AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT among BALL CORPORATION, CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF BALL CORPORATION, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent and VARIOUS LENDING INSTITUTIONS Dated as of June 13, 2013
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
$850,000,000
Multicurrency Revolving Facility
$150,000,000
French Revolving Facility
£38,250,000
Term B Loan Facility
€83,750,000
Term C Loan Facility
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
BALL CORPORATION,
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF BALL CORPORATION,
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent
and
VARIOUS LENDING INSTITUTIONS
Dated as of June 13, 2013
Arranged by
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
BANK OF AMERICA XXXXXXX XXXXX,
XXXXXXX XXXXX BANK USA ,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
XXXXX FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
RBS SECURITIES INC.,
KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
and
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and
Joint Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
1 | |
1.1 |
Definitions |
1 |
1.2 |
Accounting Terms; Financial Statements |
53 |
1.3 |
Calculation of Exchange Rate |
53 |
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ARTICLE II AMOUNT AND TERMS OF U.S. DOLLAR, STERLING, EURO AND ALTERNATIVE CURRENCY CREDITS |
54 | |
2.1 |
The Commitments |
54 |
2.2 |
Notes |
58 |
2.3 |
Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings |
58 |
2.4 |
Borrowing Options |
58 |
2.5 |
Notice of Borrowing |
59 |
2.6 |
Conversion or Continuation |
59 |
2.7 |
Disbursement of Funds |
60 |
2.8 |
Utilization of Multicurrency Revolving Commitments or French Revolving Commitments in an Alternative Currency |
61 |
2.9 |
Additional Facility |
63 |
2.10 |
Letters of Credit |
64 |
2.11 |
Pro Rata Borrowings |
72 |
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ARTICLE III INTEREST AND FEES |
72 | |
3.1 |
Interest |
72 |
3.2 |
Fees |
74 |
3.3 |
Computation of Interest and Fees |
75 |
3.4 |
Interest Periods |
75 |
3.5 |
Compensation for Funding Losses |
76 |
3.6 |
Increased Costs, Illegality, Etc. |
76 |
3.7 |
Replacement of Affected Lenders |
79 |
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ARTICLE IV REDUCTION OF COMMITMENTS; PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS |
80 | |
4.1 |
Voluntary Reduction of Commitments; Defaulting Lenders |
80 |
4.2 |
Reserved |
82 |
4.3 |
Voluntary Prepayments |
82 |
4.4 |
Mandatory Prepayments |
83 |
4.5 |
Application of Prepayments |
85 |
4.6 |
Method and Place of Payment |
85 |
4.7 |
Net Payments |
86 |
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ARTICLE V CONDITIONS OF CREDIT |
94 | |
5.1 |
Conditions Precedent to the Restatement Date |
94 |
5.2 |
Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events |
97 |
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ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
98 | |
6.1 |
Corporate Status |
98 |
6.2 |
Corporate Power and Authority |
98 |
6.3 |
No Violation |
99 |
6.4 |
Governmental and Other Approvals |
99 |
6.5 |
Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Undisclosed Liabilities Projections; Etc. |
99 |
6.6 |
Litigation |
100 |
6.7 |
True and Complete Disclosure |
100 |
6.8 |
Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations |
101 |
6.9 |
Taxes |
101 |
6.10 |
Labor Relations |
101 |
6.11 |
Security Documents |
102 |
6.12 |
Compliance With ERISA |
102 |
6.13 |
Foreign Pension Matters |
103 |
6.14 |
Ownership of Property |
103 |
6.15 |
Capitalization of Company |
103 |
6.16 |
Subsidiaries |
103 |
6.17 |
Compliance With Law, Etc. |
104 |
6.18 |
Investment Company Act |
104 |
6.19 |
Environmental Matters |
104 |
6.20 |
Intellectual Property, Licenses, Franchises and Formulas |
104 |
6.21 |
OFAC and Patriot Act |
104 |
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ARTICLE VII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
105 | |
7.1 |
Financial Statements |
105 |
7.2 |
Certificates; Other Information |
106 |
7.3 |
Notices |
107 |
7.4 |
Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence |
108 |
7.5 |
Payment of Obligations |
108 |
7.6 |
Inspection of Property, Books and Records |
108 |
7.7 |
ERISA |
109 |
7.8 |
Foreign Pension Plan Compliance |
110 |
7.9 |
Maintenance of Property, Insurance |
110 |
7.10 |
Environmental Laws |
110 |
7.11 |
Use of Proceeds |
111 |
7.12 |
Additional Security; Further Assurances |
111 |
7.13 |
End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters |
112 |
7.14 |
Foreign Subsidiaries Security |
113 |
7.15 |
Compliance with the Swiss Withholding Tax Rules |
113 |
7.16 |
Post-Closing Covenant |
113 |
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ARTICLE VIII NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
114 | |
8.1 |
Liens |
114 |
8.2 |
Indebtedness |
115 |
8.3 |
Fundamental Changes |
118 |
8.4 |
Asset Sales |
119 |
8.5 |
Dividends or Other Distributions |
121 |
8.6 |
Issuance of Stock |
122 |
8.7 |
Loans, Investment and Acquisitions |
122 |
8.8 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
123 |
8.9 |
Sale-Leasebacks |
124 |
8.10 |
Restrictions on Credit Support to Unrestricted Entities |
124 |
8.11 |
Lines of Business |
124 |
8.12 |
Fiscal Year |
124 |
8.13 |
Limitation on Voluntary Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Certain Derivative Transactions, Etc. |
125 |
8.14 |
Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries |
125 |
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ARTICLE IX FINANCIAL COVENANTS |
126 | |
9.1 |
Interest Coverage Ratio |
126 |
9.2 |
Leverage Ratio |
126 |
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ARTICLE X EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
126 | |
10.1 |
Events of Default |
126 |
10.2 |
Rights Not Exclusive |
130 |
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ARTICLE XI ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
130 | |
11.1 |
Appointment |
130 |
11.2 |
Nature of Duties |
130 |
11.3 |
Exculpation, Rights Etc. |
131 |
11.4 |
Reliance |
131 |
11.5 |
Indemnification |
131 |
11.6 |
Administrative Agent In Its Individual Capacity |
132 |
11.7 |
Notice of Default |
132 |
11.8 |
Holders of Obligations |
132 |
11.9 |
Resignation by Administrative Agent |
132 |
11.10 |
Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent as UK Security Trustee |
133 |
11.11 |
The Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Book Runners, Co-Syndication Agents and Co-Documentation Agents |
134 |
11.12 |
Parallel Debt Provisions |
134 |
11.13 |
Special Provisions for BPEH Parallel Debt |
135 |
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ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS |
135 | |
12.1 |
No Waiver; Modifications in Writing |
135 |
12.2 |
Further Assurances |
139 |
12.3 |
Notices, Delivery Etc. |
139 |
12.4 |
Costs, Expenses and Taxes; Indemnification |
140 |
12.5 |
Confirmations |
142 |
12.6 |
Adjustment; Setoff |
142 |
12.7 |
Execution in Counterparts; Electronic Execution of Assignments |
143 |
12.8 |
Binding Effect; Assignment; Addition and Substitution of Lenders |
144 |
12.9 |
CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
147 |
12.10 |
Release of Collateral |
148 |
12.11 |
GOVERNING LAW |
148 |
12.12 |
Severability of Provisions |
148 |
12.13 |
Transfers of Notes |
148 |
12.14 |
Registry |
149 |
12.15 |
Euro Currency |
149 |
12.16 |
Headings |
150 |
12.17 |
Termination of Agreement |
150 |
12.18 |
Confidentiality |
150 |
12.19 |
Concerning the Collateral and the Loan Documents |
151 |
12.20 |
Effectiveness |
152 |
12.21 |
USA Patriot Act |
152 |
12.22 |
Restrictions on Guarantees and Pledges |
153 |
12.23 |
Redesignation of Unrestricted Entities as Subsidiaries |
153 |
12.24 |
No Security on Swiss Real Estate |
153 |
12.25 |
Effect of Restatement |
153 |
12.26 |
No Fiduciary Responsibility |
154 |
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ARTICLE XIII COLLECTION ACTION MECHANISM |
154 | |
13.1 |
Implementation of CAM |
154 |
13.2 |
Letters of Credit |
155 |
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ARTICLE XIV COMPANY GUARANTY |
156 | |
14.1 |
Company Guaranty |
156 |
14.2 |
Insolvency |
156 |
14.3 |
Nature of Liability |
156 |
14.4 |
Independent Obligation |
157 |
14.5 |
Authorization |
157 |
14.6 |
Reliance |
158 |
14.7 |
Subordination |
158 |
14.8 |
Waiver |
158 |
14.9 |
Nature of Liability |
159 |
14.10 |
Special Provisions in Relation to German Tax Laws |
159 |
INDEX OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibits
Exhibit 2.1(c) |
Form of Swing Line Loan Participation Certificate |
Exhibit 2.2(a)(2) |
Form of Term B Note |
Exhibit 2.2(a)(3) |
Form of Term C Note |
Exhibit 2.2(a)(4) |
Form of Multicurrency Revolving Note |
Exhibit 2.2(a)(5) |
Form of French Revolving Note |
Exhibit 2.2(a)(6) |
Form of U.S. Swing Line Note |
Exhibit 2.2(a)(7) |
Form of European Swing Line Note |
Exhibit 2.5 |
Form of Notice of Borrowing |
Exhibit 2.6 |
Form of Notice of Conversion or Continuation |
Exhibit 2.10(c) |
Form of Notice of Issuance |
Exhibit 4.7(d) |
Form of Section 4.7(d) Certificate |
Exhibit 5.1(b)(i) |
Form of Subsidiary Guaranty |
Exhibit 5.1(b)(ii) |
Form of United States Pledge Agreement |
Exhibit 5.1(b)(iv)(1) |
Form of Reaffirmation Agreement |
Exhibit 5.1(b)(iv)(2) |
Form of Deed of Confirmation |
Exhibit 5.1(d) |
Form of Officer’s Certificate |
Exhibit 5.1(e) |
Form of Secretary’s Certificate |
Exhibit 5.1(l) |
Form of Solvency Certificate |
Exhibit 7.2(a) |
Form of Compliance Certificate Pursuant to Section 7.2(a) |
Exhibit 12.1(b) |
Form of Joinder Agreement |
Exhibit 12.8(c) |
Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement |
Schedules
Schedule 1.1(a) |
Commitments/Term Loan Allocations |
Schedule 1.1(b) |
Revolver Sublimits |
Schedule 1.1(c) |
Calculation of Mandatory Costs |
Schedule 1.1(d) |
Other Subsidiary Borrowers |
Schedule 1.1(e) |
Unrestricted Entities |
Schedule 1.1(f) |
Applicable Designees |
Schedule 2.10(j) |
Letters of Credit Outstanding |
Schedule 6.3 |
Approvals and Consents |
Schedule 6.4 |
Governmental and Other Approvals |
Schedule 6.11 |
Pledge Agreement Filings |
Schedule 6.13 |
Foreign Pension Plans |
Schedule 6.16 |
Organization of Subsidiaries |
Schedule 8.1 |
Liens |
Schedule 8.7 |
Existing Investments |
Schedule 8.8 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
Schedule 8.14(a) |
Existing Restrictions on Subsidiaries |
Schedule 12.3 |
Notice Addresses |
Schedule 12.8(b) |
Voting Participants |
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of June 13, 2013 and is made by and among Ball Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“Company”), Ball European Holdings, S.àr.l., a limited liability company organized under the laws of Luxembourg (“European Holdco”), each Other Subsidiary Borrower (as defined herein), the undersigned financial institutions, including Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, in their capacities as lenders hereunder (collectively, the “Lenders,” and each individually, a “Lender”), and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent (in such capacity “Administrative Agent”) and collateral agent (in such capacity “Collateral Agent”) for the Lenders.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company, European Holdco, the Other Subsidiary Borrowers, certain Lenders and the Administrative Agent are party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2010 (as amended pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 3, 2012, the “Existing Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to extend each of the Revolver Termination Date, the Term B Loan Maturity Date and the Term C Loan Maturity Date from December 21, 2015 until June 13, 2018 and to make other amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2013 the Company issued approximately $1,000,000,000 of senior unsecured notes due 2023 (such issuance, the “Senior Notes (2023)”), the net proceeds of which will be applied to refinance in full the Senior Notes (2016), to prepay in full the “Term A Loans” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement), pay down the outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans and to pay expenses relating to the foregoing;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained and, among other things, the continued assignment of and the continued grant of a security interest in the Pledged Securities by Company and certain of its Subsidiaries in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Pledge Agreements, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.1 Definitions. As used herein, and unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
“Acquisition” means (i) the purchase by a Person of a business or business unit conducted by another Person (whether through the acquisition of Capital Stock or assets) or (ii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Person with any other Person.
“Additional Facility” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.9(a).
“Additional Facility Limit” means an amount equal to the greater of (x) $1,250,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof at the time of funding) and (y) an amount such that, at the time of the incurrence of the applicable Additional Facility (after giving effect to the full utilization of the applicable Additional Facility), the Secured Leverage Ratio of the Company and its Subsidiaries does not exceed 1.5 to 1.0.
“Additional Security Documents” means all guarantees and pledge agreements and other related documents entered into pursuant to Section 7.12 with respect to additional Collateral.
“Additional Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.9(a).
“Additional UK Borrower” means, a company registered in England and Wales that becomes a new Other Subsidiary Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 12.1(b).
“Adjusted Working Capital” means the difference between (i) the amount, without duplication, that is classified on a consolidated balance sheet of Company and its Subsidiaries as the consolidated current assets of Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP excluding Cash and Cash Equivalents and (ii) the amount, without duplication, that is classified on a consolidated balance sheet of Company and its Subsidiaries as the consolidated current liabilities of Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP excluding all short-term borrowings, the current portion of long-term indebtedness, the current portion of deferred taxes and the current portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations.
“Administrative Agent” has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to this Agreement and any successor Administrative Agent in such capacity.
“Aerospace Asset Disposition” means (i) an Asset Disposition by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of all or a portion of (a) the Aerospace Business (whether or not such disposition is to any Permitted Aerospace JV), (b) the Capital Stock of a Person holding only the Aerospace Business or (c) the Capital Stock of any Permitted Aerospace JV or (ii) the receipt by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of a liquidating dividend in respect of an interest in the Capital Stock of any Permitted Aerospace JV.
“Aerospace Business” means the assets constituting the aerospace business of the Company, including the business of Ball Aerospace and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof, and business directly or indirectly owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and reasonably related or incidental to such aerospace business, but excluding all Cash and Cash Equivalents held by said aerospace business and related or incidental businesses other than Cash and Cash Equivalents held in the ordinary course of business and in an amount consistent with past practices.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any Person or group acting in concert in respect of the Person in question that, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, provided that, neither DB nor any Affiliate of DB shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Borrower. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person or group of Persons, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise. A Person shall be deemed to control a corporation if such Person is the “beneficial owner” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act of 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such corporation.
“Agent” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.1.
“Agreed Alternative Currency” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.8(b).
“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as the same may at any time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms hereof and in effect.
“Alternative Currency” means at any time, Euro, Sterling, Swiss Francs and any Agreed Alternative Currency.
“Alternative Currency Loan” means any Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars.
“Applicable Base Rate Margin” means with respect to Multicurrency Revolving Loans and French Revolving Loans in Dollars, (i) from the Restatement Date to the date upon which the Administrative Agent receives the financial statements required pursuant to Section 7.1 for the first full fiscal quarter following the Restatement Date, 0.625%, and (ii) at any date thereafter, the applicable percentage rate per annum set forth in the following table under the column “Applicable Base Rate Margin for Multicurrency Revolving Loans and French Revolving Loans” opposite the Most Recent Total Leverage Ratio as of such date:
Most Recent Total |
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Applicable Base Rate Margin for |
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Greater than or equal to 3.5 to 1 |
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0.875 |
% |
Greater than or equal to 2.5 to 1 but less than 3.5 to 1 |
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0.625 |
% |
Less than 2.5 to 1 |
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0.375 |
% |
Any adjustment in the Applicable Base Rate Margin shall be applicable to all Multicurrency Revolving Loans and French Revolving Loans in Dollars then existing or subsequently made or issued.
“Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage” means (i) from the Restatement Date to the date upon which the Administrative Agent receives the financial statements required pursuant to Section 7.1 for the first full fiscal quarter following the Restatement Date, 0.25%, and (ii) at any date thereafter, the applicable percentage rate per annum set forth in the following table opposite the Most Recent Total Leverage Ratio as of such date:
Most Recent Total |
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Applicable Commitment Fee |
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Greater than or equal to 3.5 to 1 |
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0.40 |
% |
Greater than or equal to 2.5 to 1 but less than 3.5 to 1 |
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0.25 |
% |
Less than 2.5 to 1 |
|
0.20 |
% |
“Applicable Currency” means as to any particular payment or Loan, Dollars or the Alternative Currency in which it is denominated or is payable.
“Applicable Designee” means any Affiliate of a Multicurrency Revolving Lender or French Revolving Lender designated thereby from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to fund all or any portion of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of Multicurrency Revolving Loans (and Swing Line Loans and LC Obligations) and/or French Revolving Loans, as applicable, under this Agreement. As of the Restatement Date, the Applicable Designees of each Multicurrency Lender and/or French Revolving Lender are set forth on Schedule 1.1(f) (which schedule may be updated from time to time upon written notice by any such Lender to the Administrative Agent).
“Applicable Eurocurrency Margin” with respect to Multicurrency Revolving Loans, French Revolving Loans and Term Loans, (i) from the Restatement Date to the date upon which the Administrative Agent receives the financial statements required pursuant to Section 7.1 for the first full fiscal quarter following the Restatement Date, 1.625%, and (ii) at any date thereafter, the applicable percentage rate per annum set forth in the following table under the column Applicable Eurocurrency Margin for Multicurrency Revolving Loans, French Revolving Loans and Term Loans opposite the Most Recent Total Leverage Ratio on such date:
Most Recent Total |
|
Applicable Eurocurrency Margin for |
|
Greater than or equal to 3.5 to 1 |
|
1.875 |
% |
Greater than or equal to 2.5 to 1 but less than 3.5 to 1 |
|
1.625 |
% |
Less than 2.5 to 1 |
|
1.375 |
% |
Any adjustment in the Applicable Eurocurrency Margin shall be applicable to all Multicurrency Revolving Loans, French Revolving Loans and Term Loans then existing or subsequently made or issued.
“Applicable Law” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, treaties, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or any Governmental Authority and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.
“Applicable Margins” means the collective reference to Applicable Base Rate Margin, Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage and Applicable Eurocurrency Margin, and “Applicable Margin” means any of such Applicable Margins.
“Asset Disposition” means any sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers or dispositions) of all or any part of (i) an interest in shares of Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of Company (other than directors’ qualifying shares) or (ii) property or other assets (each of (i) and (ii) referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “disposition”) by Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Assignee” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.8(c).
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement” means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 12.8(c) annexed hereto and made a part hereof made by any applicable Lender, as assignor, and such Lender’s assignee in accordance with Section 12.8.
“Attorney Costs” means all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of any law firm or other external counsel.
“Attributable Debt” means as of the date of determination thereof, without duplication, (i) in connection with a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the net present value (discounted according to GAAP at the cost of debt implied in the lease) of the obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the then remaining term of any applicable lease, (ii) Receivables Facility Attributable Debt, (iii) the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product to which such Person is a party, where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP and (iv) the liquidation or preference value of outstanding Disqualified Preferred Stock.
“Available French Revolving Commitment” means, as to any French Revolving Lender at any time an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s French Revolving Commitment over (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate Effective Amount of then outstanding French Revolving Loans made by such Lender.
“Available Liquidity” means, at any date, the sum of (i) the Total Available Multicurrency Revolving Commitment on such date plus (ii) the Total Available French Revolving Commitment plus (iii) Cash and Cash Equivalents as of the most recent reporting date for such balances plus (iv) available amounts under any Permitted Accounts Receivable Securitization on such date.
“Available Multicurrency Revolving Commitment” means, as to any Multicurrency Revolving Lender at any time an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolving Commitment over (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate Effective Amount of then outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans made by such Lender and (ii) such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the Effective Amount of LC Obligations and Swing Line Loans then outstanding.
“Available Revolver Sublimit” means, as to European Holdco or any Other Subsidiary Borrower at any time an amount equal to (i) such Borrower’s Revolver Sublimit at such time minus (ii) the sum of (a) the aggregate Effective Amount of then outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans made to such Borrower plus (b) the aggregate Effective Amount of then outstanding French Revolving Loans made to such Borrower plus (c) the Effective Amount of such Borrower’s LC Obligations plus (d) the aggregate Effective Amount of then outstanding Swing Line Loans made to such Borrower.
“Ball Asia Pacific” means Ball Asia Pacific Limited, a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong.
“Ball Luxembourg” means Ball (Luxembourg) Finance S.àr.l., a limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) organised and existing under the laws of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 00, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, X-0000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the commercial registry of Luxembourg under number B 90.416.
“Ball Aerospace” means Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., a Delaware corporation.
“Ball Delaware” means Ball Delaware Holdings, S.C.S., a limited partnership (société en commandite simple) incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg , having its registered office at 0, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, X-0000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies’ Register under number B 90.414.
“Ball International” means Ball International Holdings B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aanpsrakelijkheid).
“Bank Guarantee” means a direct guarantee issued for the account of Company, and, if requested, a Subsidiary of Company, pursuant to this Agreement by a Facing Agent, in form acceptable to the Facing Agent, ensuring that a liability acceptable to the Facing Agent of Company or a Subsidiary of Company to a third Person will be met.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title I of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended, as set forth in Title 11 of the United States Code, as hereafter amended.
“Base Rate” means the greatest of (i) the rate most recently announced by DB at its principal office as its “prime rate”, which is not necessarily the lowest rate made available by DB, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% per annum, or (iii) the Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.00%. The “prime rate” announced by DB is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publication or publications as DB may designate. Any change in the interest rate resulting from a change in such “prime rate” announced by DB shall become effective without prior notice to Borrowers as of 12:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day on which each change in such “prime rate” is announced by DB. DB may make commercial or other loans to others at rates of interest at, above or below its “prime rate”.
“Base Rate Loan” means any Loan which bears interest at a rate determined with reference to the Base Rate.
“Benefited Lender” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.6(a).
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
“Borrowers” means Company, European Holdco and Other Subsidiary Borrowers.
“Borrowing” means a group of Loans of a single Type made by the Lenders or the European Swing Line Lender or U.S. Swing Line Lender, as appropriate on a single date (or resulting from a conversion on such date) and in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“BPEH” means Ball Pan-European Holdings, Inc.
“BPEH Parallel Debt” has the meaning assigned to that term in the BPEH Share Pledge Agreement.
“BPEH Share Pledge Agreement” means the Dutch law agreement and notarial deed of pledge in respect of the shares in Ball International among (1) BPEH as pledgor, (2) Collateral Agent as pledgee and (3) Ball International as company whose shares are pledged.
“Business Day” means (i) as it relates to any payment, determination, funding or notice to be made or given in connection with any Dollar-denominated Loan, or otherwise to be made or given to or from Administrative Agent, a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close; provided, however, that when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market; provided, further, that when used in connection with any Letter of Credit, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on
which commercial banks in the city in which the respective Facing Agent for such Letter of Credit is domiciled are required by law to close; (ii) as it relates to any payment, determination, funding or notice to be made or given in connection with any Alternative Currency Loan, any day (A) on which dealings in deposits in the Alternative Currency are carried out in the London interbank market, (B) on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets are open for business in London, New York City, and the principal financial center for such Alternative Currency, and (C) with respect to any such payment, determination or funding to be made in connection with any Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Euros, on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System or any successor settlement system is open.
“CAM” means the mechanism for the allocation and exchange of interests in the Facilities and collections thereunder established under Article XIII.
“CAM Exchange” means the exchange of the Lenders’ interests provided for in Section 13.1.
“CAM Exchange Date” means the first date after the Restatement Date on which there shall occur any event described in paragraph (e) or (f) of Section 10.1 with respect to Company, Ball Delaware, Ball International or European Holdco.
“CAM Percentage” means, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal to 12 decimal places, of which (a) the numerator shall be the sum of (i) the aggregate Designated Obligations owed to such Lender and (ii) such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the aggregate outstanding LC Obligations, if any, of such Lender, in each case immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date, and (b) the denominator shall be the sum of (i) the aggregate Designated Obligations owed to all the Lenders and (ii) the aggregate outstanding LC Obligations, in each case immediately prior to such CAM Exchange Date. For purposes of computing each Lender’s CAM Percentage, all Designated Obligations which shall be denominated in an Alternative Currency shall, for purposes of this calculation, be deemed converted into U.S. Dollars at the Exchange Rate in effect on the CAM Exchange Date.
“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all common shares, preferred shares, interests, participations, rights in or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person’s capital stock, partnership interests, limited liability company interests, membership interests or other equivalent interests and any rights (other than debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock), warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such capital stock or other equity interests.
“Capitalized Lease” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, any lease of property, real or personal, in respect of which the present value of the minimum rental commitment is capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee in accordance with GAAP.
“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a Capitalized Lease which would at such time be so required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash” means money, currency or the available credit balance in Dollars, an Alternative Currency or another currency reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent in a Deposit Account.
“Cash Collateralize” and “Cash Collateralizing” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Administrative Agent, a Facing Agent or a Swing Line Lender (as applicable) and the Lenders, as collateral for LC Obligations, obligations in respect of Swing
Line Loans, or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may required), cash or deposit account balances or, if the Facing Agent or Swing Line Lender benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (i) Administrative Agent and (ii) the applicable Facing Agent or the Swing Line Lender. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means (i) any evidence of indebtedness, maturing not more than one year after the date of issue, issued by the United States of America or any instrumentality or agency thereof, the principal, interest and premium, if any, of which is guaranteed fully by, or backed by the full faith and credit of, the United States of America, (ii) Dollar or Alternative Currency denominated (or other foreign currency fully hedged) time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers acceptances maturing not more than one year after the date of purchase, issued by (x) any Lender or (y) a commercial banking institution having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company having, combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $200,000,000 (any such bank, an “Approved Bank”), or (z) a non-United States commercial banking institution which is either currently ranked among the 100 largest banks in the world (by assets, according to the American Banker), has combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000 or whose commercial paper (or the commercial paper of such bank’s holding company) has a rating of “P-1” (or higher) according to Xxxxx’x, “A-1” (or higher) according to S&P or the equivalent rating by any other nationally recognized rating agency, (iii) commercial paper, maturing not more than one year after the date of purchase, issued or guaranteed by a corporation (other than Company or any Subsidiary of Company or any of their respective Affiliates) organized and existing under the laws of any state within the United States of America with a rating, at the time as of which any determination thereof is to be made, of “P-1” (or higher) according to Xxxxx’x, or “A-1” (or higher) according to S&P, (iv) demand deposits with any bank or trust company maintained in the ordinary course of business, (v) repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements covering obligations of the type specified in clause (i) with a term of not more than thirty days with any Approved Bank and (vi) shares of any money market mutual fund rated at least AAA or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least Aaa or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x, including, without limitation, any such mutual fund managed or advised by any Lender or Administrative Agent.
“Change of Control” means (i) the sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of Company’s assets to any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), (ii) the liquidation or dissolution of Company, (iii) any person or group of persons (within the meaning of the Exchange Act) shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act) of 35% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of Company’s Voting Securities; (iv) during any period of twelve consecutive calendar months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted Company’s board of directors (together with any new directors whose election by Company’s board of directors or whose nomination for election by Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason other than death or disability to constitute a majority of the directors then in office; or (v) any “Change of Control” (as such term is defined in any Permitted Debt Document related solely to any Senior Notes or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereto).
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not
having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority, (d) any change arising from the enactment or enforcement of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, as amended, or any rules, regulations, interpretations, guidelines or directives promulgated thereunder or (e) all requests, rules, guidelines 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.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended, including the regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“COLI Policy Advances” of Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall mean, with respect to any Company Owned Life Insurance Program, policy loans made to Company or any of its Subsidiaries under life insurance policies in an amount not in excess of the available cash surrender values of such policies, which loans are made pursuant to the contractual terms of life insurance policies issued in connection with a Company Owned Life Insurance Program.
“Collateral” means all “Collateral” as defined in each of the Security Documents and all other assets pledged pursuant to the Security Documents.
“Collateral Account” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 4.4(a).
“Collateral Agent” means DB acting as collateral agent or as UK Security Trustee under the laws of England and Wales, in each case, acting for the benefit of the Secured Creditors pursuant to its appointment as Collateral Agent in Section 11.1 or as French Collateral Agent or any other agent or subagent or trustee acting for the benefit of the Secured Creditors with the consent of Administrative Agent.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the aggregate of the Multicurrency Revolving Commitment and French Revolving Commitment of such Lender and “Commitments” means such commitments of all of the Lenders collectively.
“Commitment Fee” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 3.2(b).
“Commitment Percentage” means, as to any Lender, such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share, French Revolver Pro Rata Share or Term Pro Rata Share, as applicable.
“Commitment Period” means, the period from and including the date hereof to but not including the Revolver Termination Date or, in the case of the Swing Line Commitment, five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolver Termination Date.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of Company, no par value.
“Company” has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to this Agreement.
“Company Owned Life Insurance Program” means a life insurance program in which Company is a participant, pursuant to which Company is the owner of whole life policies insuring the lives of certain of its employees.
“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 7.2(a).
“Computation Date” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.8(a).
“Consolidated Assets” means, for any Person, the total assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, as determined from a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Capital Expenditures” means, for Company and its Subsidiaries, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all Capitalized Lease Obligations but excluding any capitalized interest with respect thereto) by Company and its Subsidiaries during that period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included in the property, plant or equipment reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of Company. For purposes of this definition, the purchase price of equipment that is purchased substantially contemporaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment or with insurance proceeds shall be included in Consolidated Capital Expenditures only to the extent of the gross amount by which such purchase price exceeds the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time or the amount of such insurance proceeds, as the case may be.
“Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” means, for any period, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, but excluding, however, interest expense not payable in cash, amortization of discount and deferred financing costs; plus (ii) Dividends paid on Disqualified Preferred Stock (other than Dividends payable solely in Capital Stock of Company or to a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Company); plus or minus, as the case may be (iii) net amounts paid or received under Interest Rate Agreements (with cap payments amortized over the life of the cap); and minus (iv) interest income received in Cash or Cash Equivalents in respect of Investments permitted hereunder.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, on a consolidated basis for Company and its Subsidiaries, the sum of the amounts for such period, without duplication, of:
(i) Consolidated Net Income,
plus (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense, to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income,
plus (iii) charges against income for foreign, federal, state and local taxes in each case based on income, to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income,
plus (iv) depreciation expense, to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income,
plus (v) amortization expense, including, without limitation, amortization of good will and other intangible assets, fees, costs and expenses in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of any of the Loan Documents, and other fees, costs and expenses in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, in each case, to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income,
minus (vi) the gain (or plus the loss) (net of any tax effect) resulting from the sale of any capital assets other than in the ordinary course of business to the extent added (deducted) in computing Consolidated Net Income,
minus (vii) extraordinary or non-cash nonrecurring after-tax gains (or plus extraordinary or non-cash nonrecurring after-tax losses) to the extent added (deducted) in computing Consolidated Net Income,
minus (viii) any gain resulting from any write-up of assets (other than with respect to any company owned life insurance program) to the extent added in computing Consolidated Net Income,
plus (ix) any non-cash charge resulting from any write-down of assets to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income,
plus (x) any non-cash restructuring charge to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income,
plus (xi) all other non-cash charges (except to the extent such non-cash charges are reserved for cash charges to be taken in the future), and
minus (xii) all other non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period;
in each case calculated for the applicable period in conformity with GAAP; provided, however, Consolidated EBITDA shall be decreased by the amount of any cash expenditures in such period related to non-cash charges added back to Consolidated EBITDA during any prior periods.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, without duplication, the sum of the total interest expense (including that attributable to Capitalized Leases in accordance with GAAP) of Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of Company and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing, but excluding, however, any amortization of deferred financing costs, all as determined on a consolidated basis for Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP plus the interest component of any lease payment under Attributable Debt transactions paid by Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis plus any discount and/or interest component in respect of a sale of Receivables Facility Assets by Company and its Subsidiaries regardless of whether such discount or interest would constitute interest under GAAP plus dividends paid in cash on Disqualified Preferred Stock.
“Consolidated Net Debt” means, at any time, (i) all Indebtedness of Company and its Subsidiaries (other than the Unrestricted Entities) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP plus (ii) the aggregate outstanding amount, without duplication of clause (i), of Attributable Debt of Company and its Subsidiaries (other than the Unrestricted Entities) determined on a consolidated basis (exclusive of Attributable Debt under any non-recourse account receivable factoring facility) minus (iii) unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of Company and its Subsidiaries (other than the Unrestricted Entities) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Income” and “Consolidated Net Loss” mean, respectively, with respect to any period, the aggregate of the net income (loss) of the Person in question for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis, provided that, there shall be excluded (i) the income of any unconsolidated Subsidiary and any Person in which any other Person (other than Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any director holding qualifying shares in compliance with applicable law or any other third party holding a de minimus number of shares in order to comply with other similar requirements) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other
distributions actually paid to Company or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries by such Person during such period and (ii) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles (for the avoidance of doubt, all income of Unrestricted Entities shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income).
“Consolidated Tangible Assets” means, for any Person, the total assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, as determined from a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP, but excluding therefrom all items that are treated as goodwill and other intangible assets (net of applicable amortization) under GAAP.
“Contaminant” means any material with respect to which any Environmental Law imposes a duty, obligation or standard of conduct, including without limitation any pollutant, contaminant (as those terms are defined in 42 U.S.C. § 9601(33)), toxic pollutant (as that term is defined in 33 U.S.C. § 1362(13)), hazardous substance (as that term is defined in 42 U.S.C. §9601(14)), hazardous chemical (as that term is defined by 29 CFR § 1910.1200(c)), hazardous waste (as that term is defined in 42 U.S.C. § 6903(5)), or any state, local or other equivalent of such laws and regulations, including, without limitation, radioactive material, special waste, polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, petroleum, including crude oil or any petroleum-derived substance, (or any fraction thereof), waste, or breakdown or decomposition product thereof, mold, bacteria or any constituent of any such substance or waste, including but not limited to polychlorinated biphenyls and asbestos.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any Securities issued by such Person or of any indenture or credit agreement or any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or to which it is otherwise subject.
“Controlled Group” means the group consisting of (i) any corporation which is a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as Company; (ii) a partnership or other trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with Company; (iii) a member of the same affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code) as Company, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any partnership or trade or business described in clause (ii) above; or (iv) any other Person which is required to be aggregated with Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to regulations promulgated under Section 414(o) of the Code.
“Controlled Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person (i) ninety percent (90%) or more of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more wholly-owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) of which such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise and “controlled” and “controlling” have correlative meanings thereto.
“Credit Event” means the making of any Loan or the issuance of any Letter of Credit.
“Credit Exposure” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.8(b).
“Credit Party” means Company, European Holdco, Other Subsidiary Borrowers and any Guarantor.
“Creditor” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Subsidiary Guaranty.
“Custodian” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.13(a).
“Customary Permitted Liens” means for any Person:
(i) Liens for taxes, assessments, levies or governmental charges not yet due or as to which the grace period has not yet expired (not to exceed 30 days) or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued for which adequate provision for the payment of such taxes, assessments or governmental charges has been made on the books of such Person to the extent required by GAAP or, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in its jurisdiction of organization;
(ii) mechanics’, suppliers’, processor’s, materialmen’s, carriers’, warehousemen’s, workmen’s, repairmen’s, landlord’s and other Liens arising by operation of law and arising or created in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations of such Person that are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, provided that, adequate provision for the payment of such Liens has been made on the books of such Person to the extent required by GAAP or, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in its jurisdiction of organization;
(iii) Liens consisting of pledges or deposits in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pensions and social security benefits, other similar benefits and other social security laws or regulations or liens created by pension standards legislation;
(iv) (A) Liens consisting of deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, fee and expense arrangements with trustees and fiscal agents and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the payment of the deferred purchase price of property) and customary deposits granted in the ordinary course of business under Operating Leases and (B) Liens securing surety, indemnity, performance, appeal, customs and release bonds, and other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(v) Permitted Real Property Encumbrances;
(vi) attachment, judgment, writs or warrants of attachment or other similar Liens arising in connection with court or arbitration proceedings which do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 10.1(h);
(vii) licenses and sublicenses of patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights not interfering, individually or in the aggregate, in any material respect, with the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(viii) Liens (A) in respect of an agreement to sell, transfer or dispose of any asset, to the extent such disposal is permitted by Section 8.4 or (B) solely on any xxxxxxx money deposits made by any Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement entered into by it to the extent such acquisition is not prohibited hereunder;
(ix) Liens arising due to any cash pooling, netting or composite accounting arrangements between any one or more of Borrowers and any of their Subsidiaries or between any one or more of such entities and one or more banks or other financial institutions where any such entity maintains deposits;
(x) leases or subleases granted to others to the extent permitted in Section 8.4(b) and any interest or title of a lessor, licensor or sublessor under any lease or license permitted by this Agreement;
(xi) customary rights of set off, revocation, refund or chargeback, Liens or similar rights under agreements with respect to deposits of cash, securities accounts, deposit disbursements, concentration accounts or comparable accounts under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction or under the UCC (or comparable foreign law) or arising by operation of law of banks or other financial institutions where any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains securities accounts, deposit disbursements, concentration accounts or comparable accounts under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction in the ordinary course of business permitted by this Agreement; and
(xii) Liens arising from filing precautionary UCC financing statements relating solely to personal property operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business.
“DB” means Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, and its successors.
“DBSI” means Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar debtor relief Laws of the United States of America or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Deed of Confirmation” is defined in Section 5.1(b)(iv).
“Default Rate” means a variable rate per annum which shall be two percent (2%) per annum plus either (i) the then applicable interest rate hereunder in respect of the amount on which the Default Rate is being assessed or (ii) if there is no such applicable interest rate, the Base Rate plus the Applicable Base Rate Margin.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Multicurrency Revolving Loans, French Revolving Loans, the Term Loans, participations in LC Obligations or participations in Swing Line Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within three (3) Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder (unless such funding is the subject of a good faith dispute), (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless such amount is the subject of a good faith dispute, (c) has notified Company, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply or has failed to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or under other agreements in which it commits or is obligated to extend credit, or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it or (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided, that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in such 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 judgments or writs of
attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.
“Deposit Account” means a demand, time, savings, passbook, investment or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union, brokerage or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.
“Designated Obligations” means all Obligations of the Credit Parties in respect of accrued and unpaid (a) principal of and interest on the Loans, (b) LC Commissions and (c) Commitment Fees, whether or not the same shall at the time of any determination be due and payable under the terms of the Loan Documents.
“Disqualified Preferred Stock” means any preferred stock of Company (or any equity security of Company that is convertible or exchangeable into any such preferred stock of Company) that is not Permitted Preferred Stock.
“Dividend” has the meaning assigned to that term on Section 8.5.
“Dollar” and “$” means lawful money of the United States of America.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) as to any amount denominated in Dollars, the amount thereof at such time and (b) as to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount in Dollars as determined by Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Exchange Rate for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency on the most recent Computation Date provided for in Section 2.8(a).
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary, other than (i) an entity that is disregarded for United States federal income tax purposes, substantially all of the assets of which are stock in “controlled foreign corporations” (as defined in Section 957 of the Code), (ii) an entity substantially all the assets of which are stock in “controlled foreign corporations” (as defined in Section 957 of the Code) or (iii) a Foreign Subsidiary.
“Drawing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d)(ii).
“Effective Amount” means (a) with respect to any Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal Dollar Equivalent amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans occurring on such date and (b) with respect to any outstanding LC Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of such LC Obligations on such date after giving effect to any issuances of Letters of Credit occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the LC Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
“Eligible Assignee” means a commercial bank, financial institution, financial company, Fund or insurance company in each case, together with its Affiliates or Related Funds, which extends credit or buys loans in the ordinary course of its business or any other Person approved by Administrative Agent and Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld; provided, that, prior to any CAM Exchange, a Person shall only qualify as an Eligible Assignee with respect to Credit Exposure under the French Revolving Loans or French Revolving Commitments if such Person is a credit institution authorized by the French Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel (ACP) to which institutions of the European Union or the European Economic Area which benefit from the European passport are assimilated or is
otherwise permitted to carry on banking operations in an habitual manner in France without violation of any Requirement of Law and if payments in its favor are not and will not be made in a non-cooperative State or Territory (Etat ou Territoire Non Coopératif), within the meaning of Article 238 OA of the French tax code; provided, further, that an “Eligible Assignee” shall not include a (i) private individual or (ii) an entity (a “Residual Entity”) defined in Section 4.2 of European Council Directive 2003/48/EC on the taxation of savings income, in each case, if such assignee is a resident for tax purposes of any member state of the European Union, Aruba, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Montserrat, or the British Virgin Islands as well as the former Netherlands Antilles (i.e., Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten).
“EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Union for the introduction of, changeover to, or operation of, the Euro in one or more member states.
“Environmental Claim” means any notice of violation, claim, suit, demand, abatement order, or other lawful order by any Governmental Authority or any Person for any damage, personal injury (including sickness, disease or death), property damage, contribution, cost recovery, or any other common law claims, indemnity, indirect or consequential damages, damage to the environment, nuisance, cost recovery, or any other common law claims, pollution, contamination or other adverse effects on the environment, human health, or natural resources, or for fines, penalties, restrictions or injunctive relief, resulting from or based upon (a) the occurrence or existence of a Release or substantial threat of a material Release (whether sudden or non-sudden or accidental or non-accidental) of, or exposure to, any Contaminant in, into or onto the environment at, in, by, from or related to the Premises or (b) the violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Laws relating to environmental matters connected with any Borrower’s operations or any Premises.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable foreign, federal, state, provincial or local laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, judgments, directives, or Environmental Permits relating to the protection of health, safety or the environment, including, but not limited to, the following statutes as now written and hereafter amended: the Water Pollution Control Act, as codified in 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act, as codified in 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, as codified in 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as codified in 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as codified in 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, as codified in 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq., and the Safe Drinking Water Act, as codified in 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq., the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (Canada), the Fisheries Act (Canada) and the Waste Management Act (British Columbia) and any related regulations, as well as all provincial, state, local or other equivalents.
“Environmental Lien” means a Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for (i) any liability under Environmental Laws, or licenses, authorizations, or directions of any Government Authority or court, or (ii) damages relating to, or costs incurred by such Governmental Authority in response to, a Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant into the environment.
“Environmental Permits” means any and all permits, licenses, certificates, authorizations or approvals of any Governmental Authority required by Environmental Laws and necessary or reasonably required for the current and anticipated future operation of the business of Company or any Subsidiary of Company.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the rules and regulations thereunder, as from time to time amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person who together with any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries is treated as a single employer with the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.
“Euro” means the lawful currency adopted by or which is adopted by participating member states of the European Union.
“Eurocurrency Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate.
“Eurocurrency Rate” shall mean the aggregate of (1) and (2) below:
(1)
(a) in the case of Dollar denominated Loans, (i) the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by Administrative Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the Reuters screen (or any successor to or substitute for such service) that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate (or any successor to or substitute for such rate) for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such interest period) with a term equivalent to such interest period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the applicable Interest Rate Determination Date and, in the event such rate is not available, (ii) the arithmetic average (rounded up to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the offered quotation in the interbank eurodollar market by the Reference Lenders to first class banks for Dollar deposits of amounts in immediately available funds with a term equivalent comparable to the interest period for which a Eurocurrency Rate is determined, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the applicable Interest Rate Determination Date; or
(b) in the case of Euro denominated Loans, (i) the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by Administrative Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the appropriate page of the Reuters screen that displays EURIBOR (for delivery on the first day of such interest period) with a term equivalent to such interest period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the applicable Interest Rate Determination Date and, in the event such rate is not available, (ii) the arithmetic average (rounded up to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the offered quotation in the European interbank market by the Reference Lenders for Euro deposits of amounts in immediately available funds with a term equivalent comparable to the interest period for which a Eurocurrency Rate is determined, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the applicable Interest Rate Determination Date; or
(c) in the case of Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency (other than Euro), (i) the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by Administrative Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the appropriate page of the Reuters screen that displays LIBOR (for delivery on the first day of such interest period) with a term equivalent to such interest period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the applicable Interest Rate Determination Date and, in the event such rate is not available, (ii) the arithmetic average (rounded up to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the offered quotation in the London interbank market by the Reference Lenders for deposits in the Alternative Currency of amounts in immediately available funds with a term equivalent comparable to the interest period for which a Eurocurrency Rate is determined, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the applicable Interest Rate Determination Date; or
(d) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) BBA LIBOR (or any successor to or substitute for such rate), determined at approximately 11:00 a.m., (London Time) on the applicable Interest Rate Determination Date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the date of determination in the same day funds in the approximate amount of the Base Rate Loan being made or maintained and with a term equal to one month would be offered by DB (or an affiliate thereof) to major banks in the London interbank Eurocurrency market at their request at the date and time of determination; and
(2) the then current cost of the Lenders of complying with any Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements.
“Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements” means, for any day as applied to a Eurocurrency Loan, the aggregate (without duplication) of the maximum rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve liquid asset or similar requirements in effect on such day (including, without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto), including without limitation, under regulations issued from time to time by (a) the Board, (b) any Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction of the relevant currency or (c) any Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction in which advances in such currency are made to which banks in any jurisdiction are subject for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in such currency or by reference to which interest rates applicable to loans in such currency are determined, including Mandatory Costs.
“European Holdco” means Ball European Holdings S.àr.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 00, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, X-0000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies’ Register under number B 90.413.
“European Holdco Obligations” means, with respect to European Holdco, the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans made to European Holdco and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganizations or like proceeding, relating to European Holdco, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans made to or Unpaid Drawings pursuant to Letters of Credit issued for the account of European Holdco and all other Obligations of European Holdco to Administrative Agent, any Collateral Agent or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnities, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel that are to be paid by European Holdco to Administrative Agent, any Collateral Agent or to any Lender pursuant to any Loan Document).
“European Swing Line Lender” means Deutsche Bank AG London Branch or Affiliate of DB in such capacity.
“European Swing Line Loans” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.1(c)(i)(2).
“European Swing Line Note” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.2(a).
“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 10.1.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount equal to Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated (and without duplication):
(i) Consolidated EBITDA for such period,
minus (ii) foreign, federal, state and local taxes in each case based on income paid in cash for such period,
minus (iii) Consolidated Capital Expenditures paid in cash during such period to the extent not financed by Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations but excluding Loans hereunder or under overdraft lines permitted by this Agreement),
minus (iv) Dividends paid or stock repurchases made in cash by Company during such period to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 8.5,
minus (v) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense during such period,
minus (vi) scheduled amortization of the principal portion of the Term Loans and of the principal portion of all other Indebtedness of Company and its Subsidiaries paid in cash during such period (other than repayment of Indebtedness with proceeds of issuance of other Indebtedness or equity or equity contributions or with Net Sale Proceeds or Recovery Events),
minus (vii) (A) non cash charges added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clauses (vi), (vii), (ix) through (xi) of the definition thereof and (B) cash charges or expenses added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (v),
minus (viii) voluntary prepayments of the principal portion of the Term Loans, in each case calculated in accordance with GAAP,
plus (ix) the decrease, if any, in Adjusted Working Capital from the first day to the last day of such period, and
minus (x) the increase, if any, in Adjusted Working Capital from the first day to the last day of such period.
“Excess Cash Flow Period” means, with respect to the repayment required on each Excess Cash Payment Date, the immediately preceding Fiscal Year of Company.
“Excess Cash Payment Date” means the date occurring 100 days after the last day of a Fiscal Year of Company (beginning with its Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2011).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and as codified in 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq., and as hereafter amended.
“Exchange Rate” shall mean, on any day, with respect to conversions between any Alternative Currency and Dollars, the Spot Rate, provided that, if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such Spot Rate is being quoted, Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems applicable to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. For purposes of determining the Exchange Rate in connection with an Alternative Currency
Borrowing such Exchange Rate shall be determined as of the Exchange Rate Determination Date for such Borrowing. Administrative Agent shall provide Borrowers with the then current Exchange Rate from time to time upon any Borrower’s request therefor.
“Exchange Rate Determination Date” means for purposes of the determination of the Exchange Rate of any stated amount on any Business Day in relation to any Alternative Currency Borrowing, the date which is two Business Days prior to such Eurocurrency borrowing and the same day for Sterling borrowings.
“Excluded Taxes” means in the case of a Lender or Agent, taxes imposed on or measured by net income, net receipts, net profits or capital of such Lender or Agent or a branch of such Lender or Agent (including, branch profits taxes), and franchise taxes imposed on such Lender or Agent by (i) the jurisdiction in which such Lender or Agent is incorporated or organized or resident or (ii) the jurisdiction (or political subdivision or taxing authority thereof) in which such Lender’s or Agent’s lending office in respect of which payments under this Agreement are made is located or is or has been otherwise carrying on business.
“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Facility” means any of the credit facilities established under this Agreement.
“Facing Agent” means each of DB (including DB acting through any branch or Affiliate) and any other Lender agreed to by such Lender, Company and Administrative Agent which has issued (or has been deemed to have issued pursuant to Section 2.10(j)) a Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.10.
“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 and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
“Federal Funds Rate” means on any one day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the rate on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System only arranged by federal funds brokers, as published as of such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by DB from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by DB.
“Fiscal Quarter” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 7.13.
“Fiscal Year” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 7.13.
“Fondé de pouvoir” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.13(a).
“Foreign Pension Plan” means any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any super-annuation fund) or other similar program, arrangement or agreement established or maintained outside of the United States of America by Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of Company or such Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America, which plan, fund, or similar program provides or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which is not subject to ERISA or the Code.
“Foreign Requirements of Law” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 7.12(a)(ii).
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Form 10-K” means the annual report in the Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act for the 2012 Fiscal Year.
“Form 10-Q” means the quarterly report in the Form 10-Q filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act for the first Fiscal Quarter of 2013.
“Former Premises” means, at any time, all real property formerly owned, leased or operated by Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“French Borrowers” means, collectively, the Other Subsidiary Borrowers organized under the laws of France (each a “French Borrower”).
“French Collateral Agent” means DB in its capacity as security trustee (agent de sûretés), under the French Security Documents and any of its successors or assigns. For the avoidance of doubt, the French Collateral Agent is hereby appointed by the Term B Lenders, the Term C Lenders, the French Revolving Lenders and the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders, to act on their behalf as security trustee (agent de sûretés) to constitute, register, manage and execute the security interests contemplated by the French Security Documents in order to fully secure and guarantee their respective rights in the French Obligations and the European Holdco Obligations, and in that capacity to accomplish all actions and formalities eventually necessary under article 2328-1 of the French civil code.
“French Obligations” means, with respect to each French Borrower, the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans made to any French Borrower and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganizations or like proceeding, relating to any French Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans made to and all other Obligations of any French Borrower to Administrative Agent, any Collateral Agent or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnities, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel that are to be paid by any French Borrower to Administrative Agent, any Collateral Agent or to any Lender pursuant to any Loan Document).
“French Revolver Pro Rata Share” means, when used with reference to any French Revolving Lender and any described aggregate or total amount, an amount equal to the result obtained by multiplying such described aggregate or total amount by a fraction the numerator of which shall be such French Revolving Lender’s French Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolver Termination Date has occurred, the Effective Amount of such French Revolving Lender’s then outstanding French Revolving Loans and the denominator of which shall be the French Revolving Commitments or, if the Revolver Termination Date has occurred, the Effective Amount of all then outstanding French Revolving Loans.
“French Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to any French Revolving Lender, the obligation of such French Revolving Lender to make French Revolving Loans, as such commitment may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to this Agreement, which commitment as of the date hereof is
the amount set forth opposite such lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(a) hereto under the caption “Amount of French Revolving Commitment” as the same may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, and “French Revolving Commitments” means such commitments collectively, which commitments equal $150,000,000 in the aggregate as of the Restatement Date.
“French Revolving Facility” means the credit facility under this Agreement evidenced by the French Revolving Commitments and the French Revolving Loans.
“French Revolving Lender” means any Lender which has a French Revolving Commitment or is owed a French Revolving Loan (or a portion thereof) which Lender is a credit institution authorized by the French Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel (ACP) to which institutions of the European Union or the European Economic Area which benefit from the European passport are assimilated or is otherwise permitted to carry on banking operations in an habitual manner in France without violation of any Requirement of Law and if payments in its favor are not and will not be made in a non-cooperative State or Territory (Etat ou Territoire Non Coopératif), within the meaning of Article 238 OA of the French tax code. Each reference to any French Revolving Lender shall be deemed to include such French Revolving Lender’s Applicable Designee (which Applicable Designee shall also meet the above requirements). Notwithstanding the designation by any French Revolving Lender of an Applicable Designee, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to deal solely and directly with such French Revolving Lender in connection with such French Revolving Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.
“French Revolving Loan” and “French Revolving Loans” have the meanings given in Section 2.1(b)(ii).
“French Revolving Note” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.2(a)(5).
“French Security Documents” means each security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage or other document or instrument executed and delivered for the benefit of the French Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Term B Lenders, the Term C Lenders, the French Revolving Lenders and/or the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders, to secure either or both of (i) the French Obligations or (ii) the European Holdco Obligations.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to a Facing Agent, such Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the outstanding LC Obligations other than LC Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Multicurrency Revolving Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) with respect to a Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Multicurrency Revolving Lenders, repaid by the applicable Borrower or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Fund” means a Person that is a fund that makes, purchases, holds or otherwise invests in commercial loans or similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its existence.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. as set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the U.S., that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“Government Acts” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.10(h).
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any intergovernmental or supranational body, any state, province or other political subdivision thereof and any entity lawfully exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners).
“Guarantee Obligations” means, as to any Person, without duplication, any direct or indirect contractual obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness or Operating Lease, dividend or other obligation (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent: (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (ii) to advance or supply funds (a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation, or (b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligations shall not include any endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation at any time shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser at such time of (a) the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made or (b) the maximum amount for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation; or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability (assuming full performance) in respect thereof.
“Guaranteed Creditors” means and includes (a) Administrative Agent, (b) the Lenders and (c) each Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (even if such Lender ceases to be a Lender under this Agreement for any reason) which is a party to one or more Interest Rate Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements with a Borrower (other than Company) or its Subsidiaries.
“Guaranteed Obligations” means (i) the principal and interest (whether such interest is allowed as a claim in a bankruptcy proceeding with respect to European Holdco and each Other Subsidiary Borrower or otherwise) on each Note issued by European Holdco and each Other Subsidiary Borrower to each Lender, and all Loans made under this Agreement and all reimbursement obligations and Unpaid Drawings with respect to Letters of Credit (other than with respect to Obligations of the Company), together with all other Obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or similar provisions under applicable insolvency laws in the relevant jurisdiction, would become due and including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest thereon) of European Holdco and each Other Subsidiary Borrower to such Lender now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Documents and the due performance and compliance with all terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Loan Documents by European Holdco and the Other Subsidiary Borrowers and (ii) all Obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or similar provisions under applicable insolvency laws in the relevant jurisdiction, would become due) of European Holdco or any Other Subsidiary Borrower owing under any Interest Rate Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement entered into by European Holdco or any Other Subsidiary Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries with any Lender or any Affiliate thereof so long as such Lender or Affiliate participates in such Interest Rate Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement, and their subsequent assigns, if any, whether
or not existing or hereafter arising, and the due performance and compliance with all terms, conditions and agreements contained therein.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, Company and each of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter party to the Subsidiary Guaranty (until released therefrom as expressly permitted hereunder).
“Guaranty” means each of the guaranty contained in Article XIV hereof and the Subsidiary Guaranty.
“Guidelines” means, together, guideline S-02.123 in relation to interbank loans of 22 September 1986 (Merkblatt “Verrechnungssteuer auf Zinsen von Bankguthaben, xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx sind (Interbankguthaben)” vom 22. September 1986), guideline S-02.122.1 in relation to bonds of April 1999 (Merkblatt “Obligationen” vom April 1999), guideline S-02.130.1 in relation to money market instruments and book claims of April 1999 (Merkblatt vom April 1999 betreffend Geldmarktpapiere und Buchforderungen inländischer Schuldner), guideline S-02.128 in relation to syndicated credit facilities of January 2000 (Merkblatt “Steuerliche Behandlung von Konsortialdarlehen, Schuldscheindarlehen, Wechseln und Unterbeteiligungen” vom Januar 2000), circular letter No. 15 of 7 February 2007 (1-015-DVS-2007) in relation to bonds and derivative financial instruments as subject matter of taxation of Swiss federal income tax, Swiss Withholding Tax and Swiss Stamp Taxes (Kreisschreiben Nr. 15 “Obligationen und derivative Finanzinstrumente als Gegenstand der direkten Bundessteuer, der Verrechnungssteuer und der Stempelabgaben” vom 7. Februar 2007) and circular letter No. 34 of 26 July 2011 (1-034-V-2011) in relation to deposits (Kreisschreiben Nr. 34 “Kundenguthaben” vom 26. Juli 2011), in each case as issued, amended or replaced from time to time, by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration or as substituted or superseded and overruled by any law, statute, ordinance, court decision, regulation or the like as in force from time to time.
“Hazardous Materials” means (a) any petrochemical or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “restricted hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restrictive hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants” or “pollutants,” or words of similar meaning and regulatory effect; or (c) any other chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Governmental Authority.
“Indebtedness” means, as applied to any Person (without duplication):
(i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;
(ii) the deferred and unpaid balance of the purchase price of assets or services (other than trade payables and other accrued liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue by more than 120 days from the required payment date therefor unless being contested in good faith) which purchase price is due more than six months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof;
(iii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations;
(iv) all indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed by such Person or is nonrecourse to such Person (provided that with respect to indebtedness that is nonrecourse to the credit of such Person, such
indebtedness shall be taken into account only to the extent of the lesser of the fair market value of the asset(s) subject to such Lien and the amount of indebtedness secured by such Lien);
(v) notes payable and drafts accepted representing extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money (other than such notes or drafts for the deferred purchase price of assets or services which does not constitute Indebtedness pursuant to clause (ii) above);
(vi) indebtedness or obligations of such Person, in each case, evidenced by bonds, notes or similar written instruments;
(vii) the face amount of all letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances issued for the account of such Person, and without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder other than, in each case, commercial or standby letters of credit or the functional equivalent thereof issued in connection with performance, bid or advance payment obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, performance requirements under workers compensation or similar laws;
(viii) net obligations of such Person under Interest Rate Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements;
(ix) Guarantee Obligations of such Person; and
(x) Attributable Debt of such Person;
provided, Indebtedness shall exclude COLI Policy Advances except to the extent such COLI Policy Advances constitute Indebtedness of Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Indemnified Person” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.4(c).
“Initial Loan” means the first Loan made by the Lenders under this Agreement.
“Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.20.
“Intercompany Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of Company or any of its Subsidiaries which is owing to Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, for any period, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for such period.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) as to any Base Rate Loan, each Quarterly Payment Date to occur while such Loan is outstanding, (b) as to any Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (c) as to any Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is a three (3) month anniversary of the first day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto; provided, however, that, in addition to the foregoing, each of (i) the date upon which both the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments have been terminated and the Multicurrency Revolving Loans are due and payable, (ii) the date upon which both the French Revolving Commitments have been terminated and the French Revolving Loans are due and payable and (iii) the applicable Term Maturity Date shall be deemed to be an “Interest Payment Date” with respect to any interest which is then accrued hereunder for such Loan.
“Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 3.4.
“Interest Rate Agreement” means any interest rate cap agreement, interest rate swap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.
“Interest Rate Determination Date” means the date for calculating the Eurocurrency Rate for an Interest Period, which date shall be (i) in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan in Dollars, the second Business Day prior to first day of the related Interest Period for such Loan or (ii) in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan in an Alternative Currency, the date on which quotations would ordinarily be given by prime banks in the relevant interbank market for deposits in the Applicable Currency for value on the first day of the related Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Loan; provided, however, that if for any such Interest Period with respect to an Alternative Currency Loan, quotations would ordinarily be given on more than one date, the Interest Rate Determination Date shall be the last of those dates.
