REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT among T SERIES FINANCING II SPV LLC, as Borrower, THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO, BNP PARIBAS, as Administrative Agent, T SERIES MIDDLE MARKET LOAN FUND LLC, as Equityholder, T SERIES MIDDLE MARKET...
EXECUTION VERSION
REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
among
T SERIES FINANCING II SPV LLC,
as Borrower,
as Borrower,
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,
BNP PARIBAS,
as Administrative Agent,
as Administrative Agent,
T SERIES MIDDLE MARKET LOAN FUND LLC,
as Equityholder,
as Equityholder,
T SERIES MIDDLE MARKET LOAN FUND LLC,
as Servicer,
as Servicer,
and
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
as Collateral Agent
as Collateral Agent
Dated as of October 12, 2022
THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR AN UNCOMMITTED FACILITY. ALL ADVANCES ARE DISCRETIONARY ON THE PART OF THE LENDERS IN THEIR SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; COMPUTATIONS | |||||
Section 1.01 Definitions | |||||
Section 1.02 Rules of Construction | |||||
Section 1.03 Computation of Time Periods | |||||
Section 1.04 Collateral Value Calculation Procedures | |||||
ARTICLE II ADVANCES | |||||
Section 2.01 Revolving Credit Facility | |||||
Section 2.02 Requests for Collateral Loan Approval | |||||
Section 2.03 Making of the Advances | |||||
Section 2.04 Evidence of Indebtedness | |||||
Section 2.05 Payment of Principal and Interest | |||||
Section 2.06 Prepayment of Advances | |||||
Section 2.07 Changes of Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts | |||||
Section 2.08 Maximum Lawful Rate | |||||
Section 2.09 Several Obligations | |||||
Section 2.10 Increased Costs | |||||
Section 2.11 Compensation; Breakage Payments | |||||
Section 2.12 Inability to Determine Rates; XXXXX Market Disruption and Cost of Funds | |||||
Section 2.13 Rescission or Return of Payment | |||||
Section 2.14 Post-Default Interest | |||||
Section 2.15 Payments Generally | |||||
Section 2.16 Extension of Facility Termination Date | |||||
Section 2.17 Defaulting Lenders | |||||
Section 2.18 Benchmark Replacement Setting. | |||||
ARTICLE III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | |||||
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to Initial Advance | |||||
Section 3.02 Conditions Precedent to Each Advance | |||||
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | |||||
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower | |||||
Section 4.02 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer | |||||
Section 4.03 Representations and Warranties of the Equityholder | |||||
ARTICLE V COVENANTS |
Section 5.01 Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower | |||||
Section 5.02 Covenants of the Servicer | |||||
Section 5.03 Negative Covenants of the Borrower | |||||
Section 5.04 Covenants of the Equityholder | |||||
Section 5.05 Certain Undertakings Relating to Separateness | |||||
ARTICLE VI EVENTS OF DEFAULT | |||||
Section 6.01 Events of Default | |||||
Section 6.02 OC Ratio Breach Cures | |||||
ARTICLE VII PLEDGE OF COLLATERAL; RIGHTS OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT | |||||
Section 7.01 Grant of Security | |||||
Section 7.02 Release of Security Interest | |||||
Section 7.03 Rights and Remedies | |||||
Section 7.04 Remedies Cumulative | |||||
Section 7.05 Related Documents | |||||
Section 7.06 Borrower Remains Liable | |||||
Section 7.07 Protection of Collateral | |||||
ARTICLE VIII ACCOUNTS, ACCOUNTINGS AND RELEASES | |||||
Section 8.01 Collection of Money | |||||
Section 8.02 Collateral Account and Collection Account | |||||
Section 8.03 Payment Account | |||||
Section 8.04 The Revolving Reserve Account; Fundings | |||||
Section 8.05 [Reserved] | |||||
Section 8.06 Reinvestment of Funds in Covered Accounts; Reports by Collateral Agent | |||||
Section 8.07 Accountings | |||||
Section 8.08 Release of Collateral | |||||
Section 8.09 Reports by Independent Accountants | |||||
ARTICLE IX APPLICATION OF MONIES | |||||
Section 9.01 Disbursements of Monies from Payment Account | |||||
ARTICLE X SALE OF COLLATERAL LOANS; PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL LOANS | |||||
Section 10.01 Sales of Collateral Loans | |||||
Section 10.02 Purchase of Additional Collateral Loans | |||||
Section 10.03 Conditions Applicable to All Sale and Purchase Transactions | |||||
Section 10.04 Additional Equity Contributions | |||||
ARTICLE XI ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF CONTRACTS |
Section 11.01 Appointment and Designation of the Servicer | |||||
Section 11.02 Duties of the Servicer | |||||
Section 11.03 Authorization of the Servicer | |||||
Section 11.04 Collection Efforts, Modification of Collateral | |||||
Section 11.05 Servicer Compensation and Expenses | |||||
Section 11.06 The Servicer Not to Resign | |||||
ARTICLE XII THE AGENTS | |||||
Section 12.01 Authorization and Action | |||||
Section 12.02 Delegation of Duties | |||||
Section 12.03 Agents’ Reliance, Etc. | |||||
Section 12.04 Indemnification | |||||
Section 12.05 Successor Agents | |||||
Section 12.06 The Collateral Agent | |||||
ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS | |||||
Section 13.01 No Waiver; Modifications in Writing | |||||
Section 13.02 Notices, Etc. | |||||
Section 13.03 Taxes | |||||
Section 13.04 Costs and Expenses; Indemnification | |||||
Section 13.05 Execution in Counterparts | |||||
Section 13.06 Assignability | |||||
Section 13.07 Governing Law | |||||
Section 13.08 Severability of Provisions | |||||
Section 13.09 Confidentiality | |||||
Section 13.10 Merger | |||||
Section 13.11 Survival | |||||
Section 13.12 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Etc. | |||||
Section 13.13 Waiver of Jury Trial | |||||
Section 13.14 Right of Setoff; Payments Pro Rata | |||||
Section 13.15 PATRIOT Act Notice | |||||
Section 13.16 Legal Holidays | |||||
Section 13.17 Non-Petition | |||||
Section 13.18 Waiver of Setoff | |||||
Section 13.19 Collateral Agent Execution and Delivery | |||||
Section 13.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | |||||
Section 13.21 WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY | |||||
Section 13.22 Securitisation Regulation Requirements | |||||
Section 13.23 Adequacy of Monetary Damages Against the Lenders |
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1 Initial Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts and Percentages
Schedule 2 S&P Industry Classifications
Schedule 3 Initial Collateral Loans
Schedule 4 Xxxxx’x Industry Classifications
Schedule 5 Notice Information
Schedule 6 Authorized Signatories
Schedule 7 Diversity Score
Schedule 8 [Reserved]
Schedule 9 Initial Asset List
Schedule 10 Cumulative Compounded XXXXX Xxxx
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Form of Note
Exhibit B Form of Notice of Borrowing (with attached form of Borrowing Base Calculation Statement)
Exhibit C Form of Notice of Prepayment
Exhibit D Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit E [Reserved]
Exhibit F Agreed-Upon Procedures
Exhibit G Form of Extension Request
Exhibit H Form of Data Report
Exhibit I Form of Approval Request
Exhibit J Form of Notice and Request for Consent
Exhibit K Form of FX Reallocation Notice
REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of October 12, 2022, among T SERIES FINANCING II SPV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as borrower (the “Borrower”), the LENDERS from time to time party hereto, BNP PARIBAS (“BNP”), as administrative agent for the Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), T SERIES MIDDLE MARKET LOAN FUND LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as equityholder (in such capacity, the “Equityholder”), T SERIES MIDDLE MARKET LOAN FUND LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”), and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (“State Street”), as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that the Lenders make advances on a revolving basis to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, each Lender is willing to make such advances to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; COMPUTATIONS
DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; COMPUTATIONS
Section 1,01 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
“Account Control Agreement” means that certain Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent and State Street, as Securities Intermediary, which agreement relates to the Covered Accounts.
“Adjusted Cumulative Compounded XXXXX” means for any Interest Accrual Period, with respect to any GBP Advance (or portion thereof), the rate per annum (carried out to the fourth decimal place) equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the Cumulative Compounded XXXXX Xxxx as of the XXXXX Reporting Day.
“Adjusted Principal Balance” means, for any Eligible Collateral Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Loan Value of such Eligible Collateral Loan as of such date multiplied by the Principal Balance of such Eligible Collateral Loan as of such date; provided that, the parties hereby agree that the Adjusted Principal Balance of any Ineligible Collateral Loan as of such date of determination shall be zero.
“Administrative Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction to this Agreement.
“Administrative Expense Cap” means, for any Payment Date, an amount not to exceed $225,000 for any twelve (12) month period.
“Administrative Expenses” means the fees and expenses (including indemnities) and other amounts of the Borrower due or accrued with respect to any Payment Date and payable in the following order:
(a)first, on a pro rata basis, to the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary, any amounts and indemnities payable to such entities pursuant to the Facility Documents; and
(b)second, on a pro rata basis, to:
(i)the Independent Accountants, agents (other than the Servicer) (including any third party appraisal or valuation firms) and outside counsel of the Borrower for fees and expenses related to the Collateral and the Facility Documents and to the Independent Director of the Borrower for its fees and expenses incurred in acting in such capacity; and
(ii)to any rating agency for fees and expenses in connection with the rating of (or provision of credit estimates in respect of) any Collateral Loan.
“Advance” means each loan advanced by each Lender to the Borrower on a Borrowing Date pursuant to Article II.
“Advance Rate” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, the percentage set forth in the below table corresponding to the Loan Type and Loan Class of such Collateral Loan, subject to the exceptions and adjustments set forth immediately following such table:
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Loan Type | Loan Class | Advance Rate | ||||||
First Lien Loans that are not Recurring Revenue Loans..................... | Class 1 Loans........... | 72.5% | ||||||
Class 2 Loans........ | 70% | |||||||
Class 3 Loans........ | 67.5% | |||||||
Class 4 Loans........... | 65% | |||||||
First Lien Last Out Loans..................... | Class 1 Loans........... | 60% | ||||||
Class 2 Loans........ | 57.5% | |||||||
Class 3 Loans........ | 55% | |||||||
Class 4 Loans........... | 50% | |||||||
Second Lien Loans............................... | Class 1 Loans........... | 40% | ||||||
Class 2 Loans........ | 37.5% | |||||||
Class 3 Loans........ | 35% | |||||||
Class 4 Loans........... | 35% |
Notwithstanding the percentages set forth in the preceding table:
(a)if such Collateral Loan is a First Lien Loan that is a Recurring Revenue Loan, the Administrative Agent will assign an Advance Rate in its sole discretion;
(b)any First Lien Last Out Loans with a First Out Leverage greater than 2.00:1.00 will be assigned the percentages set forth in the preceding table corresponding to Second Lien Loans of the Loan Class applicable to such Collateral Loan;
(c)the Advance Rate of any First Lien Last Out Loans, or First Lien Loans that are not Recurring Revenue Loans, with a Senior Net Leverage Ratio exceeding the First Lien Senior Leverage Cut-Off will be a blended rate, calculated as follows:
(i)the portion of such First Lien Loan or First Lien Last Out Loan up to the First Lien Senior Leverage Cut-Off will be assigned the percentage set forth in the preceding table corresponding to First Lien Loans of the Loan Class applicable to such Collateral Loan;
(ii)the portion of such First Lien Loan or First Lien Last Out Loan above the First Lien Senior Leverage Cut-Off up to the First Lien Senior Leverage Cap will be assigned the percentage set forth in the preceding table corresponding to Second Lien Loans of the Loan Class applicable to such Collateral Loan; and
(iii)the portion of such First Lien Loan or First Lien Last Out Loan above the First Lien Senior Leverage Cap will be assigned an Advance Rate of zero;
(d)portions of First Lien Loans or First Lien Last Out Loans assigned a percentage set forth in the preceding table corresponding to Second Lien Loans will be treated as First Lien Loans or First Lien Last Out Loans, respectively, and not be treated
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as Second Lien Loans for all other purposes hereunder, including for purposes of calculating Concentration Limitations;
(e)for the purposes of determining Advance Rates, the Senior Net Leverage Ratio of a Collateral Loan will be based on the senior leverage of the Obligor on the date the Administrative Agent has approved an Approval Request for such Collateral Loan pursuant to Section 2.02 as of the most recent financial reporting of the Obligor prior to such date or, after the occurrence of a Revaluation Event, as of the most recent financial reporting of the Obligor;
(f)if such Collateral Loan is a Cap Adjusted Loan, the Administrative Agent may further increase its Advance Rate in its sole discretion; and
(g)if such Collateral Loan was acquired in the form of a participation and such participation is not elevated to an assignment of the Collateral Loan to the Borrower within 60 days of the Borrower’s acquisition of such Collateral Loan, thereafter, for so long as such Collateral Loan remains in the form of a participation, the Administrative Agent shall have the ability at any time and from time to time to reduce the Advance Rate of such Collateral Loan (including assigning an Advance Rate of zero) in its sole discretion (provided that, upon the date such Collateral Loan is elevated to an assignment, the Advance Rate of such Collateral Loan shall be the initial Advance Rate assigned to such Collateral Loan).
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affected Person” means (a) the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates and (b) any assignee or participant of any Lender (unless the benefit of any particular provision hereof to any such Affected Person is otherwise expressly excluded herein).
“Affiliate” means, in respect of a referenced Person at any time, another Person Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such referenced Person but which shall not, with respect to the Borrower, include the Obligors under any Collateral Loan; provided that (a) an Obligor will not be considered an “Affiliate” of any other Obligor solely due to the fact that each such Obligor is under the control of the same financial sponsor and (b) Obligors in respect of Collateral Loans shall be deemed not to be “Affiliates” if they have distinct corporate family ratings and/or distinct issuer credit ratings; provided that, for the purposes of Section 5.03(h), Section 10.01(a) and Section 10.03 of this Agreement, the term “Affiliate” shall not include any Excluded Affiliate.
“Agent” or “Agents” means the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, collectively or individually, as the context requires.
“Aggregate Adjusted Collateral Balance” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of the Adjusted Principal Balances of all
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Collateral Loans in the Collateral (including each potential Collateral Loan that the Borrower has entered into a binding commitment to purchase that has not yet settled) on such date, after giving effect to all Collateral Loans added to and removed from the Collateral on such date.
“Aggregate Net Collateral Balance” means, as of any date of determination, the Aggregate Adjusted Collateral Balance minus the Excess Concentration Amount, in each case, as of such date of determination.
“Aggregate Principal Balance” means, when used with respect to all or a portion of the Collateral Loans, the sum of the Principal Balances of all or of such portion of such Collateral Loans.
“Agreement” means this Revolving Credit and Security Agreement.
“Applicable Index” means, with respect to (a) Dollar Advances, Term SOFR, (b) with respect to GBP Advances, Adjusted Cumulative Compounded XXXXX, (c) with respect to Euro Advances, XXXXXXX and (d) with respect to CDOR Advances, CDOR or, in each case, any other successor index pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Applicable Law” means, for any Person, any Law of any Governmental Authority, including all federal and state banking or securities laws, to which the Person in question is subject or by which it or any of its assets or properties are bound.
“Applicable Margin” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Lender Fee Letter.
“Appraisal” means an appraisal or valuation of a Collateral Loan that is conducted by an Approved Valuation Firm, which may be in the form of an update or reaffirmation by an Approved Valuation Firm of an appraisal or valuation previously performed by such Approved Valuation Firm or another Approved Valuation Firm.
“Approval Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a)(i) hereof.
“Approved List” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a)(ii) hereof.
“Approved Valuation Firm” means Lincoln International LLC (f/k/a Lincoln Partners LLC), Valuation Research Corporation, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx and any appraisal or valuation firm providing such service to the Servicer; provided that any independent appraisal or valuation firm or independent financial advisor recognized as being experienced in conducting valuations of secured loans may be added as an “Approved Valuation Firm” with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
“Asset Information” means, with respect to any Obligor, in each case to the extent available to the Borrower and subject to any redactions required by the Servicer’s internal policies and procedures (it being understood that to the extent any of the information described in any of the following is contained in the Servicer’s internal credit memo described in clause (d) below, such information need not be separately represented by any document or file and shall for
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all purposes of this Agreement be deemed delivered upon delivery of such internal credit memo): (a) the legal name of such Obligor, (b) the jurisdiction in which such Obligor is domiciled, (c) the audited financial statements for the two prior fiscal years of such Obligor (or such shorter period of time for which such audited financial statements have been prepared and are available), (d) the Servicer’s internal credit memo with respect to such Obligor and the related Collateral Loan, (e) the informational memorandum, offering memorandum or similar document, if any, issued by the bookrunner or the administrative agent for such Obligor and relating to such Collateral Loan, (f) a company forecast of such Obligor including plans related to capital expenditures, (g) the business model, company strategy and names of known peers of such Obligor, (h) the shareholding pattern and details of the management team of such Obligor, (i) details of any banking facilities and the debt maturity schedule of such Obligor and (j) a copy of the related credit agreement (which may be a draft) specifying the terms and governing the repayment of such Collateral Loan; provided, that, in each case, to the extent any of the above information is unavailable, the Servicer shall notify the Administrative Agent of such missing information.
“Asset List” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
“Assignment and Acceptance” means an Assignment and Acceptance in substantially the form of Exhibit D, entered into by a Lender, an assignee, the Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the Borrower.
“AUP Report Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.09(a).
“Available Currency” means, at any time, any of Dollars, Pounds Sterling, Euros, or Canadian Dollars and, with the prior written consent of each Multicurrency Lender and the Administrative Agent and prior notice to the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary, any other currency, so long as, in respect of any such specified currency, it is available to the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary and at such time no central bank or other governmental authorization in the country of issue of such currency (including, in the case of the Euro, any authorization by the European Central Bank) is required to permit use of such currency by any Lender for making any Advance hereunder and/or to permit the Borrower to borrow and repay the principal thereof and to pay the interest thereon, unless such authorization has been obtained and is in full force and effect.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union (as amended or re-enacted) establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks,
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investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings). For the purposes of this definition, a reference to “regulation” includes any regulation, rule, official directive, request or guideline (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental, intergovernmental or supranational body, agency, department or of any regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority or organisation.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code, Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code §§101 et seq., or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Base Rate” means, on any date, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate or (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The Base Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer of any Agent or any Lender. Interest calculated pursuant to clause (a) above will be determined based on a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and actual days elapsed. Interest calculated pursuant to clause (b) above will be determined based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed. If the calculation of the Base Rate results in a Base Rate of less than zero (0), the Base Rate shall be deemed to be zero (0) for all purposes hereunder.
“Benchmark” means, initially, each Applicable Index; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to an Applicable Index or a then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.18.
“BNP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction to this Agreement.
“BNP Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Administrative Agent, the Structuring Agent, the Borrower and the Servicer, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction to this Agreement.
“Borrowing Base” means, at any time and date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Dollar Equivalent of the amounts in the Principal Collection Subaccount, (ii) an amount equal to the product of (x) the Weighted Average Advance Rate as of such date (excluding any Sale Settlement Pending Collateral from the calculation of the Weighted Average Advance Rate), (y) the Aggregate Net Collateral Balance as of such date (excluding any Sale Settlement Pending Collateral from the calculation of the Aggregate Net Collateral Balance) and (z) the Portfolio Advance Rate Adjustment as of such date and (iii) the aggregate sale price (expressed in Dollars) of the Sale Settlement Pending Collateral as of such date.
“Borrowing Base Calculation Statement” means a statement in substantially the form attached to the form of Notice of Borrowing attached hereto as Exhibit B, as such form of Borrowing Base Calculation Statement may be modified as mutually agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower from time to time.
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“Borrowing Date” means the date of an Advance.
“Business Day” means any day of the year except: (a) a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or the city in which the offices of the Collateral Agent, the Custodian or the Securities Intermediary are located are authorized or required by law to close; and (b) if such day relates to any interest rate setting as to an Advance of Available Currencies, any day on which banks are not open for dealings (i) with respect to Dollar Advances, in Dollar deposits on the U.S. Government Securities Business Day, (ii) with respect to Euro Advances, in Euro deposits in the Euro zone interbank market, (iii) with respect to CDOR Advances, in Canadian Dollar deposits in the Toronto interbank market; or (iv) with respect to any additional Available Currency permitted under this Agreement, in the principal financial center of the country of such Available Currency, if such day relates to a GBP Advance, a day that is not an RFR Banking Day.
“CAD Collection Account” means the single, segregated account with respect to Collections in Canadian Dollars at the Securities Intermediary in the name of the Borrower subject to the lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Canadian Dollars” means the lawful currency of Canada.
“Cap Adjusted Loan” means a Class 1 Loan, a Class 2 Loan or a Class 3 Loan that the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, has determined shall be subject to an increased First Lien Senior Leverage Cap when calculating its Advance Rate, including a Collateral Loan meeting all of the following criteria:
(a)any Collateral Loan the relevant Obligor of which has EBITDA of greater than the Dollar Equivalent of $50,000,000 as calculated in accordance with the Related Documents as of the Trade Date of such Collateral Loan;
(b)any Collateral Loan the relevant Obligor of which had trailing 12-month revenue of greater than the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000,000;
(c)any Collateral Loan with a loan-to-value ratio of less than 50%; and
(d)the Debt Service Coverage Ratio of the Obligor of such Collateral Loan is greater than 2.00:1.00.
“Cash” means Dollars immediately available on the day in question.
“CDOR” means, for any date of determination, with respect to any CDOR Advance (or portion thereof) the rate per annum (carried out to the fifth decimal place) equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average rate that appears on the Bloomberg Professional Service CDOR Page (or any applicable successor or substitute page providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service) at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) two (2) Business Days prior to the beginning of the relevant Collection Period for Canadian Dollar bankers acceptances with a term equivalent to one month; provided that if such rate is not available at any such time for any reason, then “CDOR” with respect to any CDOR Advance shall be the bid rate at which Canadian Dollar
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bankers acceptances of CAD5,000,000 and for a one-month maturity are offered by the principal Toronto office of any bank (which may be the Administrative Agent) reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent for settlement at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the applicable day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day); provided, further that, in the event that the rate as so determined above shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. CDOR shall always be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“CDOR Advance” means an Advance denominated in Canadian Dollars.
“Central Bank Rate” means the XXXXX Administrator’s “Bank Rate” as published by XXXXX Administrator from time to time.
“Central Bank Rate Adjustment” means, with respect to the Central Bank Rate prevailing at close of business on any RFR Banking Day, the 20 percent trimmed arithmetic mean (calculated by the Administrative Agent) of the Central Bank Rate Spreads for the five most immediately preceding RFR Banking Days for which XXXXX is available.
“Central Bank Rate Spread” means, with respect to any RFR Banking Day, the difference (expressed as a percentage rate per annum) (calculated by the Administrative Agent) between: (i) XXXXX for that RFR Banking Day; and (ii) the Central Bank Rate prevailing at the close of business on that RFR Banking Day.
“Certificated Security” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(4) of the UCC.
“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.10(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Closing Date; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, (y) the Securitisation Regulation and all rules promulgated thereunder and (z) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law” hereunder regardless of the date of effectiveness.
“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which (A)(i) the Equityholder or its Affiliates, collectively, ceases to possess, directly or indirectly, the right to elect or appoint (through contract, ownership of voting securities, or otherwise) directors that at all times have a majority of the votes of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower or to direct the management policies and decisions of the Borrower or (ii) the Equityholder or its Affiliates cease, directly or indirectly, to own and control legally and
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beneficially all of the equity interests of the Borrower or (B) MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. or its Affiliates shall cease to be the investment advisor of the Equityholder.
“Class 1” means, at any time, all Class 1 Loans at such time.
“Class 1 Loan” means any Collateral Loan that (a) as of the Trade Date of such Collateral Loan, has a tranche size of at least the Dollar Equivalent of $250,000,000, (b) is rated by S&P and Moody’s (or the related Obligor for such Collateral Loan is rated by S&P and Moody’s) and (c) is not a Recurring Revenue Loan.
“Class 2” means, at any time, all Class 2 Loans at such time.
“Class 2 Loan” means a Collateral Loan (a) that is not a Class 1 Loan, (b) the relevant Obligor of which has EBITDA of at least the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000,000 as calculated in accordance with the Related Documents as of the Trade Date of such Collateral Loan and (c) is not a Recurring Revenue Loan.
“Class 3” means, at any time, all Class 3 Loans at such time.
“Class 3 Loan” means a Collateral Loan (a) that is not a Class 1 Loan or Class 2 Loan, (b) the relevant Obligor of which has EBITDA of at least the Dollar Equivalent of $50,000,000, as calculated in accordance with the Related Documents as of the Trade Date of such Collateral Loan and (c) is not a Recurring Revenue Loan.
“Class 4” means, at any time, all Class 4 Loans at such time.
