Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of: (i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or (ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or (iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
Appears in 13 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (McGraw Hill, Inc.), Credit Agreement (McGraw Hill, Inc.), Credit Agreement (McGraw Hill, Inc.)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Total Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to LTM Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicableEBITDA); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) if such transaction is governed by the United Kingdom Code on Takeovers and Mergers or similar laws in other jurisdictions where no definitive documentation is entered into, but certainty of funding is required, the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower Holdings or any of its the Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in LTM Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower the Parent Company, Holdings or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of BorrowerHoldings, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
Appears in 8 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Iridium Communications Inc.), Credit Agreement (Iridium Communications Inc.), Credit Agreement (Iridium Communications Inc.)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than (a) the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankBank and (b) determining Adjusted Availability for purposes of the Payment Conditions or Distribution Conditions, other than with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction that is to be financed solely with proceeds of newly committed financing not constituting Commitments hereunder), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); orRatio;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Lead Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of mergermerger or amalgamation) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Lead Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, amalgamations, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
Appears in 8 contracts
Sources: Revolving Credit Agreement (McGraw Hill, Inc.), Revolving Credit Agreement (McGraw Hill, Inc.), Revolving Credit Agreement (McGraw Hill, Inc.)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Lead Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (zy) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement agreement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
Appears in 6 contracts
Sources: First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement (PAE Inc), Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement (PAE Inc), Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement (PAE Inc)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary in this Agreementcontrary, in connection with to the extent that any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction provision requires (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:
(ix) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or testtest (which, including where calculated on a pro forma basis, shall take into account pro forma cost savings and synergy add-backs), (y) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance absence of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default or (or z) compliance with any type condition to (1) the consummation of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s election to exercise such option any transaction in connection with any Limited Condition Transactionacquisition or similar Investment or any fundamental change, an “LCT Election”)(2) the making of any Restricted Payment, (3) the incurrence of any Debt or Lien in connection therewith and/or (4) the making of any restricted payment in respect of any Junior Debt, the date of determination of whether any such action the relevant condition is permitted hereunder shall satisfied may be made made, at the election of the Borrower: (1A) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment or any fundamental change, either (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), I) at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such the relevant acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or similar Investment or any fundamental change or (zII) at the time of the consummation of such the relevant acquisition or Investmentsimilar Investment or any fundamental change, in either case after giving effect to the acquisition or similar Investment or any fundamental change and any related Debt on a pro forma basis, (2B) in the case of any DividendRestricted Payment made within 60 days of the declaration of such restricted payment, either (I) at the time of the declaration of such Restricted Payment or (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period II) at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and Restricted Payment, in either case after giving effect to the relevant restricted payment on a pro forma basis, (3C) in the case of any voluntary Debt or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i)Lien in connection therewith, either (I) at the time of entry into the commitment for such Debt or Lien or (orII) at the time of the incurrence of such Debt or Lien, in either case after giving effect to the relevant Debt on a pro forma basis and/or (D) in the case of any calculation or restricted payment in respect of any financial ratio or testJunior Debt made within 60 days of delivering an irrevocable notice, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period either (I) at the time of) (x) of delivery of an irrevocable notice (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such restricted payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition (II) at the time of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”)restricted payment, and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis either case after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied withthe relevant restricted payment and any substantially concurrent incurrence of Debt on a pro forma basis. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the such ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with caps are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratioratios, test tests or basket, caps (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets EBITDAX of the Borrower or the Person person subject to such Limited Condition Transactionacquisition or Investment or other transaction), at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such basketsratios, tests or ratios caps will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with exceeded as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction the relevant transaction or action is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummatedconsummated or taken.
Appears in 5 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Callon Petroleum Co), Credit Agreement (Callon Petroleum Co), Credit Agreement (Callon Petroleum Co)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i)10.07, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
Appears in 5 contracts
Sources: Term Loan Credit Agreement (Ingram Micro Holding Corp), Term Loan Credit Agreement (Ingram Micro Holding Corp), Term Loan Credit Agreement (Ingram Micro Holding Corp)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, the Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement agreement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
Appears in 5 contracts
Sources: Term Loan Credit Agreement (Vertiv Holdings Co), Term Loan Credit Agreement (Vertiv Holdings Co), Term Loan Credit Agreement (Vertiv Holdings Co)
Limited Condition Transactions. (a) Notwithstanding anything any other provision of this Indenture, with respect to any (x) transaction that the contrary Issuer or one or more of its Subsidiaries is contractually committed to consummate and consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing and (y) redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or payment or repayment of Indebtedness requiring irrevocable notice in this Agreementadvance of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge, payment or repayment (any transaction described in clauses (x) or (y), a “Limited Condition Transaction”) in each case for purposes of determining:
(1) whether any Lien being incurred in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction or to secure any action being taken such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 4.04 or the definitions of “Permitted Liens”;
(2) whether any other transaction undertaken or proposed to be undertaken in connection with a such Limited Condition Transaction (other than complies with the making by any Lender covenants or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender agreements contained in this Indenture or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:the Notes;
(i3) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage RatioAdjusted EBITDA, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated or Total Net Leverage Ratio (Assets; and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii4) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no whether a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurredexists in connection with the foregoing, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower the Issuer (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Issuer’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith)such date, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”)) shall be deemed, and ifin each case, for to be at the option of the Issuer:
(i) in the case of a Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into than as described in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date clauses (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such actionii) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.below):
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Indenture (Talen Energy Corp), Indenture (Talen Energy Corp), Indenture (Talen Energy Corp)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in (a) In connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i1) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement Indenture that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated Second Out First Lien Net Leverage Debt Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio ;
(2) determining whether a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio be continuing (and, for the avoidance or any subset of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)Defaults or Events of Default); or
(ii3) testing availability under baskets set forth in baskets, ratios or financial metrics under this Agreement Indenture (including baskets determined by reference to those measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicableAssets or by reference to Section 4.07(a)(3); or);
(iiib) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a Parent Entity, or any successor entity of any of the foregoing (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s including a third party) (the “Testing Party,” and the election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), with such option to be exercised on or prior to the date of execution of the definitive agreements, letter of intent, submission of notice or the making of a definitive declaration, as applicable, with respect to such Limited Condition Transaction, the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder under this Indenture, shall be made deemed to be (1i) in the case of any acquisition Acquisition or other Investment (including by way of merger) , amalgamation or similar Investment (including the consolidation), any disposition or any assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith)issuance of Capital Stock, at or any transaction relating thereto, the time date (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended reference period) of entry into the definitive agreements (or, in if applicable, a binding offer, or launch of a “certain funds” tender offer) for, or the case of date any calculation declaration is provided or any financial ratio or test, made with respect to, or as of the last day ofdetermination to enter into, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or InvestmentLimited Condition Transaction, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2ii) in the case of any Dividendprepayment, at the time redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or other payment or refinancing of (or, in the case of any calculation Indebtedness or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day ofCapital Stock, the most recently ended Test Period at date that the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration notice, which may be conditional, of such Dividend repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or other payment or refinancing of Indebtedness or Capital Stock is given, (y) the making of such Dividend and (3iii) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i)other Restricted Payment, at the time (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended reference period) of the declaration of such Restricted Payment, (oriv) [reserved], or (v) in the case of any calculation sales in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies (or any financial ratio similar law or test, with respect to, or as of the last day ofpractice in other jurisdictions), the most recently ended Test Period at date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intent to make an offer or similar announcement or determination in another jurisdiction subject to laws similar to the time ofUnited Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the applicable date determined pursuant to clauses (i) through (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (v), the “LCT Test Date”)) is made, and if, for after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith)therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent Applicable Measurement Period ending prior to the LCT Test Date, Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would the Company could have been permitted to take taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test basket or basketfinancial metric, such ratio, test basket or basket financial metric shall be deemed to have been complied with. .