“Inventory” means, inclusively, all inventory as defined in the UCC from time to time and all goods, merchandise and other personal property wherever located, now owned or hereafter acquired by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of every kind or description which are held for sale or lease or are furnished or to be furnished under a contract of service or are raw materials, work-in-process or materials used or consumed or to be used or consumed in Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business.
“Investment” means, as applied to any Person, (i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by that Person of, or a beneficial interest in, Securities of any other Person, or a capital contribution by that Person to any other Person, (ii) any direct or indirect loan or advance to any other Person (other than prepaid expenses or any Receivable created or acquired in the ordinary course of business), including all Indebtedness to such Person in respect of consideration from a sale of property by such person other than in the ordinary course of its business, (iii) any Acquisition or (iv) any purchase by that Person of a futures contract or such person otherwise becoming liable for the purchase or sale of currency or other commodity at a future date in the nature of a futures contract. The amount of any Investment by any Person on any date of determination shall be the sum of the value of the gross assets transferred to or acquired by such Person (including the amount of any liability assumed in connection with such transfer or acquisition by such Person to the extent such liability would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP) plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment, minus the amount of all cash returns of principal or capital thereon, cash dividends thereon and other cash returns on investment thereon or liabilities expressly assumed by another Person (other than Company or another Subsidiary of Company) in connection with the sale of such Investment. Whenever the term “outstanding” is used in this Agreement with reference to an Investment, it shall take into account the matters referred to in the preceding sentence.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service, or any successor or analogous organization.
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Notice of Issuance, the Letter of Credit Amendment Request, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by Facing Agent and a Borrower or in favor of Facing Agent and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“LC Commission” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.10(g)(ii).
“LC Obligations” means, at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate Stated Amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of Unpaid Drawings under Letters of Credit that have not been reimbursed. The LC Obligation of any Lender at any time shall mean its Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the aggregate LC Obligations outstanding at such time.
“LC Participant” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.10(e)(i).
“Lender” and “Lenders” have the meanings assigned to those terms in the introduction to this Agreement and shall include any Person that becomes a “Lender” as contemplated by Section 12.8 and any Person that becomes a Lender in connection with the incurrence of an Additional Facility pursuant to Section 2.9, and shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, each Swingline Lender, each Multicurrency Revolving Lender and each French Revolving Lender (and each Applicable Designee thereof).
“Letter of Credit Payment” means as applicable (a) all payments made by the respective Facing Agent pursuant to either a draft or demand for payment under a Letter of Credit or (b) all payments by Lenders having Multicurrency Revolving Commitments to such Facing Agent in respect thereof (whether or not in accordance with their Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share).
“Letter of Credit Amendment Request” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.10(c).
“Letters of Credit” means, collectively, all Standby Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees, in each case issued pursuant to this Agreement.
“Leverage Ratio” means, for any Test Period, the ratio of Consolidated Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
“Lien” means (i) any judgment lien or execution, attachment, levy, distraint or similar legal process and (ii) any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, security interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, nantissement, fiducie sûreté, transfert à titre de garantie or deposit arrangement (other than a deposit to a Deposit Account not intended as security) of any kind or other arrangement of similar effect (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof, any agreement to give any of the foregoing, or any sale of receivables with recourse against the seller or any Affiliate of the seller).
“Loan” means any Term Loan, Multicurrency Revolving Loan, French Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan and “Loans” means all such Loans collectively.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Issuer Documents, each Security Document, each Subsidiary Guaranty and all other agreements, instruments and documents executed by Company or another Credit Party or any Pledgor or to or in favor of Administrative Agent, any Collateral Agent, any Lender or any Secured Creditor in connection with this Agreement, in each case as the same may at any time be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified and in effect.
“Majority Lenders” of any Facility means those Non-Defaulting Lenders which would constitute the Required Lenders under, and as defined in, this Agreement if all outstanding Obligations of other Facilities under this Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were terminated.
“Mandatory Costs” means the cost imputed to the Lender(s) of compliance with the mandatory liquid assets requirements of the Bank of England and/or the banking supervision or other costs of the Financial Services Authority or European Central Bank or any successor body exercising their functions in this respect as determined in accordance with Schedule 1.1(c).
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition, or operations of Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Credit Party to perform its respective material obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, or (c) the rights and benefits available to the Lenders, taken has a whole, under any Loan Document.
“Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Company, which either (i) the consolidated total assets of which were more than 8% of Company’s Consolidated Assets as of the end of the most recently completed Fiscal Year of Company for which audited financial statements are available or (ii) the consolidated total revenues of which were more than 7% of Company’s consolidated total revenues for such period; and provided that European Holdco and each Other Subsidiary Borrower (only for so long as such Subsidiary remains an Other Subsidiary Borrower, unless such Subsidiary otherwise meets the requirements under this definition) shall be deemed to be Material Subsidiaries. Assets of Foreign Subsidiaries shall be converted into Dollars at the rates used for purposes of preparing the consolidated balance sheet of Company included in such audited financial statements.
“Maximum Commitment” means, when used with reference to any Lender, the aggregate of such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolving Commitment and French Revolving Commitment.
“Minimum Borrowing Amount” means (i) with respect to Base Rate Loans, $1,000,000, (ii) with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, $5,000,000 in the case of a Borrowing in Dollars, £3,000,000 in the case of a Borrowing in Sterling and €5,000,000 in the case of a Borrowing in Euros, (iii) with respect to U.S. Swing Line Loans, $1,000,000 and (iv) with respect to European Swing Line Loans, £500,000 in the case of a Borrowing in Sterling and €1,000,000 in the case of a Borrowing in Euro.
“Minimum Borrowing Multiple” means, (i) in the case of a Borrowing in Dollars, $1,000,000, (ii) in the case of a Borrowing in Euros, €1,000,000 and (iii) in the case of a Borrowing in Sterling £500,000.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
“Most Recent Total Leverage Ratio” means, at any date, the Leverage Ratio for the Test Period ending as of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.1; provided, however, that if Company fails to deliver such financial statements as required by Section 7.1 and further fails to remedy such default within five (5) days of notice thereof from Administrative Agent, then, until Company delivers such financial statements, without prejudice to any other rights of any Lender hereunder, the Most Recent Total Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be greater than 3.50 to 1.0 as of the date such financial statements were required to be delivered under Section 7.1.
“Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share” means, when used with reference to any Multicurrency Revolving Lender and any described aggregate or total amount, an amount equal to the result obtained by multiplying such described aggregate or total amount by a fraction the numerator of which shall be such Multicurrency Revolving Lender’s Multicurrency Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolver Termination Date has occurred, the Effective Amount of such Multicurrency Revolving Lender’s then outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans and the denominator of which shall be the
Multicurrency Revolving Commitments or, if the Revolver Termination Date has occurred, the Effective Amount of all then outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans.
“Multicurrency Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to any Multicurrency Revolving Lender, the obligation of such Multicurrency Revolving Lender to make Multicurrency Revolving Loans and to participate in Letters of Credit, as such commitment may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to this Agreement, which commitment as of the date hereof is the amount set forth opposite such lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(a) hereto under the caption “Amount of Multicurrency Revolving Commitment” as the same may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, and “Multicurrency Revolving Commitments” means such commitments collectively, which commitments equal $850,000,000 in the aggregate as of the Restatement Date.
“Multicurrency Revolving Facility” means the credit facility under this Agreement evidenced by the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments and the Multicurrency Revolving Loans.
“Multicurrency Revolving Lender” means any Lender which has a Multicurrency Revolving Commitment or is owed a Multicurrency Revolving Loan (or a portion thereof). Each reference to any Multicurrency Revolving Lender shall be deemed to include such Multicurrency Revolving Lender’s Applicable Designee. Notwithstanding the designation by any Multicurrency Revolving Lender of an Applicable Designee, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to deal solely and directly with such Multicurrency Revolving Lender in connection with such Multicurrency Revolving Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.
“Multicurrency Revolving Loan” and “Multicurrency Revolving Loans” have the meanings given in Section 2.1(b).
“Multicurrency Revolving Note” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.2(a)(4).
“Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which Company or any Subsidiary of Company or any ERISA Affiliate contributes, or is accruing an obligation to make, or has accrued an obligation to make contributions within the preceding seven (7) years.
“Net Sale Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Disposition (including any Aerospace Asset Disposition) the aggregate cash payments received by Company or any Subsidiary from such Asset Disposition (including, without limitation, cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a note receivable, conversion of non-cash consideration, cash payments in respect of purchase price adjustments or otherwise, but only as and when such cash is actually received) minus (a) the direct costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith (or, if such costs or expenses have not yet then been incurred or invoiced, such Person’s good faith estimates thereof), (b) the payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owed hereunder) required to be repaid as a result of such Asset Disposition), (c) and any provision for taxes in respect thereof made or held in reserve in accordance with GAAP, provided that, such expenses shall only include taxes to the extent that taxes are payable in cash in the current year or the following year as a result of such Asset Disposition, (d) the amount of any reasonable reserves established by Company or any Subsidiary of Company to fund contingent liabilities and fixed indemnification payments reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case, during the year that such Asset Disposition occurred or the next succeeding two years and that are directly attributable to such Asset Disposition (as determined reasonably and in good faith by Company or such Subsidiary of Company); provided that any amount by which such reserves are reduced for reasons other than payment
of any such contingent liabilities or indemnification payments shall be considered “Net Sale Proceeds” upon such reduction and (e) in the case of proceeds arising out of the sublease or sublicense of any property, amounts required to be paid in respect of the lease or license of such property. Any proceeds received in a currency other than Dollars shall, for purposes of the calculation of the amount of Net Sale Proceeds, be in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent thereof as of the date of receipt thereof by Company or any Subsidiary of Company.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means each Lender which is not a Defaulting Lender.
“Non-U.S. Participant” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 4.7(a)(ii).
“Note” means any of the Multicurrency Revolving Notes, the French Revolving Notes, the Swing Line Note or the Term Notes and “Notes” means all of such Notes collectively.
“Notice Address” shall mean the office of Administrative Agent located at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, or such other office as Administrative Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto, with respect to Swing Line Lender for Swing Line Loans issued in Alternative Currencies, the office located at Deutsche Bank AG London Branch, 0 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0XXX, or such other office as Swing Line Lender may designate to Borrowers from time to time (which shall be in Europe unless consented to by European Holdco).
“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.5.
“Notice of Conversion or Continuation” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.6.
“Notice of Issuance” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.10(c).
“Notice Office” means the office of Administrative Agent located at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, or such other office as Administrative Agent may designate to Borrowers and the Lenders from time to time.
“Obligations” means all liabilities and obligations of Company and its Subsidiaries now or hereafter arising under this Agreement, all of the other Loan Documents and any Interest Rate Agreement and Other Hedging Agreement entered into with a party that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnities or otherwise, and whether primary, secondary, direct, indirect, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including obligations of performance).
“OFAC” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.21.
“One Hundred Non-Bank Rule” means the rule that the aggregate number of creditors (including the Lenders), other than Qualifying Banks, of a Swiss Borrower under all its outstanding debts, facilities and/or private placements (including debt arising under this Agreement and intra-group loans, if and to the extent intra-group loans are not exempt in accordance with the ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council of 18 June 2010 amending the Swiss Federal Ordinance on withholding tax with effect as of 1 August 2010, but not including loan relationships under a Facility that already qualifies for Swiss Withholding Tax purposes as a debenture as per the Ten Non-Bank Rule or the Twenty Non-Bank Rule), must not at any time exceed one hundred (100), all in accordance with the meaning of the Guidelines or legislation or explanatory notes addressing the same issues which are in force at such time, it being understood that for the purposes hereof the maximum number of ten (10) Permitted Non-Qualifying
Lenders under this Agreement shall be taken into account (whether or not ten (10) Permitted Non-Qualifying Lenders do effectively participate at any given time).
“Operating Lease” of any Person, means any lease (including, without limitation, leases which may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person, as lessee, which is not a Capitalized Lease in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date hereof.
“Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s articles or certificate of incorporation, certificate of amalgamation, memorandum or articles of association, bylaws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, joint venture agreement or other similar governing documents.
“Original Closing Date” means December 21, 2010.
“Other Hedging Agreement” means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, futures contract, commodity agreements, option contract, synthetic cap or other similar agreement (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any such agreements entered into on behalf of any customer of the Company or a Subsidiary).
“Other Pledge Agreement” means, with respect to each Other Subsidiary Borrower and each Material Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary, each pledge agreement (as each may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) granting the Collateral Agent a security interest or its equivalent under relevant Requirements of Laws in each applicable jurisdiction in and to all Capital Stock (subject to Section 12.22) of each such Other Subsidiary Borrower and Material Subsidiary listed on Schedule 6.16 and that is a Foreign Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, “Other Pledge Agreement” includes the French Security Documents.
“Other Subsidiary Borrower” means each Subsidiary listed as an Other Subsidiary Borrower in Schedule 1.1(d) as amended from time to time in accordance with Section 12.1(b); provided that each Other Subsidiary Borrower must be incorporated (or similarly organized) in a jurisdiction as to which all applicable Lenders have confirmed to the Administrative Agent their ability and willingness to make Loans into such jurisdiction; provided further, that no such Lender confirmation shall be required with respect to any new Other Subsidiary Borrower organized in a jurisdiction (x) in which any Borrower was organized on the Original Closing Date or (y) in which any Other Subsidiary Borrower is organized.
“Outstanding Letters of Credit” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.10(j).
“Outstanding Term B Loan Obligations” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.1(a)(ii).
“Outstanding Term C Loan Obligations” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.1(a)(iii).
“Overnight Euro Rate” on any date shall mean the offered quotation to first-class banks in the London interbank market by European Swing Line Lender for Euro overnight deposits of amounts in immediately available funds comparable to the outstanding principal amount of the Euro Swing Line Loan of European Swing Line Lender as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date, provided that in the event Administrative Agent has made any determination pursuant to Section 3.6 in respect of European Swing Line Loans denominated in Euros, or in the circumstances described in Section 3.6 in respect of European Swing Line Loans denominated in Euros, the Overnight Euro Rate determined pursuant to this
definition shall instead be the rate determined by European Swing Line Lender as the all-in-cost of funds for European Swing Line Lender to fund such Euro Swing Line Loan in each case, plus the Applicable Eurocurrency Margin for Multicurrency Revolving Loans.
“Overnight LIBOR Rate” on any date shall mean the offered quotation to first-class banks in the London interbank market by European Swing Line Lender for Sterling overnight deposits of amounts in immediately available funds comparable to the outstanding principal amount of the European Swing Line Loan denominated in Sterling of European Swing Line Lender as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date, provided, that in the event Administrative Agent has made any determination pursuant to Section 3.6 in respect of European Swing Line Loans denominated in Sterling, or in the circumstances described in Section 3.6 in respect of European Swing Line Loan, the Overnight LIBOR Rate determined pursuant to this definition shall instead be the rate determined by European Swing Line Lender as the all-in-cost of funds for European Swing Line Lender to fund such European Swing Line Loan, in each case, plus the Applicable Eurocurrency Margin for Multicurrency Revolving Loans.
“Overnight Rate Loan” shall mean each European Swing Line Loan which bears interest at a rate determined with reference to the Overnight Euro Rate or the Overnight LIBOR Rate, as applicable based on the Alternative Currency borrowed.
“Parallel Debt” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.12.
“Participants” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.8(b).
“Participating Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Company or any other entity formed as necessary or customary under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction that is a participant in a Permitted Accounts Receivable Securitization.
“Patriot Act” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.21.
“Payment Office” means (a) with respect to Administrative Agent or U.S. Swing Line Lender, for payments with respect to Dollar-denominated Loans and, except as provided in clause (b), below, all other amounts, 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Commercial Loan Division, or such other address as Administrative Agent or U.S. Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, may from time to time specify in accordance with Section 12.3 and (b) with respect to Administrative Agent or European Swing Line Lender, for payments in any Alternative Currency, such account at such bank or office in London or such other place as Administrative Agent or European Swing Line Lender (provided, that no such Payment Office shall be designated in France nor in a non-cooperative State or Territory (Etat ou Territoire Non Coopératif), within the meaning of Article 238 OA of the French tax code), as the case may be, shall designate by notice to the Person required to make the relevant payment.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation created by Section 4002(a) of ERISA.
“Permitted Accounts Receivable Securitization” means any receivables financing program providing for the sale, conveyance or contribution to capital of Receivables Facility Assets or interests therein by Company and its Participating Subsidiaries to a Receivables Subsidiary in transactions purporting to be sales (and treated as sales for GAAP purposes), which Receivables Subsidiary shall finance the purchase of such Receivables Facility Assets by the direct (or, to the extent approved by Administrative Agent as evidenced by its written approval thereof, indirect) sale, transfer, conveyance, lien, grant of participation or other interest or pledge of such Receivables Facility Assets or interests therein to one or more limited purpose financing companies, special purpose entities, trusts and/or
financial institutions, in each case, on a limited recourse basis as to Company and the Participating Subsidiaries (except to the extent a limitation on recourse is not customary for similar transactions or is prohibited in the relevant jurisdiction); provided that any such transaction shall be consummated pursuant to documentation necessary or customary for such transactions in the relevant jurisdiction (or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent as evidenced by its written approval thereof) and shall provide for purchase price percentages reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition by Company or a Subsidiary of Company if all of the following conditions are met on the date such Acquisition is consummated:
(a) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;
(b) in the case of any acquisition of Capital Stock of a Person, such acquisition shall have been approved by the board of directors or comparable governing body of such Person;
(c) all transactions related thereto are consummated in compliance, in all material respects, with applicable Requirements of Law;
(d) in the case of any acquisition of any equity interest in any Person, if after giving effect to such acquisition such Person becomes a Subsidiary of Company which is not an Unrestricted Entity, such Person, to the extent required by Section 7.12, (i) guarantees the Obligations hereunder and (ii) grants the security interest contemplated by such Section 7.12);
(e) all actions, if any, required to be taken under Section 7.12 with respect to any acquired or newly formed Subsidiary and its property are taken as and when required under Section 7.12; and
(f) if the aggregate Investment for such acquisition is $100,000,000 or greater (excluding the maximum value of earn out obligations, if any): (x) immediately after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis for the period of four Fiscal Quarters ending with the Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have most recently been delivered (or were required to be delivered) under Section 7.1, no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default would exist hereunder; (y) immediately after giving effect thereto, there is at least $150,000,000 of Available Liquidity and (z) on or before the date of such acquisition and before Company or any Subsidiary enters into such acquisition or any agreement therefor (that is not contingent upon such acquisition being permitted under this Agreement), Company delivers to Administrative Agent and Lenders (i) financial statements of the business or Person to be acquired, including, to the extent available, income statements or statements of cash flows and balance sheet statements for at least the fiscal year or the four fiscal quarters then most recently ended (or such shorter period of time as such Person has been in existence) and (ii) pro forma financial statements supporting the calculations required by clauses (x) and (y) hereof, if applicable, certified on behalf of Company by the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of Company to the best of his or her knowledge.
“Permitted Aerospace JV” means a Person (together with its Subsidiaries, if any) organized by Company or Ball Aerospace and one or more third parties for the purpose, among other things, of conducting the Aerospace Business regardless of whether such Person is a subsidiary, a joint venture or a minority-owned Person provided that (i) such Person shall not be a Controlled Subsidiary and (ii) to the extent the assets (net of cash proceeds) transferred by Company and its Subsidiaries to such Permitted Aerospace JV were more than 8% of Company’s Consolidated Assets as of the end of the most
recently completed Fiscal Year of Company for which audited financial statements are available or the business transferred by Company and its Subsidiaries to such Permitted Aerospace JV accounted for more than 7% of Company’s consolidated total revenues for such period, all of the Capital Stock of such Person owned by Company and its Subsidiaries shall, promptly and in any event within sixty (60) days, be pledged as collateral to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors.
“Permitted Call Spread Transaction” means any Permitted Convertible Bond Hedge and any Permitted Warrant entered into on customary market terms and conditions.
“Permitted Convertible Bond Hedge” means any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on Company’s Common Stock purchased by Company from an unaffiliated third party in an arm’s-length dealing in connection with the issuance of its convertible debt securities.
“Permitted Covenant” means (i) any periodic reporting covenant, (ii) any covenant restricting payments by Company with respect to any securities of Company which are junior to the Permitted Preferred Stock, (iii) any covenant the default of which can only result in an increase in the amount of any redemption price, repayment amount, dividend rate or interest rate, (iv) any covenant providing board observance rights with respect to Company’s board of directors and (v) any other covenant that, when considered with all of the covenants, taken as a whole, does not materially adversely affect the interests of the Lenders (as reasonably determined by Administrative Agent).
“Permitted Debt Documents” means, collectively, the Senior Note Documents and any other documents evidencing, guaranteeing or otherwise governing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof.
“Permitted Guarantee Obligations” means (i) Guarantee Obligations of Company or any of its Subsidiaries of obligations of any Person under leases, supply contracts and other contracts or warranties and indemnities, in each case, not constituting Indebtedness of such Person, which have been or are undertaken or made in the ordinary course of business by Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, guarantees of leases and supply contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business), (ii) Guarantee Obligations of any Credit Party with respect to Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.2 (other than clauses (b), (f), (g), (l) and (v) of such Section) of any other Credit Party, provided that, to the extent that such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations, such Guarantee Obligations shall also be subordinated to the Obligations on similar subordination terms or otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, (iii) Guarantee Obligations of any Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party with respect to Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.2 of any other Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, (iv) Guarantee Obligations with respect to surety, appeal, performance bonds and similar bonds or statutory obligations incurred by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (v) Guarantee Obligations of Company and any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.2(v), provided that, in each case, such Guarantee Obligations shall rank no higher than pari passu in right of payment with the Obligations, and (vi) additional Guarantee Obligations which (other than Guarantee Obligations of Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.2(b)) do not exceed the Dollar Equivalent of $150,000,000 in the aggregate at any time.
“Permitted Liens” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 8.1.
“Permitted Non-Qualifying Lender” means, at any time, any person or entity who is not a Qualifying Bank, and who would not, if that person became a Lender at that time, cause the number of Lenders who are not Qualifying Banks to exceed ten (10).
“Permitted Preferred Stock” means any preferred stock of Company (or any equity security of Company that is convertible or exchangeable into any preferred stock of Company), so long as the terms of any such preferred stock or equity security of Company (i) do not provide any collateral security, (ii) do not provide any guaranty or other support by any Borrower or any Subsidiaries of any Borrower, (iii) do not contain any mandatory put, redemption, repayment, sinking fund or other similar provision occurring before the eighth anniversary of the Restatement Date, (iv) do not require the cash payment of dividends or interest, (v) do not contain any covenants other than any Permitted Covenant, (vi) do not grant the holders thereof any voting rights except for (x) voting rights required to be granted to such holders under applicable law, (y) limited customary voting rights on fundamental matters such as mergers, consolidations, sales of substantial assets, or liquidations involving Company and (z) other voting rights to the extent not greater than or superior to those allocated to Common Stock on a per share basis, and (vii) are otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Real Property Encumbrances” means (i) as to any particular real property at any time, such easements, encroachments, covenants, rights of way, subdivisions, parcelizations, minor defects, irregularities, encumbrances on title (including leasehold title) or other similar charges or encumbrances which do not materially detract from the value of such real property for the purpose for which it is held by the owner thereof, (ii) municipal and zoning ordinances and other land use and environmental regulations, which are not violated in any material respect by the existing improvements and the present use made by the owner thereof of the premises, (iii) general real estate taxes and assessments not yet due or as to which the grace period has not yet expired (not to exceed 30 days) or the amount or validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, if adequate provision for the payment of such taxes has been made on the books of such Person to the extent required by GAAP or, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in its jurisdiction of organization and (iv) such other items to which Administrative Agent may consent in its reasonable discretion.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means a replacement, renewal, refinancing, extension, defeasance, restructuring, refunding, repayment, amendment, restatement, supplementation or other modification of any Indebtedness by the Person that originally incurred such Indebtedness, provided that
(i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness (as determined as of the date of the incurrence of the Indebtedness in accordance with GAAP) does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness refinanced thereby on such date plus all accrued interest and premiums and the amounts of all fees, expenses, penalties (including prepayment penalties) and premiums incurred in connection with such replacement, renewal, refinancing, extension, defeasance, restructuring, refunding, repayment, amendment, restatement, supplementation or modification;
(ii) the final maturity date of such Indebtedness shall be no earlier than the final maturity date of the Indebtedness being renewed, replaced or refinanced;
(iii) unless such Indebtedness is Indebtedness under this Agreement, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness is not less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being replaced, renewed, refinanced, extended, defeased, restructured, refunded, repaid, amended, restated, supplemented or modified;
(iv) except in connection with Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness of the Senior Notes, such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party except to the extent such Person guaranteed such Indebtedness being replaced, renewed, refinanced, extended, defeased, restructured, refunded, repaid, amended, restated, supplemented or modified;
(v) such Indebtedness is not secured by any assets other than those securing such Indebtedness on the Restatement Date;
(vi) in the case of other such Indebtedness the Dollar Equivalent amount which is in excess of $75,000,000, the covenants, defaults and similar non-economic provisions applicable to such Indebtedness, taken as a whole, are not more materially less favorable to the obligor thereon or to the Lenders than the provisions contained in the original documentation for such Indebtedness or in this Agreement and do not contravene in any material respect the provisions of this Agreement and such Indebtedness is at then prevailing market rates; and
(vii) in the case of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness of the Senior Notes, (1) such Indebtedness is not Indebtedness under the Multicurrency Revolving Facility or the French Revolving Facility unless Available Liquidity after giving effect to such incurrence would equal at least $250,000,000 and (2) unless such Indebtedness is Indebtedness under the Loan Documents, the scheduled maturity date shall not be earlier than, nor shall any amortization commence, prior to the date that is one year after the latest Term Maturity Date.
“Permitted Warrant” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on Company’s Common Stock sold by Company to an unaffiliated third party in an arm’s-length dealing substantially concurrently with any purchase by Company of a related Permitted Convertible Bond Hedge.
“Person” means an individual or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Plan” means any plan described in Section 4021(a) of ERISA and not excluded pursuant to Section 4021(b) thereof, which is or has, within the preceding six years, been established or maintained, or to which contributions are being or have been, within the preceding six years, made, by Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliates. For greater certainty, Plan does not include a Foreign Pension Plan.
“Plan Administrator” has the meaning assigned to the term “administrator” in Section 3(16)(A) of ERISA.
“Plan Sponsor” has the meaning assigned to the term “plan sponsor” in Section 3(16)(B) of ERISA.
“Pledge Agreements” means, once executed and delivered, each Other Pledge Agreement and the United States Pledge Agreement.
“Pledged Securities” means all of the Pledged Securities as defined in the Pledge Agreements.
“Pledgor” means Company and each of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter party to a Pledge Agreement.
“Polish Qualifying Lender” means a Lender which is entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance under a Loan Document and is:
(a) resident in Poland;
(b) acting in relation to its obligations under the Credit Agreement through an office established in Poland and constituting a permanent establishment within the meaning of the relevant double taxation agreement; or
(c) a Treaty Lender.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, every Lender will be deemed a Polish Qualifying Lender for all purposes of this Agreement unless such Lender has failed to use commercially reasonable efforts to so qualify if such qualification is available to them. For avoidance of doubt, Lenders that are or are deemed to be Polish Qualifying Lenders under this definition shall be entitled to be grossed-up pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.7(a).
“Premises” means, at any time any real estate then owned, leased or operated by Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Principal Obligations” means the Obligations of any Credit Party (other than the Parallel Debt of such Credit Party).
“Pro Forma Basis” means, (a) with respect to the preparation of pro forma financial statements for purposes of the tests set forth in the definition of Permitted Acquisitions and for any other purpose relating to a Permitted Acquisition, pro forma on the basis that (i) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with such Acquisition was incurred or assumed on the first day of the applicable period, (ii) if such Indebtedness bears a floating interest rate, such interest shall be paid over the pro forma period at the rate in effect on the date of such Acquisition, and (iii) all income and expense associated with the assets or entity acquired in connection with such Acquisition (other than the fees, costs and expenses associated with the consummation of such Acquisition) for the most recently ended four fiscal quarter period for which such income and expense amounts are available shall be treated as being earned or incurred by Company over the applicable period on a pro forma basis without giving effect to any cost savings other than Pro Forma Cost Savings, (b) with respect to the preparation of a pro forma financial statement for any purpose relating to an Asset Disposition, pro forma on the basis that (i) any Indebtedness prepaid out of the proceeds of such Asset Disposition shall be deemed to have been prepaid as of the first day of the applicable Test Period, and (ii) all income and expense (other than such expenses as Company, in good faith, estimates will not be reduced or eliminated as a consequence of such Asset Disposition) associated with the assets or entity disposed of in connection with such Asset Disposition shall be deemed to have been eliminated as of the first day of the applicable Test Period and (c) with respect to the preparation of pro forma financial statements for any purpose relating to an incurrence of Indebtedness or the payment of any Restricted Payment, pro forma on the basis that (i) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with such incurrence of Indebtedness or such payment was incurred or assumed on the first day of the applicable period, (ii) if such incurrence of Indebtedness bears a floating interest rate, such interest shall be paid over the pro forma period at the rate in effect on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, and (iii) all income and expense associated with any Permitted Acquisition consummated in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness (other than the fees, costs and expenses associated with the consummation of such incurrence of Indebtedness) for the most recently ended four fiscal quarter period for which such income and expense amounts are available shall be treated as being earned or incurred by Company over the applicable period on a pro forma basis without giving effect to any cost savings other than Pro Forma Cost Savings.
“Pro Forma Cost Savings” means with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, if requested by Company pursuant to the succeeding sentence, the amount of factually supportable and identifiable pro forma cost savings directly attributable to operational efficiencies expected to be created by Company with respect to such Permitted Acquisition which efficiencies can be reasonably computed (based on the
four (4) fiscal quarters immediately preceding the date of such proposed acquisition) and are approved by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. If Company desires to have, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, the amount of pro forma cost savings directly attributable to the aforementioned operational efficiencies treated as part of the term Pro Forma Cost Savings, then Company shall so notify Administrative Agent and provide reasonable written detail with respect thereto not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed date of consummation of such Permitted Acquisition.
