maximum amount of interest allowed by applicable usury laws.

 

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4.2 Conversion and Continuation Options. (a) Subject to its obligations pursuant to Subsection 4.12(c), the applicable Borrowers may elect from time to time to convert outstanding Revolving Credit Loans from Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans by the Borrower Representative giving the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice of such election prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time two Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior to such election. The Borrower Representative may elect from time to time to convert outstanding Revolving Credit Loans from ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans by the Borrower Representative giving the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice of such election prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior to such election. Any such notice of conversion to Eurodollar Loans shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period or Interest Periods therefor. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender thereof. All or any part of outstanding Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans may be converted as provided herein, provided that (i) (unless the Required Lenders otherwise consent) no Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, in the case of any Default (other than any Default under Subsection 9.1(f)), the Administrative Agent has given notice to the Borrower Representative that no such conversions may be made and (ii) no Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan after the date that is one month prior to the applicable Termination Date.

(b) Any Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower Representative giving three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loan, determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Subsection 1.1, provided that no Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such (i) (unless the Required Lenders otherwise consent) when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, in the case of any Default (other than any Default under Subsection 9.1(f)), the Administrative Agent has given notice to the Borrower Representative that no such continuations may be made or (ii) after the date that is one month prior to the applicable Termination Date, and provided, further, that if the Borrower Representative shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this clause (b) or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period. Upon receipt of any such notice of continuation pursuant to this Subsection 4.2(b), the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender thereof.

4.3 Minimum Amounts; Maximum Sets. All borrowings, conversions and continuations of Loans hereunder and all selections of Interest Periods hereunder shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Set shall be equal to $500,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and so that there shall not be more than 10 Sets at any one time outstanding.

 

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4.4 Optional and Mandatory Prepayments. (a) Each of the Borrowers may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans made to it and the Reimbursement Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued for its account, in whole or in part, subject to Subsection 4.12, without premium or penalty but including, for the avoidance of doubt, accrued interest, upon notice by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior to the date of prepayment (in the case of Eurodollar Loans) or prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time (or such later time as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) on the date of prepayment (in the case of (x) ABR Loans, (y) Swingline Loans and (z) Reimbursement Obligations outstanding in Dollars). Such notice shall be irrevocable except as provided in Subsection 4.4(g). Such notice shall specify, in the case of any prepayment of Loans, the identity of the prepaying Borrower, the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is (i) of Revolving Credit Loans or Swingline Loans, or a combination thereof, and (ii) of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, or a combination thereof, and, in each case if a combination thereof, the principal amount allocable to each and, in the case of any prepayment of Reimbursement Obligations, the date and amount of prepayment, the identity of the applicable Letter of Credit or Letters of Credit and the amount allocable to each of such Reimbursement Obligations. Upon the receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall (subject to Subsection 4.4(g)) be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid other than at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto) any amounts payable pursuant to Subsection 4.12, the Revolving Credit Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations pursuant to this SectionSubsection 4.4(a) and shall (unless the Borrower Representative otherwise directs) be applied, first, to payment of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, second, to payment of the Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, third, to payment of any Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding, and last, to cash collateralize any outstanding L/C Obligation on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Partial prepayments pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(a) shall be in multiples of $250,000, as applicable; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any Loan may be prepaid in its entirety.

(b) On any day (other than during an Agent Advance Period) on which the Aggregate Lender Exposure or the unpaid balance of Extensions of Credit to, or for the account of, the Borrowers exceeds the Borrowing Base (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) or the aggregate Commitments at such time, the Borrowers shall prepay on such day the principal of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in an amount equal to such excess. If, after giving effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations exceeds the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered), the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent on such day an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the amount of such excess (up to a maximum amount equal to such L/C Obligations at such time), such cash and/or Cash Equivalents to be held as security for all obligations of the Borrowers to the Issuing Lenders and the Revolving Credit Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent.