“Class 4 Loan” means a Collateral Loan (x) (a) that is not a Class 1 Loan, Class 2 Loan or a Class 3 Loan and (b) the relevant Obligor of which has an EBITDA of not less than the Dollar Equivalent of $25,000,000 as calculated in accordance with the Related Documents as of the Trade Date of such Collateral Loan or (y) that is a Recurring Revenue Loan.
“Clearing Agency” means an organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act.
“Clearing Corporation” means each entity included within the meaning of “clearing corporation” under Section 8-102(a)(5) of the UCC.
“Clearing Corporation Security” means securities which are in the custody of or maintained on the books of a Clearing Corporation or a nominee subject to the control of a Clearing Corporation and, if they are Certificated Securities in registered form, properly endorsed to or registered in the name of the Clearing Corporation or such nominee or endorsed in blank.
“Closing Date” means October 12, 2022.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(a).
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“Collateral Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02(a)(i).
“Collateral Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction to this Agreement.
“Collateral Agent Fee Letter” means the fee letter between the Collateral Agent and the Borrower setting forth the fees and other amounts payable by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary under the Facility Documents, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Collateral Interest Amount” means, as of any date of determination, without duplication, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of Interest Proceeds that has been received or that is expected to be received (other than Interest Proceeds expected to be received from Defaulted Collateral Loans and Ineligible Collateral Loans) and (b) the aggregate amount of Interest Proceeds that the Servicer has determined, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, are likely to be received from Defaulted Collateral Loans and Ineligible Collateral Loans, in each case, during the Collection Period (and, if such Collection Period does not end on a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) in which such date of determination occurs.
“Collateral Loan” means a loan, debt obligation, debt security or participation therein acquired by the Borrower.
“Collateral Loan Buy Confirmation” means with respect to any Collateral Loan, documentation evidencing, in reasonable detail, the Borrower’s acquisition of such Collateral Loan, and which shall identify at least the obligor, price and the Principal Balance of such Collateral Loan.
“Collateral Quality Test” means a test that is satisfied as of any Business Day on or after the Closing Date if, in the aggregate, the Collateral Loans owned (or, in relation to a proposed purchase of a Collateral Loan, both owned and proposed to be owned) by the Borrower satisfy the Maximum Weighted Average Life Test (or in relation to a proposed purchase after the Closing Date, if not in compliance, the test is maintained or improved after giving effect to any purchase or sale effected on any such Business Day), calculated in accordance with Section 1.04.
“Collection Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02(a)(ii), including the Principal Collection Subaccount, the Interest Collection Subaccount, the CAD Collection Account, the EUR Collection Account and the GBP Collection Account.
“Collection Date” means the date on which the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances have been repaid in full and all Interest and fees and all other Obligations (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations which are unknown, unmatured and/or for which no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) have been paid in full, and the Borrower shall have no further right to request any additional Advances.
“Collection Period” means, with respect to any Payment Date, the monthly period from and including the date on which the first Advance is made hereunder to but excluding the first Collection Period Start Date following the date of such Advance and each successive
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monthly period from and including a Collection Period Start Date to but excluding the immediately succeeding Collection Period Start Date or, in the case of the Collection Period immediately preceding the Final Maturity Date or the Collection Period immediately preceding an optional prepayment in whole of the Advances, ending on the day preceding the Final Maturity Date or the date of such prepayment, respectively.
“Collection Period Start Date” means the first calendar day of each month of each year (or, if any such date is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day), commencing in November 2022.
“Collections” means all cash collections, distributions, payments or other amounts received, or to be received, by the Borrower from any Person in respect of any Collateral Loan constituting Collateral, including all principal, interest, fees, distributions and redemption and withdrawal proceeds payable to the Borrower under or in connection with any such Collateral Loans and all Proceeds from any sale or disposition of any such Collateral Loans.
“Concentration Calculation Amount” means (a)(1) from the Closing Date to the date that is the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date or (2) from the date of any Permitted Securitization to the date that is the three-month anniversary (or, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the date that is the six-month anniversary) of the closing of such Permitted Securitization, the greater of (i) the Adjusted Principal Balances of loans equal to the Maximum Portfolio Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Adjusted Collateral Balance (after giving effect to any proposed purchase of Collateral Loans) and (b) after the date that is the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, the Aggregate Adjusted Collateral Balance.
“Concentration Limitations” means, as of any date of determination, the following limitations (calculated without duplication) as applied to the Eligible Collateral Loans owned (or, in relation to a proposed purchase of an Eligible Collateral Loan, proposed to be owned, with respect to which, if such purchase results in noncompliance with the limitations, the relevant requirements must be maintained or improved after giving effect to the purchase) by the Borrower, unless a waiver is provided in writing by the Administrative Agent specifying the agreed treatment of such Collateral Loan or Concentration Limitation:
(e)not more than 15.00% of the Concentration Calculation Amount may consist of First Lien Last Out Loans or Second Lien Loans;
(f)not more than 10.00% of the Concentration Calculation Amount may consist of Second Lien Loans;
(g)not more than 15.00% of the Concentration Calculation Amount may consist of Class 3 Loans that are Cov-Lite Loans;
(h)not more than 20.00% of the Concentration Calculation Amount may consist of Loans to Obligors with less than $25,000,000 EBITDA;
(i)not more than 20.00% of the Concentration Calculation Amount may consist of Cap Adjusted Loans;
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(j)not more than 10.00% of the Concentration Calculation Amount may consist of Recurring Revenue Loans;
(k)not more than 20.00% of the Concentration Calculation Amount may consist of Collateral Loans not denominated in Dollars;
(l)not more than 10.00% of the Concentration Calculation Amount may consist of Collateral Loans the Obligors of which have their headquarters in, a principal place of business in or are organized, formed or incorporated in a country other than the United States;
(m)not more than 10.00% of the Concentration Calculation Amount may consist of Revolving Collateral Loans or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans;
(n)the Adjusted Principal Balance of Collateral Loans that are issued by any Obligor and its Affiliates is not more than 5.00% of the Maximum Portfolio Amount, except that the largest two Obligors and their respective Affiliates may represent up to 7.50% and 10.00% of the Maximum Portfolio Amount, respectively;
(o)the Adjusted Principal Balance of Collateral Loans that are issued by Obligors and their Affiliates that belong to any single S&P Industry Classification is not more than 7.50% of the Maximum Portfolio Amount, except that the largest two S&P Industry Classifications may constitute up to 20.00% and 15.00% of the Maximum Portfolio Amount, respectively;
(p)not more than 5.00% of the Concentration Calculation Amount may consist of Fixed Rate Loans; and
(q)not more than 5.00% of the Concentration Calculation Amount may consist of Class 1 Loans that are rated below “Caa1” by Moody’s or below “CCC+” by S&P.
“Constituent Documents” means, in respect of any Person, the certificate or articles of formation or organization, the limited liability company agreement, operating agreement, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable agreement of formation or organization (or equivalent or comparable constituent documents) and other organizational documents and by-laws and any certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership and other agreement, similar instrument filed or made in connection with its formation or organization, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Contribution Agreement” means that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Equityholder and the Borrower, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Contribution Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(a).
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“Control” means the direct or indirect possession of the power to vote 50% or more of the voting securities of such Person or the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through ownership, by contract, arrangement or understanding, or otherwise. “Controlled” and “Controlling” have the meaning correlative thereto.
“Cov-Lite Loan” means a loan that does not (I) contain any financial covenants or (II) require the related Obligor of such loan to comply with any maintenance covenant; provided that a loan described in clause (I) or (II) above that either (i) contains a cross-default provision to, or (ii) is pari passu with, another loan of the Obligor that requires the Obligor to comply with a maintenance covenant will be deemed not to be a Cov-Lite Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, a loan that is capable of being described in clause (I) or (II) above only (x) until the expiration of a period of twelve months or less after the initial issuance thereof or (y) for so long as there is no funded balance in respect thereof, in each case as set forth in the applicable Related Documents, will be deemed not to be a Cov-Lite Loan.
“Covered Account” means each of the Collection Accounts (including the Interest Collection Subaccount, the Principal Collection Subaccount, the CAD Collection Account, the EUR Collection Account and the GBP Collection Account), the Payment Account, the Collateral Account, the Revolving Reserve Account and any other account established by the Borrower at the Securities Intermediary with the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent and subject to an agreement establishing “control” (as used in the UCC) over such account in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of the Facility Documents.
“Cumulative Compounded XXXXX Xxxx” means, with respect to an Interest Accrual Period for a GBP Advance, the percentage rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the methodology set out in Schedule 10 attached hereto.
“Custodian” means State Street in its capacity as custodian under the Custodian Agreement, and any successor thereto under the Custodian Agreement.
“Custodian Agreement” means that certain Custodian Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Custodian, the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.
“Daily Rate” means, with respect to any RFR Banking Day:
(a)XXXXX for that RFR Banking Day; or
(b)if XXXXX is not available for that RFR Banking Day, the percentage rate per annum which is the aggregate of:
(i)the Central Bank Rate for that RFR Banking Day; and
(ii)the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment; or
(c)if clause (b) above applies but the Central Bank Rate for that RFR Banking Day is not available, the percentage rate per annum which is the aggregate of:
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(i)the most recent Central Bank Rate for a day which is no more than five RFR Banking Days before that RFR Banking Day; and
(ii)the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment,
rounded, in either case, to four decimal places and if, in either case, the aggregate of that rate is less than zero, the Daily Rate shall be deemed to be such a rate that the aggregate of the Daily Rate is zero.
“Data File” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.07(b).
“Debt Service Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan for any Relevant Test Period, the meaning of “Debt Service Coverage Ratio,” “Pro Forma Debt Service Coverage Ratio” or any comparable term in the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan, and in any case that “Debt Service Coverage Ratio,” “Pro Forma Debt Service Coverage Ratio” or such comparable term is not defined in such Related Documents, the ratio, for such Collateral Loan, of (a) EBITDA of the related Obligor for the Relevant Test Period to (b) cash interest expense of such Obligor for the Relevant Test Period, in each case, as calculated by the Servicer in good faith using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor as per the requirements of the applicable Related Documents.
“Default” means any event which, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would (if not cured or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulted Collateral Loan” means any Collateral Loan as to which at any time:
(a)a default as to all or any portion of one or more payments of principal and/or interest (including a failure of a selling institution to pay amounts due and payable to the Borrower with respect to the related participation) has occurred after the earlier of (i) any grace period applicable thereto and (ii) five (5) Business Days, in each case, past the applicable due date;
(b)a default (other than a default described in clause (a) of this definition) has occurred under the applicable Related Documents and for which the Borrower (or the agent or required lenders pursuant to the applicable Related Documents, as applicable) has elected to exercise any of its rights or remedies under the applicable Related Documents (including acceleration, foreclosing on collateral or the imposition of default pricing (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any default pricing that occurs automatically without election pursuant to the terms of the applicable Related Documents, subject to agreement by the Administrative Agent));
(c)any portion of principal and/or interest payable thereunder has been waived or forgiven by the holders of such obligation; or
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(d)a Revaluation Event under clauses (d) or (g) of the definition thereof has occurred.
“Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that (a) has failed for three (3) or more Business Days after a Borrowing Date to fund its portion of an Advance required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (other than failures to fund as a result of a bona fide dispute as to whether the conditions to borrowing were satisfied on the relevant Borrowing Date), (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Xxxxxx’s obligation to fund an Advance hereunder and states that such position is based on such Xxxxxx’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgment or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.
“Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan” means a Collateral Loan that (a) requires the Borrower to make one or more future advances to the Obligor under the applicable Related Documents, (b) specifies a maximum amount that can be borrowed at one or more specified times, and (c) does not permit the re-borrowing of any amount previously repaid by the Obligor thereunder; provided that any such Collateral Loan will be a Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan only to the extent of undrawn commitments and solely until all commitments by the Borrower to make advances on such Collateral Loan to the Obligor under the Related Documents expire or are terminated or are reduced to zero.
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“Deliver” or “Delivered” or “Delivery” means the taking of the following steps:
(a)subject to clause (h) below, in the case of each Certificated Security (other than a Clearing Corporation Security):
(i)causing the delivery of such Certificated Security to the Securities Intermediary by registering the same in the name of the Securities Intermediary or its affiliated nominee or by endorsing the same to the Securities Intermediary or by endorsing the same in blank;
(ii)causing the Securities Intermediary to indicate continuously on its books and records that such Certificated Security is held for the benefit of the Secured Parties; and
(iii)causing the Securities Intermediary to maintain continuous possession of such Certificated Security;
(b)subject to clause (h) below, in the case of each Uncertificated Security (other than a Clearing Corporation Security):
(i)causing such Uncertificated Security to be continuously registered on the books of the issuer thereof to the Securities Intermediary (or its nominee); and
(ii)causing the Securities Intermediary (or its nominee) to continuously indicate on its books and records that such Uncertificated Security is credited to the applicable Covered Account;
(c)in the case of each Clearing Corporation Security:
(i)causing the relevant Clearing Corporation to credit such Clearing Corporation Security to the securities account of the Securities Intermediary; and
(ii)causing the Securities Intermediary to continuously indicate on its books and records that such Clearing Corporation Security is credited to the applicable Covered Account;
(d)in the case of each security issued or guaranteed by the United States of America or an agency or instrumentality thereof and that is maintained in book-entry records of a Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) (each such security a “Government Security”):
(i)causing the creation of a Security Entitlement to such Government Security by the credit of such Government Security to the securities account of the Securities Intermediary at such FRB; and
(ii)causing the Securities Intermediary to continuously indicate on its books and records that such Government Security is credited to the applicable Covered Account;
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(e)in the case of each Security Entitlement not governed by clauses (a) through (d) above:
(i)causing (x) the underlying Financial Asset to be credited to and continuously maintained in the appropriate Covered Account, (y) the Securities Intermediary to receive a Financial Asset from a securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC) or to acquire the underlying Financial Asset from a securities intermediary, and in either case, accepting it for credit to and continuously maintaining it in the appropriate Covered Account or (z) a securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC) to become obligated under other law, regulation or rule to credit the underlying Financial Asset to the Securities Intermediary’s securities account and causing the Securities Intermediary to make entries on its books and records that such Security Entitlement is credited to one of the Covered Accounts, which shall at all times be securities accounts; and
(ii)causing the Securities Intermediary to continuously indicate on its books and records that such Security Entitlement (or all rights and property of the Securities Intermediary representing such Security Entitlement) is credited to the applicable Covered Account;
(f)in the case of each Instrument, Cash or Money:
(i)causing the delivery of such Instrument, Cash or Money to the Securities Intermediary;
(ii)causing such Instrument, Cash, or Money to be credited to a “deposit account” (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC) or a “securities account” (as defined in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC) in each case maintained by the Securities Intermediary and which in each case may be a subaccount of the applicable Covered Account, under an arrangement where the Securities Intermediary has entered into a control agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent establishing control (within the meaning of Section 9-104 or 8-106 of the UCC as applicable) in favor of the Collateral Agent over such deposit account or securities account; and
(iii)causing the Securities Intermediary to continuously indicate on its books and records that such Cash or Money so held is credited to the applicable Covered Account and such Instrument is held for the benefit of the Secured Parties;
(g)with respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes an account or a general intangible or is not otherwise described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (f), causing to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a properly completed UCC financing statement that names the Borrower as debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party and that describes such Collateral (which financing statement may have been previously filed) or any equivalent filing in any applicable jurisdiction;
(h)in the case of any certificated security or uncertificated security either physically located outside of the United States or issued by a Person organized outside of
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the United States, that such additional actions shall have been taken as shall be necessary under applicable law or as shall be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent under applicable law to accord the Collateral Agent rights substantially equivalent to those accorded to a secured party under the UCC that has possession or Control (as defined in the UCC) of such certificated security or uncertificated security; or
(i)in the case of each of clauses (a) through (h) above, such additional or alternative procedures as may hereafter become appropriate to perfect the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder in such items of the Collateral, consistent with Applicable Law.
In addition, the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower will obtain any and all consents required by the Related Documents relating to any Instruments, accounts or general intangibles for the transfer of ownership and/or pledge hereunder (except to the extent that the requirement for such consent is rendered ineffective under Section 9-406 of the UCC).
“Determination Date” means the last day of each Collection Period.
“Diversity Score” means, as of any day, a single number that indicates collateral concentration in terms of both issuer and industry concentration, calculated as set forth in Schedule 7 hereto, as such Diversity Scores shall be updated at the option of the Administrative Agent if Moody’s publishes revised criteria (x) immediately with the approval of the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) or (y) with 90 days’ prior written notice without the approval of the Borrower.
“Dollar Advances” means an Advance denominated in Dollars.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, as of any date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in a currency other than Dollars, the Dollar equivalent of such amount determined by (1) the Servicer so long as no Event of Default exists either prior to or after giving effect to such conversion or (2) if an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent, by reference to (x) for an actual currency exchange, the applicable currency-Dollar spot rate obtained by the Servicer or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, through customary banking channels, including, without limitation, any spot rate published by the Custodian or (y) for all other purposes, the applicable currency-Dollar spot rate that appeared on the Bloomberg screen for such currency at the end of the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Dollar Lender” means each Person listed on Schedule 1 as a “Dollar Lender” as of the Closing Date and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto as a “Dollar Lender” in accordance with the terms hereof pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.
“Dollars” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States of America.
“Due Date” means each date on which any payment is due on a Collateral Loan in accordance with its terms.
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“EBITDA” means, with respect to any Relevant Test Period and the Obligor of any Collateral Loan, the meaning of the term “Adjusted EBITDA,” the term “EBITDA” or any comparable definition in the Related Documents for such period and Collateral Loan (or, in the case of a Collateral Loan for which the Related Documents have not been executed, as set forth in the relevant marketing materials or financial model in respect of such Collateral Loan) as determined in the good faith discretion of the Servicer, and, in any case that the term “Adjusted EBITDA,” the term “EBITDA” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Related Documents, an amount, for the principal Obligor thereunder and any of its parents or subsidiaries that are obligated as guarantor pursuant to the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP (and also on a pro forma basis as determined in good faith by the Servicer in case of any acquisitions)) equal to earnings from continuing operations for such period plus interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization for such period, other non-cash charges and organization costs, extraordinary, one-time and/or non-recurring losses or charges, any other customary add-backs for similarly situated obligors the Servicer deems to be appropriate and any other item the Servicer and the Administrative Agent mutually deem to be appropriate.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Collateral Loan” means, as of any date of determination, a Collateral Loan that meets each of the following criteria:
(a)it is (i) a First Lien Loan, (ii) a Second Lien Loan or (iii) a First Lien Last Out Loan;
(b)if such Collateral Loan is a Class 1 Loan, it is not rated below “Caa1” by Moody’s or below “CCC+” by S&P at the time of acquisition by the Borrower;
(c)if such Collateral Loan is a Class 4 Loan, it is not a Cov-Lite Loan;
(d)except in the case of a Recurring Revenue Loan, as of the date the Borrower acquired such Collateral Loan, the Obligor of such Collateral Loan has a minimum EBITDA of the Dollar Equivalent of $15,000,000 for the most recently ended quarterly financial period immediately preceding the origination date for which financial statements are available;
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(e)it was acquired by the Borrower for a price of not less than 80% of its Principal Balance unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent;
(f)it is not a Defaulted Collateral Loan at the time of acquisition by the Borrower;
(g)it does not constitute Margin Stock and is not by its terms convertible into or exchangeable for an equity security at the option of either the borrower thereof or the holder, and it does not have attached warrants to purchase equity securities;
(h)it has an original term to maturity of not more than eight (8.0) years;
(i)at the time of acquisition by the Borrower, the relevant Obligor’s principal place of business and/or incorporation, formation or organization and/or headquarters are in an Eligible Country;
(j)it is denominated in a Permitted Currency and does not permit the currency or country in which such Collateral Loan is payable to be changed except to another Permitted Currency;
(k)it has been approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion;
(l)the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan permit the pledge to the Collateral Agent by the Borrower;
(m)the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan provide for payments that do not, at the time the obligation is acquired, subject the Borrower to withholding tax or other similar taxes, unless the related Obligor is required to make “gross-up” payments that ensure that the net amount actually received by the Borrower (after payment of all taxes, whether imposed on such Obligor or the Borrower) will equal the full amount that the Borrower would have received had no such taxes been imposed;
(n)it is capable of being sold, assigned or participated to the Borrower, together with any associated security, without any breach of applicable selling restrictions, any contractual provisions or any legal or regulatory requirements and the Borrower does not require any authorizations, consents, approvals or filings (other than such as have been obtained or effected) as a result of or in connection with any such sale, assignment or participation under any Applicable Law;
(o)it is not subject to a tender offer from the related Obligor other than (A) a Permitted Offer or (B) an exchange offer in which a security is exchanged for a security that would otherwise qualify for purchase herein;
(p)it is not a Structured Finance Obligation, a Zero Coupon Obligation or a Synthetic Security;
(q)it is not a corporate rescue loan, PIK Loan (other than a Partial PIK Loan), unsecured senior loan or Mezzanine Obligation;
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(r)it is not a project, shipping/aircraft or infrastructure/construction financing;
(s)the relevant the Obligor of such Collateral Loan is not a Governmental Authority;
(t)the Obligor of such Collateral Loan is not a commodity trader and producer, oil field services company or other entity highly exposed to commodity price/volume risk;
(u)the Obligor of such Collateral Loan is not located, operating, domiciled or conducting business in a country subject to Sanctions;
(v)it is not a lease;
(w)it will not cause the Borrower or the pool of assets to be required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act; and
(x)if such Collateral Loan is a Recurring Revenue Loan, such Collateral Loan meets the requirements set forth in the definition of Ongoing Recurring Revenue Loan Eligibility.
provided that the Administrative Agent may agree in writing to specifically waive any criteria set forth above (other than clauses (k), (l), (n), (u) and (w)) with respect to any single Collateral Loan, including any waiver of any requirement for a Recurring Revenue Loan contained in the definition thereof (it being understood that the Administrative Agent is not required to provide any such waiver under any circumstances), and upon such waiver, such waived criteria will not constitute criteria for such Collateral Loan to qualify as an “Eligible Collateral Loan”.
“Eligible Country” means (a) the United States, (b) Canada, (c) the United Kingdom or (d) OECD countries with a country ceiling for foreign currency bonds of at least “Aa2” by Xxxxx’x and a foreign currency issuer credit rating of at least “AA” by S&P.
“Eligible Currency Advance” means any CDOR Advance, Euro Advance or GBP Advance.
“Eligible Investments” means any investment in an Available Currency that, at the time it is Delivered, is Cash or one or more of the following obligations or securities:
(a)direct interest bearing obligations of, and interest bearing obligations guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;
(b)demand or time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, bank deposit products, demand notes of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (including any federal or state branch or agency of a foreign depository institution or trust
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company) and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities (including, if applicable, the Collateral Agent, the Custodian or the Administrative Agent or any agent thereof acting in its commercial capacity); provided that the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment, or contractual commitment providing for such investment, are rated at least “A-1” by S&P and “P-1” by Xxxxx’x;
(c)commercial paper that (i) is payable in an Available Currency and (ii) is rated at least “A-1” by S&P and “P-1” by Xxxxx’x; and
(d)units of money market funds having a rating of the Highest Required Investment Category from each of S&P and Xxxxx’x.
No Eligible Investment shall have an “f,” “r,” “p,” “pi,” “q,” “sf” or “t” subscript affixed to its S&P rating. Any such investment may be made or acquired from or through the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, or any entity for whom the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Custodian or any of their respective Affiliates provides services and receives compensation (so long as such investment otherwise meets the applicable requirements of the foregoing definition of Eligible Investment at the time of acquisition) or acts as offeror of; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), unless the Borrower and the Servicer have received the written advice of counsel of national reputation experienced in such matters to the contrary (together with an officer’s certificate of the Borrower or the Servicer to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent that the advice specified in this definition has been received by the Borrower and the Servicer), Eligible Investments may only include obligations or securities that constitute cash equivalents for purposes of the rights and assets in paragraph (c)(8)(i)(B) of the exclusions from the definition of “covered fund” for purposes of the Xxxxxxx Rule. The Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary and Custodian shall have no obligation to determine or oversee compliance with the foregoing.
“Equity Security” means any stock or similar security, certificate of interest or participation in any profit sharing agreement, reorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, voting trust certificate or certificate of deposit for an equity security, limited partnership interest, interest in a joint venture, or certificate of interest in a business trust; any security future on any such security; or any security convertible, with or without consideration into such a security, or carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase such a security; or any such warrant or right.
“Equityholder” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the thirty (30) day notice requirement is waived); (b) the failure with respect to any Plan to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA); (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an
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application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at risk” status (as defined in Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (e) the incurrence by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) (i) the receipt by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group from the PBGC of a notice of determination that the PBGC intends to seek termination of any Plan or to have a trustee appointed for any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (ii) the filing by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group of a notice of intent to terminate any Plan; (g) the incurrence by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group of any liability (i) with respect to a Plan pursuant to Sections 4063 and 4064 of ERISA, (ii) with respect to a facility closing pursuant to Section 4062(e) of ERISA, or (iii) with respect to the complete withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group of any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in endangered status or critical status, within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA or is or is expected to be insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; or (i) the failure of the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan, in each case of subsections (a) through (i), that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
“ERISA Group” means each controlled group of corporations or trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control that is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code (and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder), Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code, with the Borrower.