(c) For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower the Testing Party has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests baskets or baskets financial metrics for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been are exceeded or not complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test basket or basketfinancial metrics, including due to fluctuations in Fixed Charges, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower the Company, the target company or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such basketsratios, tests baskets or ratios financial metrics will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with exceeded as a result of such fluctuationsfluctuations and such baskets, ratios or financial metrics shall not be tested at the consummation of the Limited Condition Transaction except as contemplated in Section 1.06(a)(1); provided, thathowever, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, that (i) if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods fiscal quarters shall have become available, Borrower the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-re determine all such baskets, ratios and financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes and (ii) if any ratios or financial metrics improve or baskets increase as a result of such basketsfluctuations, ratios and such improved ratios, financial metricsmetrics or baskets may be utilized. If Borrower the Testing Party has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then then, in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratiothe ratios, test baskets or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness financial metrics on or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of (x) the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or (y) the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement notice or irrevocable notice declaration for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminatedabandoned, revoked terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test basket or basket financial metric shall be required to be satisfied calculated on a Pro Forma Basis pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party has exercised its option pursuant to this Section 1.06 and any Default or Event of Default occurs following the LCT Test Date (including any new LCT Test Date) for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction and prior to or on the date of the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted under this Indenture.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Indenture (MultiPlan Corp), Indenture (MultiPlan Corp), Indenture (MultiPlan Corp)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than (a) the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankBank and (b) determining Availability for purposes of the Payment Conditions or Distribution Conditions, other than with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction that is to be financed solely with proceeds of newly committed financing not constituting Commitments hereunder), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); orRatio;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Lead Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Revolving Credit Agreement (VERRA MOBILITY Corp), Revolving Credit Agreement (VERRA MOBILITY Corp), Revolving Credit Agreement (VERRA MOBILITY Corp)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to When calculating the contrary in availability under any basket, test or ratio under this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender Indenture or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires Indenture in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the calculation incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any financial ratio Restricted Subsidiaries or testUnrestricted Subsidiaries, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (Asset Sales or any type disposition, issuance or other transaction excluded from the definition of Default or Event of Default) has occurred“Asset Sale”), is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower the Issuer, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, or any successor entity of any of the foregoing (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s including a third party) (the “Testing Party,” and the election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transactionoption, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of for availability under any such basket, test or ratio or whether any such action or transaction is permitted hereunder (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default)) under this Indenture shall be made (1) in deemed to be the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness date (the “LCT Test Date”) either (a) the definitive agreements or letter of intent (or, if applicable, a binding offer, or launch of a “certain funds” tender offer) for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or making of a Restricted Payment or similar event), or (b) solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers or similar law or practices in other jurisdictions apply, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer or similar announcement or determination in another jurisdiction subject to similar laws in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction and, in each case, if, for after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and Asset Sales or any disposition, issuance or other transactions to be entered into in connection therewithtransaction excluded from the definition of “Asset Sale” and any related pro forma adjustments, disregarding for the purposes of such pro forma calculation any borrowing under a revolving credit, working capital or letter of credit facility), Borrower as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters ending prior to the LCT Test Date for which internal consolidated financial statements of the Issuer are available, the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basketbasket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied withwith (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets, (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (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 acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and Asset Sales or any disposition, issuance or other transactions excluded from the definition of “Asset Sale”) and (c) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the 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 reasonably determined by the Testing Party in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower the Testing Party has made an LCT Election and Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with with, including as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in exchange rates or Consolidated EBITDA or total assets or Consolidated Total Assets Tangible Net Worth of Borrower the Issuer or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, Transaction at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; providedprovided that if such ratios, thattests or baskets improve as a result of such fluctuations, notwithstanding anything such improved ratios, tests and/or baskets may be utilized; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the contrary herein, if financial statements absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for one which compliance or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios satisfaction was determined or tests, with respect to, or tested as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or an Event of Default), such baskets, ratios requirements and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in connection with any calculation of calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket availability in connection with respect any action or transaction unrelated to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary such Limited Condition Transaction (each, including without limitation a “Subsequent separate Limited Condition Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement the date of notice or irrevocable offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in a notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked expires or expires passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required determined or tested giving pro forma effect to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other any actions or transactions related thereto. In connection with any action being taken in connection therewith with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Indenture which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified 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 Testing Party, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date of the definitive agreement, the date of notice or offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment for such Limited Condition Transaction, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party has exercised an LCT Election, and any Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements (including or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or making of a Restricted Payment or similar event) for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any incurrence such Default, Event of Indebtedness and the use Default or specified Event of proceeds thereof) Default shall be deemed to not have been consummatedoccurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted under this Indenture.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Indenture (PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.), Indenture (PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.), Indenture (PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition TransactionAcquisition, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (zy) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition TransactionAcquisition, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction Acquisition is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement agreement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Term Loan Credit Agreement (Vertiv Holdings Co), Term Loan Credit Agreement (Vertiv Holdings Co), Term Loan Credit Agreement (Vertiv Holdings Co)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than to the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, extent that the terms of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:
the Loan Documents require (i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including test and/or the amount of Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
EBITDA or CTA or (ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default default or Event event of Defaultdefault) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at case as a condition to (A) the option consummation of Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s election to exercise such option any transaction in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), (B) the making of any Restricted Payment and/or (C) the making of any restricted repayment of Indebtedness (such action pursuant to clause (A), (B) or Liens (C), a “Limited Condition Transaction”), the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Borrower (a “LCT Election”), (1) in connection therewith)the case of any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period fiscal quarter at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition Permitted Acquisition or Investment or (zy) the consummation of such acquisition Permitted Acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any DividendRestricted Payment, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period fiscal quarter at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend Restricted Payment or (y) the making of such Dividend Restricted Payment and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value restricted repayment of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i)Indebtedness, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period fiscal quarter at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition restricted repayment of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value restricted repayment of any Indebtedness (the applicable date pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3), as applicable, the “LCT Test Date”), and ifin each case, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions after giving effect to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (Permitted Acquisition, Restricted Payment and/or restricted repayment of Indebtedness on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied withBasis. For If the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation subsequent determination of compliance with any ratio, financial ratio or test and/or the amount of Consolidated EBITDA or basket availability CTA with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, or the making of Dividends, the making Restricted Payments or restricted repayment of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease Indebtedness on or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, compliance with any such ratio, financial ratio or test and/or the amount of Consolidated EBITDA or basket CTA shall be required to be satisfied tested by calculating the availability under such financial ratio or test and/or the amount of Consolidated EBITDA or CTA, as applicable, (i) on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and any other transactions in connection therewith have been consummated (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof), and (ii) with respect to clauses (B) and (C) above, on a non-Pro Forma Basis assuming such transactions have not been consummated.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: First Lien Amending Agreement (CPI Card Group Inc.), First Lien Credit Agreement (CPI Card Group Inc.)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, herein (including in connection with any action being taken in connection with calculation made on a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankPro-Forma Basis), for purposes of:
to the extent that the terms of this Agreement require (i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or testfinancial test (including Section 7.10 hereof, including the any Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and test or Consolidated Total Net Leverage Coverage Ratio (andtest) and/or any cap expressed as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or consolidated total assets, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA accuracy of any representation or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including warranty and/or the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default default or Event event of Defaultdefault) has occurredor (iii) compliance with any basket or other condition (including any basket measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or consolidated total assets, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at as a condition to (A) the option consummation of Borrower any transaction (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s election to exercise such option including in connection with any Limited Condition Transactionacquisition, an “LCT Election”consolidation, business combination or similar Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Funded Debt), (B) the date making of any Distributions and/or (C) the making of any prepayment of Funded Debt, the determination of whether any such action the relevant condition is permitted hereunder shall satisfied may be made made, at the election of the Borrower, (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment (including the assumption or Investment, any Disposition any incurrence of Indebtedness Funded Debt or Liens in connection therewith)any transaction relating thereto, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period four consecutive fiscal quarters at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition acquisition, consolidation, business combination, similar Investment or InvestmentDisposition (or, (y) in connection with an acquisition, consolidation or business combination to which the public announcement United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 Announcement” of an a firm intention to make an offer in is made or to which the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997 Takeover Rules 2007 applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.5 Announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer is made) or the establishment of a commitment with respect of the target of to such acquisition or Investment Funded Debt or (zy) the consummation of such acquisition acquisition, consolidation, business combination, Investment or InvestmentDisposition or the incurrence of such Funded Debt, (2) in the case of any DividendDistributions, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period four consecutive fiscal quarters at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend Distributions or (y) the making of such Dividend Distributions and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i)Funded Debt, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period four consecutive fiscal quarters at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness Funded Debt or (y) the making of such voluntary prepayment of Funded Debt, in each case, after giving effect on a Pro-Forma Basis to the relevant acquisition, consolidation, business combination or optional payment similar Investment, Distributions and/or prepayment of Funded Debt, incurrence of Funded Debt or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value other transaction (including the intended use of proceeds of any Indebtedness Funded Debt to be incurred in connection therewith) and, with respect to any other acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, Distributions, prepayment of Funded Debt, incurrence of Funded Debt or other transaction that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Borrower has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of consummation in accordance with this Section 1.03(d) (the a “LCT Test DatePreviously Elected Transaction”), assuming that such Previously Elected Transaction has been consummated and if, for the Limited Condition that such Previously Elected Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have has not been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied withconsummated. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and shall have elected the option set forth in clause (x) of any of the ratiospreceding clauses (1), tests (2) or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as (3) in respect of any transaction, then the LCT Test Date would have failed Borrower shall only be required to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, satisfy the applicable test or basket, including due to fluctuations condition at the time set forth in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability clause (x) with respect to such transaction, and shall not be required to satisfy the applicable test or condition at any subsequent time with respect to such transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph (d) shall apply in respect of the incurrence of Indebtedness any Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Equivalent Debt or Liens, the making any other incurrence or assumption of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummatedFunded Debt.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Royalty Pharma PLC), Credit Agreement (Royalty Pharma PLC)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than (a) the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankBank and (b) determining Availability for purposes of the Payment Conditions or Distribution Conditions, other than with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction that is to be financed solely with proceeds of newly committed financing not constituting Commitments hereunder), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Ratio and Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Lead Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of mergermerger or amalgamation) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Lead Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, amalgamations, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Ryerson Holding Corp), Credit Agreement (Ryerson Holding Corp)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i)10.07, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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Sources: Term Loan Credit Agreement (Ingram Micro Holding Corp), Term Loan Credit Agreement (Ingram Micro Holding Corp)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower (Borr▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (McGraw Hill, Inc.), Credit Agreement (McGraw Hill, Inc.)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to When calculating the contrary in availability under any basket, test or ratio under this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender Indenture or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires Indenture in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the calculation incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any financial ratio Restricted Subsidiaries or testUnrestricted Subsidiaries, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (Asset Sales or any type disposition, issuance or other transaction excluded from the definition of Default or Event of Default) has occurred“Asset Sale”), is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower the Issuer, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, or any successor entity of any of the foregoing (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s including a third party) (the “Testing Party,” and the election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transactionoption, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of for availability under any such basket, test or ratio or whether any such action or transaction is permitted hereunder (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default)) under this Indenture shall be made (1) in deemed to be the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness date (the “LCT Test Date”) either (a) the definitive agreements or letter of intent (or, if applicable, a binding offer, or launch of a “certain funds” tender offer) for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or making of a Restricted Payment or similar event), or (b) solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers or similar law or practices in other jurisdictions apply, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer or similar announcement or determination in another jurisdiction subject to similar laws in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction and, in each case, if, for after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and Asset Sales or any disposition, issuance or other transactions to be entered into in connection therewithtransaction excluded from the definition of “Asset Sale” and any related pro forma adjustments, disregarding for the purposes of such pro forma calculation any borrowing under a revolving credit, working capital or letter of credit facility), Borrower as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters ending prior to the LCT Test Date for which internal consolidated financial statements of the Issuer are available, the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basketbasket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied withwith (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets, (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (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 acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and Asset Sales or any disposition, issuance or other transactions excluded from the definition of “Asset Sale”) and (c) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the 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 reasonably determined by the Testing Party in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower the Testing Party has made an LCT Election and Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with with, including as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in exchange rates or Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets total assets of Borrower the Issuer or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, Transaction at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; providedprovided that if such ratios, thattests or baskets improve as a result of such fluctuations, notwithstanding anything such improved ratios, tests and/or baskets may be utilized; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the contrary herein, if financial statements absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for one which compliance or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios satisfaction was determined or tests, with respect to, or tested as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or an Event of Default), such baskets, ratios requirements and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in connection with any calculation of calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket availability in connection with respect any action or transaction unrelated to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary such Limited Condition Transaction (each, including without limitation a “Subsequent separate Limited Condition Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement the date of notice or irrevocable offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in a notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked expires or expires passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required determined or tested giving pro forma effect to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other any actions or transactions related thereto. In connection with any action being taken in connection therewith with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Indenture which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified 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 Testing Party, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date of the definitive agreement, the date of notice or offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment for such Limited Condition Transaction, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party has exercised an LCT Election, and any Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements (including or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or making of a Restricted Payment or similar event) for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any incurrence such Default, Event of Indebtedness and the use Default or specified Event of proceeds thereof) Default shall be deemed to not have been consummatedoccurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted under this Indenture.