(c) The Borrowers shall prepay all Swingline Loans then outstanding simultaneously with each borrowing by them of Revolving Credit Loans.

(d) Prepayments pursuant to Subsection 4.4(b) shall be applied, first, to prepay Swingline Loans then outstanding, second, to prepay Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, third, to pay any Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding, and last, to cash collateralize all L/C Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(e) For avoidance of doubt, the Commitments shall not be correspondingly reduced by the amount of any prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans, payments of Reimbursement Obligations and cash collateralizations of L/C Obligations, in each case, made under Subsection 4.4(b).

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 4.4, if at any time any prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Subsection 4.4(a) or 4.4(b) would result, after giving effect to the procedures set forth in this Agreement, in any Borrower incurring breakage costs under Subsection 4.12 as a result of Eurodollar Loans being prepaid other than on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, then, the relevant Borrower may, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in its sole discretion, initially (i) deposit a portion (up to 100.0%) of the amounts that otherwise would have been paid in respect of such Eurodollar Loans with the Administrative Agent (which deposit must be equal in amount to the amount of such Eurodollar Loans not immediately prepaid), to be held as security for the obligations of such Borrowers to make such prepayment pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to be entered into on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with such cash collateral to be directly applied upon the first occurrence thereafter of the last day of an Interest Period with respect to such Eurodollar Loans (or such earlier date or dates as shall be requested by such Borrower) or (ii) make a prepayment of the Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with Subsection 4.4(a) with an amount equal to a portion (up to 100.0%) of the amounts that otherwise would have been paid in respect of such Eurodollar Loans (which prepayment, together with any deposits pursuant to clause (i) above, must be equal in amount to the amount of such Eurodollar Loans not immediately prepaid); provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of the Borrowers may request any Extension of Credit under the Commitments that would reduce Excess Availability to an amount that is less than the amount of such prepayment until the related portion of such Eurodollar Loans have been prepaid upon the first occurrence thereafter of the last day of an Interest Period with respect to such Eurodollar Loans; provided further, in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) above, such unpaid Eurodollar Loans shall continue to bear interest in accordance with Subsection 4.1 until such unpaid Eurodollar Loans or the related portion of such Eurodollar Loans, as the case may be, have or has been prepaid.

(g) If a notice of prepayment in connection with a repayment of all outstanding Loans is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of Commitments as contemplated by Subsection 2.3, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Subsection 2.3.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Subsection 4.4 may be amended (and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such amendments) to the extent necessary to reflect differing amounts payable, and priorities of payments, to Lenders participating in any new classes or tranches of Loans added pursuant to Subsections 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8, as applicable.

 

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4.5 Commitment Fees; Administrative Agent’s Fee; Other Fees . (a) Each Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a commitment fee for the period from and including the first day of the Commitment Period to the Termination Date, computed at the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Unutilized Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter and on the Termination Date or such earlier date as the Commitments shall terminate as provided herein, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereofClosing Date.

(b) Each Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees set forth in the last paragraph under the heading “ABL Facility Fees” of the Fee Letter on the payment dates set forth therein (without duplication of fees paid to the Term Loan Agent pursuant to such section of the Fee Letter).

4.6 Computation of Interest and Fees. (a) Interest (other than interest based on the Base Rate) shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed; and commitment fees and interest based on the Base Rate shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year (or 366-day year, as the case may be) for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower Representative and the affected Lenders of each determination of an Adjusted LIBO Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the Alternate Base Rate or the Statutory Reserves shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower Representative and the affected Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.

(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on each of the Borrowers and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower Representative or any Lender, deliver to the Borrower Representative or such Lender a statement showing in reasonable detail the calculations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Subsection 4.1, excluding any LIBO Rate which is based upon ICE LIBOR published by Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service page and any ABR Loan which is based upon the Alternate Base Rate.