“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.07(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.07(d).
“Erroneous Payment Impacted Advances” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.07(d).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.07(d).
“Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.07(d).
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the document described as the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“EU Due Diligence Requirements” means the due diligence and verification requirements applicable to EU Institutional Investors under Article 5 of the Securitisation Regulation (together with any delegated regulations, applicable guidance, regulatory technical
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standards, or implementing technical standards made thereunder) in respect of securitization positions, as in effect and/or amended or supplemented from time to time.
“EU Institutional Investor” has the meaning given to “institutional investor” under the Securitisation Regulation.
“EU Risk Retention Requirement” means Article 6 of the Securitisation Regulation (together with any delegated regulations, applicable guidance, regulatory technical standards, or implementing technical standards made thereunder).
“EUR Collection Account” means the single, segregated account with respect to Collections in Euros at the Securities Intermediary in the name of the Borrower subject to the lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“EURIBOR” means, for any date of determination, with respect to any Euro Advance (or portion thereof), the rate per annum (carried out to the fifth decimal place) equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the page of the Reuters Screen that displays an average European Money Markets Institute Settlement Rate (such page currently being EURIBOR01) (or any applicable successor or substitute page providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service) (the “EURIBOR Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Brussels time) two (2) Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Accrual Period for deposits in Euros with a term equivalent to the Interest Accrual Period; provided that if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then “EURIBOR” with respect to such Euro Advance shall be the Interpolated Rate; provided, further that, in the event that the rate as so determined above shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. XXXXXXX shall always be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“Euro Advance” means an Advance denominated in Euros.
“Euros” or “€” means the lawful currency of the EEA Member Countries that have adopted and retain the single currency in accordance with the treaty establishing the European Community, as amended from time to time.
“Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the events, acts or circumstances set forth in Section 6.01.
“Excess Concentration Amount” means, as of any date of determination on which any one or more of the Concentration Limitations are exceeded, an amount (calculated by the Servicer and without duplication) equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the portion of the Adjusted Principal Balance of each Eligible Collateral Loan that causes such Concentration Limitation to be exceeded.
“Excess Interest Proceeds” means, at any time of determination, the excess of (1) amounts then on deposit in the Interest Collection Subaccount representing Interest Proceeds over (2) the projected amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 9.01(a)(i)(A), (B), (C) and (D), on the next Payment Date, any prepayment date or the Final Maturity Date, as applicable, in
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each case, as determined by the Borrower in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as from time to time in effect, or any successor law, rules or regulations, and any reference to any statutory or regulatory provision shall be deemed to be a reference to any successor statutory or regulatory provision.
“Excluded Affiliate” means any portfolio company of (x) the Servicer, (y) the Equityholder or (z) any Affiliate thereof, as applicable, that is not consolidated on the financial statements of the Servicer or the Equityholder, as applicable.
“Excluded Amounts” means (a) any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Loan included as part of the Collateral, which amount is attributable to the payment of any Taxes, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority on such Collateral Loan or on any underlying asset securing such Collateral Loan and (b) any amount received in the Collection Account (or other applicable account) representing (i) any amount representing a reimbursement of insurance premiums, (ii) any escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with Collateral Loans which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the Obligor and the applicable secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements under a Related Document, (iii) any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Loan sold or transferred by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.01 to the extent such amount is attributable to a time after the effective date of such sale, (iv) any interest accruing on a Collateral Loan prior to the related purchase date that was not purchased by the Borrower and is for the account of the Person from whom the Borrower purchased such Collateral Loan, and (v) any amounts deposited into the Collection Account manifestly in error.
“Excluded Principal Distributions” means Permitted Distributions of Principal Proceeds designated as “Excluded Principal Distributions” by mutual agreement of the Servicer and Administrative Agent.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Secured Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Secured Party: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by a Secured Party’s net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes imposed on a Secured Party, and branch profits Taxes imposed on a Secured Party, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Secured Party being organized under the laws of or having its principal office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of any Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in an Advance pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Advance (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 13.03(h)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 13.03, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Xxxxxx’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes
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attributable to such Secured Party’s failure to comply with Section 13.03(g), and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Expedited Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(d).
“Extension Request” means a written request by the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit G to extend the Facility Termination Date for an additional period of not greater than one year.
“Facility Amount” means (a) on or prior to the Facility Termination Date, an amount equal to the Maximum Facility Amount (as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07) and (b) following the Facility Termination Date, the outstanding principal balance of all of the Advances.
“Facility Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Account Control Agreement, the Collateral Agent Fee Letter, the Custodian Agreement, the Lender Fee Letter, the BNP Fee Letter, the Contribution Agreement, the Master Participation Agreement, any other security agreements and other instruments entered into or delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01(c) to create, perfect or otherwise evidence the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral and any other document, as agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be a Facility Document.
“Facility Reduction Fee” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Lender Fee Letter.
“Facility Termination Date” means the last day of the Reinvestment Period (as and to the extent extended in accordance with Section 2.16).
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, the greater of (a) 0% and (b) a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it; provided that, if at any time a Lender is borrowing overnight funds from a Federal Reserve Bank that day, the Federal Funds Rate for such Lender for such day shall be the average rate per annum at which such overnight borrowings are made on that day as promptly reported by such Lender to the Borrower and the Agents in writing.
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Each determination of the Federal Funds Rate by a Lender pursuant to the foregoing proviso shall be conclusive and binding except in the case of manifest error.
“Fee Basis Amount” means, for any Payment Date, an amount equal to the Aggregate Principal Balance.
“Final Maturity Date” means the earlier to occur of (i) the Business Day 24 months after the Facility Termination Date and (ii) the date on which the Final Maturity Date is declared pursuant to Section 6.01.
“Financial Asset” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC.
“First Lien First Out Loan” means one or more tranches of First Lien Loans issued by an Obligor under the same Related Documents as a First Lien Last Out Loan that at any time prior to and/or after an event of default under the Related Documents, will be paid in full in accordance with a specified waterfall or other priority of payments as specified in the Related Documents, an agreement among lenders or other applicable agreement before such First Lien Last Out Loan is paid.
“First Lien Last Out Loan” means a Collateral Loan that would be a First Lien Loan but for the fact that at any time prior to and/or after an event of default under the Related Documents, such Collateral Loan will be paid after any First Lien First Out Loan issued by the Obligor has been paid in full in accordance with a specified waterfall or other priority of payments as specified in the Related Documents, an agreement among lenders or other applicable agreement or the Obligor has a Working Capital Revolver that is at any time prior to and/or after an event of default, senior to such Collateral Loan in payment priority or in lien priority with respect to all collateral securing such Collateral Loan; provided that (x) if the First Out Leverage of such Collateral Loan that is a Class 4 Loan is less than 0.50:1.00 or (y) if the First Out Leverage of such Collateral Loan that is a Class 1 Loan, a Class 2 Loan or Class 3 Loan is less than 0.75:1.00, in each case as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard, then such Collateral Loan will constitute a First Lien Loan; provided, further, that the Administrative Agent shall have discretion to increase the First Out Leverage thresholds set forth in the proviso above in designating a Collateral Loan as a First Lien Loan.
“First Lien Loan” means any Collateral Loan (for purposes of this definition, a “loan”) that meets the following criteria:
(a)is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become) subordinate to any obligation of the relevant Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings (other than pursuant to a Permitted Lien, a Permitted Working Capital Lien and customary waterfall provisions contained in the applicable loan agreement or indenture);
(b)is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is (i) validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable credit agreement that are reasonable for similar Collateral Loans, Permitted Working Capital Liens and liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Governmental Authority) or (ii)(1) validly perfected and second priority in the accounts, documents,
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instruments, chattel paper, letter-of-credit rights, supporting obligations, deposit accounts, investments accounts (as such terms are defined in the UCC) and any other assets securing any Working Capital Revolver under Applicable Law and proceeds of any of the foregoing (a first priority lien on such assets, a “Permitted Working Capital Lien”) and (2) validly perfected and first priority (subject to liens permitted under the applicable credit agreement that are reasonable for similar Collateral Loans and liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Governmental Authority) in all other collateral under Applicable Law;
(c)the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral for such Collateral Loan (including based on enterprise value) on or about the time of acquisition equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the Collateral Loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other Collateral Loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a first priority Lien over the same collateral; and
(d)for which the Obligor of such loan and its Affiliates has been designated on the date such Collateral Loan was acquired by the Borrower as a “First Lien Loan” by the Administrative Agent.
“First Lien Senior Leverage Cap” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, if such Collateral Loan is (a) a Class 1 Loan, a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 7.00:1.00, (b) a Class 2 Loan, a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 7.00:1.00, (c) a Class 3 Loan, a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 6.50:1.00 or (d) a Class 4 Loan, a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 6.00:1.00; provided, that the First Lien Senior Leverage Cap for any Cap Adjusted Loan shall be, if such Cap Adjusted Loan is (a) a Class 1 Loan, a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 7.50:1.00, (b) a Class 2 Loan, Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 7.75:1.00, (c) a Class 3 Loan, a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 7.50:1.00 or (d) a Class 4 Loan, a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 6.50:1.00.
“First Lien Senior Leverage Cut-Off” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, if such Collateral Loan is (a) a Class 1 Loan, a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 5.50:1.00, (b) a Class 2 Loan, a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 5.50:1.00, (c) a Class 3 Loan, a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 5.50:1.00 or (d) a Class 4 Loan, a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of 5.00:1.00.
“First Out Leverage” means the ratio of (x) the sum of first out indebtedness and Working Capital Revolver capacity that is secured by a Permitted Working Capital Lien to (y) EBITDA.
“Fixed Rate Loan” means any Collateral Loan that bears a fixed rate of interest.
“Foreign Currency Advance Amount” means, on any Measurement Date, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all Euro Advances outstanding on such date, plus (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all GBP Advances outstanding on such date, plus (c) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all CDOR Advances outstanding on such date, in each case after giving effect to all repayments of Advances and the making of new Advances on such date.
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.
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“FRB” has the meaning specified in the definition of Deliver.
“Fundamental Amendment” means, with respect to each Lender, any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of or to this Agreement or any Facility Document that would (a) increase or extend the term of the Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts or change the Final Maturity Date (other than an increase of the Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amount of a particular Lender or the addition of a new Lender agreed to by the relevant Lender), (b) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on any Advance or any fee hereunder, (c) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal, (d) reduce the rate at which Interest is payable thereon or any fee is payable hereunder (other than in connection with the appointment of a Benchmark Replacement), (e) release any material portion of the Collateral, except in connection with dispositions permitted hereunder, (f) alter the terms of Section 9.01 or Section 13.01(b), (g) modify the definition of the terms “Majority Lenders,” “Required Lenders,” “Maximum Available Amount,” “Advance Rate,” “Borrowing Base,” “Minimum OC Coverage Test,” “Collateral Quality Test,” “Collateral Loan,” “Eligible Collateral Loan,” “Eligible Country,” “Fundamental Amendment,” “Minimum Equity Amount,” “Class 1 Loan,” “Class 2 Loan,” “Class 3 Loan” or “Class 4 Loan” or any component thereof defined therein (in each case, other than any administrative, non-material amendment agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent), (h) modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof or (i) extend the Reinvestment Period, in each case to the extent such amendment, modification, waiver or supplement relates to such Lender.
“FX Evaluation Date” means (a) each Borrowing Date, (b) each Payment Date Report Determination Date and (c) the date on which the Borrower becomes aware (or is notified by the Administrative Agent) that any Event of Default occurs.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States.
“GBP Advance” means an Advance denominated in Pounds Sterling.
“GBP Collection Account” means the single, segregated account with respect to Collections in Pounds Sterling at the Securities Intermediary in the name of the Borrower subject to the lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Government Security” has the meaning specified in the definition of Deliver.
“Governmental Authority” means, with respect to any Person, any nation or government, any supranational, state or other political or subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any body or entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator, in each case, having jurisdiction or authority over such Person.
“Governmental Authorizations” means all franchises, permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations of all Governmental Authorities.
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“Governmental Filings” means all filings, including franchise and similar tax filings, and the payment of all fees, assessments, interests and penalties associated with such filings with all Governmental Authorities.
“Highest Required Investment Category” means (a) with respect to ratings assigned by Moody’s, “Aa2” or “P-1” for one month instruments, “Aa2” and “P-1” for three month instruments, “Aa3” and “P-1” for six month instruments and “Aa2” and “P-1” for instruments with a term in excess of six months and (b) with respect to rating assigned by S&P, “A-1” for short-term instruments and “A” for long-term instruments.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.04(b).
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Facility Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Independent Accountants” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.09(a).
“Independent Director” means a natural person who, (A) for the five-year period prior to his or her appointment as Independent Director, has not been, and during the continuation of his or her service as Independent Director is not: (i) an employee, director, stockholder, member, manager, partner or officer of the Borrower, the Equityholder or any of their respective Affiliates (other than his or her service as an Independent Director or officer of the Borrower or other Affiliates that are structured to be “bankruptcy remote”); (ii) a customer or supplier of the Borrower, the Equityholder or any of their respective Affiliates (other than his or her service as an Independent Director or officer of the Borrower or any other Affiliates that are structured to be “bankruptcy remote”); (iii) a Person controlling or under common control with any partner, shareholder, member, manager, Affiliate or supplier of the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower or (iv) any member of the immediate family of a person described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii); and (B) has (i) prior experience as an independent director for a Person whose charter documents required the consent of the independent director thereof before such Person could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy and (ii) at least three years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities.
“Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amount” means, as to each Lender on any date of determination, the maximum amount of Advances to the Borrower that may be lent by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.01 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding for such Lender up to but not exceeding the amount applicable to such Lender on such date of determination as specified on Schedule 1 or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amount, as applicable, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07 or increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to assignments effected in accordance with Section 13.06(a).
“Ineligible Collateral Loan” means, at any time, a Collateral Loan or any portion thereof, that fails to satisfy any criteria of the definition of Eligible Collateral Loan as of the date when such criteria are applicable (other than any criteria that has been waived pursuant to the
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definition thereof); it being understood that such criteria in the definition of Eligible Collateral Loan that is specified to be applicable only as of the date of acquisition of such Collateral Loan shall not be applicable after the date of acquisition of such Collateral Loan.
“Initial AUP Report Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.09(a).
“Insolvency Event” means, with respect to a specified Person, (a) the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such Person or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable insolvency law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of such Person’s affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or (b) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable insolvency law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by such Person to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by such Person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by such Person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
“Instrument” has the meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC.
“Interest” means, with respect to the Advances for each Interest Accrual Period (or any other period), the sum of the products (for each day elapsed during such Interest Accrual Period or other period) of:
IR x P x 1
D
where:
IR = the Interest Rate applicable for such day;
P = the principal amount of the Advances outstanding on such day; and
D = 360 days.
“Interest Accrual Period” means (a) with respect to the first Payment Date, the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the day before the first Business Day of the calendar month in which such Payment Date occurs and (b) with respect to any subsequent Payment Date, the period from and including the first Business Day of the calendar month in which the preceding Payment Date occurred and ending on the day before the first Business Day of the calendar month in which such Payment Date occurs; provided that the final Interest Accrual Period hereunder shall end on and include the day prior to the payment in full of the Advances hereunder.
“Interest Collection Subaccount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02(a)(ii).
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“Interest Proceeds” means, with respect to any Collection Period or the related Determination Date, without duplication, the sum of:
(a)all payments of interest and other income received in cash by the Borrower during such Collection Period on the Collateral Loans (including interest purchased with Principal Proceeds, interest and other income received in cash on Ineligible Collateral Loans and the accrued interest received in cash in connection with a sale of any such Collateral Loan during such Collection Period);
(b)all principal and interest payments received by the Borrower during such Collection Period on Eligible Investments purchased with Interest Proceeds and all interest payments received by the Borrower during such Collection Period on Eligible Investments purchased with amounts credited to the Revolving Reserve Account;
(c)all amendment and waiver fees, late payment fees (including compensation for delayed settlement or trades), and all protection fees and other fees and commissions received by the Borrower during such Collection Period unless the Servicer has determined in its sole discretion that such payments are to be treated as Principal Proceeds; and
(d)commitment fees, facility fees, anniversary fees, ticking fees and other similar fees received by the Borrower during such Collection Period unless the Servicer has determined in its sole discretion that such payments are to be treated as Principal Proceeds;
provided that:
(1) as to any Defaulted Collateral Loan (and only so long as it remains a Defaulted Collateral Loan), any amounts received in respect thereof will constitute Principal Proceeds (and not Interest Proceeds) until the aggregate of all Collections in respect thereof since it became a Defaulted Collateral Loan equals the Principal Balance of such Defaulted Collateral Loan at the time as of which it became a Defaulted Collateral Loan and all amounts received in excess thereof will constitute Interest Proceeds; and
(2) any amounts received in respect of any Equity Security that was received in exchange for a Defaulted Collateral Loan will constitute Principal Proceeds (and not Interest Proceeds) until the aggregate of all collections in respect of such Equity Security equals the outstanding Principal Balance of the related Collateral Loan, at the time it became a Defaulted Collateral Loan, for which such Equity Security was received in exchange.
“Interest Rate” means, on any date of determination, an interest rate per annum equal to (x) with respect to Dollar Advances, Term SOFR and (y) with respect to any Advances other than Dollar Advances, the related Benchmark, in each case, for the applicable Interest Accrual Period (or, if at any time the Benchmark cannot be determined (including with respect to Dollar Advances), the Base Rate) plus the Applicable Margin as of such date.
“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any Euro Advance and for any Interest Accrual Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that
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results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the EURIBOR Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Interest Accrual Period and (b) the EURIBOR Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Interest Accrual Period, in each case, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Brussels time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Accrual Period.
“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Law” means any action, code, consent decree, constitution, decree, directive, enactment, finding, guideline, law, injunction, interpretation, judgment, order, ordinance, policy statement, proclamation, promulgation, regulation, requirement, rule, rule of law, treaty, rule of public policy, settlement agreement, statute, or writ, of any Governmental Authority, or any particular section, part or provision thereof.
“Lender” means each Dollar Lender and each Multicurrency Lender, as applicable.
“Lender Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Lenders, the Borrower and the Servicer, as amended or supplemented from time to time, and any other fee letter between a Lender, the Borrower and the Servicer that identifies itself as a Lender Fee Letter hereunder.
“Liabilities” means all liabilities, obligations, losses, claims, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of agents, experts and outside attorneys) and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, encumbrance, lien or security interest (statutory or other), or preference, priority or other security agreement, charge or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing authorized by the Borrower of any financing statement under the UCC or comparable law of any jurisdiction).
“Lien Release Dividend” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 10.01(f).
“Lien Release Dividend Date” means the date specified by the Borrower, which date may be any Business Day, provided written notice is given in accordance with Section 10.01(f).
“Listed Collateral Loan” means, at any time, a Class 1 Loan for which three or more bids are quoted and available from a Pricing Source, subject in each case to the proviso in the definition of “Listed Value”.
“Listed Value” means, for any Listed Collateral Loan at any time, the bid price for such Collateral Loan most recently quoted by a Pricing Source; provided that, if the Servicer reasonably believes that the price quoted by any such source is based on less than three bona fide bids, then at the Servicer’s election, upon notice thereof from the Servicer to the Administrative Agent, such Collateral Loan will not be considered a “Listed Collateral Loan” and the “Loan
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Value” of such Collateral Loan will be determined in accordance with clause (b)(ii) of the definition of Loan Value.
“LLC Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of October 12, of the Borrower (as amended, restated, amended and restated, or otherwise modified).
“Loan Class” means a Class 1 Loan, a Class 2 Loan, Class 3 Loan or a Class 4 Loan, as applicable.
“Loan Type” means a First Lien Loan, a First Lien Last Out Loan or a Second Lien Loan, as applicable.
“Loan Value” means, with respect to each Collateral Loan, as of any date of determination and expressed as a percentage of the Principal Balance of such Collateral Loan, a percentage equal to:
(a)if a Revaluation Event has not occurred with respect to such Collateral Loan, the purchase price of such Collateral Loan (excluding any original issue discount of 4% or less);
(b)if a Revaluation Event has occurred with respect to such Collateral Loan and such Collateral Loan is not a Defaulted Collateral Loan:
(i)if such Collateral Loan is a Listed Collateral Loan as of such date, the lesser of (x) the Listed Value of such Collateral Loan as at such date and (y) the purchase price of such Collateral Loan; and
(ii)if such Collateral Loan is not a Listed Collateral Loan as of such date (A) and the Servicer provides three bona fide bids that are acceptable to the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), the average of such bona fide bids; otherwise (B) the fair market value of such Collateral Loan as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion; and
(c)if a Revaluation Event has occurred with respect to such Collateral Loan and such Collateral Loan is a Defaulted Collateral Loan, the fair market value of such Collateral Loan as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
If the Borrower disagrees with the Loan Value assigned by the Administrative Agent to a Collateral Loan pursuant to clauses (b)(ii) or (c) above (an “Agent Valuation”), then the Borrower may at its own expense and within sixty (60) days from the date on which the Administrative Agent assigned the Agent Valuation (the “Dispute Period”) obtain an Appraisal (the “New Valuation”) from an Approved Valuation Firm or a valuation firm selected by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such process, a “Valuation Agent Dispute”). Such Appraisal must be no older than 30 days to be a valid New Valuation. If a New Valuation is obtained during the Dispute Period, then the New Valuation shall be treated as the amended Loan Value, otherwise the Agent Valuation shall be treated as the amended Loan Value. During the Dispute Period, the Loan Value shall be the Agent Valuation. The
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Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, further amend the Loan Value in respect of such Collateral Loan on any subsequent date, subject to the valuation procedures and dispute mechanics set forth above, and such further determination shall constitute the Loan Value; provided, that (x) to the extent the New Valuation is treated as the amended Loan Value, such New Valuation shall be the Loan Value for at least 90 days after such New Valuation becomes effective as the amended Loan Value and (y) the Administrative Agent may only amend such Loan Value during such 90 day period (i) if the Administrative Agent or the Servicer obtains knowledge of additional adverse information relevant to such Collateral Loan or Obligor or following the occurrence of a subsequent Revaluation Event; or (ii) in the case of a Class 1 Loan, if the Listed Value has declined by the lower of 10% or 7.5 points from the prior valuation. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may at any time resubmit a New Valuation for any Collateral Loan for approval by the Administrative Agent.
“Lookback Period” means five RFR Banking Days.
“Majority Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, the Administrative Agent and Lenders having an aggregate Percentage greater than 50%; provided, however, that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, then Advances owing to such Defaulting Lender and such Defaulting Lender’s unfunded Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts shall be excluded from the determination of Majority Lenders.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.
“Master Participation Agreement” means that certain master participation agreement, dated the date of this Agreement, by and between the Equityholder, as the transferor, and the Borrower, as the transferee, as such agreement may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Borrower or the Servicer either individually or taken as a whole, (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the LLC Agreement or any other Facility Document or the validity, enforceability or collectability of the Collateral Loans or the Related Documents generally or any material portion of the Collateral Loans or the Related Documents, (c) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties with respect to matters arising under this Agreement or any other Facility Document, (d) the ability of each of the Borrower or the Servicer to perform its obligations under any Facility Document to which it is a party, or (e) the status, existence, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Collateral.
“Material Default” means any event which, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would (if not cured or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default other than an Event of Default under Sections 6.01(o).
“Material Modification” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, any amendment, waiver, consent or modification of, or supplement to or inaction with, a Related Document with respect thereto (it being understood that a release document or similar instrument executed or delivered in connection with a disposition that is otherwise permitted under the applicable Related Documents shall not constitute an amendment or modification to such Related
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Document) executed or effected after the date on which such Collateral Loan is acquired by the Borrower, that:
(a)reduces, defers or forgives any principal amount of such Collateral Loan;
(b)reduces or forgives one or more interest payments which reduces the spread or coupon by more than 50 basis points or permits any interest due with respect to such Collateral Loan in cash to be deferred or capitalized and added to the principal amount of such Collateral Loan (other than any deferral or capitalization already expressly permitted by the terms of its Related Documents or pursuant to the application of a pricing grid, in each case, as of the date such Collateral Loan was acquired by the Borrower);
(c)extends, delays or waives any date fixed for any scheduled payment (including at maturity) or mandatory prepayment of principal on such Collateral Loan, subject to any grace period agreed to by the Administrative Agent at the time of such modification; provided that a “Material Modification” shall not be deemed to have occurred pursuant to this clause (c) if (x) the Average Life of such Collateral Loan is increased by not more than the lesser of (i) six months or (ii) 20% from its Average Life on the related date of acquisition of such Collateral Loan by the Borrower and (y) the Senior Net Leverage Ratio of such Collateral Loan is not more than 85% of the maximum established in the Senior Net Leverage Ratio covenant of such Collateral Loan;
(d)in the case of a First Lien Last Out Loan or a First Lien Loan, contractually or structurally subordinates such Collateral Loan by operation of a priority of payments, turnover provisions or the transfer of assets in order to limit recourse to the related Obligor (other than as permitted by the terms of the Related Documents on the date such Collateral Loan was acquired);
(e)substitutes, alters, releases or terminates any material portion of the underlying assets securing such Collateral Loan (other than as expressly permitted by the Related Documents as of the date such Collateral Loan was acquired by the Borrower) or releases any material guarantor or co-Obligor from its obligations with respect thereto, and each such substitution, alteration, release or termination materially and adversely affects the value of such Collateral Loan (as determined in the commercially reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent);
(f)modifies any term or provision of the Related Documents of such Collateral Loan that materially impacts in a manner adverse to the lenders the calculation of any financial covenant, the definition of “Permitted Liens” (or any analogous definition), or the determination of any default or event of default with respect to the related Collateral Loan;
(g)results in change of currency of the Collateral Loan; or
(h)any other modification not set forth in clauses (a) through (g) above which, in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent after consultation with the Borrower, is material and adverse to the value of such Collateral Loan.