“Pro Rata Share” means, when used with reference to any Lender and any described aggregate or total amount of any Facility or Facilities, an amount equal to the result obtained by multiplying such described aggregate or total amount by a fraction the numerator of which shall be such Lender’s Maximum Commitment with respect to such Facility or Facilities and the denominator of which shall be the Total Commitment with respect to such Facility or Facilities or, if no Commitments are then outstanding or in the case of any Term Facility, such Lender’s aggregate outstanding Loans to the total outstanding Loans hereunder with respect to such Facility.
“Projections” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.5(d).
“Qualifying Bank” any person acting on its own account which is licensed as a bank by the banking laws in force in its jurisdiction of incorporation and any branch of a legal entity, which is licensed as a bank by the banking laws in force in the jurisdiction where such branch is situated, and which, in each case, exercises as its main purpose a true banking activity, having bank personnel, premises, communication devices of its own and authority of decision making, all in accordance with the Guidelines.
“Quarterly Payment Date” means the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December of each year.
“Rating” means the rating as determined by either S&P or Xxxxx’x of Company’s non-credit-enhanced, senior secured long-term debt maintained for the facilities under this Agreement (the “S&P Rating” and “Xxxxx’x Rating”, respectively, and collectively, the “Ratings”).
“Reaffirmation Agreement” is defined in Section 5.1(b)(iv).
“Receivable(s)” means and includes all of Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ presently existing and hereafter arising or acquired accounts, accounts receivable, and all present and future rights of Company and its Subsidiaries to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered (except those evidenced by instruments or chattel paper), whether or not they have been earned by performance, and all rights in any merchandise or goods which any of the same may represent, and all rights, title, security and guaranties with respect to each of the foregoing, including, without limitation, any right of stoppage in transit.
“Receivables Documents” shall mean all documentation relating to any receivables financing program providing for the sale of some or all Receivables Facility Assets by Company and its Subsidiaries (whether or not to a Receivables Subsidiary) in transactions purporting to be sales (and treated as sales for GAAP purposes) and shall include the documents evidencing any Permitted Accounts Receivable Securitization.
“Receivables Facility Assets” shall mean all Receivables (whether now existing or arising in the future) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto, including without limitation (i) all collateral given by the respective account debtor or on its behalf (but not by Company or any of its Subsidiaries) securing such Receivables, (ii) all contracts and all guarantees (but
not by Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or other obligations directly related to such Receivables, (iii) other related assets including those set forth in the Receivables Documents, and (iv) proceeds of all of the foregoing.
“Receivables Facility Attributable Debt” means at any date of determination thereof in connection with the Receivables Documents, the aggregate Dollar Equivalent of the net outstanding amount theretofore paid, directly or indirectly, by a funding source to a receivables subsidiary (including, without limitation, any Borrower or other Subsidiary in connection with sales permitted pursuant to Section 8.4(d)(ii)) in respect of the Receivables Facility Assets sold, conveyed, contributed or transferred or pledged in connection with such documents (it being the intent of the parties that the amount of Receivables Facility Attributable Debt at any time outstanding approximate as closely as possible the principal amount of Indebtedness which would be outstanding at such time under the Receivables Documents, if the same were structured as a secured lending agreement rather than an agreement providing for the sale, conveyance, contribution to capital, transfer or pledge of such Receivables Facility Assets or interests therein).
“Receivables Subsidiary” means a special purpose, bankruptcy remote Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Company which has been or may be formed for the sole and exclusive purpose of engaging in activities in connection with the purchase, sale and financing of Receivables in connection with and pursuant to a Permitted Accounts Receivable Securitization; provided, however, that if the law of a jurisdiction in which Company proposes to create a Receivables Subsidiary does not provide for the creation of a bankruptcy remote entity that is acceptable to Company or requires the formation of one or more additional entities (whether or not Subsidiaries of Company), Administrative Agent may in its reasonable discretion permit Company to form such other type of entity in such jurisdiction to serve as a Receivables Subsidiary as is necessary or customary for similar transactions in such jurisdiction.
“Recovery Event” means the receipt by Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) of any insurance or condemnation proceeds payable (i) by reason of any theft, physical destruction or damage or any other similar event with respect to any properties or assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) by reason of any condemnation, taking, seizing or similar event with respect to any properties or assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) under any policy of insurance required to be maintained under Section 7.9; provided, however, that in no event shall payments made under personal injury insurance or business interruption insurance constitute a Recovery Event.
“Reference Lenders” mean DB.
“Refunded Swing Line Loans” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.1(c)(ii).
“Register” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.14.
“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor provision to all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.
“Related Fund” means, with respect to any Lender which is a Fund, any other Fund that is administered or managed by the same investment advisor of such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, emptying, dumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, escape, leaching or migration into the environment or into or out of any property of Company or its Subsidiaries, or at any other location,
including any location to which Company or any Subsidiary has transported or arranged for the transportation of any Contaminant, including the movement of Contaminants through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or property of Company or its Subsidiaries or at any other location, including any location to which Company or any Subsidiary has transported or arranged for the transportation of any Contaminant.
“Remedial Action” means actions legally required to (i) clean up, remove, treat or in any other way address Contaminants in the environment or (ii) perform pre-response or post-response studies and investigations and post-response monitoring and care or any other studies, reports or investigations relating to Contaminants.
“Replaced Lender” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 3.7.
“Replacement Lender” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 3.7.
“Reportable Event” means a “reportable event” described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or in the regulations thereunder with respect to a Plan, excluding any event for which the thirty (30) day notice requirement has been waived.
“Required Lenders” means Non-Defaulting Lenders the sum of whose Effective Amount of outstanding Term Loans, Multicurrency Revolving Commitments (or, if after the Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment has been terminated, outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans and Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of outstanding Swing Line Loans and LC Obligations, as applicable) and French Revolving Commitments (or, if after the Total French Revolving Commitment has been terminated, outstanding French Revolver Loans), constitute greater than 50% of the sum of (i) the total Effective Amount of outstanding Term Loans of Non-Defaulting Lenders, (ii) the Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment, and (ii) the Total French Revolving Commitment less the aggregate Multicurrency Revolving Commitments and French Revolving Commitments of Defaulting Lenders (or, if after the Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment and/or Total French Revolving Commitment has been terminated, the total Effective Amount of outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans and/or French Revolving Loans, as applicable, of Non-Defaulting Lenders and the aggregate Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of all Non-Defaulting Lenders of the total outstanding Swing Line Loans and LC Obligations at such time).
“Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, any law (including common law), treaty, rule or regulation or judgment, decree, determination or award of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, including without limitation, any Environmental Law, in each case imposing a legal obligation or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Responsible Officer” means any of the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President or the Treasurer of Company or, if applicable, any Subsidiary.
“Restatement Date” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.20.
“Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than an Investment permitted by Section 8.7 (other than clause (j) thereof).
“Restricted Payment” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 8.5.
“Returns” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.9(a).
“Revolver Sublimit” means, when used in reference to Company, the Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment plus the Total French Revolving Commitment and when used in reference to European Holdco or any Other Subsidiary Borrower, the maximum aggregate Effective Amount of outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans, French Revolving Loans, LC Obligations and Swing Line Loans permitted to be borrowed by European Holdco or such Other Subsidiary Borrower, which amount is set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) attached hereto (as the same may be amended pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).
“Revolver Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) June 13, 2018 or (ii) such earlier date as the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments and French Revolver Commitments shall have been terminated or otherwise reduced to $0.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Service, a division of XxXxxx-Xxxx Financial, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby a seller or transferor shall sell or otherwise transfer any real or personal property and then or thereafter lease, or repurchase under an extended purchase contract, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, the same or similar property.
“Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be reasonably determined by Administrative Agent or Facing Agent, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.
“Scheduled Term Repayments” means, for any Term Facility, the scheduled principal repayments set forth in the “Scheduled Term Repayments” definition applicable to such Term Facility.
“Scheduled Term B Repayments” means, with respect to the principal payments on the Term B Loans for each date set forth below, the Sterling amount set forth opposite thereto, as reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 4.3 and 4.4:
Date |
|
Scheduled Term B |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2013 |
|
£ |
478,125 |
|
September 30, 2013 |
|
£ |
478,125 |
|
December 31, 2013 |
|
£ |
478,125 |
|
March 31, 2014 |
|
£ |
478,125 |
|
June 30, 2014 |
|
£ |
478,125 |
|
September 30, 2014 |
|
£ |
478,125 |
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
£ |
478,125 |
|
March 31, 2015 |
|
£ |
478,125 |
|
June 30, 2015 |
|
£ |
956,250 |
|
September 30, 2015 |
|
£ |
956,250 |
|
December 31, 2015 |
|
£ |
956,250 |
|
March 31, 2016 |
|
£ |
956,250 |
|
June 30, 2016 |
|
£ |
956,250 |
|
Date |
|
Scheduled Term B |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016 |
|
£ |
956,250 |
|
December 31, 2016 |
|
£ |
956,250 |
|
March 31, 2017 |
|
£ |
956,250 |
|
June 30, 2017 |
|
£ |
6,693,750 |
|
September 30, 2017 |
|
£ |
6,693,750 |
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
£ |
6,693,750 |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
£ |
6,693,750 |
|
Term B Loan Maturity Date |
|
Balance |
|
“Scheduled Term C Repayments” means, with respect to the principal payments on the Term C Loans for each date set forth below, the Euro amount set forth opposite thereto, as reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 4.3 and 4.4.
Date |
|
Scheduled Term C |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2013 |
|
€ |
1,046,875 |
|
September 30, 2013 |
|
€ |
1,046,875 |
|
December 31, 2013 |
|
€ |
1,046,875 |
|
March 31, 2014 |
|
€ |
1,046,875 |
|
June 30, 2014 |
|
€ |
1,046,875 |
|
September 30, 2014 |
|
€ |
1,046,875 |
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
€ |
1,046,875 |
|
March 31, 2015 |
|
€ |
1,046,875 |
|
June 30, 2015 |
|
€ |
2,093,750 |
|
September 30, 2015 |
|
€ |
2,093,750 |
|
December 31, 2015 |
|
€ |
2,093,750 |
|
March 31, 2016 |
|
€ |
2,093,750 |
|
June 30, 2016 |
|
€ |
2,093,750 |
|
September 30, 2016 |
|
€ |
2,093,750 |
|
December 31, 2016 |
|
€ |
2,093,750 |
|
March 31, 2017 |
|
€ |
2,093,750 |
|
June 30, 2017 |
|
€ |
14,656,250 |
|
September 30, 2017 |
|
€ |
14,656,250 |
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
€ |
14,656,250 |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
€ |
14,656,250 |
|
Term C Loan Maturity Date |
|
Balance |
|
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.
“Secured Creditors” has the meaning provided in the respective Security Documents to the extent defined therein and shall include any Person who is granted a security interest pursuant to any Security Document.
“Secured Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Debt as of such date that is then secured by Liens on property or assets of Company and its Subsidiaries to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period.
“Secured Parties” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.13.
“Securities” means any stock, shares, voting trust certificates, bonds, debentures, options, warrants, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.
“Security Documents” means, collectively, the Pledge Agreements, and all other documents executed by the Company, any other Credit Party or any Pledgor in connection therewith to effect the Pledge Agreements, in each case as the same may at any time be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified and in effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “Security Documents” shall also include all pledge agreements and other documents executed in connection therewith to effect such pledge agreements entered into by Company or any Subsidiary of Company after the Original Closing Date in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, in each case as the same may at any time be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified and in effect.
“Senior Note (2016) Documents” means the Senior Notes (2016), the Senior Note (2016) Indenture and all other documents evidencing, guaranteeing or otherwise governing the terms of the Senior Notes (2016).
“Senior Note (2016) Indenture” means that certain Indenture dated as of March 27, 2006, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (f/k/a) The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, as supplemented by that certain second supplemental indenture, dated as of August 20, 2009, between the Company, the subsidiaries party thereto and the Trustee, as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Senior Notes (2016)” means those certain 7 1/8% Senior Notes due September 1, 2016, issued by Company in the aggregate principal amount of $375 million pursuant to the Senior Note (2016) Indenture, which term shall include and shall constitute the notes issued in exchange therefor as contemplated by the Senior Note (2016) Indenture.
“Senior Note (2019) Documents” means the Senior Notes (2019), the Senior Note (2019) Indenture and all other documents evidencing, guaranteeing or otherwise governing the terms of the Senior Notes (2019).
“Senior Note (2019) Indenture” means that certain Indenture dated as of March 27, 2006, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (f/k/a) The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, as supplemented by that certain third supplemental indenture, dated as of August 20, 2009, between the Company, the subsidiaries party thereto and the Trustee, as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Senior Notes (2019)” means those certain 7 3/8% Senior Notes due September 1, 2019, issued by Company in the aggregate principal amount of $325 million pursuant to the Senior Note (2019) Indenture, which term shall include and shall constitute the notes issued in exchange therefor as contemplated by the Senior Note (2019) Indenture.
“Senior Note (2020) Documents” means the Senior Notes (2020), the Senior Note (2020) Indenture and all other documents evidencing, guaranteeing or otherwise governing the terms of the Senior Notes (2020).
“Senior Note (2020) Indenture” means that certain Indenture dated as of March 27, 2006, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (f/k/a) The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, as supplemented by that certain fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 22, 2010, between the Company, the subsidiaries party thereto and the Trustee, as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Senior Notes (2020)” means those certain 6 3/4% Senior Notes due September 15, 2020, issued by Company in the aggregate principal amount of $500 million pursuant to the Senior Note (2020) Indenture, which term shall include and shall constitute the notes issued in exchange therefor as contemplated by the Senior Note (2020) Indenture.
“Senior Note (2021) Documents” means the Senior Notes (2021), the Senior Note (2021) Indenture and all other documents evidencing, guaranteeing or otherwise governing the terms of the Senior Notes (2021).
“Senior Note (2021) Indenture” means that certain Indenture dated as of March 27, 2006, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (f/k/a) The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, as supplemented by that certain fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of November 18, 2010, between the Company, the subsidiaries party thereto and the Trustee, as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Senior Notes (2021)” means those certain 5 3/4% Senior Notes due May 15, 2021, issued by Company in the aggregate principal amount of $500 million pursuant to the Senior Note (2021) Indenture, which term shall include and shall constitute the notes issued in exchange therefor as contemplated by the Senior Note (2021) Indenture.
“Senior Note (2022) Documents” means the Senior Notes (2022), the Senior Note (2022) Indenture and all other documents evidencing, guaranteeing or otherwise governing the terms of the Senior Notes (2022).
“Senior Note (2022) Indenture” means that certain Indenture dated as of March 27, 2006, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (f/k/a The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee, as supplemented by that certain seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of March 9, 2012, between the Company, the subsidiaries party thereto and the Trustee, as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Senior Notes (2022)” means those certain 5% Senior Notes due March 15, 2022, issued by Company in the aggregate principal amount of $750 million pursuant to the Senior Note (2022) Indenture, which term shall include and shall constitute the notes issued in exchange therefor as contemplated by the Senior Note (2022) Indenture.
“Senior Note (2023) Documents” means the Senior Notes (2023), the Senior Note (2023) Indenture and all other documents evidencing, guaranteeing or otherwise governing the terms of the Senior Notes (2023).
“Senior Note (2023) Indenture” means that certain Indenture dated as of March 27, 2006, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (f/k/a The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee, as supplemented by that certain eighth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 16, 2013, between the Company, the subsidiaries party thereto and the Trustee, as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Senior Notes (2023)” has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Senior Note Documents” means, collectively, the Senior Note (2016) Documents, the Senior Note (2019) Documents, the Senior Note (2020) Documents, the Senior Note (2021) Documents, the Senior Note (2022) Documents and the Senior Note (2023) Documents.
“Senior Note Indentures” means, collectively, the Senior Note (2016) Indenture, the Senior Note (2019) Indenture, the Senior Note (2020) Indenture, the Senior Note (2021) Indenture, the Senior Note (2022) Indenture and the Senior Note (2023) Indenture.
“Senior Notes” means, collectively, the Senior Notes (2019), the Senior Notes (2020), the Senior Notes (2021), the Senior Notes (2022) and the Senior Notes (2023).
“Shareholder Rights Plan” means the Shareholder Rights Plan adopted by the Company on July 21, 2006, pursuant to which holders of the Company’s Common Stock receive contingent rights to purchase a fractional share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (as defined therein) and to acquire additional shares of Common Stock, and any substantially similar successor or replacement shareholder rights plan adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Spanish Borrower” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 4.7(g).
“Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by Administrative Agent or Facing Agent, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that Administrative Agent or Facing Agent may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by Administrative Agent or Facing Agent if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that Facing Agent may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency; provided, further, that (i) in the case of Euro denominated Loans, such delivery shall be two (2) Business Days later and (ii) in the case of Sterling denominated Loans, such delivery shall be one (1) Business Day later.
“Standby Letters of Credit” means any of the irrevocable standby letters of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement, in form acceptable to the Facing Agent, together with any increases or decreases in the Stated Amount thereof and any renewals, amendments and/or extensions thereof.
“Stated Amount” or “Stated Amounts” means (i) with respect to any Letter of Credit issued in Dollars, the stated or face amount of such Letter of Credit to the extent available at the time for drawing (subject to presentment of all requisite documents), and (ii) with respect to any Letter of Credit issued in any currency other than Dollars, the Dollar Equivalent of the stated or face amount of such Letter of Credit to the extent available at the time for drawing (subject to presentment of all requisite documents), in either case as the same may be increased or decreased from time to time in accordance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
For purposes of calculating the Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit at any time:
(A) any increase in the Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit by reason of any amendment to any Letter of Credit shall be deemed effective
under this Agreement as of the date Facing Agent actually issues an amendment purporting to increase the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit, whether or not Facing Agent receives the consent of the Letter of Credit beneficiary or beneficiaries to the amendment, except that if any Borrower has required that the increase in Stated Amount be given effect as of an earlier date and Facing Agent issues an amendment to that effect, then such increase in Stated Amount shall be deemed effective under this Agreement as of such earlier date requested by such Borrower; and
(B) any reduction in the Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit by reason of any amendment to any Letter of Credit shall be deemed effective under this Agreement as of the later of (x) the date Facing Agent actually issues an amendment purporting to reduce the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit, whether or not the amendment provides that the reduction be given effect as of an earlier date, or (y) the date Facing Agent receives the written consent (including by authenticated telex, cable, facsimile transmission or electronic imaging (with, in the case of a facsimile transmission or electronic imaging, a follow-up original hard copy)) of the Letter of Credit beneficiary or beneficiaries to such reduction, whether written consent must be dated on or after the date of the amendment issued by Facing Agent purporting to effect such reduction.
“Sterling” or “£” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, partnership (limited or general), limited liability company, trust or other entity of which a majority of the stock (or equivalent ownership or equity interest) having voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (if a corporation) or to select the trustee or equivalent managing body or controlling interest, shall, at the time such reference becomes operative, be directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more of the other subsidiaries of such Person or any combination thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, as they existed as of the Restatement Date, neither Latapack-Ball Embalagens Ltda nor Rocky Mountain Metal Container LLC is a Subsidiary of Company. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement (a) shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Company and (b) shall not include any Unrestricted Entity.
“Subsidiary Guaranty” is defined in Section 5.1(b)(i).
“Supermajority Lenders” means Non-Defaulting Lenders the sum of whose Effective Amount of outstanding Term Loans, French Revolving Commitments and Multicurrency Revolving Commitments (or, if after the Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment and/or the Total French Revolving Commitment has been terminated, outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans and/or French Revolving Loans, as applicable, and Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of outstanding Swing Line Loans and LC Obligations, as applicable) constitute greater than 66-2/3% of the sum of (i) the total Effective Amount of outstanding Term Loans of Non-Defaulting Lenders, (ii) the Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment and (iii) the Total French Revolving Commitment less the aggregate Multicurrency Revolving Commitments and French Revolving Commitments of Defaulting Lenders (or, if after the Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment and/or the Total French Revolving Commitment has been terminated, the total Effective Amount of outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans and/or French Revolving Loans, as applicable, of Non-Defaulting Lenders and the aggregate Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of all Non-Defaulting Lenders of the total Effective Amount of outstanding Swing Line Loans and LC Obligations at such time).
“Swing Line Commitment” means, with respect to the U.S. Swing Line Lender or European Swing Line Lender, as applicable, at any date, the obligation of such Lender to make Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(i) in the amount referred to therein.
“Swing Line Facility” means the credit facility under this Agreement evidenced by the Swing Line Commitment and the Swing Line Loans.
“Swing Line Lender” means, European Swing Line Lender or U.S. Swing Line Lender, as applicable.
“Swing Line Loan Participation Certificate” means a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1(c).
“Swing Line Loans” means U.S. Swing Line Loans and European Swing Line Loans, collectively.
“Swiss Borrower” means Ball Europe GmbH or any other Borrower incorporated in Switzerland and/or having its registered office in Switzerland and/or qualifying as a Swiss resident pursuant to Art. 9 of the Swiss Withholding Tax Act and/or Art. 4 of the Swiss Stamp Tax Act.
“Swiss Federal Tax Administration” means the Swiss Federal Tax Administration referred to in Article 34 of the Swiss Withholding Tax Act.
“Swiss Stamp Tax” means a tax imposed under the Swiss Stamp Tax Act.
“Swiss Stamp Tax Act” means the Swiss Federal Act on Stamp Taxes of 27 June 1973 (Bundesgesetz über die Stempelabgaben) together with the related ordinances, regulations and guidelines, all as amended and applicable from time to time.
“Swiss Withholding Tax” means taxes imposed under the Swiss Withholding Tax Act.
“Swiss Withholding Tax Act” means the Swiss Federal Act on Withholding Tax of 13 October 1965 (Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer), together with the related ordinances, regulations and guidelines, all as amended and applicable from time to time.
“Swiss Withholding Tax Rules” means together the Ten Non-Bank Rule, the Twenty Non-Bank Rule and the One Hundred Non-Bank Rule.
“Tax Confirmation” means a confirmation by a Lender that the person beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance under a Loan Document is either:
(a) a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes;
(b) a partnership each member of which is (A) a company resident in the United Kingdom or (B) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of that advance that falls to it by reason of Part 17 of the Corporation Tax Xxx 0000;
(c) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of that advance in computing the chargeable profits (for the purposes of section 19 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009) of that company.
“Tax Sharing Agreements” means all tax sharing, disaffiliation tax allocation and other similar agreements entered into by Company or its Subsidiaries on or before the date of this Agreement.
“Taxes” means any and all present and future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority, and any and all liabilities (including interest and penalties and other additions to taxes) with respect to the foregoing, but excluding Excluded Taxes.
“Ten Non-Bank Rule” means the rule that the aggregate number of lenders to a Swiss Borrower under this Agreement that are not Qualifying Banks must not at any time exceed ten (10), all in accordance with the meaning of the Guidelines or legislation or explanatory notes addressing the same issues that are in force at such time.
“Term B Lender” means, any Lender which is owed a Term B Loan (or portion thereof).
“Term B Loan” and “Term B Loans” have the meanings assigned to those terms in Section 2.1(a)(ii).
“Term B Loan Maturity Date” means June 13, 2018.
“Term B Note” and “Term B Notes” have the meanings assigned to those terms in Section 2.2(a).
“Term C Lender” means, any Lender which is owed a Term C Loan (or portion thereof).
“Term C Loan” and “Term C Loans” have the meanings assigned to those terms in Section 2.1(a)(iii).
“Term C Loan Maturity Date” means June 13, 2018.
“Term C Note” and “Term C Notes” have the meanings assigned to those terms in Section 2.2(a).
“Term Facilities” means the Facilities under the Agreement other than the Multicurrency Revolving Facility, the French Revolving Facility and the Swing Line Facility, collectively.
“Term Lender” means, with respect to any Term Facility, any Lender that is owed a Term Loan (or portion thereof) under such Term Facility.
“Term Loans” means the Loans under the Term Facilities, collectively.
“Term Maturity Date” means, with respect to any Term Facility, the scheduled maturity date for such Term Facility under this Agreement.
“Term Notes” means the Term B Note and the Term C Note, collectively.
“Term Percentage” means, at any time with respect to any Term Facility, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate Effective Amount of all Loans under such Term Facility outstanding at such time and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate Effective Amount of all Term Loans outstanding at such time.
“Term Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to any Term Facility, when used with reference to any Lender and any described aggregate or total amount, an amount equal to the result obtained by multiplying such described aggregate or total amount by a fraction the numerator of which shall be such Lender’s then outstanding Loans under such Facility and the denominator of which shall be the amount of all then outstanding Loans under such Facility.
“Termination Event” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) a “Reportable Event” described in Section 4043 of ERISA for which the 30 day notice requirement has not been waived by the PBGC, or (b) the withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, or (c) the termination of a Plan, the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan or Foreign Pension Plan or the treatment of a Plan or Foreign Pension Plan amendment as a termination, under Section 4041 of ERISA or similar foreign laws, if the plan assets are not sufficient to pay all plan liabilities, or (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate, or the appointment of a trustee with respect to, any Plan or Foreign Pension Plan by the PBGC or similar foreign governmental authority, or (e) any other event or condition which would constitute grounds under Section 4042(a) of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or (f) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, or (g) the determination that any Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 or 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 or 305 of ERISA or (h) the partial or complete withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Pension Plan if withdrawal liability is asserted by such plan, or (i) any event or condition which results in the reorganization or insolvency of a Multiemployer Plan under Sections 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or (j) any event or condition which results in the termination of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4041A of ERISA or the institution by PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (k) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Test Period” means the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Company then last ended.
“Total Available French Revolving Commitment” means, at the time any determination thereof is made, the sum of the respective Available French Revolving Commitments of the Lenders at such time.
“Total Available Multicurrency Revolving Commitment” means, at the time any determination thereof is made, the sum of the respective Available Multicurrency Revolving Commitments of the Lenders at such time.
“Total Commitment” means, at the time any determination thereof is made, the sum of the French Revolving Commitments and the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments at such time.
“Total French Revolving Commitment” means, at any time, the sum of the French Revolving Commitments of each of the French Revolving Lenders at such time.
“Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment” means, at any time, the sum of the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments of each of the Lenders at such time.
“Transaction” means and includes (i) the continuation of the Term Loans on the Restatement Date, (ii) each of the Credit Events, if any, occurring on the Restatement Date and (iii) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.
“Transferee” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.8(d).
“Treaty Lender” means a Lender which is treated as a resident of a Treaty State for the purposes of the Treaty, does not carry on a business in the United Kingdom (in respect of the UK Qualifying Lender) or Poland (in respect of the Polish Qualifying Lender) through a permanent establishment with which that Lender’s participation in the Loan is effectively connected and meets all other conditions in the Treaty for full exemption from tax imposed by the United Kingdom (in respect of the UK Qualifying Lender) or by Poland (in respect of the Polish Qualifying Lender).”
“Treaty State” means a jurisdiction having a double taxation agreement (a “Treaty”) with the United Kingdom (in respect of the UK Qualifying Lender) or with Poland (in respect of the Polish Qualifying Lender), which makes provision for full exemption from tax imposed by the United Kingdom (in respect of the UK Qualifying Lender) or by Poland (in respect of the Polish Qualifying Lender).
“Twenty Non-Bank Rule” means the rule that the aggregate number of creditors (including the Lenders), other than Qualifying Banks, of a Swiss Borrower under all its outstanding debts relevant for classification as debenture (Kassenobligation) (including debts arising under this Agreement and intra-group loans, if and to the extent intra-group loans are not exempt in accordance with the ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council of 18 June 2010 amending the Swiss Federal Ordinance on withholding tax with effect as of 1 August 2010, facilities and/or private placements) must not at any time exceed twenty (20), all in accordance with the meaning of the Guidelines or legislation or explanatory notes addressing the same issues which are in force at such time, it being understood that for the purposes hereof the maximum number of ten (10) Permitted Non-Qualifying Lenders under this Agreement shall be taken into account (whether or not ten Permitted Non-Qualifying Lenders do effectively participate at any given time).
“Type” means any type of Loan, namely, a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan. For purposes hereof, the term “Rate” shall include the Eurocurrency Rate and the Base Rate.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction.
“UK Borrower” means (a) any Borrower that is incorporated in the United Kingdom and (b) any Borrower in respect of which written notice is given to the Administrative Agent (whether by the Company or the Borrower) prior to that Borrower becoming a Borrower that that Borrower is resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes.
“UK Qualifying Lender” means a Lender which is beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance under a Loan Document and is:
(a) a Lender:
(i) which is a bank (as defined for the purpose of section 879 of the Income Tax Xxx 0000 of the United Kingdom (the “Taxes Act”)) making an advance under a Loan Document; or
(ii) in respect of an advance made under a Loan Document by a person that was a bank (as defined for the purpose of section 879 of the Taxes Act) at the time that that advance was made,
and which, in either case, is within the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax as respects any payments of interest made in respect of that advance; or
(b) a Lender which is:
(i) a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes;
(ii) a partnership each member of which is (A) a company resident in the United Kingdom or (B) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of that advance that falls to it by reason of Part 17 of the Corporation Tax Xxx 0000;
(c) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of that advance in computing the chargeable profits (for the purposes of section 19 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009) of that company; or
(d) a Treaty Lender.
“UK Security Documents” means any Other Pledge Agreements from time to time executed by any Credit Party governed by the laws of England and Wales.
“UK Security Trustee” means DB in its capacity as UK Security Trustee under the UK Security Documents or any successor UK Security Trustee.
“Uncommitted Short Term Lines of Credit” means overdraft facilities, lines of credit or similar facilities providing for uncommitted advances to a Foreign Subsidiary, a Domestic Subsidiary or Company; provided, that no Indebtedness incurred thereunder remains outstanding for more than one year and no Subsidiary grants any Lien (other than Customary Permitted Liens) to secure such Indebtedness.
“United States Pledge Agreement” is defined in Section 5.1(b)(ii).
“Unmatured Event of Default” means an event, act or occurrence which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time (or both) would become an Event of Default.