4.7 Inability to Determine Interest Rate. If, prior to the first day of any Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon each of the Borrowers) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for such Interest Period (the “Affected Eurodollar Rate”), the Administrative Agent shall give facsimile or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower Representative and the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such notice is given (a) any Eurodollar Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based on the Affected

 

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Eurodollar Rate requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans and (b) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to or continued as Eurodollar Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Affected Eurodollar Rate shall be converted to or continued as ABR Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Affected Eurodollar Rate shall be made or continued as such, nor shall any of the Borrowers have the right to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Affected Eurodollar Rate.

4.8 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. (a) Except as expressly otherwise provided herein, each borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans (other than Swingline Loans) by any of the applicable Borrowers from the Lenders hereunder shall be made, each payment by any of the Borrowers on account of any commitment fee in respect of the Commitments hereunder shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent and any reduction of the Commitments of the Lenders, as applicable, shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent in each case pro rata according to the Commitment Percentages of the Lenders. Except as expressly otherwise provided herein, each payment (including each prepayment (but excluding payments made pursuant to Subsection 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 4.5(b), 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13(d), 4.15(c) or 11.1(g))) by any of the applicable Borrowers on account of principal of and interest on any Revolving Credit Loans shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of such Revolving Credit Loans then held by the relevant Revolving Credit Lenders, and each payment on account of principal of and interest on any loans made pursuant to any Tranche established after the date of this Agreement shall be allocated pro rata (or as may otherwise be provided for in the applicable amendment to this Agreement relating to such Tranche) among the Lenders with Incremental Revolving Commitments in respect thereof or with participations in such Tranche (in each case subject to any limitations on non-pro rata payments otherwise provided for in Subsection 2.6(b)(i)(E) or 2.6(b)(ii)). All payments (including prepayments) to be made by any of the Borrowers hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees, Reimbursement Obligations or otherwise, shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and shall be made on or prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time (or such later time as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion)) on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders holding the relevant Loans, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, or the Other Representatives, as the case may be, at the Administrative Agent’s office specified in Subsection 11.2, in Dollars in immediately available funds. Payments received by the Administrative Agent after such time shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to such Lenders or Other Representatives, as the case may be, if any such payment is received prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on a Business Day, in like funds as received prior to the end of such Business Day and otherwise the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to such Lenders or Other Representatives, as the case may be, on the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity of such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension. If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan

 

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becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity of such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension) unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. This Subsection 4.8(a) may be amended in accordance with Subsection 11.1(d) to the extent necessary to reflect differing amounts payable, and priorities of payments, to Lenders participating in any new Tranches added pursuant to Subsections 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8, as applicable.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrowers in respect of such borrowing a corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent on demand, such amount with interest thereon at a rate equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Subsection 4.8(b) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days of such Borrowing Date, (x) the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower Representative of the failure of such Lender to make such amount available to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABRsuch Loans hereunderpursuant to Subsection 4.1 on demand from such Borrower and (y) then such Borrower may, without waiving or limiting any rights or remedies it may have against such Lender hereunder or under applicable law or otherwise, borrow a like amount on an unsecured basis from any commercial bank for a period ending on the date upon which such Lender does in fact make such borrowing available; provided that at the time such borrowing is made and at all times while such amount is outstanding such Borrower would be permitted to borrow such amount pursuant to Subsection 2.1.

4.9 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof in each case occurring after the Closing Date shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain any Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Agreement (“Affected Loans”), (a) such Lender shall promptly give written notice of such circumstances to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be withdrawn whenever such circumstances no longer exist), (b) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make Affected Loans, continue Affected Loans as such and convert an ABR Loan to an Affected Loan shall forthwith be cancelled and, until such time as it shall no longer be unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain such Affected Loans, such Lender shall then have a commitment only to make an ABR Loan (or a Swingline Loan) when an Affected Loan is requested and (c) such Lender’s Loans then

 

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outstanding as Affected Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to ABR Loans on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Affected Loans or within such earlier period as required by law. If any such conversion or prepayment of an Affected Loan occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the applicable Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Subsection 4.12.