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Sources: Indenture (Mr. Cooper Group Inc.), Indenture (Mr. Cooper Group Inc.)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than (a) the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankBank and (b) determining Availability for purposes of the Payment Conditions or Distribution Conditions, other than with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction that is to be financed solely with proceeds of newly committed financing not constituting Commitments hereunder), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); orRatio;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Lead Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than (a) the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankBank and (b) determining Availability for purposes of the Payment Conditions or Distribution Conditions, other than with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction that is to be financed solely with proceeds of newly committed financing not constituting Commitments hereunder), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Total Net Leverage Ratio, Ratio and the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the accuracy of any representation and warranty or the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any specified type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom), and the accuracy of any representation or warranty; in each case, at the option of Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Lead Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basketbasket (after giving effect to such Limited Condition Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis), such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied withwith on the date such action or transaction is actually taken. For the avoidance of doubt, if Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Acquisition, Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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Sources: Revolving Credit Agreement (Interior Logic Group Holdings, LLC)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this AgreementAgreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing BankL/C Issuer, as applicable, of any Credit Extension Extension, unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankLenders making Incremental Term Loans), for purposes of:
: (ia) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any basket, financial covenant, ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement test (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income, any Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio test or any Consolidated Leverage Ratio test or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicableAssets test); or
(iiib) testing Availability; (c) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including whether the determination that representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to a Material Adverse Effect); and (d) determining the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event absence of Default (or any type of a Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Borrower’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 condition is permitted satisfied hereunder shall be made made:
(1i) in the case of any Permitted Acquisition, any acquisition (including by way of merger) Equity Interests in any Joint Venture or similar Investment permitted under Section 7.03 or any Disposition (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewitheach case, that is a Limited Condition Transaction), at the time of (or, in the case of the calculation of any calculation or any related financial covenant, condition, ratio or test, with respect to, or as of to the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time ofapplicable Measurement Period) either either: (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition Permitted Acquisition, Investment or Investment, Disposition; or (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition Permitted Acquisition, Investment or Investment, Disposition; and;
(2ii) in the case of any DividendRestricted Payment or Prepayment of Subordinated Debt (in each case, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(ithat is a Limited Condition Transaction), at the time of (or, in the case of the calculation of any calculation or any related financial covenant, condition, ratio or test, with respect to, or as of to the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) applicable Measurement Period): (x) the declaration or public announcement of such Restricted Payment or submission or delivery of an irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition Prepayment of such Indebtedness Subordinated Debt; or (y) the making of such voluntary Restricted Payment or optional payment Prepayment of Subordinated Debt; any such date identified in Section 1.09(i)(x) or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the ii)(x) above, an “LCT Test Date”)” provided, and ifthat, for notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction (and A) any condition requiring the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower absence of a Default or any Event of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket Default shall be deemed to satisfied if (x) no Default 1204724.01-CHISR02A - MSW CHAR1\1886837v5 or Event of Default shall have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election occurred and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested be continuing as of the applicable LCT Test Date would Date, and (y) no Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or (f) shall have failed occurred and be continuing at the time such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated; (B) if the proceeds of an Incremental Term Facility are being used to have been complied with as finance a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, then the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall also be required to be true and correct in all material respects (without giving effect to double materiality) at or prior to the consummation time of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result funding of such fluctuationsIncremental Term Facility solely, if the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility require such representations and warranties to be made at such time; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day ofinstance, the most recently ended Test Period on Lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility may agree that any such representations and warranties which must be accurate at the basis time of funding of such financial statements, in which case Incremental Term Facility may be limited to customary “specified representations” and such date of redetermination shall thereafter other representations and warranties as may be deemed to be required by the LCT Test Date for purposes of Lenders providing such baskets, ratios Incremental Term Facility; and financial metrics. If (C) if the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then then, in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) Transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date Date, and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or and the date that the definitive agreement, declaration, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test test, basket or basket Availability shall be required to to: (x) be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis Basis, assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness (and any Lien granted to the holder of such Indebtedness with respect thereto), the use of proceeds thereofthereof or any payment or prepayment to be made) have been consummated; and (y) if such Subsequent Transaction is the making of a Restricted Payment, the Prepayment of Subordinated Debt or a Disposition, be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis, assuming such Limited Condition Transaction has not been consummated. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election for the LCT Test Date to occur at the time set forth in clauses (i)(x) and (ii)(x) above and any of the financial covenants, conditions, ratios, tests or baskets or Availability for which compliance was determined or tested as of such LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such financial covenant, condition, ratio, test or basket or Availability, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Total Assets, Indebtedness or other financial performance or indicator of any Person (including, without limitation, any target entity) subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Transaction, such financial covenant, condition, ratio, test or basket or Availability will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (SP Plus Corp)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to When calculating the contrary in availability under any basket, test or ratio under this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender Indenture or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires Indenture in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the calculation incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any financial ratio Restricted Subsidiaries or testUnrestricted Subsidiaries, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (Asset Sales or any type disposition, issuance or other transaction excluded from the definition of Default or Event of Default) has occurred“Asset Sale”), is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower the Issuer, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, Holdings, a direct or indirect parent entity of the Issuer, or any successor entity of any of the foregoing (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s including a third party) (the “Testing Party,” and the election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transactionoption, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of for availability under any such basket, test or ratio or whether any such action or transaction is permitted hereunder (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default)) under this Indenture shall be made (1) in deemed to be the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness date (the “LCT Test Date”) either (a) the definitive agreements or letter of intent (or, if applicable, a binding offer, or launch of a “certain funds” tender offer) for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or making of a Restricted Payment or similar event), or (b) solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers or similar law or practices in other jurisdictions apply, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer or similar announcement or determination in another jurisdiction subject to similar laws in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction and, in each case, if, for after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and Asset Sales or any disposition, issuance or other transactions transaction excluded from the definition of “Asset Sale”) and any related pro forma adjustments, disregarding for the purposes of such pro forma calculation any borrowing under a revolving credit, working capital or letter of credit facility, as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters ending prior to be entered into in connection therewith)the LCT Test Date for which internal consolidated financial statements of the Issuer are available, Borrower the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basketbasket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied withwith (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided, that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets, (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (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 acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and Asset Sales or any disposition, issuance or other transactions excluded from the definition of “Asset Sale”) and (c) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the 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 reasonably determined by the Testing Party in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower the Testing Party has made an LCT Election and Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with with, including as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated exchange rates or EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets total assets of Borrower the Issuer or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, Transaction at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; providedprovided that if such ratios, thattests or baskets improve as a result of such fluctuations, notwithstanding anything such improved ratios, tests and/or baskets may be utilized; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the contrary herein, if financial statements absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for one which compliance or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios satisfaction was determined or tests, with respect to, or tested as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or an Event of Default), such baskets, ratios requirements and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in connection with any calculation of calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket availability in connection with respect any action or transaction unrelated to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary such Limited Condition Transaction (each, including without limitation a “Subsequent separate Limited Condition Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement the date of notice or irrevocable offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in a notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked expires or expires passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required determined or tested giving pro forma effect to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other any actions or transactions related thereto. In connection with any action being taken in connection therewith with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Indenture which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified 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 Testing Party, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date of the definitive agreement, the date of notice or offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment for such Limited Condition Transaction, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party has exercised an LCT Election, and any Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements (including or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or making of a Restricted Payment or similar event) for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any incurrence such Default, Event of Indebtedness and the use Default or specified Event of proceeds thereof) Default shall be deemed to not have been consummatedoccurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted under this Indenture.
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Sources: Indenture (Medline Inc.)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) : determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) or testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) or determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Lead Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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Sources: First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement (VERRA MOBILITY Corp)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in herein, to the extent that the terms of this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:
Agreement require (i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test (including any Consolidated Total Net Adjusted Leverage Ratio test, including the any Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage RatioRatio test or any Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio test), Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including baskets determined by reference to measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets), as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement the absence of a Default or an Event of Default, or (including iv) a determination as to whether the determination that representations and warranties contained in Article II and Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default in all respects if any such representation or Event of Default (warranty is already qualified by materiality or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurredreference to Material Adverse Effect), is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s election to exercise such option case in connection with any the consummation of a Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action the relevant condition is permitted hereunder shall satisfied or if there is availability under a basket, as applicable, may be made made, at the election of the Borrower, (1A) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (orother Investment, in the each case of any calculation or any financial ratio or testthat is a Limited Condition Transaction, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) upon either (x1) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z2) the consummation of such acquisition Permitted Acquisition or Investment, other Investment and (2B) in the case of any Dividendrepayment, at the time redemption, repurchase or other discharge of (orany Indebtedness, in the each case that is a Limited Condition Transaction, upon either (1) delivery of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, notice with respect toto such payment, redemption, repurchase or other discharge, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y2) the making of such Dividend payment, redemption, repurchase or discharge (the dates referred to in clauses (A)(1) and (3B)(1) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i)above, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the each a “LCT Test Date”), after giving effect to the relevant Limited Condition Transaction and ifrelated incurrence of Indebtedness, for on a Pro Forma Basis; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction: (w) the condition set forth in clause (d) of the proviso to the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” shall be satisfied if (I) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the applicable LCT Test Date, and (II) no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction; (x) if the proceeds of an Incremental Term Facility pursuant to Section 2.02(g)(ii) are being used to finance such Limited Condition Transaction, then (I) the conditions set forth in Section 2.02(g)(ii)(E)(x) and Section 4.02(a) shall be required to be satisfied at the time of closing of the Limited Condition Transaction and funding of such Incremental Term Facility but may be subject to customary “SunGard” or “certain funds” conditionality and the representations and warranties required may be limited to customary “specified representations” and such other representations and warranties as may be required by the applicable lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility, and (II) the conditions set forth in Section 2.02(g)(ii)(E)(y) and Section 4.02(b) shall, if and to the extent the lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility so agree, be satisfied if (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the applicable LCT Test Date; (y) no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the funding of such Incremental Term Facility in connection with the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction; and (z) such Limited Condition Transaction and the related Indebtedness to be incurred (and any associated Lien) and the use of proceeds thereof (and the other transactions to consummation of any Permitted Acquisition or Investment) shall be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on deemed incurred and/or applied at the relevant LCT Test Date (on a until such time as the Indebtedness is actually incurred or the applicable definitive agreement is terminated without actually consummating the applicable Limited Condition Transaction) and outstanding thereafter for purposes of Pro Forma Basis Compliance (other than for purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance in connection with the making of any Restricted Payment or the prepayment of any Junior Debt) with any applicable calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11, or the amount or availability of any basket, including baskets measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets (it being understood and agreed that with respect to any such ratio test or basket to be used to effect a Restricted Payment or a prepayment of Junior Debt, the Borrower shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable test both after giving effect to the applicable Limited Condition Transaction and assuming that such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied withtransaction had not occurred). For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests such ratios or baskets amounts for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with are thereafter exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test ratio or basket, amount (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition TransactionEBITDA), at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or actionLimited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests ratios or ratios amounts will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with exceeded as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent the relevant Limited Condition Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on consummated or taken. It is understood and agreed that this Section 1.03(e) shall not limit the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to any proposed Credit Extension, in connection with a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions or otherwise except as set forth in clause (x) above in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and with the use of the proceeds thereof) have been consummatedof an Incremental Term Facility to finance a Limited Condition Transaction (and, in the case of such clause (x), only if and to the extent the lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility so agree as provided in such clause (x)).