“Unpaid Drawing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d).
“Unrestricted Entity” means (i) prior to a redesignation by the Company pursuant to Section 12.23, each Person set forth on Schedule 1.1(e) hereto, (ii) prior to a redesignation by Company pursuant to Section 12.23, each Person from time to time designated as an Unrestricted Entity by
Company (provided that no such Person shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Company) pursuant to a notice signed by a Responsible Officer identifying such Person to be designated as an Unrestricted Entity and providing such other information as Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (iii) each successor of the foregoing.
“U.S. Swing Line Lender” means DB in such capacity.
“U.S. Swing Line Loans” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.1(c)(i)(1).
“U.S. Swing Line Note” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.2(a).
“Voting Securities” means any class of Capital Stock of a Person pursuant to which the holders thereof have, at the time of determination, the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to vote for the election of directors, managers, trustees or general partners of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time any other class or classes will have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness into (b) the total of the product obtained by multiplying (x) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof by (y) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of which (other than qualifying shares required to be owned by directors) are at the time owned directly or indirectly by such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
“written” or “in writing” means any form of written communication or a communication by means of telecopier device or other electronic image scan transmission (e.g., “pdf” via email).
The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.” The words “herein,” “hereof” and words of similar import as used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision in this Agreement. References to “Articles”, “Sections”, “paragraphs”, “Exhibits” and “Schedules” in this Agreement shall refer to Articles, Sections, paragraphs, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise expressly provided; references to Persons include their respective permitted successors and assigns or, in the case of governmental Persons, Persons succeeding to the relevant functions of such persons; and all references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any successor statutes and regulations. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, references to constitutive and Organizational Documents and to agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document.
1.2 Accounting Terms; Financial Statements.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms used herein but not expressly defined in this Agreement and all computations and determinations for purposes of determining compliance with the financial requirements of this Agreement shall have the respective meanings given to them or shall be made in accordance with GAAP. The financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.1 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP in the United States of America as in effect on the respective dates of their preparation. Unless otherwise provided for herein, wherever any computation is to be made with respect to any Person and its Subsidiaries, such computation shall be made so as to exclude all items of income, assets and liabilities attributable to any Person which is not a Subsidiary of such Person. For purposes of the financial terms set forth herein, including, without limitation, for all purposes under Article IX, whenever a reference is made to a determination which is required to be made on a consolidated basis (whether in accordance with GAAP or otherwise) for Company and its Subsidiaries, such determination shall be made as if all Unrestricted Entities were wholly-owned by a Person not an Affiliate of Company. In the event that any changes in generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. occur after the date of this Agreement or the application thereof from that used in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.5(a) hereof occur after the Restatement Date and such changes or such application result in a material variation in the method of calculation of financial covenants or other terms of this Agreement, then the Company, the Agent and the Lenders agree to enter into and diligently pursue negotiations in good faith in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such changes so that the criteria for evaluating the Company’s financial condition will be the same after such changes as if such changes had not occurred; provided that, until so amended, such financial covenants or other terms of this Agreement shall continue to be calculated in accordance with GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective.
(b) For purposes of computing the Interest Coverage Ratio and Leverage Ratio as of the end of any Test Period, all components of such ratios for the applicable Test Period shall include or exclude, as the case may be, without duplication, such components of such ratios attributable to any business or assets that have been acquired or disposed of by Company or any Subsidiary of Company (including through mergers or consolidations) after the first day of such Test Period and prior to the end of such Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis as determined in good faith by Company.
(c) For purposes of the limitations, levels and baskets in Articles IV, VII, VIII and X stated in Dollars, non-Dollar currencies will be converted into Dollars at the time of incurrence or receipt, as the case may be, using the methodology set forth in the definition of “Dollar Equivalent”.
1.3 Calculation of Exchange Rate. On each Exchange Rate Determination Date, Administrative Agent shall (a) determine the Exchange Rate as of such Exchange Rate Determination Date and (b) give notice thereof (i) to each Borrower and (ii) to each Lender that shall have requested such information. The Exchange Rates so determined shall become effective on the first Business Day immediately following the relevant Exchange Rate Determination Date (each, a “Reset Date”) and shall remain effective until the next succeeding Reset Date, and shall for all purposes of this Agreement (other than any provision expressly requiring the use of a current Exchange Rate) be the Exchange Rate employed in converting amounts between Dollars or Alternative Currencies.
ARTICLE II
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF U.S. DOLLAR, STERLING, EURO AND ALTERNATIVE CURRENCY CREDITS
2.1 The Commitments.
(a) Term Loans.
(i) Term A Loans. Immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, with proceeds of the Senior Notes (2023) the Borrower shall have prepaid in full the “Term A Loan” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) of the “Term A Lenders” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Existing Credit Agreement.
(ii) Term B Loans. As of the Restatement Date, the outstanding principal amount of the “Term B Loan” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) made to European Holdco is £38,250,000 (the “Outstanding Term B Loan Obligations”). Subject to the terms of this Agreement and in reliance on the representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained herein, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees (x) that the Outstanding Term B Loan Obligations shall be, from and following the Restatement Date, continued and reconstituted as a term loan made to European Holdco under this Agreement (the “Term B Loan”) and (y) that concurrently therewith, the Lenders have assigned the preexisting loans among themselves, such that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Term B Loans shall be allocated among the Lenders as set forth in Schedule 1.1(a) hereto. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender agrees that all of the Outstanding Term B Loan Obligations shall remain outstanding and shall be deemed to be a continuing Term B Loan. The obligations of each Term B Lender hereunder shall be several and not joint. The Borrowers may elect that the Term B Loans be outstanding as Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Loans. No amount of a Term B Loan that is repaid or prepaid may be reborrowed hereunder.
(iii) Term C Loans. As of the Restatement Date, the outstanding principal amount of the “Term C Loan” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) made to European Holdco is €83,750,000 (the “Outstanding Term C Loan Obligations”). Subject to the terms of this Agreement and in reliance on the representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained herein, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees (x) that the Outstanding Term C Loan Obligations shall be, from and following the Restatement Date, continued and reconstituted as a term loan made to European Holdco under this Agreement (the “Term C Loan”) and (y) that concurrently therewith, the Lenders have assigned the preexisting loans among themselves, such that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Term C Loans shall be allocated among the Lenders as set forth in Schedule 1.1(a) hereto. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender agrees that all of the Outstanding Term C Loan Obligations shall remain outstanding and shall be deemed to be a continuing Term C Loan. The obligations of each Term C Lender hereunder shall be several and not joint. The Borrowers may elect that the Term C Loans be outstanding as Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Loans. No amount of a Term C Loan that is repaid or prepaid may be reborrowed hereunder.
(b) Revolving Loans.
(i) Multicurrency Revolving Loans: Each Multicurrency Revolving Lender, severally and for itself alone, hereby agrees, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, to make loans to (i) Company and any Other Subsidiary Borrower that is a Domestic Subsidiary denominated in Dollars and (ii) Company, European Holdco and any Other Subsidiary
Borrower (other than the French Borrowers) that is a Foreign Subsidiary denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency, in each case, on a revolving basis from time to time during the Commitment Period, in an amount not to exceed its Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of, with respect to all Borrowers, the Total Available Multicurrency Revolving Commitment and with respect to any applicable Borrower, such Borrower’s Available Revolver Sublimit (each such loan by any Lender, a “Multicurrency Revolving Loan” and collectively, the “Multicurrency Revolving Loans”). All Multicurrency Revolving Loans comprising the same Borrowing hereunder shall be made by the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders simultaneously and in proportion to their respective Multicurrency Revolving Commitments. Prior to the Revolver Termination Date, Multicurrency Revolving Loans may be repaid and reborrowed by Company, European Holdco and Other Subsidiary Borrowers (other than the French Borrowers) in accordance with the provisions hereof. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent shall reallocate the outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans amongst the Lenders on the Restatement Date based on their respective Multicurrency Revolving Commitments as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that all Multicurrency Revolving Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Multicurrency Revolving Commitments.
(ii) French Revolving Loans: Each French Revolving Lender, severally and for itself alone, hereby agrees, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, to make loans to the Company, European Holdco and any Other Subsidiary Borrower (including any French Borrower) denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency, in each case, on a revolving basis from time to time during the Commitment Period, in an amount not to exceed its French Revolver Pro Rata Share of, with respect to all Borrowers, the Total Available French Revolving Commitment and, with respect to each Other Subsidiary Borrower, such Borrower’s Available Revolver Sublimit (each such loan by any Lender, a “French Revolving Loan” and collectively, the “French Revolving Loans”). All French Revolving Loans comprising the same Borrowing hereunder shall be made by the French Revolving Lenders simultaneously and in proportion to their respective French Revolving Commitments. Prior to the Revolver Termination Date, French Revolving Loans may be repaid and reborrowed by the Company, European Holdco and the Other Subsidiary Borrowers (including the French Borrowers) in accordance with the provisions hereof. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent shall reallocate the outstanding French Revolving Loans amongst the French Revolving Lenders on the Restatement Date based on their respective French Revolving Commitments as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that all French Revolving Loans are held by the French Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective French Revolving Commitments.
(c) Swing Line Loans.
(i) Swing Line Commitment.
(1) U.S. Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the U.S. Swing Line Lender in its individual capacity agrees to make swing line loans in Dollars (“U.S. Swing Line Loans”) to Company on any Business Day from time to time during the Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding that, when added to the Dollar Equivalent of the principal amount of European Swing Line Loans then outstanding, do not exceed $75,000,000; provided, however, that in no event may the amount of any Borrowing of U.S. Swing Line Loans (A) exceed the Total Available Multicurrency Revolving Commitment immediately prior to such Borrowing (after giving effect to the use of proceeds thereof) or (B) cause the outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans of any Lender, when added to such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the then outstanding Swing
Line Loans and Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the aggregate LC Obligations (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings relating to LC Obligations which are repaid with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the incurrence of, Multicurrency Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans) to exceed such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolving Commitment. Amounts borrowed by Company under this Section 2.1(c)(i)(1) may be repaid and, to but excluding the Revolver Termination Date, reborrowed. The U.S. Swing Line Loans shall be made in Dollars and maintained as Base Rate Loans and, notwithstanding Section 2.6, shall not be entitled to be converted into any other Type of Loan.
(2) European Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the European Swing Line Lender in its individual capacity agrees to make swing line loans in Alternative Currencies (“European Swing Line Loans”) to Company, European Holdco or any Other Subsidiary Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary (other than a French Borrower) on any Business Day from time to time during the Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding that, when added to the principal amount of U.S. Swing Line Loans then outstanding do not to exceed the Dollar Equivalent of $75,000,000; provided, however, that in no event may the amount of any Borrowing of European Swing Line Loans (A) exceed the Total Available Multicurrency Revolving Commitment immediately prior to such Borrowing (after giving effect to the use of proceeds thereof), (B) exceed the Available Revolver Sublimit for such Borrower immediately prior to such Borrowing or (C) cause the outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans of any Lender, when added to such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the then outstanding Swing Line Loans and Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the aggregate LC Obligations (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings relating to LC Obligations which are repaid with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the incurrence of, Multicurrency Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans) to exceed such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolving Commitment. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.1(c)(i)(2) may be repaid and, to but excluding the Revolver Termination Date, reborrowed. The European Swing Line Loans shall be made in Alternative Currencies and maintained as Overnight Rate Loans and, notwithstanding Section 2.6, shall not be entitled to be converted into any other Type of Loan.
(ii) Refunding of Swing Line Loans. Each Swing Line Lender, at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, may, upon notice to the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders, require each Multicurrency Revolving Lender (including such Swing Line Lender) to make a Multicurrency Revolving Loan in the Applicable Currency in an amount equal to such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the principal amount of the applicable Swing Line Loans (the “Refunded Swing Line Loans”) outstanding on the date such notice is given; provided, however, that such notice shall be deemed to have automatically been given upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 10.1(e) or 10.1(f). Unless any of the Events of Default described in Section 10.1(e) or 10.1(f) shall have occurred (in which event the procedures of Section 2.1(c)(iii) shall apply) and regardless of whether the conditions precedent set forth in this Agreement to the making of a Multicurrency Revolving Loan are then satisfied, each Multicurrency Revolving Lender shall make the proceeds of its Multicurrency Revolving Loan available to the applicable Swing Line Lender at the Payment Office prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, in funds immediately available on the Business Day next succeeding the date such notice is given. The proceeds of such Multicurrency Revolving Loans shall be immediately applied to repay the Refunded Swing Line Loans.
(iii) Participation in Swing Line Loans. If, prior to refunding a Swing Line Loan with a Multicurrency Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(ii), an Event of Default under Section 10.1(e) or 10.1(f) shall have occurred and be continuing, or if for any other reason a Multicurrency Revolving Loan cannot be made pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(ii), then, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(c)(iv) below, each Multicurrency Revolving Lender will, on the date such Multicurrency Revolving Loan was to have been made, purchase (without recourse or warranty) from the applicable Swing Line Lender an undivided participation interest in the Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to its Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of such Swing Line Loan. Upon request, each Multicurrency Revolving Lender will immediately transfer to the applicable Swing Line Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation and upon receipt thereof such Swing Line Lender will deliver to such Multicurrency Revolving Lender a Swing Line Loan Participation Certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such amount.
(iv) Lenders’ Obligations Unconditional. Each Lender’s obligation to make Multicurrency Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.1(c)(ii) and to purchase participating interests in accordance with Section 2.1(c)(iii) above shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against any Swing Line Lender, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default; (C) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of any Borrower or any other Person; (D) any breach of this Agreement by any Borrower or any other Person; (E) any inability of any Borrower to satisfy the conditions precedent to borrowing set forth in this Agreement on the date upon which such participating interest is to be purchased or (F) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If any Lender does not make available to the applicable Swing Line Lender the amount required pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(ii) or (iii) above, as the case may be, such Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with interest thereon for each day from the date of non-payment until such amount is paid in full at the Federal Funds Rate for the first two Business Days and at the Base Rate thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.1(c)(iv), no Lender shall be required to make a Multicurrency Revolving Loan to any Borrower for the purpose of refunding a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(ii) above or to purchase a participating interest in a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(iii) if an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, prior to the making by the applicable Swing Line Lender of such Swing Line Loan, such Swing Line Lender has received written notice from such Lender specifying that such Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the nature thereof and stating that, as a result thereof, such Lender shall cease to make such Refunded Swing Line Loans and purchase such participating interests, as the case may be; provided, however, that the obligation of such Lender to make such Refunded Swing Line Loans and to purchase such participating interests shall be reinstated upon the earlier to occur of (y) the date upon which such Lender notifies such Swing Line Lender that its prior notice has been withdrawn and (z) the date upon which the Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default specified in such notice no longer is continuing.
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.1(c), no Swing Line Lender shall be obligated to make any Swing Line Loan at any time when any other Lender is a Defaulting Lender, unless such Swing Line Lender has entered into arrangements with Company or European Holdco or such Defaulting Lender which are satisfactory to such Swing Line Lender to eliminate such Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 4.1(b)(iii)) with respect to any such Defaulting Lender, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, arising with respect to such Swing Line Loan.
2.2 Notes.
(a) Evidence of Indebtedness. At the request of any Lender, each respective Borrower’s obligation to pay the principal of and interest on all the Loans made to each of them by such Lender shall be evidenced, (1) if Term B Loans, by a promissory note (each, a “Term B Note” and, collectively, the “Term B Notes”) duly executed and delivered by European Holdco substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.2(a)(2) hereto, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith, (2) if Term C Loans, by a promissory note (each, a “Term C Note” and, collectively, the “Term C Notes”) duly executed and delivered by European Holdco substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.2(a)(3) hereto, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith, (3) if Multicurrency Revolving Loans, by a promissory note (each, a “Multicurrency Revolving Note” and, collectively, the “Multicurrency Revolving Notes”) duly executed and delivered by Company, European Holdco or an Other Subsidiary Borrower, as applicable, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.2(a)(4) hereto, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith, (4) if French Revolving Loans, by a promissory note (each, a “French Revolving Note” and, collectively, the “French Revolving Notes”) duly executed and delivered by Company, European Holdco or an Other Subsidiary Borrower, as applicable, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.2(a)(5) hereto, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith, (5) if U.S. Swing Line Loans, by a promissory note (the “U.S. Swing Line Note” duly executed and delivered by Company substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.2(a)(6) hereto, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith, and (6) if European Swing Line Loans, by a promissory note (the “European Swing Line Note” duly executed and delivered by Company, European Holdco and each Other Subsidiary Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.2(a)(6) hereto, with the blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith.
(b) Notation of Payments. Each Lender will note on its internal records the amount of each Loan made by it, the Applicable Currency and each payment in respect thereof and will, prior to any transfer of any of its Notes, endorse on the reverse side thereof the outstanding principal amount of Loans evidenced thereby. Failure to make any such notation shall not affect any Borrowers’ or any Guarantor’s obligations hereunder or under the other applicable Loan Documents in respect of such Loans.
2.3 Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings. The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing by any Borrower hereunder shall be not less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount and, if greater, shall be in Minimum Borrowing Multiples (other than Swing Line Loans which may be in any amount over the Minimum Borrowing Amount) above such minimum (or, if less, the then Total Available Multicurrency Revolving Commitment or the Total Available French Revolving Commitment, as applicable). More than one Borrowing may be incurred on any date, provided that, unless approved by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, at no time shall there be outstanding more than six Borrowings of Eurocurrency Loans under any Term Facility, or more than twelve Borrowings of Eurocurrency Loans under the Multicurrency Revolving Facility and the French Revolving Facility (collectively).
2.4 Borrowing Options. The French Revolving Loans and Multicurrency Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars shall, at the option of Borrowers except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, be (i) Base Rate Loans, (ii) Eurocurrency Loans, or (iii) part Base Rate Loans and part Eurocurrency Loans. The Term B Loans, Term C Loans and Multicurrency Revolving Loans and French Revolving Loans denominated in Euro, Sterling and any other Alternative Currency shall be Eurocurrency Loans. As to any Eurocurrency Loan, any Lender may, if it so elects, fulfill its commitment by causing a foreign branch or affiliate with reasonable and appropriate capacities to fund such currency and without any increased cost to Borrowers to make or continue such Loan, provided that, in such event the funding of that Lender’s Loan shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be considered to be the obligation of or to have been made by that Lender and the obligation of the applicable Borrower to repay that Lender’s Loan
shall nevertheless be to that Lender and shall be deemed held by that Lender, for the account of such branch or affiliate.
2.5 Notice of Borrowing. Whenever Company, European Holdco or any Other Subsidiary Borrower desires to make a Borrowing of any Loan (other than a Swing Line Loan) hereunder, Company or the applicable Borrower shall give Administrative Agent at its Notice Address at least one Business Day’s prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing), given not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) of each Base Rate Loan, and at least three Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing), given not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time), of each Eurocurrency Loan to be made hereunder; provided, however, that a Notice of Borrowing with respect to Borrowings to be made on the date hereof may, at the discretion of Administrative Agent, be delivered later than the time specified above. Whenever Company desires that U.S. Swing Line Lender make a U.S. Swing Line Loan under Section 2.1(c)(i)(1), it shall deliver to U.S. Swing Line Lender prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (or such later time of day as U.S. Swing Line Lender may agree in any instance in its sole discretion) on the date of such Borrowing written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing). Whenever any Borrower desires that European Swing Line Lender make a European Swing Line Loan under Section 2.1(c)(i)(2), the applicable Borrower shall deliver to European Swing Line Lender prior to 1:00 p.m. (London time) (or such later time of day as European Swing Line Lender may agree in any instance in its sole discretion) on the date of such Borrowing written notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed in writing). Each such notice (each a “Notice of Borrowing”), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.5 hereto, shall be irrevocable, shall be deemed a representation by Company and the applicable Borrower that all conditions precedent to such Borrowing have been satisfied and shall specify (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing (stated in the relevant currency), (ii) the date of Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) whether the Loans being made pursuant to such Borrowing are to be Swing Line Loans and, if not, whether such Loans are to be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Loans and, with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, the Interest Period and Applicable Currency to be applicable thereto (provided that, if such Borrower shall have failed to specify the Type, Applicable Currency or Interest Period of such Loans (and shall not have promptly responded to Administrative Agent’s request for such information), such Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Eurocurrency Rate Loan in Dollars, with an Interest Period of one month; provided, further, that if the date of such notice is less than three Business Days from the date of such Borrowing, such Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Base Rate Loan in Dollars). Administrative Agent shall as promptly as practicable give each Lender written or telephonic notice (promptly confirmed in writing) of each proposed Borrowing, of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof and of the other matters covered by the Notice of Borrowing. Without in any way limiting Company and the applicable Borrower’s obligation to confirm in writing any telephonic notice, Administrative Agent or the Swing Line Lender (in the case of Swing Line Loans) or the respective Facing Agent (in the case of Letters of Credit) may act without liability upon the basis of telephonic notice believed by Administrative Agent in good faith to be from a Responsible Officer of Company or the applicable Borrower prior to receipt of written confirmation. Administrative Agent’s records shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding on Borrowers with respect to evidence of the time and terms of such telephonic Notice of Borrowing.
2.6 Conversion or Continuation. Any Borrower may elect (i) on any Business Day to convert Base Rate Loans or any portion thereof to Eurocurrency Loans, (ii) at the end of any Interest Period with respect thereto, to convert Loans denominated in Dollars that are Eurocurrency Loans or any portion thereof into Base Rate Loans or to continue such Eurocurrency Loans or any portion thereof for an additional Interest Period and (iii) at the end of any Interest Period with respect thereto, to continue Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency for an additional Interest Period; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of the Eurocurrency Loans for each Interest Period therefor must be in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Minimum Borrowing Amount for Eurocurrency Loans or
Minimum Borrowing Multiples in excess thereof. Each continuation of Loans shall be allocated among the Loans in the applicable Facility of the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares. Each such election shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.6 hereto (a “Notice of Conversion or Continuation”) and shall be made by giving Administrative Agent at least three Business Days’ (or one Business Day in the case of a conversion into Base Rate Loans) prior written notice thereof to the Notice Address given not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) specifying (i) the amount and type of conversion or continuation, (ii) in the case of a conversion to or a continuation of Eurocurrency Loans, the Interest Period therefor and (iii) in the case of a conversion, the date of conversion (which date shall be a Business Day). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no conversion in whole or in part of Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Loans, and no continuation in whole or in part of Eurocurrency Loans (other than Alternative Currency Loans), shall be permitted at any time at which an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The applicable Borrower shall not be entitled to specify an Interest Period in excess of 30 days, for any Alternative Currency Loan if an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. If, within the time period required under the terms of this Section 2.6, Administrative Agent does not receive a Notice of Conversion or Continuation from the applicable Borrower containing a permitted election to continue any Eurocurrency Loans for an additional Interest Period or to convert any such Loans, then, upon the expiration of the Interest Period therefor, such Loans will be automatically converted to Base Rate Loans or, in the case of an Alternative Currency Loan, Eurocurrency Loans in the same Applicable Currency with an Interest Period of one month. Each Notice of Conversion or Continuation shall be irrevocable.
2.7 Disbursement of Funds. No later than 12:00 p.m. (local time at the place the applicable Borrower receives funding) on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing (3:30 p.m. local time at the place of funding in the case of Swing Line Loans), each Lender will make available its Pro Rata Share of Loans of the Borrowing requested to be made on such date in the Applicable Currency and in immediately available funds, at the Payment Office (for the account of such non-U.S. office of Administrative Agent as Administrative Agent may direct in the case of Eurocurrency Loans) and Administrative Agent will make available to the applicable Borrower at its Payment Office the aggregate of the amounts so made available by the Lenders not later than 2:00 p.m. (local time in the place of payment), or in the case of Swing Line Loans, 3:30 p.m. (local time in the place of payment). Unless Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender at least one Business Day prior to the date of Borrowing that such Lender does not intend to make available to Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of the Borrowing to be made on such date, Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to Administrative Agent on such date of Borrowing and Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to Administrative Agent by such Lender on the date of Borrowing, Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Borrower and, if so notified, the applicable Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover from the applicable Borrower interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by Administrative Agent to such Borrower to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to the rate for Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Loans, as the case may be, applicable during the period in question; provided, however, that any interest paid to Administrative Agent in respect of such corresponding amount shall be credited against interest payable by such Borrower to such Lender under Section 3.1 in respect of such corresponding amount. Any amount due hereunder to Administrative Agent from any Lender which is not paid when due shall bear interest payable by such Lender, from the date due until the date paid, at the Federal Funds Rate for amounts in Dollars (or at Administrative Agent’s cost of funds for amounts in any Alternative Currency) for the first three days after the date such
amount is due and thereafter at the Federal Funds Rate (or such cost of funds rate) plus 1%, together with Administrative Agent’s standard interbank processing fee. Further, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans, amounts due with respect to its Letters of Credit (or its participations therein) and any other amounts due to it hereunder first to Administrative Agent to fund any outstanding Loans made available on behalf of such Lender by Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.7 until such Loans have been funded (as a result of such assignment or otherwise) and then to fund Loans of all Lenders other than such Lender until each Lender has outstanding Loans equal to its Pro Rata Share of all Loans (as a result of such assignment or otherwise). Such Lender shall not have recourse against any Borrower with respect to any amounts paid to Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the preceding sentence, provided that, such Lender shall have full recourse against Borrowers to the extent of the amount of such Loans it has so been deemed to have made. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment hereunder or to prejudice any rights which any Borrower may have against the Lender as a result of any failure to fund or other default by such Lender hereunder.
2.8 Utilization of Multicurrency Revolving Commitments or French Revolving Commitments in an Alternative Currency.
(a) Administrative Agent will determine the Dollar Equivalent amount with respect to any (i) Borrowing of Multicurrency Revolving Loans and/or French Revolving Loans comprised of Alternative Currency Loans as of the requested date of Borrowing, (ii) outstanding Alternative Currency Loans that are Multicurrency Revolving Loans and/or French Revolving Loans as of the last Business Day of each month and (iii) outstanding Alternative Currency Loans on the date of any prepayment pursuant to Section 4.3 or 4.4 (each such date under clauses (i) through (iii), a “Computation Date”). Upon receipt of any Notice of Borrowing of Multicurrency Revolving Loans or French Revolving Loans, Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Multicurrency Revolving Lender and/or French Revolving Lender, as applicable, thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share or French Pro Rata Share, as applicable, of the Borrowing. In the case of a Borrowing comprised of Alternative Currency Loans, such notice will provide the approximate amount of each Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share or French Pro Rata Share, as applicable, of the Borrowing, and Administrative Agent will, upon the determination of the Dollar Equivalent amount of the Borrowing as specified in the Notice of Borrowing, promptly notify each Lender of the exact amount of such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share and/or French Pro Rata Share, as applicable, of the Borrowing.
(b) Company, European Holdco and each Other Subsidiary Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary shall be entitled to request that the Multicurrency Revolving Loans and/or French Revolving Loans hereunder also be permitted to be made in any other lawful currency (other than Dollars), in addition to the currencies specified in the definition of “Alternative Currency” herein, that in the reasonable opinion of each of the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders and/or French Revolving Lenders, as applicable, is at such time freely traded in the offshore interbank foreign exchange markets and is freely transferable and freely convertible into Dollars (an “Agreed Alternative Currency”). Company, European Holdco or such Other Subsidiary Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent any request for designation of an Agreed Alternative Currency in accordance with Section 12.3, to be received by Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least ten (10) Business Days in advance of the date of any Borrowing hereunder proposed to be made in such Agreed Alternative Currency. Upon receipt of any such request Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders and/or French Revolving Lenders, as applicable, thereof, and each Multicurrency Revolving Lender will use its best efforts to respond to such request within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof. Each Multicurrency Revolving Lender and/or each French Revolving Lender, as applicable, may grant or accept such request in its sole discretion. Administrative Agent will promptly
notify European Holdco or such Other Subsidiary Borrower of the acceptance or rejection of any such request.
(c) In the case of a proposed Borrowing comprised of Multicurrency Revolving Loans and/or French Revolving Loans denominated in an Agreed Alternative Currency, the applicable Multicurrency Revolving Lenders and/or French Revolving Lenders, as applicable, shall be under no obligation to make such Loans in the requested Agreed Alternative Currency as part of such Borrowing if Administrative Agent has received notice from any of the applicable Multicurrency Revolving Lenders and/or French Revolving Lenders by 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) three (3) Business Days prior to the day of such Borrowing that such Lender cannot provide Loans in the requested Agreed Alternative Currency, in which event Administrative Agent will give notice to European Holdco no later than 9:00 a.m. (London time) on the second Business Day prior to the requested date of such Borrowing that the Borrowing in the requested Agreed Alternative Currency is not then available, and notice thereof also will be given promptly by Administrative Agent to the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders and/or French Revolving Lenders, as applicable. If Administrative Agent shall have so notified European Holdco that any such Borrowing in a requested Agreed Alternative Currency is not then available, the applicable Borrower may, by notice to Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, withdraw the Notice of Borrowing relating to such requested Borrowing. If a Borrower does so withdraw such Notice of Borrowing, the Borrowing requested therein shall not occur and Administrative Agent will promptly so notify each Multicurrency Revolving Lender and/or each French Revolving Lender, as applicable. If such Borrower does not so withdraw such Notice of Borrowing, Administrative Agent will promptly so notify each Multicurrency Revolving Lender and/or French Revolving Lender, as applicable, and such Notice of Borrowing shall be deemed to be a Notice of Borrowing that requests a Borrowing comprised of Base Rate Loans in an aggregate amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the originally requested Borrowing in the Notice of Borrowing; and in such notice by Administrative Agent to each Lender will state such aggregate amount of such Borrowing in Dollars and such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof.