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“Maximum Available Amount” means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of:
(a)the Maximum Facility Amount at such time; and
(b)the Borrowing Base (calculated after giving effect to the deposit or investment of such borrowed funds on the borrowing date).
“Maximum Facility Amount” means $300,000,000 (as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.07); provided that it is understood that the loan facility established under this Agreement is an uncommitted facility and there is no express or implied commitment on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to provide any Advance except that, in the case of Collateral Loans approved by means of an Approval Request or Approved List, the Lenders shall have committed to fund the related Advances (up to the amount(s) specified in the related Approval Request or Approved List), provided that the related conditions precedent set forth in Article III are satisfied with respect to such Advances on the applicable Borrowing Date.
“Maximum Portfolio Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the Maximum Facility Amount as of such date and (ii) the aggregate amount of all contributions by the Equityholder to the Borrower (other than contributions made to cure a Default or an Event of Default) less any principal distributions that constitute a return of capital to the Equityholder other than Excluded Principal Distributions.
“Maximum Weighted Average Life Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Life of the Collateral Loans as of such date is less than or equal to seven (7.0) years.
“Measurement Date” means (a) the Closing Date, (b) each Borrowing Date, (c) each Payment Date Report Determination Date and (d) each other date reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
“Mezzanine Obligations” means unsecured obligations that are contractually subordinated in right of payment to other debt of the same issuer.
“Minimum Equity Amount” means, at any time, the product of (a) 10% and (b) the Maximum Facility Amount.
“Minimum OC Coverage Test” means, as of any date, a test that is satisfied if the OC Ratio as of such date is equal to or greater than 1.00:1.00.
“Money” has the meaning specified in Section 1-201(24) of the UCC.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., together with its successors.
“MS Competitor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Lender Fee Letter.
“Multicurrency Lender” means each Person listed on Schedule 1 as a “Multicurrency Lender” as of the Closing Date and any other Person that shall have become a
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party hereto as a “Multicurrency Lender” in accordance with the terms hereof pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA that is sponsored by the Borrower or a member of its ERISA Group or to which the Borrower or a member of its ERISA Group is obligated to make contributions or has any liability.
“Net-Debt-to-Recurring-Revenue Ratio” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan for any period, the meaning of “Net-Debt-to-Recurring-Revenue Ratio” or any comparable term defined in the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan, and in any case that “Net-Debt-to-Recurring-Revenue Ratio” or such comparable term is not defined in such Related Documents, the ratio of (a) indebtedness of the related Obligor under such Collateral Loan and all other indebtedness of such Obligor that is senior or pari passu in right of payment to such Collateral Loan minus Unrestricted Cash and cash equivalents to (b) TTM Recurring Revenue, as calculated by the Servicer in good faith in accordance with the Servicing Standard using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor as per the requirements of the Related Documents; provided that, in the event of a lack of any such information necessary to calculate the Net-Debt-to-Recurring-Revenue Ratio for any Collateral Loan, the Net-Debt-to-Recurring-Revenue Ratio for such Collateral Loan shall be a ratio calculated by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion after consultation with the Servicer or, if agreed to by the Administrative Agent, by the Servicer in good faith in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
“Non-Approval Event” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Lender Fee Letter.
“Non-Dollar Advances” means an Advance denominated in Canadian Dollars, Euros or Pounds Sterling, as applicable.
“Non-Dollar Sublimit” means the lesser of (x) 20% of the Maximum Facility Amount and (y) the sum of the Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts of the Multicurrency Lenders.
“Note” means each promissory note, if any, issued by the Borrower to a Lender in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.04(b), substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(a).
“Notice of Prepayment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(a).
“Obligations” means all indebtedness, whether absolute, fixed or contingent, at any time or from time to time owing by the Borrower to any Secured Party or any Affected Person under or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes or any other Facility Document, including all amounts payable by the Borrower in respect of the Advances, with interest thereon, and all other amounts payable hereunder or thereunder by the Borrower.
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“Obligor” means, in respect of any loan, each Person obligated to pay Collections in respect of such loan, including any applicable guarantors; provided that for purposes of determining the domicile of an Obligor for purposes of the definitions of Concentration Limitations and Eligible Collateral Loan, the term “Obligor” shall only include the Person in respect of which the Collateral Loan was principally underwritten.
“Obligor Measurement Date” means the last day of each relevant period for which an Obligor delivers financial reporting information that includes the calculation of financial covenants, as certified by a Responsible Officer of such Obligor (which is required to occur no less frequently than quarterly).
“OC Ratio” means, as of any Business Day, the ratio of (a) the Borrowing Base to (b) the sum of (x) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Advances and (y) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate purchase price of all Collateral Loans for which the Borrower has entered into a binding commitment to purchase that have not yet settled.
“OC Ratio Breach” means, on any Business Day, a failure of the Minimum OC Coverage Test.
“OC Ratio Posting Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02(a).
“OECD” means the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Ongoing Recurring Revenue Loan Eligibility” means a Collateral Loan that satisfies the definition of Recurring Revenue Loan and has a Net-Debt-to-Recurring-Revenue Ratio of 3.00x or less as of the most recent Obligor Measurement Date.
“Optional Sale” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01(e).
“Optional Sale Date” means any Business Day, provided 45 days’ prior written notice is given in accordance with Section 10.01(e).
“Other Connection Taxes” means, in the case of any Secured Party, any Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Secured Party and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Secured Party having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced this Agreement, the Notes or any other Facility Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to any Facility Document, except any such
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Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 13.03(h)).
“Partial PIK Loan” means a Collateral Loan that requires the Obligor to pay only a portion of the accrued and unpaid interest in Cash on a current basis, the remainder of which is or can be deferred and paid later; provided that (x) the portion of such interest required to be paid in Cash pursuant to the terms of the applicable Related Documents carries a current Cash pay interest rate paid at a fixed rate of not less than 3.5% per annum, (y) the terms of the applicable Related Documents do not permit the amount of current Cash pay interest to be less than 25% of the ordinary specified interest at any time and (z) the terms of the applicable Related Documents do not permit any accrued and unpaid interest to be deferred for more than 12 months or paid later than the date that is 12 months after the initial due date for such interest.
“Participant” means any bank or other Person to whom a participation is sold as permitted by Section 13.06(c).
“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.06(c)(ii).
“PATRIOT Act” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.15.
“Payment Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.03.
“Payment Date” means the 17th day of each month, commencing with November 2022; provided that, if any such day is not a Business Day, then such Payment Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.
“Payment Date Report” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.07(b).
“Payment Date Report Determination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.07(b).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor agency or entity performing substantially the same functions.
“Percentage” means with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (a) with respect to each Lender party hereto and listed on Schedule 1, the percentage applicable to such Lender on such date of determination as specified on Schedule 1, as such amount is reduced by any Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such Lender with an assignee or increased by any Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such Lender with an assignor, and (b) with respect to each Lender that has become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance and not listed on Schedule 1, the percentage set forth therein as such Xxxxxx’s Percentage, in each case as such amount is reduced by an Assignment and Acceptance entered into between such Lender and an assignee or increased by any Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such Lender with an assignor.
“Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Term SOFR”.
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“Permitted Assignee” means (a) a Lender or any of its Affiliates or (b) any Person managed by a Lender or any of its Affiliates.
“Permitted Currencies” means Pounds Sterling, Euro, Canadian Dollars, Dollars and any other currency agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent and each Lender (and available to the Collateral Agent); provided that any currency other than Pounds Sterling, Euro, Canadian Dollars or Dollars is subject to the establishment by the Borrower at the Custodian of one or more Collection Accounts and Collateral Accounts into which such Collateral Agent may deposit Collateral or cash, as applicable, that is denominated in such other currency and that is subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent under the Account Control Agreement.
“Permitted Distribution” means, on any Business Day, distributions of (x) Interest Proceeds so long as immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Distribution, sufficient Interest Proceeds remain to pay all amounts payable on the immediately following Payment Date pursuant to Section 9.01(a)(i) as determined by the Servicer in good faith and/or (y) prior to the last day of the Reinvestment Period, Principal Proceeds; provided that amounts may only be distributed pursuant to this definition so long as (i) no (x) Default related to a payment default, an Insolvency Event or OC Ratio Breach or (y) Event of Default, in each case of clauses (x) and (y) has occurred and is continuing (or would occur after giving effect to such Permitted Distribution), (ii) the Minimum OC Coverage Test is satisfied immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Distribution and (iii) solely with respect to clause (y) above, the OC Ratio as of such date is equal to or greater than (1) if the weighted average Senior Net Leverage Ratio of all Collateral Loans owned by the Borrower as of such date of determination (calculated for each such Collateral Loan as of the most recent Relevant Test Period for such Collateral Loan) is less than 0.5x greater than the weighted average Senior Net Leverage Ratio of all Collateral Loans (calculated for each such Collateral Loan as of the Relevant Test Period that immediately preceded the acquisition of such Collateral Loan by the Borrower) (or if such condition is waived by the Administrative Agent), 1.20:1.00 or (2) otherwise, 1.25:1.00. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this definition shall limit the right or ability of the Borrower to make a Permitted Tax Distribution.
“Permitted Liens” means any of the following: (a) Liens for Taxes if such Taxes shall not at the time be due and payable or if a Person shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided on the books of such Person; (b) Liens imposed by law, such as materialmen’s, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s and repairmen’s Liens and other similar Liens, arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business for sums that are not overdue or are being contested in good faith; (c) Liens granted pursuant to or by the Facility Documents, (d) judgement Liens not constituting an Event of Default hereunder, (e) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and cash equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by such Person, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management, operating account arrangements and netting arrangements, (f) with respect to collateral underlying any Collateral Loan, the Lien in favor of the Borrower herein and Liens permitted under the underlying instruments related to such Collateral Loan, (g) as to any agented Collateral Loan, Liens in favor of the agent on behalf of all the lenders to the related obligor, (h) Liens of
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clearing agencies, broker-dealers and similar Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Liens (x) attach only to the securities (or proceeds) being purchased or sold and (y) secure only obligations incurred in connection with such purchase or sale, and not any obligation in connection with financing and (i) precautionary Liens, and filings of financing statements under the UCC, covering assets sold or contributed to any Person not prohibited hereunder.
“Permitted Offer” means a tender offer pursuant to the terms of which the offeror offers to acquire a debt obligation (including a Collateral Loan) in exchange for consideration consisting of (x) Cash in an amount equal to or greater than the full face amount of the debt obligation being exchanged plus any accrued and unpaid interest or (y) other debt obligations that rank pari passu or senior to the debt obligation being exchanged which have a face amount equal to or greater than the full face amount of the debt obligation being exchanged and are eligible to be Collateral Loans plus any accrued and unpaid interest in Cash.
“Permitted Refinancing” means any refinancing transaction undertaken by the Equityholder, the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Equityholder that is secured, directly or indirectly, by any Collateral Loan currently or formerly included in the Collateral or any portion thereof or any interest therein released from the Lien of this Agreement.
“Permitted Securitization” means any private or public term or conduit securitization transaction (a) undertaken by the Equityholder, the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Equityholder, that is secured, directly or indirectly, by any Collateral Loan currently or formerly included in the Collateral or any portion thereof or any interest therein released from the Lien of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any collateralized loan obligation or collateralized debt obligation offering or other asset securitization and (b) in the case of a term securitization, in which the Equityholder or an Affiliate thereof or underwriter or placement agent has agreed to purchase or place 100% of the equity and non-investment grade tranches of notes issued in such term securitization transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any agreement by the Equityholder or an Affiliate to purchase or place 100% of the equity in such term securitization transaction, any such party agreeing to so purchase or place may designate other Persons as purchasers of such equity provided such party or parties remain primarily liable therefor if such designees fail to purchase or place in connection with the closing date of such term securitization and/or, after the closing of such term securitization, may transfer equity it purchases at the closing thereof.
“Permitted Tax Distribution” means distributions to the Equityholder (from the Collection Account or otherwise) to the extent required to allow the Equityholder to make sufficient distributions to qualify as a “regulated investment company” within the meaning of Section 851 of the Code and to otherwise eliminate federal or state income or excise taxes payable by the Equityholder in or with respect to any taxable year of the Equityholder (or any calendar year, as relevant); provided that (A) the amount of any such payments made in or with respect to any such taxable year (or calendar year, as relevant) of the Equityholder shall not exceed 110% of the amounts that the Borrower would have been required to distribute to the Equityholder to: (i) allow the Borrower to satisfy the minimum distribution requirements that would be imposed by Section 852(a) of the Code (or any successor thereto) to maintain its eligibility to be taxed as a regulated investment company for any such taxable year, (ii) reduce to zero for any such taxable year the Borrower’s liability for federal income taxes imposed on (x)
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its investment company taxable income pursuant to Section 852(b)(1) of the Code (or any successor thereto) or (y) its net capital gain pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Code (or any successor thereto), and (iii) reduce to zero the Borrower’s liability for federal excise taxes for any such calendar year imposed pursuant to Section 4982 of the Code (or any successor thereto), in the case of each of (i), (ii) or (iii), calculated assuming that the Borrower had qualified to be taxed as a regulated investment company under the Code, (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the amount of Permitted Tax Distributions made in any calendar quarter shall not exceed U.S.$1,500,000 (or such greater amount consented to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) and (C) amounts may be distributed pursuant to this definition only to the extent of available Excess Interest Proceeds and/or Principal Proceeds and only so long as (x) the Minimum OC Coverage Test is satisfied immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Tax Distribution (unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), (y) the Borrower certifies the above in a RIC Distribution Notice to the Administrative Agent at least two (2) Business Days prior to the applicable distribution and (z) the Borrower provides at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
“Permitted Working Capital Lien” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “First Lien Loan”.
“Person” means an individual or a corporation (including a business trust), partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint stock company, limited liability company, government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“PIK Loan” means a loan (other than a Partial PIK Loan) that permits the Obligor thereon to defer or capitalize any portion of the accrued interest thereon.
“Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code, in any case, which is sponsored by the Borrower or a member of its ERISA Group or to which the Borrower or a member of its ERISA Group is obligated to make contributions or has any liability.
“Plan Asset Rule” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(m).
“Portfolio Advance Rate Adjustment” means, as of any date of determination, the percentage set forth on the table below corresponding to the highest Diversity Score then-applicable to the Collateral Loans:
Diversity Score | Advance Rate Adjustment | ||||
Less than 4 | 0% | ||||
Greater than or equal to 4, but less than 6 | 50% | ||||
Greater than or equal to 6, but less than 8 | 70% | ||||
Greater than or equal to 8, but less than 10 | 80% | ||||
Greater than or equal to 10, but less than 12 | 90% | ||||
Greater than or equal to 12 | 100% |
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“Post-Default Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the Interest Rate otherwise in effect pursuant to this Agreement plus 2.00% per annum.
“Potential Servicer Removal Event” means any event which, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would (if not cured or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute a Servicer Removal Event.
“Pounds Sterling” and “₤” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Pricing Source” means any of Loan Pricing Corporation, Mark-it Partners (formerly known as Loan X), Interactive Data Corporation or another nationally recognized broker-dealer or nationally recognized quotation service mutually agreed from time to time by (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the Equityholder or Servicer.
“Prime Rate” means the rate determined by BNP from time to time as its prime rate in the United States, such rate to change as and when such designated rate changes. The Prime Rate is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by BNP in connection with extensions of credit to debtors.
“Principal Balance” means, with respect to any loan, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of such loan, excluding any capitalized interest.
“Principal Collection Subaccount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02(a)(ii).
“Principal Proceeds” means, with respect to any Collection Period or the related Determination Date, all amounts received by the Borrower during such Collection Period that do not constitute Interest Proceeds, including unapplied proceeds of the Advances and any amounts received by the Borrower as equity contributions (and not designated as Interest Proceeds in accordance with Section 10.04).
“Priority of Payments” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(a).
“Private Authorizations” means all franchises, permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations of all Persons (other than Governmental Authorities).
“Proceeds” has, with reference to any asset or property, the meaning assigned to it under Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC and, in any event, shall include any and all amounts from time to time paid or payable under or in connection with such asset or property.
“QIB” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.06(e).
“Qualified Institution” means a depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the States thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), (a)(i) that has either (A) a long-term unsecured debt rating of “A” or better by S&P and “A2” or better by Moody’s or (B) a short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit rating of “A-1” or better by S&P or “P-1” or better by Moody’s, (ii) the parent corporation of which has either (A) a long-term unsecured debt
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rating of “A” or better by S&P and “A2” or better by Moody’s or (B) a short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit rating of “A-1” or better by S&P and “P-1” or better by Moody’s or (iii) is otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (b) the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“Qualified Purchaser” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.06(e).
“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent and each Lender.
“Recurring Revenue” means, with respect to any Obligor, (a) the “Recurring Revenue” of such Obligor or any comparable term defined in the Related Documents, or (b) in the case of any Collateral Loan with respect to which the Related Documents do not include a definition of “Recurring Revenue” or any comparable term, the amount of revenues of such Obligor in respect of perpetual licenses, subscription agreements, maintenance streams or other similar and perpetual cash flow streams, as calculated by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion after consultation with the Servicer or, if agreed to by the Administrative Agent, by the Servicer in good faith in accordance with the Servicing Standard using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor as per the requirements of the Related Documents.
“Recurring Revenue Loan” means a Collateral Loan that meets each of the following criteria as of the date of acquisition by the Borrower, subject to waiver by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the definition of Eligible Collateral Loan hereto (for the avoidance of doubt, if any Collateral Loan does not meet the below listed conditions, but such failure is waived by the Administrative Agent, such Collateral Loan shall still be subject to the Advance Rates, Concentration Limitations and Revaluation Events applicable to Recurring Revenue Loans set forth herein):
(a)such Collateral Loan is a First Lien Loan;
(b)the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Loan is in a high growth industry or industry that customarily has businesses with recurring revenue models as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion or, if agreed to by the Administrative Agent, by the Servicer, in good faith in accordance with the Servicing Standard;
(c)the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Loan has generated a minimum of $15,000,000 in TTM Recurring Revenue during the most recent reporting period;
(d)(i) the Net-Debt-to-Recurring-Revenue Ratio with respect to such Collateral Loan is less than 2.50:1.00 or (ii) the Net-Debt-to-Recurring-Revenue Ratio with respect to such Collateral Loan is greater than 2.50:1.00 and such Collateral Loan has been approved by the Administration Agent in its sole discretion, in each case as of the later of the initial closing date of such Collateral Loan or the most recent Obligor Measurement Date, as applicable; and
(e)the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan require the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Loan to meet a minimum of two (2) financial covenants as
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determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, including a covenant for minimum liquidity and maximum ratio of principal loan amount outstanding to TTM Recurring Revenue.
“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.06(d).
“Regulation T,” “Regulation U” and “Regulation X” mean Regulation T, U and X, respectively, of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.
“Reinvestment Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the earlier of (a) the date that is the third anniversary of the Closing Date (or such later date as may be agreed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender pursuant to Section 2.16) and (b) the date of the termination of the Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts pursuant to Section 6.01.
“Related Documents” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, (i) the loan or credit agreement evidencing such Collateral Loan, (ii) the principal security agreement, and (iii) if the same can be obtained without undue expense or effort, all other documents evidencing, securing, guarantying, governing or giving rise to such Collateral Loan but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding immaterial certificates, notices and other ancillary documentation.
“Relevant Test Period” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, the relevant test period for the calculation of EBITDA, Debt Service Coverage Ratio or Senior Net Leverage Ratio, as applicable, for such Collateral Loan in the applicable Related Documents or, if no such period is provided for therein, for Obligors delivering monthly financial statements, each period of the last twelve consecutive reported calendar months, and for Obligors delivering quarterly financial statements, each period of the last four consecutive reported fiscal quarters of the principal Obligor on such Collateral Loan; provided that, with respect to any Collateral Loan for which the relevant test period is not provided for in the applicable Related Documents, if an Obligor is a newly-formed entity as to which twelve consecutive calendar months have not yet elapsed, “Relevant Test Period” shall initially include the period from the date of formation of such Obligor or closing date of the applicable Collateral Loan to the end of the twelfth calendar month or fourth fiscal quarter (as the case may be) from the date of formation or closing, as applicable, and shall subsequently include each period of the last twelve consecutive reported calendar months or four consecutive reported fiscal quarters (as the case may be) of such Obligor.
“Replacement Servicer” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.01(c).
“Requested Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(a).
“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, the Administrative Agent, BNP so long as it or its affiliate is a Lender, and Lenders (including BNP and its affiliates that are then Lenders) having aggregate Percentages greater than or equal to 66 2/3%; provided, however, that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, then Advances owing to
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such Defaulting Lender and such Defaulting Lender’s unfunded Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means (a) in the case of (i) a corporation or (ii) a partnership or limited liability company that, in each case, pursuant to its Constituent Documents, has officers, any chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief administrative officer, managing director, president, senior vice president, vice president, assistant vice president, treasurer, director or manager, and, in any case where two Responsible Officers are acting on behalf of such entity, the second such Responsible Officer may be a secretary or assistant secretary (provided that a director or manager of the Borrower shall be a Responsible Officer regardless of whether its Constituent Documents provide for officers), (b) without limitation of clause (a)(ii), in the case of a limited partnership, the Responsible Officer of the general partner, acting on behalf of such general partner in its capacity as general partner, (c) without limitation of clause (a)(ii), in the case of a limited liability company, any Responsible Officer of the sole member or managing member, acting on behalf of the sole member or managing member in its capacity as sole member or managing member, (d) in the case of a trust, the Responsible Officer of the trustee, acting on behalf of such trustee in its capacity as trustee, (e) an “authorized signatory” or “authorized officer” that has been so authorized pursuant to customary corporate proceedings, limited partnership proceedings, limited liability company proceedings or trust proceedings, as the case may be, and that has responsibilities commensurate with the matter for which it is acting as a Responsible Officer: the initial “authorized signatories” of the parties hereto are set forth on Schedule 6 (as such Schedule 6 may be modified from time to time by written notice), and (f) in the case of the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Agent or Administrative Agent, an officer of the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, having direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement.
“Retained Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.22(a).
“Retention Basis Amount” means the nominal value of all Collateral Loans held by the Borrower from time to time.
“Retention Holder Originated Collateral Loan” means (a) a Collateral Loan which the Equityholder, itself or through related entities, directly or indirectly, was involved in the original agreement which created the obligations or potential obligations of the debtor or potential debtor giving rise to such Collateral Loan; or (b) a Collateral Loan which the Equityholder purchased on its own account before transferring it to the Borrower.
