Prepayments of Other Indebtedness Modifications of Organizational Documents and Other Documents, etc. 118 Section 6.12. Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries 119 Section 6.13. Limitation on Issuance of Capital Stock 119 Section 6.14. Limitation on Creation of Subsidiaries 120 Section 6.15. Business 120 Section 6.16. Limitation on Accounting Changes 120 Section 6.17. Fiscal Year 120 Section 6.18. No Further Negative Pledge 120 Section 6.19. Anti-Terrorism Law; Anti-Money Laundering 121 Section 6.20. Embargoed Person 121 ARTICLE VII. GUARANTEE 121 Section 7.01. The Guarantee 121 Section 7.02. Obligations Unconditional 122 Section 7.03. Reinstatement 123 Section 7.04. Subrogation; Subordination 123 Section 7.05. Remedies 123 Section 7.06. Instrument for the Payment of Money 123 Section 7.07. Continuing Guarantee 123 Section 7.08. General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations 123 Section 7.09. Release of Guarantors 124 ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT 124 Section 8.01. Events of Default 124 Section 8.02. Rescission 126 Section 8.03. Application of Proceeds 127 ARTICLE IX. COLLATERAL ACCOUNT; APPLICATION OF COLLATERAL PROCEEDS 127 Section 9.01. Collateral Accounts 128 Section 9.02. Accounts; Cash Management 128 Section 9.03. Inventory 131 Section 9.04. Borrowing Base-Related Reports 132 Section 9.05. Rescission of Activation Notice 133 ARTICLE X. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS AND THE COLLATERAL AGENTS 133 Section 10.01. Appointment and Authority 133 Section 10.02. Rights as a Lender 134 Section 10.03. Exculpatory Provisions. 134 Section 10.04. Reliance by Agent 135 Section 10.05. Delegation of Duties 135 Section 10.06. Resignation of Agent 135 Section 10.07. Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders 136 Section 10.08. No Other Duties, etc 136 Section 10.09. Indemnification 136 Section 10.10. Overadvances 137 Section 10.11. Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents 137 Section 10.12. Field Audit, Examination Reports and Other Reports 137 ARTICLE XI. MISCELLANEOUS 138 Section 11.01. Notices 138 Section 11.02. Waivers; Amendment 141 Section 11.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 144 Section 11.04. Successors and Assigns 146 Section 11.05. Survival of Agreement 148 Section 11.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution 148 Section 11.07. Severability 149 Section 11.08. Right of Setoff 149 Section 11.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 149 Section 11.10. Waiver of Jury Trial 150 Section 11.11. Headings 150 Section 11.12. Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality 150 Section 11.13. USA PATRIOT Act Notice 151 Section 11.14. Interest Rate Limitation 151 Section 11.15. Lender Addendum 151 Section 11.16. Obligations Absolute 151 Section 11.17. Dollar Equivalent Calculations 152 Section 11.18. Judgment Currency 152 Section 11.19. Special Provisions Relating to Currencies Other Than Dollars 153 Section 11.20. Intercreditor Agreement 153 ANNEXES Annex I Applicable Margin SCHEDULES Schedule 1.01(a) Refinancing Indebtedness to Be Repaid Schedule 1.01(b) Subsidiary Guarantors Schedule 1.01(c) Existing Letters of Credit Schedule 1.01(d) Existing Lender Letters of Credit Schedule 3.03 Governmental Approvals; Compliance with Laws Schedule 3.09 Material Agreements Schedule 3.19 Insurance Schedule 3.21 Acquisition Documents Schedule 3.24 Location of Material Inventory Schedule 4.01(g) Local Counsel Schedule 5.14 Post-Closing Matters Schedule 6.01(b) Existing Indebtedness Schedule 6.02(c) Existing Liens Schedule 6.04(b) Existing Investments Schedule 9.02 Accounts and Lockboxes EXHIBITS Exhibit A Form of Administrative Questionnaire Exhibit B Form of Assignment and Assumption Exhibit C Form of Borrowing Request Exhibit D Form of Compliance Certificate Exhibit E Form of Interest Election Request Exhibit F Form of Joinder Agreement Exhibit G Form of Landlord Access Agreement Exhibit H Form of LC Request Exhibit I Form of Lender Addendum Exhibit J [Intentionally Deleted] Exhibit K-1 Form of Revolving Note Exhibit K-2 Form of Canadian Revolving Note Exhibit K-3 Form of US Swingline Note Exhibit K-4 Form of Canadian Swingline Note Exhibit K-5 Form of Discount Note Exhibit L-1 Form of Perfection Certificate Exhibit L-2 Form of Perfection Certificate Supplement Exhibit M-1 Form of US Security Agreement Exhibit M-2 Form of Canadian Security Agreement Exhibit N Form of Opinion of Company Counsel Exhibit O Form of Solvency Certificate Exhibit P Form of Intercompany Note Exhibit Q Form of Non-Bank Certificate Exhibit R Form of Intercreditor Agreement Exhibit S Form of Borrowing Base Certificate v CREDIT AGREEMENT This CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of February 14, 2006 is among LINENS 'N THINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation ("LNT") and LINENS 'N THINGS CENTER, INC., a