CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT dated as of October 21, 2015 among CONCORDIA HEALTHCARE CORP., as the Borrower, and CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER, as Guarantors, THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA)...
EXECUTION VERSION
dated as of October 21, 2015 among
CONCORDIA HEALTHCARE CORP.,
as the Borrower, and
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER,
as Guarantors,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO, XXXXXXX XXXXX BANK USA,
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, XXXXXXXXX LLC
and
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS1,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, and
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC
and
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC;
as Co-Documentation Agents and
XXXXXXX SACHS BANK USA,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
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$1,100,000,000 Dollar Term Loans
£500,000,000 Pounds Sterling Term Loans
$200,000,000 Revolving Commitments
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1 | RBC Capital Markets is a brand name for the capital markets activities of Royal Bank of Canada and its affiliates. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS | |||
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SECTION 1. | DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION | 2 | |
1.1 | Definitions | 2 | |
1.2 | Accounting Terms | 62 | |
1.3 | Interpretation, Etc | 62 | |
1.4 | Letter of Credit Amounts | 63 | |
1.5 | Currency Translation | 63 | |
1.6 | Elections | 63 | |
1.7 | Québec Matters | 64 | |
1.8 | Luxembourg Terms | 65 | |
1.9 | Dutch Terms | 65 | |
1.10 | Jersey Terms | 66 | |
1.11 | Swedish Terms | 67 | |
1.12 | Trust Provisions | 67 | |
1.13 | Swiss Terms | 67 | |
1.14 | Additional Borrowers | 67 | |
SECTION 2. | LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT | 68 | |
2.1 | Term Loans | 68 | |
2.2 | Revolving Loans | 69 | |
2.3 | Letters of Credit | 70 | |
2.4 | Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds | 79 | |
2.5 | Evidence of Debt; Register; Disqualified Persons; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes | 79 | |
2.6 | Interest on Loans | 80 | |
2.7 | Conversion/Continuation. | 82 | |
2.8 | Default Interest | 83 | |
2.9 | Commitment Fees | 83 | |
2.10 | Scheduled Payments | 84 | |
2.11 | Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions; Call Protection | 84 | |
2.12 | Mandatory Prepayments | 86 | |
2.13 | General Provisions Regarding Payments | 89 | |
2.14 | Ratable Sharing | 90 | |
2.15 | Making or Maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Loans | 90 | |
2.16 | Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy | 93 | |
2.17 | Taxes; Withholding, Etc | 94 | |
2.18 | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of a Lender | 96 | |
2.19 | Defaulting Lenders | 97 | |
2.20 | Incremental Facilities or Commitments | 99 | |
2.21 | Refinancing Amendments | 103 | |
2.22 | Extensions of Loans | 109 | |
2.23 | Swing Line Loans | 112 | |
2.24 | Bankers’ Acceptances and BA Equivalent Notes | 115 | |
SECTION 3. | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | 118 | |
3.1 | Closing Date | 118 | |
3.2 | Conditions to Any Credit Extension After the Closing Date | 124 |
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SECTION 4. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 124 | |
4.1 | Organization; Powers | 124 | |
4.2 | Authorization | 124 | |
4.3 | Enforceability | 125 | |
4.4 | Governmental Approvals; Third-Party Consents | 125 | |
4.5 | Financial Statements | 125 | |
4.6 | No Material Adverse Effect | 125 | |
4.7 | Title to Properties | 125 | |
4.8 | Equity Interests and Ownership of Subsidiaries | 126 | |
4.9 | Litigation; Compliance with Laws | 126 | |
4.10 | Federal Reserve Regulations | 126 | |
4.11 | Investment Company Act | 126 | |
4.12 | Use of Proceeds | 127 | |
4.13 | Tax Returns | 127 | |
4.14 | No Material Misstatements | 127 | |
4.15 | Employee Benefit Plans | 127 | |
4.16 | Environmental Matters | 128 | |
4.17 | Collateral Documents | 128 | |
4.18 | Insurance | 130 | |
4.19 | Solvency | 130 | |
4.20 | Acquisition Agreement | 130 | |
4.21 | Intellectual Property | 130 | |
4.22 | Anti-Terrorism Laws | 130 | |
4.23 | Anti-Corruption Laws | 131 | |
4.24 | Undisclosed Liabilities | 131 | |
4.25 | Labor Matters | 131 | |
4.26 | Central Administration; COMI | 132 | |
SECTION 5. | AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 132 | |
5.1 | Existence; Material Properties | 132 | |
5.2 | Insurance | 132 | |
5.3 | Payment of Obligations | 133 | |
5.4 | Financial Statements, Reports, Etc | 133 | |
5.5 | Litigation and Other Notices | 134 | |
5.6 | Compliance with Laws | 134 | |
5.7 | Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections | 135 | |
5.8 | Lender Calls | 135 | |
5.9 | Use of Proceeds | 135 | |
5.10 | Compliance with Environmental Laws | 135 | |
5.11 | Further Assurances; Additional Security | 136 | |
5.12 | Maintenance of Ratings | 137 | |
5.13 | COMI | 138 | |
5.14 | Companies Xxx 0000 (Ireland) | 138 | |
SECTION 6. | NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 138 | |
6.1 | Indebtedness | 138 | |
6.2 | Liens | 142 | |
6.3 | Investments, Loans and Advances | 146 | |
6.4 | Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets | 149 | |
6.5 | Restricted Payments | 152 |
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6.6 | Transactions with Affiliates | 153 | |
6.7 | Business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries | 154 | |
6.8 | Limitation on Modifications and Payments of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Etc | 155 | |
6.9 | Changes in Fiscal Year | 157 | |
6.10 | Financial Performance Covenant | 157 | |
6.11 | Canadian Pension Plans | 157 | |
6.12 | Sale and Lease-Back Transactions | 158 | |
SECTION 7. | GUARANTY | 158 | |
7.1 | Guaranty of the Obligations | 158 | |
7.2 | Contribution by Guarantors | 158 | |
7.3 | Payment by Guarantors | 159 | |
7.4 | Liability of Guarantors Absolute | 159 | |
7.5 | Waivers by Guarantors | 161 | |
7.6 | Guarantors’ Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc | 161 | |
7.7 | Subordination of Other Obligations | 162 | |
7.8 | Continuing Guaranty | 162 | |
7.9 | Authority of Guarantors or Borrower | 162 | |
7.10 | Financial Condition of Borrower | 162 | |
7.11 | Bankruptcy, Etc | 163 | |
7.12 | Keepwell | 163 | |
7.13 | Dutch Guaranty Limitation | 164 | |
7.14 | Luxembourg Guaranty Limitation | 164 | |
7.15 | Irish Guarantee Limitation | 164 | |
7.16 | Swiss Guaranty Limitation | 164 | |
7.17 | Swedish Guaranty Limitation | 166 | |
7.18 | Jersey Guaranty Waivers | 166 | |
SECTION 8. | EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 167 | |
8.1 | Events of Default | 167 | |
8.2 | Right to Cure | 171 | |
SECTION 9. | AGENTS | 171 | |
9.1 | Authorization and Action | 171 | |
9.2 | Agent’s Reliance, Etc | 173 | |
9.3 | GS and its Affiliates | 174 | |
9.4 | Lender Credit Decision | 174 | |
9.5 | Indemnification of Agents | 174 | |
9.6 | Successor Agents | 175 | |
9.7 | Arrangers and Documentation Agents Have No Liability | 175 | |
9.8 | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim | 175 | |
9.9 | Collateral and Guaranty Matters | 176 | |
9.10 | Withholding | 177 | |
9.11 | Intercreditor Agreements | 177 | |
9.12 | Québec Security | 178 | |
9.13 | Special Provisions relating to Currency other than Dollars | 178 |
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SECTION 10. | MISCELLANEOUS | 179 | |
10.1 | Notices; Communications | 179 | |
10.2 | Survival of Agreement | 180 | |
10.3 | Binding Effect | 180 | |
10.4 | Successors and Assigns | 180 | |
10.5 | Expenses; Indemnity | 185 | |
10.6 | Right of Set-off | 187 | |
10.7 | Governing Law | 187 | |
10.8 | Waivers; Amendment | 188 | |
10.9 | Interest Rate Limitation | 190 | |
10.10 | Entire Agreement | 190 | |
10.11 | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 190 | |
10.12 | Severability | 191 | |
10.13 | Counterparts | 191 | |
10.14 | Headings | 191 | |
10.15 | Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process | 191 | |
10.16 | Confidentiality | 192 | |
10.17 | Platform; Borrower Materials | 193 | |
10.18 | Release of Liens and Guarantees | 193 | |
10.19 | Judgment | 195 | |
10.20 | USA PATRIOT Act Notice | 195 | |
10.21 | Acknowledgements | 195 | |
10.22 | Parallel Liability | 196 | |
10.23 | Trust Provisions | 196 |
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APPENDICES: | A-1 | Initial Term Loan Commitments |
A-2 | Revolving Commitments | |
SCHEDULES: | 1.1(a) | Guarantors |
1.1(b) | Immaterial Subsidiaries | |
1.1(c) | Unrestricted Subsidiaries | |
2.3(a) | Existing Letters of Credit | |
4.4 | Filings, Governmental Approvals and Third Party Consents | |
4.8 | Equity Interests | |
4.9 | Actions, Suits and Proceedings | |
4.16 | Environmental Matters | |
4.18 | Insurance | |
4.21 | Intellectual Property | |
5.11 | Post-Closing Deliverables | |
6.1(a) | Certain Indebtedness | |
6.2(a) | Certain Liens | |
6.3(h) | Certain Investments | |
6.5(c) | Certain Restricted Payments | |
6.6(b) | Certain Affiliate Transactions | |
6.8 | Non-Permitted Encumbrances | |
10.1 | Notice Addresses | |
EXHIBITS: | A-1 | Funding notice |
A-2 | Conversion/Continuation Notice | |
A-3 | Request for L/C Credit Extension | |
B-1 | Dollar Term Loan Note | |
B-2 | Pounds Sterling Term Loan Note | |
B-3 | Revolving Loan Note | |
C | Compliance Certificate | |
D | Joinder Agreement | |
E | Assignment Agreement | |
F | [Reserved] | |
G | Solvency Certificate | |
H | Affiliated Lender Assignment Agreement | |
I-1 | Pledge and Security Agreement | |
I-2 | Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement | |
I-3 | English Closing Date Debenture | |
I-4-A | Luxembourg Receivables Pledge Agreement | |
I-4-B | Luxembourg Share Pledge Agreement | |
I-5 | [Reserved] | |
I-6 | [Reserved] | |
I-7 | [Reserved] | |
I-8 | [Reserved] | |
I-9 | [Reserved] | |
I-10 | [Reserved] | |
I-11-A | Jersey Receivables Security Agreement | |
I-11-B | Jersey Share Security Agreement | |
I-12 | [Reserved] | |
J | Prepayment Notice |
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K | Intra-Group Subordination Agreement | |
L | Additional Borrower Agreement |
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This CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of October 21, 2015, is entered into by and among CONCORDIA HEALTHCARE CORP., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario (the “Borrower”), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER, as Guarantors, any Additional Borrowers that become party to this Agreement from time to time, the Lenders party hereto from time to time, XXXXXXX XXXXX BANK USA (“GS”) as Administrative Agent (together with its permitted successors in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”) and as Collateral Agent (together with its permitted successor in such capacity, “Collateral Agent”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2015, by and among the Borrower and the Sellers (as defined herein) (together with all exhibits, schedules and disclosure letters thereto, collectively, the “Acquisition Agreement”), the Borrower will directly or indirectly acquire the Target (as defined herein) from the Sellers (the “Acquisition”);
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2015, the Borrower completed an underwritten public offering of 8,000,000 common shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $520,000,000 (the “Equity Offering”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower will issue and sell senior unsecured notes due 2022 providing for gross proceeds of up to $790,000,000 (the “9.50% Senior Notes”) pursuant to a Rule 144A and/or Regulation S offering, or other private placement;
WHEREAS, certain lenders will make senior increasing rate loans to the Borrower providing for gross proceeds in an aggregate principal amount of up to $135,000,000 (the “Extended Bridge Loans”);
WHEREAS, certain lenders will make senior loans to the Borrower providing for gross proceeds in an aggregate principal amount of up to $45,000,000 (the “Equity Bridge Loans”);
WHEREAS, (i) the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined herein) , except for Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1, and (ii) all indebtedness of the Target and its subsidiaries , except for Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1, will be repaid and all commitments thereunder terminated, and all security and guaranties in respect thereof discharged and released (the “Refinancing”);
WHEREAS, Lenders have agreed to extend certain credit facilities to the Borrower, consisting of
(i) $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Dollar Term Loans, (ii) £500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Pounds Sterling Term Loans and (ii) $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Initial Revolving Commitments (together, the “Facilities”); and
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans, the proceeds of the 9.50% Senior Notes, the proceeds of the Extended Bridge Loans, the proceeds of the Equity Bridge Loans and the proceeds from the Equity Offering will be applied, as applicable, (i) to pay the Acquisition consideration, (ii) to pay the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions (such fees and expenses, the “Transaction Costs”) and (iii) to pay for the Refinancing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1Definitions. The following terms used herein, including in the preamble, recitals, exhibits and schedules hereto, shall have the following meanings:
“7.0% Senior Notes” means the $735,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2023 issued by the Borrower on April 21, 2015.
“9.50% Senior Notes” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“9.50% Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of October 21, 2015 among the Borrower, as the issuer, the guarantors thereunder and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee thereunder and pursuant to which the 9.50% Senior Notes have been issued.
“Acquisition” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Acquisition Agreement” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the sellers party to the applicable acquisition agreement associated with the relevant Permitted Acquisition or Specified Investment as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that a breach of such representations and warranties results in the Borrower (or its Affiliates) having the right to terminate the Borrower’s (or its Affiliates’) obligation to consummate the applicable acquisition under such acquisition agreement or to decline to consummate such acquisition under such acquisition agreement (in each case, without giving effect to notice or lapse of time or both).
“Additional Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.14(a).
“Additional Borrower Agreement” means the Additional Borrower Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit L.
“Additional Lender” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is not an existing Lender and that has agreed to provide Incremental Commitments pursuant to Section 2.20 or Refinancing Commitments pursuant to Section 2.21.
“Adjusted LIBOR” means, (I) in relation to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan in Dollars, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (i)(a) the London interbank offered rate administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any other Person which takes over the administration of that rate) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, for the relevant Interest Period displayed on page LIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate); provided that if such Reuters page or service ceases to be available, the Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Borrower or (b) if the rates referenced in the preceding clause (a) are not available, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest, expressed based upon a 360 day year, at which deposits in Dollars, for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurocurrency Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by the Administrative Agent and with a term and amount comparable to such Interest Period and principal amount of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan as would be offered by the Administrative Agent’s London Branch to major banks in the offshore Dollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period; provided that if
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(a) and (b) are not available, the terms of Section 2.15(a) shall apply; by (ii) an amount equal to (x) one minus (y) the Applicable Reserve Requirement, and (II) with respect to an Interest Period in relation to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan in Pounds Sterling: (a) the Screen Rate or (b) (if no Screen Rate is available for the currency or Interest Period of that Loan) the Interpolated Screen Rate for that Loan; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (I) and (II) above, (x) the Adjusted LIBOR with respect to the Initial Term Loans shall at no time be less than 1.00% per annum and (y) the Adjusted LIBOR with respect to the Revolving Loans shall not be less than 0% and there shall otherwise be no Adjusted LIBOR “floor” for the Revolving Loans.
“Administrative Agent” as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person.
“Affiliated Lender Assignment Agreement” as defined in Section 10.4(i).
“Agent(s)” means each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
“Aggregate Amounts Due” as defined in Section 2.14.
“Aggregate Payments” as defined in Section 7.2.
“Agreement” means this Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2015 as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“All-In-Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof calculated in good faith consistent with generally accepted financial practices, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, original issue discount, upfront fees, Adjusted LIBOR floor (in the case of an Incremental Revolving Commitment, to the extent the operation of such Adjusted LIBOR floor would increase the yield on drawn amounts under any applicable existing Revolving Commitment on the proposed date of the initial availability thereof), or otherwise, in each case, incurred or payable by the Borrower generally to all the lenders or holders of such Indebtedness; provided that original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); provided, further, that “All-In-Yield” shall not include ticking fees, unused line fees, amendment fees, arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees and similar fees (regardless of whether paid, in whole or in part, to any or all lenders or holders of such Indebtedness) or other fees not paid generally to all lenders or holders of such Indebtedness.
“AML Legislation” as defined in Section 3.1(k).
“Amortizing Amount” means the aggregate principal amount of each class of Initial Term Loans.
“Amortization Payment Date” as defined in Section 2.10(a).
“Anti-Corruption Laws” as defined in Section 4.23.
“Anti-Terrorism Laws” as defined in Section 4.22.
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“Applicable Margin” means (a) with respect to Initial Term Loans that are Dollar Term Loans and that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 4.25% per annum and with respect to Initial Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 3.25% per annum), (b) with respect to Initial Term Loans that are Pounds Sterling Term Loans and that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 5.00% , and (c) with respect to Initial Revolving Loans, Unused Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees, (i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter commencing on or after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.4, (A) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans in Dollars and Bankers’ Acceptance Loans, 3.50%, (B) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans in Pounds Sterling, 3.50%, (C) for Base Rate Loans, Canadian Prime Rate Loans and any Designated Foreign Currency Alternate Rate Loans (other than Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling), 2.50%, and (D) for Unused Commitment Fees, 0.500%, and (ii) thereafter, with respect to the Revolving Loans, Unused Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees for standby Letters of Credit, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio as specified in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.4(c):
Applicable Margin for Revolving Facility Eurocurrency Rate Loans, Base Rate Loans, Etc. | ||||
Pricing Level | Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio | Eurocurrency Rate (Dollars), BA Rate Loans and letter of Credit Fees | Eurocurrency Rate (Pounds Sterling) Loans | Base Rate, Canadian Prime Rate Loans and Designated Foreign Currency Alternate Rate Loans (other than Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling) |
1 | > 2.50:1.00 | 3.50% | 3.50% | 2.50% |
2 | ≤ 2.50:1.00 but ≥ 2.00:1.00 | 3.25% | 3.25% | 2.25% |
3 | < 2.00:1.00 | 3.00% | 3.00% | 2.00% |
Pricing Level | Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio | Unused Commitment Fees |
1 | > 2.50:1.00 | 0.500% |
2 | ≤ 2.50:1.00 | 0.375% |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.4(c); provided that “Pricing Level 1” in the table immediately above shall apply (x) as of the first Business Day after the date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered, and shall continue to so apply to and including the date on which such Compliance Certificate is so delivered (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply) or (y) at the option of the Administrative Agent and upon written notice to the Borrower (provided, that in the case of an Event of Default pursuant to Sections 8.1(g) or (h), such notice shall automatically be deemed to have been provided), as of the first Business Day after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and shall continue to so apply to but excluding the date on which such Event of Default is cured or waived (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply).
