Initial Loan Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Lender shall have no obligation to make the initial Loan or issue the initial Letter of Credit under this Agreement unless Lender shall have first received:
(a) this Agreement and the Note, each duly executed by Borrower;
(b) the Guaranty, duly executed by Laclede Energy;
(c) a copy of resolutions (including an incumbency certificate) of the Board of Directors of Borrower, duly adopted, which authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note and the other Transaction Documents, certified by the Secretary of Borrower;
(d) a copy of resolutions of the Board of Directors (including an incumbency certificate) of Laclede Energy, duly adopted, which authorize the execution, delivery and performance of its Guaranty, certified by the Secretary of Laclede Energy;
(e) copies of the Articles of Incorporation of Borrower and Laclede Energy, including any amendments thereto, certified by the Secretary of State of the states of their respective incorporations;
(f) copies of the Bylaws of Borrower and Laclede Energy, including any amendments thereto, certified by the Secretaries of Borrower and Laclede Energy;
(g) certificates of corporate good standing of Borrower and Laclede Energy issued by the Secretary of State of the states of their respective incorporations;
(h) an opinion of the General Counsel of Borrower and Laclede Energy, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and Lender’s counsel;
(i) UCC search results from the Missouri Secretary of State for Borrower and Laclede Energy;
(j) copies of all financial statements and other exhibits and schedules required by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents;
(k) a letter of direction from Borrower with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of the initial Loan under this Agreement;
(l) a fee letter, duly executed by Borrower and Lender; and
(m) such other agreements, documents, instruments and certificates as Lender may reasonably request.
Subsequent Advances The obligation of Lender to fund the ------------------- subsequent Advances on the date of any Advance is subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to such date, of each of the following conditions:
(a) An Event of Default (as herein defined) shall not have occurred and be continuing;
(b) Borrower shall have delivered a Closing Certificate (in a form acceptable to Lender), executed by Borrower; and
(c) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender a Closing Statement (in a form acceptable to Lender), executed by Borrower.
4. The obligations of Borrower in connection with and/or relating to the Additional Loan are further evidenced and/or secured by the Loan Documents. In connection therewith:
(a) Each of the New Subsidiaries (as defined in the execution pages hereof) hereby agree to be a party to and subject to the Guaranty in accordance with its terms. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the New Subsidiaries guarantees to Lender the full and prompt payment and performance of (a) the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes, including, without limitation, principal and any and all interest accrued or to accrue thereon, (b) the obligations of Borrower to Lender pursuant to the Notes, the Loan Agreement and any and all other instruments, documents and/or agreements now or hereafter further evidencing, securing or otherwise related to the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes (collectively the "Loan Documents") and (c) any and all other indebtedness and other obligations of Borrower to Lender, direct or contingent (including but not limited to obligations incurred as indorser, guarantor or surety), however evidenced or denominated, and however and whenever incurred, including but not limited to indebtedness incurred pursuant to any present or future commitment of Lender to Borrower (the aforesaid indebtedness and other obligations are sometimes herein collectively referred to as the "Guaranteed Obligations").
(b) Each of the New Subsidiaries agree to be a party to and subject to the Guarantor Security Agreement in accordance with its terms. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the New Subsidiaries ("Grantor") hereby grants to Lender a security interest in the following described property and any and all proceeds and products thereto and accessions thereto:
Funding Date Each Lender’s obligations to make any Loan hereunder shall become effective upon the satisfaction or waiver (in accordance with Section 8.02) of the following conditions on or after the Effective Date:
(a) The Effective Date shall have occurred;
(b) The Acquisition shall have been (or, substantially contemporaneously with the borrowing of the Loans, shall be) consummated in each case in all material respects in accordance with the terms set forth in the Acquisition Agreement after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, supplements, consents, waivers or requests, other than those modifications, amendments, supplements, consents, waivers or requests (including the effects of any such requests) by the Borrower that are materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders (it being understood that any modification, amendment, supplement, consent, waiver or request by the Borrower to the definition of Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders and any consent or request made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.15 of the Acquisition Agreement and the Acquired Company’s compliance therewith shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders), unless consented to in writing by the Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed);
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) audited consolidated balance sheets and related audited statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and the Acquired Company for each of the three fiscal years most recently ended at least 90 days prior to the Funding Date and (b) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related unaudited statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and the Acquired Company for each subsequent fiscal quarter ended at least 45 days prior to the Funding Date; provided that the filing of financial statements complying with the foregoing requirements on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as the case may be, by the Borrower or the Acquired Company will satisfy the applicable conditions set forth in this clause (c) of Section 4.
Mortgage Loan The appraisal was conducted by an appraiser who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof; and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and the appraiser both satisfy the applicable requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated;
Initial Loans This Agreement shall not become effective nor shall the Lenders be required to make the initial Loans unless (i) since December 31, 2009, no event, development or circumstance shall have occurred that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations or financial condition of Harley and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and (ii) the Borrowers shall have (a) paid all fees required to be paid in connection with the execution of this Agreement, (b) furnished to the Global Administrative Agent, with sufficient copies (other than in the case of any Notes) for each of the Lenders, such documents as the Global Administrative Agent or any Lender or its counsel may have reasonably requested, including, without limitation, all of the documents reflected on the List of Closing Documents attached as Exhibit D to this Agreement, (c) obtained all governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with the financing contemplated hereby and the continuing operations of Harley and its Subsidiaries (including the Borrowers) and such approvals remain in full force and effect, (d) delivered to the Lenders (1) audited consolidated financial statements of Harley (on a Consolidated basis), (2) unaudited Consolidated financial statements of Harley (excluding HDFS and its Subsidiaries), (3) audited Consolidated financial statements of HDFS and its Subsidiaries (on a Consolidated basis), in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), for the two most recent fiscal years ended prior to the Closing Date as to which such financial statements are available and (4) financial statement projections of (A) Harley (on a Consolidated basis), (B) Harley (excluding HDFS and its Subsidiaries) and (C) HDFS and its Subsidiaries, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), for the 2010 fiscal year, together with key underlying assumptions in reasonable detail and (e) delivered evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent of the payment of all principal, interest, fees and premiums, if any, on all Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement, and the termination of the applicable agreements relating thereto, all taking effect concurrently with the effectiveness of this Agreement; provided that any Lender hereunder which is also a “Lender” under the Existing Credit Agreement hereby waives any requirement of five (5) Business Days notice by the “Borrowers” under the Existing Credit Agreement prior to the reduction of the commitments thereunder and the termination thereof.