California corporation ("LNT Center" and together with LNT the "US Borrowers" and each individually a "US Borrower"), LINENS 'N THINGS CANADA CORP., a Nova Scotia corporation ("Canadian Borrower" and together with US Borrowers, the "Borrowers"); LINENS HOLDING CO., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"); the Subsidiary Guarantors (such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein having the meaning given to it in Article I); the Lenders; UBS SECURITIES LLC ("UBSS"), as lead arranger (in such capacity, "Arranger") and as documentation agent (in such capacity, "Documentation Agent"); UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC ("UBS"), as US swingline lender (in such capacity, "US Swingline Lender"); BEAR, XXXXXXX & CO. INC. ("Bear Xxxxxxx"), as co-syndication agent (in such capacity, "Syndication Agent"); UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as an issuing bank, as US administrative agent (in such capacity, "US Administrative Agent") for the Lenders and as US co-collateral agent (in such capacity, the "US Co-Collateral Agent") for the Secured Parties and the Issuing Bank; UBS AG CANADA BRANCH, as Canadian co-collateral agent (in such capacity, the "Canadian Co-Collateral Agent") for the Secured Parties and the Issuing Bank; WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as US co-collateral agent (together with US Co-Collateral Agent, the "US Collateral Agents") for the Secured Parties and the Issuing Bank and as an issuing bank; WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION (CANADA), as Canadian administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Canadian Administrative Agent" together with the US Administrative Agent, the "Administrative Agents") for the Lenders, as Canadian co-collateral agent (together with Canadian Co-Collateral Agent, the "Canadian Collateral Agents"; the US Collateral Agents and the Canadian Collateral Agents are collectively referred to herein as the "Collateral Agents") for the Secured Parties and the Issuing Bank, as an issuing bank, and as Canadian swingline lender (in such capacity, "Canadian Swingline Lender" and together with US Swingline Lender, the "Swingline Lenders").
Prepayments of Other Indebtedness; Modifications of Organizational Documents and Other Documents, etc Directly or indirectly:
Prepayments and Amendments (a) Except in connection with Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1,
Non-Payments of Other Indebtedness Any Consolidated Company shall fail to make when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, on demand or otherwise, and after giving effect to any applicable grace period) any payment of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate;
Prepayment of Other Indebtedness, Etc (a) Amend or modify any of the terms of any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness arising under the Loan Documents) if such amendment or modification would add or change any terms in a manner adverse to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or shorten the final maturity or average life to maturity or require any payment to be made sooner than originally scheduled or increase the interest rate applicable thereto.
Prepayments of Indebtedness Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner any Permitted Indebtedness (other than the Obligations or Indebtedness between Loan Parties), or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of any Subordinated Indebtedness, except (a) as long as no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, regularly scheduled or mandatory repayments, repurchases, redemptions, defeasances or other satisfaction of Permitted Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness), (b) as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, voluntary prepayments, redemptions, repurchases, defeasances or other satisfaction of Permitted Indebtedness (but excluding any payment in violation of the subordination terms of any Subordinated Indebtedness) (i) in an amount less than $6,000,000 in the aggregate during the Availability Period as long as the Availability Condition is satisfied, or (ii) constituting intercompany Indebtedness owing by a Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party so long as an amount equal to such amount prepaid, redeemed, purchased or otherwise satisfied is transferred to a Loan Party substantially concurrently with such prepayment, redemption, purchase or other satisfaction, (c) as long as no Event of Default then exists, repayments and prepayments of Subordinated Indebtedness in accordance with the subordination terms thereof, (d) voluntary prepayments, repurchases, redemptions, defeasances or other satisfaction of Permitted Indebtedness (but excluding on account of any Subordinated Indebtedness) as long as the Payment Conditions are satisfied, and (e) any Permitted Amendment/Refinancings of such Indebtedness.