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Ducommun Inc /De/)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, herein (including in connection with any action being taken in connection with calculation made on a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankPro Forma Basis), for purposes of:
if the terms of this Agreement require (i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, financial test (including the any Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and test, any Consolidated Total Net Secured Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubttest, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(iiConsolidated Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Consolidated Cash Interest Coverage Ratio test) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or and/or any cap expressed as a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iiiii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including accuracy of any representation or warranty and/or the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default default or Event event of Defaultdefault) has occurredor (iii) compliance with any basket, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at as a condition to (A) the option consummation of Borrower any transaction (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s election to exercise such option including in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”acquisition or similar Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness) and/or (B) the making of any Restricted Payment (including any Restricted Debt Payment), the date of determination of whether any such action the relevant condition is permitted hereunder shall satisfied may be made made, at the election of the Borrower, (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith)any disposition and any transaction related thereto, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition, Investment or disposition (or, solely in connection with an acquisition or Investmentto which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, (y) the public announcement date on which a “Rule 2.7 Announcement” of an a firm intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment offer) or (zy) the consummation of such acquisition acquisition, Investment or Investmentdisposition, (2) in the case of any DividendRestricted Payment (other than a Restricted Investment or a Restricted Debt Payment), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend Restricted Payment or (y) the making of such Dividend Restricted Payment and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i)Restricted Debt Payment, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness Restricted Debt Payment or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”)Restricted Debt Payment, and ifin each case, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions after giving effect to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (acquisition or similar Investment, disposition, Restricted Payment and/or Restricted Debt Payment or other transaction on a Pro Forma Basis after (including, in each case, giving effect to such actionthe relevant transaction, any relevant Indebtedness (including the intended use of proceeds thereof) in compliance with such ratioand, test at the election of the Borrower, giving pro forma effect to other prospective “limited conditionality” acquisitions or basketsimilar Investments for which definitive agreements have been executed, such ratio, test and no Default or basket Event of Default shall be deemed to have been complied withoccurred solely as a result of an adverse change in such financial ratio or test occurring after the time such election is made (but any subsequent improvement in the applicable financial ratio or test may be utilized by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and shall have elected the option set forth in clause (x) of any of the ratiospreceding clauses (1), tests (2) or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as (3) in respect of any transaction, then the LCT Test Date would have failed Borrower shall be permitted to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in consummate such transaction even if any such ratio, applicable test or basket, including due condition shall cease to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior be satisfied subsequent to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result Borrower’s election of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods option. The provisions of this Section 1.05 shall have become available, Borrower may elect, also apply in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummatedIncremental Facility.
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Sources: Term Loan Credit Agreement (Algoma Steel Group Inc.)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than (a) the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankBank and (b) determining Availability for purposes of the Payment Conditions or Distribution Conditions, other than with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction that is to be financed solely with proceeds of newly committed financing not constituting Commitments hereunder), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); orFixed Charge Coverage Ratio;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of mergermerger or amalgamation) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, the Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial baskets, ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metricstests. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, amalgamations, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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Sources: Revolving Credit Agreement (Custom Truck One Source, Inc.)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than (a) the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankBank and (b) determining Availability for purposes of the Payment Conditions or Distribution Conditions, other than with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction that is to be financed solely with proceeds of newly committed financing not constituting Commitments hereunder), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); orRatio;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Lead Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith)) or disposition, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition acquisition, Investment or Investmentdisposition, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition acquisition, Investment or Investment disposition or (z) the consummation of such acquisition acquisition, Investment or Investmentdisposition, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than (a) the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankBank and (b) determining Availability for purposes of the Payment Conditions or Distribution Conditions, other than with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction that is to be financed solely with proceeds of newly committed financing not constituting Commitments hereunder), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Ratio and Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Lead Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of mergermerger or amalgamation) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. . For the avoidance of doubt, if the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Lead Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, amalgamations, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to When calculating the contrary in availability under any basket, test or ratio under this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender Indenture or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires Indenture in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the calculation incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any financial ratio Restricted Subsidiaries or testUnrestricted Subsidiaries, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (Asset Sales or any type disposition, issuance or other transaction excluded from the definition of Default or Event of Default) has occurred“Asset Sale”), is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower the Issuer, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, Holdings, a direct or indirect parent entity of the Issuer, or any successor entity of any of the foregoing (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s including ta third party) (the “Testing Party,” and the election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transactionoption, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of for availability under any such basket, test or ratio or whether any such action or transaction is permitted hereunder (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default)) under this Indenture shall be made (1) in deemed to be the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness date (the “LCT Test Date”) either (a) the definitive agreements or letter of intent (or, if applicable, a binding offer, or launch of a “certain funds” tender offer) for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or making of a Restricted Payment or similar event), or (b) solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers or similar law or practices in other jurisdictions apply, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer or similar announcement or determination in another jurisdiction subject to similar laws in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction and, in each case, if, for after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and Asset Sales or any disposition, issuance or other transactions to be entered into in connection therewithtransaction excluded from the definition of “Asset Sale”) and any related pro forma adjustments, disregarding for the purposes of such pro forma calculation any borrowing under a revolving credit, working capital or letter of credit facility), Borrower as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters ending prior to the LCT Test Date for which internal consolidated financial statements of the Issuer are available, the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basketbasket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied withwith (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided, that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets, (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (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 acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and Asset Sales or any disposition, issuance or other transactions excluded from the definition of “Asset Sale”) and (c) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the 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 reasonably determined by the Testing Party in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower the Testing Party has made an LCT Election and Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with with, including as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated exchange rates or EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets total assets of Borrower the Issuer or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, Transaction at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; providedprovided that if such ratios, thattests or baskets improve as a result of such fluctuations, notwithstanding anything such improved ratios, tests and/or baskets may be utilized; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the contrary herein, if financial statements absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for one which compliance or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios satisfaction was determined or tests, with respect to, or tested as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or an Event of Default), such baskets, ratios requirements and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in connection with any calculation of calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket availability in connection with respect any action or transaction unrelated to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary such Limited Condition Transaction (each, including without limitation a “Subsequent separate Limited Condition Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement the date of notice or irrevocable offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in a notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked expires or expires passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required determined or tested giving pro forma effect to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other any actions or transactions related thereto. In connection with any action being taken in connection therewith with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Indenture which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified 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 Testing Party, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date of the definitive agreement, the date of notice or offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment for such Limited Condition Transaction, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party has exercised an LCT Election, and any Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements (including or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or making of a Restricted Payment or similar event) for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any incurrence such Default, Event of Indebtedness and the use Default or specified Event of proceeds thereof) Default shall be deemed to not have been consummatedoccurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted under this Indenture.