4.10 Requirements of Law. (a) If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof applicable to any Lender or any Issuing Lender, or compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority, in each case made subsequent to the Closing Date (or, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender or such Issuing Lender becomes an Issuing Lender):

(i) shall subject such Lender or such Issuing Lender to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to any Letter of Credit, any L/C Request or any Eurodollar Loans made or maintained by it or its obligation to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof, in each case, except for Non-Excluded Taxes, Taxes imposed by FATCA and Taxes measured by or imposed upon net income, or franchise Taxes, or Taxes measured by or imposed upon overall capital or net worth, or branch Taxes (in the case of such capital, net worth or branch Taxes, imposed in lieu of such net income Tax), of such Lender, such Issuing Lender or its applicable lending office, branch, or any affiliate thereof;

(ii) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender which is not otherwise included in the determination of the LIBO Rate hereunder; or

(iii) shall impose on such Lender or such Issuing Lender any other condition (excluding any Tax of any kind whatsoever);

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or such Issuing Lender, by an amount which such Lender or such Issuing Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans, or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, upon notice to the Borrower Representative from such Lender, through the Administrative Agent in accordance herewith, the applicable Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender or such Issuing Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable with respect to such Eurodollar Loans, or Letters of Credit, provided that, in any such case, such Borrower may elect to convert the Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender hereunder to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day’s (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) notice of such election, in which case such Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender, upon demand, without duplication, amounts

 

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theretofore required to be paid to such Lender pursuant to this Subsection 4.10(a) and such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Subsection 4.12. If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Subsection 4.10(a), it shall provide prompt notice thereof to the Borrower Representative, through the Administrative Agent, certifying (x) that one of the events described in this clause (a) has occurred and describing in reasonable detail the nature of such event, (y) as to the increased cost or reduced amount resulting from such event and (z) as to the additional amount demanded by such Lender and a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation thereof. Such a certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Subsection 4.10(a) submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower Representative shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subsection 4.10(a), the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Subsection 4.10(a) (i) for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower Representative of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the change in law giving rise to such increased costs is retroactive, then the 180 day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof) or (ii) for any amounts, if such Lender is applying this provision to the Borrowers in a manner that is inconsistent with its application of “increased cost” or other similar provisions under other credit agreements to similarly situated borrowers. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

(b) If any Lender or any Issuing Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or liquidity or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or such Issuing Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender or such Issuing Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority, in each case, made subsequent to the Closing Date, does or shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Issuing Lender to be material, then from time to time, within 10 Business Days after submission by such Lender to the Borrower Representative (through the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor certifying (x) that one of the events described in this clause (b) has occurred and describing in reasonable detail the nature of such event, (y) as to the reduction of the rate of return on capital resulting from such event and (z) as to the additional amount or amounts demanded by such Lender or such Issuing Lender or corporation and a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation thereof, the applicable Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or corporation for such reduction. Such a certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Subsection 4.10(b) submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower Representative shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subsection 4.10(b), the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Subsection 4.10(b) (i) for any amounts incurred

 

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more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower Representative of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor or (ii) for any amounts, if such Lender is applying this provision to the Borrowers in a manner that is inconsistent with its application of “increased cost” or other similar provisions under other credit agreements to similarly situated borrowers. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder or issued in connection therewith and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, in each case shall be deemed to have been enacted, adopted or issued, as applicable, subsequent to the Closing Date for all purposes herein.