“Revaluation Event” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan as of any date of determination, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events after the date on which such Collateral Loan is acquired by the Borrower (any of which, for the avoidance of doubt, may occur more than once):
(a)with respect to any Class 1 Loan, (i) either S&P or Moody’s downgrades such Collateral Loan two or more notches below the rating at the time of acquisition
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(provided that any credit on negative watch will be treated as having been downgraded by one rating subcategory), (ii) S&P downgrades such Collateral Loan to “CCC+” or below or (iii) Moody’s downgrades such Collateral Loan to “Caa1” or below;
(b)with respect to any Class 2 Loan, Class 3 Loan or Class 4 Loan, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio of the Obligor of such Collateral Loan (x) decreases by 15.0% or more from the time the Collateral Loan was acquired by the Borrower and (y) is less than 1.80:1.00;
(c)(i) for Obligors with a Senior Net Leverage Ratio less than 6.50:1.00 at the time the Collateral Loan was acquired, the Senior Net Leverage Ratio for the current period of the related Obligor with respect to such Collateral Loan increases by (x) 20.00% and (y) 1.00:1.00, or more, in either case, from the ratio calculated on the date the Borrower acquired such Collateral Loan or (ii) for Obligors with a Senior Net Leverage Ratio equal to or greater than 6.50:1.00 at the time the Collateral Loan was acquired, the Senior Net Leverage Ratio for the current period of the related Obligor with respect to such Collateral Loan increases by 1.00:1.00 or more from the ratio calculated on the date the Borrower acquired such Collateral Loan, in the case of each of (i) or (ii), unless it is agreed upon in documentation at the time of acquisition of the Collateral Loan that the Obligor is permitted to increase leverage to consummate acquisitions pursuant to the terms of the Related Documents;
(d)an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Obligor;
(e)an Obligor defaults in the payment of principal or interest on revolving loan facilities (after giving effect to any applicable grace period under the Related Documents, but not to exceed five days) with respect to such Collateral Loan or any other debt obligation of such Obligor secured by the same collateral and which is senior or pari passu to such Collateral Loan or the occurrence of any other default with respect to such Collateral Loan, in each case, together with the election by any agent or lender (including the Borrower) to accelerate such Collateral Loan or to enforce any other respective secured creditor rights or remedies;
(f)the occurrence of a Material Modification with respect to such Collateral Loan that was not approved by the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion); or
(g)the related Obligor fails to deliver to the Borrower or the Servicer any financial reporting information as required by the Related Documents of such Collateral Loan (after giving effect to any applicable grace period thereunder); provided that, if the Servicer provides the Administrative Agent with written confirmation that such related Obligor’s failure to delivery any such financial reporting information is not related to credit issues, then, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld), any such grace period shall be extended by an additional 30 days;
provided that, for any Collateral Loan that is determined to be a Recurring Revenue Loan or a Cap Adjusted Loan, the Revaluation Events in respect of such Recurring Revenue Loan or Cap Adjusted Loan will be determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion and provided by the Administrative Agent to the Servicer in writing prior to the initial
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inclusion of such Recurring Revenue Loan or Cap Adjusted Loan in the Borrowing Base or, if agreed to by the Administrative Agent, the Revaluation Events provided by the Servicer to the Administrative Agent. “Revolving Collateral Loan” means any Collateral Loan (other than a Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan) that is a loan (including revolving loans, funded and unfunded portions of revolving credit lines and letter of credit facilities, unfunded commitments under specific facilities and other similar loans and investments) that by its terms may require one or more future advances to be made to the related Obligor by the Borrower and which provides that such borrowed money may be repaid and re-borrowed from time to time; provided that any such Collateral Loan will be a Revolving Collateral Loan only until all commitments to make revolving advances to the Obligor expire or are terminated or irrevocably reduced to zero.
“Revolving Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate Unfunded Amount of each Collateral Loan (including each Ineligible Collateral Loan and each Defaulted Collateral Loan) at such time.
“Revolving Reserve Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.04.
“RFR Banking Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) in which banks are open for general business in London.
“RIC Distribution Notice” means a written notice setting forth the calculation of the Borrower’s net taxable income (determined as if the Borrower were a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) and of any Permitted Tax Distribution and certifying that the Equityholder remains a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Code.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC business.
“S&P Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 2 hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Servicer if S&P publishes revised industry classifications. The determination of which S&P Industry Classification to which an Obligor belongs shall be made in good faith by the Servicer.
“Sale Settlement Condition” means, with respect to any binding commitment of the Borrower to sell a Collateral Loan, a condition that is beyond the control of the Borrower and/or the Servicer, as certified in writing by the Servicer to the Administrative Agent, which has resulted in the settlement of such sale not occurring within 30 days of the date of the Borrower entering into such binding commitment to sell.
“Sale Settlement Pending Collateral” means, on any date of determination, Collateral Loans that the Borrower, within the immediately preceding 30 days (or if a Sale Settlement Condition applies, within the immediately preceding 60 days (or any longer period to which the Administrative Agent may agree)), has entered into a binding commitment to sell that has not settled.
“Sanctioned Country” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(r).
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“Sanctioned Person” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(r).
“Sanctions” means any economic or trade sanctions or restrictive measures enacted, administered, imposed or enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, the French Republic, Her Majesty’s Treasury, Ministry of Finance Japan, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, any other applicable Japanese Governmental Authority and/or any other relevant sanctions authority.
“Scheduled Distribution” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, for each Due Date, the scheduled payment of principal and/or interest and/or fees due on such Due Date with respect to such Collateral Loan.
“Second Lien Loan” means any Collateral Loan (for purposes of this definition, a “loan”) that meets the following criteria:
(a)is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and second priority (subject to liens permitted under the related underlying instruments that are reasonable and customary for similar Collateral Loans) under Applicable Law (other than a Collateral Loan that is second priority to a Permitted Working Capital Lien); and
(b)the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral securing the Collateral Loan (including based on enterprise value) on or about the time of origination or acquisition by the Borrower equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the Collateral Loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other Collateral Loans of equal or higher seniority secured by the same collateral.
“Secured Parties” means the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodian, each Lender and the Securities Intermediary.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as from time to time in effect.
“Securities Intermediary” means State Street in its capacity as Securities Intermediary and a bank under the Account Control Agreement and any other entity as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC or 9-102(a)(8) of the UCC.
“Securitisation Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/2402.
“Security Entitlement” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC.
“Senior Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan for any Relevant Test Period, the meaning of “Senior Net Leverage Ratio” or any comparable term defined in the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan, and in any case that “Senior Net Leverage Ratio” or such comparable term is not defined in such Related Documents, the ratio of (a) total indebtedness of the Obligor (other than indebtedness of such Obligor that is junior in
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terms of lien subordination to indebtedness of such Obligor held by the Borrower) minus Unrestricted Cash and cash equivalents to (b) EBITDA as calculated by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
“Servicer” means T Series Middle Market Loan Fund LLC, in its capacity as servicer hereunder and any successor thereto in accordance herewith.
“Servicer Expense Cap” means, for any Payment Date, an amount not to exceed $75,000 during any twelve (12) month period.
“Servicer Expenses” means the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with the Facility Documents.
“Servicer Fee” means, for any Collection Period, an amount equal to the product of (i) 0.50% per annum multiplied by (ii) the Fee Basis Amount (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in the related Collection Period); provided that, the Servicer Fee is waived so long as T Series Middle Market Loan Fund LLC is the Servicer.
“Servicer Removal Event” means any one of the following events:
(a)except as set forth in another clause of this definition, the Servicer breaches in any material respect any covenant or agreement applicable to it under this Agreement or any other Facility Document to which it is a party (it being understood that failure to meet the Minimum OC Coverage Test, any Concentration Limitation or the Collateral Quality Test is not a breach under this clause (a)), and, if capable of being cured, is not cured within 30 days of the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer acquiring actual knowledge of such breach or (ii) the Servicer receiving written notice from either Agent of such breach;
(b)[reserved];
(c)an act by the Servicer, or any of its senior investment personnel actively involved in managing the portfolio of the Borrower, that constitutes fraud or criminal activity in the performance of its obligations under the Facility Documents or the Servicer or any of its senior investment personnel actively involved in managing the portfolio of the Borrower being indicted for a criminal offense materially related to its asset management business; provided that the Servicer will be deemed to have cured any event of cause pursuant to this clause (c) if the Servicer (A)(x) with respect to any such person indicted for a criminal offense materially related to its asset management business, removes or causes the removal of such person from having any responsibility for the performance of the Servicer in managing the portfolio of the Borrower, or (y) terminates or causes the termination of employment of all individuals who engaged in the conduct constituting cause pursuant to this clause (c) and (B) makes the Borrower whole for any actual financial loss that such conduct caused the Borrower;
(d)the failure of any representation, warranty, or certification made or delivered by the Servicer in or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Facility Document to be correct when made that has a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower or any Secured Party and is either incapable of being cured or is not cured within 30 days of the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer
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of the Servicer acquiring actual knowledge of such breach or (ii) the Servicer receiving written notice from either Agent of such breach;
(e)the rendering of one or more final judgments, decrees or orders by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction for the payment of money in excess individually or in the aggregate of $100,000,000, with respect to the Servicer (in each case, net of amounts covered by insurance), and the Servicer shall not have either (i) discharged, satisfied or provided for the discharge or satisfaction of any such judgment, decree or order in accordance with its terms or (ii) perfected a timely appeal of such judgment, decree or order and caused the execution of same to be stayed, vacated or bonded during the pendency of the appeal, in each case, within sixty (60) days from the date of entry thereof;
(f)the Servicer shall have made payments to settle any litigation, claim or dispute (in each case, net of amounts covered by insurance) totaling more than, in the aggregate, $100,000,000;
(g)an Insolvency Event relating to the Servicer occurs;
(h)except as permitted hereunder, the Servicer or an Affiliate thereof ceases to be the Servicer;
(i)any failure by the Servicer to deliver any required reporting under the Facility Documents on or before the date occurring five (5) Business Days after the date such report is required to be made;
(j)any failure by the Servicer to deposit or credit, or to deliver for deposit, in the Covered Accounts any amount required hereunder to be so deposited, credited or delivered by it, or to make any distributions therefrom required by it, in each case on or before the date occurring three (3) Business Days after the date such deposit or distribution is required to be made by the Servicer; or
(k)a Change of Control occurs.
“Servicer Removal Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.01(b).
“Servicing Standard” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.02(d).
“Solvent” means, as to any Person, such Person is not “insolvent” within the meaning of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code or Section 271 of the Debtor and Creditor Law of the State of New York.
“XXXXX” means, with respect to any Business Day, the sterling overnight index average published by the XXXXX Administrator on the XXXXX Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“XXXXX Administrator” means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the sterling overnight index average).
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“XXXXX Administrator’s Website” means the Bank of England’s website, currently at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx, or any successor source of the sterling overnight index average identified as such by the XXXXX Administrator from time to time.
“XXXXX Reporting Day” means the day which is the Lookback Period prior to the last day of the Interest Accrual Period or, if that day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day.
“XXXXX Reporting Time” means (a) with respect to an event described in Section 2.12(b)(i), close of business in London on the XXXXX Reporting Day for the relevant GBP Advance, and (b) with respect to a Lender providing its Funding Rate to the Administrative Agent, close of business on the date falling two Business Days after the XXXXX Reporting Day for the relevant GBP Advance (or, if earlier, on the date falling three Business Days before the date on which interest is due to be paid in respect of the Interest Accrual Period for that GBP Advance).
“Specified Eligible Investment” means an Eligible Investment meeting the requirements of Section 8.06(a) and that is available to the Collateral Agent, specified by the Servicer to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the initial Borrowing Date; provided that, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing, at any time with not less than five Business Days’ notice to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Servicer may (and, if the then Specified Eligible Investment is no longer available to the Collateral Agent, shall) designate another Eligible Investment that meets the requirements of Section 8.06(a) and that is available to the Collateral Agent to be the Specified Eligible Investment for purposes hereof. After the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, a Specified Eligible Investment shall mean an Eligible Investment meeting the requirements of Section 8.06(a) and which has been selected by the Administrative Agent and specified to the Collateral Agent.
“Structured Finance Obligation” means any debt obligation owing by a special purpose finance vehicle that is secured directly and primarily by, primarily referenced to, and/or primarily representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or a pool of other assets, including collateralized debt obligations, residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, other asset-backed securities, “future flow” receivable transactions and other similar obligations; provided that loans to financial service companies, factoring businesses, health care providers and other genuine operating businesses do not constitute Structured Finance Obligations.
“Structuring Agent” means BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
“Substitute Eligible Collateral Loan” means each Eligible Collateral Loan pledged by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, pursuant to Section 10.01(d).
“Synthetic Security” means a security or swap transaction (excluding, for purposes of this Agreement, a participation interest) that has payments associated with either payments of interest and/or principal on a reference obligation or the credit performance of a reference obligation.
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“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term SOFR” means the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Accrual Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Accrual Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day; provided, further, that if Term SOFR determined as provided above shall ever be less than the Floor, then Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Trade Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.04(l).
“TTM Recurring Revenue” means, with respect to any Obligor and any date, the Recurring Revenue for such Obligor for the trailing twelve months ending on such date, as calculated by the Servicer in good faith in accordance with the Servicing Standard using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor as per the requirements of the Related Documents.
“UCC” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code; provided that if, by reason of any mandatory provisions of law, the perfection, the effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority of the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction of the United States of America other than the State of New York, then “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial
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Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Uncertificated Security” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(18) of the UCC.
“Unfunded Amount” means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, as of any date of determination, the unfunded commitment of the Borrower with respect to such Collateral Loan as of such date.
“Unrestricted Cash” has the meaning assigned to the term “Unrestricted Cash” or any comparable term defined in the Related Documents for each Collateral Loan, and in any case that “Unrestricted Cash” or such comparable term is not defined in such Related Documents, all cash available for use for general corporate purposes and not held in any reserve account or legally or contractually restricted for any particular purposes or subject to any lien (other than blanket liens permitted under or granted in accordance with such Related Documents).
“Unused Fees” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Lender Fee Letter.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.03(g)(iii)(C).
“Xxxxxxx Rule” means Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
“Weighted Average Advance Rate” means, as of any date of determination with respect to all Eligible Collateral Loans included in the Aggregate Net Collateral Balance, the number obtained by (a) summing the products obtained by multiplying (i) the Advance Rate of each Eligible Collateral Loan by (ii) such Eligible Collateral Loan’s contribution to the Aggregate Net Collateral Balance and dividing (b) such sum by the Aggregate Net Collateral Balance.
“Weighted Average Life” means, as of any date of determination with respect to all Eligible Collateral Loans, the number of years following such date obtained by:
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(a)summing the products of (i) the Average Life at such time of each Eligible Collateral Loan multiplied by (ii)(A) the Principal Balance plus (B) the Unfunded Amount of such Collateral Loan; and
(b)dividing such sum by the sum of the Aggregate Principal Balance plus the Unfunded Amount of all Eligible Collateral Loans as of such date.
For purposes of the foregoing, the “Average Life” is, on any date of determination with respect to any Eligible Collateral Loan, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of (A) the number of years (rounded to the nearest one hundredth thereof) from such date of determination to the respective dates of each successive Scheduled Distribution of principal of such Collateral Loan and (B) the respective amounts of principal of such Scheduled Distributions by (ii) the sum of all successive Scheduled Distributions of principal on such Collateral Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Weighted Average Life of a Revolving Collateral Loan shall be excluded from such calculation unless mutually agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Working Capital Revolver” means a revolving lending facility secured on a first lien basis solely by all or a portion of the current assets of the related obligor, which current assets subject to such security interest do not constitute a material portion of the obligor’s total assets (it being understood that such revolving lending facility may be secured on a junior lien basis by other assets of the related obligor).
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time in relation to any Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described as such in relation to that Bail-in Legislation in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
“Zero Coupon Obligation” means a loan that does not provide for periodic payments of interest in Cash or that pays interest only at its stated maturity.
Section 1,02 Rules of Construction. For all purposes of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, (a) singular words shall connote the plural as well as the singular and vice versa (except as indicated), as may be appropriate, (b) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import used in any Facility Document refer to such Facility Document as a whole and not to any particular
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article, schedule, section, paragraph, clause, exhibit or other subdivision thereof, (c) the headings, subheadings and table of contents set forth in any Facility Document are solely for convenience of reference and shall not constitute a part of such Facility Document nor shall they affect the meaning, construction or effect of any provision hereof, (d) references in any Facility Document to “include” or “including” shall mean include or including, as applicable, without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term, (e) any definition of or reference to any Facility Document, agreement, instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to such Facility Document, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein or any other Facility Document), (f) any reference in any Facility Document, including the introduction and recitals to such Facility Document, to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions set forth herein or in any other applicable agreement), (g) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time, (h) any Event of Default shall be continuing until expressly waived in writing by the requisite Lenders, (i) except as set forth herein, references herein to the knowledge or actual knowledge of a Person shall mean the actual knowledge following due inquiry of such Person, (j) except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, any use of “material” or “materially” or words of similar meaning in this Agreement shall mean material, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, (k) unless otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, if at any time any change in generally accepted accounting principles (including the adoption of IFRS) would affect the computation of any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) set forth in this Agreement or any other Facility Document, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall negotiate in good faith to amend such covenant to preserve the original intent in light of such change; provided, that, until so amended, (i) such covenant shall continue to be computed in accordance with the application of generally accepted accounting principles prior to such change and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a written reconciliation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, between calculations of such covenant made before and after giving effect to such change in generally accepted accounting principles, (l) the words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and (m) any reference in any Facility Document to the Interest Collection Subaccount or the Principal Collection Subaccount (or, in each case, amounts on deposit therein) shall be deemed to include any Interest Proceeds or any Principal Proceeds, respectively, in the CAD Collection Account, the EUR Collection Account and the GBP Collection Account.
Section 1.03 Computation of Time Periods. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Facility Document, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including,” the word “through” means “to and including” and the words “to” and “until” both mean “to but excluding.” Periods of days referred to in any Facility Document shall be counted in calendar days unless Business Days are expressly prescribed. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all references to time of day refer to Eastern standard time or Eastern daylight saving time, as in effect in New York City on such day.
Section 1.04 Collateral Value Calculation Procedures. In connection with all calculations required to be made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to Scheduled Distributions on any Collateral Loan, or any payments on any other assets included in the Collateral, with respect to the sale of and reinvestment in Collateral Loans, and with respect to the income that can be earned on
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Scheduled Distributions on such Collateral Loans and on any other amounts that may be received for deposit in the Collection Account, the provisions set forth in this Section 1.04 shall be applied. The provisions of this Section 1.04 shall be applicable to any determination or calculation that is covered by this Section 1.04, whether or not reference is specifically made to Section 1.04, unless some other method of calculation or determination is expressly specified in the particular provision.
(a)All calculations with respect to Scheduled Distributions on any Collateral Loan shall be made on the basis of information as to the terms of each such Collateral Loan and upon reports of payments, if any, received on such Collateral Loan that are furnished by or on behalf of the Obligor of such Collateral Loan and, to the extent they are not manifestly in error, such information or reports may be conclusively relied upon in making such calculations.
(b)For purposes of calculating the Minimum OC Coverage Test, except as otherwise specified in the definition thereof, such calculations will not include (i) scheduled interest and principal payments on Defaulted Collateral Loans and Ineligible Collateral Loans unless or until such payments are actually made or such payments are determined likely to be received by the Servicer pursuant to the definition of Collateral Interest Amount and (ii) ticking fees and other similar fees in respect of Collateral Loans, unless or until such fees are actually paid.
(c)For each Collection Period and as of any date of determination, the Scheduled Distribution on any Collateral Loan (other than a Defaulted Collateral Loan or an Ineligible Collateral Loan, which, unless such payments are determined likely to be received by the Servicer pursuant to the definition of Collateral Interest Amount and except as otherwise provided herein, shall be assumed to have Scheduled Distributions of zero) shall be the total amount of (i) payments and collections to be received during such Collection Period in respect of such Collateral Loan, (ii) proceeds of the sale of such Collateral Loan received and, in the case of sales which have not yet settled, to be received during such Collection Period that are not reinvested in additional Collateral Loans or retained in a Collection Account for subsequent reinvestment pursuant to Article X, which proceeds, if received as scheduled, will be available in a Collection Account and available for distribution at the end of such Collection Period and (iii) amounts referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above that were received in prior Collection Periods but were not disbursed on a previous Payment Date or retained in a Collection Account for subsequent reinvestment pursuant to Article X.
(d)Each Scheduled Distribution receivable with respect to a Collateral Loan shall be assumed to be received on the applicable Due Date.
(e)References in the Priority of Payments to calculations made on a “pro forma basis” shall mean such calculations after giving effect to all payments, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, that precede (in priority of payment) or include the clause in which such calculation is made.
(f)For purposes of calculating all Concentration Limitations, in both the numerator and the denominator of any component of the Concentration Limitations, Ineligible Collateral Loans will be treated as having a Principal Balance equal to zero. Except as otherwise provided herein, Ineligible Collateral Loans will not be included in the calculation of the Collateral Quality Test.
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(g)Determinations of the Collateral Loans, or portions thereof, that constitute Excess Concentration Amounts will be determined in the way that produces the highest Borrowing Base at the time of determination, it being understood that a Collateral Loan (or portion thereof) that falls into more than one category of Collateral Loans will be deemed, solely for purposes of such determinations, to fall only into the category that produces the highest such Borrowing Base at such time (without duplication).
(h)All calculations required to be made hereunder with respect to the Collateral Loans and the Borrowing Base will be made on a Trade Date basis and after giving effect to (x) all purchases or sales to be entered into on such Trade Date and (y) all Advances requested to be made on such Trade Date plus the balance of all unfunded Advances to be made in connection with the Borrower’s purchase of previously requested (and approved) Collateral Loans.
(i)Unless otherwise expressly provided for herein, all monetary calculations (other than for Dollars) under this Agreement shall be the Dollar Equivalent of such amount, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Default shall be deemed to have occurred and no monetary thresholds shall be deemed not complied with solely as a result of changes in the applicable exchange rate.
(j)References in this Agreement to the Borrower’s “purchase” or “acquisition” of a Collateral Loan include references to the Borrower’s acquisition of such Collateral Loan by way of a sale and/or contribution from the Equityholder and the Borrower’s making or origination of such Collateral Loan. Portions of the same Collateral Loan acquired by the Borrower on different dates (whether through purchase, receipt by contribution or the making or origination thereof, but excluding subsequent draws under Revolving Collateral Loans or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans) will, for purposes of determining the purchase price of such Collateral Loan, be treated as separate purchases on separate dates (and not a weighted average purchase price for any particular Collateral Loan). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, subsequent draws under Revolving Collateral Loans or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans shall not be considered separate purchases that require additional approval from the Administrative Agent.
(k)For the purposes of calculating compliance with each of the Concentration Limitations all calculations will be rounded to the nearest 0.01%.
(l)For purposes of calculating compliance with any test under this Agreement in connection with the acquisition or disposition of a Collateral Loan or Eligible Investment, the trade date (the “Trade Date”) (and not the settlement date) with respect to any such Collateral Loan or Eligible Investment under consideration for acquisition or disposition shall be used to determine whether such acquisition or disposition is permitted hereunder.
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ARTICLE II
ADVANCES
ADVANCES
Section 2.01 Revolving Credit Facility. On the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, including Article III, each Lender severally agrees to make available to the Borrower an uncommitted revolving credit facility providing for Advances from time to time in Available Currencies on any Business Day during the Reinvestment Period (or immediately thereafter pursuant to Section 8.04), pro rata based on each Lender’s unused Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amount as of such date, in each case in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding the Dollar Equivalent of such Lender’s Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amount and, as to all Lenders, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding the Dollar Equivalent of the Maximum Available Amount as then in effect; provided that, after making any such Advance, (i) the Minimum OC Coverage Test shall be satisfied and (ii) in the case of an Advance denominated in an Available Currency other than Dollars, the Foreign Currency Advance Amount would not exceed the Non-Dollar Sublimit on such day. The Eligible Currency Advances shall be made solely by the Multicurrency Lenders and the Dollar Advances shall be made solely by the Dollar Lenders or the Multicurrency Lenders, as applicable, in each case in accordance with Section 2.03(c).
Within such limits and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow (and re-borrow) Advances under this Section 2.01 and prepay Advances under Section 2.06. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge that this is an uncommitted facility and there is no express or implied commitment on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to provide any Advance, except that, in the case of Collateral Loans approved by means of an Approval Request or Approved List, the Lenders shall have committed to fund the related Advances (up to the amount(s) specified in the related Approval Request or Approved List) provided that the related conditions precedent set forth in Article III are satisfied.
Section 2.02 Requests for Collateral Loan Approval. (a) Prior to the date of purchase of any loan, the Servicer, on behalf of the Borrower, shall provide to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) a list of loans (the “Asset List”) that the Borrower is requesting be included in the Approved List (as defined below) and which, subject to such inclusion, may be purchased with, if applicable, funds held in the Principal Collection Subaccount, the proceeds of Advances or Principal Proceeds pursuant to Section 10.02. The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) and the Administrative Agent shall adhere to the following procedures in requesting and approving Collateral Loans for purchase:
(i)For each loan on the Asset List sent to the Administrative Agent or for any single Approval Request pursuant to clause (vii) below, the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) may provide a notice by electronic mail that contains the information listed in Exhibit I with respect to each loan (which information shall include the amount of the Advance to be requested in order to settle the related purchase) (together with any attachments required in connection therewith, an “Approval Request”).
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(ii)The initial Asset List which the Administrative Agent has approved for purchase by the Borrower is attached hereto as Schedule 9 (such list, the “Approved List”), which Approved List may be updated from time to time after the Closing Date by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative Agent.
(iii)From the time the Administrative Agent has provided the Approved List, the Borrower shall have the ability to commit to purchase and purchase any loan on the Approved List without further approval by the Administrative Agent only if the Borrower commits to purchase such loan within ten (10) Business Days of approval by the Administrative Agent. On the date occurring ten (10) Business Days after the date of approval by the Administrative Agent, any approved loan, if not purchased or committed to be purchased by the Borrower, will be deemed to be removed from the Approved List.