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Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, herein (including in connection with any action being taken in connection with calculation made on a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankPro-Forma Basis), for purposes of:
to the extent that the terms of this Agreement require (i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or testfinancial test (including Section 7.10 hereof, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and any Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (andtest, for the avoidance Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio test or Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test) and/or any cap expressed as a percentage of doubtConsolidated EBITDA or consolidated total assets, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA accuracy of any representation or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including warranty and/or the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default default or Event event of Defaultdefault) has occurredor (iii) compliance with any basket or other condition (including any basket measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or consolidated total assets), is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at as a condition to (A) the option consummation of Borrower any transaction (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s election to exercise such option including in connection with any Limited Condition Transactionacquisition, an “LCT Election”consolidation, business combination or similar Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Funded Debt), (B) the date making of any Distributions and/or (C) the making of any prepayment of Funded Debt, the determination of whether any such action the relevant condition is permitted hereunder shall satisfied may be made made, at the election of the Borrower, (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment (including the assumption or Investment, any Disposition any incurrence of Indebtedness Funded Debt or Liens in connection therewith)any transaction relating thereto, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period four consecutive fiscal quarters at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition acquisition, consolidation, business combination, similar Investment or Investment, Disposition or the establishment of a commitment with respect to such Funded Debt or (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition acquisition, consolidation, business combination, Investment or InvestmentDisposition or the incurrence of such Funded Debt, (2) in the case of any DividendDistributions, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period four consecutive fiscal quarters at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend Distributions or (y) the making of such Dividend Distributions and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i)Funded Debt, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period four consecutive fiscal quarters at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness Funded Debt or (y) the making of such voluntary prepayment of Funded Debt, in each case, after giving effect on a Pro-Forma Basis to the relevant acquisition, consolidation, business combination or optional payment similar Investment, Distributions and/or prepayment of Funded Debt, incurrence of Funded Debt or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value other transaction (including the intended use of proceeds of any Indebtedness Funded Debt to be incurred in connection therewith) and, with respect to any other acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, Distributions, prepayment of Funded Debt, incurrence of Funded Debt or other transaction that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Borrower has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of consummation in accordance with this Section 1.03(d) (the a “LCT Test DatePreviously Elected Transaction”), assuming that such Previously Elected Transaction has been consummated and if, for the Limited Condition that such Previously Elected Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have has not been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied withconsummated. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and shall have elected the option set forth in clause (x) of any of the ratiospreceding clauses (1), tests (2) or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as (3) in respect of any transaction, then the LCT Test Date would have failed Borrower shall only be required to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, satisfy the applicable test or basket, including due to fluctuations condition at the time set forth in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability clause (x) with respect to such transaction, and shall not be required to satisfy the applicable test or condition at any subsequent time with respect to such transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph (d) shall apply in respect of the incurrence of Indebtedness any Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Equivalent Debt or Liens, the making any other incurrence or assumption of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummatedFunded Debt.
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Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this AgreementAgreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing BankL/C Issuer, as applicable, of any Credit Extension Extension, unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankLenders making Incremental Term Loans), for purposes of:
: (ia) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any basket, financial covenant, ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement test (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income, any Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio test or any Consolidated Leverage Ratio test or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicableAssets test); or
(iiib) testing Availability; (c) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including whether the determination that representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to a Material Adverse Effect); and (d) determining the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event absence of Default (or any type of a Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Borrower’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 condition is permitted satisfied hereunder shall be made made:
(1i) in the case of any Permitted Acquisition, any acquisition (including by way of merger) Equity Interests in any Joint Venture or similar Investment permitted under Section 7.03 or any Disposition (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewitheach case, that is a Limited Condition Transaction), at the time of (or, in the case of the calculation of any calculation or any related financial covenant, condition, ratio or test, with respect to, or as of to the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time ofapplicable Measurement Period) either either: (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition Permitted Acquisition, Investment or Investment, Disposition; or (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition Permitted Acquisition, Investment or Investment, Disposition; and;
(2ii) in the case of any DividendRestricted Payment or Prepayment of Subordinated Debt (in each case, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(ithat is a Limited Condition Transaction), at the time of (or, in the case of the calculation of any calculation or any related financial covenant, condition, ratio or test, with respect to, or as of to the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) applicable Measurement Period): (x) the declaration or public announcement of such Restricted Payment or submission or delivery of an irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition Prepayment of such Indebtedness Subordinated Debt; or (y) the making of such voluntary Restricted Payment or optional payment Prepayment of Subordinated Debt; any such date identified in Section 1.09(i)(x) or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the ii)(x) above, an “LCT Test Date”)” provided, and ifthat, for notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction (and A) any condition requiring the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower absence of a Default or any Event of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket Default shall be deemed to satisfied if (x) no Default or Event of Default shall have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election occurred and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested be continuing as of the applicable LCT Test Date would Date, and (y) no Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or (f) shall have failed occurred and be continuing at the time such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated; (B) if the proceeds of an Incremental Term Facility are being used to have been complied with as finance a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, then the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall also be required to be true and correct in all material respects (without giving effect to double materiality) at or prior to the consummation time of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result funding of such fluctuationsIncremental Term Facility solely, if the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility require such representations and warranties to be made at such time; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day ofinstance, the most recently ended Test Period on Lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility may agree that any such representations and warranties which must be accurate at the basis time of funding of such financial statements, in which case Incremental Term Facility may be limited to customary “specified representations” and such date of redetermination shall thereafter other representations and warranties as may be deemed to be required by the LCT Test Date for purposes of Lenders providing such baskets, ratios Incremental Term Facility; and financial metrics. If (C) if the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then then, in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) Transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date Date, and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or and the date that the definitive agreement, declaration, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test test, basket or basket Availability shall be required to to: (x) be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis Basis, assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness (and any Lien granted to the holder of such Indebtedness with respect thereto), the use of proceeds thereofthereof or any payment or prepayment to be made) have been consummated; and (y) if such Subsequent Transaction is the making of a Restricted Payment, the Prepayment of Subordinated Debt or a Disposition, be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis, assuming such Limited Condition Transaction has not been consummated. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election for the LCT Test Date to occur at the time set forth in clauses (i)(x) and (ii)(x) above and any of the financial covenants, conditions, ratios, tests or baskets or Availability for which compliance was determined or tested as of such LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such financial covenant, condition, ratio, test or basket or Availability, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Total Assets, Indebtedness or other financial performance or indicator of any Person (including, without limitation, any target entity) subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Transaction, such financial covenant, condition, ratio, test or basket or Availability will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (SP Plus Corp)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than (a) the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankBank and (b) determining Specified Availability for purposes of the Payment Conditions), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Interest Coverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); orRatio;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower the Company (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Company’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of mergermerger or amalgamation) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividenddividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, of the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower the Company has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.,
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Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); orand Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s the Lead Borrower'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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of which such acquisition or Investment or (zy) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with, except that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the determination of Availability (on a stand-alone basis or as a component of Payment Conditions or Distribution Conditions) be made on any date other than the date of any applicable acquisition, Dividend, or other transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted InvestmentInvestment permitted under Section 10.05, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement agreement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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Sources: Revolving Credit Agreement (PAE Inc)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in herein, to the extent that the terms of this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:
Agreement require (i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test (including any Consolidated Total Net Adjusted Leverage Ratio test, including the any Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage RatioRatio test or any Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio test), Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including baskets determined by reference to measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets), as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement the absence of a Default or an Event of Default, or (including iv) a determination as to whether the determination that representations and warranties contained in Article II and Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default in all respects if any such representation or Event of Default (warranty is already qualified by materiality or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurredreference to Material Adverse Effect), is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s election to exercise such option case in connection with any the consummation of a Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action the relevant condition is permitted hereunder shall satisfied or if there is availability under a basket, as applicable, may be made made, at the election of the Borrower, (1A) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (orother Investment, in the each case of any calculation or any financial ratio or testthat is a Limited Condition Transaction, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) upon either (x1) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z2) the consummation of such acquisition Permitted Acquisition or Investment, other Investment and (2B) in the case of any Dividendrepayment, at the time redemption, repurchase or other discharge of (orany Indebtedness, in the each case that is a Limited Condition Transaction, upon either (1) delivery of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, notice with respect toto such payment, redemption, repurchase or other discharge, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y2) the making of such Dividend payment, redemption, repurchase or discharge (the dates referred to in clauses (A)(1) and (3B)(1) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i)above, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the each a “LCT Test Date”), after giving effect to the relevant Limited Condition Transaction and ifrelated incurrence of Indebtedness, for on a Pro Forma Basis; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction: (w) the condition set forth in clause (d) of the proviso to the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” shall be satisfied if (I) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the applicable LCT Test Date, and (II) no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction; (x) if the proceeds of an Incremental Term Facility pursuant to Section 2.02(g)(ii) are being used to finance such Limited Condition Transaction, then (I) the conditions set forth in Section 2.02(g)(ii)(E)(x) and Section 4.02(a) shall be required to be satisfied at the time of closing of the Limited Condition Transaction and funding of such Incremental Term Facility but may be subject to customary “SunGard” or “certain funds” conditionality and the representations and warranties required may be limited to customary “specified representations” and such other representations and warranties as may be required by the applicable lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility, and (II) the conditions set forth in Section 2.02(g)(ii)(E)(y) and Section 4.02(b) shall, if and to the extent the lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility so agree, be satisfied if ( 1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the applicable LCT Test Date; (y) no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the funding of such Incremental Term Facility in connection with the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction; and (z) such Limited Condition Transaction and the related Indebtedness to be incurred (and any associated Lien) and the use of proceeds thereof (and the other transactions to consummation of any Permitted Acquisition or Investment) shall be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on deemed incurred and/or applied at the relevant LCT Test Date (on a until such time as the Indebtedness is actually incurred or the applicable definitive agreement is terminated without actually consummating the applicable Limited Condition Transaction) and outstanding thereafter for purposes of Pro Forma Basis Compliance (other than for purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance in connection with the making of any Restricted Payment or the prepayment of any Junior Debt) with any applicable calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11, or the amount or availability of any basket, including baskets measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets (it being understood and agreed that with respect to any such ratio test or basket to be used to effect a Restricted Payment or a prepayment of Junior Debt, the Borrower shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable test both after giving effect to the applicable Limited Condition Transaction and assuming that such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied withtransaction had not occurred). For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests such ratios or baskets amounts for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with are thereafter exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test ratio or basket, amount (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition TransactionEBITDA), at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or actionLimited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests ratios or ratios amounts will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with exceeded as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent the relevant Limited Condition Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on consummated or taken. It is understood and agreed that this Section 1.03(e) shall not limit the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to any proposed Credit Extension, in connection with a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions or otherwise except as set forth in clause (x) above in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and with the use of the proceeds thereof) have been consummatedof an Incremental Term Facility to finance a Limited Condition Transaction (and, in the case of such clause (x), only if and to the extent the lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility so agree as provided in such clause (x)).
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Ducommun Inc /De/)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the accuracy of any representation and warranty or the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any specified type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom), and the accuracy of any representation or warranty; in each case, at the option of Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Lead Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basketbasket (after giving effect to such Limited Condition Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis), such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied withwith on the date such action or transaction is actually taken. For the avoidance of doubt, if Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Acquisition, Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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Sources: Term Loan Credit Agreement (Interior Logic Group Holdings, LLC)
Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in (a) In connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Debt Ratio, Consolidated First Lien Debt Ratio, or Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); orDebt Ratio;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement determining whether a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicableany subset of Defaults or Events of Default); or
(iii) determining other compliance with testing availability under baskets, ratios or financial metrics under this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct those measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA, Fixed Charges or Consolidated Total Assets or by reference to clause (other than the Specified Representations2) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefromSection 6.1(a)); in each case, at the option of Borrower the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any successor entity of any of the foregoing (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s including a third party) (the “Testing Party”, and the election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), with such option to be exercised on or prior to the date of execution of the definitive agreements, submission of notice or the making of a definitive declaration, as applicable, with respect to such Limited Condition Transaction, the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder under this Agreement, shall be made deemed to be (1a) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including date the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of definitive agreements (or, in the case if applicable, a binding offer or launch of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(ia “certain funds” tender offer), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable notice (which may be conditional) notice or declaration with respect to such payment Limited Condition 164 1152838.04-CHISR01A - MSW Transaction are entered into, provided or prepayment made, as applicable, or redemption the date that an Officer’s Certificate is given with respect to the designation of a Subsidiary as restricted or acquisition of such Indebtedness unrestricted, or (yb) with respect to sales in connection with an acquisition to which the making United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies (or similar law or practice in other jurisdictions), the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of such voluntary a firm intent to make an offer or optional payment similar announcement or prepayment determination in another jurisdiction subject to laws similar to the United Kingdom City Code on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness Takeovers and Mergers (as applicable, the “LCT Test Date”)) is made, and if, for after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith)therewith (including any acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock or Liens and the use of proceeds thereof, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period ending prior to the LCT Test Date, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would could have been permitted to take taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test basket or basketfinancial metric, such ratio, test basket or basket financial metric shall be deemed to have been complied with. .
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower the Testing Party has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests baskets or baskets financial metrics for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been are exceeded or not complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test basket or basketfinancial metrics, including due to fluctuations in Fixed Charges, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower the Borrower, the target company or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such basketsratios, tests baskets or ratios financial metrics will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with exceeded as a result of such fluctuationsfluctuations and such baskets, ratios or financial metrics shall not be tested at the consummation of the Limited Condition Transaction except as contemplated in clause (a) of the immediately succeeding proviso; provided, thathowever, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods fiscal quarters shall have become available, Borrower the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine redetermine all such baskets, ratios and financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date Date, (b) if any ratios or financial metrics improve or baskets increase as a result of such fluctuations, such improved ratios, financial metrics or baskets may be utilized and (c) Fixed Charges with respect to any Indebtedness expected to be incurred in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction will, for purposes of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the available documentation therefor, as determined by the Testing Party in good faith (or, if no such basketsdocumentation is available, ratios and financial metricsusing an assumed interest rate as reasonably determined by the Testing Party in good faith). If Borrower the Testing Party has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then then, in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratiothe ratios, test baskets or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness financial metrics on or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or (ii) the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement notice or irrevocable notice declaration for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminatedabandoned, revoked terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test basket or basket financial metric shall be required to be satisfied calculated on a Pro Forma Basis pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party has exercised its option pursuant to the foregoing and any Default or Event of Default occurs following the LCT Test Date (including any new LCT Test Date) for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction and prior to or on the date of the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted under this Agreement.