4.11 Taxes. (a) Except as provided below in this Subsection 4.11 or as required by law (which, for purposes of this Subsection 4.11, shall include FATCA), all payments made by the Borrowers or the Agents under this Agreement and any Notes shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes; provided that the Borrowers or the Agents may withhold from any payment made under this Agreement or any Notes to or for the benefit of any Person who is not a United States Person any U.S. federal withholding tax that would apply to such payment if all payments of interest (including original issue discount), fees and commissions under this Agreement and any Notes were treated as income from sources within the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes; provided further that if any Non-Excluded Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable by such Borrower or the Administrative Agent to any Agent or any Lender hereunder or under any Notes, the amounts so payable by such Borrower shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to such Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, and the Borrowers shall not be required to indemnify for, any Non-Excluded Taxes, and any such amounts payable by any Borrower to or for the account of any Agent or Lender shall not be increased (x) if such Agent or Lender fails to comply with the requirements of clause (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this Subsection 4.11 or with the requirements of Subsection 4.13, or (y) with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes imposed in connection with the payment of any fees paid under this Agreement unless such Non-Excluded Taxes are imposed as a result of a Change in Law, or (z) with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes imposed by the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof, unless such Non-Excluded Taxes are imposed as a result of a change in treaty, law or regulation that occurred after such Agent became an Agent hereunder or such Lender became a Lender hereunder (or, if such Agent or Lender is a non-U.S. intermediary or flow-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, after the relevant beneficiary or member of such Agent or Lender became such a beneficiary or member, if later) (any such change, at such time, a “Change in Law”). Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes are payable by any Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower Representative shall send to the Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of the respective Lender or Agent,

 

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as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by such Borrower showing payment thereof. If any Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes when due to the appropriate Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law or the Borrower Representative fails to remit to the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, such Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Agents for any incremental Taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure. The agreements in this Subsection 4.11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

(b) Each Agent and each Lender that is not a United States Person shall:

(i) (1) on or before the date of any payment by any of the Borrowers under this Agreement or any Notes to, or for the account of, such Agent or Lender, deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent (A) two accurate and complete original signed Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN-E (certifying that it is a resident of the applicable country within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United States and that country) or Forms W-8ECI, or successor applicable form, as the case may be, in each case certifying that it is entitled to receive all payments under this Agreement and any Notes without deduction or withholding of any U.S. federal income taxes, and (B) such other forms, documentation or certifications, as the case may be, certifying that it is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes;

(2) deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent two further accurate and complete original signed forms or certifications provided in Subsection 4.11(b)(i)(1) on or before the date that any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certificate previously delivered by it to the Borrower Representative;

(3) obtain such extensions of time for filing and completing such forms or certifications as may reasonably be requested by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent; and

(4) deliver, to the extent legally entitled to do so, upon reasonable request by the Borrower Representative, to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent such other forms as may be reasonably required in order to establish the legal entitlement of such Agent or such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes, provided that in determining the reasonableness of a request under this clause (4) such Lender shall be entitled to consider the cost (to the extent unreimbursed by any Loan Party) which would be imposed on such Lender of complying with such request; or

 

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(ii) in the case of any such Lender that is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and is claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”,

(1) represent to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that it is not (A) a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code;

(2) on or before the date of any payment by any of the Borrowers under this Agreement or any Notes to, or for the account of, such Lender, deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent, (A) two certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto (any such certificate a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (B) two accurate and complete original signed Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN-E, or successor applicable form, certifying to such Lender’s legal entitlement at the date of such form to an exemption from U.S. withholding tax under the provisions of Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and any Notes and (C) such other forms, documentation or certifications, as the case may be certifying that it is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes (and shall also deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent two further accurate and complete original signed forms or certificates on or before the date it expires or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recently provided form or certificate and, if necessary, obtain any extensions of time reasonably requested by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent for filing and completing such forms or certificates); and

(3) deliver, to the extent legally entitled to do so, upon reasonable request by the Borrower Representative, to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent such other forms as may be reasonably required in order to establish the legal entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes, provided that in determining the reasonableness of a request under this clause (3) such Lender shall be entitled to consider the cost (to the extent unreimbursed by the Borrower Representative) which would be imposed on such Lender of complying with such request; or

 