(d) In the case of a proposed continuation of Multicurrency Revolving Loans or French Revolving Loans denominated in an Agreed Alternative Currency for an additional Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.6, neither the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders nor the French Revolving Lenders shall be under any obligation to continue such Loans if Administrative Agent has received notice from any of the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders or by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) four (4) Business Days prior to the day of such continuation that such Lender cannot continue to provide Loans in the Agreed Alternative Currency, in which event Administrative Agent will give notice to European Holdco not later than 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the requested date of such continuation that the continuation of such Loans in the Agreed Alternative Currency is not then available, and notice thereof also will be given promptly by Administrative Agent to the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders and/or French Revolving Lenders, as applicable. If Administrative Agent shall have so notified European Holdco that any such continuation of Loans is not then available, any Notice of Continuation/Conversion with respect thereto shall be deemed withdrawn and such Loans shall be redenominated into Base Rate Loans in Dollars with effect from the last day of the Interest Period with respect to any such Loans. Administrative Agent will promptly notify European Holdco and the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders and/or French Revolving Lenders, as applicable, of any such redenomination and in such notice by Administrative Agent to each Lender will state the aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount of the redenominated Alternative Currency Loans as of the Computation Date with respect thereto and such Lender’s Revolver Pro Rata Share thereof.
(e) If at any time an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in a currency other than Euros is outstanding, the relevant Alternative Currency is replaced as the lawful currency of the country that issued such Alternative Currency (the “Issuing Country”) by the Euro so that all payments are
to be made in the Issuing Country in Euros and not in the Alternative Currency previously the lawful currency of such country, then such Alternative Currency Loan shall be automatically converted into an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Euros in a principal amount equal to the amount of Euros into which the principal amount of such Alternative Currency Loan would be converted pursuant to the EMU Legislation and thereafter no further Alternative Currency Loans will be available in such Alternative Currency, with the basis of accrual of interest, notice requirements and payment offices with respect to such Alternative Currency Loan to be that consistent with the convention and practices in the Euro-zone interbank market for Euro denominated loans.
(f) In each case, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the applicable Borrowers from time to time, at the request of any Lender, shall pay to such Lender the amount of any losses, damages, liabilities, claims, reduction in yield, additional expense, increased cost, reduction in any amount payable, reduction in the effective return of its capital, the decrease or delay in the payment of interest or any other return forgone by such Lender or its affiliates with respect to an Alternative Currency Loan affected by Section 2.8(e) as a result of the tax or currency exchange resulting from the introduction, changeover to or operation of the Euro in any applicable nation or Eurocurrency market.
(g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, during the existence of an Event of Default, upon the request of the Majority Lenders, all or any part of any outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans and French Revolving Loans that are Alternative Currency Loans shall be redenominated and converted into Base Rate Loans in Dollars with effect from the last day of the Interest Period with respect to any such Alternative Currency Loans. Administrative Agent will promptly notify the applicable Borrower of any such redenomination and conversion request.
2.9 Additional Facility.
(a) Borrowers shall have the right at any time so long as (x) no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default then exists and (y) Borrowers shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate for the period of four full Fiscal Quarters immediately preceding the incurrence described below (prepared in good faith and in a manner and using such methodology which is consistent with the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1) giving pro forma effect to such incurrence and evidencing compliance with the covenants set forth in Article IX, and from time to time after the Restatement Date to incur from one or more existing Lenders and/or other Persons that are Eligible Assignees and which, in each case, agree to make such loans to the applicable Borrower, loans and commitments to make loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Additional Facility Limit, which loans may be incurred as (i) one or more tranches of additional term loans (the “Additional Term Loans”) as allocated by Administrative Agent and Company that are pari passu in all respects to the Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.1(a) under a facility that would provide that the Additional Term Loans would have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity of not less than the existing Term Loan with the then longest Weighted Average Life to Maturity and a final maturity no earlier than the latest existing Term Maturity Date; provided, that the terms and conditions of any Additional Term Loans shall be substantially similar to those applicable to the existing Term Facilities (other than as to pricing, fees and other economic terms), (ii) increases to one or more existing Term Facilities and/or (iii) increases to the Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility; provided that increases to the Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility shall not exceed an aggregate of more than $500,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof at the time of funding) (collectively, “Additional Facilities”). Any Person which becomes a Lender with respect to a tranche of Additional Term Loans added pursuant to this Section 2.9 (each such Lender, a “New Term Loan Lender”) hereby acknowledges and agrees that the term of the Multicurrency Revolving Facility and each subfacility thereof may be extended or replaced and that each New Term Loan Lender, solely with respect to the Additional Term Loans held by such New Term Lender, agrees in advance to any changes made to this Credit Agreement in order to implement such extension or replacement (including changes
with respect to pricing, fees and other economic terms relating solely to such extended or replaced facility or facilities) as may be reasonably proposed to be made by Company (Company’s signature to be conclusive evidence of such reasonability). Each New Term Loan Lender hereby agrees to take such actions and execute and deliver such amendments, agreements, instruments or documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to give effect to the preceding sentence, provided that the foregoing provision shall not be construed to require a New Term Loan Lender to execute any amendment, agreement, instrument or document which contains changes other than those relating solely to such extended or replaced facility or facilities.
(b) In the event that any Borrower desires to create an Additional Facility, such Borrower will enter into an amendment with the lenders (who shall by execution thereof become Lenders hereunder if not theretofore Lenders) to provide for such Additional Facility, which amendment shall set forth any terms and conditions of the Additional Facility not covered by this Agreement as agreed by the applicable Borrower and such Lenders, and shall provide for the issuance of promissory notes to evidence the Additional Facility if requested by the Lenders making advances under the Additional Facility (which notes shall constitute Term Notes or Multicurrency Revolving Notes, as applicable, for purposes of this Agreement), with such amendment to be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and consistent with the terms of this Section 2.9(b) and of the other provisions of this Agreement. No consent of any Lender (other than any Lender making loans or whose commitment is increased under the Additional Facility) is required to permit the Loans contemplated by this Section 2.9(b) or the aforesaid amendment to effectuate the Additional Facility. This section shall supercede any provisions contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 12.1, to the contrary.
2.10 Letters of Credit.
(a) Letters of Credit Commitments. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, Company may request, on behalf of itself, European Holdco or any Other Subsidiary Borrower (other than the French Borrowers), that any Facing Agent issue, at any time and from time to time on and after the Restatement Date, and prior to the 30th Business Day preceding the Revolver Termination Date, for the account of such Borrower and for the benefit of any holder (or any trustee, agent or other similar representative for any such holder) of obligations of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, a Letter of Credit, in a form customarily used by such Facing Agent, or in such other form as has been approved by such Facing Agent in support of such obligations, provided, however, no Letter of Credit shall be issued the Stated Amount of which, (1) when added to the LC Obligations (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings relating to Letters of Credit which are repaid on or prior to the date of, and prior to the issuance of, the respective Letter of Credit) at such time, would exceed either (x) the Dollar Equivalent of $150,000,000 or (y) when added to the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all Multicurrency Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans, then outstanding with respect to all Borrowers, the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments at such time or (2) when added to the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all Multicurrency Revolving Loans, French Revolving Loans, LC Obligations and Swing Line Loans of such Borrower, such Borrower’s Available Revolver Sublimit.
(b) Obligation of Facing Agent to Issue Letter of Credit. Each Facing Agent agrees (subject to the terms and conditions contained herein), at any time and from time to time on or after the Restatement Date and prior to the Revolver Termination Date, following its receipt of the respective Notice of Issuance, to issue for the account of Company, European Holdco or any Other Subsidiary Borrower (other than any French Borrower) one or more Letters of Credit in support of such obligations of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as is permitted to remain outstanding, provided that, the respective Facing Agent shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit of the types described above if at the time of such issuance:
(i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain such Facing Agent from issuing such Letter of Credit or any Requirement of Law applicable to such Facing Agent from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Facing Agent shall prohibit, or request that such Facing Agent refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Facing Agent with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction or reserve or capital requirement (for which such Facing Agent is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the date hereof, or any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable, in effect or known to such Facing Agent as of the date hereof and which such Facing Agent in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it; or
(ii) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Facing Agent applicable to letters of credit generally.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) except as set forth on Schedule 2.10(j), each Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date occurring not later than one year after such Letter of Credit’s date of issuance, provided that, any Letter of Credit may be automatically extendable for periods of up to one year so long as such Letter of Credit provides that the respective Facing Agent retains an option satisfactory to such Facing Agent, to terminate such Letter of Credit within a specified period of time prior to each scheduled extension date; (ii) no Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date occurring later than the Business Day immediately preceding the Revolver Termination Date; (iii) each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency and be payable on a sight basis; (iv) the Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit shall not be less than the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the respective Facing Agent; and (v) no Facing Agent will issue any Letter of Credit after it has received written notice from the applicable Borrower or the Required Lenders stating that an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists until such time as such Facing Agent shall have received a written notice of (x) rescission of such notice from the party or parties originally delivering the same or (y) a waiver of such Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default by the Required Lenders (or all the Lenders to the extent required by Section 12.1).
(c) Procedures for Issuances and Amendments of Letters of Credit. Whenever Company, European Holdco or any Other Subsidiary Borrower (other than a French Borrower) desires that a Letter of Credit be issued, Company shall give Administrative Agent and the respective Facing Agent written notice thereof prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least five Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to such Facing Agent) prior to the proposed date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day) which written notice shall be in the form of Exhibit 2.10(c) (each, a “Notice of Issuance”) and may be submitted via facsimile or other electronic image scan transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif” via email) to the respective Facing Agent (who may rely upon such facsimile or electronic image scan transmission if it were an original thereof). Each such notice shall specify (A) the proposed issuance date and expiration date, (B) the name(s) of each obligor with respect to such Letter of Credit, (C) the applicable Borrower as the account party, (D) the name and address of the beneficiary, (E) the Stated Amount in Dollars or the Alternative Currency of such proposed Letter of Credit and (F) the purpose of such Letter of Credit and such other information as such Facing Agent may reasonably request. In addition, each Notice of Issuance shall contain a general description of the terms and conditions to be included in such proposed Letter of Credit (all of which terms and conditions shall be acceptable to the respective Facing Agent). Unless otherwise specified, all Standby Letters of Credit will be governed by the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credit Operations and all Bank Guarantees will be governed by the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees, in each case, as in effect on the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each Notice of Issuance shall include any other documents as the respective Facing Agent customarily requires in connection therewith. From time to time while a Letter of Credit is outstanding and prior to the Revolver Termination Date, the applicable Facing Agent will, upon written request from the applicable Borrower received by the Facing Agent (with a copy sent by Borrower to
Administrative Agent) at least three Business Days (or such shorter time as the Facing Agent and Administrative Agent may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed date of amendment, amend any Letter of Credit issued by it. Each such request for amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be made by facsimile, confirmed promptly in an original writing (each a “Letter of Credit Amendment Request”) and shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Facing Agent: (i) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (ii) the proposed date of amendment of the Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (iii) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (iv) such other matters as the Facing Agent may require. The Facing Agent shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if: (A) the Facing Agent would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms of this Agreement, or (B) the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit. Each Facing Agent shall, promptly after the issuance of or amendment or modification to a Letter of Credit, give Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower written notice of the issuance, amendment or modification of such Letter of Credit, accompanied by a copy of such issuance, amendment or modification. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, Administrative Agent shall give each Multicurrency Revolving Lender written notice of such issuance, amendment or modification, and if so requested by any Multicurrency Revolving Lender, Administrative Agent shall provide such Multicurrency Revolving Lender with copies of such issuance, amendment or modification.
(d) Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Payments.
(i) Company hereby agrees to reimburse (or cause the applicable Borrower to reimburse) the respective Facing Agent, by making payment to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in Dollars at the Payment Office, for any payment or disbursement made by such Facing Agent under and in accordance with any Letter of Credit (each such amount so paid or disbursed until reimbursed, an “Unpaid Drawing”), no later than one Business Day after the date on which Company receives notice of such payment or disbursement (if such Unpaid Drawing was in an Alternative Currency, then in the Dollar Equivalent amount of such Unpaid Drawing), with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such Facing Agent, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the date paid or disbursed to but excluding the date such Facing Agent is reimbursed therefor by Company at a rate per annum which shall be the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Base Rate Margin; provided, however, that, anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) unless Company shall have notified Administrative Agent and the applicable Facing Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day following receipt of such notice that the applicable Facing Agent will be reimbursed for the amount of such Unpaid Drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Multicurrency Revolving Loans, Company shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Borrowing to Administrative Agent requesting each Multicurrency Revolving Lender to make Multicurrency Revolving Loans which are Base Rate Loans on the date on which such Unpaid Drawing is honored in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such Unpaid Drawing and Administrative Agent shall, if such Notice of Borrowing is deemed given, promptly notify the Lenders thereof and (ii) unless any of the events described in Section 10.1(e) or 10.1(f) shall have occurred (in which event the procedures of Section 2.10(e) shall apply), each such Multicurrency Revolving Lender shall, on the date such drawing is honored, make Multicurrency Revolving Loans which are Base Rate Loans in the amount of its Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the Dollar Equivalent of such Unpaid Drawing, the proceeds of which shall be applied directly by Administrative Agent to reimburse the applicable Facing Agent for the amount of such Unpaid Drawing; and provided, further, that, if for any reason, proceeds of Multicurrency Revolving Loans are not received by the applicable Facing Agent on such date in an amount equal to the amount of the Dollar Equivalent of such drawing, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse the applicable Facing Agent, on the Business Day immediately following the date such drawing is honored, in an amount in same day funds equal to the excess of the amount of the Dollar Equivalent of such drawing
over the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such Multicurrency Revolving Loans, if any, which are so received, plus accrued interest on such amount at the rate set forth in Section 3.1(a); provided, however, to the extent such amounts are not reimbursed prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the fifth Business Day following such payment or disbursement, interest shall thereafter accrue on the amounts so paid or disbursed by such Facing Agent (and until reimbursed by Company) at a rate per annum which shall be the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Base Rate Margin plus an additional 2% per annum, such interest also to be payable on demand. The respective Facing Agent shall give Company prompt notice of each Drawing under any Letter of Credit, provided that, the failure to give any such notice shall in no way affect, impair or diminish Company’s obligations hereunder.
(ii) The Obligations of Company under this Section 2.10(d) to reimburse the respective Facing Agent with respect to drawings on Letters of Credit (each, a “Drawing”) (including, in each case, interest thereon) shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which any Borrower may have or have had against any Facing Agent, Agent or any Lender (including in its capacity as issuer of the Letter of Credit or as LC Participant), or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such Drawing, the respective Facing Agent’s only obligation to Borrowers being to confirm that any documents required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit appear to have been delivered and that they appear to comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Facing Agent under or in connection with any Letter of Credit if taken or omitted in the absence of a bad faith breach of its material obligations hereunder, gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall not create for such Facing Agent any resulting liability to any Borrower.
(e) Letter of Credit Participations.
(i) Immediately upon the issuance by any Facing Agent of any Letter of Credit, such Facing Agent shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Multicurrency Revolving Lender, other than such Facing Agent (each such Lender, in its capacity under this Section 2.10(e), a “LC Participant”), and each such LC Participant shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased and received from such Facing Agent, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation, to the extent of such Multicurrency Revolving Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share, in such Letter of Credit, each Drawing made thereunder and the obligations of Borrowers under this Agreement with respect thereto (although Letter of Credit fees shall be payable directly to Administrative Agent for the account of the LC Participant as provided in Section 2.10(g) and the LC Participants shall have no right to receive any portion of the facing fees), and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto. Upon any change in the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments of the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders, it is hereby agreed that, with respect to all outstanding Letters of Credit and Unpaid Drawings relating to Letters of Credit, there shall be an automatic adjustment pursuant to this Section 2.10(e) to reflect the new Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the assignor and assignee Lender or of all Lenders with Multicurrency Revolving Commitments, as the case may be.
(ii) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, such Facing Agent shall have no obligation relative to the LC Participants other than to confirm that any documents required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit appear to have been delivered and that they appear to comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Facing Agent under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it if taken or omitted in the absence of a bad faith breach of its material obligations hereunder, gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall not create for such Facing Agent any resulting liability to any Borrower or any Lender.
(f) Draws Upon Letter of Credit; Reimbursement Obligations.
(i) In the event that any Facing Agent makes any payment under any Letter of Credit issued by it and Company shall not have reimbursed such amount in full to such Facing Agent pursuant to Section 2.10(d), such Facing Agent shall promptly notify Administrative Agent, and Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each LC Participant of such failure, and each such LC Participant shall promptly and unconditionally pay to Administrative Agent for the account of such Facing Agent, the amount of such LC Participant’s applicable Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of such payment in Dollars or, if in an Alternative Currency, in such Alternative Currency and in same day funds; provided, however, that no LC Participant shall be obligated to pay to Administrative Agent its applicable Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of such unreimbursed amount for any wrongful payment made by such Facing Agent under a Letter of Credit issued by it as a result of acts or omissions constituting a bad faith breach of its material obligations hereunder, willful misconduct or gross negligence as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction on the part of such Facing Agent. If Administrative Agent so notifies any LC Participant required to fund a payment under a Letter of Credit prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) or, in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, 11:00 a.m. (London time), on any Business Day, such LC Participant shall make available to Administrative Agent for the account of the respective Facing Agent such LC Participant’s applicable Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the amount of such payment on such Business Day in same day funds. If and to the extent such LC Participant shall not have so made its applicable Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the amount of such payment available to Administrative Agent for the account of the respective Facing Agent, such LC Participant agrees to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of such Facing Agent, forthwith on demand such amount, together with interest thereon, for each day from such date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent for the account of such Facing Agent at the overnight Federal Funds rate. The failure of any LC Participant to make available to Administrative Agent for the account of the respective Facing Agent its applicable Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of any payment under any Letter of Credit issued by it shall not relieve any other LC Participant of its obligation hereunder to make available to Administrative Agent for the account of such Facing Agent its applicable Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of any payment under any such Letter of Credit on the day required, as specified above, but no LC Participant shall be responsible for the failure of any other LC Participant to make available to Agent for the account of such Facing Agent such other LC Participant’s applicable Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of any such payment.
(ii) Whenever any Facing Agent receives a payment of a reimbursement obligation as to which Administrative Agent has received for the account of such Facing Agent any payments from the LC Participants pursuant to this Section 2.10(f), such Facing Agent shall pay to Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent shall pay to each LC Participant which has paid its Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share thereof, in Dollars or, if in an Alternative Currency, in such Alternative Currency and in same day funds, an amount equal to such LC Participant’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the principal amount of such reimbursement obligation and interest thereon accruing after the purchase of the respective participations.
(iii) The obligations of the LC Participants to make payments to each Facing Agent with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it shall be irrevocable and not subject to any qualification or exception whatsoever and shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement under all circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the following circumstances (although nothing in this clause (iii) shall constitute a waiver of any claims by an LC Participant against Facing Agent that are determined by a final and non-appealable judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the bad faith breach of its material obligations hereunder, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Facing Agent):
(A) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;
(B) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit, any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), Administrative Agent, any LC Participant, or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transaction between any Borrower and the beneficiary named in any such Letter of Credit);
(C) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect to any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(D) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents; or
(E) the occurrence or continuance of any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default.
(g) Fees for Letters of Credit.
(i) Facing Agent Fees. Company agrees to pay (or to cause the applicable Borrower to pay) in Dollars the following amount to the respective Facing Agent with respect to the Letters of Credit issued by it for the account of any Borrower:
(A) with respect to payments made under any Letter of Credit, interest, payable on demand, on the amount paid by such Facing Agent in respect of each such payment from the date of the payments through the date such amount is reimbursed by Company (including any such reimbursement out of the proceeds of Multicurrency Revolving Loans at a rate determined in accordance with the terms of Section 2.10(d)(i));
(B) with respect to the issuance or amendment of each Letter of Credit and each payment made thereunder, reasonable documentary and processing charges in accordance with such Facing Agent’s standard schedule for such charges in effect at the time of such issuance, amendment, transfer or payment, as the case may be; and
(C) a facing fee equal to one-eighth of 1% per annum of the Stated Amount of outstanding and undrawn LC Obligations payable in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date and on the Revolver Termination Date and thereafter, on demand together with customary issuance and payment charges, provided that, a minimum fee of $500.00 per annum shall be payable per Letter of Credit.
(ii) Participating Lender Fees. Company agrees to pay in Dollars to Administrative Agent for distribution to each participating Lender in respect of all Letters of Credit outstanding such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of a commission equal to the then Applicable Eurocurrency Margin for Multicurrency Revolving Loans with respect to the Effective Amount of such outstanding Letters of Credit (the “LC Commission”), payable in arrears on and through each Quarterly Payment Date, on the Revolver Termination Date and thereafter, on demand. The LC
Commission shall be computed on a daily basis from the first day of issuance of each Letter of Credit and on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days.
Promptly upon receipt by the respective Facing Agent or Administrative Agent of any amount described in clause (i)(A) or (ii) of this Section 2.10(g), such Facing Agent or Administrative Agent shall distribute to each Lender that has reimbursed such Facing Agent in accordance with Section 2.10(d) its Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of such amount. Amounts payable under clause (i)(B) and (C) of this Section 2.10(g) shall be paid directly to such Facing Agent.
(h) Indemnification. In addition to amounts payable as elsewhere provided in this Agreement, Company hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and hold each Facing Agent harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, reasonable out-of-pocket costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements) (other than for Taxes, which shall be covered by Section 4.7, and Excluded Taxes) which any Facing Agent may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the issuance of the Letters of Credit, or (ii) the failure of any Facing Agent to honor a Drawing under any Letter of Credit as a result of any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority (all such acts or omissions herein called “Government Acts”); provided, however, that no Facing Agent shall have the right to be indemnified hereunder to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment determines that such losses, claims, damages, penalties, obligations, expenses or liabilities have resulted from the bad faith breach of its material obligations hereunder, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Facing Agent, and that nothing contained herein shall affect the express contractual obligations of the Facing Agents to Borrowers contained herein. As between Borrowers and each Facing Agent, Borrowers assume all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit issued by any Facing Agent by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Facing Agent shall not be responsible: (i) for the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of or any Drawing under such Letters of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) for failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) for errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) for errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) for any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a Drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) for the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any Drawing under such Letter of Credit; and (viii) for any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of each Facing Agent, including, without limitation, any Government Acts. None of the above shall affect, impair, or prevent the vesting of any of each Facing Agent’s rights or powers hereunder.
In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions hereinabove set forth, any action taken or omitted by any Facing Agent under or in connection with the Letters of Credit issued by it or the related certificates, if taken or omitted in good faith and in the absence of a bad faith breach of its material obligations hereunder, gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall not put any Facing Agent under any resulting liability to any Borrower.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Borrower shall have any obligation to indemnify any Facing Agent in respect of any liability incurred by such Facing Agent to the extent arising out of the bad faith breach of its material obligations hereunder, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Facing Agent. The right of indemnification in the first paragraph of this Section 2.10(h) shall not prejudice any rights that any Borrower may otherwise have against each Facing Agent with respect to a Letter of Credit issued hereunder.
(i) Increased Costs. If at any time after the date hereof the introduction of or any change in any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, guideline or request (other than any law, rule, regulation, guidelines or request relating to taxes that are the subject matter of Section 4.7) or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by each Facing Agent or such Lender with any request or directive by any such authority (whether or not having the force of law or any change in GAAP), shall either (i) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy, liquidity or similar requirement against letters of credit issued by any Facing Agent or participated in by any Lender, or (ii) impose on any Facing Agent or any Lender any other conditions relating, directly or indirectly, to this Agreement or any Letter of Credit; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to any Facing Agent or any Lender of issuing, maintaining or participating in any Letter of Credit, or reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Facing Agent or any Lender hereunder or reduce the rate of return on its capital with respect to Letters of Credit, then, upon demand to Company by the respective Facing Agent or any Lender (a copy of which demand shall be sent by such Facing Agent or such Lender to Administrative Agent), Company shall pay (or cause the applicable Borrower to pay) to such Facing Agent or such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction in the amount receivable or reduction on the rate of return on its capital. Each Facing Agent or any Lender, upon determining that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 2.10(i), will give prompt written notice thereof to Company, which notice shall include a certificate submitted to Company by the respective Facing Agent or such Lender (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by such Facing Agent or such Lender to Administrative Agent), setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for the calculation of such additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Facing Agent or such Lender, although failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish Company’s obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.10(i). The certificate required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 2.10(i) shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding on Company.
(j) Outstanding Letters of Credit. The letters of credit set forth under the caption “Letters of Credit outstanding on the Restatement Date” on Schedule 2.10(j) annexed hereto and made a part hereof which were issued pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and remain outstanding as of the Restatement Date (the “Outstanding Letters of Credit”). Company, each Facing Agent and each of the Lenders hereby agree with respect to the Outstanding Letters of Credit that such Outstanding Letters of Credit, for all purposes under this Agreement shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees to participate in each Outstanding Letter of Credit issued by any Facing Agent in an amount equal to its Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of the Stated Amount of such Outstanding Letter of Credit.
(k) Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.10, no Facing Agent shall be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit at a time when any other Lender is a Defaulting Lender, unless such Facing Agent has entered into arrangements satisfactory to it to eliminate such Facing Agent’s risk with respect to any such Defaulting Lender’s reimbursement obligations hereunder (after giving effect to Section 4.1(b)(iii)), including by Cash Collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the liability with respect to such Letter of Credit. Any such Cash Collateral shall be deposited in a separate interest bearing account with the Administrative Agent, subject to the exclusive dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, as collateral (solely
for the benefit of such Facing Agent) for the payment and performance of each Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of outstanding Letters of Credit. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse such Facing Agent immediately for each Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of any drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not otherwise been reimbursed by the Borrowers or such Defaulting Lender pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.10.
2.11 Pro Rata Borrowings. Borrowings of Loans under this Agreement shall be loaned by the applicable Lenders pro rata on the basis of their Commitments. No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligation to make Loans hereunder and each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its Commitments hereunder.
ARTICLE III
INTEREST AND FEES
3.1 Interest.
(a) Base Rate Loans. Each Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of such Borrower’s Base Rate Loans from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to such Borrower (or, if such Base Rate Loan was converted from a Eurocurrency Loan, the date of such conversion) until the earlier of (i) the maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of such Base Rate Loan or (ii) the conversion of such Base Rate Loan to a Eurocurrency Loan pursuant to Section 2.6 at a rate per annum equal to the relevant Base Rate plus the Applicable Base Rate Margin.
(b) Eurocurrency Loans. Each Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of such Borrower’s Eurocurrency Loans from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to such Borrower (or, if such Eurocurrency Loan was converted from a Base Rate Loan, the date of such conversion) until the earlier of (i) the maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of such Eurocurrency Loan or (ii) the conversion of such Eurocurrency Loan to a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.6 at a rate per annum equal to the relevant Eurocurrency Rate plus the Applicable Eurocurrency Margin.
(c) Overnight Rate Loans. Company agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each Overnight Rate Loan from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to Company until the maturity of such Overnight Rate Loan at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Euro Rate or Overnight LIBOR Rate, as applicable.
(d) Payment of Interest. Interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that interest accruing pursuant to Section 3.1(f) shall be payable from time to time on demand. Interest shall also be payable on all then outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans and French Revolving Loans on the Revolver Termination Date and on all Loans on the date of repayment (including prepayment) thereof (except that voluntary prepayments of Multicurrency Revolving Loans or French Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans made pursuant to Section 4.3 on any day other than a Quarterly Payment Date or the Revolver Termination Date need not be made with accrued interest from the most recent Quarterly Payment Date, provided such accrued interest is paid on the next Quarterly Payment Date) and on the date of maturity (by acceleration or otherwise) of such Loans. During the existence of any Event of Default, interest on any Loan shall be payable on demand.
(e) Notification of Rate. Administrative Agent, upon determining the interest rate for any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans for any Interest Period, shall promptly notify Borrowers and the
Lenders thereof. Such determination shall, absent manifest error and subject to Section 3.6, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto.
(f) Default Interest. Notwithstanding the rates of interest specified herein, effective on the date 30 days after the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default (other than the failure to pay Obligations when due or the occurrence of an Event of Default under either Section 10.1(e) or Section 10.1(f) hereunder) and for so long thereafter as any such Event of Default shall be continuing, and effective immediately upon any failure to pay any Obligations or any other amounts due under any of the Loan Documents when due or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 10.1(e) or Section 10.1(f), whether by acceleration or otherwise, the principal balance of each Loan then outstanding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any interest payment on each Loan not paid when due or other amounts then due and payable shall bear interest payable on demand, after as well as before judgment at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate.
(g) Maximum Interest. (i) If any interest payment or other charge or fee payable hereunder exceeds the maximum amount then permitted by applicable law, the applicable Borrower shall be obligated to pay the maximum amount then permitted by applicable law and the applicable Borrower shall continue to pay the maximum amount from time to time permitted by applicable law until all such interest payments and other charges and fees otherwise due hereunder (in the absence of such restraint imposed by applicable law) have been paid in full.
(ii) The Borrowers acknowledge that the provisions of Articles L313-1 et seq, R 313-1 and R313-2 of the French consumer code (“Code de la Consommation”) are not applicable to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement. Had they been applicable, the parties to this Credit Agreement acknowledge that by virtue of certain characteristics of the Facilities (and in particular the variable interest rate applicable to Loans and the Borrowers’ right to select the currency and the duration of the Interest Period of each Loan) the effective global rate (taux effectif global, the “Effective Global Rate”) cannot be calculated at the date of this Agreement. However, the Borrowers acknowledge that they have received from the Administrative Agent a letter (the “Effective Global Rate Letter”) containing an indicative calculation of the Effective Global Rate, based on figured examples calculated on assumptions as to the term rate (taux de période) and term length (durée de période) set out in the Effective Global Rate Letter. The Parties acknowledge that the Effective Global Rate Letter forms part of this Agreement.
(h) Interest Act (Canada) Disclosure. Whenever a rate of interest or other rate per annum hereunder is expressed or calculated on the basis of a year (the “deemed year”) which contains fewer days than the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation, such rate of interest or other rate shall be expressed as a yearly rate for purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) by multiplying such rate of interest or other rate by the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation and dividing it by the number of days in the deemed year. The rates of interest under this Agreement are nominal rates, and not effective rates or yields. The principle of deemed reinvestment of interest does not apply to any interest calculation under this Agreement.
(i) Minimum Interest.
(i) The rates of interest provided for in this Agreement, including, without limitation, this Section 3.1 are minimum interest rates.
