AMENDMENT AGREEMENT No. 1 (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 28, 2014, among ARAMARK CORPORATION (as successor to RMK Acquisition Corporation) (the “U.S. Borrower”), ARAMARK CANADA LTD., a company organized under the laws of Canada (the “Canadian...
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT No. 1 (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 28, 2014, among ARAMARK CORPORATION (as successor to RMK Acquisition Corporation) (the “U.S. Borrower”), ARAMARK CANADA LTD., a company organized under the laws of Canada (the “Canadian Borrower”), ARAMARK INVESTMENTS LIMITED, a limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “U.K. Borrower”), ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (the “Irish Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and the U.K. Borrower, the “Borrowers”), ARAMARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDCO CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the subsidiaries of the Borrower party to the Credit Agreement (as defined below) (the “Guarantors”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Agent”) and as LC Facility Issuing Bank (in such capacity, the “LC Facility Issuing Bank”) to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2007, as amended and restated as of February 24, 2014 (as further amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrowers, Holdings, the Guarantors party thereto, the Agent and the other parties thereto from time to time. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby).
WHEREAS, Section 2.19 of the Credit Agreement provides that the Credit Agreement may be supplemented without the consent of the Required Lenders to establish New Term Commitments;
WHEREAS, the U.S. Borrower has requested a new Class of Canadian Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of C$34.0 million (the “Canadian Term C Loans”);
WHEREAS, each Canadian Term C Lender (as defined in Exhibit A) has agreed to provide a Canadian Term C Loan pursuant to its Canadian Term C Commitment listed on Schedule I hereto;
WHEREAS, X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC (the “Amendment No. 1 Lead Arranger”) is the lead arranger and bookrunner for the Canadian Term C Loans; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
Section 1.Amendments; Establishment of Canadian Term C Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment and in the Credit Agreement, each Canadian Term C Lender agrees to provide Canadian Term C Loans.
Section 2. Amendment. The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No.1 Effective Date (as defined below), hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto.
Section 3. Representations and Warranties. The U.S. Borrower and each Foreign Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender that:
(a) The execution and delivery of this Amendment is within each applicable Loan Party’s and Foreign Borrower’s corporate powers and has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action of such Loan Party or Foreign Borrower. This Amendment has been
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duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party or Foreign Borrower and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party or Foreign Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity. This Amendment (a) does not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except (A) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (B) for filings and registrations necessary to perfect Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate any Requirement of Law applicable to any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or their respective assets, or (other than as contemplated by this Amendment) give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, except Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents, except, in the case of each of clauses (a) through (d) above, to the extent that any such violation, default or right, or any failure to obtain such consent or approval or to take any such action, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) After giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement or in any Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to materiality or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects.
(c) After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 4. Effectiveness. The Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Amendment No.1 Effective Date”) that each of the conditions set forth below in this Section 4 has been satisfied, which date shall be on or before March 28, 2014:
(a) Execution of this Amendment. The Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each Borrower, each Guarantor, the Agent and each Canadian Term C Lender either (A) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party or (B) written evidence satisfactory to the Agent (which may include facsimile or electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Amendment) that such party has signed a counterpart hereof.
(b) Legal Opinions. The Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself and the Lenders on the Amendment No.1 Effective Date, a written opinion of (i) Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, New York counsel for the Loan Parties and (ii) Canadian counsel to the Canadian Borrower, in each case (A) dated the Amendment No.1 Effective Date, (B) addressed to the Agent and the Lenders and (C) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and covering such other matters relating to the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, as the Agent shall reasonably request.
(c) Closing Certificates; Certified Certificate of Incorporation; Good Standing Certificates. The Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of each of the U.S. Borrower and the Canadian Borrower, dated the Amendment No.1 Effective Date and executed by its Secretary, Assistant Secretary or director, which shall (A) certify the resolutions of its Board of Directors, members or other
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body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (B) identify by name and title and bear the signatures of the other officers of the U.S. Borrower or Canadian Borrower, respectively, authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (C) contain appropriate attachments, including the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization of the U.S. Borrower or Canadian Borrower, respectively, and a true and correct copy of its by‑laws, memorandum and articles of incorporation or operating, management, partnership or equivalent agreement to the extent applicable, and (ii) a good standing certificate for each of the U.S. Borrower and the Canadian Borrower from its jurisdiction of organization.
(d) Officers’ Certificate. The Agent shall have received an Officers’ Certificate, dated as of the Amendment No.1 Effective Date, certifying that: (A) each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3(a) hereof is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment No.1 Effective Date; provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to materiality or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects and (B) the representation and warranty set forth in each of Section 3(b) and 3(c) hereof is true and correct on and as of the Amendment No.1 Effective Date.
(e) Fees. The Agent and the Amendment No. 1 Lead Arranger shall have received (i) all fees required to be paid to them by the Borrowers mutually agreed prior to the Amendment No.1 Effective Date and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable documented fees and expenses of external legal counsel) for which invoices have been presented to the Borrowers at least two days prior to the Amendment No.1 Effective Date.
(f) Solvency. The Agent shall have received a customary certificate from the chief financial officer of the U.S. Borrower certifying that the Loan Parties, on a consolidated basis on the Amendment No.1 Effective Date after giving effect to the transaction, are solvent (within the meaning of Section 3.15 of the Credit Agreement).
Section 5. Post-Closing Covenants.
(a) To the extent not delivered as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, within sixty (60) days after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (or such shorter period as may be specified below), unless waived or extended by the Agent in its sole discretion, the U.S. Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Loan Party, Foreign Borrower or Foreign Subsidiary party to the following documents to, deliver to the Agent with respect to each Mortgaged Property, each of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent:
(i) an amendment to the Mortgage encumbering such Mortgaged Property, duly executed and acknowledged by the applicable Loan Party and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (each, a “Mortgage Amendment”);
(ii) evidence of payment of all applicable filing, documentary, stamp, intangible, mortgage and recording taxes and recording and filing fees in connection with the matters set forth in clause (a) above; and
(iii) copies of, or certificates as to coverage under, the insurance policies required by Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement naming the Agent as additional insured, loss payee and mortgagee, as applicable, and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
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Section 6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 7. Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any U.S. Federal or New York State court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Amendment, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
Section 8. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AMENDMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 9. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
Section 10. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, (i) this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Agent, the LC Facility Issuing Bank or the Issuing Banks, in each case under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (ii) shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision thereof or any other Loan Document. Each and every term, condition, obligation, covenant and agreement contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents is hereby ratified and re-affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Each Loan Party and each Foreign Borrower reaffirms its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is party and the validity of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Security Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the Canadian Term C Lenders shall be Secured Parties under the Credit Agreement. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for purposes of the Credit Agreement and from and after the Amendment No.1 Effective Date, all references to the Credit Agreement in any other Loan Document and all references in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall, unless expressly provided otherwise, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Each of the Loan Parties and each of the Foreign Borrowers hereby consents to this Amendment and confirms that all obligations of each such
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Loan Party or Foreign Borrower under the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party or Foreign Borrower is a party shall continue to apply to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
Section 11. The Amendment No. 1 Lead Arranger. The Amendment No. 1 Lead Arranger or its affiliates is , or may at any time be, a Lender under the Credit Agreement (in such capacity, collectively, “Related Lender Parties”) and may hold Loans, LC Facility Deposits and Commitments that comprise, individually or in the aggregate, a substantial portion of the Loans and LC Facility Deposits under the Credit Agreement. Each of the Borrowers and the Lenders providing the Agent with a counterpart to this Amendment acknowledges and agrees for itself and its affiliates that each of the Related Lender Parties (a) may participate in the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, (b) will be acting for its own account as principal in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, (c) will be under no obligation or duty as a result of such Amendment No. 1 Lead Arranger’s role in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment or otherwise to take any action or refrain from taking any action, or exercising any rights or remedies, that the Related Lender Parties may be entitled to take or exercise in respect of the Credit Agreement and (d) may manage its exposure under the Credit Agreement without regard to such Amendment No. 1 Lead Arranger’s role hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally, the Amendment No. 1 Lead Arranger (or its affiliates) may hold equity and debt investments, directly or indirectly, in the U.S. Borrower and its affiliates.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
ARAMARK CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
ARAMARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDCO
CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
ARAMARK CANADA LTD.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Treasurer
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Treasurer
ARAMARK INVESTMENTS LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Director
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Amendment]
GIVEN under the common seal
of ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LIMITED:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
(Witness’ Signature)
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00 /s/ Xxxxx X’Xxxxx
(Witness’ Address) Director)
Solicitor /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
(Witness’ Occupation) (Director/Secretary)
[Signature Page to Amendment]
ARAMARK AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: ARAMARK SMMS, LLC, its General Partner
By: ARAMARK CORPORATION, its sole member
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
ARAMARK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: ARAMARK SMMS, LLC, its General Partner
By: ARAMARK CORPORATION, its sole member
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
TAHOE ROCKET LP
By: ARAMARK SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES, LLC, its General Partner
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Title: Treasurer |
EACH OF THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS LISTED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Title: Treasurer |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Agent
as Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
ICICI BANK CANADA,
as Canadian Term C Lender
as Canadian Term C Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President & CFO
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President & CFO
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
LAURENTIAN BANK OF CANADA,
as Canadian Term C Lender
as Canadian Term C Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Balycky
Name: Xxxxxxx Balycky
Title: Senior Manager
Name: Xxxxxxx Balycky
Title: Senior Manager
Schedule I
Canadian Term C Commitments
Lender | Canadian Term C Commitment | ||
ICICI Bank Canada | C$19,000,000 | ||
Laurentian Bank of Canada | C$15,000,000 | ||
Total | C$34,000,000 |
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of January 26, 2007
As Amended and Restated on March 26, 2010
and
As Further Amended and Restated on February 24, 2014
and
As Further Amended and Restated on February 24, 2014
and
As Amended on March 28, 2014
Among
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO,
as the Lenders,
as the Lenders,
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,
and
ARAMARK CORPORATION
(as successor to RMK ACQUISITION CORPORATION),
ARAMARK CANADA LTD.,
ARAMARK INVESTMENTS LIMITED,
and
ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LIMITED,
as Borrowers,
(as successor to RMK ACQUISITION CORPORATION),
ARAMARK CANADA LTD.,
ARAMARK INVESTMENTS LIMITED,
and
ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LIMITED,
as Borrowers,
and
THE GUARANTORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
and
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
and
XXXXXXX SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers
and
XXXXXXX SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers
and
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC,
XXXXXXX SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED,
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
and
XXXXX FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
as Joint Bookrunners
XXXXXXX SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED,
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
and
XXXXX FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
as Joint Bookrunners
[Signature Page to Amendment]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1.01Defined Terms 1
SECTION 1.02Classification of Loans and Borrowings 65
SECTION 1.03Conversion of Currencies 65
SECTION 1.04Terms Generally 66
SECTION 1.05Effectuation of Transactions 66
SECTION 1.06Change of Currency 66
SECTION 1.07Funding Through Applicable Lending Offices 66
SECTION 1.08Effect of Restatement 67
SECTION 2.01Commitments 67
SECTION 2.02Loans and Borrowings 71
SECTION 2.03Swingline Loans 73
SECTION 2.04Letters of Credit 76
SECTION 2.05Termination and Reduction of Commitments and LC Facility Deposits 84
SECTION 2.06Repayment of Loans 85
SECTION 2.07Evidence of Debt. 91
SECTION 2.08Optional Prepayment of Loans 91
SECTION 2.09Mandatory Prepayment of Loans 92
SECTION 2.10Fees 94
SECTION 2.11Interest 95
SECTION 2.12Conversion/Continuation Options 97
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SECTION 2.13Payments and Computations 98
SECTION 2.14Increased Costs; Change of Law, Etc. 99
SECTION 2.15Taxes 103
SECTION 2.16Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Setoffs 107
SECTION 2.17Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 109
SECTION 2.18Credit-Linked Deposit Account 109
SECTION 2.19Incremental Facilities 111
SECTION 3.01Organization; Powers 114
SECTION 3.02Authorization; Enforceability 114
SECTION 3.03Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 114
SECTION 3.04Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change 115
SECTION 3.05Properties 115
SECTION 3.06Litigation and Environmental Matters 116
SECTION 3.07Compliance with Laws and Agreements; Licenses and Permits 116
SECTION 3.08Investment Company Status 117
SECTION 3.09Taxes 117
SECTION 3.10Deduction of Tax 117
SECTION 3.11No Filing or Stamp Taxes 117
SECTION 3.12ERISA 117
SECTION 3.13Disclosure 117
SECTION 3.14Material Agreements 118
SECTION 3.15Solvency 118
SECTION 3.16Insurance 118
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SECTION 3.17Capitalization and Subsidiaries 118
SECTION 3.18Security Interest in Collateral 119
SECTION 3.19Labor Disputes 119
SECTION 3.20Federal Reserve Regulations 119
SECTION 3.21Anti-Corruption and Sanctions Laws 119
SECTION 4.01Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Amendment and Restatement 120
SECTION 4.02Conditions Precedent to Each Loan and Letter of Credit 121
SECTION 5.01Financial Statements and Other Information 122
SECTION 5.02Notices of Material Events 124
SECTION 5.03Existence; Conduct of Business 125
SECTION 5.04Payment of Obligations 125
SECTION 5.05Maintenance of Properties 125
SECTION 5.06Books and Records; Inspection Rights 125
SECTION 5.07Maintenance of Ratings 126
SECTION 5.08Compliance with Laws 126
SECTION 5.09Use of Proceeds 126
SECTION 5.10Insurance 126
SECTION 5.11Additional Collateral; Further Assurances 126
SECTION 5.12Post-Closing Requirements 128
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SECTION 6.01Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock 129
SECTION 6.02Limitation on Liens 137
SECTION 6.03Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets 137
SECTION 6.04Limitation on Restricted Payments 141
SECTION 6.05Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates 144
SECTION 6.06Dispositions 146
SECTION 6.07Limitation on Investments and Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries 148
SECTION 6.08Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries 149
SECTION 6.09Amendments to Specified Indebtedness 151
SECTION 6.10Maximum Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio 151
SECTION 6.11Capital Expenditures 151
SECTION 6.12Impairment of Security Interest 152
SECTION 6.13Business of U.S. Borrower and Restricted Subsidiaries 152
SECTION 7.01Events of Default 152
SECTION 7.02Remedies upon Event of Default 155
SECTION 7.03Specified Equity Contributions 155
SECTION 9.01Notices 159
SECTION 9.02Waivers; Amendments 160
SECTION 9.03Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 163
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SECTION 9.04Successors and Assigns 164
SECTION 9.05Survival 168
SECTION 9.06Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 168
SECTION 9.07Severability 169
SECTION 9.08Right of Setoff 169
SECTION 9.09Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 169
SECTION 9.10Waiver of Jury Trial 171
SECTION 9.11Headings 171
SECTION 9.12Confidentiality 171
SECTION 9.13Several Obligations; Nonreliance; Violation of Law 171
SECTION 9.14USA PATRIOT Act 172
SECTION 9.15Disclosure 172
SECTION 9.16Interest Rate Limitation 172
SECTION 10.01Guaranty 172
SECTION 10.02Guaranty of Payment 173
SECTION 10.03No Discharge or Diminishment of Loan Guaranty 173
SECTION 10.04Defenses Waived 174
SECTION 10.05Rights of Subrogation 174
SECTION 10.06Reinstatement; Stay of Acceleration 174
SECTION 10.07Information 174
SECTION 10.08Taxes 174
SECTION 10.09Maximum Liability 175
SECTION 10.10Contribution 175
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SECTION 10.11Liability Cumulative 176
SECTION 10.12Release of Loan Guarantors 176
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.01(a) — Immaterial Subsidiaries
Schedule 1.01(b) — Mortgaged Properties
Schedule 1.01(c) — Existing Debt to be Refinanced
Schedule 1.01(g) — Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 2.15(p)(i) — Form of German Tax Certificate
Schedule 3.05(a) — Principal Place of Business and Chief Executive Office
Schedule 3.05(f) — Intellectual Property
Schedule 3.06 — Disclosed Matters
Schedule 3.16 — Insurance
Schedule 3.17 — Capitalization and Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.19 — Labor Disputes
Schedule 4.01(b) — Local Counsel
Schedule 4.01(l) — Certain Mortgaged Properties
Schedule 5.12(c) — Certain Subsidiaries
Schedule 6.01 — Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02 — Existing Liens
Schedule 6.04 — Restricted Payments
Schedule 6.05 — Existing Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 6.07 — Existing Investments
Schedule 9.01 — Borrowers’ Website for Electronic Delivery
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A — Form of Administrative Questionnaire
Exhibit B — Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit C — Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit D — Joinder Agreement
Exhibit E — Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit F-1 — Form of Revolving Credit Note
Exhibit F-2 — Form of Term Loan Note
Exhibit G — Form of Conversion or Continuation Notice
Exhibit H — Form of Foreign Borrower Cross-Guarantee
Exhibit I — Form of First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit J — Form of Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement
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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of January 26, 2007, as amended and restated as of March 26, 2010, as further amended and restated on February 24, 2014 and as further amended on March 28, 2014 (this “Agreement”), among ARAMARK CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“ARAMARK” or the “U.S. Borrower”), ARAMARK CANADA LTD., a company organized under the laws of Canada (the “Canadian Borrower”), ARAMARK INVESTMENTS LIMITED, a limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “U.K. Borrower”), ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (the “Irish Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, the U.K. Borrower and any Additional Foreign Borrower, the “Borrowers”), ARAMARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDCO CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), each Subsidiary of ARAMARK that, from time to time, becomes a party hereto, the Lenders (as defined in Article I), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as LC Facility Issuing Bank (in such capacity, the “LC Facility Issuing Bank”), the Issuing Banks named herein, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacities, the “Agent”), and the other parties hereto from time to time.
The Borrowers, the lending institutions from time to time party thereto as Lenders, the Agent, the LC Facility Issuing Bank, the Issuing Banks named therein and the other parties thereto are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2007, as amended and restated on March 26, 2010 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which certain loans and other extensions of credit were made to the Borrowers.
The Required Lenders (as defined in the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) have agreed to amend and restate the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Amendment Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014 (the “Amendment Agreement”).
The parties hereto intend that (a) the Obligations under the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that remain unpaid and outstanding as of the Second Restatement Effective Date (the “Original Obligations”) shall continue to exist under this Agreement on the terms set forth herein, (b) the Loans under the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement outstanding as of the Second Restatement Effective Date shall be Loans under and as defined in this Agreement on the terms set forth herein, (c) any Revolving Commitments and Letters of Credit outstanding under the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as of the Second Restatement Effective Date shall be Letters of Credit and Commitments, as applicable, of the same type under and as defined in this Agreement and (d) the Collateral and the Loan Documents shall continue to secure, guarantee, support and otherwise benefit the Original Obligations as well as the other Obligations of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree to amend and restate the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“2020 Senior Notes” means the 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 of the U.S. Borrower.
“2021 Term Loan Maturity Date” means February 24, 2021; provided that if any 2020 Senior Notes remain outstanding on December 13, 2019, the 2021 Term Loan Maturity Date shall be December 13, 2019.
“Acquired Entity or Business” means any Person, property, business or asset acquired by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by the U.S. Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary.
“Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and (b) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
“Additional Foreign Borrower” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower formed under the laws of Canada, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction satisfactory to the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Agent that is designated as an Additional Foreign Borrower hereunder pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Agent and which has become a Foreign Borrower hereunder pursuant to a supplement to this Agreement and other documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
“Additional Interest” means all liquidated damages owing pursuant to any registration rights agreements related to the 2020 Senior Notes.
“Additional Irish Term C Commitment” means, with respect to the Additional Irish Term C Lender, its commitment to make an Irish Term C Loan on the Second Restatement Effective Date in an aggregate amount equal to €140,000,000 minus the aggregate principal amount of the Converted Irish Term B Loans, Converted German Term-1 B Loans and Converted German Term-2 B Loans of all applicable Lenders.
“Additional Irish Term C Lender” means the Person listed as having an Additional Irish Term C Commitment on Schedule I to the Amendment Agreement.
“Additional U.K. Term C Commitment” means, with respect to the Additional U.K. Term C Lender, its commitment to make a U.K. Term C Loan on the Second Restatement Effective Date in an aggregate amount equal to £115,000,000 minus the aggregate principal amount of the Converted U.K. Term B Loans of all applicable Lenders.
“Additional U.K. Term C Lender” means the Person listed as having an Additional U.K. Term C Commitment on Schedule I to the Amendment Agreement.
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“Additional U.S. Term E Commitment” means, with respect to the Additional U.S. Term E Lender, its commitment to make a U.S. Term E Loan on the Second Restatement Effective Date in an aggregate amount equal to $1,400,000,000 minus the aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Term E Loan Converted U.S. Term B/C Loans and U.S. Term E Loan Converted U.S. Term D Loans of all applicable Lenders.
“Additional U.S. Term E Lender” means the Person listed on Schedule I to the Amendment Agreement as having an Additional U.S. Term E Commitment.
“Additional U.S. Term F Commitment” means, with respect to the Additional U.S. Term F Lender, its commitment to make a U.S. Term F Loan on the Second Restatement Effective Date in an aggregate amount equal to $2,150,000,000 minus the aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Term F Loan Converted U.S. Term B/C Loans and U.S. Term F Loan Converted U.S. Term D Loans of all applicable Lenders.
“Additional U.S. Term F Lender” means the Person listed on Schedule I to the Amendment Agreement as having an Additional U.S. Term F Commitment.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in the form supplied by the Agent.
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this Agreement, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers, their respective lending affiliates or any entity acting as Issuing Bank or LC Facility Issuing Bank hereunder shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the U.S. Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
“Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05(a).
“Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement; provided that Citibank, N.A. shall be entitled to all protections and rights of a retiring “Agent” provided under this Agreement with respect to its service as “Agent” under the Original Credit Agreement.
“Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any currency, the Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account with respect to such currency as the Agent may from time to time notify the U.S. Borrower and the Lenders.
“Agreement Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 9.09(f).
“AIM” means AIM Services Co., Ltd., a limited company organized under the laws of Japan, and its successors.
“Alternative Currency” means any lawful currency other than Dollars that is freely transferable into Dollars.
“Amendment Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.
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“Amendment Agreement No. 1” means that certain Amendment Agreement No. 1, dated as of March 28, 2014, by and among the Borrowers, the Agent and the other parties thereto.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment Agreement No. 1.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Amount” means, at any time (the “Reference Time”), an amount equal to (a) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) an amount equal to 50% of the Consolidated Net Income (excluding from Consolidated Net Income, for this purpose only, any amount that otherwise increased the Applicable Amount pursuant to clause (iv) or (v) below) of the U.S. Borrower for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the first date of the fiscal quarter during which the Closing Date occurred to the end of the U.S. Borrower’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 at the Reference Time, or, in case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit, plus
(ii) the amount of any capital contributions in cash, marketable securities or Qualified Proceeds made to, or any proceeds in cash, marketable securities or Qualified Proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests (or debt securities that have been converted or exchanged into Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock)) (in each case, other than (v) Excluded Contributions, (w) proceeds from Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent company of the U.S. Borrower constituting the consideration for an Investment made in reliance on clause (j) of the definition of “Permitted Investments,” (x) any equity contribution or proceeds of Junior Capital received by the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 7.03, (y) the Designated Equity Amount and (z) the proceeds of Disqualified Stock of the U.S. Borrower and Designated Preferred Stock) received by, the U.S. Borrower from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Reference Time, including any such proceeds from the issuance of Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the U.S. Borrower to the extent the cash proceeds thereof are contributed to the U.S. Borrower, plus
(iii) to the extent not already reflected as an increase to Consolidated Net Income or reflected as a return of capital or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment pursuant to clause (b)(ii) below, the amount of any distribution in cash, marketable securities or Qualified Proceeds received in respect of any Investment made in reliance on clause (q) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” and any dividend in cash, marketable securities or Qualified Proceeds received from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, plus
(iv) to the extent not already reflected as a return of capital or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment pursuant to clause (b)(ii) below, the aggregate amount received in cash or marketable securities and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the U.S. Borrower, of Qualified Proceeds received after the Closing Date by the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries by means of (1) the sale or other disposition (other than to the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Investments made in reliance on clause (q) of the definition of “Permitted Investments,” repurchases and redemptions of such Investments (other
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than by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) and repayments of loans or advances that constitute such Investments or (2) the sale (other than to the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Equity Interests in an Unrestricted Subsidiary (solely to the extent that such Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries were outstanding in reliance on clause (q) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”), plus
(v) to the extent not already reflected as a return of capital or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment pursuant to clause (b)(ii) below, the excess, if any, of (x) the fair market value of any Unrestricted Subsidiary redesignated after the Closing Date as a Restricted Subsidiary (as determined by the U.S. Borrower in good faith or, if such fair market value exceeded $150.0 million in writing by an Independent Financial Advisor) at the time of such redesignation to the extent that any Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary was made in reliance on clause (q) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” over (y) the aggregate actual amount of Investments in such Unrestricted Subsidiary made in reliance on clause (q) of the definition of “Permitted Investments,”
minus (b) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) the aggregate actual amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.04(i) since the Closing Date and prior to the Reference Time; and
(ii) the aggregate actual amount of Investments made in reliance on clause (q) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” (net of any return of capital in respect of such Investment or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment including, without limitation, upon the redesignation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the sale of any such Investment for cash or Qualified Proceeds).
“Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to each Lender, (a) its U.S. Lending Office in the case of a Loan to the U.S. Borrower, (b) its U.K. Lending Office in the case of a Loan to the U.K. Borrower, (c) its Canadian Lending Office in the case of a Loan to the Canadian Borrower and (d) its Irish Lending Office in the case of a Loan to the Irish Borrower.
“Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum set forth below:
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Class | Eurocurrency Rate Loans, BA Rate Loans, Revolving LC Fees and LC Facility Fees | Base Rate Loans, Swingline Loans and Canadian Base Rate Loans | Revolving Commitment Fee Rate |
U.S. Extended Revolving Commitments and Canadian Revolving Commitments | 2.50% | 1.50% | 0.50% |
U.S. Revolving Commitments that are not U.S. Extended Revolving Commitments | 3.25% | 2.25% | 0.50% |
U.S. Term E Loans | 2.50% | 1.50% | N/A |
U.S. Term F Loans | 2.50% | 1.50% | N/A |
Yen Term C Loans | 2.75% | N/A | N/A |
Canadian Term B Loans | 3.50% | 2.50% | N/A |
Canadian Term C Loans | 2.75% | 1.75% | N/A |
Irish Term C Loans | 2.75% | N/A | N/A |
U.K. Term C Loans | 3.25% | N/A | N/A |
LC Facility | 3.50% | N/A | N/A |
“Approved Electronic Communications” means each notice, demand, communication, information, document and other material that any Loan Party is obligated to, or otherwise chooses to, provide to the Agent pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein, including (a) any supplement, joinder or amendment to the Collateral Documents and any other written contractual obligation delivered or required to be delivered in respect of any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein and (b) any financial statement, financial and other report, notice, request, certificate and other information material.
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.
“ARAMARK” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Asset Sale Prepayment Event” means any Disposition of any business units, assets or other property of the U.S. Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business (including any Disposition of any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower owned by the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Asset Sale Prepayment Event” shall not include any transaction permitted (or not expressly prohibited) by Section 6.06, other than transactions consummated in reliance on Section 6.06(j) or (n).
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Agent, in the form of Exhibit B or any other form approved by the Agent and the U.S. Borrower.
“Attributable Debt” in respect of a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate then borne by the U.S. Term F Loans, compounded annually) 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
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has been extended); provided, however, that if such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction results in a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capitalized Lease Obligation.”
“BA Interest Period” means, relative to any BA Rate Loan, the period beginning on (and including) the date on which such BA Rate Loan is made or continued to (but excluding) the date which is one, two or three months thereafter, as selected by the Canadian Borrower or the U.S. Borrower, as applicable; provided, that (i) if any BA Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such BA Interest 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 Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any BA Interest 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 Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such BA Interest Period and (iii) no BA Interest Period shall end after the final maturity for the applicable Facility.
“BA Rate” means, with respect to any BA Interest Period for any BA Rate Loan, (a) in the case of any Lender named in Schedule I of the Bank Act (Canada), the rate determined by the Agent to be the average offered rate for bankers’ acceptances for the applicable BA Interest Period appearing on Reuters Screen CDOR (Certificate of Deposit Offered Rate) page as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second full Business Day next preceding the first day of each BA Interest Period and (b) in the case of any other Lender, (i) the rate per annum set forth in clause (a) above plus (ii) 0.10%. In the event that such rate does not appear on the Reuters Screen CDOR (Certificate of Deposit Offered Rate) page (or otherwise on the Reuters screen), the BA Rate for the purposes of this definition shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying bankers’ acceptance rates as may be selected by the Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the BA Rate with respect to any Canadian Term C Loan be less than 0.75%.
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, examiner, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business, appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender or its direct or indirect parent company with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality), to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the LIBOR Rate (after giving effect to any applicable minimum rate set forth herein) for a one-month Eurocurrency Interest Period for Loans in Dollars on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the LIBOR Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBOR Screen Rate on such day (without any rounding). Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the
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Eurocurrency Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate, respectively.
“Benchmark LIBOR Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(b).
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Board of Directors” means (a) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation, (b) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership and (c) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
“Board Resolution” means, with respect to the U.S. Borrower, a duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Borrower or any committee thereof.
“Borrowers” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement; provided that upon the repayment in full of all Loans made to any Foreign Borrower or the assumption of such Foreign Borrower’s Foreign Obligations by another Person as contemplated by the definition of “Change of Control” or as permitted by Section 6.03, such Foreign Borrower shall cease to constitute a “Borrower” or “Foreign Borrower” (or any equivalent term) hereunder.
“Borrowing” means any Loans of the same Class, Type and currency to the same Borrower made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or BA Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Date” means a date on which any Borrowing is made pursuant to Section 2.02 or 2.03.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by a Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02 or 2.03 and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, or such other form as shall be approved by the Agent.
“Budget” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(e).
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed and (a) if the applicable Business Day relates to notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the Eurocurrency Rate for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, Sterling or Yen or the LIBOR Rate in connection with the LC Facility, a day on which banks are open for general business in London; (b) if the applicable Business Day relates to notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with EURIBOR or any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Euro, any day (i) on which banks are open for general business in London and (ii) which is a TARGET Day and (c) if the applicable Business Day relates to notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the Canadian Base Rate, the BA Rate, Canadian Base Rate Loans or BA Rate Loans, a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized to close in Toronto or Montreal, Canada.
“Business Securitization Facility” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Business
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Securitization Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Business Securitization Subsidiary), or may xxxxx x Xxxx in, any assets (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions similar to the Business Securitization Facility entered into; provided that such transaction or series of transactions meets the following conditions: (i) the Board of Directors of the U.S. Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such Business Securitization Facility (including the terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the U.S. Borrower and the Business Securitization Subsidiary, (ii) all sales of assets to the Business Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the U.S. Borrower), (iii) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be market terms (as determined in good faith by the U.S. Borrower) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings, (iv) no portion of the obligations under the Business Securitization Facility (contingent or otherwise) will (x) be incurred or guaranteed by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Business Securitization Subsidiary (except for service performance guarantees pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (y) be recourse to the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Business Securitization Subsidiary, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or (z) subject any property or asset of the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower other than a Business Securitization Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings and (v) the aggregate obligations under any Business Securitization Facilities will not exceed $2,000.0 million at any one time outstanding.
“Business Securitization Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Business Securitization Facility.
“Business Securitization Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is a seller of assets in a Business Securitization Facility to repurchase the assets it sold thereunder as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.
“Business Securitization Subsidiary” means a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of certain assets of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof and all rights (continued and other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and which is designated by the Board of Directors of the U.S. Borrower as a Business Securitization Subsidiary and (a) with which none of the U.S. Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms that the U.S. Borrower reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the U.S. Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the U.S. Borrower and (b) to which neither the U.S. Borrower nor any other Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the U.S. Borrower shall be evidenced to the Agent by filing with the Agent a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Borrower giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
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“Canadian Base Rate” means the rate determined by the Agent as the higher of (i) the annual rate of interest announced by the Agent as being its reference rate for determining interest rates on Canadian Dollar-denominated commercial loans made by it in Canada and (ii) the BA Rate (after giving effect to any minimum rate set forth in the definition thereof) for a one month BA Interest Period commencing on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.00%.
“Canadian Borrower” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Canadian Dollar” and “C$” each mean the lawful currency of Canada.
“Canadian Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Canadian Lending Office” in its Administrative Questionnaire or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the U.S. Borrower and the Agent.
“Canadian Revolving Available Credit” means, at any time, (a) the then effective aggregate Canadian Revolving Commitments minus (b) the aggregate Canadian Revolving Outstandings at such time.
“Canadian Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Canadian Revolving Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Canadian Revolving Loans in the aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I to the Amendment Agreement under the caption “Canadian Revolving Commitment,” as amended to reflect each Assignment and Assumption executed by such Lender and as such amount may be reduced pursuant to this Agreement, and “Canadian Revolving Commitments” means the aggregate Canadian Revolving Commitments of all Canadian Revolving Lenders, which amount, as of the Second Restatement Effective Date, shall be $50.0 million.
“Canadian Revolving Facility” means the Canadian Revolving Commitments and the provisions herein related to the Canadian Revolving Loans, the Canadian Swingline Loans and, to the extent issued pursuant to the Canadian Revolving Commitments, Revolving Letters of Credit.
“Canadian Revolving Lender” means each Lender having a Canadian Revolving Commitment.
“Canadian Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a)(iv).
“Canadian Revolving Outstandings” means, at any particular time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of the Canadian Revolving Loans outstanding at such time, (b) the Revolving LC Exposure under the Canadian Revolving Facility at such time and (c) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of Canadian Swingline Loans outstanding at such time.
“Canadian Swingline Lender” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, in its capacity as Lender of Canadian Swingline Loans and its successors hereunder.
“Canadian Swingline Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(a).
“Canadian Swingline Sublimit” has the meaning assigned to such term as Section 2.03(a).
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“Canadian Term B Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of Canadian Term B Loans.
“Canadian Term B Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b)(v)(B). The aggregate principal amount of Canadian Term B Loans on the Second Restatement Effective Date is $75,449,995.69.
“Canadian Term B Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the Canadian Term B Loans.
“Canadian Term B Loan Maturity Date” means July 26, 2016.
“Canadian Term C Commitment” means, with respect to each Canadian Term C Lender on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, its commitment to make a Canadian Term C Loan on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date in the amount set forth opposite such Canadian Term C Lender’s name on Schedule I to Amendment Agreement No. 1.
“Canadian Term C Lender” means each Lender that has a Canadian Term C Commitment or is a holder of Canadian Term C Loans.
“Canadian Term C Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b)(v)(C). The aggregate principal amount of Canadian Term C Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date is C$34,000,000.
“Canadian Term C Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the Canadian Term C Commitments and the Canadian Term C Loans.
“Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate, without duplication, of (a) all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as additions during such period to property, plant or equipment reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; (b) the capitalized amount of any Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred by the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; and (c) expenditures made for client contract investments and included as additions during the period to other assets reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the term “Capital Expenditures” shall not include:
(i) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets to the extent financed with (x) insurance proceeds paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced, restored or repaired or (y) awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets being replaced,
(ii) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time,
(iii) the purchase of plant, property or equipment to the extent financed with the proceeds of Dispositions that are not applied to prepay Loans pursuant to Section 2.09,
(iv) expenditures that constitute consolidated lease expense,
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(v) expenditures that are accounted for as capital expenditures by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and that actually are paid for by a Person other than the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and for which neither the U.S. Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such Person or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period),
(vi) the book value of any asset owned by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or during such period to the extent that such book value is included as a capital expenditure during such period as a result of such Person reusing or beginning to reuse such asset during such period without a corresponding expenditure actually having been made in such period; provided that any expenditure necessary in order to permit such asset to be reused shall be included in Capital Expenditures during the period in which such expenditure actually is made, or
(vii) expenditures that constitute acquisitions of Persons or business units permitted hereunder.
“Capital Stock” means (a) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, (c) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited) and (d) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP.
“carry-back amount” has the meaning provided in Section 6.11(b).
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(a) Dollars;
(b) Canadian Dollars, Yen, Sterling, Euro or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(c) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the government of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(d) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $250.0 million;
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(e) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (c) and (d) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (d) above;
(f) commercial paper rated at least “P-1” by Xxxxx’x or at least “A-1” by S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of issuance thereof;
(g) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (f) above;
(h) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Xxxxx’x or S&P with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(i) Indebtedness or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Xxxxx’x with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition; and
(j) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, investments of comparable tenure and credit quality to those described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (i) or other high quality short-term investments, in each case, customarily utilized in countries in which such Foreign Subsidiary operates for short-term cash management purposes.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above; provided that such amounts are converted into one or more of the currencies set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.
“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement or arrangement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.
“Casualty Event” means, with respect to any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) of the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, any loss of or damage to, or any condemnation or other taking by a Governmental Authority of, such property, the date on which the U.S. Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries receives insurance proceeds, or proceeds of a condemnation award or other compensation to replace or repair such property, in each case, in excess of $10.0 million with respect to any such event.
“Certificate” means the certificate as defined in Section 2.15(p)(i).
“Change in Law” means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority; or (c) compliance by the Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.14(c)(ii), by any lending office of the Lender or by the Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines,
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requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Change of Control” means the earliest to occur of:
(a) the Permitted Holders ceasing to have the power, directly or indirectly, to vote or direct the voting of securities having a majority of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors of Holdings; provided that the occurrence of the foregoing event shall not be deemed a Change of Control if no “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), excluding the Permitted Holders, shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than the greater of (x) thirty-five percent (35%) of the then outstanding voting stock of Holdings and (y) the percentage of the then outstanding voting stock of Holdings owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially by the Permitted Holders; or
(b) any “Change of Control” (or any comparable term) in any document pertaining to any Specified Indebtedness; or
(c) the U.S. Borrower ceasing to be a direct Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Holdings; or
(d) at any time when any Foreign Obligations (other than contingent obligations for unasserted claims) of a Foreign Borrower remain outstanding, such Foreign Borrower ceasing to be a direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (unless a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor shall expressly have assumed all the Foreign Obligations of such Foreign Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Foreign Borrower is a party).
“Class” when used (i) in reference to any LC Facility Deposit, Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such LC Facility Deposit, Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are LC Facility Deposits, New LC Facility Deposits (of any Series) (other than LC-3 Facility Deposits and any other New LC Facility Deposits that are designated in the applicable supplement as an increase in the LC Facility Deposits in accordance with Section 2.19(a)), U.S. Revolving Loans, Canadian Revolving Loans, U.S. Term B Loans, U.S. Term C Loans, U.S. Term D Loans, U.S. Term E Loans, U.S. Term F Loans, German Term-1 B Loans, German Term-2 B Loans, Canadian Term B Loans, Irish Term B Loans, Irish Term C Loans, U.K. Term B Loans, U.K. Term C Loans, Yen Term B Loans, Yen Term C Loans, New Term Loans (including the Canadian Term C Loans and any other Series that is not specified to be an increase in any previously established Class of Term Loans), Extended Term Loans (of the same Extension Series that is not specified to be an increase in any previously established Class of Term Loans), U.S. Swingline Loans or Canadian Swingline Loans, (ii) in reference to any Commitment refers to whether such Commitment is a U.S. Revolving Commitment, Canadian Revolving Commitment, Additional Irish Term C Commitment, Additional U.K. Term C Commitments, Additional U.S. Term E Commitments,
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Additional U.S. Term F Commitments, New Term Commitment (of any Series)(including the Canadian Term C Commitments which shall constitute a Series of New Term Commitments) or New LC Facility Commitment (of any Series) and (iii) in reference to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender is a U.S. Revolving Lender, Canadian Revolving Lender, New Revolving Lender, U.S. Term B Lender, U.S. Term C Lender, U.S. Term D Lender, U.S. Term E Lender, U.S. Term F Lender, German Term-1 B Lender, German Term-2 B Lender, Irish Term B Lender, Irish Term C Lender, Canadian Term B Lender, Canadian Term C Lender, U.K. Term B Lender, U.K. Term C Lender, Yen Term B Lender, Yen Term C Lender, New Term Lender (for any Series of New Term Loans), Extending Lender (for any other Extension Series), LC Facility Lender or New LC Facility Lender (for any Series of New LC Facility Deposits).
“Closing Date” means January 26, 2007.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Co-Investors” means Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and his Controlled Investment Affiliates.
“Collateral” means any and all property owned, leased or operated by a Person from time to time subject to a security interest or Lien under the Collateral Documents.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Foreign Pledge Agreements and any other documents granting a Lien upon the Collateral as security for payment of the Secured Obligations.
“Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Commitments, if any, and such Lender’s Term Commitment, if any.
“Commitments” means the aggregate Revolving Commitments, Term Commitments and New LC Facility Commitments of all Lenders, if any.
“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 certificate of the U.S. Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of (a) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (i) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (ii) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, (iii) noncash interest payments (but excluding any noncash interest expense attributable to the movement in the xxxx-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (iv) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (v) net payments, if any, pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations with respect to Indebtedness and
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(vi) all commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges in the nature of interest expense related to any Receivables Facility or Business Securitization Facility, and excluding (A) Additional Interest, (B) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, (C) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees and (D) any redemption premiums paid in connection with the redemption of the Existing Debt, plus (b) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, less (c) interest income for such period, plus (d) to the extent that EBITDA attributable to SMG or AIM that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting is included in EBITDA of the U.S. Borrower by operation of clause (i) of the last paragraph of the definition thereof, a proportionate amount of the consolidated interest expense of such Persons. For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Leverage Ratio,” with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, means the ratio of (a) the excess of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness of such Person as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 over (ii) an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date that are free and clear of any Lien (other than non-consensual Permitted Liens and Permitted Liens of the type set forth in clauses (u) through (x) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”) and (y) $75.0 million to (b) the aggregate amount of EBITDA of such Person for the period of the most recently ended four full consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01, in each case with such pro forma adjustments to Consolidated Total Indebtedness and EBITDA as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Interest Coverage Ratio.”
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, without duplication:
(a) any net after tax extraordinary gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses shall be excluded,
(b) the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period in accordance with GAAP,
(c) any net after-tax income (loss) from disposed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed or discontinued operations shall be excluded,
(d) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the U.S. Borrower, shall be excluded,
(e) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the U.S. Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period (subject in the
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case of dividends, distributions or other payments made to a Restricted Subsidiary to the limitations contained in clause (f) below),
(f) solely for the purpose of determining the Applicable Amount and Excess Cash Flow, the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary Guarantor) shall be excluded if the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination wholly permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, 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 stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the U.S. Borrower will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein,
(g) any increase in amortization or depreciation or other noncash charges resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to the Transactions or any acquisition that is consummated after the Closing Date, net of taxes, shall be excluded,
(h) any net after-tax income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments shall be excluded,
(i) any impairment charge or asset write-off, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded, and
(j) any noncash compensation expense resulting from the application of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R or any deferred compensation charges net of any cash payments made under such deferred compensation plans during such period to officers, directors, managers, consultants or employees (or their estates, Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) shall be excluded.
“Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio” as of any date of determination means the ratio of (a) the excess of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness that is secured by any Lien as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 over (ii) an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date that are free and clear of any Lien (other than non-consensual Permitted Liens and Permitted Liens of the type set forth in clauses (u) through (x) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”) and (y) $75.0 million to (b) EBITDA of the U.S. Borrower for the period of the most recently ended consecutive four full fiscal quarters for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01, in each case with such pro forma adjustments to Consolidated Total Indebtedness and EBITDA, mutatis mutandis, as are set forth in the definition of “Interest Coverage Ratio.”
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions and debt obligations evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (and excluding any undrawn letters of credit), (b) the aggregate
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amount of all outstanding Disqualified Stock of the U.S. Borrower and all Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock of the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, with the amount of such Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock equal to the greater of their respective voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences and Maximum Fixed Repurchase Prices and (c) the aggregate outstanding amount of advances under any Receivables Facility or Business Securitization Facility of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of this definition, the “Maximum Fixed Repurchase Price” of any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as if such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock were purchased on any date on which Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Agreement, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the U.S. Borrower.
“Consolidated Working Capital” means, at any date, the excess of (a) the sum of all amounts (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date over (b) the sum of all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, including deferred revenue but excluding, without duplication, (i) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (ii) the current portion of accrued interest and (iii) the current portion of current and deferred income taxes.
“Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (the “primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, or (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.
“Controlled Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is organized by such Person (or any Person controlling such Person) primarily for making direct or indirect equity or debt investments in the U.S. Borrower and/or other companies.
“Converted German Term-1 B Loan” means each German Term-1 B Loan held by a Second Restatement Consenting Lender (or, if less, the amount notified to such Lender by the Agent) immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date other than those German Term-1 B Loans held by Second Restatement Consenting Lenders that have indicated on their signature pages to the Amendment Agreement that they do not wish to convert their German Term-1 B Loans.
“Converted German Term-2 B Loan” means each German Term-2 B Loan held by a Second Restatement Consenting Lender (or, if less, the amount notified to such Lender by the Agent) immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date other than those German Term-2 B Loans
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held by Second Restatement Consenting Lenders that have indicated on their signature pages to the Amendment Agreement that they do not wish to convert their German Term-2 B Loans.
“Converted Irish Term B Loan” means each Irish Term B Loan held by a Second Restatement Consenting Lender (or, if less, the amount notified to such Lender by the Agent) immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date other than those Irish Term B Loans held by Second Restatement Consenting Lenders that have indicated on their signature pages to the Amendment Agreement that they do not wish to convert their Irish Term B Loans.
“Converted U.K. Term B Loan” means each U.K. Term B Loan held by a Second Restatement Consenting Lender (or, if less, the amount notified to such Lender by the Agent) immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date other than those U.K. Term B Loans held by Second Restatement Consenting Lenders that have indicated on their signature pages to the Amendment Agreement that they do not wish to convert their U.K. Term B Loans.
“Converted Term Loans” means, collectively, the Converted German Term-1 B Loans, the Converted German Term-2 B Loans, the Converted Irish Term Loans, the Converted U.K. Term Loans, the U.S. Term E Converted U.S. Term B/C Loans, the U.S. Term F Converted U.S. Term B/C Loans, the U.S. Term E Loan Converted U.S. Term D Loans, the U.S. Term F Loan Converted U.S. Term D Loans and the Yen Term B Loans.
“Credit-Linked Deposit Account” means the account established by the Agent under its sole and exclusive control maintained at the principal New York City office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or another branch of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. designated as the “ARAMARK Credit-Linked Deposit Account,” which shall be used solely to hold LC Facility Deposits.
“CTA 2009” means the U.K. Corporation Tax Xxx 0000.
“Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event” means any issuance or incurrence by the U.S. Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of (a) any Indebtedness (excluding any Indebtedness permitted to be issued or incurred under Section 6.01 other than pursuant to Section 6.01(b)(iv) or Section 6.01(b)(xxv)(A)) or (b) any Refinancing Term Loans.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, examinership or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally (including, in the case of the U.K. Borrower, administration, administrative receivership, voluntary arrangement and schemes of arrangement).
“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Revolving Lender (a) that has failed to fund any portion of its Loans or participations in Revolving Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans within two Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such Revolving Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of Revolving Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and supported by facts) has not been satisfied (b) that has notified any Borrower, the Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this
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Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement, (c) that has failed, within two Business Days after written request by the Agent (based on a good faith belief that it may not fulfill its funding obligations), to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Revolving Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans, unless such failure is the result of a good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and supported by facts) has not been satisfied, (d) that has otherwise failed to pay over to the Agent or any other Lender any other amount (other than a de minimis amount) required to be paid by it hereunder within three Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) if a Bankruptcy Event has occurred with respect to such Revolving Lender (or any holding company parent of such Revolving Lender).
“Deferred Net Cash Proceeds” has the meaning provided such term in the definition of “Net Cash Proceeds.”
“Derivative Transaction” means (a) an interest-rate transaction, including an interest-rate swap, basis swap, forward rate agreement, interest rate option (including a cap, collar, and floor), and any other instrument linked to interest rates that gives rise to similar credit risks (including when-issued securities and forward deposits accepted), (b) an exchange-rate transaction, including a cross-currency interest-rate swap, a forward foreign-exchange contract, a currency option, and any other instrument linked to exchange rates that gives rise to similar credit risks and (c) a commodity (including precious metal) derivative transaction, including a commodity-linked swap, a commodity-linked option, a forward commodity-linked contract, and any other instrument linked to commodities that gives rise to similar credit risks.
“Designated Business” means the operations and/or assets comprising one or more lines of business or similar internal business unit of the U.S. Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries (including but not limited to all assets used in or reasonably related to such business, Equity Interests of any Subsidiary owning or operating any such business and cash and Cash Equivalents that are incidental to such business but excluding any other cash and Cash Equivalents) designated in writing by the U.S. Borrower to the Agent as a “Designated Business” so long as the sum of the Designated Business EBITDA of such Designated Business plus the Designated Business EBITDA of each other Designated Business previously disposed of pursuant to Section 6.04(xxi) does not account for more than 25% (plus, solely to the extent not included in the EBITDA of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, the Designated Business EBITDA of each Designated Business previously disposed of pursuant to Section 6.04(xxi)) of the EBITDA of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b).
“Designated Business EBITDA” means, with respect to any Designated Business disposed of pursuant to Section 6.04(xxi), the amount of EBITDA of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) prior to the date of such disposition that is derived from or otherwise attributable to such Designated Business.
“Designated Equity Amount” has the meaning provided such term in Section 6.01(b)(xx).
“Designated Noncash Consideration” means the fair market value of noncash consideration received by the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition
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pursuant to Section 6.06(j) that is designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Agent, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the fair market value of the portion of the noncash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition).
“Designated Obligations” means all obligations of the Borrowers with respect to (a) principal of and interest on the Loans, (b) LC Disbursements and interest thereon and (c) accrued and unpaid fees under the Loan Documents.
“Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the U.S. Borrower or any direct or indirect parent company thereof (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Agent that is executed by a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in the definition of “Applicable Amount.”
“Determination Date” means (i) with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or BA Rate Loan denominated in any currency other than Dollars, each date of determination of the Eurocurrency Rate or BA Rate applicable to such Loan (and, if any Eurocurrency Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each date during such Interest Period occurring every three months from the first day of such Eurocurrency Interest Period), (ii) with respect to any Canadian Base Rate Loan, the date such Loan is made and each date on which interest is invoiced on such Loan, and (iii) with respect to each Revolving Letter of Credit denominated in any currency other than Dollars, the first Business Day of each calendar month.
“Discharge of Obligations” shall be deemed to have occurred on the first date that (i) all Commitments shall have been terminated, (ii) all Obligations arising under the Loan Documents (other than contingent obligations for unasserted claims) shall have been repaid, (iii) all LC Facility Deposits shall have been returned to the LC Facility Lenders and (iv) no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (except to the extent consented to by issuer thereof pursuant to arrangements acceptable to such issuer in its sole discretion).
“Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction and any issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Subsidiary) of any property of the U.S. Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is convertible or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock), other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale to the extent the terms of such Capital Stock provide that such Capital Stock shall not be required to be repurchased or redeemed until the Discharge of Obligations has occurred or such repurchase or redemption is otherwise permitted by this Agreement (including as a result of a waiver hereunder)), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the earlier of the Latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance thereof and the Discharge of Obligations; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the
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benefit of employees of the U.S. Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the U.S. Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations; provided, further, that any Capital Stock held by any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant (or their respective estates, Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members), of the U.S. Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies’ or any other entity in which the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has an Investment and is designated in good faith as an “affiliate” by the Board of Directors of the U.S. Borrower (or the Compensation Committee thereof), in each case pursuant to any stockholders’ agreement, management equity plan or stock incentive plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the U.S. Borrower or its Subsidiaries following the termination of employment of any such employee, director, manager or consultant with the U.S. Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
“Dollar Equivalent” of any amount means, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, such amount, (b) if such amount is expressed in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars determined by using the rate of exchange quoted by the Agent in New York, New York at 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of determination (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the last Business Day prior thereto) to prime banks in New York for the spot purchase in the New York currency exchange market of such amount of Dollars with such Alternative Currency and (c) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate acting reasonably.
“Dollars” and the sign “$” each mean the lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans made to the U.S. Borrower or LC Disbursements made pursuant to Letters of Credit issued for the account of the U.S. Borrower, including on behalf of any of its subsidiaries (other than any Foreign Borrower or its subsidiaries), all accrued and unpaid fees (including pursuant to Section 2.10 of this Agreement) and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations of the Loan Parties to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Agent, the Issuing Bank, the LC Facility Issuing Bank or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents (including interest and fees accruing after commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding against any Loan Party, whether or not allowed in such proceeding).
“Domestic Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person other than (a) a Foreign Subsidiary or (b) any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary.
“EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period,
(a) increased by (without duplication): (i) provision for taxes based on income or profits, plus franchise or similar taxes, for such period deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (ii) consolidated Interest Charges for such period to the extent the same was deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (iii) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense for such period to the extent such depreciation and amortization were deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (iv) any expenses or charges related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment,
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acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder including a refinancing thereof (whether or not successful) and any amendment or modification to the terms of any such transactions, including all fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (v) the amount of any restructuring charge or reserve deducted in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period, including any one-time costs incurred in connection with (A) acquisitions after the Closing Date or (B) the closing or consolidation of facilities after the Closing Date, plus (vi) any write-offs, write-downs or other noncash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period, in each case, in excess of $2.0 million individually, excluding any such charge that represents an accrual or reserve for a cash expenditure for a future period, plus (vii) the amount of any minority interest expense deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (viii) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid (or any accruals related to such fees or related expenses) during such period to the Sponsors to the extent permitted under Section 6.05, plus (ix) the amount of net cost savings projected by the U.S. Borrower in good faith to be realized during such period (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of such period) as a result of actions taken or to be taken in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition or disposition by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) such actions are taken within 18 months after the Closing Date or the date of such acquisition or disposition and (C) the aggregate amount of cost savings added pursuant to this clause (ix) shall not exceed the greater of (x) an amount equal to 5% of EBITDA of the U.S. Borrower for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to the determination date (without giving effect to any adjustments pursuant to this clause (ix)) and (y) $50.0 million for any four consecutive quarter period (which adjustments may be incremental to pro forma adjustments made pursuant to the second paragraph of the definition of “Interest Coverage Ratio”), plus (x) any costs or expenses incurred by the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or stockholders agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the U.S. Borrower or net cash proceeds of issuance of Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock) in each case, solely to the extent that such cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation of the Applicable Amount, plus (xi) any net after-tax non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including relating to severance, relocation, unusual contract terminations, one-time compensation charges, warrants or options to purchase Capital Stock of Holdings and the Transactions), plus (xii) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the U.S. 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 such amount is (A) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (B) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption;
(b) decreased by (without duplication) noncash gains included in Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period in excess of $2.0 million individually, excluding any noncash gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash
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charges in any prior period (other than such cash charges that have been added back to Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA in accordance with this definition); and
(c) increased (by losses) or decreased (by gains), as applicable, by (without duplication) (i) any net noncash gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations and the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and (ii) any net noncash gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness.
Notwithstanding the foregoing with respect to the U.S. Borrower’s investments in SMG or AIM which are accounted for by the equity method of accounting, EBITDA will include, without duplication, the U.S. Borrower’s proportionate share of EBITDA of SMG and AIM (as calculated in accordance with the foregoing definition without reference to this sentence and including a deduction for any unusual gain on any sales of real estate by such entities consummated prior to the Closing Date).
“Eligible Assignee” means (i) a Lender, (ii) a commercial bank, insurance company, Fund or company engaged in the business of making commercial loans or a commercial finance company, which Person, together with its Affiliates, has a combined capital and surplus in excess of $100.0 million, (iii) any Affiliate of a Lender under common control with such Lender or (iv) an Approved Fund of a Lender; provided that in any event “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (w) any natural person, (x) Holdings or the U.S. Borrower or any Affiliate (which for this purpose shall not include any Agent or Lender or any of their respective branches or Affiliates engaged in the business of making commercial loans) thereof, (y) any Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates (which for this purpose shall not include any Affiliate of the Sponsor engaged in the business of making commercial loans) or (z) any “creditor,” as defined in Regulation T, or “foreign branch of a broker-dealer,” within the meaning of Regulation X; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, no Person (other than a Lender) shall be an “Eligible Assignee” if the assignment of any Commitment, LC Facility Participation or Loan to such Person would cause such Person to have Commitments, LC Facility Participations or Loans in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the then outstanding total aggregate Commitments, LC Facility Participations or Loans, as the case may be.
“EMU” means the economic and monetary union contemplated by the Treaty of the European Union.
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions or legally binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the protection of the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material or, to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials, health and safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including, without limitation, any liability for damages, costs of environmental investigation, remediation, restoration or monitoring, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of or liability under any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) human or animal exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or
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other legally binding consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Contribution” means the contribution by the Sponsors, the Co-Investors and the Management Stockholders in an aggregate amount of not less than 20% of the total consolidated capitalization of ARAMARK on the Closing Date, after giving pro forma effect to the consummation of the Transactions (of which not less than 17.5% of such aggregate amount shall be in cash) to Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) as common equity and/or preferred equity having terms reasonably satisfactory to the Joint Lead Arrangers, and the contribution by Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) of the amount so received to Merger Sub (or if by a direct or indirect parent of Holdings, by such parent to Holdings and by Holdings to Merger Sub) in respect of Holdings’ common equity and/or preferred equity in Merger Sub having terms reasonably satisfactory to the Joint Lead Arrangers or in exchange for the issuance to Holdings of Equity Interests of Merger Sub.
“Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock.
“Equity Offering” means any public or private sale of common stock or Preferred Stock of the U.S. Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent companies (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than (a) public offerings with respect to the U.S. Borrower’s or any direct or indirect parent company’s common stock registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8, (b) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution and (c) an issuance to any direct or indirect parent company of the U.S. Borrower, the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the U.S. Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30‑day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the U.S. Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the U.S. Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice of an intent to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the U.S. Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the U.S. Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the U.S. Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“Euro” and the sign “€” each mean the single currency of participating member states of the EMU.
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“Eurocurrency Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months (or, to the extent available to each Lender making such Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing, twelve months) thereafter, as a Borrower may elect; provided that (i) if any Eurocurrency Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Eurocurrency Interest 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 Eurocurrency Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any Eurocurrency Interest 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 Eurocurrency Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Eurocurrency Interest Period and (iii) no Eurocurrency Interest Period for any (x) Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loan shall end after the latest Scheduled Termination Date for the applicable Revolving Commitments under the applicable Revolving Facility or (y) Eurocurrency Rate Term Loans shall end after the stated maturity date of such Term Loans.
“Eurocurrency Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means, in relation to any Loan denominated in a LIBOR Quoted Currency for any Eurocurrency Interest Period, the rate obtained by dividing (i) the applicable LIBOR Rate for such Eurocurrency Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1 minus the stated maximum rate (stated as a decimal) of all reserves, if any, required to be maintained against Eurocurrency Liabilities (including any marginal, emergency, special or supplemental reserves); provided that in each case, with respect to U.S. Term E Loans, U.S. Term F Loans, Irish Term C Loans, U.K. Term C Loans and Yen Term C Loans only, the Eurocurrency Rate shall not be less than 0.75%.
“European Borrowers” means, collectively, the Irish Borrower and the U.K. Borrower.
“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year of the U.S. Borrower, an amount equal to the excess of:
(a) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) Consolidated Net Income of the U.S. Borrower for such period,
(ii) an amount equal to the amount of all material (as determined in accordance with GAAP) noncash charges to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital and long-term account receivables for such period (other than any such decreases arising from acquisitions by the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period), and
(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net noncash loss on the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets by the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income; over
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(b) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) an amount equal to the amount of all material (as determined in accordance with GAAP) noncash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and cash charges described in clauses (a) through (j) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income” and included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(ii) without duplication of amounts deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income or pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior periods, the amount of Capital Expenditures made in cash during such period (without giving effect to the proviso in the definition thereof), except to the extent that such Capital Expenditures were not financed with Internally Generated Funds,
(iii) the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (x) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations and (y) the amount of any prepayment of Loans pursuant to Section 2.06 or, to the extent made with the proceeds of a Disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase, Section 2.09(b) but excluding all other prepayments of the Loans) made during such period (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder), except to the extent financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than under any revolving credit facility),
(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net noncash gain on the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets by the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(v) increases in Consolidated Working Capital and long-term account receivables for such period (other than any such increases arising from acquisitions of a Person or business unit by the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period),
(vi) cash payments by the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness,
(vii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior periods, the amount of Investments and acquisitions made during such period to the extent permitted under Section 6.07 (excluding Investments in (x) Cash Equivalents, (y) Investment Grade Securities and (z) the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), to the extent that such Investments and acquisitions were financed with Internally Generated Funds,
(viii) the amount of Restricted Payments made in cash during such period to the extent permitted under Section 6.04(xii), to the extent that such Restricted Payments were financed with Internally Generated Funds,
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(ix) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period,
(x) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness,
(xi) without duplication of amounts deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income or deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to acquisitions or Capital Expenditures (without giving effect to the proviso in the definition thereof) to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the U.S. Borrower following the end of such period; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of Internally Generated Funds actually utilized to finance such acquisitions or Capital Expenditures during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters,
(xii) the amount of cash taxes paid in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and
(xiii) an amount equal to the aggregate net cash losses on the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets by the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds, marketable securities or Qualified Proceeds received by the U.S. Borrower from (a) contributions to its common equity capital (other than from the proceeds of Designated Preferred Stock), and (b) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the U.S. Borrower) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock) of the U.S. Borrower, in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate executed by an executive vice president and the principal financial officer of the U.S. Borrower on the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the calculation of the Applicable Amount and which are not received by the U.S. Borrower in connection with an equity contribution or an issuance of Junior Capital pursuant to Section 7.03.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party 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
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Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act at the time the guarantee of such Loan Party becomes effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to any Agent, LC Facility Issuing Bank, Issuing Bank, Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower or any other Loan Party hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes (or capital in the case of any Canadian capital Taxes) imposed on (or measured by) its net income received or receivable (but not any such sum deemed to be received or receivable) by a jurisdiction as a result of the recipient being organized or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, having its Applicable Lending Office in such jurisdiction, (b) any branch profits taxes under Section 884 of the Code or any similar tax imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of the recipient being located in such jurisdiction, (c) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by a Borrower under Section 2.17(b)) or a Lender purchasing a participation pursuant to Section 2.16(b) with respect to that participation), (i) with respect to Loans made to the U.S. Borrower, any United States federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender, such Non-U.S. Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the U.S. Borrower or any other Loan Party with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.15(a) or (f) and (ii) with respect to any portion of a Loan made to the Canadian Borrower or a Letter of Credit issued for the Canadian Borrower pursuant to the Canadian Revolving Commitments, any Canadian federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at the time such Lender or Issuing Bank becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Canadian Revolving Lender or Issuing Bank (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Canadian Borrower or any other Loan Party with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.15(a) or (f), (d) with respect to any obligation of the U.S. Borrower, any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA and (e) any withholding tax that is attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.15(h) or (i); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any deduction or withholding under section 349 of the Taxes Act (or any successor provision) or, with respect to Loans to the U.K. Borrower, under section 874 of the ITA 2007 (or any successor provision) for or on account of any Taxes, shall not be an Excluded Tax.
“Existing Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(f).
“Existing Debt” means the Funded Debt listed on Schedule 1.01(c).
“Existing Debt Refinancing” means (a) with respect to Existing Debt listed on Part I of Schedule 1.01(c), the redemption, repurchase or other satisfaction and discharge of such Existing Debt or the deposit or placement in escrow of amounts with respect to such redemption with the relevant trustee or holders and (b) with respect to other Existing Debt, the payment in full of all amounts, if any, due or owing under the Existing Debt, the termination of all commitments thereunder and the release and discharge of all guarantees thereof (if any) and all security therefor (if any).
“Existing Letters of Credit” means the letters of credit listed on Schedule 1.01(g).
“Extended Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(f).
“Extending Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(f).
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“Extension Election” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(f).
“Extension Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(f).
“Extension Series” means all Extended Term Loans that are established pursuant to the same supplement pursuant to Section 2.19 (except to the extent such supplement expressly provides that the Extended Term Loans provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Class of Term Loans) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees and amortization schedule.
“Facility” means the LC Facility, a Revolving Facility or a Term Loan Facility, as applicable.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Fees” means all amounts payable pursuant to or referred to in Section 2.10.
“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the U.S. Borrower.
“First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.
“First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit I, with such changes thereto as are reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the U.S. Borrower; provided that such changes shall not be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
“First Lien Notes” means Indebtedness under Section 6.01(b)(xxv) or (xxvii) that is secured by Liens that are subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
“First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by any Loan Party.
“Foreign Borrower” means any Borrower other than the U.S. Borrower.
“Foreign Borrower Cross-Guarantee” means the Foreign Borrower Cross-Guarantee, substantially in the form of Exhibit H as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Foreign Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans made to Foreign Borrowers or LC Disbursements made pursuant to Letters of Credit issued for the account of any Foreign Borrower or on behalf of any of its Subsidiaries, all accrued and unpaid fees
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(including pursuant to Section 2.10(b) of this Agreement) and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations of the Foreign Borrowers to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents to which such Foreign Borrower is a party.
“Foreign Pledge Agreement” means each pledge agreement or mortgage executed by any Loan Party in order to grant a security interest to the Agent to secure the Obligations and/or the Foreign Obligations, as applicable.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets” means the total amount of all assets of Foreign Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
“Funded Debt” means all Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America that are in effect on the Closing Date.
“German Term-1 B Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of German Term-1 B Loans.
“German Term-1 B Loan” has the meaning specified in the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“German Term-1 B Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the German Term-1 B Loans.
“German Term-2 B Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of German Term-2 B Loans.
“German Term-2 B Loan” has the meaning specified in the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“German Term-2 B Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the German Term-2 B Loans.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation, sovereign or government, any state, province or territory or any political subdivision thereof,
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whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
“guarantee” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations, and, when used as a verb, shall have a corresponding meaning.
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01(a).
“Guarantor Percentage” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.10.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated as hazardous or deleterious pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedge Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any Derivative Transaction between the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any other Person.
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under currency exchange, interest rate or commodity swap agreements, currency exchange, interest rate or commodity cap agreements and currency exchange, interest rate or commodity collar agreements and other agreements or arrangements.
“Holdings” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary designated as such in writing by the U.S. Borrower that (i) contributed 2.5% or less of EBITDA of the U.S. Borrower for the most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 and (ii) had consolidated assets representing 2.5% or less of Total Assets on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01. The Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date are listed on Schedule 1.01(a).
“Immediate Family Members” means with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships) and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.
“Impacted Interest Period” means, with respect to a LIBOR Screen Rate, a Eurocurrency Interest Period which shall not be available at the applicable time.
“Increased Amount Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(a).
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“incur” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
“incurrence” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent (i) in respect of borrowed money, (ii) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (iii) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), except any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business, (iv) advances under, or in respect of Receivables Facilities or Business Securitization Facility or (v) representing any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; (b) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the obligations of the type referred to in clause (a) of another Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business; (c) to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (a) of another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person, whether or not such obligations are assumed by such Person and whether or not such obligations would appear upon the balance sheet of such Person; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of the fair market value of such asset at the date of determination and the amount of Indebtedness so secured; and (d) Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness will be deemed not to include Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to obligations not constituting Indebtedness.
“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the U.S. Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and that is independent of the U.S. Borrower and its Affiliates.
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(a).
“Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated January 2007, relating to the U.S. Borrower and the Transactions.
“Interbank Rate” means, for any period, (i) in respect of Loans denominated in Dollars, the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) in respect of Loans denominated in any other currency, the Agent’s cost of funds (as reasonably determined by the Agent) for such period.
“Interest Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period, (b) the consolidated amount of all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock (including any dividends paid to any direct or indirect parent company of the U.S. Borrower in order to permit the payment of dividends by such parent company on its Designated Preferred Stock) paid by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period and (c) the consolidated amount of all cash
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dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on any series of Disqualified Stock made during such period.
“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Interest Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under any revolving credit facility that has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) or issues or redeems Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Interest Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Interest Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, retirement or extinguishing of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period (the “reference period”).
For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, Dispositions, mergers, consolidations and disposed operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been made by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, Dispositions, mergers, consolidations and disposed operations (and the change in any associated Interest Charges and the change in EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the reference period; provided that no such pro forma adjustment to EBITDA shall be made in respect of any such transaction to the extent the aggregate consideration in connection therewith was less than $10.0 million for the reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Investment, acquisition, Disposition, merger, consolidation or disposed operation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, Disposition, merger, consolidation or disposed operation had occurred at the beginning of the reference period (subject to the threshold specified in the previous sentence).
For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the U.S. Borrower. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a Financial Officer of the U.S. Borrower in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period. 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, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the U.S. Borrower may designate.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by a Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.12.
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“Interest Period” means (a) in the case of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or LC Facility Deposit, the applicable Eurocurrency Interest Period and (b) in the case of any BA Rate Loan, the applicable BA Interest Period.
“Internally Generated Funds” means any amount expended by the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and not representing (i) a reinvestment by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition outside the ordinary course of business or Casualty Event, (ii) the proceeds of any issuance of Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility) or (iii) any credit received by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any trade in of property for substantially similar property or any “like kind exchange” of assets.
“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, for any Eurocurrency Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the relevant Screen Rate) determined by the Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the applicable Screen Rate (for the longest period for which the applicable Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the applicable Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which such Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, as of the relevant Quotation Day. When determining the rate for a period that is less than the shortest period for which the relevant Screen Rate is available, the applicable Screen Rate for purposes of clause (a) above shall be deemed to be the overnight screen rate where “overnight screen rate” means, in relation to any currency, the overnight rate for such currency determined by the Agent from such service as the Agent may select.
“Investment Grade Securities” means (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents), (b) debt securities or debt instruments with a rating of BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Xxxxx’x or the equivalent of such rating by such rating organization, or, if no rating of S&P or Xxxxx’x then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any other nationally recognized securities rating agency, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the U.S. Borrower and its subsidiaries, (c) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in investments of the type described in clauses (a) and (b), which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution and (d) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States of America customarily utilized for high quality investments, in each case, consistent with the U.S. Borrower’s cash management and investment practices.
“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of guarantees, loans or advances of money or capital contributions to such Person (but excluding any such loan, advance or capital contribution arising in the ordinary course of business and having a term not exceeding 364 days and furthermore excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business) or purchases or other acquisitions of stocks, bonds, debentures, notes or similar securities issued by such Person. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 6.07, (a) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the U.S. Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that upon a redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the U.S. Borrower shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (i) the U.S. Borrower’s “Investment” in
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such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, less (ii) the portion (proportionate to the U.S. Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, and (b) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the U.S. Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, a guarantee by a specified Person of the obligations of another Person (the “primary obligor”) shall be deemed to be an Investment by such specified Person in the primary obligor to the extent of such guarantee except that any guarantee by any Loan Party of the obligations of a primary obligor in favor of a Loan Party shall be deemed to be an Investment by a Loan Party in another Loan Party.
“Irish Borrower” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Irish Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Irish Lending Office” in its Administrative Questionnaire or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the U.S. Borrower and the Agent.
“Irish Qualifying Jurisdiction” means (a) a member state of the European Community other than Ireland; (b) a jurisdiction with which Ireland has entered into a Treaty that has the force of law; or (c) a jurisdiction with which Ireland has entered into a Treaty where that treaty will (on completion of necessary procedures) have the force of law.
“Irish Qualifying Lender” means a Lender which is beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance under this Agreement and is:
(a) a bank which is licensed, pursuant to Section 9 of the Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxx 0000 (as amended) of Ireland, to carry on banking business in Ireland and whose Applicable Lending Office is located in Ireland and which is carrying on a bona fide banking business in Ireland for the purposes of Section 246(3) of TCA; or
(b) a building society within the meaning of Section 256(1) of TCA whose Applicable Lending Office is located in Ireland and which is carrying on a bona fide banking business in Ireland for the purposes of Section 246(3) of TCA; or
(c) an authorized credit institution (under the terms of Directive 2006/48/EC) which has duly established a branch in Ireland, having made all necessary notifications to its home state competent authorities (as required under Directive 2006/48/EC) in relation to its intention to carry on banking business in Ireland, and such credit institution is recognized by the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland as carrying on a bona fide banking business in Ireland (for the purposes of section 246(3) TCA) and whose Applicable Lending Office is located in Ireland; or
(d) a body corporate (i) which, by virtue of the law of an Irish Qualifying Jurisdiction, is resident in the Irish Qualifying Jurisdiction for the purposes of tax and that jurisdiction imposes a tax that generally applies to interest receivable in that jurisdiction by companies from sources outside that jurisdiction; or (ii) where the interest (1) is exempted from the charge to Irish income tax under a Treaty in force on the date the interest is paid, or (2) would be exempted from the charge to Irish income tax if a Treaty which has been signed but is not yet in force had the force of law on the date the interest is paid; except where, in respect of each of clauses (i) and (ii), interest payable to that body corporate in respect of an advance under a this
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Agreement is paid in connection with a trade or business which is carried on in Ireland by that body corporate through a branch or agency; or
(e) a body corporate which advances money in the ordinary course of a trade which includes the lending of money, and whose Applicable Lending Office is located in Ireland, the interest is taken into account in computing the trading income of such a person; and which has complied with the notification requirements under Section 246(5) of TCA; or
(f) a person in respect of which an authorization granted and not revoked by the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland is subsisting on each interest payment date entitling any Borrower to pay such person interest without deduction of income tax, by virtue of an applicable Treaty between Ireland and the country in which such person is resident for the purposes of such treaty, where such double taxation treaty specifies that no withholding tax is to be made on interest provided such person does not provide its commitment through a branch or agency in Ireland; or
(g) a qualifying company within the meaning of Section 110 of TCA.
“Irish Tax Confirmation” means a confirmation by a Lender that the person beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance under this Agreement is an Irish Qualifying Lender.
“Irish Term B Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of Irish Term B Loans.
“Irish Term B Loan” has the meaning specified in the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“Irish Term B Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the Irish Term B Loans.
“Irish Term C Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of Irish Term C Loans or an Additional Irish Term C Commitment.
“Irish Term C Loan” means, collectively, (i) the term loans into which the Converted Irish Term B Loans, the Converted German Term-1 B Loans and the Converted German Term-2 B Loans are converted on the Second Restatement Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(iv)(C)(I) and (ii) the term loans made by the Additional Irish Term C Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(iv)(C)(II). The aggregate principal amount of Irish Term C Loans on the Second Restatement Effective Date is €140,000,000.
“Irish Term C Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the Irish Term C Loans.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuing Bank” means (i) with respect to standby Revolving Letters of Credit, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and (ii) with respect to commercial Revolving Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars (but not in any other currency), Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, in each case, in its capacity as an
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issuer of Revolving Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.04(i)(i), and any other Revolving Lender approved by the Agent and the U.S. Borrower (such approvals not to be unreasonably withheld) which has agreed to act as an Issuing Bank hereunder. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Revolving Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Revolving Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate and, except as otherwise agreed to by such Issuing Bank, all payments required to be made to such Issuing Bank hereunder with respect to Revolving Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank shall instead be made to the Affiliate that issued such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Issuing Bank under a Revolving Facility shall be required to serve as an Issuing Bank under any New Revolving Facility unless it affirmatively consents in writing to do so at or after the time such New Revolving Facility is established.
“ITA 2007” means the U.K. Income Tax Xxx 0000.
“Joinder Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.11.
“Joint Lead Arrangers” means X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Credit Partners L.P.
“Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 9.09(f).
“Junior Capital” means (i) any common or preferred Capital Stock of Holdings or the U.S. Borrower that does not (a) provide for scheduled payments of dividends in cash prior to the date that is 91 days after the final maturity date of all Term Loans outstanding on the date of issuance, or (b) become mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise prior to the date that is 91 days after the final maturity date of all Term Loans outstanding on the date of issuance and (ii) Indebtedness of Holdings or the U.S. Borrower that (a) is unsecured, (b) is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of the obligations of Holdings or the U.S. Borrower, as the case may be, hereunder on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Agent, (c) has a final maturity date that is not earlier than, and provides for no scheduled payments of principal or mandatory redemption obligations prior to, the date that is 91 days after the final maturity date of all Term Loans outstanding on the date of issuance, (d) in the case of Indebtedness, provides for payments of interest solely in-kind until the date that is 91 days after the final maturity date of all Term Loans outstanding on the date of issuance, and (e) in the case of Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower, such Indebtedness is issued exclusively to, and held exclusively by, Holdings.
“Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit J, with such changes thereto as are reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the U.S. Borrower; provided that such changes shall not be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
“Later Expiring LC Facility Deposit” means, at any time with respect to any LC Facility Letter of Credit, each LC Facility Deposit at such time with an LC Facility Maturity Date that is on or after the scheduled expiration date of any Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit that is outstanding at such time.
“Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit” means, at any time and subject to Section 2.04(c), any Letter of Credit with a scheduled expiration date at such time that is on or after the LC Facility Maturity Date for any then outstanding LC Facility Deposit.
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“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any time, the latest final maturity date then in effect for any Class of Commitments, LC Facility Deposits or Term Loans outstanding under this Agreement.
“LC-2 Facility Deposits” means the “LC-2 Facility Deposits” made under the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“LC-2 Facility Maturity Date” means July 26, 2016.
“LC-3 Facility Deposits” means the “LC-3 Facility Deposits” made under the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“LC Disbursement” means a Revolving LC Disbursement or an LC Facility LC Disbursement.
“LC Facility” means the LC Facility Deposits and the provisions hereof relating to LC Facility Letters of Credit.
“LC Facility Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the holder of the LC Facility Deposits and its successors.
“LC Facility Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the earliest of (i) five Business Days prior to the latest LC Facility Maturity Date then in effect and (ii) the date on which all of the LC Facility Deposits are returned to the LC Facility Lenders.
“LC Facility Deposits” means (i) the LC-2 Facility Deposits, (ii) the LC-3 Facility Deposits and (iii) any other New LC Facility Deposits that are designated as “LC Facility Deposits” under the existing LC Facility in the applicable supplement pursuant to Section 2.19.
“LC Facility Issuing Bank” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.04(i)(ii), and any other Revolving Lender approved by the Agent and the U.S. Borrower (such approvals not to be unreasonably withheld). Each LC Facility Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more LC Facility Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such LC Facility Issuing Bank, in which case the term “LC Facility Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to LC Facility Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
“LC Facility LC Disbursement” means any payment made by the LC Facility Issuing Bank pursuant to an LC Facility Letter of Credit.
“LC Facility LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of the outstanding LC Facility Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Facility LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the U.S. Borrower at such time. The LC Facility LC Exposure of any LC Facility Lender at any time shall be its Ratable Portion of the total LC Facility LC Exposure at such time.
“LC Facility LC Fees” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(c).
“LC Facility Lender” means a Lender having an LC Facility Participation.
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“LC Facility Letter of Credit” means, at any time, a Letter of Credit issued by the LC Facility Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.04(a)(i). All LC Facility Letters of Credit shall be standby letters of credit.
“LC Facility Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to LC-2 Facility Deposits, the LC-2 Facility Maturity Date, (b) with respect to LC-3 Facility Deposits, the LC-2 Facility Maturity Date or (c) with respect to any New LC Facility Deposits that are designated as increases to the amount of the LC Facility in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.19, the date specified as such in the applicable supplement pursuant to Section 2.19 establishing such New LC Facility Deposits.
“LC Facility Participations” means the obligations and agreements of the LC Facility Lenders under Section 2.04(d)(ii). The amount of the LC Facility Participation of each LC Facility Lender shall initially be its LC Facility Deposit, as such amount may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.11 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04.
“Lenders” means the lenders having Commitments or Loans from time to time or at any time and, as the context requires, includes the Swingline Lenders, Issuing Bank and LC Facility Issuing Bank, and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to Section 2.19 or an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Letter of Credit” means any Revolving Letter of Credit or any LC Facility Letter of Credit.
“LIBOR Quoted Currency” means Dollars, Euro, Sterling and Yen.
“LIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan for any applicable Eurocurrency Interest Period, the LIBOR Screen Rate as of the Quotation Day; provided that, if the LIBOR Screen Rate shall not be available at the applicable time for the applicable Eurocurrency Interest Period, then the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Rate.
“LIBOR Screen Rate” means the London interbank offered rate administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for such LIBOR Quoted Currency for a period equal in length to such Eurocurrency Interest Period as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen or, in the event such rate does not appear on either of such Reuters pages, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion; provided that, if any LIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the UCC (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, any promissory notes issued pursuant to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Foreign Borrower Cross-Guarantee. Any reference in this
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Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto.
“Loan Guarantor” means each Loan Party (other than the U.S. Borrower).
“Loan Guaranty” means Article X of this Agreement.
“Loan Parties” means Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, each of the Domestic Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower (other than subject to compliance with Section 5.11, (i) any Domestic Subsidiary that is an Immaterial Subsidiary, (ii) any Receivables Subsidiary or (iii) any Business Securitization Subsidiary), and any other Person who becomes a party to this Agreement as a Loan Party pursuant to a Joinder Agreement, and their respective successors and assigns. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Loan Parties” shall not include any Foreign Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Loans” means, collectively, the Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and Term Loans made pursuant to this Agreement.
“Loss Sharing Agreement” means the Loss Sharing Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date among the Lenders (it being understood that no Loan Party and no Borrower is a party to such agreement), as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Management Stockholders” means the members of management and their Controlled Investment Affiliates of the U.S. Borrower or its direct or indirect parent (but excluding the Co-Investors) who are holders of Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent company of the U.S. Borrower on the Closing Date or will become holders of such Equity Interests in connection with the Transactions.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights of, or remedies available to the Agent or the Lenders under, the Loan Documents.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedge Agreements, of any one or more of the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $100.0 million. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “obligations” of the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Hedge Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the U.S. Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedge Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Maximum Liability” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.09.
“Merger” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Original Credit Agreement, as in effect on January 26, 2007.
“Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 8, 2006, among Holdings, Merger Sub and ARAMARK, as amended from time to time.
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“Merger Consideration” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Original Credit Agreement, as in effect on January 26, 2007.
“Merger Sub” means RMK Acquisition Corporation.
“Minimum Currency Threshold” means (i) in the case of Base Rate Loans, $2.0 million or an integral multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof, (ii) in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, $5.0 million or an integral multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof, (iii) in the case of Loans denominated in Euro, €2.0 million or an integral multiple of €1.0 million in excess thereof, (iv) in the case of Loans denominated in Sterling, £1.0 million or an integral multiple of £500,000 in excess thereof, (v) in the case of Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, C$1.0 million or an integral multiple of C$1.0 million in excess thereof and (vi) in the case of Loans denominated in Yen, ¥100.0 million or an integral multiple of ¥100.0 million in excess thereof.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Mortgaged Properties” means, initially, the owned real properties of the Loan Parties specified on Schedule 1.01(b), and shall include each other parcel of real property and improvements thereto with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 5.11.
“Mortgages” means any mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement which conveys or evidences a Lien in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and the other Secured Parties, on fee-owned real property of a Loan Party, including any amendment, modification or supplement thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Prepayment Event, (a) the gross cash proceeds (including payments from time to time in respect of installment obligations, if applicable) as and when actually received by or freely transferable for the account of the U.S. Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Prepayment Event, less (b) the sum of:
(i) the amount, if any, of all taxes paid or estimated to be payable by the U.S. Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Prepayment Event,
(ii) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP in respect of (A) the sale price of the assets that are the subject of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event (including in respect of working capital adjustments or an evaluation of such assets) or (B) any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) associated with the assets that are the subject of such Prepayment Event and (y) retained by the U.S. Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction; provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any purchase price adjustments or such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of such a Prepayment Event occurring on the date of such reduction,
(iii) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts payable on or in respect of any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the assets that are the subject
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of such Prepayment Event (other than Indebtedness under this Agreement and Permitted Refinancing Notes) to the extent that such Indebtedness is or, under the instrument creating or evidencing such Indebtedness, is required to be repaid upon consummation of such Prepayment Event,
(iv) in the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event, the amount of any proceeds of such Prepayment Event that the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has reinvested (or intends to reinvest within the Reinvestment Period) in the business of the U.S. Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any portion of such proceeds that has not been so reinvested within such Reinvestment Period (with respect to such Prepayment Event, the “Deferred Net Cash Proceeds”) shall (x) be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event occurring on the last day of such Reinvestment Period, and (y) be applied to the repayment of Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.09(b) and
(v) the reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with such Prepayment Event.
“Net Daily Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b).
“Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.
“New Commitments” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.19(a).
“New LC Facility Commitments” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.19(a).
“New LC Facility Deposit” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.19(d).
“New LC Facility Lender” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.19(d).
“New Lender” means each Lender providing a New Commitment.
“New Revolving Commitments” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.19(a) and such term shall include the U.S. Revolving Commitments.
“New Revolving Facility” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.19(a).
“New Revolving Lender” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.19(b).
“New Revolving Loan” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.19(b).
“New Term Commitments” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.19(a) and shall include the Canadian Term C Commitments.
“New Term Loan” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.19(c) and shall include the Canadian Term C Loans.
“New Term Loan Lender” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.19(c).
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“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(e).
“Non-Funding Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 2.02(e).
“Non-Paying Guarantor” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.10.
“Non-U.S. Lender” means a Person that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(c).
“Obligated Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.02.
“Obligations” means the Domestic Obligations and the Foreign Obligations.
“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the U.S. Borrower.
“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the U.S. Borrower by two Officers of the U.S. Borrower, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the U.S. Borrower.
“Original Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2007 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the effectiveness of the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement).
“Other Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.13(b).
“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, registration or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies or Taxes arising from any payment made or required to be made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement and any interest, penalties or additions to tax related thereto.
“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
“Paying Guarantor” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.10.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit I to the Security Agreement or any other form approved by the Agent.
“Permitted Alternative Incremental Facilities Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(b)(xxvii).
“Permitted Business” means any business conducted by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not in contravention of Section 6.13.
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“Permitted Capital Expenditure Amount” has the meaning provided in Section 6.11(b).
“Permitted Holders” means each of the Sponsors, the Co-Investors and Management Stockholders and any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that, in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, the Sponsors, the Co-Investors and Management Stockholders, collectively, have beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the U.S. Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent companies.
“Permitted Investments” means:
(a) any Investment (i) by the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor in any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) arising as a result of any transfers of cash or marketable securities among the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (iv) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor in the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (so long as no Capital Stock of any Subsidiary Guarantor is transferred to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor in connection with such Investment);
(b) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities;
(c) (i) any Investment of cash and marketable securities by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (or in exchange for the Equity Interests of such Person) if as a result of such Investment (A) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or, (B) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) any Investment held by such Person and not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger consolidation or transfer; and (iii) any Investment of cash and marketable securities by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for all or any portion of a business if, as a result of such Investment, the assets acquired thereby become owned by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the requirement that such Investment be in the form of cash and marketable securities under this clause (c) shall not apply to (i) Investments in Persons that become Subsidiary Guarantors or are merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or liquidated into, or transfer or convey substantially all of their assets to, the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, and (ii) Investments by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors in Persons that become Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors or are merged, consolidated with or liquidated into, or transfer or convey all or substantially all of their assets to, a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(d) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting cash, Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and received in connection with a Disposition made pursuant to Section 6.06;
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(e) any Investment existing on the Closing Date or made pursuant to legally binding written commitments in existence on the Closing Date;
(f) loans and advances to, and guarantees of Indebtedness of, employees not in excess of $15.0 million outstanding at any one time, in the aggregate;
(g) any Investment acquired by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the U.S. Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the Person in which such other Investment is made or which is the obligor with respect to such accounts receivable, (ii) in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons or (iii) as a result of a foreclosure by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any Investment in default;
(h) Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 6.01(b)(xii);
(i) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees (i) for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or (ii) to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower or any direct or indirect parent company thereof under compensation plans approved by the Board of Directors of the U.S. Borrower or the compensation committee thereof in good faith; provided that to the extent that the net proceeds of any such purchase is made to any direct or indirect parent of the U.S. Borrower, such net proceeds are contributed to the U.S. Borrower;
(j) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests of Holdings, or any of its direct or indirect parent companies;
(k) (i) performance guarantees in the ordinary course of business, (ii) guarantees expressly permitted under Section 6.01(b)(xiv) and (iii) guarantees of obligations of the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any employee benefit plan of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary of any such plan;
(l) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material or equipment or the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business;
(m) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets or services in the ordinary course of business;
(n) Investments made in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client contracts;
(o) Investments in, and solely to the extent contemplated by the organizational documents (as in existence on the Closing Date) of, joint ventures to which the U.S. Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries are a party on the Closing Date;
(p) customary Investments relating to a Receivables Facility or Business Securitization Facility;
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(q) Investments out of the Applicable Amount; provided that no Investment in any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be permitted pursuant to this clause (q) unless at the time of the making of such Investment, the U.S. Borrower would have been permitted to make a Restricted Payment in the amount of such Investment in reliance on Section 6.04(i);
(r) Investments out of Excluded Contributions;
(s) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted under Section 6.04 or is made in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.05(b) (other than any transaction set forth in clauses (i), (v) and (xiv) of Section 6.05(b);
(t) additional Investments having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (t) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed an amount equal to the greater of (x) $500.0 million and (y) 5.0% of Total Assets (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided that the fair market value of Investments (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) in Unrestricted Subsidiaries under this clause (t) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $250.0 million and (y) 2.5% of Total Assets; and
(u) Investments in an amount (when taken together with all Restricted Payments made in reliance on Section 6.04(xii)) not to exceed the greater of (x) $200.0 million and (y) 2.0% of Total Assets.
“Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:
(a) (i) Liens on accounts, payment intangibles and related assets to secure any Receivables Facility, (ii) Liens on the assets of a Business Securitization Subsidiary securing its obligations under any Business Securitization Facility and (iii) Liens arising under the Loan Documents;
(b) pledges or deposits by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens, in each case, for sums not yet overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(d) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or claims not yet overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or payable or subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently
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conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(e) Liens in favor of issuers of performance and surety bonds or bid bonds or with respect to other regulatory requirements or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business;
(f) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties, in each case, which were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
(g) Liens existing on the Closing Date; provided that any Lien securing Funded Indebtedness in excess of (x) $75.0 million individually or (y) $100.0 million in the aggregate (when taken together with all other Liens securing obligations outstanding in reliance on this clause (g) that are not listed on Schedule 6.02) shall only be permitted to the extent such Lien is listed on Schedule 6.02;
(h) Liens on property of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, further, that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(i) Liens on property at the time the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided, further, that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(j) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the U.S. Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with clause (ix) or (x) of Section 6.01(b);
(k) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
(l) leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the U.S. Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and do not secure any Indebtedness;
(m) Liens arising from financing statement filings under the UCC or similar state or provincial laws regarding operating leases entered into by the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
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(n) Liens in favor of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(o) Liens on inventory or equipment of the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business to the U.S. Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s client at which such inventory or equipment is located;
(p) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (g), (h), (i) and (q) of this definition; provided that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (g), (h), (i) and (q) of this definition at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien pursuant this Agreement, and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement;
(q) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(b)(vi), (b)(xix), (b)(xxi) and (b)(xxii); provided that (A) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(b)(vi) do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds and the products thereof, (B) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(b)(xix) extend only to the assets of Foreign Subsidiaries, (C) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(b)(xxi) only extend to the property Disposed of in the applicable Sale and Lease-Back Transaction and (D) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(b)(xxii) are solely on acquired property or the assets (including any acquired Equity Interests) of the Acquired Entity or Business, as the case may be;
(r) deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers;
(s) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under clause (h) of Section 7.01, so long as such Liens are adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment and have not been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated has not expired;
(t) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;
(u) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in favor of banking institutions arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(v) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted
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Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(w) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(x) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under Section 6.01; provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those assets that are the subject of such repurchase agreement;
(y) Liens on the assets of any Foreign Subsidiary of ARAMARK BVI Limited (or any successor thereto) related to the U.S. Borrower’s Chilean operations, including, without limitation, Central de Restaurantes ARAMARK Ltda. securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(b)(xxiv);
(z) other Liens securing obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 1% of Total Assets at any one time outstanding;
(aa) Liens on the assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Hedging Obligations entered into by such Foreign Subsidiaries that are permitted by Section 6.01(b)(xii) and that do not constitute Secured Obligations;
(bb) Liens on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) securing Permitted Refinancing Notes issued pursuant to Section 6.01(b)(xxv) and Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(b)(xxvii), so long as at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness the holders of such Indebtedness (or a representative thereof on behalf of such holders) shall have entered into a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the Agent agreeing that such Liens are subject to the terms thereof; and
(cc) Liens on the assets of a Designated Business which Liens do not attach to the assets of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than those of any Restricted Subsidiary included in such Designated Business and which Secured Indebtedness is permitted by Section 6.01(b)(xxvi).
“Permitted Refinancing Notes” means senior secured notes, senior unsecured or senior subordinated debt securities of the U.S. Borrower incurred after the Second Restatement Effective Date (a) the terms of which do not provide for any scheduled principal repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligations prior to the Latest Maturity Date on the date such debt securities are issued (other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default), (b) the covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral and other terms of which (other than interest rate, call protection and redemption premiums), taken as a whole, are not more restrictive to the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries than those set forth in this Agreement; provided that a certificate of a Financial Officer of the U.S. Borrower delivered to the Agent in good faith at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as the Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the U.S. Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing
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requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, (c) of which no Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower is an issuer or guarantor other than any Loan Party and (d) which are not secured by any Liens on any assets of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than assets of the Loan Parties that constitute Collateral.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the U.S. Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up.
“Prepayment Event” means any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event or Casualty Event.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum determined from time to time by the Agent as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City and notified to the U.S. Borrower.
“Projections” means the projections of the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries included in the Information Memorandum and any other projections and any forward-looking statements of such entities furnished to the Lenders or the Agent by or on behalf of Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date.
“Qualified Proceeds” means assets that are used or useful in a Permitted Business; provided that the fair market value of any such assets shall be determined by the U.S. Borrower in good faith.
“Qualifying Lender” means an Irish Qualifying Lender or a U.K. Qualifying Lender.
“Quotation Day” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Advance for any Eurocurrency Interest Period, (i) if the currency is Sterling, the first day of such Interest Period, (ii) if the currency is Euro, two TARGET Days before the first day of such Interest Period, (iii) for any other currency, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period the Business Day (unless, in each case, market practice differs in the relevant market where the Eurodollar Rate for such currency (other than Dollars) is to be determined, in which case the Quotation Day will be determined by the Agent in accordance with market practice in such market (and if quotations would normally be given on more than one day, then the Quotation Day will be the last of those days)).
“Ratable Portion” means, (i) with respect to any Revolving Lender under any Revolving Facility, the percentage obtained by dividing the amount of Revolving Commitments of such Revolving Lender under such Revolving Facility by the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders under such Revolving Facility (or if the Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility have been terminated, the percentage obtained by dividing the Revolving Loans outstanding of such Revolving Lender under such Revolving Facility by the Revolving Loans outstanding of all Revolving Lenders under such Revolving Facility), (ii) with respect to any Term Loan Lender under
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any Term Loan Facility, the percentage obtained by dividing the amount of Term Loans held by such Term Loan Lender under such Term Loan Facility by the aggregate amount of Term Loans of all Term Loan Lenders under such Term Loan Facility and (iii) subject to the following sentence, with respect to any LC Facility Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing the amount of such LC Facility Lender’s LC Facility Participation by the aggregate amount of LC Facility Participations of all LC Facility Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time any Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit is issued, amended, extended or renewed, the Ratable Portion of each LC Facility Lender’s Ratable Portion of each LC Facility Letter of Credit shall be automatically reallocated as follows (until the next adjustment pursuant to the proviso below):
(a) each LC Facility Deposit that is not a Later Expiring LC Facility Deposit (a “Disregarded LC Facility Deposit”) with respect to such Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit shall be disregarded for purposes of making the computations set forth in clause (iii) of the previous sentence such that only the Later Expiring LC Facility Deposits of each LC Facility Lender with respect to such Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit are included in such calculation for such purpose;
(b) the amount, if any, of the aggregate increase (measured in Dollars) of each LC Facility Lender’s Ratable Portion (the “Increased Amount”) of such Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit resulting from the application of clause (a) above to such Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit shall be deducted for purposes of calculating such LC Facility Lender’s Ratable Portion of the other then outstanding LC Facility Letters of Credit by applying such Increased Amount to reduce the Dollar amount of such Lender’s Ratable Portion in each other LC Facility Letters of Credit (but not below zero) in the direct order of then scheduled expiration for each such LC Facility Letters of Credit for purposes of making the calculations set forth in clause (iii) of the previous sentence; and
(c) the Disregarded LC Facility Deposits shall be applied (with application pursuant to this clause (c) made by applying the provisions set forth in this clause first to all LC Facility Deposits with the earliest LC Facility Maturity Date on a pro rata basis among the LC Facility Lenders prior to application to any Disregarded LC Facility Deposits with a later LC Facility Maturity Date) to increase the aggregate Dollar amount of the Ratable Portions of each LC Facility Lender in each LC Facility Letter of Credit that is not a Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit with respect to such Disregarded LC Facility Deposit on a pro rata basis among such non-Later Expiring LC Facility Letters of Credit based on the respective aggregate Dollar amount of the decreases in the Ratable Portions of all LC Facility Letters of Credit therein resulting from the application of clause (b) above;
provided that, for so long as any Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit is outstanding with respect to any LC Facility LC Deposit then held by the LC Facility Agent, on each date on which any LC Facility Letter of Credit is issued, extended, renewed, reduced or returned (including any increase or decrease in the face amount thereof), each Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued on such date for purposes of calculating the Ratable Portions of the LC Facility Lenders in each LC Facility Letter of Credit.
“Receivables Facility” means the receivables facility established for ARAMARK Receivables, LLC pursuant to the amended and restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among ARAMARK Receivables, LLC and the other parties thereto and one or more additional receivables financing facilities, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended,
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renewed, restated, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time, the Indebtedness of which is non-recourse (except for Standard Receivables Facility Undertakings) to the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than any Receivables Subsidiary, pursuant to which the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries sells its accounts, payment intangibles and related assets to either (a) a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or (b) a Receivables Subsidiary that in turn sells its accounts, payment intangibles and related assets to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary.
“Receivables Facility Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is a seller of assets in a Receivables Facility to repurchase the assets it sold thereunder as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.
“Receivables Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, any Receivables Facility.
“Receivables Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary formed solely for the purpose of engaging, and that engages only, in one or more Receivables Facilities.
“Refinancing Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(b)(xv).
“Refinancing Term Loan” means any New Term Loan that is designated as a “Refinancing Term Loan” in the applicable supplement creating such New Term Loan in accordance with Section 2.19.
“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).
“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof, and any successor provision thereto.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof, and any successor provision thereto.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof, and any successor provision thereto.
“Reinvestment Period” means 15 months following the date of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event (or, if later, 180 days after the date the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has entered into a binding commitment to reinvest the proceeds of any such Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event prior to the expiration of such 15 months).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, trustees, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Borrower’s Tax Jurisdiction” means the jurisdiction in which a Borrower is resident for Tax purposes.
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“Remaining Term Percentage” means, with respect to any Term Loan Facility, 100% on the date such Term Loan Facility is established; provided that on each date (and thereafter, until the next adjustment pursuant to this proviso) that any Term Loans under such Term Loan Facility are converted to Term Loans under any other Term Loan Facility the Remaining Term Percentage with respect to such Term Loan Facility shall be equal to the product of (i) the Remaining Term Percentage for such Term Loan Facility in effect immediately prior to such conversion on such date multiplied by (ii) a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the principal amount of Term Loans under such Term Loan Facility on the specified date following the conversion of Term Loans occurring on such date and (y) the denominator of which is the principal amount of Term Loans outstanding on such date under such Term Loan Facility immediately prior to such conversion.
“Replacement LC Facility Commitments” means New LC Facility Commitments that are designated in the applicable supplement creating such New LC Facility Commitments in accordance with Section 2.19 as “Replacement LC Facility Commitments”; provided that New LC Facility Commitments may only be designated as “Replacement LC Facility Commitments” if after giving effect to the establishment of such Replacement LC Facility Commitments on any Increased Amount Date (and any concurrent reduction in the amount of any other New LC Facility Commitments, LC Facility Deposits or New LC Facility Deposits), the aggregate amount of LC Facility Deposits and New LC Facility Deposits plus the aggregate amount of New LC Facility Commitments in effect would not exceed the sum of (x) $200.0 million plus (y) the amount of New LC Facility Deposits (other than Replacement LC Facility Deposits) established following the Second Restatement Effective Date.
“Replacement Revolving Commitments” means New Revolving Commitments that are designated in the applicable supplement creating such New Revolving Commitments in accordance with Section 2.19 as “Replacement Revolving Commitments”; provided that New Revolving Commitments may only be designated as “Replacement Revolving Commitments” if after giving effect to the establishment of such Replacement Revolving Commitments on any Increased Amount Date (and any concurrent reduction in the amount of any other Revolving Commitments), the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments in effect would not exceed the sum of (x) $600.0 million plus (y) the amount of New Revolving Commitments (other than Replacement Revolving Commitments) established following the Second Restatement Effective Date.
“Repricing Transaction” means, other than in connection with a transaction constituting a Change of Control (i) any prepayment or repayment of any Xxxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx X Xxxx, X.X. Term C Loan, U.S. Term E Loan, U.S. Term F Loan or Yen Term C Loan, as applicable, with the proceeds of, or any conversion of any Xxxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx X Xxxx, X.X. Term C Loan, U.S. Term E Loan, U.S. Term F Loan or Yen Term C Loan, as applicable, into, any new or replacement Indebtedness constituting term loans bearing interest with an “effective yield” (taking into account, upfront fees, interest rate spreads, interest rate benchmark floors and original issue discount on any new term loan (but not on the existing Term Loans) with (i) upfront fees and original issue discount equated to interest rate margins based on an assumed four-year average life and (ii) benchmark floors equated to interest margin by treating the excess, if positive, of the benchmark floor rate over the actual benchmark rate on the date of such refinancing or amendment) less than the “effective yield” applicable to the Canadian Term C Loan, Irish Term C Loans, U.K. Term C Loans, U.S. Term E Loans, U.S. Term F Loans or Yen Term C Loans subject to such event (as such comparative yields are reasonably determined by the Agent) and (ii) any amendment to this Agreement which reduces the “effective yield” applicable to any Canadian Term C Loan, Irish Term C Loan, U.K. Term C Loan, U.S. Term E Loan, U.S. Term F Loan or Yen Term C Loan, as applicable, and which was for the primary purpose of reducing the “effective yield”
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on the Canadian Term C Loans, Irish Term C Loans, U.K. Term C Loans, U.S. Term E Loans, U.S. Term F Loans or Yen Term C Loans, as applicable, and, if applicable, other Term Loans.
“Required Class Lenders” means (i) with respect to any Term Loan Facility, Lenders holding more than 50% of the Term Commitments and Term Loans under such Term Loan Facility, (ii) with respect to any Revolving Facility, Lenders holding more than 50% of the Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility or, if the Revolving Credit Termination Date has occurred with respect to such Revolving Facility, more than 50% of the Revolving Credit Outstandings under such Revolving Facility, (iii) with respect to the Revolving Facilities, the Required Revolving Lenders, and (iv) with respect to LC Facility Lenders, LC Facility Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate LC Facility Participations. A Non-Funding Lender shall not be included in the calculation of “Required Class Lenders.”
“Required Lenders” means, collectively, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of (a) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Commitments or, with respect to any Revolving Facility after the Revolving Credit Termination Date with respect to such Revolving Facility, the Revolving Credit Outstandings under such Revolving Facility), (b) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Term Commitments or, after the Closing Date, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans then outstanding and (c) the aggregate LC Facility Participations then outstanding. A Non-Funding Lender shall not be included in the calculation of “Required Lenders.”
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, collectively, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Commitments or, with respect to any Revolving Facility after the Revolving Credit Termination Date with respect to such Revolving Facility, the Revolving Outstandings under such Revolving Facility. A Non-Funding Lender shall not be included in the calculation of “Required Revolving Lenders.”
“Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By‑Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule, executive order or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Responsible Officer” of any Person means the chief executive officer, the president, any vice president, any director, 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 4.01), shall include any secretary or assistant secretary of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Restricted Payments” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (including any Foreign Subsidiary) that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that upon the occurrence of an Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary.”
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“Revolving Available Credit” means (i) in the case of the U.S. Revolving Facility, the U.S. Revolving Available Credit and (ii) in the case of the Canadian Revolving Facility, the Canadian Revolving Available Credit.
“Revolving Commitment Fee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(a).
“Revolving Commitments” means the U.S. Revolving Commitments, the Canadian Revolving Commitments and any New Revolving Commitments under any New Revolving Facility.
“Revolving Credit Borrowing” means any U.S. Revolving Borrowing or any Canadian Revolving Borrowing.
“Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the U.S. Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1.
“Revolving Credit Outstandings” means, at any particular time, the sum of (a) the U.S. Revolving Outstandings and (b) the Canadian Revolving Outstandings.
“Revolving Credit Termination Date” means, with respect to any Revolving Facility, the earliest of (a) the Scheduled Termination Date for such Revolving Facility, (b) the date of termination of all of the Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility pursuant to Section 2.05(a) and (c) the date on which the Loans under such Revolving Facility become due and payable pursuant to Section 7.02(a) or the Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility are terminated.
“Revolving Facilities” means the U.S. Revolving Facility, the Canadian Revolving Facility and each New Revolving Facility and “Revolving Facility” refers to any such facility individually.
“Revolving LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Revolving Letter of Credit.
“Revolving LC Exposure” means, at any time, with respect to any Revolving Facility, the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Revolving Letters of Credit under such Revolving Facility at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all Revolving LC Disbursements in respect of Revolving Letters of Credit outstanding under such Revolving Facility that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers at such time. The Revolving LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender under any Revolving Facility at any time shall be its Ratable Portion of the total Revolving LC Exposure under such Revolving Facility at such time.
“Revolving LC Fees” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(b)(ii).
“Revolving Lender” means each U.S. Revolving Lender, Canadian Revolving Lender or New Revolving Lender.
“Revolving Letter of Credit” means each Letter of Credit issued pursuant to Section 2.04(a)(ii). A Revolving Letter of Credit may be issued as a standby letter of credit or a commercial letter of credit. Revolving Letters of Credit shall not be issued in a form that would permit the face amount to be reinstated upon the occurrence of a draw under such letter of credit.
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“Revolving Loan” means the U.S. Revolving Loans, the Canadian Revolving Loans and any New Revolving Loans.
“Rollover Amount” has the meaning provided in Section 6.11(b).
“Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any real or tangible personal property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the U.S. Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person in contemplation of such leasing.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of country-wide Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, Her Majesty’s Treasury or the European Union, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) to the knowledge of the U.S. Borrower, any Person controlled by a Person described in (a) or (b) of this definition.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, Her Majesty’s Treasury or the European Union.
“Scheduled Termination Date” means (i) with respect to the U.S. Revolving Commitments (other than the U.S. Extended Revolving Commitments), January 26, 2015, (ii) with respect to the U.S. Extended Revolving Commitments and the Canadian Revolving Commitments, February 24, 2019 and (iii) with respect to any other New Revolving Facility, the date specified as such in the applicable supplement pursuant to Section 2.19 establishing such New Revolving Facility.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of its functions.
“Second Restatement Consenting Lender” means any Lender that has provided the Agent with a counterpart to the Amendment Agreement executed by such Lender prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date.
“Second Restatement Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Amendment Agreement.
“Secured Cash Management Obligations” means all obligations owing by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger or a co-arranger, any Affiliate of any of the foregoing or a Person that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Closing Date or at the time the Cash Management Agreement giving rise to such obligations was entered into.
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“Secured Hedging Obligations” means all Hedging Obligations owing by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger or a co-arranger or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing or a Person that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Closing Date or at the time the Hedge Agreement giving rise to such Hedging Obligations was entered into.
“Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien.
“Secured Obligations” means all Obligations, together with all Secured Hedging Obligations and Secured Cash Management Obligations, excluding, with respect to any Loan Party, Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Guarantor.
“Secured Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Loan Parties and the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and the other Secured Parties.
“Senior Note Documents” means the Senior Notes Indenture and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing the Senior Notes or providing for any guarantee or other right in respect thereof.
“Senior Notes” means, collectively, (x) the U.S. Borrower’s 8.50% Senior Notes due 2015, in an initial aggregate principal amount of $1,280.0 million and (y) the U.S. Borrower’s Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015 in an initial aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million.
“Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of the Closing Date, among the U.S. Borrower, as issuer, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and The Bank of New York, as trustee, pursuant to which the Senior Notes are issued.
“Series” has the meaning as provided in Section 2.19(a).
“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (or group of Subsidiaries as to which any condition specified in clause (f) or (g) of Section 7.01 applies) of the U.S. Borrower that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article I, Rule 2-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such regulation is in effect on the date hereof.
“SMG” means SMG, a general partnership, organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and its successors.
“Specified Indebtedness” means (a) the 2020 Senior Notes and (b) any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing (including pursuant to successive refinancings).
“Sponsors” means GS Capital Partners V Fund, L.P., CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC, X.X. Xxxxxx Partners, LLC, Xxxxxx X. Xxx Partners, L.P. and Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX, L.P. and their respective Affiliates.
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“Standard Receivables Facility Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that the U.S. Borrower has determined in good faith to be customary in financings similar to a Receivables Facility, including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Facility Subsidiary, it being understood that any Receivables Facility Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Receivables Facility Undertaking.
“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that the U.S. Borrower has determined in good faith to be customary in financings similar to a Business Securitization Facility, including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Business Securitization Subsidiary, it being understood that any Business Securitization Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.
“Sterling” and the sign “£” each mean the lawful money of United Kingdom.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation, association, or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and (b) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which (i) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise, and (ii) such Person or any subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that is a Loan Party and that executes this Agreement as a Loan Guarantor on the Closing Date and each other Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that thereafter becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Successor Foreign Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03(d)(i).
“Successor Holdings Guarantor” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03(c).
“Successor Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03(b)(i).
“Successor U.S. Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03(a)(i).
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, 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.
“Swingline Lender” means the Canadian Swingline Lender and/or the U.S. Swingline Lender as the context requires.
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“Swingline Loan” means any Canadian Swingline Loan or any U.S. Swingline Loan.
“TARGET” means Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system.
“TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, or charges or withholdings of a similar nature imposed by any Governmental Authority and any interest, penalties or additions to tax related thereto.
“Taxes Act” means the U.K. Income and Corporation Taxes Act of 1988.
“TCA” means the Irish Taxes Consolidation Xxx 0000.
“Term Commitment” means each of the Additional U.S. Term E Commitment, the Additional U.S. Term F Commitment, the Additional U.K. Term C Commitments, the Additional Irish Term C Commitments and, if applicable, New Term Commitments with respect to any Series.
“Term Loan” means each of the U.S. Term B Loans, the U.S. Term C Loans, the U.S. Term D Loans, the U.S. Term E Loans, the U.S. Term F Loans, the Canadian Term B Loans, the Canadian Term C Loans, the U.K. Term B Loans, the U.K. Term C Loans, the German Term-1 B Loans, the German Term-2 B Loans, the Irish Term B Loans, the Irish Term C Loans, the Yen Term B Loans, the Yen Term C Loans and, if applicable, any additional New Term Loans with respect to any Series and any Extended Term Loans.
“Term Loan Borrowing” means a Borrowing consisting of Term Loans under a particular Term Loan Facility.
“Term Loan Facility” means, as the context requires, the U.S. Term B Loan Facility, the U.S. Term C Loan Facility, the U.S. Term D Loan Facility, the U.S. Term E Loan Facility, the U.S. Term F Loan Facility, the Canadian Term B Loan Facility, the Canadian Term C Loan Facility, the U.K. Term B Loan Facility, the U.K. Term C Loan Facility, the German Term-1 B Loan Facility, the German Term-2 B Loan Facility, the Irish Term B Loan Facility, the Irish Term C Loan Facility, the Yen Term B Loan Facility, the Yen Term C Loan Facility, each other Extension Series of Extended Term Loans and each additional Series of New Term Loans.
“Term Loan Lender” means each Lender that has a Term Commitment or that holds a Term Loan.
“Term Loan Note” means a promissory note of the applicable Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2.
“Total Assets” means the total amount of all assets of the U.S. Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower.
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“Total LC Facility Deposit” means, at any time, the sum of all LC Facility Deposits at such time, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.05(b) or increased pursuant to Section 2.19.
“Transaction Costs” means fees and expenses payable or otherwise borne by Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and its subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions and the transactions contemplated thereby (including redemption or other premiums payable in connection with the repayment of the Existing Debt).
“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by Holdings and Merger Sub of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are a party, the making of the credit extensions hereunder to be made on the Closing Date, (c) the execution, delivery and performance by Holdings, the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower party thereto of the Senior Note Documents and the issuance of the Senior Notes, (d) the Existing Debt Refinancing, (e) the making of the Equity Contribution and (f) the payment of the Transaction Costs.
“Treaty” means (A) a double taxation agreement; or (B) for purposes of the Irish Term B Loan Facility only, a double taxation agreement into which Ireland has entered which contains an article dealing with interest or income from debt claims.
“Treaty Lender” means a Lender which:
(i) is treated as a resident of a Treaty State for the purposes of the relevant Treaty and which is entitled to relief under the interest Article of such Treaty; and
(ii) does not carry on a business in the Relevant Borrower’s Tax Jurisdiction through a permanent establishment with which that Lender’s participation in a Loan is effectively connected.
“Treaty State” means a jurisdiction having a Treaty with the Relevant Borrower’s Tax Jurisdiction which makes provision for full exemption from Tax imposed by the Relevant Borrower’s Tax Jurisdiction on interest.
“Type,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate, the Base Rate, the Canadian Base Rate or the BA Rate.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the state of New York or any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.
“U.K. Borrower” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“U.K. Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “U.K. Lending Office” in its Administrative Questionnaire (or, if no such office is specified, its U.S. Lending Office) or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the U.S. Borrower and the Agent.
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“U.K. Qualifying Lender” means:
(i) a Lender (other than a Lender within subparagraph (ii) below) which is beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance to the U.K. Borrower and is:
(A) a Lender:
(1) which is a bank (as defined for the purpose of section 879 of the ITA 2007) making an advance to the U.K. Borrower; or
(2) in respect of an advance made to the U.K. Borrower by a person that was a bank (as defined for the purpose of section 879 of the ITA 2007) at the time that that advance was made,
and which is within the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax as respects any payments of interest made in respect of the advance or, in the case of a bank making an advance, would be within such charge as respects such payments apart from section 18A of the CTA 2009; or
(B) a Lender which is:
(1) a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes; or
(2) a partnership each member of which is:
(a) a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes; or
(b) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (for the purposes of section 19 of the CTA 2009) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of that advance that falls to it by reason of part 17 of the CTA 2009; or
(3) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of that advance in computing the chargeable profits (for the purposes of section 19 of the CTA 2009) of that company; or
(C) a Treaty Lender; or
(ii) a building society (as defined for the purpose of Section 880 of the ITA 2007).
“U.K. Tax Confirmation” means a confirmation by a Lender that the person beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance to the U.K. Borrower is either:
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(i) a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom Tax purposes; or
(ii) a partnership each member of which is:
(A) a company so resident in the United Kingdom; or
(B) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (for the purposes of section 19 of the CTA 2009) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of that advance that falls to it by reason of part 17 of the CTA 2009; or
(iii) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of that advance in computing the chargeable profits (for the purposes of section 19 of the CTA 2009) of that company.
“U.K. Term B Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of U.K. Term B Loans.
“U.K. Term B Loan” has the meaning specified in the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“U.K. Term B Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the U.K. Term B Loans.
“U.K. Term C Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of U.K. Term C Loans or an Additional U.K. Term C Commitment.
“U.K. Term C Loan” means, collectively, (i) the term loans into which the Converted U.K. Term B Loans are converted on the Second Restatement Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(ii)(C)(I) and (ii) the term loans made by the Additional U.K. Term C Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(ii)(C)(II). The aggregate principal amount of the U.K. Term C Loans on the Second Restatement Effective Date is £115,000,000.
“U.K. Term C Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the U.K. Term C Loans.
“Unrefunded Canadian Swingline Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c).
“Unrefunded U.S. Swingline Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c).
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the U.S. Borrower, as provided below) and (b) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
So long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, the U.S. Borrower may designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than any Foreign Borrower) (including any existing Restricted Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on, any property of, the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower
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(other than any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated); provided that (i) any Unrestricted Subsidiary must be an entity of which shares of the capital stock or other equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes that may be cast by all shares or equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body are owned, directly or indirectly, by the U.S. Borrower, (ii) such designation complies with Section 6.07 and (iii) each of (A) the Subsidiary to be so designated and (B) its subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
The U.S. Borrower may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, immediately after giving effect to such designation no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and either (x) the U.S. Borrower could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Interest Coverage Ratio test described in Section 6.01(a) or (y) the Interest Coverage Ratio for the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such ratio for the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such designation, in each case on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation.
Any such designation by the U.S. Borrower shall be notified by the U.S. Borrower to the Agent by promptly delivering to the Agent a copy of any applicable Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as of the Closing Date, all of the Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower will be Restricted Subsidiaries.
“U.S. Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement; provided that when used in the context of determining the fair market value of an asset or liability under this Agreement, “U.S. Borrower” shall, unless otherwise expressly stated, be deemed to mean the Board of Directors of the U.S. Borrower when the fair market value of such asset or liability is equal to or in excess of $100.0 million.
“U.S. Borrower Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(b).
“U.S. Extended Revolving Commitment” means each U.S. Revolving Commitment listed on Schedule I to the Amendment Agreement as a “U.S. Extended Revolving Commitment” and each other U.S. Revolving Commitment of any Lender that enters into a supplement to this Agreement with the U.S. Borrower in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent agreeing to convert its U.S. Revolving Commitment to a U.S. Extended Revolving Commitment.
“U.S. Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “U.S. Lending Office” in its Administrative Questionnaire or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the U.S. Borrower and the Agent.
“U.S. Revolving Available Credit” means, at any time, (a) the then effective aggregate U.S. Revolving Commitments minus (b) the aggregate U.S. Revolving Outstandings at such time (it being understood that for purposes of this definition only, commercial Letters of Credit having a Revolving LC Exposure of $15.0 million shall always be deemed to be outstanding).
“U.S. Revolving Borrowing” means U.S. Revolving Loans made on the same day by the U.S. Revolving Lenders ratably according to their respective U.S. Revolving Commitments.
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“U.S. Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each U.S. Revolving Lender, the commitment of such U.S. Revolving Lender to make U.S. Revolving Loans in the aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such U.S. Revolving Lender’s name on Schedule I to the Amendment Agreement, as amended to reflect each Assignment and Assumption executed by such U.S. Revolving Lender and as such amount may be reduced pursuant to this Agreement, and “U.S. Revolving Commitments” means the aggregate U.S. Revolving Commitments of all U.S. Revolving Lenders, which amount, initially as of the Second Restatement Effective Date, is $720,000,000 of which $680,000,000 constitute U.S. Extended Revolving Commitments. For the avoidance of doubt, any U.S. Extended Revolving Commitment shall be a U.S. Revolving Commitment for all purposes of this Agreement.
“U.S. Revolving Facility” means the U.S. Revolving Commitments and the provisions herein related to the U.S. Revolving Loans, the U.S. Swingline Loans and, to the extent issued under the U.S. Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Letters of Credit; provided that for purposes of the definition of “Required Class Lenders,” “Required Lenders,” “Required Revolving Lenders” and “Revolving Credit Termination Date,” the U.S. Extended Revolving Commitments and extensions of credit thereunder shall be deemed to be a separate Revolving Facility from the other U.S. Revolving Commitments and extensions of credit thereunder.
“U.S. Revolving Lender” means a Lender with a U.S. Revolving Commitment, in its capacity as such.
“U.S. Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a)(i).
“U.S. Revolving Outstandings” means, at any particular time, the sum of (a) the principal amount of the U.S. Revolving Loans outstanding at such time, (b) the Revolving LC Exposure under the U.S. Revolving Facility at such time and (c) the principal amount of the Swingline Loans outstanding at such time.
“U.S. Swingline Lender” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Lender of U.S. Swingline Loans, and its successors.
“U.S. Swingline Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(a).
“U.S. Swingline Sublimit” has the meaning assigned to such term as Section 2.03(a).
“U.S. Term B Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of U.S. Term B Loans.
“U.S. Term B Loan” has the meaning specified in the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“U.S. Term B Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the U.S. Term B Loans.
“U.S. Term C Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of U.S. Term C Loans.
“U.S. Term C Loan” has the meaning provided in the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“U.S. Term C Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the U.S. Term C Loans.
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“U.S. Term D Lender” means each Lender that holds a U.S. Term D Loan.
“U.S. Term D Loan” has the meaning provided in the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“U.S. Term D Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the U.S. Term D Loans.
“U.S. Term E Lender” means each Lender that has a U.S. Term E Loans or an Additional U.S. Term E Commitment.
“U.S. Term E Loan” means, collectively, (i) the term loans into which the Converted U.S. Term D Loans are converted on the Second Restatement Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i)(F)(I) and (ii) the term loans made by the Additional U.S. Term E Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i)(F)(II). The aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Term E Loans on the Second Restatement Effective Date is $1,400,000,000.
“U.S. Term E Loan Converted U.S. Term B/C Loan” means each U.S. Term B Loan and each U.S. Term C Loan held by a Second Restatement Consenting Lender immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date (or, if less, the amount notified to such Lender by the Agent) to the extent such Second Restatement Consenting Lender has indicated on its signature page that it is requesting to convert its U.S. Term B Loans and U.S. Term C Loans to U.S. Term E Loans.
“U.S. Term E Loan Converted U.S. Term D Loan” means each U.S. Term D Loan held by a Second Restatement Consenting Lender (or, if less, the amount notified to such Lender by the Agent) immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date other than (i) U.S. Term F Loan Converted U.S. Term D Loans and (ii) those U.S. Term D Loans held by Second Restatement Consenting Lenders that have indicated on their signature pages to the Amendment Agreement that they do not wish to convert their U.S. Term D Loans.
“U.S. Term E Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the U.S. Term E Loans.
“U.S. Term E Loan Maturity Date” means September 7, 2019.
“U.S. Term F Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of U.S. Term F Loans or an Additional U.S. Term F Commitment.
“U.S. Term F Loan” means collectively, (i) the term loans into which the Converted U.S. Term B Loans and Converted U.S. Term C Loans are converted on the Second Restatement Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i)(G)(I) and (ii) the term loans made by the Additional U.S. Term F Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i)(G)(II). The aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Term F Loans on the Second Restatement Effective Date is $2,150,000,000.
“U.S. Term F Loan Converted U.S. Term B/C Loan” means each U.S. Term B Loan and each U.S. Term C Loan held by a Second Restatement Consenting Lender (or, if less, the amount notified to such Lender by the Agent) immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date other than (i) U.S. Term E Loan Converted U.S. Term B/C Loans and (ii) those U.S. Term B Loans and U.S. Term C Loans held by Second Restatement Consenting Lenders that have indicated on their signature pages to the Amendment Agreement that they do not wish to convert their U.S. Term B Loans and U.S. Term C Loans.
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“U.S. Term F Loan Converted U.S. Term D Loan” means each U.S. Term D Loan held by a Second Restatement Consenting Lender immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date (or, if less, the amount notified to such Lender by the Agent) to the extent such Second Restatement Consenting Lender has indicated on its signature page that it is requesting to convert its U.S. Term D Loans to U.S. Term F Loans.
“U.S. Term F Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the U.S. Term F Loans.
“USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended from time to time.
“Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment, by (2) the sum of all such payments.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Yen” or “¥” means lawful currency of Japan.
“Yen Term B Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of Yen Term B Loans.
“Yen Term B Loan” has the meaning specified in the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“Yen Term B Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the Yen Term B Loans.
“Yen Term C Lender” means each Lender that is a holder of Yen Term C Loans.
“Yen Term C Loan” means, collectively, the term loans into which the Yen Term B Loans are converted on the Second Restatement Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i)(C)(I). The aggregate principal amount of the Yen Term C Loans on the Second Restatement Effective Date is ¥5,042,460,000.
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“Yen Term C Loan Facility” means the provisions herein related to the Yen Term C Loans.
SECTION 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “U.S. Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Rate U.S. Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “U.S. Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Rate U.S. Revolving Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03 Conversion of Currencies.
(a) Dollar Equivalents. The Agent shall determine the Dollar Equivalent of any amount as required hereby, and a determination thereof by the Agent shall be presumed correct absent manifest error. The Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, rely on any determination made by any Loan Party in any document delivered to the Agent. The Agent shall determine or redetermine the Dollar Equivalent of each Loan and each Letter of Credit on each Determination Date and, unless otherwise specified herein, the Agent may determine or redetermine the Dollar Equivalent of any amount hereunder on any other date in its reasonable discretion.
(b) Rounding-Off. The Agent may set up appropriate rounding off mechanisms or otherwise round off amounts hereunder to the nearest higher or lower amount in whole Dollar or cent to ensure amounts owing by any party hereunder or that otherwise need to be calculated or converted hereunder are expressed in whole Dollars or in whole cents, as may be necessary or appropriate.
(c) Negative Covenants, Etc. The Borrowers shall not be deemed to have violated any of the covenants set forth in Article VI (other than Section 6.10) solely as a result of currency fluctuations following the date any action is taken if such action was permitted on the date on which it was taken.
SECTION 1.04 Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” Unless otherwise specifically indicated, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person refers to such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and excludes from such consolidation any Unrestricted Subsidiary as if such Unrestricted Subsidiary were not an Affiliate of such Person. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any 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), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall, except as otherwise indicated, be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Original Credit Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
SECTION 1.05 Effectuation of Transactions. Each of the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in this Agreement (and all corresponding definitions) are made after giving effect to the Transactions, unless the context otherwise requires. References to the Transactions in Sections 3.02 and 3.03 shall be deemed not to include the making of credit extensions described in clause (b) of the definition of the term “Transactions” set forth in Section 1.01 and shall instead include obtaining such credit extensions.
SECTION 1.06 Change of Currency. Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Agent may from time to time specify with the U.S. Borrower’s consent to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.
SECTION 1.07 Funding Through Applicable Lending Offices. Any Lender may, by notice to the Agent and the U.S. Borrower, designate an Affiliate of such Lender as its Applicable Lending Office with respect to any Loans to be made by such Lender to any Borrower (and, for the avoidance of doubt, a Lender may designate different Applicable Lending Offices to make Loans to the U.S. Borrower, on the one hand, and any Foreign Borrower, on the other hand, under the same Revolving Facility) or make any Loan available to any Borrower by causing any foreign or domestic branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loans. In the event that a Lender designates an Affiliate of such Lender as its Applicable Lending Office for Loans to any Borrower under any Facility or makes any Loan available to any Borrower by causing any foreign or domestic branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loans, then all Loans and reimbursement obligations to be funded by such Lender under such Facility to such Borrower shall be funded by such Applicable Lending Office or foreign or domestic branch or Affiliate, as applicable, and all payments of interest, fees, principal and other amounts payable to such Lender under such Facility shall be payable to such Applicable Lending Office or foreign or domestic branch or Affiliate, as applicable. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, no designation by any Lender of an Affiliate as its Applicable Lending Office or making any Loan available to any Borrower by causing any foreign or domestic branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loans shall alter the obligation of the applicable Borrower to pay any principal, interest, fees or other amounts hereunder.
SECTION 1.08 Effect of Restatement.
(a) The effectiveness of this Agreement shall not constitute a novation of any Obligations owing under the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. All Loans and Letters of Credit outstanding under the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and all accrued and unpaid amounts owing by any Loan Party pursuant to the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall continue to be outstanding and owing hereunder (and, in the case of Letters of Credit, shall be outstanding under the same Facility hereunder). Any payment or performance of any Obligation under the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or any Obligation described in this Agreement during any period prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date shall constitute payment or performance of such Obligation under this Agreement. Any usage under any “basket” set forth in any covenant or exception in the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall be included in the determination of baskets under this Agreement.
(b) After giving effect to this Agreement and the modifications effectuated thereby, each of the parties hereto agrees that from and after the Second Restatement Effective Date, each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Loan Documents shall be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended and restated on the Second Restatement Effective Date.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
THE CREDITS
SECTION 2.01 Commitments.
(a) Revolving Commitments.
(i) U.S. Revolving Commitments. On the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, each U.S. Revolving Lender severally agrees to make loans in Dollars to the U.S. Borrower (each a “U.S. Revolving Loan”) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Second Restatement Effective Date until the Revolving Credit Termination Date with respect to its U.S. Revolving Commitment in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding for all such Loans by such U.S. Revolving Lender not to exceed such U.S. Revolving Lender’s U.S. Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that at no time shall any U.S. Revolving Lender be obligated to make a U.S. Revolving Loan in excess of such Revolving Lender’s Ratable Portion of the U.S. Revolving Available Credit. Within the limits of the U.S. Revolving Commitment of each U.S. Revolving Lender and the U.S. Revolving Available Credit, amounts of U.S. Revolving Loans repaid may be reborrowed by the U.S. Borrower under this Section 2.01(a)(i).
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) [Reserved].
(iv) Canadian Revolving Commitments. On the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, each Canadian Revolving Lender severally agrees to make loans in Canadian Dollars or Dollars (each a “Canadian Revolving Loan”) to the Canadian Borrower or the U.S. Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Second Restatement Effective Date until the Revolving Credit Termination Date with respect to the Canadian Revolving Facility in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding for all such loans by such Canadian Revolving Lender not to exceed such Canadian Revolving Lender’s Canadian Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that at no time shall any Canadian Revolving Lender be obligated to make a Canadian Revolving Loan in excess of such Canadian Revolving Lender’s Ratable Portion of the Canadian Revolving Available Credit. Within the limits of the Canadian Revolving Commitment of each Canadian Revolving Lender and the Canadian Revolving Available Credit, amounts of Canadian Revolving Loans repaid may be reborrowed by the Canadian Borrower or the U.S. Borrower under this Section 2.01(a)(iv).
(v) [Reserved].
(b) Term Commitments.
(i) U.S. Term Commitments.
(A) [Reserved].
(B) [Reserved].
(C) [Reserved].
(D) [Reserved].
(E) [Reserved].
(F) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the U.S. Borrower, each Second Restatement Consenting Lender and the Additional U.S. Term E Lender agree that on the Second Restatement Effective Date, without further action by any party to this Agreement:
(I) each U.S. Term E Loan Converted U.S. Term B/C Loan and U.S. Term E Loan Converted U.S. Term D Loan of each Second Restatement Consenting Lender shall automatically be converted into a U.S. Term E Loan of such Second Restatement Consenting Lender to the U.S. Borrower in a principal amount equal to the sum of the principal amounts of such Second Restatement Consenting Lender’s U.S. Term E Loan Converted U.S. Term B/C Loan and U.S. Term E Loan Converted U.S. Term D Loan immediately prior to such conversion and shall on and after the Second Restatement Effective Date have all of the rights and benefits of U.S. Term E Loans as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(II) the Additional U.S. Term E Lender agrees to make a U.S. Term E Loan to the U.S. Borrower in Dollars on the Second Restatement Effective Date in an amount not to exceed the Additional U.S. Term E Commitment; and
(III) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the U.S. Term E Loans will have an initial Eurocurrency Interest Period ending on March 31, 2014 and the Eurocurrency Rate for such Eurocurrency Interest Period shall be 0.75%.
Each of the Lenders agrees that the U.S. Term E Loans (and the U.S. Term E Lenders) shall continue to be subject to the terms of the Loss Sharing Agreement following conversion pursuant to this Section 2.01(b)(i)(F) on the Second Restatement Effective Date to the same extent as the U.S. Term B Loans, U.S. Term C Loans and U.S. Term D Loans (and the U.S. Term B Lenders, U.S. Term C Lenders and U.S. Term D Lenders) are subject to the Loss Sharing Agreement.
(G) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the U.S. Borrower, each Second Restatement Consenting Lender and each Additional U.S. Term F Lender agree that on the Second Restatement Effective Date, without further action by any party to this Agreement:
(I) each U.S. Term F Loan Converted U.S. Term B/C Loan and U.S. Term F Loan Converted U.S. Term D Loan of each Second Restatement Consenting Lender shall automatically be converted into a U.S. Term F Loan of such Second Restatement Consenting Lender to the U.S. Borrower in Dollars in a principal amount equal to the sum of the principal amounts of such Second Restatement Consenting Lender’s U.S. Term F Loan Converted U.S. Term B/C Loan and U.S. Term F Loan Converted U.S. Term D Loan immediately prior to such conversion and shall on and after the Second Restatement Effective Date have all of the rights and benefits of U.S. Term F Loans as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(II) the Additional U.S. Term F Lender agrees to make a U.S. Term F Loan to the U.S. Borrower in Dollars on the Second Restatement Effective Date in an amount not to exceed the Additional U.S. Term F Commitment; and
(III) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the U.S. Term F Loans will have an initial Eurocurrency Interest Period ending on March 31, 2014 and the Eurocurrency Rate for such Eurocurrency Interest Period shall be 0.75%.
Each of the Lenders agrees that the U.S. Term F Loans (and the U.S. Term F Lenders) shall continue to be subject to the terms of the Loss Sharing Agreement following conversion pursuant to this Section 2.01(b)(i)(G) on the Second Restatement Effective Date to the same extent as the U.S. Term B Loans, U.S. Term C Loans and U.S. Term D Loans (and the U.S. Term B Lenders, U.S. Term C Lenders and U.S. Term D Lenders) are subject to the Loss Sharing Agreement.
(ii) U.K. Term Commitments.
(A) [Reserved].
(B) [Reserved].
(C) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the U.K. Borrower, each Second Restatement Consenting Lender and each Additional U.K. Term C Lender agree that on the Second Restatement Effective Date, without further action by any party to this Agreement:
(I) each Converted U.K. Term B Loan of each Second Restatement Consenting Lender shall automatically be converted into a U.K. Term C Loan of such Second Restatement Consenting Lender to the U.K. Borrower in Sterling in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Consenting Lender’s Converted U.K. Term B Loan immediately prior to such conversion and shall on and after the Second Restatement Effective Date have all of the rights and benefits of U.K. Term C Loans as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(II) the Additional U.K. Term C Lender agrees to make a U.K. Term C Loan to the U.K. Borrower in Sterling on the Second Restatement Effective Date in an amount not to exceed the Additional U.K. Term C Commitment; and
(III) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the U.K. Term C Loans will have an initial Eurocurrency Interest Period ending on March 31, 2014 and the Eurocurrency Rate for such Eurocurrency Interest Period shall be 0.75%.
Each of the Lenders agrees that the U.K. Term C Loans (and the U.K. Term C Lenders) shall continue to be subject to the terms of the Loss Sharing Agreement following conversion pursuant to this Section 2.01(b)(ii)(C) on the Second Restatement Effective Date to the same extent as the U.K. Term C Loans (and the U.K. Term C Lenders) are subject to the Loss Sharing Agreement.
(iii) [Reserved].
(iv) Irish Term Commitments.
(A) [Reserved].
(B) [Reserved].
(C) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Irish Borrower, each Second Restatement Consenting Lender and each Additional Irish Term C Lender agree that on the Second Restatement Effective Date, without further action by any party to this Agreement:
(IV) each Converted Irish Term B Loan, each Converted German Term-1 B Loan and each Converted German Term-2 B Loan of each Second Restatement Consenting Lender shall automatically be converted into an Irish Term C Loan of such Second Restatement Consenting Lender to the Irish Borrower in Euros in a principal amount equal to the sum of the principal amount of such Second Restatement Consenting Lender’s Converted Irish Term B Loan, Converted German Term-1 B Loan and Converted German Term-2 B Loan immediately prior to such conversion and shall on and after the Second Restatement Effective Date have all of the rights and benefits of Irish Term C Loans as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(V) the Additional Irish Term C Lender agrees to make an Irish Term C Loan to the Irish Borrower in Euros on the Second Restatement Effective Date in an amount not to exceed the Additional Irish Term C Commitment; and
(VI) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Irish Term C Loans will have an initial Eurocurrency Interest Period ending on March 31, 2014 and the Eurocurrency Rate for such Eurocurrency Interest Period shall be 0.75%.
Each of the Lenders agrees that the Irish Term C Loans (and the Irish Term C Lenders) shall continue to be subject to the terms of the Loss Sharing Agreement following conversion pursuant to this Section 2.01(b)(iv)(C) on the Second Restatement Effective Date to the same extent as the Irish Term C Loans (and the Irish Term C Lenders) are subject to the Loss Sharing Agreement.
(v) Canadian Term Commitments.
(A) [Reserved].
(B) Each Canadian Term B Loan shall remain outstanding under this Agreement as the same Type of Loan as in effect immediately prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date.
(C) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Canadian Term C Lender on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date shall make a loan (each a “Canadian Term C Loan”) in Canadian Dollars to the Canadian Borrower in an amount equal to such Canadian Term C Lender’s Canadian Term C Commitment.
(vi) Yen Term Commitments.
(A) [Reserved].
(B) [Reserved]
(C) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the U.S. Borrower and each Second Restatement Consenting Lender agree that on the Second Restatement Effective Date, without further action by any party to this Agreement:
(I) each Yen Term B Loan of each Second Restatement Consenting Lender shall automatically be converted into a Yen Term C Loan of such Second Restatement Consenting Lender to the U.S. Borrower in Yen in principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Second Restatement Consenting Lender’s Yen Term B Loan immediately prior to such conversion and shall on and after the Second Restatement Effective Date have all of the rights and benefits of Yen Term C Loans as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and
(II) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Yen Term C Loans will have initial Interest Periods ending on March 31, 2014 and the Eurocurrency Rate for such Eurocurrency Interest Period shall be 0.75%.
Each of the Lenders agrees that the Yen Term C Loans (and the Yen Term C Lenders) shall continue to be subject to the terms of the Loss Sharing Agreement following conversion pursuant to this Section 2.01(b)(vi)(C) on the Second Restatement Effective Date to the same extent as the Yen Term B Loans (and the Yen Term B Lenders) are subject to the Loss Sharing Agreement.
(c) LC Facility Deposits.
(i) The LC-2 Facility Deposit and the LC-3 Facility Deposits under the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall remain outstanding under this Agreement as LC-2 Facility Deposits and LC-3 Facility Deposits.
SECTION 2.02 Loans and Borrowings.
(d) Revolving Credit Borrowings. Each Borrowing under any Revolving Facility shall be made on notice, in the form of a Borrowing Request, given by the applicable Borrower to the Agent not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) (i) one Business Day, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Canadian Base Rate Loans and (ii) three Business Days, in the case of a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or BA Rate Loans, prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such notice shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit E and shall specify (A) the date of such proposed Borrowing, (B) the aggregate amount of such proposed Borrowing, (C) the Revolving Facility pursuant to which such Loan is to be made, (D) the currency in which such Loan is to be denominated, (E) in the case of any Borrowing in Dollars, whether any portion of the proposed Borrowing will be of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (F) in the case of Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, whether any portion of the proposed Borrowing will be BA Rate Loans, (G) in the case of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the initial Eurocurrency Interest Period or Eurocurrency Interest Periods thereof and in the case of any BA Rate Loan, the initial BA Interest Period or BA Interest Periods thereof, (H) the Revolving Available Credit (after giving effect to the proposed Borrowing) under the applicable Revolving Facility and (I) the account or accounts into which the proceeds of such Borrowing are to be deposited. Loans denominated in Dollars shall be made as Base Rate Loans unless, subject to Section 2.14, the Borrowing Request specifies that all or a portion thereof shall be Eurocurrency Rate Loans. Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be made as Canadian Base Rate Loans unless the Borrowing Request specifies that all or a portion thereof shall be BA Rate Loans. If no Eurocurrency Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Rate Loan, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected a Eurocurrency Interest Period of one month’s duration. If no BA Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested BA Rate Loan, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected BA Interest Period of 30 days’ duration. Each Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than the Minimum Currency Threshold.
(e) Term Loan Borrowings. All Term Loan Borrowings shall be made upon receipt of a Borrowing Request given by the U.S. Borrower (which each Foreign Borrower hereby authorizes the U.S. Borrower to provide) to the Agent not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) (i) one Business Day prior to the requested date of Borrowing, in the case of Base Rate Loans and (ii) three Business Days prior to the requested date of Borrowing, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing on the Second Restatement Effective Date, at such later time as may be agreed by the Agent). The Borrowing Request shall specify (A) the requested date of Borrowing, (B) the aggregate amount of each proposed Borrowing and the Term Loan Facility under which such Borrowing is to be made, (C) in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars, whether any portion of the proposed Borrowing will be Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (D) the initial Eurocurrency Interest Period or Eurocurrency Interest Periods for any Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (E) the account or accounts into which the proceeds of such Term Loans are to be deposited. All Canadian Term C Loans shall be made as Canadian Base Rate Loans unless the applicable Borrowing Request requests that all or a portion thereof shall be BA Rate Loans. If no Eurocurrency Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Rate Loan, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected a Eurocurrency Interest Period of one month’s duration. If no BA Interest Period is specified with respect to a BA Rate Loan then the Canadian Borrower shall be deemed to have selected a BA Interest Period of one month. Each such Term Loan Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than the Minimum Currency Threshold.
(f) The Agent shall give to each applicable Lender prompt notice of the Agent’s receipt of a Borrowing Request and, if Eurocurrency Rate Loans or BA Rate Loans are properly requested in such Borrowing Request, the applicable interest rate determined pursuant to Section 2.11(a). Each applicable Lender shall, before 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of the proposed Borrowing, either (i) make available to the Agent at the Agent’s Office, in immediately available funds, such Lender’s Ratable Portion of such proposed Borrowing or (ii) in the case of Loans made on the Second Restatement Effective Date, subject to the fulfillment (or due waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01, make available such Borrowing directly to the applicable Borrower. If a Lender funds such Borrowing to the Agent, upon fulfillment (or due waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) (i) on the requested date of Borrowing or, in the case of the Term Loans to be made on the Second Restatement Effective Date, on the Second Restatement Effective Date, of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 and (ii) at any time after the Second Restatement Date, of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02, and after the Agent’s receipt of such funds, the Agent shall make such funds available to the applicable Borrower.
(g) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any proposed Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Agent such Lender’s Ratable Portion of such Borrowing (or any portion thereof), the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such Ratable Portion available to the Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with this Section 2.02 and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such Ratable Portion available to the Agent such Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the applicable Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Agent at (i) in the case of a Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Interbank Rate for the first Business Day and thereafter at the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing. If such Lender shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement. If the applicable Borrower shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such payment shall not relieve such Lender of any obligation it may have hereunder to such Borrower.
(h) The failure of any Lender to make on the date specified any Loan or any payment required by it (such Lender, during the period of such failure, being a “Non-Funding Lender”), including any payment in respect of its participation in Swingline Loans and Revolving Letters of Credit, shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations to make such Loan or payment on such date but no such other Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any Non-Funding Lender to make a Loan or payment required under this Agreement.
SECTION 2.03 Swingline Loans.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the U.S. Swingline Lender agrees to make U.S. Swingline loans in Dollars (individually, a “U.S. Swingline Loan” and collectively, the “U.S. Swingline Loans”) to the U.S. Borrower from time to time following the Second Restatement Date and prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date for the U.S. Revolving Facility in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.03; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of all U.S. Swingline Loans shall not exceed $150.0 million (the “U.S. Swingline Sublimit”) at any one time outstanding, (ii) the principal amount of any borrowing of U.S. Swingline Loans may not exceed the aggregate amount of the U.S. Available Revolving Credit of all U.S. Revolving Lenders immediately prior to such borrowing or result in the Revolving Credit Outstandings under all Revolving Facilities then outstanding exceeding the Revolving Commitments then in effect under all Revolving Facilities, (iii) in no event may U.S. Swingline Loans be borrowed hereunder if a Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (iv) the U.S. Swingline Lender shall not be obligated to make U.S. Swingline Loans if any U.S. Revolving Lender is then a Defaulting Lender, unless the U.S. Swingline Lender is satisfied that the related exposure will be 100% covered by the U.S. Revolving Commitments of non-Defaulting Lenders and participating interests in any such newly made U.S. Swingline Loan shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.04(n) (and Defaulting Lenders shall not participate therein). Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.03 may be repaid and, up to but excluding the Revolving Credit Termination Date for the latest maturing U.S. Revolving Commitments under the U.S. Revolving Facility, reborrowed. All U.S. Swingline Loans shall at all times be Base Rate Loans. The U.S. Borrower shall give the U.S. Swingline Lender and the Agent notice of any U.S. Swingline Loan requested hereunder (which notice must be received by the U.S. Swingline Lender and the Agent prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested Borrowing Date) specifying (A) the amount to be borrowed, (B) the requested Borrowing Date and (C) the account or accounts in to which the proceeds of such U.S. Swingline Loans are to be deposited. Not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in such notice, the U.S. Swingline Lender shall make such U.S. Swingline Loan available to the Agent for the account of the U.S. Borrower at the Agent’s Office in funds immediately available to the Agent. Amounts so received by the Agent will promptly be made available to the U.S. Borrower by the Agent crediting the account of the U.S. Borrower on the books of such office with the amount made available to the Agent by the U.S. Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a U.S. Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of a Revolving LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.04(e), by remittance to the Issuing Bank) and in like funds as received by the Agent. Each Borrowing of U.S. Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Canadian Swingline Lender agrees to make swingline loans in Canadian Dollars (individually, a “Canadian Swingline Loan” and collectively, the “Canadian Swingline Loans”) to the Canadian Borrower from time to time following the Second Restatement Effective Date and prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date for the Canadian Revolving Facility in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.03; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Canadian Swingline Loans shall not exceed the Dollar Equivalent of $10.0 million (the “Canadian Swingline Sublimit”) at any one time outstanding, (ii) the principal amount of any borrowing of Canadian Swingline Loans may not exceed the aggregate amount of the Canadian Revolving Available Credit of all Canadian Revolving Lenders immediately prior to such borrowing or result in the Revolving Credit Outstandings under all Revolving Facilities then outstanding exceeding the Revolving Commitments then in effect under all Revolving Facilities, (iii) in no event may Canadian Swingline Loans be borrowed hereunder if a Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (iv) the Canadian Swingline Lender shall not be obligated to make Canadian Swingline Loans if any Canadian Revolving Lender is then a Defaulting Lender, unless the Canadian Swingline Lender shall be satisfied that the related exposure will be 100% covered by the Canadian Revolving Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lender and participating interests in any such newly made Canadian Swingline Loan shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.04(n) (and Defaulting Lenders shall not participate therein). Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.03 may be repaid and, up to but excluding the Revolving Credit Termination Date for the Canadian Revolving Facility, reborrowed. All Canadian Swingline Loans shall at all times be Canadian Base Rate Loans. The Canadian Borrower shall give the Canadian Swingline Lender and the Agent notice of any Canadian Swingline Loan requested hereunder (which notice must be received by the Canadian Swingline Lender and the Agent prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested Borrowing Date) specifying (A) the amount to be borrowed, (B) the requested Borrowing Date and (C) the account or accounts in to which the proceeds of such Swingline Loans are to be deposited. Not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in such notice, the Canadian Swingline Lender shall make such Canadian Swingline Loan available to the Agent for the account of the Canadian Borrower at the Agent’s Office in funds immediately available to the Agent. Amounts so received by the Agent will promptly be made available to the Canadian Borrower by the Agent crediting the account of the Canadian Borrower on the books of such office with the amount made available to the Agent by the Canadian Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Canadian Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of a Revolving LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.04(e), by remittance to the Issuing Bank) and in like funds as received by the Agent. Each Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be in a minimum principal amount of C$500,000 or an integral multiple of C$100,000 in excess thereof.
(b) Notwithstanding the occurrence of any Default or noncompliance with the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 or the minimum borrowing amounts specified in Section 2.02, if any U.S. Swingline Loan shall remain outstanding at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the tenth Business Day following the Borrowing Date thereof and if by such time on such tenth Business Day the Agent shall have received neither (i) a Borrowing Request delivered by the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 requesting that Revolving Loans in Dollars be made pursuant to Section 2.01 on the immediately succeeding Business Day in an amount at least equal to the aggregate principal amount of such U.S. Swingline Loan, nor (ii) any other notice satisfactory to the Agent indicating the U.S. Borrower’s intent to repay such U.S. Swingline Loan on the immediately succeeding Business Day with funds obtained from other sources, the Agent shall be deemed to have received a notice from the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 requesting that Base Rate U.S. Revolving Loans be made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) on such immediately succeeding Business Day in an amount equal to the amount of such U.S. Swingline Loan, and the procedures set forth in Section 2.02 shall be followed in making such Base Rate U.S. Revolving Loans; provided that for the purposes of determining each U.S. Revolving Lender’s Commitment with respect to such Borrowing, the U.S. Swingline Loan to be repaid with the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be deemed to not be outstanding. The proceeds of such Base Rate U.S. Revolving Loans shall be applied to repay such U.S. Swingline Loan. Notwithstanding the occurrence of any Default or noncompliance with the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 or the minimum borrowing amounts specified in Section 2.02, if any Canadian Swingline Loan shall remain outstanding at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the tenth Business Day following the Borrowing Date thereof and if by such time on such tenth Business Day the Agent shall have received neither (i) a Borrowing Request delivered by the Canadian Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 requesting that Revolving Loans in Canadian Dollars be made pursuant to Section 2.01 on the immediately succeeding Business Day in an amount at least equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Canadian Swingline Loan, nor (ii) any other notice satisfactory to the Agent indicating the Canadian Borrower’s intent to repay such Canadian Swingline Loan on the immediately succeeding Business Day with funds obtained from other sources, the Agent shall be deemed to have received a notice from the Canadian Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 requesting that Canadian Base Rate Canadian Revolving Loans be made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) on such immediately succeeding Business Day in an amount equal to the amount of such Canadian Swingline Loan, and the procedures set forth in Section 2.02 shall be followed in making such Canadian Revolving Loans; provided that for the purposes of determining each Canadian Revolving Lender’s Commitment with respect to such Borrowing, the Canadian Swingline Loan to be repaid with the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be deemed to not be outstanding. The proceeds of such Canadian Revolving Loans shall be applied to repay such Canadian Swingline Loan.
(c) If, for any reason, Base Rate U.S. Revolving Loans may not be, or are not, made pursuant to Section 2.03(b) to repay any U.S. Swingline Loan as required by such paragraph, effective on the date such Base Rate U.S. Revolving Loans would otherwise have been made, each U.S. Revolving Lender severally, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that it shall, without regard to the occurrence of any Default, purchase a participating interest in such U.S. Swingline Loan (an “Unrefunded U.S. Swingline Loan”) in an amount equal to such U.S. Revolving Lender’s Ratable Portion of the aggregate amount of the Base Rate U.S. Revolving Loan which would otherwise have been made pursuant to Section 2.03(b). Each U.S. Revolving Lender will immediately transfer to the Agent, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation, and the proceeds of such participations shall be distributed by the Agent to the U.S. Swingline Lender. All payments by the U.S. Revolving Lenders in respect of Unrefunded U.S. Swingline Loans and participations therein shall be made in accordance with Section 2.13. If, for any reason, Canadian Revolving Loans may not be, or are not, made pursuant to Section 2.03(b) to repay any Canadian Swingline Loan as required by such paragraph, effective on the date such Canadian Revolving Loans would otherwise have been made, each Canadian Revolving Lender severally, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that it shall, without regard to the occurrence of any Default, purchase a participating interest in such Canadian Swingline Loan (an “Unrefunded Canadian Swingline Loan”) in an amount equal to such Canadian Revolving Lender’s Ratable Portion of the aggregate amount of the Canadian Revolving Loan which would otherwise have been made pursuant to Section 2.03(b). Each Canadian Revolving Lender will immediately transfer to the Agent, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation, and the proceeds of such participations shall be distributed by the Agent to the Canadian Swingline Lender. All payments by the Canadian Revolving Lenders in respect of Unrefunded Canadian Swingline Loans and participations therein shall be made in accordance with Section 2.13.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a U.S. Revolving Lender shall not have any obligation to acquire a participation in a U.S. Swingline Loan pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs if a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time such U.S. Swingline Loan was made and such Lender shall have notified the U.S. Swingline Lender in writing, prior to the time such U.S. Swingline Loan was made, that such Default has occurred and that such Lender will not acquire participations in U.S. Swingline Loans made while such Default is continuing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Canadian Revolving Lender shall not have any obligation to acquire a participation in a Canadian Swingline Loan pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs if a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time such Canadian Swingline Loan was made and such Lender shall have notified the Canadian Swingline Lender in writing, prior to the time such Canadian Swingline Loan was made, that such Default has occurred and that such Lender will not acquire participations in Canadian Swingline Loans made while such Default is continuing.
SECTION 2.04 Letters of Credit.
(a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) the U.S. Borrower may request, including on behalf of any Restricted Subsidiary, the issuance of (and the LC Facility Issuing Bank shall issue) LC Facility Letters of Credit, at any time and from time to time during the LC Facility Availability Period, (ii) the U.S. or Canadian Borrower may request (and the applicable Issuing Bank shall issue) the issuance of standby Revolving Letters of Credit under any Revolving Facility with respect to which it is a Borrower at any time and from time to time from and after the Second Restatement Date to but excluding the Revolving Credit Termination Date for the latest maturing Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Credit Facility and (iii) the U.S. Borrower may request (and the applicable Issuing Bank shall issue) the issuance of commercial Revolving Letters of Credit under the U.S. Revolving Facility at any time and from time to time from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Credit Termination Date for the latest maturing Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility, in each case for the account of such Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Agent (in the case of standby Revolving Letters of Credit and LC Facility Letters of Credit) and the relevant Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as the case may be. Any Revolving Letter of Credit issued under any Revolving Facility may be denominated in any currency selected by the applicable Borrower in which Revolving Loans may be made under such Revolving Facility. For purposes hereof, a standby Letter of Credit issued on behalf of the U.S. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is denominated in Dollars shall at all times and from time to time be deemed to be an LC Facility Letter of Credit unless after giving effect to the issuance of such LC Facility Letter of Credit, (i) the LC Facility LC Exposure would exceed the Total LC Facility Deposit or (ii) the aggregate amount of Later Expiring LC Facility Deposits would be less than the sum, without duplication, of (A) the aggregate face amount of the Later Expiring LC Facility Letters of Credit and (B) the aggregate amount of unreimbursed LC Facility LC Disbursements in respect of the Later Expiring LC Facility Letters of Credit. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by such Borrower to, or entered into by such Borrower with, an Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable, relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the requesting Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable) to the applicable Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable, and, in the case of standby Revolving Letters of Credit and LC Facility Letters of Credit, the Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying (A) the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), (B) the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with Section 2.04(c), (C) the amount of such Letter of Credit, (D) the currency in which such Letter of Credit is to be denominated (which shall comply with Section 2.04(a)), (E) if such Letter of Credit is a Revolving Letter of Credit, the Revolving Facility under which such Letter of Credit is to be issued and whether such Revolving Letter of Credit is a commercial or standby Revolving Letter of Credit, (F) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and (G) such other information as shall be necessary to issue, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable, the requesting Borrower shall also submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bank’s or the LC Facility Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall not be issued, amended, renewed or extended if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the requesting Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, (x) with respect to Revolving Letters of Credit, (I) the Revolving Credit Outstandings (it being understood that with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letters of Credit under the U.S. Revolving Facility, commercial Revolving Letters of Credit having a Revolving LC Exposure of $15.0 million shall at all times be deemed to be outstanding) under all Revolving Facilities would exceed the Revolving Commitments under all Revolving Facilities, (II) the Revolving Available Credit under the applicable Revolving Facility would be less than zero, (III) with respect to any commercial Revolving Letters of Credit, the aggregate Revolving LC Exposure in respect of commercial Revolving Letters of Credit would exceed $15.0 million or (IV) the Revolving LC Exposure under all Revolving Facilities would exceed $250.0 million and (y) with respect to LC Facility Letters of Credit either (I) the LC Facility LC Exposure would exceed the Total LC Facility Deposit or (II) if any Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit is then outstanding, the Later Expiring LC Facility Deposits would be less than the sum, without duplication, of (A) the aggregate face amount of the Later Expiring LC Facility Letters of Credit and (B) the aggregate amount of unreimbursed LC Facility LC Disbursements in respect of the Later Expiring LC Facility Letters of Credit. Upon the issuance of any standby Letter of Credit or increase in the amount of a standby Letter of Credit, the U.S. Borrower shall promptly notify the Agent thereof. Additionally, no Revolving Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, amend, extend or renew any Revolving Letter of Credit issued pursuant to (x) any Revolving Facility if any Revolving Lender under such Revolving Facility is then a Defaulting Lender, unless such Revolving Issuing Bank shall be satisfied that the related exposure will be 100% covered by the Revolving Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral shall be provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.04(n) and participating interests in any such newly issued Revolving Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.04(n) (and Defaulting Lenders shall not participate therein) or (y) the U.S. Revolving Facility if the expiration date of such Revolving Letter of Credit is after the Scheduled Termination Date for any U.S. Revolving Commitment which may then be outstanding unless the U.S. Borrower has entered into arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks to eliminate the potential for an Issuing Bank to have uncovered exposure with respect to such Letter of Credit following the date of termination of any such U.S. Revolving Commitment. Each Issuing Bank and the LC Facility Issuing Bank will also furnish to the Agent an activity report (which shall consist of, with respect to commercial Letters of Credit, the net aggregate daily amount available to be drawn plus bankers’ acceptances or deferred undertakings (in each case, not constituting reimbursement obligations under clause (e) of this Section 2.04) that were created upon presentation under such Letters of Credit (the “Net Daily Amount”) at the end of each day) with respect to the Letters of Credit issued by it no later than five Business Days following the end of each calendar quarter and on any other date reasonably requested by the Agent.
(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension; provided that, if the requesting Borrower and the Issuing Bank or LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable, so agree, any Letter of Credit may provide for the automatic renewal of such Letter of Credit for successive one year terms (subject to clause (ii)) and (ii) (x) with respect to any Revolving Letter of Credit, the date that is five Business Days prior to the Scheduled Termination Date for the latest maturing Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility under which such Revolving Letter of Credit is issued and (y) with respect to any LC Facility Letter of Credit, the date that is the last day of the LC Facility Availability Period; provided (i) that no Later Expiring LC Facility Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, extended or renewed unless, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of the Later Expiring LC Facility Deposits would be not less than the sum, without duplication, of (A) the aggregate face amount of the Later Expiring LC Facility Letters of Credit and (B) the aggregate amount of unreimbursed LC Facility LC Disbursements in respect of the Later Expiring LC Facility Letters of Credit.
(d) Participations.
(i) By the issuance of a Revolving Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Revolving Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) pursuant to any Revolving Facility and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank issuing such Revolving Letter of Credit or the Revolving Lenders under such Revolving Facility, each Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender under such Revolving Facility, and each such Revolving Lender hereby acquires from each Issuing Bank, a participation in each such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Ratable Portion of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lender’s Ratable Portion of each Revolving LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank with respect to any Revolving Letter of Credit issued pursuant to any Revolving Facility under which such Lender holds a Revolving Commitment and not reimbursed by a Borrower on the date due as provided in Section 2.04(e) or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to such Borrower. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this Section 2.04(d) in respect of Revolving Letters of Credit issued pursuant to the Revolving Facility under which such Lender holds Revolving Commitments is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Revolving Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(ii) By the issuance of an LC Facility Letter of Credit (or an amendment to an LC Facility Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof), without any further action on the part of the LC Facility Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Lenders, the LC Facility Issuing Bank hereby grants to each LC Facility Lender, and each LC Facility Lender hereby acquires from the LC Facility Issuing Bank, a participation in each LC Facility Letter of Credit equal to such LC Facility Lender’s Ratable Portion of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such LC Facility Letter of Credit. The aggregate purchase price for the participations of each LC Facility Lender in LC Facility Letters of Credit shall equal the amount of the LC Facility Deposit of such LC Facility Lender. Each LC Facility Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees that if the LC Facility Issuing Bank makes an LC Facility LC Disbursement which is not reimbursed by the U.S. Borrower on the date due as provided in Section 2.04(e), or is required to refund any reimbursement payment in respect of an LC Facility LC Disbursement to the U.S. Borrower for any reason, the LC Facility Agent shall reimburse the LC Facility Issuing Bank for the amount of such LC Facility LC Disbursement from the Credit-Linked Deposit Account in accordance with Section 2.04(e)(iii). Each LC Facility Lender acknowledges and agrees that its authorization granted hereby and obligations hereunder are unconditional and irrevocable and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any LC Facility Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or the return of the LC Facility Deposits. Without limiting the foregoing, the LC Facility Lenders irrevocably authorize the LC Facility Agent to apply the LC Facility Deposits as provided in this Section 2.04(d)(ii). As provided in the definition of “Ratable Portion” it is agreed that the respective Ratable Portions of each LC Facility Lender shall be subject to adjustment on each date on which LC Facility Deposits are returned to any LC Facility Lender hereunder and under other circumstances described therein in connection with the issuance or existence of Later Expiring LC Facility Letters of Credit.
(e) Reimbursement.
(i) If an Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit issued by it, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Agent (in respect of LC Disbursements under any standby Revolving Letter of Credit or any LC Facility Letter of Credit) or the Issuing Bank (in respect of commercial Revolving Letters of Credit) an amount equal to such LC Disbursement in the currency in which such LC Disbursement is denominated not later than the Business Day immediately following the day that such Borrower receives notice that an LC Disbursement has been made; provided that, so long as no Default is continuing of which the Agent has been notified and subject to the availability of unused Revolving Commitments under the applicable Revolving Facility, the U.S. Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, each Issuing Bank, the Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that in the event an Issuing Bank makes any LC Disbursement under a Revolving Letter of Credit issued pursuant to the U.S. Revolving Facility or the Canadian Revolving Facility and the applicable Borrower shall not have reimbursed such amount when due pursuant to this Section 2.04(e)(i) (of which circumstance, in respect of LC Disbursements under commercial Revolving Letters of Credit, the Issuing Bank for such commercial Revolving Letter of Credit shall have given notice to the Agent), such unreimbursed LC Disbursement and all obligations of such Borrower relating thereto shall be satisfied when due and payable by the borrowing of one or more Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars or Canadian Dollars, as applicable, that are Base Rate Loans or Canadian Base Rate Loans, as applicable, in an amount equal to such unreimbursed LC Disbursement which the U.S. Borrower and the Canadian Borrower hereby acknowledge are requested and the U.S. Revolving Lenders and the Canadian Revolving Lenders hereby agree to fund; provided, further, that prior to any such Revolving Loans being made, the Agent may, but shall not be required to, confirm with the U.S. Borrower that the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are met, and if the U.S. Borrower does not confirm that such condition shall be met then the Agent shall be under no obligation to cause such U.S. Revolving Loans or Canadian Revolving Loans to be made.
(ii) If a Borrower fails to make any payment due under Section 2.04(e)(i) with respect to a Revolving Letter of Credit when due, the Agent shall notify (in respect of LC Disbursements under commercial Revolving Letters of Credit, to the extent the Issuing Bank notifies the Agent of such failure) each Revolving Lender the applicable Revolving Facility of the applicable Revolving LC Disbursement, the payment then due from such Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Ratable Portion thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Agent its Ratable Portion of the payment then due from such Borrower in the currency in which such payment is due, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.02 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.02 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank that has made the Revolving LC Disbursement the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Agent of any payment from Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Revolving Lenders and the applicable Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any Revolving LC Disbursement (other than the funding of Base Rate Revolving Loans or Canadian Base Rate Revolving Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(iii) If the U.S. Borrower fails to make any payment due under Section 2.04(d)(i) with respect to an LC Facility Letter of Credit (or if the LC Facility Issuing Bank would be required to make an LC Facility LC Disbursement and so requests), the Agent shall notify each LC Facility Lender of the applicable LC Facility LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the U.S. Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Ratable Portion thereof, and the LC Facility Agent shall promptly pay to the LC Facility Issuing Bank each LC Facility Lender’s Ratable Portion of such LC Facility LC Disbursement from the LC Facility Deposits. Promptly following receipt by the Agent of any payment by or on behalf of the U.S. Borrower in respect of any LC Facility LC Disbursement, the Agent shall distribute such payment to the LC Facility Issuing Bank or, to the extent payments have been made from the LC Facility Deposits, to the LC Facility Agent to be added to the LC Facility Deposits of the LC Facility Lenders in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account in accordance with their respective Ratable Portions. The U.S. Borrower acknowledges that each payment made pursuant to this Section 2.04(e)(iii) in respect of any LC Facility LC Disbursement is required to be made for the benefit of the distributees indicated in the immediately preceding sentence. Any payment made from the Credit-Linked Deposit Account, or from funds of the LC Facility Agent, pursuant to this paragraph or Section 2.18(c) to pay the LC Facility Issuing Bank for any LC Facility LC Disbursement shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the U.S. Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(f) Obligations Absolute. The Borrowers’ obligations to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in Section 2.04(e) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by an Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit (except as otherwise provided below), or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.04, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrowers’ obligations hereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable, from liability to any Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by each Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by any Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s or such LC Facility Issuing Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction). Neither the Agent, the LC Facility Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks nor the LC Facility Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable from liability to any Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by each Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by any Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s or such LC Facility Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of an Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank or LC Facility Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(g) Disbursement Procedures. An Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable, shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, subject to the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. An Issuing Bank (other than in respect of commercial Letters of Credit) or the LC Facility Issuing Bank as applicable, shall promptly notify the Agent and the Agent shall notify the U.S. Borrower by telephone of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank or such LC Facility Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve any Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank or LC Facility Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders or LC Facility Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.
(h) Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable, shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date Borrower (or any other account party) reimburses such LC Disbursement, at (1) in the case of a Revolving LC Disbursement in Dollars, the rate per annum then applicable to Base Rate Revolving Loans, (2) in the case of a Revolving LC Disbursement in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum then applicable to Canadian Base Rate Revolving Loans, (3) in the case of Revolving LC Disbursements in any currency other than Dollars or Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum that would be applicable to a Eurocurrency Rate Term Loan denominated in such currency with a one month Interest Period commencing on the date of such LC Disbursement, and (4) in the case of the portion of any LC Facility LC Disbursement a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate plus the Eurocurrency Rate for Dollars for a one month Interest Period commencing on the date of such LC Disbursement; provided that, if a Borrower fails to reimburse (or cause another account party to reimburse) such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to Section 2.04(e), then Section 2.11(c) shall apply from such due date until such reimbursement is made. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank making such LC Disbursement or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(e)(ii) to reimburse an Issuing Bank or from the LC Facility Deposit of any LC Facility Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(e)(iii) to reimburse the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable, shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(i) Replacement of Issuing Banks and the LC Facility Issuing Bank; Limitation on obligations of LC Facility Agent, Issuing Banks and LC Facility Issuing Bank to Act in Such Capacities.
(i) An Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the U.S. Borrower, the Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, each Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.10. From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (1) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (2) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit or to amend or extend any previously issued Letters of Credit.
(ii) The LC Facility Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the U.S. Borrower, the Agent, the replaced LC Facility Issuing Bank and the successor LC Facility Issuing Bank. The Agent shall notify the LC Facility Lenders of any such replacement of the LC Facility Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, each Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced LC Facility Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.10(c). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (1) the successor LC Facility Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the LC Facility Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (2) references herein to the term “LC Facility Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous LC Facility Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous LC Facility Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of the LC Facility Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced LC Facility Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of the LC Facility Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to LC Facility Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional LC Facility Letters of Credit or to amend or extend any previously issued Letters of Credit.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the LC Facility Agent, and the LC Facility Issuing Bank, by notice to the Borrower, shall have the right to decline to act in such capacity for any LC Facility Deposits established after the Second Restatement Effective Date with a LC Facility Maturity Date that is after the LC-2 Facility Maturity Date and (ii) each Issuing Bank shall each have the right, by notice to the Borrower to decline to act as an Issuing Bank for any New Revolving Facility established following the Second Restatement Effective Date with a Scheduled Termination Date after the Scheduled Termination Date for the Revolving Facilities in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date. In the event any LC Facility Agent, LC Issuing Bank or Issuing Bank declines to act in such capacity, the Borrower may, with the consent of the replacement LC Facility Agent, LC Issuing Bank or Issuing Bank, as applicable, appoint a financial institution reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to act in such capacity for such New LC Facility Deposits or Revolving Facility, as applicable.
(j) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the U.S. Borrower receives notice from the Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, LC Facility Lenders with LC Facility LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Facility LC Exposure and/or Revolving Lenders with Revolving LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total Revolving LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph or if a Borrower is required to cash collateralize Revolving Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.09(d), each Borrower shall deposit in one or more accounts which shall by established at such time by the Agent, in the name of the Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the LC Facility Issuing Bank, an amount in cash in the currency in which the applicable LC Facility LC Exposure and/or Revolving LC Exposure, as applicable, is denominated equal to the LC Facility LC Exposure and/or the Revolving LC Exposure, as applicable, as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 7.01(f) or (g) with respect to the Borrower for which such Letter of Credit was issued. Each such deposit shall be held by the Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement with respect to such LC Facility LC Exposure and/or Revolving LC Exposure and shall be invested in short term cash equivalents selected by the Agent in its sole discretion (it being understood that the Agent shall in no event be liable for the selection of such cash equivalents or for investment losses with respect thereto, including losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of such cash equivalents prior to stated maturity). The Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the Borrowers’ risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank, as applicable, for LC Disbursements for which they have not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of Borrowers for the LC Facility LC Exposure and/or Revolving LC Exposure, as applicable, at such time. If any Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to such Borrower promptly and in any event within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. If any Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to Section 2.05(c), such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to such Borrower as and to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, such Borrower would remain in compliance with Section 2.05(c) and no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(k) Assignment. The parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the entity acting as Issuing Bank or LC Facility Issuing Bank, in its capacity as such, may, without the consent of any party hereto, assign to an Affiliate all right, title and interest of (the “Affiliate Assigned Rights”) in, to and under any and all obligations of the Borrowers under Section 2.04(e) to reimburse the Issuing Bank for Revolving LC Disbursements or the LC Facility Issuing Bank for LC Facility LC Disbursements (the “Reimbursement Obligations”), (b) in respect of all such Reimbursement Obligations constituting Affiliate Assigned Rights, for all purposes of this Agreement such Affiliate shall be deemed the “Issuing Bank” or the “LC Facility Issuing Bank,” as applicable, (c) the obligations of the Revolving Lenders and Borrowers to the Issuing Bank and the obligations of the LC Facility Lenders and U.S. Borrower to the LC Facility Issuing Bank shall, in the case of the Affiliate Assigned Rights, inure to the benefit of the Affiliate acquiring or having acquired such Affiliate Assigned Rights and be enforceable by such Affiliate and/or by the Issuing Bank and LC Facility Issuing Bank on behalf of such Affiliate and (d) all payments made by Borrowers and/or any Revolving Lender or LC Facility Lender to such Affiliate acquiring or having acquired such Affiliate Assigned Rights shall discharge all such obligations otherwise owing to the Issuing Bank or LC Facility Issuing Bank that has assigned such Affiliated Assigned Rights, to the extent so paid. The foregoing shall not otherwise affect the rights and obligations of the entities acting as Issuing Banks and LC Facility Issuing Bank hereunder.
(l) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise agreed by the Issuing Bank or the LC Facility Issuing Bank and the applicable Borrower in the applicable letter of credit application, (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.
(m) Conversion. On and after any acceleration of the Obligations under Section 7.02, all amounts (i) that the Borrowers are at such time or thereafter become required to reimburse or otherwise pay to the Agent in respect of Revolving LC Disbursements made under any Revolving Letter of Credit, (ii) that the Revolving Lenders are at the time or thereafter become required to pay to the Agent and the Agent is at the time or thereafter becomes required to distribute to an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section 2.04 in respect of unreimbursed Revolving LC Disbursements made under any Revolving Letter of Credit and (iii) that constitute each Revolving Lender’s participation in any Revolving Letter of Credit under which a Revolving LC disbursement has been made, in each case, shall, automatically and with no further action required, be converted into the Dollar Equivalent, calculated as of such date (or in the case of any Revolving LC Disbursement made after such date, on the date such Revolving LC Disbursement is made), of such amounts. On and after such conversion, all amounts accruing and owed to an Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in respect of the Obligations described in this paragraph shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rates otherwise applicable hereunder.
(n) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Revolving Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(i) if any Swingline Loans are outstanding or any Revolving Letters of Credit or Revolving LC Disbursements are outstanding under a Revolving Facility under which such Defaulting Lender is a Revolving Lender, then all or any part of the participation of such Lender in Swingline Loans, Revolving Letters of Credit and Revolving LC Disbursements shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders under such Revolving Facility in accordance with their respective Ratable Portions but only to the extent (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Outstandings under such Revolving Facility plus such Defaulting Lender’s Ratable Portion of the Swingline Loans, Revolving Letters of Credit and Revolving LC Disbursements does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02(b) would be satisfied at such time (determined as if such reallocation constituted the issuance of a new Letter of Credit at such time); or
(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the applicable Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (x) first, prepay all Swingline Loans under such Revolving Facility and (y) second, cash collateralize such Defaulting Lender’s Ratable Portion of the Revolving Letters of Credit and Revolving LC Disbursements under such Revolving Facility (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.04(j) for so long as such Revolving Letters of Credit or Revolving LC Disbursements are outstanding.
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SECTION 2.05 Termination and Reduction of Commitments and LC Facility Deposits.
(a) The U.S. Borrower may, upon at least three Business Days’ prior notice to the Agent, terminate in whole or reduce in part the unused portions of the U.S. Revolving Commitments or Canadian Revolving Commitments; provided, however, that (i) each partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than the Minimum Currency Threshold and (ii) any such reduction shall apply to proportionately and permanently reduce the Revolving Commitment of each of the Lenders except that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) in connection with the establishment on any date of any Replacement Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.19, the Revolving Commitments of any one or more Lenders providing any such Replacement Revolving Commitments on such date may be reduced in whole or in part on such date on a non-pro rata basis with the other Lenders under the applicable Revolving Facility and (y) U.S. Revolving Commitments that are not U.S. Extended Revolving Commitments may be terminated prior to U.S. Extended Revolving Commitments; provided that after giving effect to any such reduction and to the repayment of any Revolving Loans actually made on such date, the Revolving Credit Outstandings of any Revolving Lender under such Revolving Facility does not exceed the Revolving Commitment thereof). To the extent not previously utilized, all Term Commitments in effect on the Second Restatement Effective Date shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Second Restatement Effective Date. To the extent not previously utilized, the Canadian Term C Commitments will terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Amendment No.1 Effective Date.
(b) The U.S. Borrower may at any time or from time to time, upon three Business Days’ prior notice to the Agent and the LC Facility Agent, direct the LC Facility Agent to reduce the Total LC Facility Deposit; provided that (i) each partial reduction of the LC Facility Deposits shall be in an integral multiple of $1.0 million and (ii) the LC Facility Deposits shall not be reduced to the extent that, after giving effect to such reduction, (x) the aggregate LC Facility LC Exposure would exceed the Total LC Facility Deposit or (y) the aggregate amount of Later Expiring LC Facility Deposits would be less than the sum, without duplication, of (A) the aggregate face amount of the Later Expiring LC Facility Letters of Credit and (B) the aggregate amount of unreimbursed LC Facility LC Disbursements in respect of the Later Expiring LC Facility Letters of Credit. In the event the Total LC Facility Deposit shall be reduced as provided in the preceding sentence, the LC Facility Agent will return the amount in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account in excess of the reduced Total LC Facility Deposit to the Agent which shall make such amount available to the LC Facility Lenders, ratably in accordance with the Ratable Portions of the Total LC Facility Deposit (as determined immediately prior to such reduction); provided, that at the option of the Borrower (specified in such notice to the LC Facility Agent) such amounts may first be applied (i) ratably to reduce all LC Facility Deposits with an earlier LC Facility Maturity Date prior to being applied to reduce any LC Facility Deposits with a later LC Facility Maturity Date and (ii) in connection with any establishment of New LC Facility Deposits pursuant to Section 2.19 on any date, to reduce the LC Facility Deposit of any Lender providing a New LC Facility Deposit on such date.
(c) If on any LC Facility Maturity Date, the LC Facility LC Exposure, after giving effect to the expiration of the maturing Letters of Credit, for any reason exceeds the amount of Later Expiring LC Facility Deposits, the U.S. Borrower will deposit with the Agent, in accordance with Section 2.04(j), an amount in cash equal to the excess of the LC Facility LC Exposure on such date over the remaining amount of LC Facility Deposits with an LC Facility Maturity Date following such date in order to secure the U.S. Borrower’s reimbursement obligations with respect to any drawings that may occur. Subject only to the U.S. Borrower’s compliance with its obligations under the preceding sentence, any amount of the LC Facility Deposits in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account maturing on any LC Facility
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Maturity Date will be returned by the LC Facility Agent to the Agent and distributed by the Agent ratably to the LC Facility Lenders with LC Facility Deposits maturing on such LC Facility Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.06 Repayment of Loans.
(a) Each Borrower promises to repay on the Scheduled Termination Date for any Revolving Commitment the entire unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans thereunder made to such Borrower under such Revolving Commitment in the currency in which such Loans are denominated.
(b) (iii) The U.S. Borrower promises to repay in Dollars the U.S. Term E Loans on each date set forth below in an amount equal to the product of (x) the Remaining Term Percentage of the U.S. Term E Loans as of such date multiplied by (y) the amount set forth below opposite such date (subject to Sections 2.08(b) and 2.09(c)):
Date | Amount |
06/30/14 | $3,500,000 |
09/30/14 | $3,500,000 |
12/31/14 | $3,500,000 |
03/31/15 | $3,500,000 |
06/30/15 | $3,500,000 |
09/30/15 | $3,500,000 |
12/31/15 | $3,500,000 |
03/31/16 | $3,500,000 |
06/30/16 | $3,500,000 |
09/30/16 | $3,500,000 |
12/31/16 | $3,500,000 |
03/31/17 | $3,500,000 |
06/30/17 | $3,500,000 |
09/30/17 | $3,500,000 |
12/31/17 | $3,500,000 |
03/31/18 | $3,500,000 |
06/30/18 | $3,500,000 |
09/30/18 | $3,500,000 |
12/31/18 | $3,500,000 |
03/31/19 | $3,500,000 |
06/30/19 | $3,500,000 |
U.S. Term E Loan Maturity Date | Entire remaining principal amount of U.S. Term E Loans |
; provided, however, that the U.S. Borrower shall repay the entire unpaid principal amount of the U.S. Term E Loans on the U.S. Term E Loan Maturity Date.
(iv) The U.S. Borrower promises to repay in Dollars the U.S. Term F Loans on each date set forth below in an amount equal to the product of (x) the Remaining Term Percentage of the U.S. Term F Loans as of such date multiplied by (y) the amount set forth below opposite such date (subject to Sections 2.08(b) and 2.09(c)):
Date | Amount |
06/30/14 | $5,375,000 |
09/30/14 | $5,375,000 |
12/31/14 | $5,375,000 |
03/31/15 | $5,375,000 |
06/30/15 | $5,375,000 |
09/30/15 | $5,375,000 |
12/31/15 | $5,375,000 |
03/31/16 | $5,375,000 |
06/30/16 | $5,375,000 |
09/30/16 | $5,375,000 |
12/31/16 | $5,375,000 |
03/31/17 | $5,375,000 |
06/30/17 | $5,375,000 |
09/30/17 | $5,375,000 |
12/31/17 | $5,375,000 |
03/31/18 | $5,375,000 |
06/30/18 | $5,375,000 |
09/30/18 | $5,375,000 |
12/31/18 | $5,375,000 |
03/31/19 | $5,375,000 |
06/30/19 | $5,375,000 |
09/30/19 | $5,375,000 |
12/31/19 | $5,375,000 |
03/31/20 | $5,375,000 |
06/30/20 | $5,375,000 |
09/30/20 | $5,375,000 |
12/31/20 | $5,375,000 |
2021 Term Loan Maturity Date | Entire remaining principal amount of U.S. Term F Loans |
; provided, however, that the U.S. Borrower shall repay the entire unpaid principal amount of the U.S. Term F Loans on the 2021 Term Loan Maturity Date.
(c) The U.K. Borrower promises to repay in Sterling the U.K. Term C Loans on each date set forth below in an amount equal to the product of (x) the Remaining Term Percentage of the U.K. Term C Loans as of such date multiplied by (y) the amount set forth below opposite such date (subject to Sections 2.08(b) and 2.09(c)):
Date | Amount |
06/30/14 | £287,500 |
09/30/14 | £287,500 |
12/31/14 | £287,500 |
03/31/15 | £287,500 |
06/30/15 | £287,500 |
09/30/15 | £287,500 |
12/31/15 | £287,500 |
03/31/16 | £287,500 |
06/30/16 | £287,500 |
09/30/16 | £287,500 |
12/31/16 | £287,500 |
03/31/17 | £287,500 |
06/30/17 | £287,500 |
09/30/17 | £287,500 |
12/31/17 | £287,500 |
03/31/18 | £287,500 |
06/30/18 | £287,500 |
09/30/18 | £287,500 |
12/31/18 | £287,500 |
03/31/19 | £287,500 |
06/30/19 | £287,500 |
09/30/19 | £287,500 |
12/31/19 | £287,500 |
03/31/20 | £287,500 |
06/30/20 | £287,500 |
09/30/20 | £287,500 |
12/31/20 | £287,500 |
2021 Term Loan Maturity Date | Entire remaining principal amount of U.K. Term C Loans |
; provided, however, that the U.K. Borrower shall repay the entire unpaid principal amount of the U.K. Term C Loans on the 2021 Term Loan Maturity Date.
(d) The Irish Borrower promises to repay in Euro the Irish Term C Loans on each date set forth below in an amount equal to the product of (x) the Remaining Term Percentage of the Irish Term C Loans as of such date multiplied by (y) the amount set forth below opposite such date (subject to Sections 2.08(b) and 2.09(c)):
Date | Amount |
06/30/14 | €350,000 |
09/30/14 | €350,000 |
12/31/14 | €350,000 |
03/31/15 | €350,000 |
06/30/15 | €350,000 |
09/30/15 | €350,000 |
12/31/15 | €350,000 |
03/31/16 | €350,000 |
06/30/16 | €350,000 |
09/30/16 | €350,000 |
12/31/16 | €350,000 |
03/31/17 | €350,000 |
06/30/17 | €350,000 |
09/30/17 | €350,000 |
12/31/17 | €350,000 |
03/31/18 | €350,000 |
06/30/18 | €350,000 |
09/30/18 | €350,000 |
12/31/18 | €350,000 |
03/31/19 | €350,000 |
06/30/19 | €350,000 |
09/30/19 | €350,000 |
12/31/19 | €350,000 |
03/31/20 | €350,000 |
06/30/20 | €350,000 |
09/30/20 | €350,000 |
12/31/20 | €350,000 |
2021 Term Loan Maturity Date | Entire remaining principal amount of Irish Term C Loans |
; provided, however, that the Irish Borrower shall repay the entire unpaid principal amount of the Irish Term C Loans on the 2021 Term Loan Maturity Date.
(e) The U.S. Borrower promises to repay in Yen the Yen Term C Loans on each date set forth below in an amount equal to the product of (x) the Remaining Term Percentage of the Yen Term C Loans as of such date multiplied by (y) the amount set forth below opposite such date (subject to Sections 2.08(b) and 2.09(c)):
Date | Amount |
06/30/14 | ¥12,606,150 |
09/30/14 | ¥12,606,150 |
12/31/14 | ¥12,606,150 |
03/31/15 | ¥12,606,150 |
06/30/15 | ¥12,606,150 |
09/30/15 | ¥12,606,150 |
12/31/15 | ¥12,606,150 |
03/31/16 | ¥12,606,150 |
06/30/16 | ¥12,606,150 |
09/30/16 | ¥12,606,150 |
12/31/16 | ¥12,606,150 |
03/31/17 | ¥12,606,150 |
06/30/17 | ¥12,606,150 |
09/30/17 | ¥12,606,150 |
12/31/17 | ¥12,606,150 |
03/31/18 | ¥12,606,150 |
06/30/18 | ¥12,606,150 |
09/30/18 | ¥12,606,150 |
12/31/18 | ¥12,606,150 |
03/31/19 | ¥12,606,150 |
06/30/19 | ¥12,606,150 |
09/30/19 | ¥12,606,150 |
12/31/19 | ¥12,606,150 |
03/31/20 | ¥12,606,150 |
06/30/20 | ¥12,606,150 |
09/30/20 | ¥12,606,150 |
12/31/20 | ¥12,606,150 |
2021 Term Loan Maturity Date | Entire remaining principal amount of Yen Term C Loans |
; provided, however, that the U.S. Borrower shall repay the entire unpaid principal amount of the Yen Term C Loans on the 2021 Term Loan Maturity Date.
(f) The Canadian Borrower promises to repay in Canadian Dollars the Canadian Term C Loans on each date set forth below in an amount equal to the product of (x) the Remaining Term Percentage of the Canadian Term C Loans as of such date multiplied by (y) the amount set forth below opposite such date (subject to Sections 2.08(b) and 2.09(c)).
Date | Amount |
06/30/14 | C$85,000 |
09/30/14 | C$85,000 |
12/31/14 | C$85,000 |
03/31/15 | C$85,000 |
06/30/15 | C$85,000 |
09/30/15 | C$85,000 |
12/31/15 | C$85,000 |
03/31/16 | C$85,000 |
06/30/16 | C$85,000 |
09/30/16 | C$85,000 |
12/31/16 | C$85,000 |
03/31/17 | C$85,000 |
06/30/17 | C$85,000 |
09/30/17 | C$85,000 |
12/31/17 | C$85,000 |
03/31/18 | C$85,000 |
06/30/18 | C$85,000 |
09/30/18 | C$85,000 |
12/31/18 | C$85,000 |
03/31/19 | C$85,000 |
06/30/19 | C$85,000 |
09/30/19 | C$85,000 |
12/31/19 | C$85,000 |
03/31/20 | C$85,000 |
06/30/20 | C$85,000 |
09/30/20 | C$85,000 |
12/31/20 | C$85,000 |
2021 Term Loan Maturity Date | Entire remaining principal amount of Canadian Term C Loans |
; provided, however, that the Canadian Borrower shall repay the entire unpaid principal amount of the Canadian Term C Loans on the 2021 Term Loan Maturity Date.
(g) The Canadian Borrower promises to repay in Dollars the Canadian Term B Loans on each date set forth below in an amount equal to the product of (x) the Remaining Term Percentage of the Canadian Term B Loans as of such date multiplied by (y) the amount set forth below opposite such date (subject to Sections 2.08(b) and 2.09(c)):
Date | Amount |
03/31/14 | $188,624.99 |
06/30/14 | $188,624.99 |
09/30/14 | $188,624.99 |
12/31/14 | $188,624.99 |
03/31/15 | $188,624.99 |
06/30/15 | $188,624.99 |
09/30/15 | $188,624.99 |
12/31/15 | $188,624.99 |
03/31/16 | $188,624.99 |
06/30/16 | $188,624.99 |
Canadian Term B Loan Maturity Date | Entire remaining principal amount of Canadian Term B Loans |
; provided, however, that the Canadian Borrower shall repay the entire unpaid principal amount of the Canadian Term B Loans on the Canadian Term B Loan Maturity Date.
(h) On the Second Restatement Effective Date, each Borrower shall prepay (and the U.S. Borrower shall cause the “German Term-1 Borrower” and “German Term-2 Borrower” (each as defined in the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) to prepay) in full all of its Loans other than Canadian Term B Loans and Converted Term Loans.
SECTION 2.07 Evidence of Debt.
(c) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(d) The Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each LC Facility Participation and Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period (if any) applicable to each Loan hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal, interest and fees due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(e) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.07 shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay its Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(f) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the applicable Borrower shall reasonably promptly prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Revolving Credit Note or Term Loan Note payable to such Lender and its registered assigns and in substantially the form of Exhibit F-1 or Exhibit F-2 hereto, as applicable, with appropriate insertions and deletions. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns.
SECTION 2.08 Optional Prepayment of Loans.
(a) Revolving Loans. Each Borrower may upon prior notice to the Agent not later than (x) 1:00 p.m. (London time) in the case of Loans denominated in Euro, Sterling or Yen or (y) 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) in the case of Loans denominated in any other currency, in each case (i) at least three Business Days prior to the date of prepayment, in the case of any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or BA Rate Loans, (ii) at least one Business Day prior to the date of prepayment in the case of Base Rate Loans or Canadian Base Rate Loans or (iii) on the date of prepayment, in the case of Swingline Loans, prepay without premium or penalty the outstanding principal amount of any or all of its Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, as applicable, in whole or in part at any time in the currencies in which such Loans are denominated; provided, however, that if any prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or BA Rate Loan is made by a Borrower other than on the last day of an Interest Period for such Loan, such Borrower shall also pay all interest and fees accrued to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid and any amount owing pursuant to Section 2.14(e); provided, further, that each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount not less than the applicable Minimum Currency Threshold. Upon the giving of any notice of prepayment, the principal amount of Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans specified therein to be prepaid shall become due and payable on the date specified therein for such prepayment (except that any notice of prepayment in connection with the refinancing of all of the Facilities may be contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing).
(b) Term Loans. Any Borrower may, upon prior notice to the Agent not later than (x) 1:00 p.m. (London time) in the case of Loans denominated in Euro, Sterling or Yen or (y) 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) in the case of Loans denominated in any other currency, in each case (i) at least three Business Days prior to the date of prepayment, in the case of any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (ii) at least one Business Day prior to the date of prepayment, in the case of any prepayment of Base Rate Loans, prepay without premium or penalty its Term Loans under any Term Loan Facility in the currency in which such Term Loans are denominated, in whole or in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid; provided, however, that if any prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan is made by a Borrower other than on the last day of an Interest Period for such Loan, such Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.14(e); provided, further, that each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate amount not less than the Minimum Currency Threshold and that any such partial prepayment shall be applied to reduce the remaining installments of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans under the applicable Term Loan Facility as directed by the U.S. Borrower. Upon the giving of any notice of prepayment, the principal amount of the Term Loans specified therein to be prepaid shall become due and payable on the date specified therein for such prepayment (except that any notice of prepayment in connection with the refinancing of all of the Facilities may be contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing).
(c) Prepayment Premiums. In the event that, within 12 months of the Second Restatement Effective Date (or, in the case of the Canadian Term C Loans, within 12 months of the Amendment No.1 Effective Date), (x) any Borrower makes any prepayment of Canadian Term C Loans, Irish Term C Loans, U.K. Term C Loans, U.S. Term E Loans, U.S. Term F Loans or Yen Term C Loans, as applicable, in connection with any Repricing Transaction, or (y) effects any amendment of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, such Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the account of each Canadian Term C Lender, Irish Term C Lender, U.K. Term C Lender, U.S. Term E Lender, U.S. Term F Lender or Yen Term C Lender, as applicable (including any Lender that is required to assign its Loans pursuant to Section 9.02(e) in connection therewith but not its assignee), (I) in the case of clause (x), a prepayment premium of 1% of the amount of such Lender’s Canadian Term C Loans, Irish Term C Loans, U.K. Term C Loans, U.S. Term E Loans, U.S. Term F Loans or Yen Term C Loans being repaid in connection with such Repricing Transaction and (II) in the case of clause (y), a payment equal to 1% of the aggregate amount such Lender’s Canadian Term C Loans, Irish Term C Loans, U.K. Term C Loans, U.S. Term E Loans, U.S. Term F Loans or Yen Term C Loans that are subject to such Repricing Transaction and outstanding immediately prior to such amendment.
SECTION 2.09 Mandatory Prepayment of Loans.
(a) Subject to clause (d) below, no later than three Business Days after the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the U.S. Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year ending on or around September 30, 2014, and (ii) the date on which the financial statements with respect to such fiscal year are delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) (the “Excess Cash Flow Application Date”), the U.S. Borrower shall prepay (or cause the other Borrowers to prepay) outstanding Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to 50% of Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal year then ended; provided that the amount of such prepayment shall be reduced to 25% of such Excess Cash Flow if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the U.S. Borrower at the end of such fiscal year shall be equal to or less than 5.25 to 1.00, but greater than 4.50 to 1.00, and (ii) such prepayment shall not be required if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the U.S. Borrower at the end of such fiscal year shall be equal to or less than 4.50 to 1.00; provided, further, that the amount of such prepayment shall be further reduced (without duplication of any amount that has reduced the amount of Loans required to be prepaid pursuant to this clause (a) in any other year) by an amount equal to the amount of Loans prepaid pursuant to Section 2.08 during the time period commencing at the beginning of the fiscal year with respect to which such prepayment is required and ending on the day preceding the Excess Cash Flow Application Date (other than a prepayment of Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans except to the extent accompanied by a corresponding reduction in the amount of the Revolving Commitments), other than prepayments funded with the proceeds of the incurrence of Indebtedness (other than under any revolving credit facility).
(b) Subject to clause (d) below, on each occasion that a Prepayment Event occurs, the U.S. Borrower shall (or shall cause the other Borrowers to) within five Business Days after the occurrence of such Prepayment Event (or, in the case of Deferred Net Cash Proceeds, within five Business Days after the last day of the Reinvestment Period relating to such Prepayment Event), prepay, in accordance with clause (c) below, a principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from such Prepayment Event; provided that no prepayment shall be required as a result of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event until the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds from all Asset Sale Prepayment Events following the Closing Date that have not previously been applied to prepay Loans in accordance with this Section 2.09 exceeds $100.0 million and then only the excess over $100.0 million shall be required to be applied to prepay Loans; provided further that with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event, the U.S. Borrower may use a portion of such Net Cash Proceeds to prepay or repurchase First Lien Notes to the extent the U.S. Borrower is required to prepay such First Lien Notes as a result of such Prepayment Event, in each case in an amount not to exceed the product of (x) the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of such First Lien Notes and the denominator of which is the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such First Lien Notes and the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans.
(c) The U.S. Borrower shall deliver to the Agent, at the time of each prepayment required under Section 2.09(a) or (b), (i) a certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the U.S. Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such prepayment and (ii) to the extent practicable, at least three (3) Business Days prior written notice of such prepayment. Amounts required to be applied to the prepayment of Term Loans in accordance with clauses (a) and (b) above shall be applied pro rata to prepay Term Loans under the Term Loan Facilities (based on the Dollar Equivalent amount of Term Loans outstanding under each Term Facility on the date of prepayment) and shall be applied to scheduled amortization of such Term Loans as directed by the U.S. Borrower; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the U.S. Borrower may elect in its sole discretion to apply the Net Cash Proceeds from any Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event to prepay any Class of Term Loans selected by the U.S. Borrower. Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date, the Type of each Loan being prepaid and the principal amount of each Loan (or portion thereof) to be prepaid. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest as required by Section 2.11. All prepayments of Borrowings under this Section 2.09 shall be subject to Section 2.14, but shall otherwise be without premium or penalty.
(d) If at any time the Agent notifies the U.S. Borrower that the aggregate Dollar Equivalent of Revolving Credit Outstandings (it being understood that with respect to the U.S. Revolving Facility, commercial Revolving Letters of Credit having a Revolving LC Exposure of $15.0 million shall at all times be deemed to be outstanding) under any Revolving Facility exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility at such time, each Borrower under such Revolving Facility shall forthwith prepay on a pro rata basis with any other Borrower under such Revolving Facility an amount of Revolving Loans made to such Borrower under such Revolving Facility then outstanding in an aggregate amount with respect to the Borrower(s) under such Revolving Facility equal to such excess; provided, however, that, to the extent such excess results solely by reason of a change in exchange rates, no Borrower shall be required to make such prepayment unless the amount of such excess causes the Revolving Credit Outstandings under such Revolving Facility to exceed 105% of the Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility. If any such excess remains after prepayment in full of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Loans under the applicable Revolving Facility, each applicable Borrower shall provide cash collateral on a pro rata basis with any other Borrower under such Revolving Facility for the Revolving Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower under such Revolving Facility in the manner set forth in Section 2.04(j) in an aggregate amount with respect to the Borrower(s) under such Revolving Facility equal to such excess.
SECTION 2.10 Fees.
(a) Revolving Commitment Fees. Each Borrower, severally and not jointly with each other Borrower that, in accordance with Section 2.01, has the ability to borrow under a Revolving Facility with such Borrower, agrees to pay, in Dollars in immediately available funds, (i) to each Revolving Lender a commitment fee (a “Revolving Commitment Fee”) on the Dollar Equivalent of the actual daily amount by which the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender under the applicable Revolving Facility exceeds such Revolving Lender’s Ratable Portion of the sum of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans under such Revolving Facility and (B) the aggregate Revolving LC Exposure under such Revolving Facility, in each case, from the date hereof through the Revolving Credit Termination Date for the latest maturing Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility at the Applicable Rate, payable in arrears (x) for the preceding calendar quarter, no later than the tenth Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing on the first such Business Day following the Second Restatement Effective Date and (y) on the Revolving Credit Termination Date for the latest maturing Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility; provided that if more than one Borrower has the ability to borrow under such Revolving Facility, then each such Borrower shall severally be obligated to pay an equal amount of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment Fee under such Revolving Facility.
(b) Revolving Letter of Credit Fees. Each Borrower agrees to pay, in immediately available funds, the following amounts denominated in Dollars with respect to Revolving Letters of Credit issued by any Issuing Bank at the request of such Borrower:
(i) (x) to each Issuing Bank with respect to each Revolving Letter of Credit that is a standby Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, an issuance fee equal to a percentage to be agreed to by such Issuing Bank and the U.S. Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum undrawn amount of such Revolving Letter of Credit, and (y) to each Issuing Bank with respect to each commercial Revolving Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, an issuance fee equal to a percentage to be agreed to by such Issuing Bank and the U.S. Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the Net Daily Amount of such Revolving Letter of Credit, in each case payable in arrears (A) for the preceding calendar quarter, no later than the tenth Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing on the first such Business Day following the issuance of such Letter of Credit and (B) on the Revolving Credit Termination Date for the latest maturing Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility under which such Revolving Letter of Credit was issued;
(ii) to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Lenders under any Revolving Facility under which a Revolving Letter of Credit was issued, a fee (a “Revolving LC Fee”) accruing at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate (x) for each standby Letter of Credit calculated on the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum undrawn face amount of such Letter of Credit and (y) for each commercial Letter of Credit calculated on the Dollar Equivalent of the Net Daily Amount of each commercial Letter of Credit, payable in arrears (A) no later than the tenth Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing on the first such Business Day following the issuance of such Letter of Credit and (B) on the Revolving Credit Termination Date for the latest maturing Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility under which such Revolving Letter of Credit was issued; and
(iii) to each Issuing Bank with respect to any Revolving Letter of Credit issued by it, with respect to the issuance, amendment or transfer of each Revolving Letter of Credit and each drawing made thereunder, documentary and processing charges in accordance with such Issuing Bank’s standard schedule for such charges in effect at the time of issuance, amendment, transfer or drawing, as the case may be.
(c) LC Facility LC Fees. The U.S. Borrower agrees to pay:
(i) in addition to the fees payable to the LC Facility Lenders pursuant to Section 2.18(b), to the Agent for the account of each LC Facility Lender a participation fee (an “LC Facility LC Fee”) with respect to its LC Facility Deposit, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate from time to time in effect on the daily amount of such LC Facility Lender’s LC Facility Deposit during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date on which the entire amount of such Lender’s LC Facility Deposit is returned to it;
(ii) to the LC Facility Issuing Bank, with respect to each LC Facility Letter of Credit, an issuance fee equal to a percentage per annum to be agreed to by the U.S. Borrower and the LC Facility Issuing Bank on the daily amount of the maximum undrawn face amount of such LC Facility Letter of Credit, payable in arrears on the daily amount (A) no later than the tenth Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing on the first such Business Day following the issuance of such Letter of Credit, and (B) on the date on which the entire amount of LC Facility Deposits have been returned to the LC Facility Lenders; and
(iii) the LC Facility Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder.
LC Facility LC Fees and fronting fees on LC Facility Letters of Credit accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each calendar year shall be payable on the tenth Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the LC Facility Deposits are returned to the LC Facility Lenders and any such fees accruing after the date on which the LC Facility Deposits are returned to the LC Facility Lenders shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the LC Facility Issuing Bank pursuant to this clause (c) shall be payable within ten days after demand. All LC Facility LC Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(d) Additional Fees. The U.S. Borrower shall pay to the Agent additional fees as have been separately agreed.
(e) Second Restatement Effective Date. The Borrowers shall pay all accrued fees in respect of the U.S. Revolving Facility and Canadian Revolving Facility under Section 2.10(a) and (b) of the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that are owing by them thereunder on the Second Restatement Effective Date.
SECTION 2.11 Interest.
(a) Rate of Interest.
(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (A) at the option of the applicable Borrower, all Loans denominated in Dollars (other than Swingline Loans) shall be made as Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (B) at the option of the U.S. Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, all Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars (other than Swingline Loans) shall be made as Canadian Base Rate Loans or BA Rate Loans; provided, however, that all such Loans pursuant to the foregoing subclauses (A) and (B) shall be made as Base Rate Loans or Canadian Base Rate Loans, as applicable, unless, subject to Section 2.14, the Borrowing Request specifies that all or a portion thereof shall be Eurocurrency Rate Loans or BA Rate Loans, as applicable, (C) all U.S. Swingline Loans shall be made as Base Rate Loans, (D) all Canadian Swingline Loans shall be made as Canadian Base Rate Loans and (E) all Loans denominated in any currency other than Dollars or Canadian Dollars shall be made as Eurocurrency Rate Loans.
(iii) All Loans shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date such Loans are made as follows:
(A) if a Base Rate Loan, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (1) the Base Rate as in effect from time to time and (2) the Applicable Rate in effect from time to time;
(B) if a Canadian Base Rate Loan, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (1) the Canadian Base Rate in effect from time to time and (2) the Applicable Rate in effect from time to time;
(C) if a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (A) the Eurocurrency Rate determined for the applicable Eurocurrency Interest Period and (B) the Applicable Rate in effect from time to time during such Eurocurrency Interest Period