Prepayments of Indebtedness, etc If any Default or Event of Default exists, the Credit Parties will not permit any Consolidated Party to (a) after the issuance thereof, amend or modify (or permit the amendment or modification of) any of the terms of any Indebtedness if such amendment or modification would add or change any terms in a manner adverse to the issuer of such Indebtedness, or shorten the final maturity or average life to maturity or require any payment to be made sooner than originally scheduled or increase the interest rate applicable thereto or change any subordination provision thereof, or (b) make (or give any notice with respect thereto) any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of (including without limitation, by way of depositing money or securities with the trustee with respect thereto before due for the purpose of paying when due), refund, refinance or exchange of any other Indebtedness.
Limitations on Debt Payments and Amendments (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, prepay, repurchase or redeem or otherwise defease any Restricted Indebtedness; provided, however, that (x) the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may prepay, repurchase or redeem or otherwise defease Restricted Indebtedness with the Net Cash Proceeds of Permitted Other Indebtedness that is unsecured or secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the Obligations incurred in accordance with Section 10.1(bb)(i)(b) and (y) the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary may prepay, repurchase or redeem Restricted Indebtedness (i) in an aggregate amount from the 2014 July Repricing Effective Date, when aggregated with (A) the aggregate amount of dividends paid pursuant to Section 10.6(c) from the Original Closing Date (other than dividends paid pursuant to Section 10.6(c)(x) prior to March 31, 2015) and (B) all loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower made pursuant to Section 10.5(m) (in lieu of dividends permitted by Section 10.6(c)), not in excess of the sum of (1) $400,000,000 plus (2) if the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Senior Secured Leverage Test, both before and after giving effect, on a Pro Forma Basis, to the making of such prepayment, repurchase or redemption, the Applicable Amount at the time of such prepayment, repurchase or redemption; provided the use of such amounts in clauses (1) and (2) shall be subject to no Default or Event of Default having occurred and continuing at the date of such prepayment, repurchase, redemption or other defeasance or resulting therefrom, plus (3) the Applicable Equity Amount at the time of such prepayment, repurchase or redemption; for the avoidance of doubt, dividends paid in reliance on and in compliance with Section 10.6(c) shall not retroactively cause any breach of this Section 10.7(a)(y)(i) in respect of amounts previously prepaid in compliance with this Section 10.7(a)(y)(i); and (ii) with the proceeds of Permitted Additional Debt. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 10.7 shall restrict (i) any prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance made after the Original Closing Date in connection with the Debt Repayment, (ii) the making of any prepayment of accrued but unpaid interest and/or original issue discount in respect of the Senior Interim PIK Loans and/or the PIK Notes in accordance with the “Optional Interest Repayment” provisions thereof as of the end of any accrual period ending after the fifth anniversary of the Original Closing Date or (iii) the prepayment, repurchase or redemption of the PIK Notes with the net proceeds of Additional 2018 New Dollar Term Loans.
Prepayments of Certain Indebtedness The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily purchase, redeem, defease or prepay any principal of, premium, if any, interest or other amount payable in respect of any Indebtedness prior to its scheduled maturity, other than the Obligations.
Acceleration of Other Indebtedness Any breach, default or event of default shall occur and be continuing, or any other condition shall exist under any instrument, agreement or indenture pertaining to any recourse Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of the Company, the Borrower or their Subsidiaries aggregating more than $10,000,000, and the effect thereof is to cause an acceleration, mandatory redemption or other required repurchase of such Indebtedness, or permit the holder(s) of such Indebtedness to accelerate the maturity of any such Indebtedness or require a redemption or other repurchase of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be otherwise declared to be due and payable (by acceleration or otherwise) or required to be prepaid, redeemed or otherwise repurchased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; or any such Indebtedness shall not be repaid at maturity (after taking into account grace and cure periods).