(ii) When entering into this Agreement, the parties hereto have assumed that the interest payable at the rates set out in this Section 3.1, or in other Sections of this Agreement is not and will not become subject to Swiss Withholding Tax. Notwithstanding that the parties hereto do not
anticipate that any payment of interest will be subject to Swiss Withholding Tax, they agree that, in the event that Swiss Withholding Tax should be imposed on interest payments by or on behalf of a Swiss Borrower and if Section 4.7(b) is unenforceable for any reason:
(A) the applicable interest rate in relation to that interest payment shall be (i) the interest rate which would have applied to that interest payment as provided for in Section 3.1 divided by (ii) 1 minus the rate at which the relevant deduction or withholding of Taxes is required to be made under Swiss domestic tax law and/or applicable double taxation treaties (where the rate at which the relevant deduction or withholding of Taxes is required to be made is for this purpose expressed as a fraction of 1); and
(B) such Swiss Borrower shall (i) pay the relevant interest at the adjusted rate in accordance with paragraph (A) above, (ii) make the deduction or withholding of Taxes on the interest so recalculated and (iii) all references to a rate of interest under the Agreement shall be construed accordingly.
(iii) To the extent that interest payable by a Swiss Borrower under this Agreement becomes subject to Swiss Withholding Tax, the parties hereto shall promptly co-operate in completing any procedural formalities (including submitting forms and documents required by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration) to the extent possible and necessary for such Swiss Borrower to obtain the formal confirmation from the Swiss Federal Tax Administration of the Swiss Withholding Tax Rate applicable in relation to each Lender (“Tax Ruling”).
3.2 Fees.
(a) Upfront Fees. Each of Company and European Holdco shall pay the fees as set forth in the fee letters between each of Company and European Holdco and each of DBSI, and DB to Administrative Agent for distribution as set forth therein.
(b) Commitment Fees. Company and/or European Holdco shall pay to Administrative Agent for pro rata distribution to each Non-Defaulting Lender having a Multicurrency Revolving Commitment (based on its Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share) and/or a French Revolving Commitment (based on its French Revolver Pro Rata Share) a commitment fee in Dollars (the “Commitment Fee”) for the period commencing on the Restatement Date to and including the Revolver Termination Date or the earlier termination of the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments or the French Revolving Commitments, as applicable, (and, in either case, repayment in full of the Multicurrency Revolving Loans and/or French Revolving Loans, as applicable, and payment in full or Cash Collateralization of the LC Obligations), computed at a rate equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage per annum on the average daily Total Available Multicurrency Revolving Commitment (with the Available Multicurrency Revolving Commitment of each Lender determined without reduction for such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of Swing Line Loans outstanding) and on the average daily Total Available French Revolving Commitment. Unless otherwise specified, accrued Commitment Fees shall be due and payable in arrears (i) on each Quarterly Payment Date, (ii) on the Revolver Termination Date, (iii) upon any reduction or termination in whole or in part of the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments (but only, in the case of a reduction, on the portion of the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments then being reduced) and (iv) upon any reduction or termination in whole or in part of the French Revolving Commitments (but only, in the case of a reduction, on the portion of the French Revolving Commitments then being reduced).
(c) Agency Fees. The applicable Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for its own account, agency and other Loan fees in the amount and at the times set forth in administrative agent letter between Borrowers and Administrative Agent.
3.3 Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest on all Loans and fees payable hereunder shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days, provided that, interest on all Base Rate Loans and, if denominated in Sterling, Term B Loans, Multicurrency Revolving Loans and French Revolving Loans shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be. Each determination of an interest rate by Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on each Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. Administrative Agent shall, at any time and from time to time upon request of any Borrower, deliver to such Borrower a statement showing the quotations used by Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate applicable to Loans pursuant to this Agreement.
3.4 Interest Periods. At the time it gives any Notice of Borrowing or a Notice of Conversion or Continuation, with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, a Borrower shall elect, by giving Administrative Agent written notice, the interest period (each an “Interest Period”) which Interest Period shall, at the option of such Borrower, be one, two, three or six months or, if available to each of the applicable Lenders (as determined by each such applicable Lender in its sole discretion) a twelve month period; provided, further, that:
(a) all Eurocurrency Loans comprising a Borrowing shall at all times have the same Interest Period;
(b) the initial Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Loan shall commence on the date of such Borrowing of such Eurocurrency Loan (including the date of any conversion thereto from a Loan of a different Type) and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Eurocurrency Loan shall commence on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period;
(c) if any Interest Period relating to a Eurocurrency Loan begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;
(d) if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Loan would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the next preceding Business Day;
(e) at any time when an Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default is then in existence, no Interest Period (a) of more than one month may be selected with respect to any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency and (b) may be selected with respect to any Loan denominated in Dollars;
(f) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Term Maturity Date for any Term Loan, or the Revolver Termination Date for any Multicurrency Revolving Loan or French Revolving Loan; and
(g) no Interest Period in respect of any Borrowing of Term Loans shall be selected which extends beyond any date upon which a mandatory repayment of such Term Loans will be required
to be made under Section 4.4(b), (c) or (d) as the case may be, if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Term Facility which have Interest Periods which will expire after such date will be in excess of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Term Facility then outstanding less the aggregate amount of such required prepayment.
3.5 Compensation for Funding Losses. The applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender, upon its written request (which request shall set forth the basis for requesting such amounts), for all losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any interest paid by such Lender to lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry its Eurocurrency Loans to the extent not recovered by the Lender in connection with the liquidation or re-employment of such funds and including the compensation payable by such Lender to a Participant) and any loss sustained by such Lender in connection with the liquidation or re-employment of such funds (including, without limitation, a return on such liquidation or re-employment that would result in such Lender receiving less than it would have received had such Eurocurrency Loan remained outstanding until the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Loans, but excluding Excluded Taxes) which such Lender may sustain as a result of:
(a) for any reason (other than a default by such Lender or Administrative Agent) a continuation or Borrowing of, or conversion from or into, Eurocurrency Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion or Continuation (whether or not withdrawn);
(b) any payment, prepayment or conversion or continuation of any of its Eurocurrency Loans occurring for any reason whatsoever on a date which is not the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto;
(c) any repayment of any of its Eurocurrency Loans not being made on the date specified in a notice of payment given by any Borrower; or
(d) (i) any other failure by a Borrower to repay such Borrower’s Eurocurrency Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement or (ii) an election made by Borrowers pursuant to Section 3.7. A written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the basis of the incurrence of additional amounts owed such Lender under this Section 3.5 and delivered to Borrowers and Administrative Agent by such Lender shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes. Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Section 3.5 shall be made as though that Lender had actually funded its relevant Eurocurrency Loan through the purchase of a Eurocurrency deposit bearing interest at the Eurocurrency Rate in an amount equal to the amount of that Loan, having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and through the transfer of such Eurocurrency deposit from an offshore office of that Lender to a domestic office of that Lender in the United States of America; provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its Eurocurrency Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of amounts payable under this Section 3.5.
3.6 Increased Costs, Illegality, Etc.
(a) Generally. In the event that any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but, with respect to clause (i) below, may be made only by the applicable Agent):
(i) in connection with any request for any Eurocurrency Loan conversions or continuations that, by reason of any changes arising after the date of this Agreement affecting the
interbank Eurocurrency market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in the definition of Eurocurrency Rate; or
(ii) at any time that any Lender shall incur increased costs (except for costs resulting from a change in the rate of tax on the overall net income of such Lender) or reduction in the amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan because of (x) any Change in Law having general applicability to all comparably situated Lenders within the jurisdiction in which such Lender operates since the date of this Agreement such as, for example, but not limited to: (A) Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Lender or Facing Agent on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto (except for (1) changes in the basis of taxation of or rate of tax on, or determined by reference to, Excluded Taxes and (2) taxes and other amounts that are the subject of Section 4.7; provided, further, that, if such increased costs are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment to have been imposed as a result of a Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, such Lender will promptly repay to the applicable Borrower the amount of any increased costs paid to such Lender by such Borrower under this Section 3.6) or (B) a change in official reserve, liquidity, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirements by any Governmental Authority (but, in all events, excluding reserves required under Regulation D to the extent included in the computation of the Eurocurrency Rate) and/or (y) other circumstances since the date of this Agreement affecting such Lender or the interbank Eurocurrency market or the position of such Lender in such market (excluding, however, differences in a Lender’s cost of funds from those of Administrative Agent which are solely the result of credit differences between such Lender and Administrative Agent); or
(iii) at any time, that the making or continuance of any Eurocurrency Loan has been made (x) unlawful by any law, directive or governmental rule, regulation or order, (y) impossible by compliance by any Lender in good faith with any governmental request (whether or not having force of law) or (z) impracticable as a result of a contingency occurring after the date of this Agreement which materially and adversely affects the interbank Eurocurrency market;
then, and in any such event, such Lender (or Administrative Agent, in the case of clause (i) above) shall promptly give notice (by telephone confirmed in writing) to Borrowers and, except in the case of clause (i) above, to Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the other Lenders). Thereafter, (x) in the case of clause (i) above, Eurocurrency Loans shall no longer be available until such time as Administrative Agent notifies Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by Administrative Agent no longer exist, and any Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Conversion or Continuation given by any Borrower with respect to Eurocurrency Loans (other than with respect to conversions to Base Rate Loans) which have not yet been incurred (including by way of conversion) shall be deemed rescinded by such Borrower and, in the case of Alternative Currency Loans, such Loans shall thereafter bear interest at a rate equal to Administrative Agent’s cost of funds for such Alternative Currency plus the Applicable Eurocurrency Margin, (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the applicable Borrower shall pay to such Lender, upon written demand therefor, such additional amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in its sole discretion shall determine) as shall be required to compensate such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amounts received or receivable hereunder (any written notice as to the additional amounts owed to such Lender, showing in reasonable detail the reasonable basis for the calculation thereof, submitted to Borrowers by such Lender shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all the parties hereto; however the failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish Borrowers’ obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.6; provided that no Lender shall be entitled to receive additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.6 for periods occurring prior to the 180th day before the giving of such notice) and (z) in the case of clause (iii) above, the applicable Borrower shall take one of the actions
specified in Section 3.6(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law. In determining such additional amounts pursuant to clause (y) of the immediately preceding sentence, each Lender shall act reasonably and in good faith and will, to the extent the increased costs or reductions in amounts receivable relate to such Lender’s loans in general and are not specifically attributable to a Loan hereunder, use averaging and attribution methods which are reasonable and which cover all loans similar to the Loans made by such Lender whether or not the loan documentation for such other loans permits the Lender to receive increased costs of the type described in this Section 3.6(a).
(b) Affected Loans. At any time that any Loan is affected by the circumstances described in Section 3.6(a)(ii) or (iii), Borrowers may (and, in the case of a Loan affected by the circumstances described in Section 3.6(a)(iii), shall) either (i) if the affected Loan is then being made initially or pursuant to a conversion, by giving Administrative Agent telephonic notice (confirmed in writing) on the same date that such Borrower was notified by the affected Lender or Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.6(a)(ii) or (iii), cancel the respective Borrowing, or (ii) if the affected Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three Business Days’ written notice to Administrative Agent, require the affected Lender to convert such Loan into a Base Rate Loan, provided that, if more than one Lender is affected at any time, then all affected Lenders must be treated the same pursuant to this Section 3.6(b).
(c) Capital Requirements. Without duplication of Section 3.6(a) hereof, if any Lender determines that any Change in Law by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, will have the effect of increasing the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender based on the existence of such Lender’s Commitments hereunder or its obligations hereunder, then the applicable Borrower shall pay to such Lender within 15 days after receipt by such Borrower of written demand by such Lender in accordance with the provisions hereof such additional amounts as shall be required to compensate such Lender or such other corporation for the increased cost to such Lender or such other corporation or the reduction in the rate of return to such Lender or such other corporation as a result of such increase of capital or liquidity.
(d) Certificates for Reimbursement. In determining such additional amounts, each Lender will act reasonably and in good faith and will use averaging and attribution methods which are reasonable and which will, to the extent the increased costs or reduction in the rate of return relates to such Lender’s commitments, loans or obligations in general and are not specifically attributable to the Commitments, Loans and obligations hereunder, cover all commitments, loans and obligations similar to the Commitments, Loans and obligations of such Lender hereunder whether or not the loan documentation for such other commitments, loans or obligations permits the Lender to make the determination specified in this Section 3.6. Such determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto. Each Lender, upon determining that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 3.6, will give prompt written notice thereof to Borrowers, which notice shall show in reasonable detail the basis for calculation of such additional amounts, although the failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish any of Borrowers’ obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.6 (provided that no Lender shall be entitled to receive additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.6 for periods occurring prior to the 135th day before the giving of such notice); except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs is retroactive, then the 135 day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive affect thereof).
(e) Change of Lending Office. Each Lender which is or will be owed compensation pursuant to Section 3.6(a) or (c) will, if requested by any Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to cause a different branch or Affiliate to make or continue a Loan or Letter of Credit or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its branches or Affiliates if in the judgment of such Lender such designation or assignment will avoid the
need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation to such Lender and will not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous in any significant respect to such Lender. The requesting Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable expenses incurred by any Lender in utilizing a different branch or Affiliate pursuant to this Section 3.6(e). Nothing in this Section 3.6(e) shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of Borrowers or the right of any Lender provided for herein.
3.7 Replacement of Affected Lenders. (a) If any Multicurrency Revolving Lender or French Revolving Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or otherwise defaults in its Obligations to make Loans or fund Unpaid Drawings, (b) if any Lender (or in the case of Section 2.10(i), any Facing Agent) is owed increased costs under Section 2.10(i), Section 3.6(a)(ii) or (iii) or Section 3.6(c), or Borrowers are required to make any payments under Section 4.7 to any Lender that Company determines are materially in excess of those to the other Lenders, (c) as provided in Section 12.1(c) in the case of certain refusals by a Lender to consent to certain proposed amendment, changes, supplements, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the Required Lenders, or (d) if any Multicurrency Revolving Lender or French Revolving Lender notifies the Administrative Agent that it cannot make loans, or continue loans, in any Agreed Alternative Currency pursuant to Sections 2.8(c) or 2.8(d), Borrowers shall have the right to replace such Lender (the “Replaced Lender”) with one or more other Eligible Assignee or Eligible Assignees, none of whom shall constitute a Defaulting Lender at the time of such replacement (collectively, the “Replacement Lender”), reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, and to require each such Replaced Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 12.8(c)), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to such Replacement Lender, provided that, (i) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 3.7, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more assignment agreements, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans of, and participation in Letters of Credit by, the Replaced Lender and (ii) all obligations of Borrowers owing to the Replaced Lender (including, without limitation, such increased costs and excluding those amounts and obligations specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being paid) shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such replacement; and provided further that the lender replacement right set forth above in Section 3.7(d) shall not apply in any instance where five or more Multicurrency Revolving Lenders and/or French Revolving Lenders all make the same notification to the Administrative Agent with respect to a particular Agreed Alternative Currency. Upon the execution of the respective assignment documentation, the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, entry into the Register and, if so requested by the Replacement Lender, delivery to the Replacement Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the applicable Borrower, the Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and, unless the Replaced Lender continues to have outstanding Term Loans hereunder, the Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, no Lender that acts as a Facing Agent may be replaced hereunder at any time which it has Letters of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Facing Agent (including the furnishing of a standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer satisfactory to such Facing Agent or delivering Cash Collateral to such Facing Agent) have been made with respect to such outstanding Letters of Credit.
ARTICLE IV
REDUCTION OF COMMITMENTS;
PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS
4.1 Voluntary Reduction of Commitments; Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Voluntary Reduction of Commitments. Upon at least two Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice confirmed in writing) to Administrative Agent at the Notice Office (which notice Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each Lender), Company shall have the right, without premium or penalty, to terminate the unutilized portion of the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments, the French Revolving Commitment or the Swing Line Commitment, as the case may be, in part or in whole, provided that, (i) any such voluntary termination of the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments shall apply to proportionately and permanently reduce the Multicurrency Revolving Commitment of each Multicurrency Revolving Lender, (ii) any such voluntary termination of the French Revolving Commitments shall apply to proportionately and permanently reduce the French Revolving Commitment of each French Revolving Lender, (ii) any partial voluntary reduction pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall be in the amount of at least $10,000,000 and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess of that amount in the relevant currency of the applicable Facility and (iii) any such voluntary termination of the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments, French Revolving Commitments or Swing Line Commitment shall occur simultaneously with a voluntary prepayment, pursuant to Section 4.3 to the extent necessary such that (A) the Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment shall not be reduced below the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans plus the aggregate LC Obligations and the Swing Line Commitment, (B) the Total French Revolving Commitment shall not be reduced below the aggregate principal amount of outstanding French Revolving Loans and (B) the Swing Line Commitment shall not be reduced below the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swing Line Loans.
(b) Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 12.1.
(ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 12.4), 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 such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Facing Agent and/or the Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by Administrative Agent or requested by the applicable Facing Agent and/or Swing Line Lender, to be held as cash collateral for future funding obligations of such Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Swing Line Loan or Letter of Credit; fourth, as Company may request (so long as no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and Company, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of such Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any
Facing Agent or any Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Administrative Agent, any Lender, Facing Agent or Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Unmatured Event Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (A) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Multicurrency Revolving Loans, French Revolving Loans or funded participations in Swing Line Loans or Letters of Credit in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (B) such Multicurrency Revolving Loans, French Revolving Loans or funded participations in Swing Line Loans or Letters of Credit were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Multicurrency Revolving Loans of, French Revolving Loans of, and funded participations in Swing Line Loans or Letters of Credit owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Multicurrency Revolving Loans of, French Revolving Loans of, or funded participations in Swing Line Loans or Letters of Credit owed to, such 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 4.1(b)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Swing Line Loans or Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.10(e) the “Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share” of each Non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Multicurrency Revolver Commitment of such Defaulting Lender; provided that (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default exists and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (A) the Multicurrency Revolving Commitment of that Non-Defaulting Lender minus (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Multicurrency Revolving Loans of that Lender.
(iv) Cash Collateral for Letters of Credit. Promptly on demand by a Facing Agent or the Administrative Agent from time to time, Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure with respect to such Facing Agent (after giving effect to Section 4.1(b)(iii) and such Cash Collateral shall be in Dollars). Any such Cash Collateral shall be deposited in a separate account with the Administrative Agent, subject to the exclusive dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, as collateral (solely for the benefit of such Facing Agent) for the payment and performance of each Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of outstanding LC Obligations. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse such Facing Agent immediately for each Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of any drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not otherwise been reimbursed by the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender.
(v) Prepayment of Swing Line Loans. Promptly on demand by a Swing Line Lender or the Administrative Agent from time to time, the applicable Borrower shall prepay the Swing Line Loans in an amount of all Fronting Exposure with respect to the Swing Line Lender (after giving effect to Section 4.1(b)(iii)).
(vi) Certain Fees. For any period during which such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender (i) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 3.2(b) (and Company shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender) and (ii) shall not be entitled to receive any LC Commissions pursuant to Section 2.10(g)(ii) otherwise payable to the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 4.1(b)(iv) but instead, the applicable Borrower shall (x) be required to pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender the amount of such LC Commissions in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Shares allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 4.1(b)(iii) and (y) not be required to pay the remaining amount of such LC Commissions that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender.
(vii) Defaulting Lender Cure. If Company, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lenders and the Facing Agent agree in writing in their sole discretion 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 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 Multicurrency Revolving Loans and/or French Revolving Loans, as applicable, of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Multicurrency Revolving Loans and/or French Revolving Loans, as applicable, and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Shares and/or French Pro Rata Shares, as applicable, (without giving effect to Section 4.1(b)(iii)), whereupon such 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 Company while such 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 such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
4.2 Reserved.
4.3 Voluntary Prepayments. Borrowers shall have the right to prepay the Loans in whole or in part from time to time on the following terms and conditions:
(a) the applicable Borrower shall give Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice at its Notice Office (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of its intent to prepay the Loans to it, whether such Loans are Term Loans, Multicurrency Revolving Loans, French Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans, the amount of such prepayment and the specific Borrowings to which such prepayment is to be applied, which notice shall be given by the applicable Borrower to Administrative Agent by 12:00 noon (New York City time) at least three Business Days prior in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, at least one Business Day prior in the case of Base Rate Loans and by 11:00 a.m. (local time) in the case of Swing Line Loans on the date of such prepayment and which notice shall (except in the case of Swing Line Loans) promptly be transmitted by Administrative Agent to each of the applicable Lenders;
(b) each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in a principal amount at least equal to the Minimum Borrowing Multiple, provided that, no partial prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing shall reduce the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable thereto;
(c) Eurocurrency Loans may only be prepaid pursuant to this Section 4.3 on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto or on any other day subject to Section 3.5;
(d) each prepayment in respect of any Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among the Loans comprising such Borrowing, provided, however, that such prepayment shall not be applied to any Multicurrency Revolving Loans or French Revolving Loans of a Defaulting Lender at any time when the aggregate amount of Multicurrency Revolving Loans or French Revolving Loans of any Non-Defaulting Lender exceeds such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Revolver Pro Rata Share of all Multicurrency Revolving Loans or French Revolver Pro Rata Share of all French Revolving Loans, as applicable, then outstanding; and
(e) each voluntary prepayment of Term Loans shall be applied to the Scheduled Term Repayments of the Term Facility or Term Facilities designated by Company (in amounts designated by Company), and within each such Term Loan, shall be applied to reduce the remaining Scheduled Term Repayments on a pro rata basis; provided, however, that Company may designate in a notice to the Administrative Agent that such voluntary prepayment shall be applied first to any specified remaining Scheduled Term Repayment due within 12 months of such voluntary prepayment. Unless otherwise specified by the applicable Borrower, such prepayment shall be applied first to the payment of Base Rate Loans and second to the payment of such Eurocurrency Loans such Borrower shall request (and in the absence of such request, as Administrative Agent shall determine).
The notice provisions, the provisions with respect to the minimum amount of any prepayment, and the provisions requiring prepayments in integral multiples above such minimum amount of this Section 4.3 are for the benefit of Administrative Agent and may be waived unilaterally by Administrative Agent.
4.4 Mandatory Prepayments.
(a) Prepayment Upon Overadvance. The applicable Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Multicurrency Revolving Loans, French Revolving Loans or the Swing Line Loans on any date on which the aggregate outstanding Effective Amount of such Loans together with the aggregate Effective Amount of LC Obligations in the case of the Multicurrency Revolving Loans (after giving effect to any other repayments or prepayments on such day) exceeds the aggregate Multicurrency Revolving Commitments, French Revolving Commitment or the Swing Line Commitment, as the case may be (including, without limitation, on the Revolver Termination Date), in the amount of such excess. If, after giving effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Multicurrency Revolving Loans, the aggregate Effective Amount of LC Obligations exceeds the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments then in effect, Company shall Cash Collateralize LC Obligations by depositing Cash Collateral with Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between the Effective Amount of such LC Obligations and the Multicurrency Revolving Commitments then in effect. Administrative Agent shall establish in its name for the benefit of the Multicurrency Revolving Lenders one or more interest bearing collateral accounts (collectively, the “Collateral Account”) into which it shall deposit such Cash Collateral for the LC Obligations.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Scheduled Term B Repayments. Company shall cause to be paid Scheduled Term B Repayments on the Term B Loans until the Term B Loans are paid in full in the amounts and at the times specified in the definition of Scheduled Term B Repayments to the extent that prepayments have not previously been applied to such Scheduled Term B Repayments (and such Scheduled Term B Repayments have not otherwise been reduced) pursuant to the terms hereof.
(d) Scheduled Term C Repayments. Company shall cause to be paid Scheduled Term C Repayments on the Term C Loans until the Term C Loans are paid in full in the amounts and at the times specified in the definition of Scheduled Term C Repayments to the extent that prepayments have not previously been applied to such Scheduled Term C Repayments (and such Scheduled Term C Repayments have not otherwise been reduced) pursuant to the terms hereof.
(e) Mandatory Prepayment Upon Asset Disposition. On the first Business Day after the date of receipt thereof by Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries of Net Sale Proceeds from any Asset Disposition (other than an Asset Disposition permitted by Section 8.3 or Sections 8.4(a) through 8.4(l)), except to the extent that the Net Sale Proceeds of such Asset Disposition, when combined with the Net Sale Proceeds of all such Asset Dispositions, during the immediately preceding twelve month period, do not exceed $150,000,000 plus, if an Aerospace Asset Disposition occurred during such period, 50% of the Net Sale Proceeds from such Aerospace Asset Disposition, Company and European Holdco shall cause an amount equal to 100% of such excess Net Sale Proceeds from such Asset Disposition to be applied as a mandatory repayment of principal of the Loans pursuant to the terms of Section 4.5(a), provided that, the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default then exists and such Net Sale Proceeds are used to purchase assets used or to be used in the businesses referred to in Section 8.11 within 360 days following the date of such Asset Disposition; provided, further, that (1) if all or any portion of such Net Sale Proceeds are not so used (or contractually committed to be used) within such 360 day period, such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of the respective period as a mandatory repayment of principal of outstanding Loans as provided above in this Section 4.4(e) and (2) if all or any portion of such Net Sale Proceeds are not required to be applied on the 360th day referred to in clause (1) above because such amount is contractually committed to be used and subsequent to such date such contract is terminated or expires without such portion being so used, then such remaining portion shall be applied on the date of such termination or expiration as a mandatory repayment of principal of outstanding Loans as provided in this Section 4.4(e).
(f) Mandatory Prepayment With Excess Cash Flow. On each Excess Cash Payment Date, Company and European Holdco shall cause an amount equal to 50% of Excess Cash Flow of Company and its Subsidiaries for the most recent Excess Cash Flow Period ending prior to such Excess Cash Payment Date to be applied as a mandatory repayment of principal of the Loans pursuant to the terms of Section 4.5(a), provided that, so long as no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default then exists, if (x) the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such most recent Excess Cash Flow Period is less than 3.50:1.0 or (y) the Xxxxx’x Rating is at least Ba3 and the S&P Rating is at least BB-, then, Company and European Holdco shall not be required to apply any portion of Excess Cash Flow as a mandatory repayment of Loans as provided above in this Section 4.4(f)).
(g) Mandatory Prepayment Upon Recovery Event. Within ten (10) days following each date on which Company or any of its Subsidiaries receives any proceeds from any Recovery Event, except to the extent that the net proceeds of such Recovery Event (including without limitation any disposition under Section 8.4(m)), when combined with the net proceeds of all other Recovery Events during the immediately preceding twelve month period, do not exceed $150,000,000, Company and European Holdco shall cause an amount equal to 100% of the proceeds of such Recovery Event (net of reasonable costs and taxes incurred in connection with such Recovery Event) to be applied as a mandatory repayment of principal of the Loans pursuant to the terms of Section 4.5(a), provided that, so long as no Event of Default then exists, the net proceeds from any Recovery Event shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that any Borrower has delivered a certificate to Administrative Agent on or prior to such date stating that such proceeds shall be used to replace or restore any properties or assets in respect of which such proceeds were paid within 360 days following the date of the receipt of
such proceeds (which certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended); provided, further, that
(i) if all or any portion of such proceeds not required to be applied to the repayment of Loans pursuant to the first proviso of this Section 4.4(g) are not so used (or contractually committed to be used) within 360 days after the day of the receipt of such proceeds, such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as a mandatory repayment of principal of the Loan as provided in this Section 4.4(g) and
(ii) if all or any portion of such proceeds are not required to be applied on the 360th day referred to in clause (i) above because such amount is contractually committed to be used and subsequent to such date such contract is terminated or expires without such portion being so used, then such remaining portion shall be applied on the date of such termination or expiration as a mandatory repayment of principal of outstanding Loans as provided in this Section 4.4(g).
4.5 Application of Prepayments.
(a) Prepayments. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, all prepayments of principal made by any Borrower pursuant to Section 4.4(e) through (g) shall be applied (i) (1) if no Event of Default exists, to the Scheduled Term Repayments of the Term Facility or Term Facilities designated by Company (in amounts designated by Company); and (2) if an Event of Default exists, first to the pro rata payment of the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans (with the applicable Term Percentage of such repayment to be applied as a repayment of each of the Term Facilities) and second to the pro rata payment of the then outstanding balance of the Multicurrency Revolving Loans and French Revolving Loans (pro rata among such Facilities) and the Cash Collateralization of LC Obligations; (ii) within each of the foregoing Loans, first to the payment of Base Rate Loans and second to the payment of Eurocurrency Loans; and (iii) with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, in such order as such Borrower shall request (and in the absence of such request, as Administrative Agent shall determine). Each prepayment of Term Loans made pursuant to Section 4.4(e) through (g) shall be allocated within each Term Loan to reduce the remaining Scheduled Term Repayments on a pro rata basis. If any prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount, such Borrowing shall immediately be converted into Base Rate Loans. All prepayments shall include payment of accrued interest on the principal amount so prepaid, shall be applied to the payment of interest before application to principal and shall include amounts payable, if any, under Section 3.5. No payments made pursuant to Sections 4.3, 4.4, or 4.5 by any Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary shall be allocated to the repayment of a U.S. Borrowing.
(b) Payments. All regular installment payments of principal on the Term Loans shall be applied (i) first to the payment of Base Rate Loans and second to the payment of Eurocurrency Loans and (ii) with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, in such order as the applicable Borrower shall request (and in the absence of such request, as Administrative Agent shall determine). All payments shall include payment of accrued interest on the principal amount so paid, shall be applied to the payment of interest before application to principal and shall include amounts payable, if any, under Section 3.5.
4.6 Method and Place of Payment.
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made to Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the Lenders entitled thereto, not later than 12:00 Noon (local time in the city in which the Payment Office for the payment is located) on the date when due and shall be made in the currency such Loan was advanced and in each case to the
account specified therefor for Administrative Agent or if no account has been so specified at the Payment Office, it being understood that with respect to payments in Dollars, written telex or telecopy notice by Company to Administrative Agent to make a payment from the funds in Company’s account at the Payment Office shall constitute the making of such payment to the extent of such funds held in such account. Administrative Agent will thereafter cause to be distributed on the same day (if payment was actually received by Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon (local time in the city in which the Payment Office for the payment is located on such day)) like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or fees ratably to the Lenders entitled to receive any such payment in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If and to the extent that any such distribution shall not be so made by Administrative Agent in full on the same day (if payment was actually received by Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon (local time in the city in which the Payment Office for the payment is located on such day)), Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender its ratable amount thereof and each such Lender shall be entitled to receive from Administrative Agent, upon demand, interest on such amount at the overnight Federal Funds Rate (or the applicable cost of funds with respect to amounts denominated in an Alternative Currency) for each day from the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent until the date Administrative Agent pays such amount to such Lender.