(iv)The Borrower shall have the ability to request (A) an addition to the Approved List by undertaking similar procedure to clause (vii) below, or (B) a removal from the Approved List.
(v)[Reserved.]
(vi)As early as commercially practicable, but no later than 12:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day following the day that the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) purchases a Collateral Loan on the Approved List, the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall provide by electronic mail to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent) a copy of the Collateral Loan Buy Confirmation.
(vii)With respect to loans that are not on the Approved List, the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) may send an Approval Request at any time to the Administrative Agent. If the Administrative Agent receives an Approval Request by 12:00 p.m. New York City time on any Business Day, the Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Servicer and Borrower in writing (including via electronic mail) whether it has approved or rejected such Approval Request by 12:00 p.m. New York City time on or prior to the second Business Day thereafter (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that (x) any Approval Request received by the Administrative Agent after 12:00 p.m. New York City time on any Business Day shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day and (y) any Approval Request as to which the Administrative Agent has not notified the Servicer and Borrower that it has approved such Approval Request by 12:00 p.m. New York City time on or prior to the second Business Day thereafter shall be deemed to have been rejected); provided further that the Borrower shall have the ability to commit to purchase any loan approved and added to the Approved List pursuant to this clause (vii) without further approval by the Administrative Agent only if the Borrower commits to purchase such loan within ten (10) Business Days from the date of such approval by the Administrative Agent. On the date occurring ten (10) Business Days after the date of such approval by the Administrative Agent, any such approved loan, if not purchased or committed to be purchased by the Borrower, will be deemed to be removed from the Approved List.
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(viii)At any time, the Servicer may request that a Collateral Loan of any Loan Class be re-designated as a Collateral Loan of a different Loan Class. The Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, shall approve or reject the Servicer’s request for the re-designation of such Collateral Loan.
(ix)Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall have the right, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, to (A) approve or reject any Approval Request or any loan in the Asset List, (B) at any time, rescind the approval of any Approval Request or any loan in the Approved List, and (C) request additional information reasonably available to the Borrower regarding any proposed Collateral Loan; provided that any rescission of approval shall not invalidate any commitment to purchase a Collateral Loan entered into by the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) prior to one hour after the delivery (via email) of such rescission; provided, further that the Servicer shall not initiate negotiations to acquire any proposed Collateral Loan on the Approved List after receipt of a notice of rescission in respect thereof.
Section 2.03 Making of the Advances. (a) If the Borrower desires that the Lenders make an Advance under this Agreement with respect to any Loan Class in connection with the Borrower’s purchase of a Collateral Loan for which the Approval Request has been approved or which has been identified on the Approved List pursuant to Section 2.02, it shall give the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (with a copy to each Lender) a written notice (each, a “Notice of Borrowing”) for such Advance (which notice shall be irrevocable and effective upon receipt) not later than (x), with respect to any Dollar Advance, 2:00 p.m. at least one (1) Business Day prior to the day of the requested Advance and (y) with respect to any Advance other than a Dollar Advance, 2:00 p.m. at least two (2) Business Days prior to the day of the requested Advance.
Each Notice of Borrowing shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B, dated the date the request for the related Advance is being made, signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, shall attach a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement (which Borrowing Base Calculation Statement shall give pro forma effect to any Collateral Loans being acquired with the proceeds of such Advance on such date or the following Business Day), and shall otherwise be appropriately completed. In addition, the Servicer must provide (or have previously provided) to the Administrative Agent for each Collateral Loan copies of the Asset Information related to such Collateral Loan and such additional materials related to such Collateral Loan as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent. The proposed Borrowing Date specified in each Notice of Borrowing shall be a Business Day falling on or prior to the Facility Termination Date, the currency of the Advance requested shall be in an Available Currency and the amount of the Advance requested in such Notice of Borrowing (the “Requested Amount”) shall be equal to at least the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000 or an integral multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the remaining unfunded Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts hereunder or, in the case of Revolving Collateral Loans and Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans, such lesser amount required to be funded by the Borrower in respect thereof).
(b)Each Lender shall, not later than 2:00 p.m. on each Borrowing Date in respect of Advances, make its Percentage of the applicable Requested Amount available to the Borrower by disbursing such funds in the applicable Available Currency to the applicable
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Principal Collection Subaccount (or in accordance with the wire instructions delivered in connection with the Notice of Borrowing).
(c)Multicurrency Provisions.
(i)Each Lender hereby agrees that (A) each Eligible Currency Advance shall be funded in its entirety by the Multicurrency Lenders and (B) each Advance funded in Dollars shall be funded in its entirety by the Dollar Lenders or the Multicurrency Lenders, as applicable.
(ii)On each FX Evaluation Date, the Borrower shall calculate the Borrowing Base and deliver such calculation to the Administrative Agent. If on any date any Lender has provided written notice to the Administrative Agent that such Lender requests a reallocation under this Section 2.02(c)(ii) and the Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole discretion to such reallocation, the Administrative Agent shall deliver, as directed by the Borrower or Lender, as applicable, to each Lender a notice in the form of Exhibit K (each, an “FX Reallocation Notice”). Each Lender agrees to comply with the direction provided in the FX Reallocation Notice. Each such purchase and sale of Advances outstanding shall occur on the second Business Day following delivery of the related FX Reallocation Notice (or, if the related FX Reallocation Notice is delivered to any Lender after 4:00 p.m. in the Applicable Time Zone, on the third Business Day following delivery of such FX Reallocation Notice).
(iii)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at no time shall (x) any Multicurrency Lender have any obligation to fund any Advance in any currency other than Euros, Pounds Sterling, Dollars or any other Available Currency or (y) any Dollar Lender have any obligation to fund any Advance in any currency other than Dollars.
(d)Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.03 to the contrary, the Servicer, on behalf of the Borrower, may deliver a Notice of Borrowing to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (with a copy to each Lender) after 2 p.m. on the first Business Day prior to the proposed Advance and prior to 11 a.m. on the date of the proposed Advance (an “Expedited Notice of Borrowing”). Upon receipt of an Expedited Notice of Borrowing, each Lender shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such Advance on the proposed funding date set forth in the Expedited Notice of Borrowing subject to the terms and conditions for borrowings otherwise set forth in this Agreement; provided, that if a Lender is unable to make an Advance pursuant to an Expedited Notice of Borrowing due to the occurrence of a force majeure, or any other unexpected and unforeseen event, including, without limitation, market disruptions, such Lender shall make such Advance subject to the terms and conditions for Advances otherwise set forth in this Agreement as soon as such Lender is reasonably able to do so.
Section 2.04 Evidence of Indebtedness. (a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to it and resulting from the Advances made by such Lender to the Borrower, from time to time, including the amounts and currencies of principal and interest thereon and paid to it, from time to time hereunder; provided that the failure of any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall
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not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Advances in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b)Any Lender may request that its Advances to the Borrower be evidenced by a Note. In such event, the Borrower shall promptly prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to such Lender and otherwise appropriately completed. Thereafter, the Advances of such Lender evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after any assignment pursuant to Section 13.06(a)) be represented by a Note payable to such Lender (or registered assigns pursuant to Section 13.06(a)), except to the extent that such Lender (or assignee) subsequently returns any such Note for cancellation and requests that such Advances once again be evidenced as described in clause (a) of this Section 2.04.
Section 2.05 Payment of Principal and Interest. The Borrower shall pay principal and Interest on the Advances as follows:
(a)100% of the outstanding principal amount of each Advance, together with all accrued and unpaid Interest thereon, shall be payable on the Final Maturity Date.
(b)Interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is paid in full. The Administrative Agent shall, prior to each Payment Date, determine the accrued and unpaid Interest for the related Interest Accrual Period and Unused Fees payable thereto using the Interest Rate applicable during such Interest Accrual Period to be paid by the Borrower on each Payment Date for the related Interest Accrual Period and shall advise each Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Servicer thereof and shall send a consolidated invoice of all such Interest and Unused Fees to the Borrower on the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the Payment Date Report Determination Date with respect to such Payment Date.
(c)Accrued and unpaid Interest shall be payable in arrears (i) on each Payment Date, and (ii) in connection with any prepayment of the Advances pursuant to Section 2.06(a); provided that (x) with respect to any prepayment in full of the Advances outstanding, accrued and unpaid Interest on such amount through the date of prepayment shall be payable on such date or as otherwise agreed to between the Lenders and the Borrower and (y) with respect to any partial prepayment of the Advances outstanding, accrued and unpaid Interest on such amount through the date of prepayment shall be payable on the Payment Date following such prepayment (or on such date of prepayment if requested by the Administrative Agent).
(d)The obligation of the Borrower to pay the Obligations, including the obligation of the Borrower to pay the Lenders the outstanding principal amount of the Advances and accrued interest thereon, shall be absolute and unconditional, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof (including Section 2.15), under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrower or any other Person may have or have had against any Secured Party or any other Person except as otherwise provided under the Facility Documents.
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Section 2.06 Prepayment of Advances.
(a)Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may, from time to time on any Business Day, voluntarily prepay Advances in whole or in part, without penalty or premium; provided that the Borrower shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent written notice of such prepayment (such notice, a “Notice of Prepayment”) in the form of Exhibit C not later than 2:00 p.m. two (2) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of such Notice of Prepayment. Each such Notice of Prepayment shall specify the portion of the outstanding principal balance that shall be prepaid and be irrevocable and effective upon receipt and shall be dated the date such notice is being given, signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and otherwise appropriately completed. Each Notice of Prepayment shall provide for prepayment of Advances by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.06(a), in each case, in an aggregate principal amount of at least the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000 or, if less, the entire outstanding principal amount of the Advances of the Borrower. If a Notice of Prepayment is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.
(b)Mandatory Prepayments. The Borrower shall prepay the Advances on each Payment Date in the manner and to the extent provided in the Priority of Payments.
(c)Additional Prepayment Provisions. Each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall be subject to Sections 2.05(c) and 2.11 and applied to the Advances in accordance with the Lenders’ respective Percentages.
(d)Available Currency. Any and all prepayments made by the Borrower under the Facility Documents shall be made in the applicable Available Currency.
Section 2.07 Changes of Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts.
(a)Automatic Reduction and Termination. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, the Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts of each Lender shall be automatically reduced to zero at 5:00 p.m. on the Facility Termination Date.
(b)Optional Reductions. At any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have the right to terminate or reduce the unused amount of the Facility Amount at any time or from time to time concurrently with the payment of any applicable Facility Reduction Fee payable in connection therewith upon not less than two (2) Business Days’ prior notice to the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent of each such termination or reduction, which notice shall specify the effective date of such termination or reduction and the amount of any such reduction; provided that (i) the amount of any such reduction of the Facility Amount shall be equal to at least $500,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the remaining unused portion thereof, (ii) no such reduction will reduce the Facility Amount below the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at such time and (y) the positive difference, if any, between the Revolving Exposure at such time and the amount in the Revolving Reserve Account and (iii) no Facility Reduction Fee shall be payable if a Non-Approval Event has occurred and is continuing or if the reduction occurs in connection with a refinancing of all or a portion of the facility by BNP Paribas or any affiliate thereof. Such
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notice of termination or reduction shall be irrevocable and effective only upon receipt and shall be applied pro rata to reduce the respective Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts of each Lender. Except as otherwise set forth herein, upon the occurrence of the Collection Date, this Agreement shall terminate automatically.
(c)Effect of Termination or Reduction. The Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts of the Lenders once terminated or reduced may not be reinstated. Each reduction of the Facility Amount pursuant to this Section 2.07 shall be applied ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts.
Section 2.3Maximum Lawful Rate. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the interest on the Advances shall not exceed the maximum rate permissible under Applicable Law. Accordingly, anything herein or in any Note to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event any interest is charged to, collected from or received from or on behalf of the Borrower by the Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto in excess of such maximum lawful rate, then the excess of such payment over that maximum shall be applied first to the payment of amounts then due and owing by the Borrower to the Secured Parties under this Agreement (other than in respect of principal of and interest on the Advances) and then to the reduction of the outstanding principal amount of the Advances of the Borrower.
Section 2.4Several Obligations. The failure of any Lender to make any Advance to be made by it on the date specified therefor shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation to make its Advance on such date. Neither Agent shall be responsible for the failure of any Lender to make any Advance, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make an Advance required to be made by such other Lender.
Section 2.10Increased Costs.
(a)Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i)impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, compulsory loan, insurance charge, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for account of, or credit extended by, any Affected Person;
(ii)subject any Affected Person to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes and (B) Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)impose on any Affected Person or the London interbank market or any other market relevant to any Applicable Index any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes), affecting this Agreement or Advances made by such Affected Person by reference to the Applicable Index or any participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Affected Person of making, continuing, converting into or maintaining any Advance made by reference to the Applicable Index (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Advance) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Affected Person hereunder (whether of
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principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Person for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered as specified in a certificate delivered to the Borrower pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 2.10.
(b)Capital Requirements. If any Affected Person determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Affected Person’s capital or on the capital of such Affected Person’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Advances made by such Affected Person to a level below that which such Affected Person or such Affected Person’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Affected Person’s policies and the policies of such Affected Person’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity coverage), by an amount deemed to be material by such Affected Person, then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Affected Person in Dollars, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Person or such Affected Person’s holding company for any such reduction suffered or charge imposed; provided that the amounts payable under this Section 2.10(b) shall be without duplication of amounts payable under Section 13.03 and shall not include any Indemnified Taxes or Excluded Taxes.
(c)Certificates from Lenders. A certificate of an Affected Person setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such demand and the amount or amounts, in Dollars, necessary to compensate such Affected Person or its holding company as specified in clause (a) or (b) of this Section 2.10 shall be promptly delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such amount shown as due on any such certificate on the next Payment Date after receipt thereof.
(d)Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Affected Person to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall not constitute a waiver of such Affected Person’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate an Affected Person pursuant to this Section 2.10 for any costs, reductions, penalties or interest incurred more than nine months prior to the date that such Affected Person notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to any increased costs or reductions and of such Affected Person’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
(e)Lending Office. Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the Borrower’s obligation to pay additional amounts to a Lender pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 2.10, such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate a different lending office if such designation would reduce or obviate the obligations of the Borrower to make future payments of such additional amounts; provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no unreimbursed cost or material legal or regulatory disadvantage (as reasonably determined by such Lender), with the object of avoiding future consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such provision.
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Section 2.11Compensation; Breakage Payments. The Borrower agrees to compensate each Affected Person from time to time, on the Payment Date (or on the applicable date of prepayment) immediately following such Affected Person’s written request (which request shall set forth the basis for requesting such amounts) in accordance with the Priority of Payments, for all reasonable and documented actual losses, expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid by such Affected Person to lenders of funds borrowed to make or carry an Advance bearing interest that was computed by reference to the Applicable Index and any loss sustained by such Affected Person in connection with the re-employment of such funds but excluding loss of anticipated profits), which such Affected Person may sustain: (i) if for any reason (including any failure of a condition precedent set forth in Article III but excluding a default by the applicable Lender) any Advance bearing interest that was computed by reference to the Applicable Index by the Borrower does not occur on the Borrowing Date specified therefor in the applicable Notice of Borrowing delivered by the Borrower, and (ii) if any payment or prepayment of any Advance bearing interest that was computed by reference to the Applicable Index is not made on a Payment Date or pursuant to a Notice of Prepayment given by the Borrower. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.11 submitted to the Borrower by any Lender (with a copy to the Agents, and accompanied by a reasonably detailed calculation of such amounts and a description of the basis for requesting such amounts) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
Section 2.12Inability to Determine Rates; XXXXX Market Disruption and Cost of Funds.
(a)With respect to any Advance other than a GBP Advance, if, prior to the first day of any Interest Accrual Period or prior to the date of any Advance, as applicable, the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) the Applicable Index (other than Adjusted Cumulative Compounded XXXXX) for the applicable Advances cannot be determined pursuant to the definition of such Applicable Index, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and each Lender; provided that the Administrative Agent has made a similar determination with respect to similarly situated borrowers in similar facilities. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Advances based upon the Applicable Index (other than Adjusted Cumulative Compounded XXXXX) will be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice; provided that new Dollar Advances and Non-Dollar Advances may be made at, and existing Dollar Advances and Non-Dollar Advances would be maintained and converted to bear interest at, the Base Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.12 shall not apply during a Benchmark Unavailability Period.
(b)With respect to any GBP Advance:
(i)If (A) there is no applicable XXXXX or Central Bank Rate for the purposes of calculating the Cumulative Compounded XXXXX Rate for an RFR Banking Day during an Interest Accrual Period for a GBP Advance, or (B) the Administrative Agent receives notifications before the XXXXX Reporting Time for such GBP Advance from a Lender or Lenders (in each case, whose aggregate participations in such GBP Advance exceed 50% of such GBP Advance) that its cost of funds relating to its participation in such GBP Advance would be in excess of the Adjusted Cumulative Compounded XXXXX
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Rate, each Lender’s share of such GBP Advance shall instead accrue interest at the percentage rate per annum which is equal to the weighted average of the rates notified to the Administrative Agent by each Lender as soon as practicable and in any event by the XXXXX Reporting Time for such GBP Advance, in each case, expressed as a percentage rate per annum equal to such Xxxxxx’s cost of funds relating to its participation in such GBP Advance (with respect to each Lender, each such rate, its “Funding Rate”).
(ii)If this Section 2.12(b) applies and the Administrative Agent or the Borrower so requires, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than thirty days or such longer period as agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) with a view to agreeing on a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest
(iii)Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to clause (ii) above shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all parties hereto.
(iv)If the circumstances set forth in clause (i)(B) above exist and (A) a Lender’s Funding Rate is less than the Adjusted Cumulative Compounded XXXXX Xxxx; or (B) a Lender does not notify a rate to the Administrative Agent by the relevant XXXXX Reporting Time, such Xxxxxx’s Funding Rate relating to its participation in such GBP Advance shall be deemed, for the purposes of calculating the weighted average pursuant to clause (i) above, to be the Adjusted Cumulative Compounded XXXXX Xxxx for such GBP Advance.
(v)Subject to clause (iv) above, if this Section 2.12(b) applies but any Lender does not notify a rate to the Administrative Agent by the XXXXX Reporting Time for the relevant GBP Advance, the rate of interest shall be calculated on the basis of the rates notified by the remaining Lenders.
(vi)If this Section 2.12(b) applies the Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and each Lender.
Section 2.13Rescission or Return of Payment. The Borrower agrees that, if at any time (including after the occurrence of the Final Maturity Date) all or any part of any payment theretofore made by it to any Secured Party or any designee of a Secured Party is or must be rescinded or returned for any reason whatsoever (including the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates), the obligation of the Borrower to make such payment to such Secured Party shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, to the extent that such payment is or must be rescinded or returned, be deemed to have continued in existence and this Agreement and any other applicable Facility Document shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, as to such obligations, all as though such payment had not been made.
Section 2.14Post-Default Interest. The Borrower shall pay interest on all Obligations (other than any Administrative Expenses) that are not paid when due (after taking into account any applicable grace periods) for the period from the due date thereof until the date the same is paid in full at the Post-Default Rate. Interest payable at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable on each Payment Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments.
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Section 2.15Payments Generally. (a) All amounts owing and payable to any Secured Party, any Affected Person or any Indemnified Party, in respect of the Advances and other Obligations, including the principal thereof, interest, fees, indemnities, expenses or other amounts payable under this Agreement or any other Facility Document, shall be paid by the Borrower to the applicable recipient in the applicable Available Currency, in immediately available funds, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, and all without counterclaim, setoff, deduction, defense, abatement, suspension or deferment. Each Lender shall provide wire instructions to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent. All payments made by the Collateral Agent pursuant to a Payment Date Report on any Payment Date shall be wired by the Collateral Agent by 4:00 p.m. on such Payment Date. Prepayments to be made pursuant to Section 2.06 for which the Collateral Agent has received a Notice of Prepayment two (2) Business Days prior to the scheduled date of prepayment shall be wired by the Collateral Agent by 2:00 p.m. on such date. All other payments by the Borrower must be received by the Collateral Agent on or prior to 3:00 p.m. on a Business Day (the Collateral Agent shall then wire such funds to the Lenders by 5:00 p.m. on such Business Day); provided that, payments received by the Collateral Agent after 3:00 p.m. or payments received by the Lenders after 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day will be deemed to have been paid on the next following Business Day. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of Section 6.01, amounts paid by the Borrower shall be deemed received upon payment by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent. At no time will the Collateral Agent have any duty (express or implied) to fund (or front or advance) any amount owing by the Borrower hereunder.
(b)Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all computations of interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed in computing interest on any Advance, the date of the making of the Advance shall be included and the date of payment shall be excluded; provided that, if an Advance is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day’s Interest shall be paid on such Advance; provided further, that with respect to GBP Advances, such computations shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty-five (365) days and the actual number of days elapsed. All computations made by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Facility Document shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(c)Any and all payments made by the Borrower under the Facility Documents shall be made in the applicable Available Currency. Any Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount denominated in a Permitted Currency may be converted by the Collateral Agent into an Available Currency on any Business Day (other than a Payment Date) (x) at the direction of the Servicer so long as no Event of Default exists either prior to or after giving effect to such conversion (as shall be deemed certified by the Servicer upon delivery of any such direction to the Collateral Agent) or (y) if an Event of Default exists, at the direction of the Administrative Agent. The Servicer or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall provide no less than two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent or the Servicer, as applicable, and the Collateral Agent of any such conversion. The Servicer shall instruct the Collateral Agent, no later than two (2) Business Days immediately preceding each Payment Date, to convert amounts on deposit in the applicable Collection Account into each Available Currency (pro rata based on available amounts from each other Available Currency, unless otherwise directed in writing by the Servicer) to the extent necessary to make payments required in each Available Currency hereunder. All risks and expenses incident to such conversion are the responsibility of the Borrower and the Collateral Agent shall have (x) no
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responsibility for fluctuations in exchange rates affecting any Collections or conversion thereof and (y) to the extent it complies with the instructions provided by the Servicer or the Administrative Agent, no liability for any losses incurred or resulting from the rates obtained in such foreign exchange transactions.
Section 2.16Extension of Facility Termination Date. The Borrower shall have an option to extend the Facility Termination Date one time, by not longer than one year, subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (unless otherwise waived by the Administrative Agent and applicable Lenders in their sole discretion):
(a)each of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent consent to the extension in their sole discretion (written notice of such consent to be delivered to Borrower together with the requested extension fee (if applicable) no later than thirty (30) days following receipt of the Extension Request delivered pursuant to clause (e) below; provided that if the Borrower fails to receive such consent from the Administrative Agent or any Lender within such thirty-day period, the Administrative Agent and such Lender, as applicable, shall be deemed to have denied such Extension Request);
(b)as of the effective date of such extension, the representations and warranties of the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Servicer set forth herein and in the other Facility Documents are true and correct in all material respects with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date); provided that if a representation or warranty is qualified as to materiality, with respect to such representation or warranty, the foregoing materiality qualifier shall be disregarded for the purposes of this condition;
(c)the Borrower shall have paid an extension fee to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, in an amount to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and such Lender;
(d)no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date on which the Extension Request is delivered in accordance with the following clause (e) or on the Facility Termination Date then in effect; and
(e)the Borrower shall have delivered an Extension Request with respect to the Facility Termination Date to the Administrative Agent not earlier than one year after the Closing Date and not later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the Facility Termination Date then in effect (which shall be promptly forwarded by Administrative Agent to each Lender).
Section 2.17Defaulting Lenders. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:
(i)That Defaulting Xxxxxx’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 13.01(d).
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(ii)Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Event of Default or Default exists), to the funding of any Advance in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held as cash collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Advances under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to other Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Event of Default or Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Advances in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Advances of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Advances of that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii)For any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender, that Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any Unused Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender).
(b)If the Administrative Agent and the Borrower agree that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Advances of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Advances to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Individual Lender Maximum Funding Amounts, whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Xxxxxx’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
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Section 2.18Benchmark Replacement Setting.
(a)Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Facility Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Xxxxxxx and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.18(a) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(b)Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower) will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Facility Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Facility Document.
(c)Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower, the Lenders, the Servicer and the Equityholder (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower of, (A) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to this Section 2.18 and (B) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.18, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Facility Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.18.