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(iii) in the case of any such Agent or Lender that is a non-U.S. intermediary or flow-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes,

(1) on or before the date of any payment by any of the Borrowers under this Agreement or any Notes to, or for the account of, such Agent or Lender, deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent two accurate and complete original signed Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8IMY, or successor applicable form, and, if any beneficiary or member of such agent or such Lender is claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”, (I) represent to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that such agent or such Lender is not (A) a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (II) also deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent two U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates certifying to such Agent’s or such Lender’s legal entitlement at the date of such certificate to an exemption from U.S. withholding tax under the provisions of Section 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and any Notes; and

(A) with respect to each beneficiary or member of such Agent or Lender that is not claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”, also deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent (I) two accurate and complete original signed Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN-E (certifying that such beneficiary or member is a resident of the applicable country within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United States and that country), Forms W-8ECI or Forms W-9, or successor applicable form, as the case may be, in each case so that each such beneficiary or member is entitled to receive all payments under this Agreement and any Notes without deduction or withholding of any U.S. federal income taxes and (II) such other forms, documentation or certifications, as the case may be, certifying that each such beneficiary or member is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax with respect to all payments under this Agreement and any Notes; and

(B) with respect to each beneficiary or member of such Lender that is claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”, (I) represent to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that such beneficiary or member is not (1) a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (2) a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (3) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (II) also deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent two

 

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U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates from each beneficiary or member and two accurate and complete original signed Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN-E, or successor applicable form, certifying to such beneficiary’s or member’s legal entitlement at the date of such certificate to an exemption from U.S. withholding tax under the provisions of Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and any Notes, and (III) also deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent such other forms, documentation or certifications, as the case may be, certifying that it is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes;

(2) deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent two further accurate and complete original signed forms, certificates or certifications referred to above on or before the date any such form, certificate or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or any beneficiary or member changes, and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recently provided form, certificate or certification and obtain such extensions of time reasonably requested by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent for filing and completing such forms, certificates or certifications; and

(3) deliver, to the extent legally entitled to do so, upon reasonable request by the Borrower Representative, to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent such other forms as may be reasonably required in order to establish the legal entitlement of such Agent or Lender (or beneficiary or member) to an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes, provided that in determining the reasonableness of a request under this clause (3) such Agent or Lender shall be entitled to consider the cost (to the extent unreimbursed by any of the Borrowers) which would be imposed on such Agent or Lender (or beneficiary or member) of complying with such request;

unless in any such case (other than with respect to United States backup withholding tax) there has been a Change in Law which renders all such forms inapplicable or which would prevent such Agent or such Lender (or such beneficiary or member) from duly completing and delivering any such form with respect to it and such Agent or such Lender so advises the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent.

(c) Each Lender and each Agent, in each case that is a United States Person, shall on or before the date of any payment by any Borrower under this Agreement or any Notes to such Lender or Agent, deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent two accurate and complete original signed Internal Revenue Service Forms W-9, or successor applicable form, certifying that such Lender or Agent is a United States Person and that such Lender or Agent is entitled to complete exemption from United States backup withholding tax.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent is not a United States Person, on or before the date of any payment by any of the Borrowers under this Agreement or any Notes to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall:

(i) deliver to the Borrower Representative (A) two accurate and complete original signed Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8ECI, or successor applicable form, with respect to any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent for its own account, (B) two accurate and complete original signed Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8IMY, or successor applicable form, with respect to any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of others, certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business in the United States and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with the Borrowers to be treated as a U.S. person with respect to such payments (and the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent agree to so treat the Administrative Agent as a U.S. person with respect to such payments as contemplated by U.S. Treasury Regulation § 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv)) and (C) such other forms or certifications as may be sufficient under applicable law to establish that the Administrative Agent is entitled to receive any payment by any of the Borrowers under this Agreement or any Notes (whether for its own account or for the account of others) without deduction or withholding of any U.S. federal income taxes;

(ii) deliver to the Borrower Representative two further accurate and complete original signed forms or certifications provided in Subsection 4.11(d)(i) on or before the date that any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certificate previously delivered by it to the Borrower Representative; and

(iii) obtain such extensions of time for filing and completing such forms or certifications as may reasonably be requested by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent;

unless in any such case (other than with respect to United States backup withholding tax) there has been a Change in Law which renders all such forms inapplicable or which would prevent the Administrative Agent from duly completing and delivering any such form with respect to it and the Administrative Agent so advises the Borrower Representative.