If it is subsequently determined before the date on which all Loans have been repaid and all Commitments have been terminated that the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio set forth in any
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Compliance Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent is inaccurate for any reason and the result thereof is that the Lenders received interest or fees for any period based on an Applicable Margin that is less than that which would have been applicable had the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio been accurately determined, then, for all purposes of this Agreement, the “Applicable Margin” for any day occurring within the period covered by such Compliance Certificate shall retroactively be deemed to be the relevant percentage as based upon the accurately determined Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio for such period, and any shortfall in the interest or fees theretofore paid by any Borrower for the relevant period as a result of the miscalculation of the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be (and shall be) due and payable by such Borrower upon the date that is three (3) Business Days after notice by the Administrative Agent to such Borrower of such miscalculation (even if, for the avoidance of doubt, such third Business Day occurs on or after the Maturity Date). During such three (3) Business Day period and thereafter, if the preceding sentence is complied with, the failure to previously pay such interest and fees at the correct Applicable Margin and the delivery of such inaccurate certificate shall not in and of themselves constitute a Default or Event of Default and no amounts shall be payable at the Default Rate in respect of any such interest or fees.
“Applicable Reserve Requirement” means, at any time, for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the maximum rate, expressed as a decimal, at which reserves (including any basic marginal, special, supplemental, emergency or other reserves) are required to be maintained with respect thereto against “Eurocurrency liabilities” (as such term is defined in Regulation D) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors or other applicable banking regulator. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Applicable Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by such member banks with respect to (i) any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the applicable Adjusted LIBOR or any other interest rate of a Loan is to be determined, or (ii) any category of extensions of credit or other assets which include Eurocurrency Rate Loans. A Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and as such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefits of credit for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to the applicable Lender. The rate of interest on Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Applicable Reserve Requirement.
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (b) with respect to any Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant L/C Issuers and (ii) the Revolving Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swing Line Loans, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.23, the Revolving Lenders.
“Approved Fund” as defined in Section 10.4(b).
“Arrangers” means Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Bank USA, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Xxxxxxxxx LLC and RBC Capital Markets, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners.
“Asset Sale” means any sale, transfer or other disposition (other than by way of license or lease) of any assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following shall constitute “Asset Sales”: (1) issuances of Equity Interests by the Borrower, (2) issuances of Equity Interests by any subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower or any other subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent such issuances do not result in a reduction of the percentage of such subsidiary directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower, or such subsidiary, or (3) any disposition of assets permitted by Section 6.4 (other than clause (i) thereof).
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“Assignment Agreement” means, as applicable, an assignment and assumption agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Assignor” as defined in Section 10.4(b)(i).
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, in respect of a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the rate of interest implicit in such transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been or may be extended).
“Australian Dollars” means lawful money of the Commonwealth of Australia.
“Authorized Agent” as defined in Section 10.15(c)(i).
“Authorized Officer” means, as applied to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president, vice president (or the equivalent thereof), chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of such Person or any other individual designated
(i) by the Board of Directors or member of such Person or (ii) in writing to the Administrative Agent by an existing Authorized Officer of such Person as an authorized signatory of any document or certificate delivered hereunder.
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iii).
“Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iv).
“BA Discount Rate” means: (i) with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances to be purchased by a Revolving Lender which is able to accept Drafts, the BA Rate; and (ii) with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances or completed Drafts to be purchased by a BA Equivalent Lender, the BA Rate plus 10 basis points (0.10%).
“BA Equivalent Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(a)(i).
“BA Equivalent Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(c)(iii).
“BA Exposure” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount under all outstanding Bankers’ Acceptances, Drafts and BA Notes under Section 2.24.
“BA Instruments” means, collectively, Bankers’ Acceptances, Drafts and BA Equivalent Notes, and, in the singular, any one of them.
“BA Period” means with respect to any Bankers’ Acceptance Loan, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is, subject to availability, one, two, three or six months thereafter, as a Borrower may elect; provided that (a) if any BA Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such BA Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such BA Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (b) any BA Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such BA Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such BA Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing
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initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“BA Rate” means, for the interest period of each Bankers’ Acceptance Loan, the rate of interest per annum equal to the average annual rate applicable to Canadian dollar bankers’ acceptances having an identical or comparable term as the proposed Bankers’ Acceptance Loan displayed and identified as such on the display referred to as the “CDOR Page” (or any display substituted therefor) of Reuters Limited as at approximately 10:00 a.m. Toronto time on such day (or, if such day is not a business day, as of 10:00 a.m. Toronto time on the immediately preceding business day; provided that, if such rate does not appear on the CDOR Page at such time on such date, the rate for such date will be the rate of interest per annum equivalent to the annual discount rate (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) as of 10:00 a.m. Toronto time on such day at which one of the five largest Canadian chartered banks (measured by assets) listed on Schedule I of the Bank Act (Canada) as selected by the Administrative Agent is then offering to issue Canadian dollar bankers’ acceptances accepted by it having such specified term (or a term as closely as possible comparable to such specified term); provided that in no event shall the BA Rate be less than 0.00%.
“Bankers’ Acceptance” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(a).
“Bankers’ Acceptance Loans” means (i) the creation of Bankers’ Acceptances by a Revolving Lender that is not a BA Equivalent Lender and (ii) the creation and purchase of completed Drafts by a BA Equivalent Lender, in each case, as a component of the Canadian Dollar Revolving Loans and as contemplated by Section 2.24.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
“Base Rate” means, for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.0%, (ii) the Prime Rate in effect for such day as announced from time to time and (iii) the Adjusted LIBOR for a one-month Interest Period for a deposit in Dollars on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.0%; provided that any change in such rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR, as the case may be; provided, further, that for the purpose of clause (iii), the Adjusted LIBOR for any day shall be based on the rate determined on such day at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time).
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.
“Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds” as defined in the definition of “Net Cash Proceeds.”
“Beneficiary” means each Agent, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender, Lender and Lender Counter-party.
“Board of Directors” means (i) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of such corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof; (ii) in the case of a limited liability company, the board of directors or managers, manager or managing member of such Person or duly authorized committee thereof; (iii) in the case of a partnership, the general partner of such Person or duly authorized committee thereof; and (iii) with respect to any other entity, the board of directors or similar body of the general partner or managers of such entity or any duly authorized committee thereof.
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“Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.
“Borrower” as defined in the preamble hereto and “Borrowers” means the Borrower and the Additional Borrowers, if any.
“Borrower Materials” as defined in Section 10.17.
“Borrowing” means any Loans of the same Class and Type of Loan made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Bankers’ Acceptance Loans, as to which a single Interest Period or BA Period, as the case may be, is in effect.
“Borrowing Minimum” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars, $1,000,000, (b) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, Cdn. $1,000,000, (c) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling, £1,000,000, (d) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans denominated in Euros, €1,000,000, and (e) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans denominated in any other Designated Foreign Currency, as the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower shall agree.
“Borrowing Multiple” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars, $100,000, (b) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, Cdn. $100,000, (c) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling, £100,000, (d) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans denominated in Euros, €100,000, and (e) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans denominated in any other Designated Foreign Currency, as the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower shall agree.
“Business Day” means (i) any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close in the province of Ontario or New York, New York and (ii) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with any Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the term “Business Day” means any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in deposits in the applicable currency in the London interbank market.
“Calculation Date” means (a) the date of delivery of each Funding Notice, (b) the date of issuance, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit, (c) the date of conversion or continuation of any Borrowing of a Loan, (d) each date a calculation of fees due under this Agreement is required to be made, (e) the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and (f) the first Business Day of each calendar month.
“Canadian Dollars” and “Cdn.$” means lawful money of Canada.
“Canadian Domiciled Credit Party” means the Borrower and any other Credit Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof.
“Canadian Pension Plan” means a “registered pension plan,” as that term is defined in subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada), which is sponsored, administered or contributed to by the Borrower of any of its subsidiaries or under which the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries has any liability, contingent or otherwise.
“Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement” means the Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement to be executed by each Canadian Domiciled Credit Party substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Canadian Prime Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the higher of (a) the rate of interest in effect for such day as determined from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its reference rate then in effect for determining interest rates on Canadian dollar denominated commercial loans made in Canada and (b) the interest rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the BA Rate applicable to bankers’ acceptances with a term of 30 days on such day and (ii) 0.50% per annum. The Canadian Prime Rate is a rate set by the Administrative Agent based upon various factors and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in the Canadian Prime Rate so determined by the Administrative Agent shall be adjusted automatically with each quoted or published change in such rate, all without the necessity of any notice to the Borrower or any other Person.
“Canadian Prime Rate Loans” means any Revolving Loans that bear interest with reference to the Canadian Prime Rate.
“Canadian Securities Laws” means all applicable securities statutes of each of the provinces of Canada and the respective regulations and rules under such statutes, together with applicable multilateral or national instruments issued or adopted by the securities regulatory authorities in such provinces.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under IFRS and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with IFRS; provided that any obligations that would not be accounted for as Capital Lease Obligations under IFRS as of the Closing Date shall not be included in Capital Lease Obligations after the Closing Date due to any changes in IFRS or interpretations thereunder or otherwise.
“Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked account at GS (or any successor Administrative Agent or another commercial bank selected by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower) in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the applicable L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations, the Swing Line Loans or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances in immediately available funds equal to 103% of the L/C Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, or, if the applicable L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender benefiting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the applicable L/C Issuer and (c) 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 Consideration” means the proceeds of the 9.50% Senior Notes, the proceeds of the Extended Bridge Loans, the cash proceeds of the Equity Offering, the proceeds of the Equity Bridge Loans and other cash on hand.
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“Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date of determination, any of the following: (i) marketable securities (a) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States Government or the Government of Canada or (b) issued by any agency of the United States or Canada the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or Canada, respectively, in each case, maturing within one year after such date; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America, any province or territory of Canada or any political subdivision of any such state or province or territory or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case, maturing within one year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Xxxxx’x or at least R-1(low) from DBRS; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Xxxxx’x or at least R-1(low) from DBRS; (iv) certificates of deposit, Dollar-denominated or Canadian Dollar-denominated time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, the foreign equivalent) maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or Canada or any province or territory thereof or any bank listed in Schedule III of the Bank Act (Canada) that (a) is at least “adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator) and (b) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $250,000,000 or Dollar Equivalent (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, any local office of any commercial bank organized under the law of the relevant jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof which has combined capital and surplus and undivided profits in excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $250,000,000); (v) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above; and (vi) shares of any money market mutual fund that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $250,000,000 or Dollar Equivalent, and (c) has one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Xxxxx’x or at least R-1(low) from DBRS provided, that, in the case of any Investment by any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower, “Cash Equivalents” shall also include: (x) direct obligations of the sovereign nation (or any agency thereof) in which such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and is conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation (or any agency thereof), in each case, maturing within a year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating equivalent to at least A-2 from S&P and at least P-2 from Xxxxx’x, (y) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (i) through (vi) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (z) shares of any money market mutual or similar fund that has substantially all its assets invested continuously in the types of investments otherwise satisfying the requirements of this definition (including this proviso).
“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide to Borrower or any of its subsidiaries cash management services for collections, treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft, automated clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services), any demand deposit, payroll, trust or operating account relationships, commercial credit cards, merchant card, purchase or debit cards, non-card e-payables services, and other cash management services, including electronic funds transfer services, lockbox services, stop payment services and wire transfer services allocation.
“Casualty Event” means any settlement of, or payment in respect of, (i) any property or casualty insurance claim or (ii) any seizure, condemnation, confiscation or taking under the power of eminent domain or expropriation of, requisition of title to or use of, or any similar event in respect of, or proceeding relating to, any asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
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“Certain Funds Change of Control” means when any Person or group of Persons acting in concert gains direct or indirect control of the Borrower.
For the purposes of this definition:
(a)“control” of the Borrower means:
(1)the power (whether by way of ownership of shares, proxy, contract, agency or otherwise) to cast, or control the casting of, more than one-half of the maximum number of votes that might be cast at a general meeting of the Borrower; or
(2)the holding beneficially of more than 50% of the issued share capital of the Borrower (excluding any part of that issued share capital that carries no right to participate beyond a specified amount in a distribution of either profits or capital); and
(b)“acting in concert” means, a group of Persons who, pursuant to an agreement or understanding (whether formal or informal), actively co-operate, through the acquisition directly or indirectly of shares in the Borrower by any of them, either directly or indirectly, to obtain or consolidate control of the Borrower.
“CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.16, by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any written request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority, made or issued after the Closing Date; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives under or issued in connection with the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or any equivalent Canadian or European regulation, all interpretations and applications thereof and any compliance by a Lender with any request or directive relating
thereto and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated under or in connection with, all interpretations and applications of, and any compliance by a Lender with any request or directive relating to the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States of America or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, amended or issued, but only to the extent such rules, regulations, or published interpretation, written requests, guidelines or directives are applied to the Borrower and its subsidiaries by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in substantially the same manner as applied to other similarly situated borrowers under comparable syndicated credit facilities, including, without limitation, for purposes of Section 2.16.
“Change of Control” means:
(a)the Borrower becomes aware (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws or the Exchange Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) that any “person” or “group” of related persons (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower (or its successor by way of
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merger, amalgamation, arrangement, consolidation or purchase of all or substantially all of its assets);
(b)the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or arrangement of the Borrower, including by way of an exchange of securities or otherwise, with or into another Person or the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or arrangement of another Person with or into the Borrower, or the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or arrangement of any Person, including by way of an exchange of securities or otherwise, with or into a subsidiary of the Borrower, unless the holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, immediately prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly, hold securities of the surviving or transferee Person that represent, immediately after such transaction, at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Equity Interests of the surviving or transferee Person;
(c)the Borrower sells, directly or indirectly, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of (other than by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation or arrangement), either in one transaction or a series of related transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to a Person other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; or
(d)any “change of control” or similar event under the 7.0% Senior Notes, the 9.50% Senior Notes, the Extended Bridge Facility, the Equity Bridge Facility, Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt, Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt, Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or any Junior Financing shall occur.
“Charges” as defined in Section 10.9.
“Class” (a) when used with respect to Lenders, refers to whether such Lenders have Loans or Commitments with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitments, Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loan Commitments, Initial Revolving Commitments, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series, Incremental Term Commitments, Refinancing Term Commitments or Commitments in respect of Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, in each case, not designated part of another
existing Class and (c) when used with respect to Loans, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans, are Initial Dollar Term Loans, Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loans, Initial Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans, Extended Term Loans, Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments or Refinancing Term Loans, in each case not designated part of another existing Class. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.
“Closing Date” means the date that all of the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 are satisfied or waived and the Transactions have been consummated.
“Closing Date Collateral Documents” means the Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement, the English Closing Date Debenture, that certain Jersey Share Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date, those certain Jersey Receivables Security Agreements dated as of the Closing Date, the Luxembourg receivables pledge agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4-A and the Luxembourg share pledge agreements substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4-B.
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“Collateral” means, all the “Collateral” (or equivalent term) as defined in any Collateral Document and real property subject to a Required Mortgage.
“Collateral Agent” as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means the requirement that:
(a)on the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Credit Party, a counterpart of this Agreement and of each Security Agreement to which such Credit Party is a party, in each case, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Credit Party;
(b)on the Closing Date, (i) the Collateral Agent shall have received subject to the exceptions (if any) set forth in the Security Agreements, a pledge of all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each wholly-owned direct subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) of the Borrower and each Guarantor and (ii) the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto (endorsed in blank) and bought and sold notes required to effect transfer of pledged Equity Interests;
(c)(i) on the Closing Date, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and each subsidiary of the Borrower having, in the case of each instance of Indebtedness, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5,000,000 (other than (A) intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, (B) the intercompany loans incurred on the Closing Date in connection with the Acquisition (which, to the extent that evidencing any such loan shall not result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, shall be evidenced in the form of a promissory note or other instrument on a post-closing basis as set forth on Schedule 5.11) or (C) to the extent that a pledge of such promissory note or instrument would violate applicable law) that is owing to any Credit Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note or an instrument and shall have been pledged pursuant to the applicable Security Agreement (or other applicable Collateral Document as reasonably required by the Collateral Agent); provided that in no event shall any Credit Party be required to pledge more than 65%
of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC or a Qualified CFC Holding Company; and (ii) the Collateral Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all such promissory notes or instruments, together with note powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(d)in the case of any Person that becomes or is required to become a Credit Party after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Joinder Agreement and supplements to the applicable Security Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Credit Party and in accordance with Section 5.11;
(e)after the Closing Date, subject to the exceptions set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreements, (i) all the outstanding Equity Interests of (A) any Person that becomes a Credit Party after the Closing Date and (B) subject to Section 5.11(c), all the Equity Interests that are acquired by a Credit Party after the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement or other Collateral Documents; and (ii) the Collateral Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect
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thereto (endorsed in blank) and bought and sold notes required to effect transfer of pledged Equity Interests, to the extent required by the Security Agreements;
(f)all Obligations shall have been guaranteed unconditionally by each Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) of the Borrower and, other than in the case of Obligations incurred by it, the Borrower, including, as of the Closing Date, those Restricted Subsidiaries that are listed on Schedule 1.1(a); except as otherwise contemplated by the Collateral Documents, all documents and instruments, including UCC financing statements, PPSA financing statements (and similar filings under any other applicable law, including the law of Luxembourg, England, Jersey, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland), filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, filings with the United States Copyright Office, filings with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, filings with the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office, filings with the Irish Patents Office, filings with the World Intellectual Property Organization, the European Patent Office and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market and all other instruments reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered, recorded or delivered to create the Liens intended to be created by the Collateral Documents (in each case, including any supplements thereto) and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Collateral Documents, shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent (or a designated bailee thereof), together with the payment of any associated fees, for filing, registration or the recording concurrently with, or promptly following, the execution and delivery of each such Collateral Document;
(g)except as otherwise contemplated by any Collateral Document, each Credit Party shall have obtained all consents and approvals required to be obtained by it in connection with (i) the execution and delivery of all Collateral Documents (or supplements thereto) to which it is a party and the granting by it of the Liens thereunder and (ii) the performance of its obligations thereunder; and
(h)after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) such other Collateral Documents as may be required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.11 and (ii) upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, evidence of compliance with any other requirements of Section 5.11.
“Collateral Documents” means the Security Agreements, the Xxxxxxx Subordination Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, if executed and delivered, and all other instruments, documents and agreements delivered by or on behalf of any Credit Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents in order to grant to, or perfect in favor of, Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a Lien on any real, personal or mixed property of that Credit Party as security for the Obligations.
“Commitment” means any Revolving Commitment or Term Loan Commitment.
“Commitment Letter” means the Second Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated as
of September 14, 2015, among the Borrower, the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent, as amended and supplemented prior to the date hereof.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C or another form as may be agreed by the Borrower and Administrative Agent from time to time.