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Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, herein (including in connection with any action being taken in connection with calculation made on a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing BankPro Forma Basis), for purposes of:
if the terms of this Agreement require (i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, financial test (including the any Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Total Leverage Ratio and test and/or any Consolidated Total Net Leverage Cash Interest Coverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance test) and/or any cap expressed as a percentage of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iiiii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including accuracy of any representation or warranty and/or the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default default or Event event of Defaultdefault) has occurredor (iii) compliance with any basket, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at as a condition to (A) the option consummation of Borrower any transaction (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s election to exercise such option including in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”acquisition or similar Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness) and/or (B) the making of any Restricted Payment (including any Restricted Debt Payment), the date of determination of whether any such action the relevant condition is permitted hereunder shall satisfied may be made made, at the election of the Borrower, (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith)any disposition and any transaction related thereto, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition, Investment or disposition (or, solely in connection with an acquisition or Investmentto which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, (y) the public announcement date on which a “Rule 2.7 Announcement” of an a firm intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment offer) or (zy) the consummation of such acquisition acquisition, Investment or Investmentdisposition, (2) in the case of any DividendRestricted Payment (other than a Restricted Investment or a Restricted Debt Payment), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend Restricted Payment or (y) the making of such Dividend Restricted Payment and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i)Restricted Debt Payment, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness Restricted Debt Payment or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”)Restricted Debt Payment, and ifin each case, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions after giving effect to be entered into in connection therewith), Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (acquisition or similar Investment, disposition, Restricted Payment and/or Restricted Debt Payment or other transaction on a Pro Forma Basis after (including, in each case, giving effect to such actionthe relevant transaction, any relevant Indebtedness (including the intended use of proceeds thereof) in compliance with such ratioand, test at the election of the Borrower, giving pro forma effect to other prospective “limited conditionality” acquisitions or basketsimilar Investments for which definitive agreements have been executed, such ratio, test and no Default or basket Event of Default shall be deemed to have been complied withoccurred solely as a result of an adverse change in such financial ratio or test occurring after the time such election is made (but any subsequent improvement in the applicable financial ratio or test may be utilized by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and shall have elected the option set forth in clause (x) of any of the ratiospreceding clauses (1), tests (2) or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as (3) in respect of any transaction, then the LCT Test Date would have failed Borrower shall be permitted to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in consummate such transaction even if any such ratio, applicable test or basket, including due condition shall cease to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior be satisfied subsequent to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result Borrower’s election of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods option. The provisions of this Section 1.5 shall have become available, Borrower may elect, also apply in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummatedSenior Obligations.
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Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to When calculating the contrary in availability under any basket, test or ratio under this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender Indenture or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires Indenture in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the calculation incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any financial ratio Restricted Subsidiaries or testUnrestricted Subsidiaries, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (Asset Sales or any type disposition, issuance or other transaction excluded from the definition of Default or Event of Default) has occurred“Asset Sale”), is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower the Issuer, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, Holdings, a direct or indirect parent entity of the Issuer, or any successor entity of any of the foregoing (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s including a third party) (the “Testing Party,” and the election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transactionoption, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of for availability under any such basket, test or ratio or whether any such action or transaction is permitted hereunder (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default)) under this Indenture shall be made (1) in deemed to be the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness date (the “LCT Test Date”) either (a) the definitive agreements or letter of intent (or, if applicable, a binding offer, or launch of a “certain funds” tender offer) for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or making of a Restricted Payment or similar event), or (b) solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers or similar law or practices in other jurisdictions apply, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer or similar announcement or determination in another jurisdiction subject to similar laws in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction and, in each case, if, for after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and Asset Sales or any disposition, issuance or other transactions to be entered into in connection therewithtransaction excluded from the definition of “Asset Sale”) and any related pro forma adjustments, disregarding for the purposes of such pro forma calculation any borrowing under a revolving credit, working capital or letter of credit facility), Borrower as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters ending prior to the LCT Test Date for which internal consolidated financial statements of the Issuer are available, the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basketbasket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied withwith (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided, that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets, (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (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 acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments, the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and Asset Sales or any disposition, issuance or other transactions excluded from the definition of “Asset Sale”) and (c) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the 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 reasonably determined by the Testing Party in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower the Testing Party has made an LCT Election and Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with with, including as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated exchange rates or EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets total assets of Borrower the Issuer or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, Transaction at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; providedprovided that if such ratios, thattests or baskets improve as a result of such fluctuations, notwithstanding anything such improved ratios, tests and/or baskets may be utilized; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the contrary herein, if financial statements absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for one which compliance or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios satisfaction was determined or tests, with respect to, or tested as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or an Event of Default), such baskets, ratios requirements and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in connection with any calculation of calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket availability in connection with respect any action or transaction unrelated to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary such Limited Condition Transaction (each, including without limitation a “Subsequent separate Limited Condition Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement the date of notice or irrevocable offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in a notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked expires or expires passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required determined or tested giving pro forma effect to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other any actions or transactions related thereto. In connection with any action being taken in connection therewith with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Indenture which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified 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 Testing Party, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date of the definitive agreement, the date of notice or offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment for such Limited Condition Transaction, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party has exercised an LCT Election, and any Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements (including or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or making of a Restricted Payment or similar event) for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any incurrence such Default, Event of Indebtedness and the use Default or specified Event of proceeds thereof) Default shall be deemed to not have been consummatedoccurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted under this Indenture.
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Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to When calculating the contrary in availability under any basket, test or ratio under this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender Indenture or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank), for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of Indenture in connection with any financial ratio Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement transactions related thereto (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA acquisitions, the incurrence, issuance or Consolidated Total Assetsassumption of Indebtedness, as applicableSale and Lease-Back Transactions and the incurrence or assumption of Liens); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of Borrower the Issuer, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, Holdings, a direct or indirect parent entity of the Issuer, or any successor entity of any of the foregoing (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s including a third party) (the “Testing Party,” and the election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transactionoption, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of for availability under any such basket, test or ratio or whether any such action or transaction is permitted hereunder (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default)) under this Indenture shall be made (1) in deemed to be the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness date (the “LCT Test Date”) either (a) the definitive agreements or letter of intent (or, if applicable, a binding offer, or launch of a “certain funds” tender offer) for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or similar event), or (b) solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers or similar law or practices in other jurisdictions apply, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer or similar announcement or determination in another jurisdiction subject to similar laws in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction and, in each case, if, for after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Sale and Lease-Back Transactions and the other transactions incurrence or assumption of Liens) and any related pro forma adjustments, disregarding for the purposes of such pro forma calculation any borrowing under a revolving credit, working capital or letter of credit facility, as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters ending prior to be entered into in connection therewith)the LCT Test Date for which internal consolidated financial statements of the Issuer are available, Borrower the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basketbasket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied withwith (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided, that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets, (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (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 acquisitions, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness, Sale and Lease-Back Transactions and the incurrence or assumption of Liens) and (c) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the 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 reasonably determined by the Testing Party in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower the Testing Party has made an LCT Election and Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with with, including as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated exchange rates or EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets total assets of Borrower the Issuer or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, Transaction at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; providedprovided that if such ratios, thattests or baskets improve as a result of such fluctuations, notwithstanding anything such improved ratios, tests and/or baskets may be utilized; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the contrary herein, if financial statements absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for one which compliance or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios satisfaction was determined or tests, with respect to, or tested as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or an Event of Default), such baskets, ratios requirements and financial metrics. If Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in connection with any calculation of calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket availability in connection with respect any action or transaction unrelated to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary such Limited Condition Transaction (each, including without limitation a “Subsequent separate Limited Condition Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement the date of notice or irrevocable offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in a notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked expires or expires passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required determined or tested giving pro forma effect to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other any actions or transactions related thereto. In connection with any action being taken in connection therewith with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Indenture which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified 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 Testing Party, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date of the definitive agreement, the date of notice or offer or date for redemption, purchase or repayment for such Limited Condition Transaction, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party has exercised an LCT Election, and any Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements (including or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration or similar event) for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any incurrence such Default, Event of Indebtedness and the use Default or specified Event of proceeds thereof) Default shall be deemed to not have been consummatedoccurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted under this Indenture.
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Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (other than the making by any Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, of any Credit Extension unless otherwise agreed by such Lender or Issuing Bank)Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, as applicable); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that representations and warranties are true and correct (other than the Specified Representations) and that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom); in each case, at the option of the Lead Borrower (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇the Lead Borrower’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 made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (zy) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the irrevocable declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(i10.07(a), at the time of (or, in or on the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as basis of the last day of, Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date (on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such action) in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if financial statements for one or more subsequent Test Periods shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such financial ratios or tests, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics. If the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement agreement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated. The Lead Borrower shall be deemed to have made an LCT Election with respect to any Permitted Acquisitions subject to a letter of intent as of the Closing Date.
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