(e) If a payment made to an Agent or a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Agent or such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA, such Agent or such Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower Representative, such

 

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documentation prescribed by applicable law and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower Representative as may be necessary for the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers to comply with their respective obligations (including any applicable reporting requirements) under FATCA, to determine whether such Agent or such Lender has complied with such Agent’s or such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to withhold any Taxes imposed by FATCA.

(f) For purposes of this SectionSubsection 4.11 and for purposes of SectionSubsection 4.13, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Lender.

4.12 Indemnity. The Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify each Lender in respect of Extensions of Credit made, or requested to be made, to the Borrowers and to hold each such Lender harmless from any loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur (other than through such Lender’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable decision) as a consequence of (a) default by such Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans, after the Borrower Representative has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by such Borrower in making any prepayment or conversion of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower Representative has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a payment or prepayment of Eurodollar Loans or the conversion of Eurodollar Loans on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or converted, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or conversion or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of the applicable Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Eurodollar Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) which would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank eurodollar market. If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any amounts under the indemnity contained in this Subsection 4.12, it shall provide prompt notice thereof to the Borrower Representative, through the Administrative Agent, certifying (x) that one of the events described in clause (a), (b) or (c) has occurred and describing in reasonable detail the nature of such event, (y) as to the loss or expense sustained or incurred by such Lender as a consequence thereof and (z) as to the amount for which such Lender seeks indemnification hereunder and a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation thereof. Such a certificate as to any indemnification pursuant to this Subsection 4.12 submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower Representative shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The Borrower Representative shall pay (or cause the relevant Borrower to pay) such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within five Business Days after receipt thereof. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

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4.13 Certain Rules Relating to the Payment of Additional Amounts . (a) Upon the request, and at the expense of the Borrower Representative, each Lender and Agent to which any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount pursuant to Subsection 4.10 or 4.11, and any Participant in respect of whose participation such payment is required, shall reasonably afford the Borrower Representative the opportunity to contest, and reasonably cooperate with the Borrower Representative in contesting, the imposition of any Non-Excluded Tax giving rise to such payment; provided that (i) such Lender or Agent shall not be required to afford the Borrower Representative the opportunity to so contest unless the Borrower Representative shall have confirmed in writing to such Lender or Agent such Borrower’s obligation to pay such amounts pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the Borrowers shall reimburse such Lender or Agent for its reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements incurred in so cooperating with the Borrower Representative in contesting the imposition of such Non-Excluded Tax; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing no Lender or Agent shall be required to afford the Borrower Representative the opportunity to contest, or cooperate with the Borrower Representative in contesting, the imposition of any Non-Excluded Taxes, if such Lender or Agent in its sole discretion in good faith determines that to do so would have an adverse effect on it.

(b) If a Lender changes its applicable lending office (other than (i) pursuant to clause (c) below or (ii) after an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or 9.1(f) has occurred and is continuing) and the effect of such change, as of the date of such change, would be to cause any of the Borrowers to become obligated to pay any additional amount under Subsection 4.10 or 4.11, such Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such additional amount.