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“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower:
(a)increased, in each case to the extent deducted (and not added back) in Consolidated Net Income, and in each case, without duplication with any other item described in this clause (a) or any item excluded pursuant to the definition of Consolidated Net Income, by:
(i)provision for Taxes based on income or profits or capital, including state, provincial, franchise, excise and similar Taxes and foreign withholding Taxes of such Person paid or accrued, including any penalties and interest relating to any Tax examinations; plus
(ii) | Consolidated Interest Expense for such period; plus |
(iii) | depreciation and amortization expense of such Person for such period; plus |
(iv)extraordinary, non-recurring, unusual or exceptional losses, charges and expenses; plus
(v)losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions regardless of when paid (including, without limitation, the write-off of deferred financing fees capitalized on the balance sheet corresponding to the Existing Credit Agreement, any financial advisory fees, filing fees, accounting fees, legal fees and other similar advisory and consulting fees and related out-of-pocket expenses and other fees, discounts and commissions, including with regard to arranging or syndication); plus
(vi)(A) actual expenses, costs and charges related to business optimization, relocation or integration; (B) actual expenses, costs and charges related to Permitted Acquisitions after the Closing Date and (C) severance and other restructuring charges actually incurred; plus
(vii)losses, charges and expenses relating to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower; plus
(viii)losses, charges and expenses attributable to disposed or discontinued operations and losses, charges and expenses related to the disposal of disposed, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations; plus
(ix)losses, charges and expenses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing expenses written off and premiums paid); plus
(x)charges, expenses and fees incurred, including financial advisory, accounting, auditor, legal and other consulting and advisory fees and any Canadian Securities Administrator, SEDAR, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), SEC Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (“XXXXX”) or other filing fees and expenses, or any amortization thereof, in connection with any equity offering, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, investment, recapitalization, asset disposition, incurrence
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or repayment of Indebtedness (including deferred financing expenses), refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any transaction undertaken but not completed) and any non-recurring charges and expenses (including non-recurring merger or amalgamation expenses) incurred as a result of any such transaction; plus
(xi)the amount of cost savings and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or expected to be taken prior to or during such period (which cost savings or synergies shall be subject only to certification by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings or synergies had been realized on the first day of the relevant period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) are expected to be realized (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within eighteen (18) months after the date of such action and (C) the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this clause (xi) for any four Fiscal Quarter period shall not exceed, (x) solely with respect to the Transactions, amounts set forth for such four Fiscal Quarter Period in a schedule delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date and (y) otherwise, 20.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA; plus
(xii)any other non-cash losses, charges and expenses, including any write offs or write downs, reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period;
(b)decreased (in each case to the extent added in Consolidated Net Income), by (without duplication):
(i)net unrealized gains on Hedge Agreements; plus
(ii)gains relating to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business; plus
(iii)cash payments during such period on account of accruals on or reserves added to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (a) above; plus
(iv)non-cash gains, excluding any non-cash gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that were deducted (and not added back) in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any prior period.
“Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with IFRS, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents, as of the most recent date for which for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.
“Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with IFRS, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals of Consolidated Interest Expense (excluding Consolidated Interest Expense that is due and unpaid),
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(c) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals, if any, of transaction costs resulting from the Transactions, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to (i) severance or termination of employees prior to the Closing Date or (ii) bonuses, pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, and (f) accruals for add-backs to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA included in clauses (a)(v), (a)(vi), (a)(xi) and (a)(xii) of the definition thereof, as of the most recent date for which for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:
(1)the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS, including, without limitation:
(a)any amortization of Indebtedness discount;
(b)the net payments (less net payments received) under any Hedge Agreement in respect of interest rate protection (including any amortization of discounts, but excluding xxxx to market movements in the valuation of obligations pursuant to any Hedge Agreement);
(c) | the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation; |
(d)all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances; and
(e) | all accrued interest; |
(2)the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS; and
(3)all capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period;
less interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; provided, however, that Consolidated Interest Expense will exclude (I) the amortization or write off of debt issuance costs and deferred financing fees, commissions, fees and expenses and (II) any expensing of interim loan commitment and other financing fees.
“Consolidated Net Income” means the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period; provided that, without duplication:
(a)the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded;
(b)the net after-Tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring, unusual or exceptional gains, losses, charges and expenses, including any relating to or arising in connection with claims or litigation (including legal fees, settlements, judgments and awards), shall be excluded;
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(c)the net after-Tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, shall be excluded;
(d)the net after-Tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to disposed, discontinued, closed or abandoned operations and any net after-Tax gains, losses, charges and expenses related to the disposal of disposed, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded;
(e)the net after-Tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing expenses written off and premiums paid) shall be excluded;
(f)the net income for such period of any Person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof in such period in cash;
(g)the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to IFRS resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in connection with the Transaction, any acquisition or any joint venture investments or the amortization or write off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded;
(h)impairment and amortization charges, asset write offs and write downs, including impairment and amortization charges, asset write offs and write downs related to goodwill, intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to IFRS shall be excluded;
(i)non-cash compensation charges and expenses, including any such charges and expenses arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock, deferred stock or other rights or equity incentive programs and non-cash deemed finance charges in respect of any pension liabilities or other provisions shall be excluded;
(j)(i) charges and expenses pursuant to any management equity plan, long-term incentive plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any stock subscription or shareholder agreement and (ii) charges, expenses, accruals and reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests held by management of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, to the extent that (in the case of any cash charges and expenses) such charges, expenses, accruals and reserves are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower shall be excluded;
(k)any non-cash loss, charge or expense relating to the incurrence of obligations in respect of an “earn out” or other similar contingent obligations shall be excluded, but only for so long as such loss, charge or expense remains a non-cash contingent obligation;
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(l)to the extent covered by insurance (including business interruption insurance) and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that (i) such coverage is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 270 days and (ii) such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), losses, charges, expenses, accruals and reserves with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded;
(m)(i) non-cash or unrealized gains or losses in respect of obligations under Hedge Agreements or any ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedge transactions or the fair value of changes therein recognized in earnings for derivatives that do not qualify as hedge transactions, in each case, in respect of obligations under Hedge Agreements, and (ii) gains or losses resulting from currency translation gains or losses related to currency re-measurements of Indebtedness (including gains or losses resulting from (x) Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk and (y) intercompany Indebtedness) and all other foreign currency translation gains or losses to the extent such gains or losses are non-cash items shall be excluded;
(n)non-cash interest charges on defined benefit, defined contribution or other pension plans shall be excluded;
(o)any expenses or charges to the extent paid by a third party that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on behalf of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (and not required to be reimbursed), and any gain resulting from such payment, shall be excluded; and
(p)solely for the purpose of determining the amount available under clause (a)(ii) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit,” the net income (or loss) for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any of the Guarantors) shall be excluded to the extent the declaration or
payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, is otherwise restricted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its equityholders; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination and on a Pro Forma Basis for any acquisition or disposition or other Specified Transaction that has been consummated on or prior to the date of determination, the total amount of all assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS, as of the most recent date for which for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date and determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS consisting of the types of Indebtedness set forth in clauses (a), (b), (d), (f), (h) (to the extent of unreimbursed amounts under Letters of Credit) and (i) of the definition of “Indebtedness” and all guarantees by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness described in the foregoing clauses of others; provided that, Consolidated Total Debt
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shall not include (i) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, except to the extent of drawn and unreimbursed amounts thereunder and (ii) obligations under Hedge Agreements.
“Consolidated Working Capital” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Current Assets at such date of determination minus Consolidated Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided that, increases or decreases in Consolidated Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Consolidated Current Assets or Consolidated Current Liabilities as a result of (i) any reclassification in accordance with IFRS of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and non-current, (ii) the effects of purchase accounting or (iii) any changes in fair value of derivative instruments, to the extent those changes are excluded from Consolidated Net Income due to hedge accounting treatment of derivative instruments.
“continuing” means, with respect to any default or event of default, that such default or event of default has not been cured or waived.
“Contributing Guarantors” as defined in Section 7.2.
“Conversion/Continuation Date” means the effective date of a continuation or conversion, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation Notice.
“Conversion/Continuation Notice” means a Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.
“Corresponding Liability” means the Obligations of each Credit Party, but excluding its Parallel Liability.
“Covenant Trigger Event” means if as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter covered by the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.4 the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Revolving Loans made pursuant to Section 2.2(a) and outstanding Letters of Credit (in the case of drawn Letters of Credit, excluding any drawn Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized) is greater than 30% of the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to any adjustment or reduction due to the issuance or cancellation of a Letter of Credit or borrowing or repayment of a Revolving Loan subsequent to such day).
“Credit Date” means the date of a Credit Extension.
“Credit Document” means any of this Agreement, the Notes, if any, the Collateral Documents, the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement, any Issuer Documents, the Fee Letter and all other documents, certificates, instruments or agreements executed and delivered by or on behalf of a Credit Party for the benefit of any Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender in connection herewith on or after the date hereof.
“Credit Extension” means the making of a Loan or the issuing or amending in a manner that extends the maturity (other than an automatic extension under Section 2.3(b)(iii)) or increases the then effective undrawn amount (other than an automatic reinstatement under Section 2.3(b)(iv)), a Letter of Credit.
“Credit Party” means each of the Borrowers and each Guarantor.
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“Cumulative Credit” means, at any time, an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to:
(a) | (i) the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount at such time; plus |
(ii)the aggregate amount of cash proceeds from the sale of Qualified Stock of the Borrower (including upon exercise of warrants or options or upon the conversion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owed to a Person other than a Restricted Subsidiary) received by the Borrower after the Closing Date and at or prior to such time; provided that this clause (ii) shall exclude the proceeds of any Specified Equity Contribution; plus
(iii)the cumulative amount of (x) capital contributions made to the Borrower in cash or Cash Equivalents (other than proceeds from (1) the issuance of Disqualified Stock, (2) Equity Interests issued in connection with the cure right pursuant to Section 8.2 and (3) capital contributions made on or prior to the Closing Date) and (y) the fair market value, as determined by the Borrower in good faith, of property or assets (other than cash) received by the Borrower as a capital contribution, in each case after the Closing Date; plus
(iv)an amount equal to the net reduction in Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(dd) in respect of any returns in cash, Cash Equivalents and assets (valued at the fair market value thereof, as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from such Investments after the Closing Date and in each case to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income used in calculating Excess Cash Flow and not required to be used for prepayments pursuant to Section 2.12 or are reinvested pursuant to Section 2.12; plus
(v)in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been predesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or
transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date, the lesser of (x) the fair market value of the Investments of the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary made with the Cumulative Credit in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such predestination, merger or consolidation (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable) and (y) the fair market value of the original Investments by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary made with the Cumulative Credit in such Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case, as determined by the Borrower in good faith; plus
(vi)the cumulative amount of mandatory prepayments declined by a Lender under Section 2.12(e) to the extent not used or required to make other permitted prepayments of permitted Indebtedness; minus
(b) the aggregate amount of any Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(dd), any Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.5(j) and any payments or distributions in respect of any Junior Financing made pursuant to Section 6.8(a)(d)(2) after the Closing Date and at or prior to such time.
“DB Plan” as defined in Section 6.11(a).
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“DBRS” means DBRS Limited, DBRS, Inc. or DBRS Ratings Limited, and any successors to their rating agency businesses.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), the Winding-up and Restructuring Act (Canada) and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, winding-up, reorganization, examinership or similar debtor relief laws of the United States, Canada or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect, including (i) the Swedish Act on Reconstruction (Sw. Lag om företagsrekonstruktion (1996:764)) and the Swedish Bankruptcy Act (Sw. Konkurslag (1987:672)), and (ii) the arrangement provisions of any applicable Canadian corporate legislation as now or hereafter in effect.
“Default” means a condition or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) with respect to the amount of any principal or interest of any Loan not paid when due, the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum or (b) with respect to all other overdue amounts, the Base Rate (or Canadian Prime Rate, to the extent applicable), plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Revolving Loans which are Base Rate Loans (or Canadian Prime Rate Loans, to the extent applicable), plus 2.0% per annum.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default.”
“Deposit Account” means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
in connection with an asset disposition that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent payment, redemption, retirement, sale or other disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.
“Designated Foreign Currencies” means Canadian Dollars, Pounds Sterling, Euros, and any other currency acceptable to the Administrative Agent, each applicable Lender and, in the case of Letters of Credit, the L/C Issuer, that is freely convertible into Dollars and readily available in the London interbank market and designated in writing by the Administrative Agent, each applicable Lender, the Borrower and, in the case of Letters of Credit, the L/C Issuer, as a “Designated Foreign Currency.”
“Designated Foreign Currency Alternate Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum which is quoted at approximately 10:00 a.m. (local time) to leading banks in the European, Canadian or other applicable interbank market by the Administrative Agent for the offering of overnight deposits in the relevant Designated Foreign Currency or, at the option of the Administrative Agent in respect of an outstanding reimbursement obligation in a Designated Foreign Currency, such other base rate as the Administrative Agent would customarily charge on similar obligations of companies of comparable credit standing.
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“Designated Foreign Currency Alternate Rate Loan” means any Loan that bears interest with reference to the Designated Foreign Currency Alternate Rate.
“Disqualified Persons” means (a) Persons identified by name in writing to the Arrangers by the Borrower on or prior to September 4, 2015, (b) any Person which (x) is or becomes a competitor of the Borrower that is identified by name in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower from time to time after the Closing Date and at any time from time to time or (y) has been identified by name in writing to the Arrangers before the Closing Date, and (c) any Affiliate (other than an Approved Fund) of a Person specified pursuant to clause (a) or (b) that is either (x) identified by name in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time or (y) clearly identifiable by name as an Affiliate of such Person by the Lenders or the Administrative Agent.
“Disqualified Stock” means any Equity Interests of such Person that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security into which such Equity Interests are convertible or for which such Equity Interests are redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) mature or are mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) are convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, or (c) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, in each case prior to 91 days following the latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided, however, that only the portion of the Equity Interests that so mature or are mandatorily redeemable, are so convertible or exchangeable or are so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided further, however, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or its subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided further, however, that any class of Equity Interests of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.
“Distress Event” means, with respect to any Person (a “Distressed Person”), a voluntary or involuntary case filed with respect to such Distressed Person, under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official being appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person being subject to a forced liquidation, or such Distressed Person making a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or being otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in any Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Person by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.
“Distressed Person” as defined in the definition of “Distress Event.”
“Documentation Agent” means, collectively, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Jefferies Finance LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as co-Documentation Agents.
“Dollar Equivalent” as defined in Section 1.5.
“Dollar Term Loan” means any Term Loan denominated in Dollars.
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“Dollar Term Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-1, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Dollars” and the sign “$” mean the lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means each subsidiary of the Borrower organized under (i) the laws of
the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof.
“Draft” means, at any time, (i) a xxxx of exchange, within the meaning of the Bills of Exchange Act (Canada), drawn by a Borrower on a Revolving Lender and bearing such distinguishing letters and numbers as the Revolving Lender may determine; or (ii) a depository xxxx within the meaning of the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada).
“Drawing” means (i) the creation and purchase of Bankers’ Acceptances by a Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.24(c)(i); or (ii) the purchase of completed Drafts by a Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.24(c)(ii).
“Drawing Date” means any Business Day fixed for a Drawing pursuant to Section 2.24. “Drawing Fee” means, with respect to each Draft drawn by a Borrower and purchased by any
Revolving Lender on any Drawing Date, an amount equal to the Applicable Margin for Bankers’ Acceptance Loans, multiplied by the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days, inclusive of the first day and exclusive of the last day, in the term to maturity of such Draft, and the denominator of which is 365; and (ii) the face amount of such Draft.
“Drawing Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(c)(i).
“Drawing Price” means, in respect of Drafts drawn by a Borrower to be purchased by one or more Revolving Lenders on any Drawing Date, the amount by which (i) the result (rounded to the nearest whole cent, with one-half of one cent being rounded up) obtained by dividing the aggregate face amount
of the Drafts by the sum of one plus the product of (x) the BA Discount Rate multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days, inclusive of the first day and exclusive of the last day, in the term to maturity of the Drafts and the denominator of which is 365; exceeds (ii) the applicable aggregate Drawing Fee.
“Dutch Auction” means an auction of Term Loans conducted pursuant to Section 10.4(i) to allow a Purchasing Borrower Party to prepay Term Loans at a discount to par value and on a non pro rata basis, in each case, in accordance with the applicable Dutch Auction Procedures.
“Dutch Auction Procedures” means, with respect to a purchase or prepayment of Term Loans by a Purchasing Borrower Party pursuant to Section 10.4(i), Dutch auction procedures as reasonably agreed upon by such Purchasing Borrower Party, as the case may be, and the Administrative Agent.
“Dutch Pledge and Security Agreement” means (i) the security agreement between each Dutch Domiciled Credit Party as xxxxxxx and the Collateral Agent as pledge creating a right of pledge over the collateral stated therein, substantially in the form circulated as a draft prior to the date of this Agreement or in such other form as may be agreed between the proposed parties thereto, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and (ii) the deed of pledge of shares between each shareholder of a Dutch Domiciled Credit Party as xxxxxxx, the Collateral Agent as pledge and the Dutch Domiciled Credit Party creating a right of pledge over all of the issued and outstanding
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shares in the Dutch Domiciled Credit Party, substantially in the form circulated as a draft prior to the date of this Agreement or in such other form as may be agreed between the proposed parties thereto, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Dutch Civil Code” means the Burgerlijk Wetboek of the Netherlands.
“Dutch Domiciled Credit Party” means any Credit Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of the European part of the Netherlands.
“XXXXX” as defined in the definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person other than a natural Person that is (i) a Lender, an affiliate of any Lender or an Approved Fund (any two or more Approved Funds being treated as a single Eligible Assignee for all purposes hereof), or (ii) a commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act or, if resident or domiciled in Canada, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 of the Canadian Securities Administrators) and which extends credit or buys loans in the ordinary course of business; provided, no (a) Defaulting Lender, Credit Party or Affiliate of a Credit Party shall be an Eligible Assignee (except assignments pursuant to Section 10.4(i)) and (b) Disqualified Person shall be an Eligible Assignee.
“Employee Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA) which is or was sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed by, the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, including any Canadian Pension Plan and any employee health, welfare or other pension or retirement plans or arrangement maintained for employees employed in Canada.
“English Closing Date Debenture” means the English law governed security agreement to be executed by Concordia Investment Holdings (UK) Limited, substantially in the form of Exhibit I-3, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“English Debentures” means the English law governed security agreements to be executed by each U.K. Domiciled Credit Party, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“English Security Agreements” means the English Closing Date Debenture, the English Debentures and the English Share Charges.