(d)Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Facility Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (x) if any then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or any other Applicable Index) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion in consultation with the Borrower, or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Xxxxxxxxx has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, may modify
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the definition of “Interest Accrual Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (y) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (x) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, may modify the definition of “Interest Accrual Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(e)Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a given Benchmark, the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing, or request for a conversion to or continuation of Advances to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, either (x) the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request for a Dollar Advance or an Advance in Canadian Dollars into a Notice of Borrowing of or request for a conversion to Advances denominated in the applicable currency bearing interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin or (y) any Advance denominated in an Available Currency (other than Dollars or Canadian Dollars) shall be ineffective, as applicable. Furthermore, if any Advance in any Available Currency is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to an Applicable Index applicable to such Advance, then (i) if such Advance is denominated in Dollars or Canadian Dollars, then on the last day of the Interest Accrual Period applicable to such Advance (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), such Advance shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, an Advance denominated in Dollars or Canadian Dollars, as applicable, bearing interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin on such day or (ii) if such Advance is denominated in any Available Currency (other than Dollars or Canadian Dollars), then such Advance shall, on the last day of the Interest Accrual Period applicable to such Advance (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), at the Borrower’s election prior to such day, (A) be prepaid by the Borrower on such day or (B) be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and (subject to the remainder of this subclause (B)) shall constitute, an Advance denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Available Currency) bearing interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin on such day (it being understood and agreed that if the Borrower does not so prepay such Advance on such day by 12:00 noon, New York City time, the Administrative Agent is authorized to effect such conversion of such Advance into an Advance denominated in Dollars bearing interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin), and, in the case of such subclause (B), upon any subsequent implementation of a Benchmark Replacement in respect of such Available Currency pursuant to this Section 2.18, such Advance denominated in Dollars bearing interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin shall then be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, an Advance denominated in such original Available Currency (in an amount equal to the equivalent in such currency of such Available Currency) on the day of such implementation, giving effect to such Benchmark Replacement in respect of such Available Currency.
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(f)Initial Benchmark Conforming Changes. In connection with the use or administration of any Benchmark, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Facility Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Facility Document. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of any Benchmark,
(g)Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section 2.18:
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Available Currency, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Accrual Period” pursuant to this Section 2.18.
“Benchmark Replacement” means with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for any applicable Available Currency syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Available Currency at such time.
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"Benchmark Replacement Date" means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark for any Available Currency:
(1)in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(2)in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date;
For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) above with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Available Currency, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1)a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB, any other Relevant Governmental Body, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component thereof), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component thereof), in each case which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such
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component thereof) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark for any Available Currency, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Benchmark has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any other Facility Document in accordance with this Section 2.18 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any other Facility Document in accordance with this Section 2.18.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of an initial Benchmark or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of the definition of “Business Day”, the definition of “RFR Business Day”, the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, the definition of “Interest Accrual Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borower, decides in its reasonable discretion may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration
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thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents).
“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Financial Stability Board” means the Financial Stability Board established after the X00 Xxxxxx summit in April 2009 as a successor to the Financial Stability Forum.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Applicable Index.
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (1) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, the Federal Reserve Board or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the NYFRB or any successor thereto and (2) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, any Available Currency other than Dollars, (i) the central bank for the currency in which such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts are denominated, or calculated with respect to, or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (ii) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (A) the central bank for the currency in which such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts are denominated, or calculated with respect to, (B) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (C) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (D) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.
“SOFR” means a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
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ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to Initial Advance. The obligation of each Lender to make its initial Advance hereunder shall be subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 and the conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received on or before the Closing Date the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(a)each of the Facility Documents (other than the Collateral Agent Fee Letter, which shall be delivered directly to the Collateral Agent) duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto, which shall each be in full force and effect;
(b)true and complete copies of the Constituent Documents of the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Servicer as in effect on the Closing Date;
(c)a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (i) as to its Constituent Documents, (ii) as to its resolutions or other action of its member approving this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (iii) that its representations and warranties set forth in the Facility Documents to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), (iv) that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (v) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each of its Responsible Officers authorized to execute the Facility Documents to which it is a party;
(d)[Reserved];
(e)[Reserved];
(f)a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Servicer certifying (i) as to its Constituent Documents, (ii) as to its resolutions or other action of its board of directors or members approving this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (iii) that its representations and warranties set forth in the Facility Documents to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), and (iv) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each of its Responsible Officers authorized to execute the Facility Documents to which it is a party;
(g)financing statements (or the equivalent thereof in any applicable foreign jurisdiction, as applicable) in proper form for filing on the Closing Date, under the UCC with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and any other applicable filing office in any applicable jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent deems necessary or desirable in order to perfect the interests in the Collateral contemplated by this Agreement;
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(h)copies of proper financing statement amendments (or the equivalent thereof in any applicable foreign jurisdiction, as applicable), if any, necessary to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in the Collateral previously granted by the Borrower, the Equityholder or any transferor;
(i)legal opinions (addressed to each of the Secured Parties) of counsel to the Borrower, the Equityholder, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent and the Custodian, covering such matters as the Administrative Agent and its counsel shall reasonably request;
(j)evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all of the Covered Accounts shall have been established, and the Account Control Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary and shall be in full force and effect;
(k)evidence that (i) all invoiced fees and expenses due and payable to each Lender on or prior to the Closing Date have been received or will be received contemporaneously with the Closing Date; (ii) the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of Cadwalader, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (to the extent invoiced on or prior the Closing Date) shall have been paid by the Borrower; and (iii) all other reasonable and documented up-front expenses and fees (including legal fees of outside counsel and any fees required under the Collateral Agent Fee Letter) that are invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date shall have been paid by the Borrower;
(l)delivery of such Collateral (including any promissory note, executed assignment agreements and Word or pdf copies of the principal credit agreement for each initial Collateral Loan, to the extent received by the Borrower) in accordance with the Custodian Agreement shall have been effected;
(m)a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying to the effect that, in the case of each item of Collateral pledged to the Collateral Agent, on the Closing Date and, in the case of clauses (i) through (iii) below, immediately prior to the delivery thereof on the Closing Date:
(n)the Borrower is the owner of such Collateral free and clear of any Liens except for those which are being released on the Closing Date or Permitted Liens;
(o)the Borrower has not assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered any interest in such Collateral (or, if any such interest has been assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered, it has been released) other than Permitted Liens or interests granted pursuant to this Agreement; and
(p)upon the grant by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent has a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral, except Permitted Liens or as permitted by this Agreement; and
(q)such other opinions, instruments, certificates and documents from the Borrower as the Agents or any Lender shall have reasonably requested.
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Section 3,02 Conditions Precedent to Each Advance. The obligation of each Lender to make each Advance to be made by it (including the initial Advance) on each Borrowing Date shall be subject to the fulfillment (or written waiver) of the following conditions; provided that the conditions described in clauses (d) and (e) (other than a Default or Event of Default described in Section 6.01(i)) below need not be satisfied if the proceeds of the Advance are used to fund Revolving Collateral Loans or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans then owned by the Borrower to fund the Revolving Reserve Account to the extent required under Section 8.04:
(a)subject to Section 2.02, the Administrative Agent must have received and approved an Approval Request for the loan(s) the Borrower intends to purchase with the proceeds of the Advance and such approval has not expired or been rescinded or the loan(s) the Borrower intends to purchase with the proceeds of the Advance must be on the current Approved List;
(b)the Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing with respect to such Advance (including the Borrowing Base Calculation Statement attached thereto, all duly completed) delivered in accordance with Section 2.03;
(c)immediately before and after the making of such Advance on the applicable Borrowing Date, the Minimum OC Coverage Test shall be satisfied (as demonstrated on the Borrowing Base Calculation Statement attached to such Notice of Borrowing) and the Collateral Quality Test will be satisfied, maintained or improved;
(d)each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower, the Servicer and the Equityholder contained in the Facility Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such Borrowing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date as if made on such date);
(e)no Default, Event of Default, Potential Servicer Removal Event or Servicer Removal Event shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the making of such Advance or shall result upon the making of such Advance;
(f)the Reinvestment Period shall not have terminated;
(g)after giving effect to any Advance of an Available Currency not denominated in Dollars, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all Advances denominated in an Available Currency other than Dollars shall not exceed the Non-Dollar Sublimit;
(h)after giving effect to such Advance, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Advances shall not exceed an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the Maximum Facility Amount; and
(i)after giving effect to such Advance, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Advances shall not exceed an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of:
(i)the Aggregate Net Collateral Balance, minus
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(ii)the Minimum Equity Amount, plus
(iii)the aggregate amounts on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount constituting Principal Proceeds.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Secured Parties on and as of each Measurement Date, as follows:
(a)Due Organization. It is a limited liability company duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full power and authority to own and operate its assets and properties, conduct the business in which it is now engaged and to execute and deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(b)Due Qualification. It is duly qualified to do business and, to the extent applicable, is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the nature of its business, assets and properties, including the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the other Facility Documents to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents, requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery; Legal, Xxxxx and Binding; Enforceability. The execution and delivery by it of, and the performance of its obligations under, the Facility Documents to which it is a party and the other instruments, certificates and agreements contemplated thereby are within its powers and have been duly authorized by all requisite action by it and have been duly executed and delivered by it and constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(d)[Reserved.]
(e)Non-Contravention. None of the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, the Advances or the pledge of the Collateral hereunder, the consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, or compliance by it with the terms, conditions and provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under its Constituent Documents or (ii) conflict with or contravene in any material respect, and with respect to clause (B), result in the creation of a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) under, (A) any Applicable Law, (B) any indenture, agreement or other contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets, including any Related Document, or (C) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or any of its assets or properties.
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(f)Governmental Authorizations; Private Authorizations; Governmental Filings. It has obtained, maintained and kept in full force and effect all material Governmental Authorizations and material Private Authorizations which are necessary for it to properly carry out its business, and made all material Governmental Filings necessary for the execution and delivery by it of the Facility Documents to which it is a party, the Advances under this Agreement, the pledge of the Collateral under this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(g)Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. It has duly observed and complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the conduct of its business and its assets. It has preserved and kept in full force and effect its legal existence. It has preserved and kept in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)Location. Its office in which it maintains its limited liability company books and records is located at the addresses set forth on Schedule 5. Its registered office and jurisdiction of organization is the jurisdiction referred to in Section 4.01(a).
(i)Investment Company Act. Neither it nor the pool of Collateral is required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.
(j)ERISA. Neither it nor any member of the ERISA Group has, or during the past six years had, any liability or obligation with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(k)Taxes. It is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It has filed all income tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by it, if any, and has paid all income taxes and all other material taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, if any, or pursuant to any assessment received by any such Person other than any such taxes, assessments or charges that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.
(l)Filings and Stamp Taxes. This Agreement is in proper legal form under the applicable law of the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of the Borrower for the enforcement hereof or thereof against the Borrower, and to ensure legality, validity, enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence of this Agreement it is not necessary that (i) this Agreement, or any other document be filed, registered or recorded with, or executed or notarized before, any court or other authority in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of the Borrower or (ii) that any registration charge or stamp or similar tax be paid in any jurisdiction on or in respect of this Agreement or any other document.
(m)Plan Assets. Its assets are not treated and during the term of this Agreement will not be treated as “plan assets” for purposes of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101 and Section 3(42) of ERISA (the “Plan Asset Rule”) and the Collateral is not and during the term of this Agreement will not be deemed to be “plan assets” for purposes of the Plan Asset Rule.
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(n)Solvency. After giving effect to each Advance hereunder, and the disbursement of the proceeds of such Advance, it is and will be Solvent.
(o)Representations Relating to the Collateral. (i) It owns and has good and marketable legal and beneficial title to all Collateral Loans and other Collateral free and clear of any Lien or claim of any Person, other than Permitted Liens;
(ii)except for Permitted Liens or as contemplated by the Facility Documents, it has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral. It has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements or any equivalent filing in any applicable jurisdiction against it that include a description of collateral covering the Collateral other than any financing statement or any equivalent filing in any applicable jurisdiction relating to the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder, relating to assets sold or contributed to any Person not prohibited hereunder, relating to the closing of a Permitted Refinancing or a Permitted Securitization contemplated by Section 10.01(e) or that has been terminated; and it is not aware of any judgment, PBGC liens or tax lien filings against it or any of its assets;
(iii)the Collateral constitutes Money, Cash, accounts (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(2) of the UCC), Instruments, general intangibles (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC), Uncertificated Securities, Certificated Securities or Security Entitlements to Financial Assets resulting from the crediting of Financial Assets to a “securities account” (as defined in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC);
(iv)all Covered Accounts constitute “deposit accounts” as defined in Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC, or “securities accounts” under Section 8-501(a) of the UCC;
(v)this Agreement creates a valid, continuing and, upon Delivery of Collateral, filing of the financing statements referred to in clause (viii) below and execution of the Account Control Agreement, perfected security interest (as defined in Section 1-201(37) of the UCC) in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit and security of the Secured Parties, which security interest is prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and claims and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from it, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(vi)it has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of the Related Documents in respect of such Collateral to the pledge hereunder to the Collateral Agent of its interest and rights in such Collateral;
(vii)with respect to the Collateral that constitutes Security Entitlements, all such Collateral has been and will have been credited to the applicable Covered Account and the Securities Intermediary for each Covered Account has agreed to treat all assets credited to such Covered Account as Financial Assets;
(viii)with respect to Collateral that constitutes accounts or general intangibles (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC), it has caused or will have caused, on or prior to
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the Closing Date, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit and security of the Secured Parties, hereunder (which it hereby agrees may be an “all assets” filing);
(ix)it has taken all steps necessary to enable the Collateral Agent to obtain “control” (within the meaning of the UCC) with respect to each Covered Account;
(x)the Covered Accounts are in its name and not in the name of any other Person. It has not instructed the Securities Intermediary of any Covered Account to comply with the entitlement order of any Person other than the Collateral Agent; provided that, until the Collateral Agent delivers a notice of exclusive control, it and the Servicer may cause Cash in the Covered Accounts to be invested in Eligible Investments, and the proceeds thereof to be paid and distributed in accordance with this Agreement; and
(xi)each Collateral Loan was originated without any fraud or material misrepresentation by the Equityholder or, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, on the part of the Obligor.
(p)Eligibility. (i) The information contained in each Notice of Borrowing delivered pursuant to Section 2.03, is an accurate and complete listing of all Collateral Loans included in the Collateral as of the related Borrowing Date and the information contained therein with respect to the identity of such Collateral Loan and the amounts owing thereunder is true, correct and complete as of the related Borrowing Date and (ii) with respect to each Collateral Loan included in any calculation of the Borrowing Base or OC Ratio, such Collateral Loan is an Eligible Collateral Loan at such time; provided that, notwithstanding anything to contrary contained herein, to the extent any such Collateral Loan is repurchased or otherwise removed from the Borrowing Base pursuant to the Contribution Agreement or the Master Participation Agreement, as applicable, then no such breach of the foregoing clause (ii) shall constitute an Event of Default or other breach of this Agreement.
(q)Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Terrorism Laws. None of the Borrower, its subsidiaries, their respective directors or officers, or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, their respective employees or Persons Controlling or Controlled by the Borrower has engaged in any activity or conduct which would violate any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering laws, regulations or rules in any applicable jurisdiction and the Borrower has instituted and maintains policies and procedures designed to prevent violation of such laws, regulations and rules.
(r)Sanctions. None of the Borrower, its subsidiaries, their respective directors or officers, or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, their respective employees or Persons Controlling or Controlled by the Borrower is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are: (i) the target of any Sanctions, including any government or governmental agency that is the subject of Sanctions broadly prohibiting dealings with such government or government agency (a “Sanctioned Person”) or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions broadly prohibiting dealings with such government, country, or territory (a “Sanctioned Country”).
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(s)No Default. Neither it nor any of its subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any contractual obligation or restriction that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(t)No Proceedings. There is no litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of any Facility Document to which it is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any Facility Document to which it is a party or (iii) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(u)Information. All information heretofore or hereafter furnished by it or on its behalf to any Secured Party in connection with the Facility Documents or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby is and will be (when taken as a whole) true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date such information is stated or certified and does not and will not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading; provided that solely with respect to information furnished by the Borrower which was provided to the Borrower from an Obligor with respect to a Collateral Loan, such information shall only need to be true, complete and correct to the actual knowledge of the Borrower; provided further that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information represents the Borrower’s good faith estimates as of the date of preparation thereof, based upon methods and data the Borrower believes to be reasonable and accurate, but actual results during the periods covered by such projections may differ materially from such projections.
(v)Procedures. In selecting and disposing of the Collateral, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of any Secured Party.
(w)Xxxxxxx Rule. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents do not result in any Lender or the Administrative Agent holding an “ownership interest” in a “covered fund” for purposes of the Xxxxxxx Rule.
(x)Set-Off, Etc. No Collateral Loan has been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, set-off or modified by the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Obligor thereof (except, with respect to the Obligor only, if such action has occurred to a Collateral Loan without the consent of the Borrower or the Equityholder), and no Collateral Loan is subject to compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, subordination, rescission, set–off, counterclaim, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, deduction, reduction, termination or modification, whether arising out of transactions concerning such Collateral Loan or otherwise, by the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Obligor with respect thereto (except, with respect to the Obligor only, if such action has occurred to a Collateral Loan without the consent of the Borrower or the Equityholder), except for any Material Modification or amendments, extensions or modifications to such Collateral Loan otherwise permitted under Section 11.04(b) and in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
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Section 4,02 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. The Servicer represents and warrants to each of the other Secured Parties on and as of each Measurement Date, as follows:
(a)Due Organization. It is a limited liability company duly formed and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, with full power and authority to own and operate its assets and properties, conduct the business in which it is now engaged and to execute and deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(b)Due Qualification. It is duly qualified to do business and, to the extent applicable, is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the nature of its business, assets and properties, including the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the other Facility Documents to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents, requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery; Legal, Xxxxx and Binding; Enforceability. The execution and delivery by it of, and the performance of its obligations under the Facility Documents to which it is a party and the other instruments, certificates and agreements contemplated thereby are within its powers and have been duly authorized by all requisite action by it and have been duly executed and delivered by it and constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(d)[Reserved.]
(e)Non-Contravention. None of the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, the consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, or compliance by it with the terms, conditions and provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under its Constituent Documents or (ii) conflict with or contravene in any material respect, and with respect to clause (B), result in the creation of a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) under, (A) any Applicable Law, (B) any indenture, agreement or other contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets, including any Related Document, or (C) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or any of its assets or properties, except, in the case of clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, where such conflict, contravention, breach, violation or default could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)Governmental Authorizations; Private Authorizations; Governmental Filings. It has obtained, maintained and kept in full force and effect all material Governmental Authorizations and material Private Authorizations which are necessary for it to properly carry out its business, and made all material Governmental Filings necessary for the execution and
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delivery by it of the Facility Documents to which it is a party and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(g)Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. It has duly observed and complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the conduct of its business and its assets. It has preserved and kept in full force and effect its legal existence. It has preserved and kept in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)[Reserved.]
(i)Taxes. It has filed all income tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by it, if any, and has paid all income taxes and all other material taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, if any, or pursuant to any assessment received by any such Person other than any such taxes, assessments or charges that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.
(j)[Reserved.]
(k)Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Terrorism Laws. None of the Servicer, its subsidiaries, their respective directors or officers, or, to the best knowledge of the Servicer, their respective employees or Persons Controlling or Controlled by the Servicer has engaged in any activity or conduct which would violate any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering laws, regulations or rules in any applicable jurisdiction and the Servicer has instituted and maintains policies and procedures designed to prevent violation of such laws, regulations and rules.
(l)Sanctions. None of the Servicer, its subsidiaries, their respective directors or officers, or, to the best knowledge of the Servicer, their respective employees or Persons Controlling or Controlled by the Servicer is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are: (i) a Sanctioned Person or (ii) located, organized or resident in, or whose government is, a Sanctioned Country.
(m)[Reserved.]
(n)No Proceedings. There is no litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of any Facility Document to which it is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any Facility Document to which it is a party or (iii) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o)Information. All information heretofore or hereafter furnished by it or on its behalf to any Secured Party in connection with the Facility Documents or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby is and will be (when taken as a whole) true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date such information is stated or certified and does not and will not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not
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misleading; provided that solely with respect to information furnished by the Servicer which was provided to the Servicer from an Obligor with respect to a Collateral Loan, such information shall only need to be true, complete and correct to the actual knowledge of the Servicer; provided further that, with respect to projected financial information, the Servicer represents only that such information represents the Servicer’s good faith estimates as of the date of preparation thereof, based upon methods and data the Servicer believes to be reasonable and accurate, but actual results during the periods covered by such projections may differ materially from such projections.
(p)Procedures. In selecting and disposing of the Collateral, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of any Secured Party.
1.Representations and Warranties of the Equityholder. The Equityholder represents and warrants to each of the other Secured Parties on and as of each Measurement Date, as follows:
(a)Due Organization. It is a limited liability company duly formed and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, with full power and authority to own and operate its assets and properties, conduct the business in which it is now engaged and to execute and deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(b)Due Qualification. It is duly qualified to do business and, to the extent applicable, is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the nature of its business, assets and properties, including the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the other Facility Documents to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents, requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery; Legal, Xxxxx and Binding; Enforceability. The execution and delivery by it of, and the performance of its obligations under the Facility Documents to which it is a party and the other instruments, certificates and agreements contemplated thereby are within its powers and have been duly authorized by all requisite action by it and have been duly executed and delivered by it and constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(d)Investment Company Act. It (i) is not required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act and (ii) has elected to be regulated as a “business development company” for purposes of the Investment Company Act.
(e)Non-Contravention. None of the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, the consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, or compliance by it with the terms, conditions and provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, or
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constitute a default under its Constituent Documents or (ii) conflict with or contravene in any material respect, and with respect to clause (B), result in the creation of a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) under, (A) any Applicable Law, (B) any indenture, agreement or other contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets, including any Related Document, or (C) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or any of its assets or properties, except, in the case of clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, where such conflict, contravention, breach, violation or default could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)Governmental Authorizations; Private Authorizations; Governmental Filings. It has obtained, maintained and kept in full force and effect all material Governmental Authorizations and material Private Authorizations which are necessary for it to properly carry out its business, and made all material Governmental Filings necessary for the execution and delivery by it of the Facility Documents to which it is a party and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(g)Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. It has duly observed and complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the conduct of its business and its assets. It has preserved and kept in full force and effect its legal existence. It has preserved and kept in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)[Reserved.]
(i)Taxes. It has filed all income tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by it, if any, and has paid all income taxes and all other material taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, if any, or pursuant to any assessment received by any such Person other than any such taxes, assessments or charges that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.
(j)Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Terrorism Laws. None of the Equityholder, its subsidiaries, their respective directors or officers, or, to the best knowledge of the Equityholder, their respective employees or Persons Controlling or Controlled by the Equityholder has engaged in any activity or conduct which would violate any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering laws, regulations or rules in any applicable jurisdiction and the Equityholder has instituted and maintains policies and procedures designed to prevent violation of such laws, regulations and rules.
(k)Sanctions. None of the Equityholder, its subsidiaries, their respective directors or officers, or, to the best knowledge of the Equityholder, their respective employees or Persons Controlling or Controlled by the Equityholder is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are: (i) a Sanctioned Person or (ii) located, organized or resident in, or whose government is, a Sanctioned Country.
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(l)No Default. Neither it nor any of its subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any contractual obligation or restriction that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m)No Proceedings. There is no litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of any Facility Document to which it is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any Facility Document to which it is a party or (iii) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n)Information. All information heretofore or hereafter furnished by it or on its behalf in its capacity as Equityholder to any Secured Party in connection with the Facility Documents or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby is and will be (when taken as a whole) true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date such information is stated or certified and does not and will not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
(o)Originator. It is an “originator” for the purposes of the Securitisation Regulation in respect of the Retention Holder Originated Collateral Loans.
(p)Establishment. It has established, and, in its capacity as Servicer, manages the securitisation contemplated by the Facility Documents.
(q)Sole purpose. It (i) is not an entity that has been established or operates for the sole purpose of securitising exposures and (ii) has the capacity to meet its payment obligations from resources not related to the exposures it securitises.
(r)Collateral Loans. As of the date hereof, more than 50% of the Collateral Loans held by the Borrower are Retention Holder Originated Collateral Loans.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
COVENANTS
Section 5.,01 Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower. The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until the Collection Date:
(a)Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. It shall (i) duly observe and comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relative to the conduct of its business or to its assets, (ii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, (iii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) comply with the terms and conditions of each Facility Document to which it is a party, its Constituent Documents and each Related Document to which it is a party and (v) obtain, maintain and keep in full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations, Private Authorizations and Governmental Filings which are necessary to properly carry out its business and the transactions contemplated to be performed by it under the Facility Documents to which it
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is a party, its Constituent Documents and the Related Documents to which it is a party, except, in the case of this clause (v), where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Enforcement.
(i)It shall not take any action that would release any Obligor from any of such Obligor’s material covenants or obligations under any instrument or agreement included in the Collateral, except in the case of (A) repayment of Collateral Loans, (B) subject to the terms of this Agreement, (1) amendments to Collateral Loans in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (2) actions taken in connection with the work out or restructuring of any Collateral Loan in accordance with the provisions hereof, and (C) other actions by the Servicer required hereby or otherwise to the extent not prohibited by, or in conflict with, this Agreement.
(ii)It will perform all of its obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement or any other Facility Document to which such Person is a party.