(c) If a condition or an event occurs which would, or would upon the passage of time or giving of notice, result in the payment of any additional amount to any Lender or Agent by any of the Borrowers pursuant to Subsection 4.10 or 4.11 or result in Affected Loans or commitments to make Affected Loans being automatically converted to ABR Loans or commitments to make ABR Loans, as the case may be, pursuant to Subsection 4.9, such Lender or Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent and shall take such steps as may reasonably be available to it to mitigate the effects of such condition or event (which shall include efforts to rebook the Loans held by such Lender at another lending office, or through another branch or an affiliate, of such Lender); provided that such Lender or Agent shall not be required to take any step that, in its reasonable judgment, would be materially disadvantageous to its business or operations or would require it to incur additional costs (unless the Borrowers agree to reimburse such Lender or Agent for the reasonable incremental out-of-pocket costs thereof).

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shall have the right, for so long as such obligation remains, (i) with the assistance of the Administrative Agent to seek one or more substitute Lenders reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative to purchase the affected Loan, in whole or in part, at an aggregate price no less than such Loan’s principal amount plus accrued interest, and assume the affected obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) so long as no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or 9.1(f) then exists or will exist immediately after giving effect to the respective prepayment, upon notice to the Administrative Agent to prepay the affected Loan, in whole or in part, subject to Subsection 4.12, without premium or penalty and terminate the Commitments in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility of such Lender. In the case of the substitution of a Lender, then, the Borrower Representative, any other applicable Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the affected Lender, and any substitute Lender shall execute and deliver an appropriately completed Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Subsection 11.6(b) to effect the assignment of rights to, and the assumption of obligations by, the substitute Lender; provided that any fees required to be paid by Subsection 11.6(b) in connection with such assignment shall be paid by the Borrower Representative or the substitute Lender. In the case of a prepayment of an affected Loan, the amount specified in the notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with any accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. In the case of each of the substitution of a Lender and of the prepayment of an affected Loan, the applicable Borrower shall first pay the affected Lender any additional amounts owing under Subsections 4.10 and 4.11 (as well as any commitment fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Lender, including any amounts under this Subsection 4.13) prior to such substitution or prepayment. In the case of the substitution of a Lender pursuant to this Subsection 4.13(d) or Subsection 4.15(c)(i), if the Lender being replaced does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance and/or any other documentation necessary to reflect such replacement by the later of (a) the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation and (b) the date as of which all obligations of the Borrowers owing to such replaced Lender relating to the Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender and/or the Borrower Representative to such Lender being replaced, then the Lender being replaced shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation as of such date and the applicable Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation on behalf of such Lender.

(e) If any Agent or any Lender receives a refund directly attributable to Taxes for which any of the Borrowers has made additional payments pursuant to Subsection 4.10(a) or 4.11(a), such Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall promptly pay such refund (together with any interest with respect thereto received from the relevant taxing authority, but net of any reasonable cost incurred in connection therewith) to such Borrower; provided, however, that such Borrower agrees promptly to return such refund (together with any interest with respect thereto due to the relevant taxing authority) (free of all Non-Excluded Taxes) to such Agent or the applicable Lender, as the case may be, upon receipt of a notice that such refund is required to be repaid to the relevant taxing authority.

 

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(f) The obligations of any Agent, Lender or Participant under this Subsection 4.13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all amounts payable hereunder.

4.14 Controls on Prepayment if Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exceeds Aggregate Revolving Credit Loan Commitments . (a) In addition to the provisions set forth in Subsection 4.4(b), the Borrower Representative will implement and maintain internal controls to monitor the borrowings and repayments of Loans by the Borrowers and the issuance of and drawings under Letters of Credit, with the objective of preventing any request for an Extension of Credit that would result in (i) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit with respect to all of the Revolving Credit Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) being in excess of the aggregate Commitments then in effect or (ii) any other circumstance under which an Extension of Credit would not be permitted pursuant to Subsection 2.1(a).

(b) The Administrative Agent will calculate the Aggregate Outstanding Credit with respect to all of (A) the Revolving Credit Lenders and (B) the Lenders (in each case, including the Swingline Lender) from time to time, and in any event not less frequently than once during each calendar week.