“English Share Charges” means the English law governed share charge agreements to be executed in respect of the shares in each U.K. Domiciled Credit Party, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Environmental Claim” means any investigation, notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order (conditional or otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (i) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law; (ii) in connection with any Hazardous Materials Activity; or (iii) in connection with any actual or alleged environmental damage, injury or harm.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all current or future foreign or domestic, federal, provincial or state (or any subdivision of any of them) laws, statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations relating to (i) environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials Activity; (ii) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials; or (iii) the protection of
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human, plant or animal health from exposure to any Hazardous Materials, in any manner applicable to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries.
“Equity Bridge Facility” means the credit agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto the administrative agent party thereto and the lenders party thereto governing the Equity Bridge Loans, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Equity Bridge Loans” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Equity Interests” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing (in each case, other than debt securities convertible into the foregoing, and royalties).
“Equity Offering” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
“ERISA Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, (i) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; (ii) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; and (iii) any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade or business described in clause (ii) above is a member.
“ERISA Event” means (i) a “reportable event” within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan (excluding those for which the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC has been waived by regulation); (ii) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Sections 412 and 430 of the Internal Revenue Code and Sections 302 and 303 of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 302(c) of ERISA) or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (iii) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal by the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (v) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (vi) the imposition of liability on the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the withdrawal of the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefore, or the receipt by the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their
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respective ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA or is “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 305 or ERISA), or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (viii) receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of written notice of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any other Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Pension Plan to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ix) the imposition of a lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code; (x) any event with respect to any Non-U.S. Plan which is similar to any event described in any of subsections (i) through (ix) hereof; (xi) the failure to make required contributions in a timely manner to any Canadian Pension Plan in accordance with its terms and applicable laws; (xii) the occurrence of any event which constitutes grounds under applicable pension standards legislation for the applicable pension regulator to remove the administrator of any Canadian Pension Plan; or (xiii) the revocation of the registration under the Income Tax Act (Canada) of any Canadian Pension Plan.
“Euro” or “€” means the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union and as referred to in the legislative measures of the European Union for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.
“Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBOR.
“European Insolvency Regulation” means The Council of the European Union Regulation No. 1346/2000 on Insolvency Proceedings, as amended from time to time.
“Event of Default” means each of the conditions or events set forth in Section 8.1; provided that a Financial Covenant Default shall not be an Event of Default with respect to the Term Loans in the circumstances described in the last sentence of Section 8.1.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount (if positive) equal to:
(1)the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis, increased, in each case, without duplication, by:
(a)an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, but excluding (i) any such non-cash charges representing an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period and (ii) amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period;
(b) | decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period; |
(c)net cash receipts in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not otherwise included in such Consolidated Net Income;
(d)the aggregate amount of any non-cash loss recognized as a result of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event (other than any Asset Sale in the ordinary course of business) that resulted in a decrease to Consolidated Net Income (up to the amount of such decrease);
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reduced by (without duplication):
(2) | the sum, in each case, without duplication, of: |
(a)an amount equal to the amount of all (i) non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (excluding any non-cash credit to the extent representing the reversal of an accrual or reserve described in clause (1)(a) above) and (ii) cash charges excluded by virtue of clauses (a) through (p) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”;
(b)the amount of any prepaid cash item deducted in part for such period, with the balance amortized over a subsequent period;
(c)the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) the principal component of payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations and (ii) the amount of any mandatory or voluntary prepayment of Indebtedness (excluding (A) all prepayments in respect of any revolving credit facility (including Revolving Commitments), except to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder, (B) prepayments of the Term Loans and (C) prepayments and payments of the 7.0% Senior Notes, the 9.50% Senior Notes, the Extended Bridge Loans or the Equity Bridge Loans)) made during such period, in each case financed with Internally Generated Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(d) | increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period; |
(e)cash payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of the permanent reduction of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness) to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income;
(f) | [Reserved]; |
(g)without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (j) below in prior Fiscal Years, (i) the amount of capital expenditures, including but not limited to the purchase of fixed assets, and (ii) the aggregate amount of cash consideration paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with Investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions, Specified Investments and permitted acquisitions of Intellectual Property made during such period, in each case, to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(h)the amount of Restricted Payments made in cash pursuant to clauses (d) and (f) of Section 6.5 paid during such period in each case to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with Internally Generated Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(i)the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment, early extinguishment or conversion of
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Indebtedness to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income;
(j)without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments, capital expenditures or permitted acquisitions of Intellectual Property to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period;
(k)the amount of cash taxes (including penalties and interest) paid or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period;
(l)cash expenditures in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income;
(m)proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event to the extent otherwise included in the definition of Excess Cash Flow and to the extent the Borrower is in compliance with the applicable mandatory prepayment requirements set forth in Section 2.12;
(n)the aggregate amount of any non-cash gain recognized as a result of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event (other than any Asset Sale in the ordinary course of business) that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income (up to the amount of such increase), and cash indemnity payments received pursuant to indemnification provisions in any acquisition or any other Investment permitted under this Agreement, in each case that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income (up to the amount of such increase);
(o) the aggregate amount of fees, costs and expenses in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or Asset Sale, and any payments of Transaction Costs, to the extent not expensed and not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income; and
(p)to the extent not already deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, losses, charges and expenses related to internal software development that are expenses but could have been capitalized under alternative accounting policies in accordance with IFRS.
“Excess Cash Flow Calculation Date” as defined in Section 2.12(b).
“Excess Cash Flow Period” means each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, commencing with the Fiscal Year of the Borrower ending on December 31, 2015 (it being agreed that with respect to the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2015, the period shall commence on the Closing Date).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Exchange Rate” means, on any day, with respect to any Designated Foreign Currency, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 12:00 noon, Toronto
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time, on such day on the Bank of Canada noon mid-point spot rate for such currencies on such date of determination (as quoted or published from time to time by the Bank of Canada). In the event that such rate does not appear on the Bank of Canada noon spot page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about 12:00 noon, Toronto time, on such date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two (2) Business Days later; provided, however, that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Borrower, may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be presumed correct absent manifest error.
“Excluded Amounts” as defined in Section 2.12(g).
“Excluded Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness not incurred in violation of Section 6.1 (other than Refinancing Loans and Refinancing Equivalent Debt).
“Excluded Property” means (a) (1) all owned real property interests with a fair market value equal to or less than $10,000,000 (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith); and (2) all leasehold interests in real property (it is understood that there shall be no requirement to obtain landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access agreements or acknowledgments, bailee waivers and similar letters), (b) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title (unless otherwise capable of perfection by filing a financing statement under the PPSA or UCC or similar filing in any applicable jurisdiction), letter of credit rights with an individual face amount not exceeding $5,000,000 (except to the extent constituting a support obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection of the security interest in such other Collateral is accomplished by the filing of a UCC or PPSA financing statement (or similar filing in any applicable jurisdiction) and commercial tort claims below $5,000,000, (c) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangements permitted hereunder, the property subject thereto, any insurance in respect thereof, any management or operating agreement with respect thereto and deposits made in respect thereof and all rights in relation to any of the foregoing, in each case, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, capital lease or a similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than a Credit Party), (d) (1) Equity Interests which constitute Margin Stock, (2) Equity Interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (3) Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly-owned subsidiaries to the extent the granting of a security interest is not permitted by law or the terms of such subsidiary’s organizational, shareholders, acquisition, joint venture or governance documents (including as a result of minority ownership) or would trigger termination pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision, (e) pledges and security interests (including in respect of interests in partnerships, joint ventures and other non-wholly owned entities) to the extent prohibited by law or prohibited by agreements containing anti assignment clauses not overridden by the UCC, PPSA or other applicable law, (f) Intellectual Property to the extent a security interest therein specifically requires a filing other than with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, the Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the European Patent Office or the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market or in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, Canada or each other jurisdiction where a Credit Party is organized, (g) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences to any Credit Party (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent), (h) deposit accounts, securities accounts, commodities accounts, futures accounts and other similar accounts of any
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Credit Party (A) used for the sole purpose of funding (1) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (2) tax accounts (including without limitation, sales tax accounts), (3) escrow, defeasance, discharge and redemption accounts permitted hereunder and (4) fiduciary and trust accounts, and, in the case of sub-clauses (1) through (4), the funds or other property held in or maintained in any such account, (B) that are zero-balance accounts, (C) except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by filing under the UCC, PPSA or other applicable law or the jurisdiction of any Credit Party, accounts in jurisdictions other than in the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable granting Credit Party, the United States or any state thereof, Canada or any province or territory thereof, the United Kingdom, Jersey, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden or Switzerland and (D) accounts other than those described in the preceding clauses (A) through (C) with respect to which the average daily balance of the funds maintained on deposit therein does not exceed $5,000,000 at any time, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by filing under the UCC, PPSA or other applicable law, (i) ”intent-to-use” trademark applications to the extent and during the period in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law, including prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, (j) assets in circumstances where the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably determine in good faith in writing that the cost, burden or consequences of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby and (k) the Borrower’s or its subsidiaries’ rights in relation to corporate aircraft, including rights under any lease, sublease, charter, management, operating, crew, service, repair, maintenance, storage or other agreement relating to the aircraft, rights in the aircraft and any parts, accessions and accessories thereto, rights under insurance policies and security deposits and rights in income derived from and proceeds of any of the foregoing, in the ordinary course; provided that clauses (c), (d), (e) and (f) shall not include (x) items to the extent the prohibition or restriction on the assignment or pledge thereof under the Collateral Documents is ineffective under applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law or (y) proceeds and receivables of the assets referred to in such clause, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (b) Immaterial Subsidiaries, (c) any subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation or by any contractual obligation existing on the Closing Date or on the date any such subsidiary is acquired (so long as, in respect of any such contractual prohibition, such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), from guaranteeing the payment of the Obligations or which would require consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority to provide a guarantee, (d) any Qualified CFC Holding Companies, (e) Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs, (f) direct or indirect subsidiaries of CFCs, (g) any not-for-profit subsidiaries, captive insurance subsidiaries or other special purpose entities, if any, and (h) notwithstanding the foregoing, additional subsidiaries may be excluded from the guarantee requirements in circumstances where the Administrative Agent and the Borrower determine in good faith that the cost or burden of providing such a guarantee is excessive in relation to the value afforded to the Lenders thereby.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor's failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such
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Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Credit Party hereunder, the following Taxes:
(a)any Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income, net profits, net gains or franchise Taxes, or, in the case of Canada, capital, that (x) are imposed by the country in which the applicable recipient is legally organized or any political subdivision thereof, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, in each case including any political subdivision thereof or (y) are Other Connection Taxes,
(b)any branch profits Taxes or any similar Tax (x) imposed by the United States of America or Canada, (y) imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above or (z) that is an Other Connection Tax,
(c)any withholding Tax that is attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(c),
(d)in the case of a Lender, any withholding Tax imposed by the United States or Canada on amounts payable by a Credit Party (or the Administrative Agent) to the applicable lending office of such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.18(b)) or designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changes its lending office,
(e)any withholding Tax payable under Part XIII of the Income Tax Act (Canada) that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender as a consequence of the Lender not dealing at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with the Borrower at the time of such payment,
(f)any withholding Tax payable under Part XIII of the Income Tax Act (Canada) that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender as a consequence of the Lender being, at any time, a “specified non-resident shareholder” (within the meaning of subsection 18(5) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) of the Borrower, or, at any time, not dealing at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with a “specified shareholder” (within the meaning of subsection 18(5) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) of the Borrower, and
(g)any U.S. withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. “Executive Order” as defined in Section 4.22(a).
“Existing Credit Agreement” means the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2015, among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Existing Letters of Credit” as defined in Section 2.3(a).
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“Existing Revolver Tranche” as defined in Section 2.22(b).
“Existing Term Loan Tranche” as defined in Section 2.22(a).
“Extended Bridge Facility” means the credit agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, the administrative agent party thereto and the lenders party thereto governing the incurrence of the Extended Bridge Loans, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Extended Bridge Loans” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Extended Revolving Commitment” as defined in Section 2.22(b).
“Extended Term Loans” as defined in Section 2.22(a).
“Extending Lender” means Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Lender, as the context may require.
“Extending Revolving Lender” as defined in Section 2.22(c).
“Extending Term Lender” as defined in Section 2.22(c).
“Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan and/or Commitment pursuant to Section 2.22 and the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Extension Amendment” as defined in Section 2.22(d). “Extension Election” as defined in Section 2.22(c).
“Extension Minimum Condition” means a condition to consummating any Extension that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Request, in the Borrower’s sole discretion) of any or all applicable Class or Classes be submitted for Extension.
“Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolver Extension Request, as the case may be.
“Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolver Extension Series, as the case may be.
“Fair Share” as defined in Section 7.2.
“Fair Share Contribution Amount” as defined in Section 7.2.
“FATCA” means (a) Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue 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) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, (b) any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (c) any intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and that other jurisdiction, which facilitates the implementation of any law or regulation referred to in paragraph (a) above.
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“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided, (i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Fee Letter” means (x) the Second Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated as of September 14, 2015, by and among the Borrower, the Arrangers and the other parties thereto, and (y) the Administrative Agent Fee Letter, dated as of September 4, 2015, by and among the Borrower, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Lending Partners LLC and Xxxxxxx Sachs Bank USA, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Fees” means the fees set forth in the Fee Letter and relating hereto.
“Financial Covenant Default” as defined in Section 8.1.
“Financial Officer” means, of any Person, the Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer, vice-president of finance, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller of such Person (and, in the case of the Borrower, shall also mean each Person performing similar duties as the foregoing (including any director, manager or member of the Borrower)).
“Financial Performance Covenant” means the covenant set forth in Section 6.10.
“Fiscal Quarter” means any of the quarterly accounting periods of the Borrower ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
“Fiscal Year” means the twelve-month accounting period of the Borrower ending on December
31.
“Flood Hazard Property” means any real estate asset located in the United States of America subject to a mortgage and located in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards.
“Foreign Official” means a Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any Governmental Authority.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means each subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to any L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Funding Guarantors” as defined in Section 7.2.
“Funding Notice” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
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“GAAP” means, subject to the provisions of Xxxxxxx 0.0, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx generally accepted accounting principles in effect as of the date of determination thereof.
“Governmental Authority” means any applicable foreign or domestic, federal, state, provincial, territorial, municipal, supranational, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof (which shall include, without limitation, the European Central Bank and the Council of Ministers of the European Union) or any entity, officer or examiner exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, taxing or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government.
“GS” as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Guaranteed Obligations” as defined in Section 7.1.
“Guarantor” means each Restricted Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.1(a) and each other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower thereafter that becomes, or is required to become, a Guarantor after the Closing Date in accordance with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement; it being understood that the Borrower is a Guarantor of the Obligations as described in Section 7.
“Guaranty” as defined in Section 7.2.
“Hazardous Materials” means any chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited, governed or regulated by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law, including petroleum and petroleum byproducts, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials and medical and pharmaceutical waste.
“Hazardous Materials Activity” means any use, manufacture, possession, storage, holding, Release, threatened Release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation, processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal, remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any Hazardous Materials, and any corrective action or response action with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Hedge Agreement” means any agreement of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any swap, spot, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, foreign exchange, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, Hedge Agreements shall not be deemed speculative or entered into for speculative purposes if any Hedge Agreement is intended in good faith, at inception of execution, (A) to hedge or manage the interest rate exposure associated with any debt securities or debt facilities of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (B) for foreign exchange or currency exchange management or (C) to hedge any exposure that the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries may have to counterparties under other Hedge Agreements such that the combination of such Hedge Agreements is not speculative taken as a whole.
“Xxxxxxx Subordination Agreement” means that certain Subordination and Postponement Agreement dated as of the Closing Date, among the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx.
“Honor Date” as defined in Section 2.3(d)(i).
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“IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board (or any successor board or agency), as adopted by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and in effect from time to time.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower (a) identified on Schedule 1.1(b) or (b) designated by the Borrower as an Immaterial Subsidiary hereunder after the Closing Date by prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, that (x) as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower most recently ended, (i) such subsidiary did not have assets with a value in excess of 5% of Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of such date and (ii) when taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, such Immaterial Subsidiaries did not have assets with a value in excess of 10% of the Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 10% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of such date, and (y) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, certifying to such officer’s knowledge, compliance with the requirements of clause (x) above. Any Immaterial Subsidiary may be designated to be a Material Subsidiary for the purposes of this Agreement by written notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Any determination of whether a subsidiary shall cease to qualify as an Immaterial Subsidiary shall be made on the date that financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section 5.4(a). To the extent a subsidiary ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary in connection with such determination, the Borrower shall have 90 days from the date of delivery of such financial statements to cause such subsidiary to comply with any applicable requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with extensions of such 90-day period as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower and consented to by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
“Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness means any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms or in the form of common stock of the Borrower and the accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference.
“Incremental Amendment” as defined in Section 2.20(f).
“Incremental Commitments” as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Incremental Equivalent Debt” means Indebtedness issued in accordance with Section 2.20(h) consisting of one or more series of pari passu notes, junior lien notes, junior lien or subordinated loans, subordinated notes or unsecured notes or unsecured loans, in each case, issued in a public offering, Rule 144A or other private placement transaction, a bridge facility in lieu of the foregoing, or secured or unsecured mezzanine Indebtedness or debt securities, in each case, subject to the terms set forth in Section 2.20(i).
“Incremental Lenders” as defined in Section 2.20(c).
“Incremental Loan” as defined in Section 2.20(b).
“Incremental Loan Request” as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Incremental Revolving Commitments” as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Incremental Revolving Lender” as defined in Section 2.20(c).
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“Incremental Revolving Loan” as defined in Section 2.20(b).
“Incremental Term Commitments” as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Incremental Term Lender” as defined in Section 2.20(c).
“Incremental Term Loan” as defined in Section 2.20(b).
“Incremental Tranche Closing Date” as defined in Section 2.20(d).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, (e) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness described in the other clauses of this definition of others, (f) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (g) all net payments that such Person would have to make in the event of an early termination, on the date Indebtedness of such Person is being determined, in respect of outstanding Hedge Agreements, (h) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit (other than letters of credit issued in respect of trade payables),
(i)the principal component of all obligations of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances (other than bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade payables) and (j) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (excluding accrued dividends that have not increased the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock); provided that Indebtedness shall not include (i) current trade liabilities and current intercompany liabilities (other than any refinancing, extensions, renewals or replacements thereof) incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business and not overdue for more than 60 days, (iii) purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (iv) earn-out obligations (other than earn-out obligations existing on the Closing Date) until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with IFRS, (v) obligations in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade payables or (vi) interest, fees, premium, and expenses and additional payments, if any. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the liability of such Person in respect thereof.
“Indemnified Costs” as defined in Section 9.5.
“Indemnified Taxes” means all Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes) imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document.
“Indemnitee” as defined in Section 10.5(b).
“Individual L/C Sub-Commitment” means, as of any date of determination, as to any L/C Issuer, such L/C Issuer’s committed portion of the Letter of Credit Sublimit as may be agreed upon by the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower from time to time, including in connection with any reallocation of such L/C Issuer’s committed portion of the Letter of Credit Sublimit as a result of the addition of a new L/C Issuer or otherwise. The Individual L/C Sub-Commitments of the L/C Issuers as of the Closing Date are as follows: (i) as to GS, $6,666,666.67, (ii) as to Credit Suisse AG, $6,666,666.67
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and (iii) as to Royal Bank of Canada, $6,666,666.66. In the event the Letter of Credit Sublimit is reduced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Individual L/C Sub-Commitments of the L/C Issuers in effect at such time shall be reduced on a pro rata basis. The sum of the Individual L/C Sub-Commitments of all of the L/C Issuers shall equal the Letter of Credit Sublimit.
“Information” as defined in Section 4.14(a).
“Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund an Initial Term Loan in Dollars. The aggregate amount of the Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $1,100,000,000.
“Initial Dollar Term Loans” means the Dollar Term Loans made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a) on the Closing Date.
“Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loans” means the Pounds Sterling Term Loans made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a) on the Closing Date.
“Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loan Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund an Initial Term Loan in Pounds Sterling. The aggregate amount of the Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is £500,000,000.
“Initial Revolving Commitment” means the commitments as of the Closing Date of any Lender to make or otherwise fund any Revolving Loan and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans hereunder and any Incremental Revolving Commitments deemed to be of the same Class as the Initial Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.20. The aggregate amount of the Initial Revolving Commitments as of the Closing Date is $200,000,000.
“Initial Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a Lender to a Borrower in respect of an Initial Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.2 or Section 2.20
“Initial Term Loans” means the Initial Dollar Term Loans and the Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loans.
“Initial Term Loan Commitment” means the Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitments and the Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loan Commitments, and “Initial Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment, if any, is set forth on Appendix A-1 or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof.
“Initial Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term Loans of such Lender; provided, at any time prior to the making of the Initial Term Loans, the Initial Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment.
“Intellectual Property” shall have the definition assigned thereto in each Security Agreement, as applicable.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means collectively, any customary intercreditor agreement entered into by the Agents pursuant to Section 9.11 hereof, each as amended, restated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with this Agreement or the terms of such intercreditor agreements and, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.
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“Interest Payment Date” means with respect to (i) any Loan that is a Base Rate Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date and the final maturity date of such Loan and (ii) any Loan that is a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan; provided, in the case of each Interest Period of longer than three months “Interest Payment Date” shall also include each date that is three months, or an integral multiple thereof, after the commencement of such Interest Period.
“Interest Period” means, in connection with a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, an interest period of one, two, three or six months or, if agreed to by all relevant Lenders, twelve months, as selected by the applicable Borrower in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, (i) initially, commencing on the Credit Date or Conversion/Continuation Date thereof, as the case may be; and (ii) thereafter, commencing on the day on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires; provided (a) if an Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day unless no further Business Day occurs in such month, in which case such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject to clauses (c) and (d) of this definition, end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; (c) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of any Class of Term Loans shall extend beyond such Class’s Maturity Date; and (d) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Revolving Loans shall extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
“Interest Rate Determination Date” means, with respect to any Interest Period for Loan in a currency other than Pounds Sterling, the date that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period and with respect to any Interest Period for a Loan in Pounds Sterling, the first day of such Interest Period.
“Interpolated Screen Rate” means, in relation to Adjusted LIBOR for any Loan in Pounds Sterling, the rate (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the two relevant Screen Rates) which results from interpolating on a linear basis using the method recommended by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) between (a) the applicable Screen Rate for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) which is less than the Interest Period of that Loan in Pounds Sterling and (b) the applicable Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of that Loan in Pounds Sterling, in each case, as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on the Interest Rate Determination Date.
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter, and any successor statute.
“Internally Generated Cash” means, with respect to any period, any cash of the Borrower or any subsidiary generated during such period, excluding Net Cash Proceeds and any cash that is generated from an incurrence of Indebtedness, an issuance of Equity Interests or a capital contribution.
“Intra-Group Subordination Agreement” means the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement among GS, as Administrative Agent (as defined therein), each other agent party thereto, the Borrower and each subsidiary of the Borrower listed on the signature pages thereto or that becomes a party thereto pursuant to Section 3.12 thereof substantially in the form of Exhibit K, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
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“Investment” means (a) any purchase or other acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of, or of a beneficial interest in, any of the Equity Interests of any other Person (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), (b) the acquisition by purchase or otherwise (other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, goods, materials, supplies and/or equipment in the ordinary course of business) of all or a substantial portion of the business, property or fixed assets of any Person or any division or line of business or other business unit of any Person (in each case, other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the purchaser is a Credit Party following consummation thereof) and (c) any loan, advance (other than (i) advances to current or former employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business, (ii) advances made on an intercompany basis in the ordinary course of business for the purchase of inventory, (iii) accounts receivable and other extensions of trade credit in accordance with customary practices and (iv) prepaid expenses and workers’ compensation, utility, lease (including leases and other agreements related to aircraft) and similar deposits in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any other Person (other than the Borrower or any Credit Party). Subject to Section 6.3, the amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment 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, but giving effect to any repayments of principal in the case of Investments in the form of loans and any return of capital or return on Investment in the case of equity Investments (whether as a distribution, dividend, redemption or sale but not in excess of the amount of the initial Investment).
“Irish Domiciled Credit Party” means any Credit Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Ireland.
“Irish Pledge and Security Agreements” means (i) the Irish law debenture to be executed by, among others, each Irish Domiciled Credit Party and the Collateral Agent substantially in the form circulated as a draft prior to the date of this Agreement or in such other form as may be agreed between the proposed parties thereto, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and (ii) the Irish law share charge to be executed by Amdipharm B.V. and the Collateral Agent substantially in the form circulated as a draft prior to the date of this Agreement or in such other form as may be agreed between the proposed parties thereto, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by any L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any subsidiary of the Borrower) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Issuing Country” as defined in Section 9.13(a).
“Jersey Domiciled Credit Party” means any Credit Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Jersey.
“Jersey Guarantor” as defined in Section 7.18(a).
“Jersey Receivables Security Agreements” means the Jersey security interest agreements in respect of certain receivables due from a Jersey Domiciled Credit Party to be executed by each Credit Party
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entitled to such receivables substantially in the form of Exhibit I-11-A, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Jersey Security Agreements” means the Jersey Share Security Agreements and the Jersey Receivables Security Agreements.
“Jersey Share Security Agreements” means the Jersey security interest agreements in respect of the issued shares in each Jersey Domiciled Credit Party to be executed by each Credit Party holding such shares substantially in the form of Exhibit I-11-B, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Joinder Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D, with such changes as may be required by or reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent.
“judgment currency” as defined in Section 10.19.
“Junior Financing” as defined in Section 6.8(a).
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.
“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Loan.
“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Exposure” means at any time the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time and (b) the aggregate principal amount of all L/C Advances that have not yet been reimbursed at such time. The L/C Exposure of any Lender at any time means its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate L/C Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the International Standard Practices, International Chamber of Commerce No. 590, or by the reason of article 36 of UCP 600 being excluded as a governance, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided that, with respect to any Letter of Credit that by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
“L/C Issuer” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, GS, Credit Suisse AG and Royal Bank of Canada, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, and any Revolving Lender (including any Person who is a Revolving Lender as of the date such Person becomes an L/C Issuer but subsequently, after agreeing to become an L/C Issuer, ceases to be a Revolving Lender and is subject to Section 2.3(m)) which, at the request of the Borrower, and with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld), agrees in such Revolving Lender’s sole discretion to become an L/C Issuer for the purposes of issuing such Letter of Credit, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity. For the avoidance of doubt, Royal Bank of Canada will issue commercial letters of credit out of its Toronto branch. GS (through itself or through one of its designated Affiliates
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or branch offices) shall not be required to have more than ten (10) Letters of Credit outstanding at any time.
“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.4. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“L/C Overnight Rate” means for any day, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and
(ii)an overnight rate determined by the applicable L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Incremental Revolving Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Incremental Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
“LCT Election” as defined in Section 1.6.
“LCT Test Date” as defined in Section 1.6.
“Lender” means each financial institution listed on the signature pages hereto as a Lender, the Swing Line Lender and any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or a Joinder Agreement.
“Lender Counterparty” means each Lender, each Agent and each of their respective Affiliates counterparty to a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement (including any Person who was an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof as of the date on which such Person became a counterparty to a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement but subsequently ceases to be an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof, as the case may be); provided, at the time of entering into a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement, no Lender Counterparty shall be a Defaulting Lender.
“Lender Default” means (a) the refusal (which may be given orally or in writing and has not been retracted) or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any Loans, which refusal or failure is not cured within one (1) Business Day after the date of such refusal or failure, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied; (b) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any L/C Issuer, as applicable, any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date when due; (c) a Lender having notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or having made a public statement to that effect with respect to any of its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit; (d) a Lender has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent or by any L/C Issuer, to confirm that it will comply with any of its funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this
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clause (d) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower); or
(a) | a Lender becomes subject to a Distress Event or has admitted in writing that it is insolvent. |
“Lender Party” means any of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Arranger or any Lender.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit shall be a standby letter of credit unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by any L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Fee” as defined in Section 2.3(i).
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of $20,000,000 and the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitments in effect. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.
“Lien” means with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, hypothecation, pledge, encumbrance, charge, assignment by way of security or security interest in or on such asset or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities (other than securities representing an interest in a joint venture that is not a subsidiary), any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities; provided that in no event shall an operating lease (including aircraft leases) or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“Limited Condition Transaction” means any Permitted Acquisition or similar permitted Investment whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing.
“Loan” means an Initial Term Loan, a Revolving Loan, Swing Line Loan, an Incremental Loan, a Refinancing Loan or an Extended Term Loan as the context may require.
“Luxembourg” means the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
“Luxembourg Domiciled Credit Party” means any Credit Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Luxembourg.
“Luxembourg Guarantor” has the meaning specified in Section 7.14.
“Luxembourg Pledge Agreements” means the Luxembourg receivables pledge agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4-A, and the Luxembourg share pledge agreements substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4-B, each to be executed by the relevant Luxembourg Domiciled Credit Party and, in each case, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Major Event of Default” means (i) any Event of Default (ignoring for this purpose any applicable grace periods) with respect to the Borrower or a Material Subsidiary of the Borrower (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the Target or any of its subsidiaries) only as specified in Sections 8.1(a) (but only insofar as it relates to a breach of any Major Representation), (b), (c), (d) (but only insofar as it relates to a breach of any Major Undertaking), (g), (h) and (k) or (ii) a Certain Funds Change of Control.
“Major Representation” means a representation or warranty with respect to the Borrower or a Material Subsidiary of the Borrower (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the Target or any of its subsidiaries) only as contemplated by Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.10, 4.11, 4.20, 4.22 and 4.23.
“Major Undertaking” means with respect to the Borrower or a Material Subsidiary of the Borrower (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the Target or any of its subsidiaries) any of the undertakings contemplated by Sections 5.6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 6.7.
“Margin Stock” as defined in Regulation U.
“Market Disruption Event” as defined in Section 2.15(a).
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, business, financial condition or results of operations, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under any Credit Document or (iii) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Secured Party under any Credit Document.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Term Loans) of the Borrower or any subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $50,000,000.
“Material Subsidiary” means any (x) subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary and (y) Additional Borrower.
“Maturity Date” means (i) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, the earlier of (a) the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, and (b) the date on which all Initial Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise, (ii) with respect to the Revolving Loans, the earlier of (a) the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) the date on which all Revolving Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise, (iii) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Request accepted by the respective Lender or Lenders, (iv) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment and (v) with respect to any Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the applicable Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such day.
“Maximum Amount” as defined in Section 7.16(a).
“Maximum Rate” as defined in Section 10.9.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business
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“Mortgage Policies” as defined in Section 5.11(b).
“Multiemployer Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
“Narrative Report” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such narrative report is required, a customary “managements’ discussion and analysis” report describing the operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for the applicable Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such period to which such financial statements relate. For the avoidance of doubt, such Narrative Report need not comply with the requirements of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act or of National Instrument 51-102 of the Canadian Securities Administrators applicable to a Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Result of Operations.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means:
(a)100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when actually received) in respect of any Asset Sale (except as provided below) or Casualty Event, net of (i) reasonable, documented and invoiced attorneys’ fees, auditors’ fees, securities laws filing fees, printers’ fees, accountants’ fees, consultant fees, investment banking, placement agent and advisory fees actually incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the applicable event, (ii) documented search and recording charges actually incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the applicable event, (iii) required debt payments and required payments of other obligations in respect of Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien on any asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event (other than any Lien created pursuant to a Collateral Document or a Lien which is pari passu with the Liens created pursuant to any Collateral Document (in which case the pro rata portion (determined based on the then outstanding principal amount of all pari passu Indebtedness that would otherwise be required to be prepaid with such Net Cash Proceeds) of such Net Cash Proceeds applied in respect of any such payments secured by the Liens pursuant to any Collateral Document shall not constitute Net Cash Proceeds for purposes hereof) or junior to the Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents)), (iv) other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith, (v) Taxes, including sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, transfer, deed or mortgage recording Taxes, paid or payable as a result thereof, and any other payment required by applicable law as a result of such Asset Sale, (vi) any reserve established in accordance with IFRS (provided that such reserved amounts shall be Net Cash Proceeds to the extent and at the time of any reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount)), and (vii) any payment amount required to be paid by law, rule or regulation upon receipt to a third party related to the transaction (including to labor unions and environmental trusts) in each case, as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower; provided that, with respect to any Asset Sale or Casualty Event, no proceeds realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds unless such proceeds shall exceed $20,000,000 in any Fiscal Year (the proceeds described in this proviso, the “Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds”); and
(b)100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (x) any Indebtedness not permitted to be incurred under
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this Agreement and (y) Refinancing Loans and Refinancing Equivalent Debt, net of all Taxes and fees (including investment banking fees), underwriting discounts, commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case, incurred in connection with such incurrence, issuance or sale.
“New York Courts” as defined in Section 10.15(a).
“Non-Consenting Lender” as defined in Section 2.18(c).
“Non-Credit Party Limitation” as defined in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition.”
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-Extension Notice Date” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iii).
“Non-Public Information” means material non-public information (within the meaning of Canadian Securities Laws) with respect to the Borrower or its subsidiaries or securities.
“Non-Reinstatement Deadline” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iv).
“Non-Swedish Credit Party” as defined in Section 10.22.
“Non-U.S. Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan maintained by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries for employees outside the United States.
“Note” means a Dollar Term Loan Note, a Pounds Sterling Term Loan Note or a Revolving Loan Note, as the case may be.
“Obligated Party” as defined in Section 1.12.
“Obligations” means all obligations of every nature of each Credit Party, including obligations from time to time owed to Agents (including former Agents), Lenders, L/C Issuers, or any of them and Lender Counterparties, under any Credit Document, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, whether for principal, interest (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Credit Party, would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Credit Party for such interest or fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, payments for early termination of Secured Hedge Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, excluding, in each case (but only in respect of a Guarantor), Excluded Swap Obligations.
“Obligations of the Borrowers” means all obligations of every nature of the Borrower (and the Additional Borrowers, if any), including obligations from time to time owed to Agents (including former Agents), Lenders, L/C Issuers, or any of them and Lender Counterparties, under any Credit Document, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, whether for principal, interest (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to the Borrowers, would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against the Borrowers for such interest or fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, payments for early termination of Secured Hedge Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
“Obligee Guarantor” as defined in Section 7.7.
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“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“OFAC Lists” means, collectively, the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked persons maintained by OFAC, as amended from time to time, or any similar lists issued by OFAC.
“Organizational Documents” means (i) with respect to any corporation or company, its certificate, memorandum or articles of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance, organization or association, as amended, its by-laws, as amended, and its certificates of change of name, as amended, (ii) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate or declaration of limited partnership, as amended, and its partnership agreement, as amended, (iii) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, as amended, (iv) with respect to any limited liability company, its articles of organization, as amended, and its operating agreement, as amended, (v) with respect to each Credit Party incorporated in Sweden, the Certificate of Registration (Sw. Registeringsbevis) and the Articles of Association (Sw. Bolagsordning) of such Credit Party incorporated in Sweden, and (v) with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, the equivalent thereof in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. In the event any term or condition of this Agreement or any other Credit Document requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a secretary of state or similar governmental official including an official of a non-United States government, the reference to any such “Organizational Document” shall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such governmental official in such official’s relevant jurisdiction.
“Other Applicable Indebtedness” as defined in Section 2.12(a)(ii).
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent and any Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Administrative Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from the Administrative Agent and such Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Credit Document).
“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar Taxes, charges or levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, registration or enforcement of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and any interest, fines, penalties and additions related thereto, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.18(b)).
“Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to Loans on any date, the amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans occurring on such date; (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts and (iii) with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances and Drafts on any date, the aggregate outstanding BA Exposure.
“Parallel Liability” means a Credit Party’s undertaking pursuant to Section 10.22.
“Participant” as defined in Section 10.4(d).
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“Participant Register” as defined in Section 10.4(d).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.
“Pension Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of ERISA.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition, directly or indirectly (including in one transaction or a series of related transactions), of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares issued to foreign nationals) in, or merger or consolidation or amalgamation with, a Person or division or line of business of a Person or franchisee rights, assets or operations (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division, line of business or franchisee rights, assets or operations previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto: (a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom,
(b) to the extent subject to testing, before and after giving effect to such acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant, (c) all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with applicable laws, (d) any Credit Party making such acquisition and any Person acquired in such acquisition comply with Section 5.11, (e) a substantial portion of the property acquired (or a substantial portion of the property of the Person acquired) thereby shall be used or useful in the same or a related line of business of the Borrower and its subsidiaries (or any reasonable expansions or extensions thereof) and (f) the aggregate consideration funded by a Credit Party for any and all such acquisitions of any Person that is not and will not become a Credit Party concurrently with or reasonably promptly following such acquisition shall not, when aggregated with Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(l) and Indebtedness incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties owing to a Credit Party pursuant to Section 6.1(g)(ii), exceed the greater of (i) $150,000,000 and (ii) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets (the “Non-Credit Party Limitation”); provided that if greater than 80% of the assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA being acquired in any Permitted Acquisition is generated by entities that will become Credit Parties concurrently with or reasonably promptly following such Permitted Acquisition, assets being acquired by Credit Parties or any combination of the foregoing, such Investment shall not reduce the Non-Credit Party Limitation.
“Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).
“Permitted Liens” means each of the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.2.
“Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i). “Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).
“Person” means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies, unlimited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, joint stock companies, joint ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and Governmental Authorities.
“Platform” as defined in Section 10.17.
“Pledge and Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement to be executed by the Borrower and each Guarantor substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Pounds Sterling” or “£” means lawful money of the United Kingdom.
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“Pounds Sterling Term Loan” means any Term Loan denominated in Pounds Sterling.
“Pounds Sterling Term Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-2, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario); provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by a Personal Property Security Act as in effect in a Canadian jurisdiction other than Ontario or the Civil Code of Québec, “PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction or the Civil Code of Québec, as applicable, for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority in such Collateral.
“Prepayment Minimum” means, with respect to a payment of Loans or a reduction in Commitments, as the case may be, (a) with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments denominated in Dollars, $1,000,000, (b) with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments denominated in Canadian Dollars, Cdn. $1,000,000, (c) with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments denominated in Pounds Sterling, £1,000,000, and (d) with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments denominated in any other Designated Foreign Currency, as the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower shall agree.
“Prepayment Multiple” means, with respect to a payment of Loans or a reduction in Commitments, as the case may be, (a) with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments denominated in Dollars, $100,000, (b) with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments denominated in Canadian Dollars, Cdn. $100,000, (c) with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments denominated in Pounds Sterling, £100,000, and (d) with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments denominated in any other Designated Foreign Currency, as the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower shall agree.
“Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant” means, at any time, any financial maintenance covenant that (a) is not included in the Credit Documents at such time or (b) is only applied to the Revolving Loans at such time.
“Prime Rate” means (a) for the purpose of Dollar denominated Loans made available to a Borrower in the United States, at any time, the rate of interest from time to time publicly announced by the principal office of the Administrative Agent as its prime commercial lending rate for Dollar loans in the United States for such day and (b) for the purpose of Dollar denominated Loans made available to a Borrower in Canada, at any time, the annual rate of interest from time to time publicly announced by the principal office of the Administrative Agent in Toronto, Ontario as its prime rate in effect for determining interest rates on Dollar denominated commercial loans made in Canada. The Prime Rate is based upon various factors including GS’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by GS shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
“Principal Office” means, for each of the Administrative Agent and L/C Issuers, such Person’s “Principal Office” as set forth on Schedule 10.1, or such other office or office of a third party or subagent, as appropriate, as such Person may from time to time designate in writing to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender.
“Pro Forma” or “Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement, including the determination of any financial ratio or test or the amount of
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revenue or Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, that any Specified Transaction occurring since the first day of the relevant period to and including the relevant date such determination is made (including after the relevant quarter or period end, if applicable) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, including pro forma adjustments arising out of events attributable to such Specified Transaction (including giving effect to those specified in accordance with the definitions of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Net Income); provided that, any event, occurrence or transaction that would otherwise be deemed a Specified Transaction, but for failure to meet the monetary threshold in the definition thereof, shall also be given effect on a “Pro Forma Basis.” Upon giving effect to a transaction on a “Pro Forma Basis,” (i) any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Specified Transaction (or any other transaction which occurred during the relevant period) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (ii) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, then the rate of interest for such Indebtedness for the applicable period for purposes of the calculations contemplated by this definition shall be determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of such calculations, (iii) income statement items (whether positive or negative) and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA attributable to all property acquired in such Specified Transaction or to the Investment constituting such Specified Transaction, as applicable, shall be included as if such Specified Transaction has occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (iv) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to all property disposed of in any Specified Transaction (including any income statement items attributable to disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations), shall be excluded as if such Specified Transaction has occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (v) such other pro forma adjustments which would be permitted or required by Canadian Securities Laws, as amended, shall be taken into account (in addition to any adjustments permitted pursuant to any applicable financial definition or test) and (vi) such other adjustments made by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) shall be taken into account. Interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with IFRS. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, bankers’ acceptances market rate, or other rate, shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may designate. Any such adjustments included in calculations made on a Pro Forma Basis shall continue to apply to subsequent calculations of any applicable financial ratios or tests, including during any subsequent test period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized.
“Pro Rata Share” means (i) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Initial Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Initial Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Initial Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (ii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Commitment or Revolving Loans of any Lender or any Letters of Credit issued or participations purchased therein by any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Revolving Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders and (iii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to any other Class of Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) an amount equal to the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans of such Class held by such Lender by (b) an amount equal to the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans of such Class held by all Lenders. For all other purposes with respect to each Lender, “Pro Rata Share” means the percentage obtained by dividing (A) an amount equal to the sum of the Initial Term Loan Exposure and the Revolving Exposure of that Lender, by (B) an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate Initial Term Loan Exposure and the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders.
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“Prohibited Person” means any Person subject to international economic sanctions adopted, administered or enforced by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Canada (including any Persons subject to country-specific or activity-specific sanctions administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development), the United Kingdom, OFAC (including any persons subject to country-specific or activity-specific sanctions administered by OFAC and any persons named on any OFAC List), the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of State or pursuant to any other law, rules, regulations or other official acts of the United States (each of the foregoing, collectively, “Sanctions”). As of the date hereof, certain information regarding Prohibited Persons issued by the United States can be found on the website of the United States Department of Treasury at xxx.xxxxx.xxx/xxxx/.
“Projections” means the financial projections of the Borrower, dated as of October 2015.
“Public Lenders” means Lenders that do not wish to receive material Non-Public Information
with respect to the Borrower, its subsidiaries or their securities.
“Purchasing Borrower Party” means the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that becomes an assignee hereof or Participant pursuant to Section 10.4.
“Qualified CFC Holding Company” means, in relation to any Credit Party, a Person (a) that is a wholly owned subsidiary of such Credit Party and (b) who has no material assets other than Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs in relation to such Credit Party or such Person.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Credit Party that constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Qualified Stock” of any Person means any Equity Interests of such Person that is not Disqualified Stock.
“Refinance” as defined in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness.”
“Refinanced Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(a).
“Refinanced Loans” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).
“Refinancing” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Refinancing Amendment” as defined in Section 2.21(f).
“Refinancing Closing Date” as defined in Section 2.21(d).
“Refinancing Commitments” as defined in Section 2.21(a).
“Refinancing Equivalent Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).
“Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund (collectively, to “Refinance”) the Indebtedness being Refinanced (or previous refinancings thereof constituting Refinancing Indebtedness); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Indebtedness
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does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced (plus the amount of unpaid accrued or capitalized interest and premiums thereon (including tender premiums), underwriting discounts, original issue discount, defeasance costs, fees (including upfront fees, underwriting fees, legal fees, accounting and audit fees and other similar or customary fees), commissions and expenses), (b) except with respect to Section 6.1(c), the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Indebtedness is greater than or equal to the shorter of (i) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (ii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness being Refinanced that were due on or after the date that is one year following the Latest Maturity Date were instead due on the date that is one year following the Latest Maturity Date; provided that no Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in reliance on this subclause (ii) shall have any scheduled principal payments due prior to the Latest Maturity Date in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such Latest Maturity Date for the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (c) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations under this Agreement, such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable taken as a whole to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided, further, that with respect to a Refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is subordinated in right of payment, such Refinancing Indebtedness shall (A) be expressly subordinated in right of payment to the guarantee by the Borrower and the Guarantors of the Obligations and (B) be otherwise on terms not materially less favorable to the Lenders than those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided, further, that Indebtedness constituting Refinancing Indebtedness shall not cease to constitute Refinancing Indebtedness as a result of the subsequent extension of the Latest Maturity Date, (d) no Refinancing Indebtedness shall have different obligors, or greater guarantees or security than, the Indebtedness being Refinanced (provided that (i) Indebtedness (A) of any Credit Party may be Refinanced to add or substitute as an obligor another Credit Party and (B) of any subsidiary that is not a Credit Party may be Refinanced to add or substitute as an obligor another subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, in each case to the extent not prohibited by Section 6, and (ii) other guarantees and security may be added to the extent then permitted by Section 6) and (e) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is secured by a Lien on any Collateral (whether equally and ratably with, or junior to, the Lien of the Secured Parties or otherwise), such Refinancing Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien on such Collateral (including any Collateral pursuant to after-acquired property clauses to the extent any such Collateral would have secured the Indebtedness being Refinanced) on terms relating to such Collateral not materially less favorable to the Secured Parties (as determined conclusively by the Borrower and evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower) than those contained in the documentation (including any intercreditor agreement) governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced, or on terms otherwise then permitted by Section 6.2.
“Refinancing Lenders” as defined in Section 2.21(c).
“Refinancing Loan” as defined in Section 2.21(b).
“Refinancing Loan Request” as defined in Section 2.21(a).
“Refinancing Revolving Commitments” as defined in Section 2.21(a).
“Refinancing Revolving Lender” as defined in Section 2.21(c).
“Refinancing Revolving Loan” as defined in Section 2.21(b).
“Refinancing Term Commitments” as defined in Section 2.21(a).
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“Refinancing Term Lender” as defined in Section 2.21(c).
“Refinancing Term Loan” as defined in Section 2.21(b).
“Refunded Swing Line Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(b)(iv).
“Register” as defined in Section 2.5(b).
“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Reinvestment Deferred Amount” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the Term Loans as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Event” means any Asset Sale or Casualty Event in respect of which the Borrower has delivered a Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Notice” means a written notice executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower stating that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary intends and expects to use all or a portion of the amount of Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Casualty Event to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, replace or otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s business.
“Reinvestment Prepayment Amount” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less any amount expended prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, replace or otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s business.
“Reinvestment Prepayment Date” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of
(a) the date (which shall be a Business Day) occurring twelve (12) months after such Reinvestment Event (or, if the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have entered into a legally binding commitment within one year after such Reinvestment Event to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, replace or otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s business with the applicable Reinvestment Deferred Amount, the date occurring eighteen (18) months after such Reinvestment Event) and (b) the date on which the Borrower shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, replace or otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s business with all or any portion of the relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
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“Related Fund” as defined in Section 10.4(b).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, sub-agents, trustees, advisors and attorneys of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.
“Relevant Four Fiscal Quarter Period” as defined in Section 8.2.
“Repatriation Limitation” as defined in Section 2.12(g).
“Repricing Transaction” means, in connection with a transaction the primary purpose of which is to prepay, refinance, substitute or replace the Initial Term Loans or to amend this Agreement to reduce the All-In-Yield of any Initial Term Loans, (a) the voluntary or mandatory prepayment, refinancing, substitution or replacement of all or a portion of the Initial Term Loans with the net cash proceeds of issuances, offerings or placements or debt obligations or refinancing by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries having an All-In-Yield at the time of incurrence thereof that is less than the All-In-Yield of such Initial Term Loans at the time of such incurrence or (b) any amendment to this Agreement that, directly or indirectly, reduces the All-In-Yield of such Initial Term Loans (or any Lender must assign its Loans under the Term Loans as a result of its failure to consent to any such amendment). No “Repricing Transaction” shall be deemed to occur in connection with any Change of Control.
“Required Mortgages” as defined in Section 5.11(f).
“Required Percentage” means, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, 50.0%; provided that (a) if the Total Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period is less than or equal to 5.00:1.00 but greater than 4.25:1.00, such percentage shall be 25.0%, and (b) if the Total Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period is less than or equal to 4.25:1.00, such percentage shall be 0%.
“Requisite Class Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to one or more Classes, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount under such Class or Classes (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations under such Class or Classes being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Class or Classes. The Outstanding Amount and Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Requisite Class Lenders at any time.
“Requisite Lenders” means one or more Lenders having or holding Initial Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure and representing more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate Voting Power Determinants of all Lenders. The Initial Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure, as applicable, of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Requisite Lenders at any time.
“Reset Date” as defined in Section 1.5.
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“Responsible Officer” of any Person means the chief executive officer, the president, any vice president, the chief operating officer or any Financial Officer of such Person and any other officer or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such Person in respect of this Agreement, and, as to any document delivered on the Closing Date (but subject to the express requirements set forth in Section 3), shall include any company secretary or assistant company secretary of a Credit Party.
“Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution on account of any class of Equity Interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of Equity Interests, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value of any shares of any class of the Equity Interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of the Equity Interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” means, at any date of determination, an amount equal to
(a)the sum of the amounts of Excess Cash Flow for all Excess Cash Flow Periods ending on or prior to the date of determination, minus (b) the sum at the time of determination of the aggregate amount of prepayments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.12(b) through the date of determination (if such prepayments are accepted by the Lenders) calculated without regard to any reduction in such sum that resulted from voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans or Revolving Loans referred to in Section 2.12(b) (provided that, in the case of any Excess Cash Flow Period in respect of which the amount of Excess Cash Flow shall have been calculated as contemplated by Section 2.12(b) but the prepayment required pursuant to Section 2.12(b) is not yet due and payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12(b) as of the date of determination, the amount of prepayments that will be so required to be made in respect of such Excess Cash Flow shall be deemed to be made for purposes of this paragraph).
“Revolver Extension Request” as defined in Section 2.22(b). “Revolver Extension Series” as defined in Section 2.22(b).
“Revolving Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund any Revolving Loan and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans hereunder and “Revolving Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment, if any, is set forth on Appendix A-2 or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, Joinder Agreement, Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension as applicable, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments as of the Closing Date is $200,000,000.
“Revolving Commitment Period” means the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
“Revolving Commitment Termination Date” means, with respect to any Class of Revolving Commitments, the earliest to occur of (a)(i) in the case of the Revolving Commitments in respect of the Initial Revolving Commitments, the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) in the case of any Extended Revolving Commitments, the date specified in the applicable Extension Amendment and (iii) in the case of any Refinancing Revolving Commitments, the date specified in the relevant Refinancing Amendment,
(b)the date the Revolving Commitments of such Class are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.11(c), and (c) the date of the termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 8.1.
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“Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (i) prior to the termination of the Revolving Commitments, that Lender’s Revolving Commitment; and (ii) after the termination of the Revolving Commitments, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender, (b) in the case of any L/C Issuer, the aggregate L/C Obligations in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by that L/C Issuer (net of any participations by Lenders in such Letters of Credit), (c) the aggregate amount of all participations by that Lender in any outstanding Letters of Credit or any Unreimbursed Amount, (d) in the case of the Swing Line Lender, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Loans (net of any participations therein by other Lenders), and (e) the aggregate amount of all participations therein by that Lender in any outstanding Swing Line Loans.
“Revolving Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or a Revolving Loan at such time.
“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a Lender to a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2(a), Section 2.20, Section 2.21 or Section 2.22 (and pursuant to Sections 2.3 and 2.23 as provided therein).
“Revolving Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-3, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a Division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” means any arrangement, direct or indirect, with any Person whereby the Borrower sells or transfers any property, real or personal, used or useful in the Borrower’s business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rents or leases such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.
“Same Day Funds” means immediately available funds.
“Sanctioned Jurisdiction” means any of Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria or any other country or territory, in each case, to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject (or becomes the subject) of Sanctions.
“Sanctions” as defined in the definition of “Prohibited Person.”
“Screen Rate” means the London interbank offered rate administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any other Person which takes over the administration of that rate) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period of any Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, for the relevant Interest Period displayed on page LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate); provided that if such Reuters page or service ceases to be available, on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time. If such page ceases to be available, the Administrative Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Borrower.
“SEC” as defined in the definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA.
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“Secured Cash Management Agreement” means a Cash Management Agreement entered into with a Lender Counterparty.
“Secured Hedge Agreement” means a Hedge Agreement of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries entered into with a Lender Counterparty.
“Secured Parties” means the Agents, the L/C Issuers, the Swing Line Lender, the Lenders and the Lender Counterparties and shall include, without limitation, all former Agents, L/C Issuers, Swing Line Lenders, Lenders and Lender Counterparties to the extent that any Obligations owing to such Persons were incurred while such Persons were Agents, L/C Issuers, Swing Line Lenders, Lenders or Lender Counterparties and such Obligations have not been paid or satisfied in full.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Security Agreements” means, collectively, the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Luxembourg Pledge Agreements, the English Security Agreements, the Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement, the Dutch Pledge and Security Agreement, the Irish Pledge and Security Agreements, the Jersey Security Agreements, the Swedish Security Agreements and the Swiss Pledge and Security Agreements, and “Security Agreement” means each of them.
“Security Property” means (a) the security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under or pursuant to the Security Agreements expressed to be granted in favour of the Collateral Agent as trustee for the Secured Parties and all proceeds of the same; (b) all obligations expressed to be undertaken by a Credit Party to pay amounts in respect of any liabilities to the Collateral Agent as trustee for the Secured Parties and secured by the security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under or pursuant to the Security Agreements, together with all representations and warranties expressed to be given by a Credit Party in favour of the Collateral Agent as trustee for the Secured Parties; and (c) any other amounts or property, whether rights, entitlements, choses in action or otherwise, actual or contingent, which the Collateral Agent is required by the terms of the Security Agreements or this Agreement to hold as trustee on trust for the Secured Parties.
“SEDAR” as defined in Section 5.4(a).
“Sellers” has the meaning specified in the Acquisition Agreement.
“Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt secured by a Lien on the assets of any Credit Party (net of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000, except the proceeds of Indebtedness that is incurred for which the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio is to be calculated and the proceeds of other Indebtedness incurred substantially contemporaneously therewith) to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.
“Solvency Certificate” means a Solvency Certificate of any Financial Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“Specified Equity Contribution” as defined in Section 8.2.
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“Specified Event of Default” means any Event of Default under Section 8.1(b), Section 8.1(c), Section 8.1(g) or Section 8.1(h).
“Specified Investment” means an Investment permitted by Section 6.3(a), (h), (o), (u), (cc) (provided that such investment is to finance the purchase of assets by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries) or (dd), in each case, in the nature of an acquisition or an investment in a joint venture; provided that for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow with respect to Section 6.3(u), to the extent such Restricted Payments would be subtracted pursuant to clause (2)(h) of the definition of Excess Cash Flow.
“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1(a), (b) and (d), 4.2(a), 4.2(b)(A)(i) and (ii), 4.3, 4.10, 4.11, 4.17, 4.19, 4.22 and 4.23.
“Specified Transaction” means with respect to any period, any (i) Investment involving the acquisition of an operating or geographical unit of a business or that constitutes an acquisition of all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and involves the payment of consideration by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) sale or transfer of assets or property or other asset disposition (including any disposal, abandonment or discontinuance of operations) that yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000 or involves the abandonment or discontinuation of operations with a value in excess of $5,000,000, (iii) incurrence, amendment, modification, repayment or refinancing of Indebtedness, (iv) Restricted Payment, (v) designation or redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiary, (vi) provision of Incremental Revolving Commitment increases or (vii) other event, in each case that by the terms of the Credit Documents requires pro forma compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Subsequent Transaction” as defined in Section 1.6.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; provided, in determining the percentage of ownership interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interest in the nature of a “qualifying share” of the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding
“Subsidiary Redesignation” as defined in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary.”
“Supplemental Agent” as defined in Section 9.1(c).
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swedish Companies Act” means the Swedish Companies Act (Sw. aktiebolagslagen (2005:551)).
“Swedish Guarantor” means any Guarantor incorporated in Sweden.
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“Swedish Security Agreements” means (i) the Swedish law share pledge agreement, substantially in the form circulated as a draft prior to the date of this Agreement or in such other form as may be agreed between the proposed parties thereto, between Mercury Pharma Group Ltd (England and Wales) (Company No: 02330913) and the Collateral Agent (for itself and as agent for each of the Secured Parties) relating to the shares in Abcur AB (corporate identity no. 556701-3957) and (ii) any other agreement, instrument or document governed by Swedish law and delivered by or on behalf of any Credit Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents in order to grant to, or perfect in favor of, the Collateral Agent, for and on behalf of the Secured Parties, a Lien on any assets of that Credit Party as security for the Obligations.
“Swedish Transaction Security” means any Lien granted or created (or purported to be granted or created) under a Swedish Security Agreement.
“Swing Line Lender” means GS in its capacity as Swing Line Lender hereunder, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity, and any Revolving Lender (including any Person who is a Revolving Lender as of the date such Person becomes a Swing Line Lender but subsequently, after agreeing to become a Swing Line Lender, ceases to be a Revolving Lender and is subject to Section 2.23(c)) which, at the request of the Borrower, and with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld), agrees in such Revolving Lender’s sole discretion to become a Swing Line Lender for the purposes of making such Swing Line Loan, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.
“Swing Line Loan” means a Loan made by Swing Line Lender to a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.23.
“Swing Line Sublimit” means the lesser of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) the aggregate unused amount of Revolving Commitments then in effect.
“Swiss Accessory Security Documents” as defined in Section 9.1(d).
“Swiss Guarantor” as defined in Section 7.16.
“Swiss Pledge and Security Agreements” means each of the Swiss-law governed (i) agreement on the pledge of all shares in Amdipharm AG between Amdipharm Holdings S.à x.x. (Luxembourg) as pledgor, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, (ii) receivables assignment agreement regarding the assignment of receivables between Amdipharm AG, as assignor, and the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, and (iii) agreement on the pledge of bank accounts between Amdipharm AG, as pledgor, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, substantially in the form circulated as a draft prior to the date of this Agreement or in such other form as may be agreed between the proposed parties thereto, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Swiss Withholding Tax” means the tax imposed based on the Swiss Federal Act on Withholding Tax of 13 October 1965 (Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer).
“Target” means Amdipharm Mercury Limited, a company incorporated in Jersey.
“Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding (together with interest, penalties and other additions thereto) of any nature and whatever called imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority.
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“Term Loan” means an Initial Term Loan, an Incremental Term Loan, a Refinancing Term Loan or Extended Term Loan as the context may require.
“Term Loan Commitment” means the Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitment, the Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loan Commitment, the Incremental Term Commitment or the Refinancing Term Commitment of a Lender, and “Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders.
“Term Loan Extension Request” as defined in Section 2.22(a).
“Term Loan Extension Series” as defined in Section 2.22(a).
“Term Loan Increase” as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Term Loan Lender” means at any time, a Lender that has a Term Loan Commitment or holds a Term Loan, in each case, at such time.
“Test Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.4.
“Total Net Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt (net of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000, except proceeds of Indebtedness that is incurred for which the Total Net Leverage Ratio is to be calculated and the proceeds of other Indebtedness incurred substantially contemporaneously therewith) to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.
“Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Revolving Loans made for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans or reimbursing any L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, but not yet so applied), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swing Line Loans and (iii) the aggregate L/C Obligations.
“Transaction Costs” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, (b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties of the Credit Documents and the borrowings contemplated hereby, (c) the Equity Offering, (d) the making of the Equity Bridge Loans, (e) the issuance and sale of the 9.50% Senior Notes and the performance of obligations contemplated by the 9.50% Senior Notes Indenture, (f) the making of the Extended Bridge Loans, (g) the Refinancing and (h) the payment of Transaction Costs.
“Trust Beneficiary” as defined in Section 1.12.
“TSD” as defined in Section 4.16.
“Type of Loan” means with respect to either Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Base Rate Loan, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, a Canadian Prime Rate Loan, a Bankers’ Acceptance Loan or a Designated Foreign Currency Alternate Rate Loan.
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“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in effect from time to time in any applicable jurisdiction.
“U.K. Domiciled Credit Party” means any Credit Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of England and Wales or any province or territory thereof.
“U.K. Market Disruption Event” means (a) at or about noon on the Interest Rate Determination Date for the relevant Interest Period, the Screen Rate or, as the case may be, the Interpolated Screen Rate is not available or (b) before close of business in London on the Interest Rate Determination Date for the relevant Interest Period, the Administrative Agent receives notifications from a Lender or Lenders (whose participations in a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Pounds Sterling exceed 75% of such Loan) that the cost to it of funding its participation in such Loan from whatever source it may reasonably select would be in excess of the applicable Adjusted LIBOR rate.
“Unreimbursed Amount” as defined in Section 2.3(d)(i). For the avoidance of doubt, any expense reimbursement under this Agreement shall not include Unreimbursed Amounts.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any subsidiary of the Borrower identified on Schedule 1.1(c), (b) any additional subsidiary of the Borrower that is designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided that the Borrower shall only be permitted to so designate a new Unrestricted Subsidiary so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) such subsidiary comprises no more than 5% of (x) Consolidated Total Assets and (y) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA at the time of designation, (iii) after giving effect to such designation, all Unrestricted Subsidiaries comprise, in the aggregate, no more than 10% of (x) Consolidated Total Assets and (y) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA at the time of designation and (iv) such subsidiary is not an Additional Borrower; provided further that such designation shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the portion of the fair market value of the net assets of such subsidiary attributable to the Borrower’s equity interest therein (and such designation shall only be permitted to the extent such Investment is permitted under Section 6.3), and (c) any subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Borrower may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement (each, a “Subsidiary Redesignation”); provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, certifying to the best of such officer’s knowledge, compliance with the requirements of preceding clause (i) and (iii) if immediately after giving effect to such designation the Borrower would be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not then in effect); provided, further, that no Credit Party may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (unless such Credit Party ceases to be a Credit Party in accordance with the terms hereof in connection with such designation).
“Unused Commitment Fee” as defined in Section 2.9.
“Upstream or Cross-Stream Secured Obligations” as defined in Section 7.16(a).
“Voting Power Determinants” means, collectively, Initial Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal (excluding nominal amortization), including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number
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of years (calculated to the nearest 1/12) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
1.2Accounting Terms. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with IFRS and all terms of an accounting or financial nature that are used in the computation of any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) set forth in any Credit Document shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with IFRS; provided that, in the event of any change in IFRS or the application thereof, or any conversion from IFRS to GAAP, in each case, from that applied in the preparation of the financial statements of the Sellers relating to the Target most recently delivered on or prior to the Closing Date that would affect the computation of any financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement set forth in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, if the Borrower or the Requisite Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith, each acting reasonably (and without the requirement of any fee), to amend such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in IFRS or the application thereof or conversion to GAAP; provided, further, that, until so amended as provided in the preceding proviso, (a) such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with IFRS or the application thereof without regard to such change or conversion therein, and (b) the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the financial statements required under this Agreement, and a reconciliation between such financial statements and the calculations of such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in IFRS or conversion to GAAP; provided that (i) no amendment fee shall be payable in connection therewith, (ii) any such amendments that relate to Section
6.10 shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to Revolving Loans (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and not the Requisite Lenders and (iii) all amendments relating to the Total Net Leverage Ratio and Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (other than in connection with Section 6.10) shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and not the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to Revolving Loans. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (x) each financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under IFRS to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any subsidiary at “fair value,” as defined therein and (y) Capital Lease Obligations shall be excluded for purposes of (1) calculating Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Total Debt and Indebtedness and (2) any restriction, basket, covenant or carve-out, in each case, to the extent such Capital Lease Obligations would have been characterized as operating leases in accordance with IFRS as of the Closing Date, shall instead be treated as operating leases.
1.3Interpretation, Etc. Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. References herein to any Section, Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to a Section, an Appendix, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The use herein of the word “include” or “including,” when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. The terms lease and license shall include sub-lease, charter (including related to corporate aircraft leases) and sub-license, as applicable. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person refers to such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and excludes
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from such consolidation any Unrestricted Subsidiary as if such Unrestricted Subsidiary were not an Affiliate of such Person. Any definition of or reference to any Credit Document, agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein).
1.4Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
1.5Currency Translation. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, where the permissibility of a transaction or determinations of required actions or circumstances depend upon compliance with, or are determined by reference to, amounts stated in Dollars, any requisite currency translation shall be based on the rate of exchange between the applicable currency and Dollars (as quoted by the Administrative Agent or if the Administrative Agent does not quote a rate of exchange on such currency, by a known dealer in such currency reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) in effect on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of such transaction (except for such other time periods as provided for in Section 6.1) or determination and shall not be affected by subsequent fluctuations in exchange rates; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, all references herein and in the other Credit Documents to the amount of a Letter of Credit mean the Dollar Equivalent of such amount. “Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in any currency other than Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars, as determined by the Administrative Agent at the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 12:00 noon (New York time) on such day on the Reuters Fedspot page for such currency; provided that in the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters page, the Dollar Equivalent shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate quoted by it at the spot rate purchased by it of Dollars through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 12:00 noon on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided, further, that if the Administrative Agent does not have, as of the relevant date of determination, a spot buying rate for any such currency, the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from another major financial institution reasonably designated by the Administrative Agent.
On each Calculation Date, the Administrative Agent shall (a) determine the Exchange Rate as of such Calculation Date with respect to each Designated Foreign Currency and (b) give written notice thereof to the Borrower. The Exchange Rates so determined shall become effective on such Calculation Date (a “Reset Date”), 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 and except for purposes of financial statements delivered by the Credit Parties hereunder or calculating financial ratios hereunder) be the Exchange Rates employed in converting any amounts between Dollars and Designated Foreign Currencies.
1.6Elections. To the extent that any provision hereof requires (x) compliance with any financial ratio or test, including the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio and the Total Net Leverage Ratio,
(y) the absence of any Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the absence of any Specified Events of Default to the extent such is required by Section 2.20(d)(i)(A)) or (z) compliance with any cap expressed as a percentage of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets as a condition to (1) the consummation of any transaction
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in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction or (2) the incurrence of any Indebtedness (and any Liens related thereto) incurred to finance, or in connection with, such Limited Condition Transaction, the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Borrower: (A) in the case of any Limited Condition Transaction, either (I) at the time of the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to the relevant acquisition or investment (the Borrower’s election to exercise the option pursuant to this clause (A)(I) in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”) or (II) at the time of the consummation of the relevant acquisition or investment, in either case after giving effect to the acquisition and any related Indebtedness and Liens on a Pro Forma Basis or (B) in the case of any Indebtedness (or any Liens related thereto) incurred to finance or in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction, either (I) at the time of entry into the commitment for such Indebtedness (provided that such election shall be required to have been made if the election under (A)(I) has been made) or (II) at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness or Liens (provided that such election shall be required to have been made if the election under (A)(II) has been made), in either case after giving effect to the relevant Indebtedness, Liens and any related acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the date the definitive agreements for the Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (such date, the “LCT Test Date”) would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Restricted Payments, the making of any Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied (i) on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated and (ii) assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have not been consummated.
1.7Québec Matters. For purposes of any assets, liabilities or entities located in the Province of Québec and for all other purposes pursuant to which the interpretation or construction of this Agreement may be subject to the laws of the Province of Québec or a court or tribunal exercising jurisdiction in the Province of Québec, (a) “personal property” shall include “movable property,” (b) “real property” or “real estate” shall include “immovable property,” (c) “tangible property” shall include “corporeal property,” (d) “intangible property” shall include “incorporeal property,” (e) “security interest,” “mortgage” and “lien” shall include a “hypothec,” “right of retention,” “prior claim” and a resolutory clause, (f) all references to filing, perfection, priority, remedies, registering or recording under the Uniform Commercial Code or a Personal Property Security Act shall include publication under the Civil Code of Québec, (g) all references to “perfection” of or “perfected” liens or security interest shall include a reference to an “opposable” or “set up” lien or security interest as against third parties, (h) any “right of offset,” “right of setoff” or similar expression shall include a “right of compensation,” (i) “goods” shall include “corporeal movable property” other than chattel paper, documents of title, instruments, money and
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securities, (j) an “agent” shall include a “mandatary,” (k) “construction liens” shall include “legal hypothecs,”
(l) “joint and several” shall include “solidary,” (m) “gross negligence or willful misconduct” shall be deemed to be “intentional or gross fault,” (n) “beneficial ownership” shall include “ownership on behalf of another as mandatary,” (o) “easement” shall include “servitude,” (p) “priority” shall include “prior claim,” (q) “survey” shall include “certificate of location and plan,” (r) “state” shall include “province,” (s) “fee simple title” shall include “absolute ownership,” (t) “accounts” shall include “claims.” The parties hereto confirm that it is their wish that this Agreement and any other document executed in connection with the transactions contemplated herein be drawn up in the English language only and that all other documents contemplated thereunder or relating thereto, including notices, may also be drawn up in the English language only. Les parties aux présentes confirment que c’est leur volonté que cette convention et les autres documents de crédit soient rédigés en langue anglaise seulement et que tous les documents, y compris tous avis, envisagés par cette convention et les autres documents peuvent être rédigés en langue anglaise seulement.
1.8Luxembourg Terms. In this Agreement, where it relates to company incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg or a security governed by Luxembourg law, a reference to:a winding-up, administration, liquidation, insolvency or dissolution includes, without limitation, bankruptcy (faillite), insolvency, voluntary or judicial liquidation (liquidation volontaire ou judiciaire), composition with creditors (concordat préventif de la faillite), reprieve from payment (sursis de paiement), controlled management (gestion contrôlée), general settlement with creditors, reorganisation or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally;
(b)a receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, liquidator, compulsory manager or the like includes, without limitation, a juge délégué, commissaire, juge-commissaire, liquidateur or curateur;
(c)a security interest includes any hypothèque, nantissement, gage, privilège, sûreté réelle, droit de rétention and any type of real security or agreement or arrangement having a similar effect including any transfer of title by way of security;
(d)a guarantee means, so far as a guarantee is given by a Credit Party incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg under this Agreement, a first demand independent, autonomous and abstract guarantee, which does not, and is not intended to, constitute a suretyship (cautionnement) in the sense of articles 2011 et seq of the Luxembourg civil code; and
(e)a person being unable or admitting inability to pay its debts includes that person being in a state of cessation of payments (cessation de paiements).
1.9Dutch Terms. In this Agreement, where it relates to a Dutch Domiciled Credit Party, or Dutch security, a reference to:
(a)a necessary action to authorize where applicable, includes without limitation:
(i)any action required to comply with the Works Councils Act of the Netherlands (Wet op de ondernemingsraden); and
(ii)obtaining an unconditional positive advice (advies) from the competent works council(s) if a positive advice is required pursuant to the Dutch Works Councils Act (Wet op de ondernemingsraden);
(b) | gross negligence means grove xxxxxx; |
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(c) | negligence means xxxxxx; |
(d)a security interest includes any mortgage (hypotheek), pledge (pandrecht), retention of title arrangement (eigendomsvoorbehoud), right of retention (recht van retentie), right to reclaim goods (recht van reclame), and, in general, any right in rem (beperkt recht), created for the purpose of granting security (goederenrechtelijk zekerheidsrecht);
(e) | willful misconduct means opzet; |
(f)a winding-up, administration or dissolution (and any of those terms) includes a Dutch entity being declared bankrupt (failliet verklaard) or dissolved (ontbonden);
(g)a moratorium includes surseance van betaling and a moratorium is declared or occurs includes surseance verleend;
(h)any step or procedure taken in connection with insolvency proceedings includes a Dutch entity having filed a notice under Section 36 of the Dutch Tax Collection Act (Invorderingswet 1990);
(i)an administrative receiver or receiver includes a curator and a beoogd curator or stille bewindvoerder;
(j) | an administrator includes a bewindvoerder and a beoogd curator or stille bewindvoerder; |
(k) | an attachment includes a beslag; |
(l) | a merger includes a juridische fusie; |
(m) | a demerger includes a juridische splitsing; and |
(n)financial assistance means any action or contemplated action prohibited under section 2:98(c) of the Dutch Civil Code.
1.10Jersey Terms. In this Agreement, where it relates to a company incorporated under the laws of Jersey or a security governed by Jersey law, a reference to:
(a)a “winding up”, “administration” or “dissolution” includes, without limitation, “bankruptcy” (as that term is interpreted pursuant to Article 8 of the Interpretation (Jersey) Law 1954), a compromise or arrangement of the type referred to in Article 125 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, any procedure or process referred to in Part 21 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, and any other similar proceedings affecting the rights of creditors generally under Jersey law, and shall be construed so as to include any equivalent or analogous proceedings;
(b)a “receiver”, “administrative receiver”, “administrator” or the like includes without limitation, the Viscount of the Royal Court of Jersey, Autorisés or any other person performing the same function of each of the foregoing; and
(c)“Security” or a “security interest” includes, without limitation, any hypothèque whether conventional, judicial or arising by operation of law and any security interest created pursuant to the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 1983 or Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 and any related legislation.
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1.11Swedish Terms. In this Agreement, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to:a “composition”, “assignment” or “arrangement with any creditor” includes any write-down of debt (Ackord) following from any procedure of “företagsrekonstruktion” under the Swedish Act on Reconstruction (Lag om företagsrekonstruktion (1996:764)) or “konkurs” under the Swedish Bankruptcy Act (Konkurslag (1987:672));
(b)a “compulsory manager”, “receiver”, “liquidator” or “administrator” includes a “rekonstruktör” under the Swedish Act on Reconstruction, “konkursförvaltare” under the Swedish Bankruptcy Act, or “likvidator” under the Swedish Companies Act; and
(c)a “bankruptcy”, “winding-up” or “dissolution” includes a “likvidation” or “konkurs” under Chapter 25 of the Swedish Companies Act.
1.12Trust Provisions. If any party to this Agreement that is incorporated in Sweden (or any other jurisdiction which does not recognize the concept of a “trust”) (the “Obligated Party”) is required to hold an amount “in trust” or “as trustee” on behalf of another party (the “Trust Beneficiary”), the Obligated Party shall hold such amount as agent for the Beneficiary and shall promptly pay or transfer the same to the Trust Beneficiary or as the Trust Beneficiary may direct.
1.13Swiss Terms. In this Agreement, where it relates to a company incorporated in Switzerland, a reference to a winding-up, administration, liquidation, insolvency or dissolution includes, without limitation, bankruptcy proceedings (Konkurs), any proceedings leading to a provisional or definitive payment moratorium (provisorische or definitive Nachlassstundung), any proceedings leading to an emergency moratorium (Notstundung), or any proceeding for a postponement of bankruptcy pursuant to article 725a of the Swiss Code of Obligations (Konkursaufschub).
1.14Additional Borrowers.
(a)Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.8 to the contrary, following the Closing Date, the Borrower may request that one or more of its subsidiaries that is a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary be added as an additional borrower (the “Additional Borrower”) under the Revolving Loans by delivering to the Administrative Agent an Additional Borrower Agreement executed by such subsidiary and the Borrower. Such subsidiary shall for all purposes of this Agreement be a borrower hereunder no earlier than the latest of (i) ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may in its discretion agree) after delivery of such Additional Borrower Agreement; (ii) ten (10) Business Days after receipt by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent of such documentation and other information reasonably requested by the Lenders or the Administrative Agent for purposes of complying with all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations provided that there has been no written objection submitted by any of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days of the date of receipt of such documentation and other information; and (iii) if the applicable Additional Borrower is organized or incorporated in or under the laws of, or for applicable Tax purposes is resident of or treated as engaged in a trade or business in, any jurisdiction other a jurisdiction in or under the laws of which at least one then-existing Borrower is organized or incorporated as of the date the Additional Borrower Agreement is delivered to the Administrative Agent, the date of the effectiveness of an amendment of this Agreement, which amendment must be as mutually agreed by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, such Additional Borrower and each Lender (including, without limitation, Section 2.17 and the definition of Excluded Taxes” and whether a carve out for any “day one” Taxes is appropriate); provided that (x) each Additional Borrower shall also be a Guarantor, (y) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be adversely affected by the addition of such Additional Borrower and (z) the jurisdiction of organization and the organizational form of Additional Borrower shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Revolving Lender. Any obligations in respect of borrowings by any Additional Borrower under this Agreement will constitute “Obligations” for all
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purposes of the Credit Documents. Promptly following receipt of any Additional Borrower Agreement the Administrative Agent shall send a copy thereof to each Lender.
(b)Each Additional Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Borrower as the borrowing agent and attorney-in-fact for the Additional Borrowers, which appointment shall remain in full force and effect unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received prior written notice signed by all of the Additional Borrowers that such appointment has been revoked and that another Person has been appointed in such capacity. Each Additional Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Borrower (or its successor) (i) to provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and receive from the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all notices with respect to Loans obtained for the benefit of any Additional Borrower and all other notices and instructions under this Agreement and (ii) to take such action as the Borrower deems appropriate on its behalf to obtain Loans and to exercise such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
(c)The Borrower may from time to time, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), terminate an Additional Borrower’s status as such, provided that there are no outstanding Loans payable by such Additional Borrower, or other amounts payable by such Additional Borrower on account of any Loans made to it, as of the effective date of such termination. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such termination of an Additional Borrower’s status
SECTION 2. LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
2.1Term Loans.
(a)Loan Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (x) each Lender with an Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, a Dollar Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to such Lender’s Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitment and (y) each Lender with an Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, an Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to such Lender’s Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loan Commitment. The Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Initial Dollar Term Loan Commitment and only one borrowing under the Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loan Commitment, which, in each case, shall be on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.1(a) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Subject to Sections 2.11(a) and 2.12, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Initial Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Maturity Date applicable to such Initial Term Loans. Each Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Closing Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment on such date.
(b) | Borrowing Mechanics for Term Loans. |
(i)The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed Funding Notice no later than (x) 12:00 noon (New York City time) one day prior to the Closing Date with respect to Base Rate Loans and (y) three days prior to the Closing Date with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to Administrative Agent). Promptly upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of such Funding Notice, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed borrowing.
(ii)Each Lender shall make (x) its Initial Dollar Term Loans available to the Administrative Agent not later than 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date, by wire transfer of Same Day Funds in Dollars, and (y) its Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loans available to the Administrative Agent not
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later than 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date, by wire transfer of Same Day Funds in Pounds Sterling, in each case, at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of (x) the Initial Dollar Term Loans available to the Borrower on the Closing Date by causing an amount of Same Day Funds in Dollars and (y) the Initial Pounds Sterling Term Loans available to the Borrower on the Closing Date by causing an amount of Same Day Funds in Pounds Sterling, in each case, equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by the Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent or to such other account as may be designated in writing to Administrative Agent by the Borrower.
2.2 | Revolving Loans. |
(a)Revolving Commitments. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans in Dollars and each Designated Foreign Currency to the Borrower or, if applicable an Additional Borrower, in an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Revolving Loans in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period. Each Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and all Revolving Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date.
(b) | Borrowing Mechanics for Revolving Loans. |
(i)Revolving Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum amount of the Borrowing Minimum and integral multiples of the Borrowing Multiple in excess of that amount.
(ii)Whenever a Borrower desires that Lenders make Revolving Loans, such Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice no later than 11:00
a.m. (New York City time) (x) in the case of a borrowing denominated in Dollars, Canadian Dollars or Pounds Sterling (A) at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed Credit Date (which shall be a Business Day) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Bankers’ Acceptance Loan, (B) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date (which shall be a Business Day) in the case of a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan and (y) in the case of a Loan denominated in a Designated Foreign Currency other than Canadian Dollars or Pounds Sterling, not less than four (4) Business Days in advance of the proposed Credit Date (which shall be a Business Day), or, in each case, such later time as shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Funding Notice for a Revolving Loan that is a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the requesting Borrower shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith.
(iii)Notice of receipt of each Funding Notice in respect of Revolving Loans, together with the amount of each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, if any, together with the applicable interest rate, shall be provided by the Administrative Agent to each applicable Lender by telefacsimile with reasonable promptness, but (provided Administrative Agent shall have received such notice by 10:00 a.m. (New York City time)) not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same day as Administrative Agent’s receipt of such Funding Notice from the Borrower unless the date on which the Funding Notice is received is the Credit Date, in which case by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time); provided, however, that if, on the date the Funding Notice with respect to such Revolving Loans is given by such Borrower, there
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are L/C Borrowings or Swing Line Loans outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Loan, first, shall be applicable to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowing and Swing Line Loans and second, shall be made available to such Borrower.
(iv)Each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of Same Day Funds in Dollars or the applicable Designated Foreign Currency at the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent. Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Revolving Loans available to such Borrower on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of Same Day Funds in Dollars or the applicable Designated Foreign Currency equal to the proceeds of all such Revolving Loans received by the Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of such Borrower at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent or such other account as may be designated in writing to Administrative Agent by such Borrower.
2.3 | Letters of Credit. |
(a)The Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon, among other things, the agreements of the Borrower and the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.3, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euros, Pounds Sterling or Australian Dollars, subject, in each case, to the ability of such L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit in such currency, for the account of the Borrower or its subsidiaries (subject to the approval of the applicable subsidiary by the applicable L/C Issuer), and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or its subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (w) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect, (x) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect, (y) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by any L/C Issuer shall not exceed such L/C Issuer’s Individual L/C Sub-Commitment and (z) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. It is hereby acknowledged that each of the letters of credit described on Schedule 2.3(a) (the “Existing Letters of Credit”) shall constitute a “Letter of Credit” for all purposes of this Agreement and shall be deemed issued under this Agreement on the Closing Date.
(ii) | No L/C Issuer shall issue any Letter of Credit, if: |
(A)subject to Section 2.3(b)(iii), the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Requisite Lenders and such L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date; or
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(B)the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders and the applicable L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date.
(iii) | No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if: |
(A)any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such L/C Issuer in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
(B)the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit;
(C)such Letter of Credit is a commercial Letter of Credit (unless the applicable L/C Issuer consents to the issuance of a commercial Letter of Credit);
(D)except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $250,000;
(E)any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the applicable L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.18(a)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or
(F)the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.
(iv)No L/C Issuer shall amend any Letter of Credit if such L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.
(v)An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.
(vi)Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuers shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Section 9 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by any L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Agent” as used in
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Section 9 included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to each L/C Issuer.
(b) | Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit. |
(i)Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the applicable L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application and Request for L/C Credit Extension substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3, appropriately completed and signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application and Request for L/C Credit Extension must be received by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least five Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof (including a final expiration date in the case of an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit); (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may require (which may include the form of the requested Letter of Credit). In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the applicable L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.
(ii)Unless the applicable L/C Issuer has received written notice from the Administrative Agent (or any Lender or Credit Party through the Administrative Agent), at least one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 3 shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the applicable L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or the applicable subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to agree, and hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally agree to, purchase from the applicable L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit.
(iii)If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit such L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (which shall be a Business Day) (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Once an Au-to-Extension
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Letter of Credit has been issued, unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the applicable L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.3(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Requisite Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent (or any Lender or Credit Party through the Administrative Agent) or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 3.2 is not then satisfied (or a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), and in each such case directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(iv)If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that permits the automatic reinstatement of all or a portion of the stated amount thereof after any drawing thereunder (each, an “Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit”). Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued, unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer to permit such reinstatement. Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued, except as provided in the following sentence, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to reinstate all or a portion of the stated amount thereof in accordance with the provisions of such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit permits such L/C Issuer to decline to reinstate all or any portion of the stated amount thereof after a drawing thereunder by giving notice of such non-reinstatement within a specified number of days after such drawing (the “Non-Reinstatement Deadline”), such L/C Issuer shall not permit such reinstatement if it has received a notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Reinstatement Deadline (A) from the Administrative Agent that the Requisite Lenders have elected not to permit such reinstatement or (B) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 3.2 is not then satisfied (or a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) (treating such reinstatement as an L/C Credit Extension for purposes of this clause) and, in each case, directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such reinstatement.
(v)Promptly after the delivery by the applicable L/C Issuer of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the Administrative Agent will deliver to the Borrower a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
(vi)Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of any conflict between the terms of any Letter of Credit Application and those of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall be controlling.
(c)Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the Letter of Credit Expiration Date in respect of any Class of Revolving Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if consented to by such L/C Issuer which issued such Letter of Credit, if one or more other Classes of Revolving Commitments under which Letters of Credit are issued in respect of which the Letter of Credit Expiration Date shall not have occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit for
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which consent of the respective L/C Issuer has been obtained shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to Sections 2.3(d) and (e)) under (and ratably participated in by Revolving Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Commitments in respect of such non-terminating Classes up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i) and unless provisions reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer for the treatment of such Letter of Credit as a letter of credit under a successor credit facility have been agreed upon, the Borrower shall, on or prior to the applicable Maturity Date, cause all such Letters of Credit to be replaced and returned to the applicable L/C Issuer undrawn and marked “cancelled” or to the extent that the Borrower is unable to so replace and return any Letter(s) of Credit, such Letter(s) of Credit shall be secured by a “back to back” letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or the Borrower shall provide Cash Collateral for any such Letter of Credit. Commencing with the Maturity Date of any Class of Revolving Commitments, the sublimit for Letters of Credit shall be agreed solely with such L/C Issuer; provided that, at the request of the Borrower, the Letter of Credit Sublimit immediately following such Maturity Date shall be no less than the Letter of Credit Sublimit immediately prior to such Maturity Date multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments immediately following such Maturity Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments immediately prior to such Maturity Date.
(d) | Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations. |
(i)Upon receipt by the applicable L/C Issuer from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer, in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing in Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Pounds Sterling or Euros, as applicable, or, with respect to a Letter of Credit denominated in Australian Dollars, the Dollar Equivalent. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan (if denominated in Dollars or Australian Dollars), a Eurocurrency Rate Loan (if denominated in Pounds Sterling or Euros) or Canadian Prime Rate Loan (if denominated in Canadian Dollars) to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.2 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 (other than the delivery of a Funding Notice). Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.3(d)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(ii)Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.3(d)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer, in Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Pounds Sterling or Euros, as applicable, at the Principal Office designated by such L/C Issuer in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative
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Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(iv), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan, as the case may be, to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall reasonably promptly remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Issuer in Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Pounds Sterling or Euros, as applicable.
(iii)With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan because the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the applicable L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Letter of Credit Fees Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3(d)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.3.
(iv)Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.3(d) to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of such L/C Issuer.
(v)Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.3(d), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against any L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.3(d) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Funding Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(vi)If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.3(d) by the time specified in Section 2.3(d)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the L/C Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Commitment or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the applicable L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e) | Repayment of Participations. |
(i)At any time after the applicable L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance
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with Section 2.3(d), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(ii)If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the L/C Overnight Rate. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(f)Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing (whether made to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:
(i)any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Credit Document;
(ii)the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii)any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv)any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the applicable L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver, curator or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or
(v)any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any subsidiary.
The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall
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be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against such L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
(g)Role of an L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Requisite Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment); or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.3(d); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against any L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment) or such L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of all the documents specified in such Letter of Credit strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, any L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and such L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a 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.
(h)Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued or when it is amended with the consent of the beneficiary thereof, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.
(i)Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, in Dollars, a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) (i) for each commercial Letter of Credit equal to an amount per annum to be agreed at the time of issuance times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit, and (ii) for each standby Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Margin times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit; provided, however, any Letter of Credit Fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.19 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to the other Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Pro Rata Share allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to
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Section 2.19(a)(iv), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to such L/C Issuer for its own account. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.4. Letter of Credit Fees shall be
(i) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Margin during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each standby Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Margin separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Margin was in effect.
(j)Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to applicable L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee
(i) with respect to each commercial Letter of Credit, at the rate equal to an amount to be agreed at the time of issuance of each such commercial Letter of Credit, computed on the amount of such Letter of Credit, and payable upon the issuance thereof, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a commercial Letter of Credit increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate separately agreed between the Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer, computed on the amount of such increase, and payable upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum equal to 0.125% per annum, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the fifth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.4. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(k)Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
(l)Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such subsidiaries.
(m)Resignation as L/C Issuer. Any L/C Issuer may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders resign as L/C Issuer. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of any L/C Issuer. If a Lender resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit that it issued, including Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.3(d)). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges
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and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer as the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.
2.4 | Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds. |
(a)Pro Rata Shares. All Loans shall be made, and all participations purchased, by Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby nor shall any Term Loan Commitment or any Revolving Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby.
(b)Availability of Funds. Unless Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Credit Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to Administrative Agent the amount of such Lender’s Loan requested on such Credit Date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to Administrative Agent on such Credit Date and the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to a Borrower a corresponding amount on such Credit Date. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by the Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate. In the event that (i) Administrative Agent does not make available to the applicable Borrower a requested amount on the applicable Credit Date until such time as all applicable Lenders have made payment to Administrative Agent, (ii) any payment by or on behalf of a Lender hereunder is not made in Same Day Funds prior to the time period specified herein and (iii) such delay causes Administrative Agent’s failure to fund to such Borrower in accordance with its Funding Notice, such payment shall be deemed a non-conforming payment and such Lender shall not receive interest hereunder with respect to the requested amount of such Lender’s Loans for the period commencing with the time specified in this Agreement for receipt of payment by such Borrower through and including the time of such Borrower’s receipt of the requested amount. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify such Borrower and such Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the rate payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans for such Class of Loans. Nothing in this Section 2.4(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Term Loan Commitments and Revolving Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that such Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
2.5 | Evidence of Debt; Register; Disqualified Persons; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes. |
(a)Lenders’ Evidence of Debt. Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Borrowers to such Lender, including the amounts of the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (b), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of
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participations in Letters of Credit. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on such Borrower, absent manifest error; provided, that the failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Revolving Commitments or such Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any applicable Loans; and provided further, in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any Lender’s records, the recordations in the Register shall govern.
(b)Register. The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall maintain at its Principal Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and the Revolving Commitments and Loans of each Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The Administrative Agent shall record, or shall cause to be recorded, in the Register the Revolving Commitments and the Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6, and each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on such Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided, that failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Revolving Commitments or such Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any Loan. Each Borrower hereby designates Administrative Agent to serve as the Borrowers’ non-fiduciary agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section 2.5, and each Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent Administrative Agent serves in such capacity, the Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees.”
(c)Disqualified Persons. The list of Disqualified Persons will be available to the Lenders and the Agents upon request to the Administrative Agent. The parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to be in default under this Agreement or to have any duty or responsibility or to incur any liabilities as a result of a breach of this Section 2.5(c), nor shall the Administrative Agent have any duty, responsibility or liability to monitor or enforce assignments, participations or other actions in respect of Disqualified Persons, or otherwise take (or omit to take) any action with respect thereto. The parties to this Agreement further acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding the right of the Borrower to supplement the list of Disqualified Persons pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof, in no event shall any such supplement apply retroactively to disqualify any Person or Persons that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest under this Agreement that is otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that upon the effectiveness of any such supplement, any such Person or Persons shall not be permitted to acquire additional Loans or Commitments hereunder.
(d)Notes. If so requested by any Lender by written notice to the applicable Borrower (with a copy to Administrative Agent) at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, (or, if such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, promptly after receipt by such Borrower of such notice) such Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (or, if applicable and if so specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee of such Lender pursuant to Section 10.4) on the Closing Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, promptly after such Borrower’s receipt of such notice) a Note or Notes to evidence such Lender’s Initial Term Loan or Revolving Loan, as the case may be; provided that any excise, stamp or similar tax required to be paid by the Borrower or any other Credit Party pursuant to Rule 12B-4 of the Florida Administrative Code (or any successor or replacement provision thereto) as a result of the delivery of such Note shall be for the account of the Lender requesting such Note.
2.6 | Interest on Loans. |
(a)Except as otherwise set forth herein, each Class of Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through repayment (whether by acceleration or otherwise) thereof as follows:
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(i)if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin;
(ii) | if a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, at the Adjusted LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin; |
(iii)if a Canadian Prime Rate Loan, at the Canadian Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin;
(iv) | if a Bankers’ Acceptance Loan, at the BA Rate plus the Applicable Margin; or |
(v)if a Designated Foreign Currency Alternate Rate Loan (other than a Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars or Pounds Sterling), at the Designated Foreign Currency Alternate Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
(b)The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan, and the Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, and BA Period with respect to any Bankers’ Acceptance Loan shall be selected by the applicable Borrower and notified to Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be.
(c)In connection with Eurocurrency Rate Loans, there shall be initially no more than six (6) Interest Periods plus three (3) Interest Periods in respect of each additional Class of Commitments but in any event no more than an aggregate of twelve (12) Interest Periods outstanding at any time. In connection with Bankers’ Acceptance Loans, there shall be no more than an aggregate of five (5) BA Periods outstanding at one time. With respect to the Initial Term Loans and Revolving Loans borrowed by a Borrower, in the event a Borrower fails to specify between a Base Rate Loan and a Eurocurrency Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, such Loan, (i) if outstanding as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, will be automatically converted into a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then-current Interest Period for such Loan, (ii) if outstanding as a Base Rate Loan, will remain as a Base Rate Loan, (iii) if denominated in Canadian Dollars, will be a Canadian Prime Rate Loan, (iv) if not then outstanding, will be made as a Base Rate Loan or (v) if denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling or any other Designated Foreign Currency, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan with an Interest Period of one (1) month. In the event a Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period or BA Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Bankers’ Acceptance Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, such Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period or BA Period, as applicable, of one month. As soon as practicable after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Interest Rate Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to the Eurocurrency Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to such Borrower and each Lender.
(d)All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that (i) interest computed by reference to the Base Rate at times when the Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day), (ii) interest computed by reference to the Canadian Prime Rate at times when the Canadian Prime Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) and (iii) interest computed by reference to the BA Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365