(c)Further Assurances. It shall promptly upon the reasonable request of either Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent), at its expense, execute and deliver such further instruments and take such further action in order to maintain and protect the Collateral Agent’s first-priority perfected security interest in the Collateral pledged by the Borrower for the benefit of the Secured Parties free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens). At the request of either Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent), it shall promptly take, at the Borrower’s expense, such further action in order to establish and protect the rights, interests and remedies created or intended to be created under this Agreement in favor of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, including all actions which are necessary to (x) enable the Secured Parties to enforce their rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, and (y) effectuate the intent and purpose of, and to carry out the terms of, the Facility Documents.
(d)Financial Statements; Other Information. It shall provide to the Administrative Agent or cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (with enough additional copies for each Lender):
(i)within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Equityholder, an annual report of the Equityholder containing an audited consolidated statement (together with a consolidating schedule showing the balance sheet and income statement of the Borrower) of assets, liabilities, and capital as of the end of such fiscal year, and audited consolidated statements (together with a consolidating schedule showing the balance sheet and income statement of the Borrower) of operations and cash flows, for the year then ended, prepared in accordance with GAAP, each reported on by independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Equityholder and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; provided, that the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i) which are made available via XXXXX, or any successor system of the Securities Exchange
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Commission, in the Equityholder’s annual report on Form 10-K, shall be deemed delivered to the Administrative Agent on the date the Borrower provides or causes to be provided to the Administrative Agent notification that such documents are made available;
(ii)within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Equityholder, an unaudited financial report of the Equityholder containing a consolidated statement (together with a consolidating schedule showing the balance sheet and income statement of the Borrower) of assets, liabilities, and capital, consolidated statements (together with a consolidating schedule showing the balance sheet and income statement of the Borrower) of operations, and a market value report regarding the Equityholder’s investments, in each case for the period then ended, all certified by one of its senior financial officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Equityholder and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; provided, that the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (ii) which are made available via XXXXX, or any successor system of the Securities Exchange Commission, in the Equityholder’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q, shall be deemed delivered to the Administrative Agent on the date the Borrower provides or causes to be provided to the Administrative Agent notification that such documents are made available;
(iii)(x) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower within three Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge of the occurrence and continuance of any (A) Default, (B) Event of Default, (C) event or occurrence that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (D) receipt of notice from the agent on a Collateral Loan that the related Obligor has defaulted (beyond applicable grace periods) in the payment of principal or interest, and (y) a notice from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (which may be by email) within the later of (1) three Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge or (2) fifteen Business Days after the Borrower receives notice of the occurrence and continuance of any (A) Revaluation Event, including any Revaluation Event with respect to a Recurring Revenue Loan or a Cap Adjusted Loan (except that Revaluation Events under clauses (d), (e) and (f) thereof must be notified hereunder within three Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge) or (B) Collateral Loan that ceases to be an Eligible Collateral Loan, in each case setting forth the details thereof and the action, if any, which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(iv)from time to time such additional information regarding the Borrower’s financial position or business and the Collateral (including reasonably detailed calculations of the Minimum OC Coverage Test and the Collateral Quality Test) as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request if reasonably available without undue burden or expense;
(v)promptly after the occurrence of any ERISA Event, notice of such ERISA Event and copies of any material communications with all Governmental Authorities or any Multiemployer Plan received by the Borrower with respect to such ERISA Event;
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(vi)promptly following any reasonable request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer,” anti-money laundering and sanctions rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act;
(vii)within two Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof, provide notice to the Administrative Agent of any settlement of, material judgment (including a material judgment with respect to the liability phase of a bifurcated trial) in or commencement of any material labor controversy, material litigation, material action, material suit or material proceeding before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, directly and adversely affecting in any material respect the Collateral (taken as a whole), the Facility Documents, or any Secured Party’s interest in the Collateral; and
(viii)with respect to each Obligor of a Collateral Loan: (1) within ten (10) Business Days of the completion of the Servicer’s portfolio review of such Obligor (which, for each Obligor shall occur no less frequently than four (4) times per calendar year) (I) the most recent financial reporting packages that correspond to such portfolio review with respect to such Obligor and with respect to each related Collateral Loan (including any attached or included information, statements and calculations) received as of the date of the Servicer’s most recent portfolio review and (II) the internal monitoring report prepared by the Servicer with respect to each Obligor and (2) upon demand by the Administrative Agent, such other information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any Collateral Loan or Obligor (to the extent reasonably available to the Servicer).
(e)Access to Records and Documents. It shall permit the Administrative Agent (or any Person designated by the Administrative Agent as its agent or representative, subject to delivery of standard confidentiality agreements) to, upon reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours, visit and inspect and make copies thereof at reasonable intervals: (i) its books, records and accounts relating to its business, financial condition, operations, assets and its performance under the Facility Documents and the Related Documents and to discuss the foregoing with its and such Person’s officers, partners, employees and accountants, and (ii) the Related Documents with respect to the Collateral; provided that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred, the Borrower shall be responsible for all costs and expenses for only one such visit per fiscal year by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be permitted to schedule such visits on behalf of the Lenders and shall (1) coordinate in good faith with the Lenders to determine dates which are acceptable to a majority of the Lenders and whenever possible occur on one such date as a single group and (2) provide 10 days’ prior notice to the Lenders of any such visit and any Lender shall be permitted to accompany the Administrative Agent in such visit.
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(f)Use of Proceeds. It shall use the proceeds of each Advance made hereunder solely:
(i)to fund or pay the purchase price of Collateral Loans or Eligible Investments acquired by the Borrower in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein (it being understood that the Borrower may request an Advance to fund the applicable Advance Rate of one or more Collateral Loans either on the date of acquisition or at a later time during the Reinvestment Period pursuant to Article II);
(ii)to fund additional extensions of credit under Revolving Collateral Loans and Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans purchased in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(iii)to fund the Revolving Reserve Account on or prior to the Facility Termination Date to the extent the Revolving Reserve Account is required to be funded pursuant to Section 8.04 (and the Borrower shall submit a Notice of Borrowing requesting Advances for a Borrowing Date falling no more than five and no less than one Business Day prior to the Facility Termination Date with a Requested Amount sufficient to fully fund the Revolving Reserve Account under Section 8.04); and
(iv)to make Permitted Distributions or Permitted Tax Distributions.
Without limiting the foregoing, it shall use the proceeds of each Advance in a manner that does not, directly or indirectly, violate any provision of its Constituent Documents or any Applicable Law, including Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X.
(g)Information and Reports. Each Notice of Borrowing, each Payment Date Report and all other written information, reports, certificates and statements furnished by or on behalf of it to any Secured Party for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Facility Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date such information is stated or certified; provided that solely with respect to information furnished by the Borrower which was provided to the Borrower from an Obligor with respect to a Collateral Loan, such information shall only need to be true, complete and correct to the actual knowledge of the Borrower; provided further that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information represents the Borrower’s good faith estimates as of the date of preparation thereof, based upon methods and data the Borrower believes to be reasonable and accurate, but actual results during the periods covered by such projections may differ materially from such projections.
(h)Opinions as to Collateral. On or before each five year anniversary of the Closing Date, at the request of the Administrative Agent, it shall furnish to the Agents an opinion of counsel addressed to the Agents and the Borrower stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, as of the date of such opinion, under the Delaware UCC, the UCC financing statement(s) filed in connection with the lien and security interest created by this Agreement shall remain effective and no additional financing statements, continuation statements or amendments with respect to such financing statement(s) shall be required to be filed in the State of Delaware from the date
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thereof through the next five years to maintain the perfection of the security interest of this Agreement as such security interest otherwise exists on the date thereof.
(i)No Other Business. It shall not engage in any business or activity other than borrowing Advances pursuant to this Agreement, funding, acquiring, owning, holding, administering, selling, enforcing, lending, exchanging, redeeming, pledging, contracting for the management of and otherwise dealing with Collateral Loans, Eligible Investments and the Collateral in connection therewith and entering into and performing its obligations under the Facility Documents, any applicable Related Documents and any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement.
(j)Tax Matters. It shall remain a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It shall (and each Lender hereby agrees to) treat the Advances and the Notes as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes and will take no contrary position, unless otherwise required pursuant to a closing agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or a non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. It will file (or cause to be filed) on a timely basis all income and other material Tax returns required to be filed by it, if any, and will pay all income and other material Taxes due and payable by it and any assessments made against it or any of its property (other than any amount the validity of which is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP are provided on the books of the Borrower).
(k)Compliance with Legal Opinions. The Borrower shall take all other actions necessary to maintain the accuracy of the factual assumptions set forth in the legal opinions of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, as special counsel to the Borrower, issued on the Closing Date and relating to the issues of substantive consolidation.
Section 5,02 Covenants of the Servicer. The Servicer covenants and agrees that, until the Collection Date:
(a)Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. It shall (i) duly observe and comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relative to the conduct of its business or to its assets, (ii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, (iii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) comply with the terms and conditions of each Facility Document to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents and (v) obtain, maintain and keep in full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations, Private Authorizations and Governmental Filings which are necessary to properly carry out its business and the transactions contemplated to be performed by it under the Facility Documents to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents, except, in the case of this clause (v), where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Enforcement. It shall not take any action that would release any Obligor from any of such Obligor’s material covenants or obligations under any instrument or agreement included in the Collateral, except in the case of (A) repayment of Collateral Loans, (B) subject to the terms of this Agreement, (1) amendments to Collateral Loans in accordance with the
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Servicing Standard and (2) actions taken in connection with the work out or restructuring of any Collateral Loan in accordance with the provisions hereof, and (C) other actions by the Servicer required hereby or otherwise to the extent not prohibited by, or in conflict with, this Agreement.
(c)Further Assurances. It shall promptly upon the reasonable request of either Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent), at its expense, execute and deliver such further instruments and take such further action in order to maintain and protect the Collateral Agent’s first-priority perfected security interest in the Collateral pledged by the Borrower for the benefit of the Secured Parties free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens). At the request of either Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent), it shall promptly take, at the Borrower’s expense, such further action in order to establish and protect the rights, interests and remedies created or intended to be created under this Agreement in favor of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, including all actions which are necessary to (x) enable the Secured Parties to enforce their rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, and (y) effectuate the intent and purpose of, and to carry out the terms of, the Facility Documents.
(d)Other Information. It shall provide to the Administrative Agent or cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent:
(i)(x) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Servicer within three (3) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Servicer obtains actual knowledge of the occurrence and continuance of any (A) Default, (B) Event of Default, (C) Potential Servicer Removal Event, (D) Servicer Removal Event, (E) event or occurrence that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (F) receipt of notice from the agent on a Collateral Loan that the related Obligor has defaulted (beyond applicable grace periods) in the payment of principal or interest, and (y) a notice from a Responsible Officer of the Servicer (which may be by email) within the later of (1) three Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Servicer obtains actual knowledge or (2) fifteen Business Days after the Borrower receives notice of the occurrence and continuance of any (A) Revaluation Event, including any Revaluation Event with respect to a Recurring Revenue Loan or a Cap Adjusted Loan (except that Revaluation Events under clauses (d), (e) and (f) thereof must be notified hereunder within three Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Servicer obtains actual knowledge), (B) Material Modification or (C) Collateral Loan that ceases to be an Eligible Collateral Loan, in each case setting forth the details thereof and the action, if any, which the Servicer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(ii)from time to time such additional information regarding the Collateral (including reasonably detailed calculations of the Minimum OC Coverage Test and the Collateral Quality Test) as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request if reasonably available without undue burden or expense;
(iii)a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement on (A) each date on which the Servicer sells or substitutes (or commits to sell or substitute, as the case may be) any Collateral Loan and (B) each other date reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent upon at least two (2) Business Days’ notice to the Servicer;
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(iv)promptly following any reasonable request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer,” anti-money laundering and sanctions rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act; and
(v)within two (2) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Servicer obtains actual knowledge thereof, provide notice to the Administrative Agent of any settlement of, material judgment (including a material judgment with respect to the liability phase of a bifurcated trial) in or commencement of any material labor controversy, material litigation, material action, material suit or material proceeding before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, directly and adversely affecting in any material respect the Collateral (taken as a whole), the Facility Documents, or any Secured Party’s interest in the Collateral.
(e)Access to Records and Documents. It shall permit the Administrative Agent (or any Person designated by the Administrative Agent as its agent or representative, subject to delivery of standard confidentiality agreements) to, upon reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours, visit and inspect and make copies thereof at reasonable intervals its books, records and accounts relating to the Collateral, the Borrower, the Facility Documents and the performance of the Servicer under the Facility Documents and to discuss the foregoing with its and such Person’s applicable officers, partners, employees and accountants; provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred the Borrower shall be responsible for all costs and expenses for only one such visit per fiscal year by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be permitted to schedule such visits on behalf of the Lenders and shall (1) coordinate in good faith with the Lenders to determine dates which are acceptable to a majority of the Lenders and whenever possible occur on one such date as a single group and (2) provide 10 days’ prior notice to the Lenders of any such visit and any Lender shall be permitted to accompany the Administrative Agent in such visit.
(f)Information and Reports. Each Notice of Borrowing, each Payment Date Report and all other written information, reports, certificates and statements furnished by or on behalf of it to any other Secured Party for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Facility Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date such information is stated or certified; provided that solely with respect to information furnished by the Servicer which was provided to the Servicer from an Obligor with respect to a Collateral Loan, such information shall only need to be true, complete and correct to the actual knowledge of the Servicer; provided further that, with respect to projected financial information, the Servicer represents only that such information represents the Servicer’s good faith estimates as of the date of preparation thereof, based upon methods and data the Servicer believes to be reasonable and accurate, but actual results during the periods covered by such projections may differ materially from such projections.
(g) Collections. It shall direct any agent or administrative agent for any Collateral Loan to remit all payments and collections with respect to such Collateral Loan and, if
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applicable, to direct the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Loan to remit all such payments and collections with respect to such Collateral Loan directly to the Collection Account.
(h) Priority of Payments. It shall instruct the Collateral Agent to apply all Interest Proceeds and Principal Proceeds solely in accordance with the Priority of Payments and the other provisions of this Agreement.
(i) Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Servicer shall maintain policies and procedures designed to prevent violation of any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering laws, regulations or rules in any applicable jurisdiction. The Servicer shall not use the proceeds of the loan hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, sister company, joint venture partner or any other Person (i) to fund any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Country, or (ii) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions, any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering laws, regulations or rules in any applicable jurisdiction by any Person (including any Person participating in the loan hereunder, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor, lender, hedge provider, facility or security agent or otherwise).
Section 5.03 Negative Covenants of the Borrower. The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until the Collection Date:
(a)Restrictive Agreements. It shall not enter into or suffer to exist or permit to become effective any agreement that prohibits, limits or imposes any condition upon its ability to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its property or revenues constituting Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its obligations under the Facility Documents other than this Agreement and the other Facility Documents.
(b)Liquidation; Merger; Sale of Collateral. It shall not consummate any plan of liquidation, dissolution, partial liquidation, merger, consolidation or division (or suffer any liquidation, dissolution or partial liquidation) nor sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of its assets, or enter into an agreement or commitment to do so or enter into or engage in any business with respect to any part of its assets, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents (including in connection with the repayment in full of the Obligations).
(c)Amendments to Constituent Documents, Etc. Without the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (i) it shall not amend, modify or take any action inconsistent with its Constituent Documents and (ii) it will not amend, modify or waive in any material respect any term or provision in any Facility Document (other than in accordance with the respective terms thereof).
(d)ERISA. It shall not establish or incur any liability or obligation with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan and no member of the ERISA Group shall establish or incur any liability or obligation with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan that in each case would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e)Liens. It shall not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets now owned or hereafter acquired by it at any time, except for Permitted Liens or as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents.
(f)Margin Requirements; Covered Transactions. It shall not (i) extend credit to others for the purpose of buying or carrying any Margin Stock in such a manner as to violate Regulation T or Regulation U or (ii) use all or any part of the proceeds of any Advance, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board of Governors, including, to the extent applicable, Regulation U and Regulation X.
(g)Changes to Filing Information; Change of Location of Underlying Instruments. It shall not change its name or its jurisdiction of organization from that referred to in Section 4.01(a), unless it gives thirty (30) days’ (or such shorter period as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice to the Agents and takes all actions that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) reasonably request and determine to be necessary to protect and perfect the Collateral Agent’s perfected security interest in the Collateral. It shall not, without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent, consent to the Collateral Agent moving any Certificated Securities or Instruments, unless the Borrower has given at least ten (10) days’ (or such shorter period as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) written notice to the Administrative Agent and has taken all actions required under the UCC of each relevant jurisdiction in order to ensure that the Collateral Agent’s first priority perfected security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) continues in full effect.
(h)Transactions with Affiliates. It shall not sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, the Servicer, the Equityholder and/or any of their Affiliates (including sales of Defaulted Collateral Loans and other Collateral Loans), unless (x) such transaction is upon terms no less favorable to the Borrower than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate (it being agreed that any purchase or sale at par shall be deemed to comply with this provision) or (y) the Borrower has received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent with respect to such transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing shall prohibit Borrower from (i) transferring or distributing the Collateral Loans to the Equityholder or an Affiliate of the Equityholder, as applicable, in accordance with Article X, (ii) making Permitted Distributions (in accordance with the definition thereof) to the Equityholder, (iii) making Permitted Tax Distributions (in accordance with the definition thereof) or (iv) effecting any transactions in accordance with the terms of the Contribution Agreement or the Master Participation Agreement.
(i)Investment Company Restriction. It shall not and shall not permit the pool of Collateral to become required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.
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(j)Anti-Corruption and Sanctions. The Borrower shall ensure that policies and procedures applicable to it are maintained that are designed to prevent violation of any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering laws, regulations or rules in any applicable jurisdiction. The Borrower shall not use the proceeds of the loan hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, sister company, joint venture partner or any other Person (i) to fund any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Country, or (ii) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions, any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering laws, regulations or rules in any applicable jurisdiction by any Person (including any Person participating in the loan hereunder, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor, lender, hedge provider, facility or security agent or otherwise).
(k)[Reserved.]
(l)Indebtedness; Guarantees; Securities; Other Assets. It shall not incur or assume or guarantee any indebtedness, obligations (including contingent obligations) or other liabilities, or issue any additional securities, whether debt or equity, in each case other than (i) pursuant to or as expressly permitted by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, including expenses payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) obligations under its Constituent Documents or (iii) pursuant to customary indemnification, expense reimbursement and similar provisions under the Related Documents. It shall not acquire any Collateral Loan or other property other than as expressly permitted under the Facility Documents, it being understood and agreed that the Borrower shall be permitted to acquire Collateral Loans from the Servicer, the Equityholder and/or their Affiliates and from unaffiliated third parties.
(m)Validity of this Agreement. It shall not (i) take any action or omit to take any action, the result of which would permit the validity or effectiveness of any Facility Document or any grant of Collateral under this Agreement to be impaired, or permit the Lien of this Agreement to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or take any action or omit to take any action, the result of which would permit any Person to be released from any covenant or obligation with respect to this Agreement and (ii) except as permitted by any Facility Document, take any action that would permit the Lien of this Agreement not to constitute a valid first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens).
(n)Subsidiaries. It shall not have or permit the formation of any subsidiaries, except in connection with the receipt of equity securities pursuant to an exercise of remedies with respect to a Collateral Loan or any work-out or restructuring of a Collateral Loan.
(o)Name. It shall not conduct business under any name other than its own.
(p)Employees. It shall not have any employees.
(q)Non-Petition. It shall not be party to any agreements under which it has any material obligation or liability (direct or contingent) without using commercially reasonable efforts to include customary “non-petition” and “limited recourse” provisions therein (and shall not amend or eliminate such provisions in any agreement to which it is party), except for loan
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agreements, related loan documents, any agreements related to the purchase and sale of any Collateral Loan which contain customary (as determined by the Servicer) purchase or sale terms or which are documented using customary (as determined by the Servicer) loan trading documentation in connection with the Collateral Loans and any agreement that does not impose a material obligation on the Borrower and that is of a type that customarily does not include “non-petition” or “limited recourse” provisions (including customary service contracts and engagement letters entered into with third party service providers (including independent accountants and providers of independent directors)).
(r)Certificated Securities. It shall not acquire or hold any Certificated Securities in bearer form in a manner that does not satisfy the requirements of United States Treasury Regulations section 1.165-12(c) (as determined by the Servicer).
Section 5,04 Covenants of the Equityholder. The Equityholder covenants and agrees that, until the Collection Date:
(a) Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. It shall (i) duly observe and comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relative to the conduct of its business or to its assets, (ii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, (iii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) comply with the terms and conditions of each Facility Document to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents and (v) obtain, maintain and keep in full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations, Private Authorizations and Governmental Filings which are necessary to properly carry out its business and the transactions contemplated to be performed by it under the Facility Documents to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents, except, in the case of clause (v), where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Other Information. It shall provide to the Administrative Agent or cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (with enough additional copies for each Lender) promptly following any reasonable request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer,” anti-money laundering and sanctions rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act.
(c) Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Equityholder shall maintain policies and procedures designed to prevent violation of any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering laws, regulations or rules in any applicable jurisdiction. The Equityholder shall not use the proceeds of the loan hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, sister company, joint venture partner or any other Person (i) to fund any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Country, or (ii) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions, any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering laws, regulations or rules in any applicable jurisdiction by any Person (including any Person
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participating in the loan hereunder, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor, lender, hedge provider, facility or security agent or otherwise).
(d) Separateness. The Equityholder shall not take any action that causes, or omit to take any action that results in, the Borrower’s failure to comply with any of its covenants in Section 5.05 and the Equityholder shall take all other actions necessary to maintain the accuracy of the factual assumptions set forth in the legal opinions of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, as special counsel to the Borrower, issued on the Closing Date and relating to the issues of substantive consolidation.
(e) Liens. The Equityholder shall neither pledge (nor permit to be pledged) the equity interests in the Borrower nor otherwise permit any equity interests of the Borrower to be subject to a Lien other than Permitted Liens.
Section 5.05 Certain Undertakings Relating to Separateness. Without limiting any, and subject to all, other covenants of the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Servicer contained in this Agreement, the Borrower (the Servicer in acting on behalf or for the benefit of the Borrower and the Equityholder in acting on behalf of the Borrower as the member of the Borrower) shall conduct its business and operations in accordance with Section 9(j) of the LLC Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 6.01 Events of Default. “Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(a) a default in the payment, when due and payable, of (x) any principal in respect of the Advances or (y) any interest or other payment required to be made pursuant to this Agreement or any other Facility Document and if such date is not the Final Maturity Date, such default, solely in the case of this clause (y), has not been cured within three (3) Business Days after written notice thereof by the Administrative Agent; provided, that, in the case of clauses (x) and (y) on a date other than on the Final Maturity Date resulting solely from an administrative error or omission by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary or any paying agent, such default continues for a period of two (2) Business Days and five (5) Business Days, respectively, after the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Securities Intermediary receives written notice or a Responsible Officer of such party has actual knowledge of such administrative error or omission;
(b) any failure by the Borrower to deposit or credit, or to deliver for deposit, in the Covered Accounts any amount required hereunder to be so deposited credited or delivered by it, on or before the date occurring three (3) Business Days after the date such deposit or distribution is required to be made by the Servicer;
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(c) the Borrower or the pool of Collateral becomes an investment company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(d) except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.01, a default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Borrower or Equityholder under this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a party (it being understood, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that any failure to meet any Concentration Limitation, the Collateral Quality Test or the Minimum OC Coverage Test is not an Event of Default under this clause (d)), or the failure of any representation or warranty of the Borrower or the Equityholder made in this Agreement or in any other Facility Document to be correct, in each case, in all material respects when the same shall have been made, and the continuation of such default, breach or failure for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) written notice to the Borrower and the Servicer (which may be by e-mail) by either Agent, and (ii) a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Servicer has acquired actual knowledge thereof; provided that if such default, breach or failure cannot be cured, such Event of Default shall occur immediately after receipt by the Borrower of such written notice from the Administrative Agent;
(e) the Borrower ceases to have a valid ownership interest in all of the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens);
(f) the Borrower assigns any of its rights, obligations, or duties under the Facility Documents without the prior written consent of each Lender;
(g) the Borrower’s assets (or the Collateral) constitute “plan assets” for purposes of the Plan Asset Rule;
(h) (i) any Facility Document or any material provision thereof shall (except in accordance with its terms) terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Servicer, (ii) the Borrower, the Equityholder, the Servicer or any Governmental Authority shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner the effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Facility Document or any Lien purported to be created thereunder, or (iii) any Lien securing any obligation under any Facility Document shall, in whole or in part, cease to be a first priority perfected security interest of the Collateral Agent, except as otherwise permitted in accordance with the Facility Documents (subject to Permitted Liens);
(i) an Insolvency Event relating to the Borrower or the Equityholder;
(j) failure to reduce the Advances to $0 by the Final Maturity Date;
(k) [reserved];
(l) the occurrence of an OC Ratio Breach and such OC Ratio Breach remains unremedied for a period of 10 consecutive Business Days without being cured;
(m) the rendering of one or