(b) Any payments under this Agreement which are made by any Borrower later than 12:00 Noon (local time in the city in which the Payment Office for the payment is located) shall, for the purpose of calculation of interest, be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable during such extension at the applicable rate in effect immediately prior to such extension, except that with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, if such next succeeding Business Day is not in the same month as the date on which such payment would otherwise be due hereunder or under any Note, the due date with respect thereto shall be the next preceding applicable Business Day.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) and (c), if any Defaulting Lender shall have failed to fund all or any portion of any Multicurrency Revolving Loan or French Revolving Loan (each such Multicurrency Revolving Loan and/or French Revolving Loan, an “Affected Loan”), each payment by any Borrower hereunder shall be applied first to such Affected Loan and the principal amount and interest with respect to such payment shall be distributed (i) to each Non-Defaulting Lender who is a Multicurrency Revolving Lender and/or a French Revolving Lender, as applicable, pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of Affected Loans owing to all Non-Defaulting Lenders, until the principal amount of all Affected Loans has been repaid in full and (ii) to the extent of any remaining amount of such payment, to each Multicurrency Revolving Lender and/or French Revolving Lender, as applicable, as set forth in clauses (a) and (c) above. Each payment made by the Borrower on account of the interest on any Affected Loans shall be distributed to each Non-Defaulting Lender pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of Affected Loans owing to all Non-Defaulting Lenders.
4.7 Net Payments.
(a) All payments made by or on behalf of any Credit Party to or on behalf of any Lender or Agent hereunder or under any Loan Document will be made without recoupment, setoff, counterclaim or other defense. Notwithstanding any other provision in any Loan Document, except as provided in this Section 4.7, all payments hereunder and under any of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, payments on account of principal and interest and fees) to or on behalf of any Lender or Agent shall be made by or on behalf of the Credit Parties free and clear of and without withholding for or
on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other charge of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any Governmental Authority, but excluding therefrom:
(i) Excluded Taxes;
(ii) in the case of any Lender or Agent that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) (each being referred to as a “Non-U.S. Participant”) (other than a Participant, Assignee, successor to the Agent as of the date of this Agreement or Lender that designates a new lending office), any Taxes imposed by the United States by means of withholding at the source unless such withholding (a) results from a change in Applicable Law, treaty or regulations or the interpretation or administration thereof by any authority charged with the administration thereof subsequent to the date of this Agreement or (b) is imposed on payments with respect to a Lender’s interest in the Loan Documents acquired under Section 3.7, Section 12.6, or Article XIII;
(iii) any Taxes to the extent such Taxes would be avoided if the Lender or Agent provided the forms required under Section 4.7(d), unless (A) the Lender or Agent is not legally entitled to provide the forms (1) as a result of a change in Applicable Law, treaty, or regulations or interpretation or administration thereof by any authority charged with the administration thereof subsequent to the date such Lender or Agent becomes a Lender or Agent under a Loan Document or (2) after the Lender acquired an interest in the Loan Documents under Section 3.7, Section 12.6, or Article XIII or (B) the Lender or Agent is not providing the forms under Section 4.7(d)(iii) because the Lender or Agent determines (in its good faith judgment) that it is not legally entitled to provide the forms or that providing the forms would prejudice or disadvantage the Lender or Agent in any significant respect;
(iv) in the case of any Participant, Assignee, successor to the Agent as of the date of this Agreement or Lender that designates a new lending office, in each case that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), any Taxes imposed by the United States by means of withholding at the source that are in effect on the date such Participant, Assignee or successor Agent becomes a party to this Agreement or any Loan Document or such Lender designates a new lending office, as applicable, except to the extent (i) the person that assigned or transferred the interest to the Participant or Assignee, or designated the new lending office, was entitled to reimbursement for such Taxes under this Section 4.7 or (ii) the Participant or Assignee becomes a party to a Loan Document under Section 3.7, Section 12.6, or Article XIII;
(v) [Reserved]
(vi) any United Kingdom taxes required to be deducted or withheld (a “UK Tax Deduction”) from a payment of interest under any Loan Document if on the date on which the payment falls due:
(A) the payment could have been made to the relevant Lender without a UK Tax Deduction if it was a UK Qualifying Lender, but on that date that Lender is not or has ceased to be a UK Qualifying Lender other than as a result of any change after the date it became a Lender under this Agreement in (or in the interpretation, administration, or application of) any law or Treaty, or any published practice or concession of any relevant taxing authority; or
(B) the relevant Lender is a UK Qualifying Lender solely by virtue of sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of UK Qualifying Lender and that relevant Lender has not given a Tax Confirmation to the Company where the payment could have been made to the relevant Lender without a UK Tax Deduction if that Lender had given a Tax Confirmation to the Company, on the basis
that the Tax Confirmation would have enabled the Company to have formed a reasonable belief that the payment was an “excepted payment” for the purpose of section 930 of the Taxes Act; or
(C) the relevant Lender is a UK Qualifying Lender solely under sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of UK Qualifying Lender; an officer of HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) has given (and not revoked) a direction (a “Direction”) under section 931 of the Taxes Act (as that provision has effect on the date on which the relevant Lender became a Lender) which relates to that payment and that Lender has received from a UK Borrower or Company a certified copy of that Direction; and the payment could have been made to the Lender without any UK Tax Deduction in the absence of that Direction; or
(D) the relevant Lender is a Treaty Lender and the party making the payment is able to demonstrate that the payment could have been made to the Lender without the UK Tax Deduction had that Lender complied with its obligations under Section 4.7(d)(iii); and
(vii) any Taxes imposed under FATCA; and
(viii) any Polish taxes required to be deducted or withheld (a “Polish Tax Deduction”) from a payment of interest under any Loan Document if on the date on which the payment falls due:
(A) the payment could have been made to the relevant Lender without a Polish Tax Deduction if it was a Polish Qualifying Lender, but on that date that Lender is not or has ceased to be a Polish Qualifying Lender other that as a result of any change after the date it became a Lender under this Agreement in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of ) any law or Treaty, or any published practice or concession of any relevant taxing authority;
(B) the relevant Lender is a Treaty Lender and the party making the payment is able to demonstrate that the payment could have been made to the Lender without the Polish Tax Deduction had that Lender complied with its obligations under Section 4.7(d)(iii).
(b) If any Credit Party or Agent is required by law to make any deduction or withholding of any Taxes from any payment due hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents (except for Taxes excluded under Section 4.7(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii)), then the amount payable by the applicable Credit Party will be increased to such amount which, after deduction from such increased amount of all such Taxes required to be withheld or deducted therefrom, will not be less than the amount due and payable hereunder had no such deduction or withholding been required. If any Credit Party or Agent makes any payment hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents in respect of which it is required by law to make any deduction or withholding of any Taxes, it shall pay the full amount to be deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation or other Governmental Authority within the time allowed for such payment under Applicable Law and shall deliver to the Agent as soon as practicable after it has made such payment to the applicable authority an original or certified copy of such receipt issued by such authority evidencing the payment to such authority of all amounts so required to be deducted or withheld from such payment or such other evidence of payment that is reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
(c) (i) Without prejudice to or duplication of the provisions of Section 4.7(a), each Credit Party shall severally and not jointly indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Administrative Agent on its behalf, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Taxes (including Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Administrative Agent on its behalf or required to be
withheld or deducted from a payment to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Administrative Agent on its behalf and any interest, penalties and expenses (including counsel fees and expenses but excluding any Taxes described in clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 4.7(a)) payable or incurred in connection therewith, including any Tax arising by virtue of payments under this Section 4.7(c), computed in a manner consistent with this Section 4.7(c). A certificate (showing in reasonable detail the basis for such calculation) as to the amount of such payment by such Lender, or Administrative Agent on its behalf, absent manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto for all purposes; and
(ii) Each Lender and each Facing Agent shall indemnify the Administrative Agent within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Excluded Taxes, together with any interest, penalties and expenses (including counsel fees and expenses associated with such Excluded Tax) and any taxes imposed as a result of the receipt of the payment under this Section 4.7(c)(ii), attributable to such Lender that are payable or paid by Administrative Agent, whether or not such Excluded Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender or Facing Agent by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and each Facing Agent hereby authorize Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or Facing Agent, as the case may be, under any Loan Document against any amount due to Administrative Agent under this Section 4.7. The agreements in this Section 4.7 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of Administrative Agent. Company shall also indemnify Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for any amount attributable to Excluded Taxes, together with any interest, penalties and expenses (including counsel fees and expenses associated with such Excluded Tax) and any taxes imposed as a result of the receipt of the payment under this Section 4.7(c)(ii), in each case, arising under FATCA which a Lender or a Facing Agent for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to Administrative Agent as required by this Section 4.7(c)(ii); provided, that such Lender or Facing Agent, as the case may be, shall indemnify Company to the extent of any payment the Company makes to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 4.7(c)(ii).
(d) (i) Each Lender or Agent that is not a United States person (as such term in defined in Section 7701(a)(3) of the Code) agrees to deliver to Company and Administrative Agent on or prior to the Restatement Date, or in the case of a Lender or Agent that becomes a party to a Loan Document on a later date, the date such Lender or Agent becomes a party to a Loan Document, together with any other certificate or statement of exemption required under the Code, (a) two (or more, as reasonably requested by Company or Administrative Agent) accurate and properly completed original signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI or W-8IMY (or successor forms), or (b), (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 4.7(d) (any such certificate, a “Section 4.7(d) Certificate”) and (y) two (or more, as reasonably requested by Company or Administrative Agent) accurate and properly completed original signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form) or, in the case of a partnership, IRS Form W-8IMY (or successor form) accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form) from each of its partners or members. In addition, each such Non-U.S. Participant agrees that from time to time after the Restatement Date, when a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, it will timely deliver within thirty (30) days to Company and Administrative Agent two (or more, as reasonably requested by Company or Administrative Agent) new accurate and properly completed original signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI or W-8IMY, or IRS Form W-8BEN (or, in the case of a partnership, IRS Form W-8IMY and accompanying IRS Forms W-8BEN) and a Section 4.7(d) Certificate, as the case may be, and such other forms as may be required in order to confirm or establish the entitlement of such Lender or Agent to a continued exemption from (or reduction in) United States withholding Tax with respect to payments under any Loan Document. To the extent a Non-U.S. Participant is unable to deliver the forms required under this Section 4.7(d)(i), or the forms previously delivered are inaccurate in any material respects, it shall immediately notify Company and Administrative Agent.
(ii) Each Lender and Agent that is a U.S. Person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) agrees to deliver to Company and Administrative Agent on or prior to the Restatement Date, or in the case of a Lender or Agent that becomes a party to a Loan Document on a later date, the date the Lender or Agent becomes a party to such Loan Document, two accurate and properly completed original signed copies of IRS Form W-9 (or successor form) certifying to such Lender’s or Agent’s entitlement to receive payments under such Loan Document without deduction for United States backup withholding tax. Each such Lender and Agent agrees from time to time after the Restatement Date, when a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, it will timely deliver to Company and Administrative Agent two (or more, as reasonably requested by Company or Administrative Agent) new accurate and properly completed original signed copies of IRS Form W-9 (or successor form).
(iii) Each Lender and Agent shall, if requested by Company or Administrative Agent, within a reasonable period of time after such request, provide to Company, Administrative Agent or the applicable Governmental Authority any other tax forms or other documents or complete other formalities necessary or appropriate to avoid (or reduce) withholding for or on account of any Taxes imposed on payments under the Loan Documents pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of any Credit Party, as applicable, provided, however, that no Lender or Agent shall be required to provide forms or documents or complete other formalities under this Section 4.7(d)(iii) to the extent the Lender or Agent determines (in its good faith discretion) that it is not legally entitled to do so or that providing such forms or documents or completing the other formalities would prejudice or disadvantage the Lender or Agent in any material respect. To the extent that a Lender or Agent is unable to deliver the forms or documents or complete the other formalities required under this Section 4.7(d)(iii) or the previous forms delivered are inaccurate in any material respects, the Lender or Agent shall promptly notify Company and Administrative Agent.
(A) Nothing in this Section 4.7(d)(iii) shall require a Treaty Lender to (1) register under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme, (2) apply the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme to any Loan if it has so registered, or file Treaty forms if it has (x) included an indication that it wishes the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme to apply to this Agreement in accordance with Section 4.7(d)(iii)(B) or (D) below, and the Borrower making that payment has not complied with its obligations under Section 4.7(d)(iii)(C), (E) or (G) below. Where a Borrower has been unable to comply with its obligations under Section 4.7(d)(iii)(C) or (E) due to the failure of the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender to provide the indication described in Section 4.7(d)(iii)(B) or (D) (as the case may be), such inability shall not constitute an Event of Default.
(B) A Treaty Lender which becomes a Party to this Agreement on the date on which this Agreement is entered into that holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme, and which wishes that scheme to apply to this Agreement, shall make an indication to that effect by providing its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of residence to the Administrative Agent or the Company on or before the date of this Agreement.
(C) Where a Lender provides the indication described in Section 4.7(d)(iii)(B) above:
(1) each UK Borrower shall, provided that they receive such indication timely, file a duly completed form DTTP2 in respect of such Lender with HMRC within 30 days of the date of this Agreement and shall promptly provide the Lender with a copy of that filing; and
(2) each Additional UK Borrower shall, to the extent that that Lender is a Lender under a Facility made available to that Additional UK Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1, file a duly completed form DTTP2 in respect of such Lender with HMRC within 30 days of becoming an Additional UK Borrower and shall promptly provide the Lender with a copy of that filing.
(D) A Transferee that is a Treaty Lender that holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme, and which wishes for that scheme to apply to this Agreement shall include an indication to that effect in the forms and certificates provided in accordance with Section 4.7(d) which it executes by including its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence.
(E) Where a Transferee includes the indication described in Section 4.7(d)(iii)(D) above in the relevant forms and certificates provided in accordance with Section 4.7(d):
(1) each UK Borrower which is a Party as a Borrower as at the relevant transfer date shall, provided that they receive such indication timely, to the extent that that Transferee becomes a Lender under Commitments made available to that Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 file a duly completed form DTTP2 with HMRC within 30 days of that transfer date and shall promptly provide the Lender with a copy of that filing; and
(2) each Additional UK Borrower which becomes an Additional UK Borrower after the relevant Transfer Date shall, to the extent that that the Transferee is a Lender under a Facility which is made available to that Additional UK Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1, file a duly completed form DTTP2 in respect of such Lender with HMRC within 30 days of becoming an Additional UK Borrower and shall promptly provide the Lender with a copy of that filing.
(F) If a Lender has not included an indication to the effect that it wishes the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme to apply to this Agreement in accordance with Section 4.7(d)(iii)(B) or (D) above, then, in either case, no Borrower shall file any form relating to the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme in respect of that Lender’s Commitment(s) or its participation in any Loan.
(G) A Lender which becomes a Party to this Agreement on the date on which this Agreement is entered into that is a UK Qualifying Lender solely by virtue of sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of UK Qualifying Lender gives a Tax Confirmation to the Company by entering into the Agreement. Such a Lender shall promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent if there is any change in the position from that set out in the Tax Confirmation.
(H) A Transferee that is a UK Qualifying Lender solely by virtue of sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of UK Qualifying Lender shall provide a Tax Confirmation in the forms and certificates provided in accordance with Section 4.7(d) which it executes by including whether it falls within sub-paragraph (b)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the definition of UK Qualifying Lender. Such a Lender shall promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent if there is any change in the position from that set out in the Tax Confirmation.
(iv) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or
1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the applicable Credit Party and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by such Credit Party or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by such Credit Party or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for such Credit Party, Company and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (iv), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(e) Each Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable after it becomes aware of the occurrence of any event or the existence of any condition that would cause any Credit Party to make a payment in respect of any Taxes to such Lender pursuant to Section 4.7(a) or a payment in indemnification for any Taxes pursuant to Section 4.7(c), it will, at the written request of such Credit Party, use reasonable efforts to make, fund or maintain the Loan or other Facility (or portion of either) or participation in Letters of Credit (or portions thereof) of such Lender with respect to which the aforementioned payment is or would be made through another lending office of such Lender or will assign its Loans to another Eligible Assignee if as a result thereof the additional amounts which would otherwise be required to be paid by any Credit Party in respect of such Loans or other Facility (or portions of either) or participation in Letters of Credit (or portions thereof) pursuant to Section 4.7(a) or Section 4.7(c) would be eliminated or reduced, and if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, the making, funding or maintaining of such Loans or other Facility (or portions of either) or participation in Letters of Credit (or portions thereof) through such other lending office would not be otherwise significantly disadvantageous to such Lender. Each Credit Party agrees to pay all reasonable expenses incurred by any Lender in utilizing another lending office of such Lender pursuant to this Section 4.7(e).
(f) If any Credit Party shall pay any Taxes pursuant to this Section 4.7 and any Lender, any Collateral Agent or Administrative Agent at any time thereafter receives a refund of such Taxes or, as determined in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, a direct credit with respect to the payment of such Taxes, then such Lender, any Collateral Agent or Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Credit Party the amount of such refund or credit net of all out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by the Lender, any Collateral Agent or Administrative Agent to obtain such refund or credit and without interest except for any interest paid by the relevant Government Authority with respect to the refund); provided, however, that such Credit Party agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Credit Party under this Section 4.7(f) (plus any penalties, interest, and other related charges) to the Lender, any Collateral Agent or Administrative Agent in the event the Lender, any Collateral Agent or Administrative Agent is required to repay the refund to the Government Authority.
(g) Without prejudice to the provisions of Section 4.7, any Lender which becomes a party to this Agreement and directly lends any amount to a Borrower resident for tax purposes in Spain (“Spanish Borrower”), shall promptly make an indication to such Spanish Borrower if such Lender is, enters or ceases to be in any of the following situations:
(A) being a Spanish credit entity or financial credit establishment registered with the Bank of Spain to which the provisions set out in the first paragraph of section (c) of Article 59 of Spanish Royal Decree 1777/2004 of 30 July 2004 apply; or
(B) being a Spanish permanent establishment of a non-Spanish financial institution to which the provision set out in the second paragraph of Article 8.1 of Spanish Royal Decree 1776/2004 of 30 July 2004 apply, and provided that the income derived from the interest paid by the Spanish Borrower is effectively connected to such Spanish permanent establishment; or
(C) being a resident for tax purposes in a member state of the European Union (other than Spain) not acting for the purposes of this contract through a permanent establishment in Spain or being a permanent establishment of such European Union resident located in another member state of the European Union (other than Spain), provided that they are not acting through a territory considered a tax haven (as defined in the Spanish tax regulations) and provided that the income derived from the interest paid by the Spanish Borrower is effectively connected to such European Union resident or European Union permanent establishment; or
(D) being a Lender, which is treated as a resident of a jurisdiction having a double taxation agreement with Spain, and provided that it does not carry on a business in Spain through a permanent establishment to which the income derived from the interest paid by the Spanish Borrower is effectively connected;
(h) Lenders which are in any of the situations described in Section 4.7(g) shall promptly provide such Spanish Borrower, and before any payment made from the Spanish Borrower to such Lenders is due in any case, with the appropriate documentation certifying such situations, unless they are not entitled to provide said documentation as a result of a change in the Applicable Law, regulations or their interpretation by any authority or in their good faith judgment:
(A) issued by the Spanish tax authorities or by the Bank of Spain, should the borrower be in the situation described in section 4.7(g)(A) or (B).
(B) issued by the relevant authorities of the member State of the European Union where such Lender is resident for tax purposes, should the borrower be in the situation described in section 4.7(g)(C).
(C) issued by the relevant authorities of the jurisdiction where such Lender is resident for tax purposes, should the borrower be in the situation described in Section 4.7(g)(D). In such a case, the certificate issued by the relevant authorities must expressly state that it is issued for the purposes of the relevant Double Tax Treaty.
If said documentation is not before any payment for a justified reason, the relevant Lender will not be relieved from the obligation established in this section and hence will be obliged to make its best efforts to obtain it and provide the Spanish Borrower with it.
(i) In those cases, unless due to the relevant Lender’s willful misconduct or gross negligence, where the relevant Lender does not comply with its obligations under Sections 4.7(g) and 4.7(h), the Spanish Borrower shall make the payments due to such Lender under any of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, payments on account of principal and interest and fees), free and clear of and without withholding for or on account of any tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other charge of whatever nature, which would be applicable if the Lender had not provided the Spanish Borrower with the appropriate documentation (as described in Section 4.7(h)).
However, in case of Lender’s willful misconduct or gross negligence to comply with its obligations under Sections 4.7(g) and 4.7(h) the Spanish Borrower shall be entitled to apply, without any gross-up, the relevant withholding for or on account of any tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other charge of whatever nature imposed by a Governmental Authority of Spain which would be applicable on the payments due to, but only in the excess over the withholding tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other charge of whatever nature imposed by a Governmental Authority of Spain, which would have been applicable if the Spanish Borrower had had the appropriate documentation under Section 4.7(h).
(j) For purposes of this Section 4.7, and for the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” includes any Facing Agent and the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.
(k) Each party’s obligations under this Section 4.7 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS OF CREDIT
5.1 Conditions Precedent to the Restatement Date. The obligation of the Lenders to continue any Term Loan on the Restatement Date, to make any Loan on the Restatement Date and the obligation of the respective Facing Agent to issue and the Lenders to participate in Letters of Credit on the Restatement Date under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Restatement Date, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Credit Agreement and Notes. Borrowers shall have duly executed and delivered to Administrative Agent, with a signed counterpart for each Lender, this Agreement (including all schedules, exhibits, certificates, opinions and financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein), and, if requested, the Notes payable to each applicable Lender in the amount of their respective Commitments all of which shall be in full force and effect;
(b) Guaranties and Pledge Agreements.
(i) Subsidiary Guaranty. Each Domestic Subsidiary of Company that is also an Other Subsidiary Borrower or a Material Subsidiary shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guaranty in the form of Exhibit 5.1(b)(i) (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “Subsidiary Guaranty”),
(ii) United States Pledge Agreement. Company and the parent of each Domestic Subsidiary of Company that is also an Other Subsidiary Borrower or a Material Subsidiary shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Amended and Restated United States Pledge Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.1(b)(ii) (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “United States Pledge Agreement”),
(iii) Perfection of Pledge Agreement Collateral. (1) Each Pledgor party to the United States Pledge Agreement shall have delivered to Administrative Agent:
(A) all the certificated Pledged Securities referred to in the United States Pledge Agreement then owned, if any, by such Pledgor, together with executed and undated stock powers, in the case of capital stock constituting Pledged Securities and the United States Pledge Agreement and such other documents shall be in full force and effect,
(B) proper financing statements (Form UCC-1 or such other financing statements or similar notices as shall be required by local law, if any) for filing under the UCC or other appropriate filing offices of each foreign and domestic jurisdiction as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, desirable to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the United States Pledge Agreement,
(C) copies of Requests for Information or Copies (Form UCC-11 or equivalent reports), listing all effective financing statements or similar notices that name Company or its Subsidiaries (by its actual name or any trade name, fictitious name or similar name), or any division or other operating unit thereof, as debtor and that are filed in the jurisdiction referred to in said clause (B) above, together with copies of such other financing statements (none of which shall cover the Collateral except to the extent evidencing Permitted Liens or for which Administrative Agent shall have received termination statements (Form UCC-3 or such other termination statements as shall be required by local law) for filing),
(D) evidence of the completion of all other recordings and filings of, or with respect to, the United States Pledge Agreement with any foreign or domestic Governmental Authorities and all other actions as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, desirable to perfect the security interests intended to be created by the United States Pledge Agreement,
(E) evidence that all other actions necessary, or in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, desirable to perfect the security interests purported to be taken by the United States Pledge Agreement have been taken,
(2) Each Pledgor party to an Other Pledge Agreement shall have delivered to Administrative Agent such Pledged Securities, transfer powers, stock transfer forms, notice filings, lien search results and other evidences, and shall have taken such actions (including, without limitation, execution and delivery of any amendments or supplements to any such Other Pledge Agreement), in each case as are necessary, or in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent, desirable to continue to perfect the security interests intended to be created by the Other Pledge Agreements (or to obtain the local law equivalent thereof), and
(iv) Reaffirmation Agreement. Each Subsidiary of Company that is party to an Other Pledge Agreement (other than Ball Packaging Europe Holding GmbH & Co. KG) shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered, as applicable, the Reaffirmation of Security Documents in the form of Exhibit 5.1(b)(iv)(1) (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “Reaffirmation Agreement”) or the Deed of Confirmation in the form of Exhibit 5.1(b)(iv)(2) (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “Deed of Confirmation”);
(c) Opinions of Counsel. Administrative Agent shall have received from (i) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, special counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Restatement Date, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders and which shall cover such matters relating to the transactions contemplated herein as Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, (ii) opinions of local counsel to Administrative Agent and/or the Credit Parties (as is customary in the respective jurisdictions) from such jurisdictions as reasonably requested by Administrative Agent dated the Restatement Date which shall cover such matters relating to the transactions contemplated herein as Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, each of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders;
(d) Officer’s Certificate. Administrative Agent shall have received, with a signed counterpart for each Lender, a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer on behalf of Borrowers, dated the date of this Agreement and in the form of Exhibit 5.1(d) hereto, stating that the representations and warranties set forth in Article VI hereof are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of the certificate, that no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, that the
conditions of Section 5.1 hereof have been fully satisfied (except that no opinion need be expressed as to Administrative Agent’s or Required Lenders’ satisfaction with any document, instrument or other matter);
(e) Secretary’s Certificate. On the Restatement Date, Administrative Agent shall have received from each Credit Party and Pledgor a certificate, dated the Restatement Date, signed by the secretary or any assistant secretary (or, if no secretary or assistant secretary exists, a Responsible Officer), of such Credit Party or Pledgor, as applicable, substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.1(e) with appropriate insertions, as to the incumbency and signature of the officers of each such Credit Party or Pledgor, as applicable, executing any Loan Document (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent) and any certificate or other document or instrument to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto by or on behalf of such Credit Party, or Pledgor, as applicable, together with evidence of the incumbency of such secretary or assistant secretary (or, if no secretary or assistant secretary exists, such Responsible Officer), and certifying as true and correct, attached copies of the Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Amalgamation or other equivalent document (certified as of recent date by the Secretary of State or other comparable authority where customary in such jurisdiction) and By-Laws (or other Organizational Documents) of such Credit Party or Pledgor, as applicable, and the resolutions of such Credit Party or Pledgor, as applicable, and, to the extent required, of the equity holders of such Credit Party or Pledgor, as applicable, referred to in such certificate and all of the foregoing (including each such Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Amalgamation or other equivalent document and By-Laws (or other Organizational Documents)) shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;
(f) Good Standing. Where customary in such jurisdiction, a good standing certificate or certificate of status or comparable certificate of each Credit Party and Pledgor, as applicable from the Secretary of State (or other governmental authority) of its state or province of organization or such equivalent document issued by any foreign Governmental Authority if applicable and to the extent customary in such foreign jurisdiction;
(g) Adverse Change. On the Restatement Date, both before and after giving effect to the Transaction, there shall be no facts, events or circumstances then existing and nothing shall have occurred which shall have come to the attention of any of the Lenders which materially adversely affects the business, assets, financial condition, operations or prospects of Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole since December 31, 2012;
(h) Approvals. All necessary governmental (domestic and foreign) and material third party approvals and/or consents in connection with the Transaction and the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents shall have been obtained and remain in effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any competent authority which restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the consummation of all or any part of the Transaction or the other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents. Additionally, there shall not exist any judgment, order, injunction or other restraint issued or filed or a hearing seeking injunctive relief or other restraint pending or notified prohibiting or imposing material adverse conditions upon all or any part of the Transaction, the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or the making of the Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit;
(i) Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding (including, without limitation, any inquiry or investigation) by any entity (private or governmental) shall be pending or, to the best knowledge of Borrowers, threatened against Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any documentation executed in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the Transaction), or the obligations being refinanced in connection with the consummation of the Transaction or which Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall determine would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no
injunction or other restraining order shall remain effective or a hearing therefor remain pending or noticed with respect to this Agreement, any other Document or any documentation executed in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the Transaction), the effect of which would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(j) Fees. Borrowers shall have paid jointly and severally to Administrative Agent and the Lenders all costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses of Winston & Xxxxxx LLP, local and foreign counsel to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent relative thereto, and the reasonable costs, fees and expenses referred to in Section 12.4) required to be paid to Administrative Agent or any other collateral agent or trustee acting for the benefit of the Lenders, as the case may be, and the Lenders to the extent then due (including, without limitation, all Commitment Fees, LC Commissions and other fees and expenses accrued but unpaid under the Existing Credit Agreement as of the Restatement Date);
(k) Evidence of Insurance. On the Restatement Date, Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of insurance complying with the requirements of Section 7.9 for the business and properties of Company and its Subsidiaries.
(l) Solvency Certificate. On the Restatement Date, Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received a solvency certificate in the form of Exhibit 5.1(l), signed by the Chief Financial Officer of Company;
(m) Financials. Administrative Agent and each Lender shall have received (i) audited consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2012, statements of income and cash flows at December 31, 2012 and interim unaudited financial statements at Xxxxx 00, 0000, (xx) restated unaudited financial statements at December 31, 2012 to reflect discontinued operations and (iii) financial projections and pro forma financial statements for Company and its Subsidiaries; and
(n) Other Matters. All corporate and other proceedings taken in connection with the Transaction at or prior to the date of this Agreement, and all documents incident thereto will be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Administrative Agent.
5.2 Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events. The obligation of each Lender to make Loans (including Loans made on the Restatement Date) and the obligation of any Facing Agent to issue or any Lender to participate in any Letter of Credit hereunder in each case shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the time of each such Credit Event of each of the following conditions: