AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO REVOLVING CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO REVOLVING CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO REVOLVING CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of October 25, 2019 (this “Amendment No. 5”), is by and among XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) on behalf of the lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement (individually, each a “Lender” and collectively, “Lenders”), the Lenders and Issuing Banks party hereto, BLUE APRON, LLC (F/K/A BLUE APRON, INC.) a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company” and, together with each other party that is an Additional Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the “Borrower”) and the other Obligors party hereto.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, Lenders, Issuing Banks, the Borrower and the other Obligors have entered into financing arrangements pursuant to which Lenders (or the Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders) have made and may make Loans and provide other financial accommodations to the Borrower as set forth in the Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2016 (as the same has been amended by Amendment Xx. 0, Xxxxxxxxx Xx. 0, Xxxxxxxxx Xx. 0, and Amendment No. 4, the “Existing Credit Agreement”, and as the same is amended by this Amendment No. 5 and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Administrative Agent, Lenders, the Issuing Banks, the Borrower and the other Obligors, and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, this Amendment No. 5;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that (a) the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments be reduced from $85,000,000 to $55,000,000 as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date (as defined below) (such reduction, the “Amendment No. 5 Commitment Reduction”) and (b) the Maturity Date of the Revolving Commitments (after giving effect to the Amendment No. 5 Commitment Reduction) be extended to August 26, 2021 (and if such date is not a Business Day, then the preceding Business Day) (such date, the “Extended Revolving Maturity Date”);
WHEREAS, each of the Lenders party hereto, constituting all existing Lenders as of the date hereof, whose name is set forth on Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No. 5 and attached hereto as Exhibit B, under the heading “Lenders” has consented to the extension of the maturity date of all of its Revolving Commitments and Loans to the Extended Revolving Maturity Date and each of the other amendments set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party hereto, constituting all existing Lenders as of the date hereof, the Borrower and the other Obligors have agreed to amend certain other provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement, such that, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, from and after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements and covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Commitment Reduction and Prepayment. Pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower notified the Administrative Agent of the Amendment No. 5 Commitment Reduction and that, in connection therewith, the Borrower will prepay $30,000,000 of Loans (the
“Amendment No. 5 Prepayment”) on the date hereof, prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment No. 5.
2. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement.
(a) For purposes of this Amendment No. 5, all capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined herein, including the capitalized terms used in the preamble and recitals hereto, shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.
(b) As of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, pursuant to Section 11.02 of the Existing Credit Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions herein, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto such that all of the newly inserted and underscored provisions and any formatting changes reflected therein shall be deemed inserted or made, as applicable, and all of the stricken provisions shall be deemed to be deleted therefrom, which Credit Agreement shall immediately and automatically become effective upon the effectiveness of this Amendment No. 5 in accordance with Section 4. Schedules and Exhibits to the Credit Agreement shall remain as in effect under the Existing Credit Agreement, except with respect to Schedules attached hereto as Exhibit B and Exhibits set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto, each of which shall replace the respective Schedule or Exhibit to the Credit Agreement in its entirety.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Lenders hereby (i) waive any right to any amount otherwise owing pursuant to Section 2.16(c) of the Existing Credit Agreement or Section 2.16(c) of the Credit Agreement as a result of the transactions on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date and (ii) agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement, (a) the deadline for the notices of prepayment and commitment reduction to be delivered with respect to the transactions to occur on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date shall be 5:00 p.m. at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date and (b) such notices may be conditioned upon the occurrence of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.
3. Representations and Warranties. Each Obligor, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders as follows, which representations and warranties are continuing and shall survive the execution and delivery hereof:
(a) This Amendment No. 5 has been duly executed and delivered by each Obligor that is a party hereto, is in full force and effect, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Obligor enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of this Amendment No. 5 to which such Person is a party has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other organizational action. The execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of this Amendment No. 5 and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment No. 5: (A) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) those approvals, consents, registrations, filings or other actions, the failure of which to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, will not violate any applicable law or regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority, (C) will not violate any charter, by-laws or other organizational document of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, will not violate or result in a default under any
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indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their respective assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, and (E) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Obligors or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the Liens permitted under Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement).
(c) The representations and warranties of the Obligors and their respective Subsidiaries, set forth in this Amendment No. 5, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof; provided that (i) to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date and (ii) in each case such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality in the text thereof.
(d) As of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment No. 5, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing.
(e) As of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment No. 5 and the incurrence of all Indebtedness and Obligations in connection therewith, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are and will be Solvent.
4. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment No. 5 shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived by the Lenders) (such date, the “Amendment No. 5 Effective Date”):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, each other Obligor and each Lender, a counterpart of this Amendment No. 5 signed on behalf of such party.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note in advance of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the date of the date hereof) of Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Bockius LLP, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) certified copies of the resolutions of the board of directors (or comparable governing body) of each Obligor approving the transactions contemplated by the Amendment No. 5 and the execution and delivery of Amendment No. 5 to be delivered by such Obligor on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, and all documents evidencing other necessary corporate (or other applicable organizational) action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Amendment No. 5 and (ii) all other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent relating to the organization, existence and good standing of such Obligor and authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, but not limited to, a copy of the current constitutional documents of each Obligor).
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of
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each Obligor certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of such Obligor authorized to sign this Amendment No. 5 and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to be delivered by such Obligor on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date and the other documents to be delivered hereunder on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date and signed on behalf of the Parent by a Responsible Officer of the Parent, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of Section 3 as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.
(h) The Amendment No. 5 Commitment Reduction shall have occurred, and the Borrower shall have made the Amendment No. 5 Prepayment, in each case, in accordance with Section 2.11 of the Existing Credit Agreement.
(i) The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of each Lender executing this Amendment No. 5, an extension fee equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of each such Lender’s Revolving Commitment as set forth on Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No. 5 and attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(j) The Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses payable pursuant to Section 11.03 of the Credit Agreement which have accrued to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date to the extent invoices therefor have been provided at least one Business Day prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Article 10 of the Credit Agreement, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4, each Lender that has signed this Amendment No. 5 shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Amendment No. 5 Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
5. General.
(a) Effect of this Amendment No. 5.
(i) This Amendment No. 5 shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly set forth herein, no other changes or modifications to the Loan Documents are intended or implied, and in all other respects the Loan Documents are hereby specifically ratified, restated and confirmed by all parties hereto as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, and the Obligors shall not be entitled to any other or further consent, waiver or amendment by virtue of the provisions of this Amendment No. 5 or with respect to the subject matter of this Amendment No. 5. To the extent of conflict between the terms of this Amendment No. 5 and the other Loan Documents, the terms of this Amendment No. 5 shall control. The Credit Agreement and this Amendment No. 5 shall be read and construed as one agreement.
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(ii) Both before and after giving effect to this Amendment No. 5, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Obligor hereby confirms, ratifies and reaffirms its payment obligations, guarantees, pledges, grants of Liens and security interests and other obligations, as applicable, under and subject to the terms of this Amendment No. 5 and each other Loan Document to which it is a party (including under the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No. 5), and acknowledges and agrees that all such payment obligations, guarantees, pledges, grants of Liens and security interests and other obligations shall be valid and enforceable (subject to Liens permitted under Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement) and shall not be impaired or limited by the execution or effectiveness of this Amendment No. 5 or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(iii) Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the terms of this Amendment No. 5 do not constitute a novation but, rather, an amendment of the terms of a pre-existing Indebtedness and related agreement, as evidenced by the Existing Credit Agreement.
(b) Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5 AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE UNDER, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT (AT LAW OR IN EQUITY), TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW.
(c) Miscellaneous. The provisions of Section 11.07, 11.09(b), 11.09(c) and 11.10 of the Existing Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment No. 5 mutatis mutandis.
(d) Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment No. 5 and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment No. 5.
(e) Binding Effect. This Amendment No. 5 shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted by the Credit Agreement.
(f) Counterparts, etc. This Amendment No. 5 shall become effective upon the execution of a counterpart hereof by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, each other Obligor and each of the Lenders, and receipt by the Company and the Administrative Agent of written notification of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof. This Amendment No. 5 may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment No. 5 by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 5.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 5 to be duly executed and delivered by their authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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Treasurer |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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BAW, INC., |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Treasurer |
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BAW HOLDCO I, LLC, |
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Treasurer |
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BAW HOLDCO II, LLC, |
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Treasurer |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Treasurer |
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BLUE APRON MARKET, LLC, |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Treasurer |
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BN RANCH, LLC, |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Treasurer |
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC., |
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Vice President |
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CITIBANK, N.A., |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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XXXXXXX SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC, |
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Authorized Signatory |
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Vice President |
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Senior Vice President |
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, |
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BLH MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, LLC, |
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By: HALCYON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, |
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EXHIBIT A
Credit Agreement
[Attached]
REVOLVING CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
dated as of
August 26, 2016,
as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 3, 2017,
Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 11, 2017, Amendment No. 3, dated as of June 23, 2017,
and Amendment No. 4, dated as of October 9, 2018, and Amendment No. 5, dated as of October 25, 2019,
among
BLUE APRON, LLC,
as the Company,
the other OBLIGORS party hereto,
the LENDERS and ISSUING BANKS party hereto
and
XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
CITIBANK, NA,
XXXXXXX SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
and
SUNTRUST XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01. |
Defined Terms |
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Section 1.02. |
Classification of Loans and Borrowings |
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Section 1.03. |
Terms Generally |
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Section 1.04. |
Accounting Terms; GAAP |
4044
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Section 1.05. |
Borrower Agent |
4045
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Section 1.06. |
Obligations Joint and Several |
4145
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Section 1.07. |
Interest Rates |
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ARTICLE 2 |
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LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT |
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Section 2.01. |
Loans |
4146 |
Section 2.02. |
[Reserved] |
4247
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Section 2.03. |
Issuance of Letters of Credit and Purchase of Participations Therein |
4247
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Section 2.04. |
Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds |
4852
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Section 2.05. |
Evidence of Debt; Register; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes |
4853
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Section 2.06. |
Interest on Loans |
4954
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Section 2.07. |
[Reserved] |
5156
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Section 2.08. |
Default Interest |
5156
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Section 2.09. |
Fees |
5256
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Section 2.10. |
Prepayment of Loans |
5257
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Section 2.11. |
Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions |
5257
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Section 2.12. |
Mandatory Prepayments/Commitment Reductions |
5459
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Section 2.13. |
Application of Prepayments/Reductions |
5559
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Section 2.14. |
General Provisions Regarding Payments |
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Section 2.15. |
Interest Elections |
5661
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Section 2.16. |
Making or Maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans |
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Section 2.17. |
Increased Costs |
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Section 2.18. |
Taxes |
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Section 2.19. |
Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs |
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Section 2.20. |
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
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Section 2.21. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 2.22. |
Defaulting Lenders |
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Section 2.23. |
Incremental Facilities |
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Section 2.24. |
Notices |
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Section 2.25. |
Additional Borrowers |
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ARTICLE 3 |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 3.01. |
Organization; Powers |
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Section 3.02. |
Authorization; Enforceability |
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Section 3.03. |
Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts |
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Section 3.04. |
Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change |
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Section 3.05. |
Properties |
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Section 3.06. |
Litigation and Environmental Matters |
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Section 3.07. |
No Defaults |
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Section 3.08. |
Compliance with Laws and Agreements |
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Section 3.09. |
Investment Company Status |
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Section 3.10. |
Taxes |
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Section 3.11. |
Disclosure |
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Section 3.12. |
Subsidiaries |
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Section 3.13. |
ERISA |
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Section 3.14. |
Solvency |
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Section 3.15. |
Anti-Terrorism Law. |
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Section 3.16. |
FCPA; Anti-Corruption |
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Section 3.17. |
Federal Reserve Regulations |
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Section 3.18. |
Collateral Documents |
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ARTICLE 4 |
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CONDITIONS |
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Section 4.01. |
Effective Date |
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Section 4.02. |
Each Credit Event |
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Section 4.03. |
Initial Credit Event in Respect of Each Additional Borrower |
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ARTICLE 5 |
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 5.01. |
Financial Statements and Other Information |
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Section 5.02. |
Notices of Material Events |
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Section 5.03. |
Existence; Conduct of Business |
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Section 5.04. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
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Section 5.05. |
Maintenance of Properties; Insurance |
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Section 5.06. |
Books and Records; Inspection Rights |
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Section 5.07. |
Compliance with Laws and Agreements |
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Section 5.08. |
ERISA-Related Information |
8591
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Section 5.09. |
Use of Proceeds |
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Section 5.10. |
Further Assurances |
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Section 5.11. |
Guarantors |
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Section 5.12. |
Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
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Section 5.13. |
Collateral Release |
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Section 5.14. |
Deposit Accounts.. |
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Section 5.15. |
Excluded Deposit Accounts.. |
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ARTICLE 6 |
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 6.01. |
Indebtedness |
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Section 6.02. |
Liens |
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Section 6.03. |
Fundamental Changes; Asset Sales; Conduct of Business |
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Section 6.04. |
Restricted Payments |
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Section 6.05. |
Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 6.06. |
Investments |
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Section 6.07. |
Restrictive Agreements |
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Section 6.08. |
Use of Proceeds |
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Section 6.09. |
Convertible Debt; PIPE Transactions. |
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Section 6.10. |
Financial Covenants. |
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ARTICLE 7 |
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[RESERVED] |
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ARTICLE 8 |
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GUARANTY |
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Section 8.01. |
Guaranty of the Obligations |
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Section 8.02. |
Payment by Guarantors |
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Section 8.03. |
Liability of Guarantors Absolute |
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Section 8.04. |
Waivers by Guarantors |
106113
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Section 8.05. |
Guarantors’ Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc. |
107114
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Section 8.06. |
Subordination of Other Obligations |
108115
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Section 8.07. |
Continual Guaranty |
108115
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Section 8.08. |
Authority of Guarantors or the Borrower |
108115
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Section 8.09. |
Financial Condition of the Borrower |
108115
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Section 8.10. |
Bankruptcy, Etc. |
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ARTICLE 9 |
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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Section 9.01. |
Events of Default |
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Section 9.02. |
Application of Funds |
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ARTICLE 10 |
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THE AGENTS |
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ARTICLE 11 |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 11.01. |
Notices |
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Section 11.02. |
Waivers; Amendments |
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Section 11.03. |
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
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Section 11.04. |
Successors and Assigns |
122129
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Section 11.05. |
Survival |
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Section 11.06. |
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
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Section 11.07. |
Severability |
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Section 11.08. |
Right of Setoff |
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Section 11.09. |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
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Section 11.10. |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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Section 11.11. |
Headings |
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Section 11.12. |
Confidentiality |
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Section 11.13. |
Interest Rate Limitation |
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Section 11.14. |
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility |
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Section 11.15. |
Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents |
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Section 11.16. |
USA XXXXXXX Xxx |
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Section 11.17. |
Release of Guarantors |
134140
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Section 11.18. |
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions |
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Section 11.19. |
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs |
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Section 11.20. |
Divisions |
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Section 11.21. |
Certain ERISA Matters |
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SCHEDULES |
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Schedule 2.01 |
Revolving Commitments and Letter of Credit Issuer Sublimit |
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BORROWER DISCLOSURE LETTER |
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Section 1.01A |
Holdco Transactions |
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Section 1.01B |
Permitted Holders |
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Section 1.01C |
Specified Acquisition |
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Section 3.12 |
Subsidiaries |
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Section 5.10 |
Material Real Estate Assets |
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Section 5.11 |
Guarantors |
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Section 5.12 |
Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
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Section 6.01 |
Existing Debt |
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Section 6.02 |
Existing Liens |
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Section 6.06 |
Investments |
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Section 6.07 |
Restrictive Agreements |
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Exhibit A |
Form of Assignment and Assumption |
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Exhibit B |
Form of Administrative Questionnaire |
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Exhibit C |
Form of Interest Election Request |
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Exhibit D |
Form of Note |
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Exhibit E |
Form of Solvency Certificate |
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Exhibit F |
Form of Compliance Certificate |
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Exhibit G |
Form of Funding Notice |
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Exhibit H |
Form of Issuance Notice |
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Exhibit I |
Form of Intercompany Note |
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Exhibit J |
Form of Joinder Agreement |
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Exhibit K |
Form of Security Agreement |
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Exhibit L |
Form of Tax Forms |
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This REVOLVING CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of August 26, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 3, 2017, Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 11, 2017, Amendment No. 3, dated as of June 23, 2017, and Amendment No. 4, dated as of October 9, 2018, and Amendment No. 5, dated as of October 25, 2019, among BLUE APRON, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the company (the “Company”), the ADDITIONAL BORROWERS from time to time party hereto, the GUARANTORS from time to time party hereto, the LENDERS and the ISSUING BANKS from time to time party hereto and XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).
The Borrower has requested the Lenders (such term and each other capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein having the meaning assigned to it in Article 1), to make Loans to the Borrower on a revolving credit basis on and after the date hereof and at any time and from time to time prior to the Maturity Date.
The proceeds of borrowings hereunder are to be used for the purposes described in Section 5.09. The Lenders are willing to establish the credit facility referred to in the preceding paragraph upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“ABR” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Acquisition Consideration” means the purchase consideration for any Permitted Acquisition and all other payments by the Obligors or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries in exchange for, or as part of, or in connection with, any Permitted Acquisition, whether paid in cash or by exchange of Equity Interests or of properties or otherwise and whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and includes any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Indebtedness, “earn-outs” and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits of any person or business acquired in connection with such Permitted Acquisition, but excluding therefrom (a) any cash of the seller(s) and its/their Affiliates used to fund any portion of such consideration and (b) any cash or Cash Equivalents acquired in connection with such Acquisition; provided that any such future payment that is subject to a contingency shall be considered Acquisition Consideration only to the extent of the reserve to be established in respect thereto or the amount thereof to be recorded as a liability by
any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if any, in each case, as required under GAAP at the time of the consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisition.
“Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in the acquisition by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, all of the Equity Interests of, or a business line or unit or a division of, any Person.
“Additional Borrower” means each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a “Borrower” hereunder pursuant to Section 2.25, in each case, unless and until such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be a “Borrower” hereunder.
“Additional Borrower Joinder Agreement” means an agreement pursuant to which a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Additional Borrower, executed by the Company and the applicable Additional Borrower in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
“Administrative Agent” means Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit B or a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).
“Affected Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agent Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(c).
“Agents” means the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent or any of their respective successors or assigns.
“Agreed L/C Cash Collateral Amount” means 103% of the total outstanding Letter of Credit Usage.
“Aggregate Total Exposure” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans and (ii) the Letter of Credit Usage.
“Agreement” means this Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement, as the same may hereafter be modified, supplemented, extended, amended, restated or amended and restated from time to time.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for an Interest Period of 1 month commencing on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.00%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively; provided that, if determined pursuant to the foregoing, the Alternative Base Rate is below zero, the Alternate Base Rate will be deemed to be zero.
“Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2017 (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”), by and among the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” as defined in the definition of Amendment No. 1.
“Amendment No. 2” means Amendment No. 2 to Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2017, by and among the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Administrative Agent, the New Revolving Lender party thereto and each Issuing Bank.
“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” means the first date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 of Amendment No. 2 are satisfied, which date is May 11, 2017.
“Amendment No. 3” means Amendment No. 3 to Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2017, by and among the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Administrative Agent, the New Revolving Lender party thereto and each Issuing Bank.
“Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” means the first date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 of Amendment No. 3 are satisfied, which date is June 23, 2017.
“Amendment No. 4” means Amendment No. 4 to Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2018, by and among the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders party thereto and each Issuing Bank.
“Amendment No. 4 Effective Date” means the first date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 of Amendment No. 4 are satisfied, which date is October 9, 2018.
“Amendment No. 5” means Amendment No. 5 to Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2019, by and among the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders party thereto and each Issuing Bank.
“Amendment No. 5 Effective Date” means the first date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 of Amendment No. 5 are satisfied, which date is October 25, 2019.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, in effect from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including, without limitation the FCPA, the U.K. Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA Patriot Act, and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where any Obligor and any of its Subsidiaries conduct business, and the rules and regulations (if any) thereunder enforced by any governmental agency.
“Anti-Terrorism Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(a).
“Applicable Margin” means (i) with respect to any Base Rate Loan, 3.003.25% per annum, and (ii) with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, 4.004.25% per annum.
“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
“Application” means the Letter of Credit application in the form as may approved by the applicable Issuing Bank and executed and delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, requesting such Issuing Bank issue a Letter of Credit.
“Applicant Borrower” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.25.
“Applicant Borrower Amendments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.25.
“Approved Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(b)(ii)(F).
“Arrangers” means Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc., Citibank, NA, Xxxxxxx Sachs Lending Partners LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and SunTrust Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc., in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and any successors thereto.
“Asset Sale” means a sale, lease (as lessor or sublessor), sale and leaseback, license (as licensor or sublicensor), exchange, transfer or other disposition to, any Person, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or any part of the businesses, assets or properties of any kind, whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired of any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any Equity Interests (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including Equity Interests of the Parent), other than (i) inventory (or other assets, including intangible assets) sold, leased or licensed out in the ordinary course of business, (ii) obsolete, surplus or worn-out property, (iii) sales of Cash Equivalents for the fair market value thereof, (iv) dispositions of property (including the sale of any Equity Interest owned by such Person) from (A) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor or to any Obligor or (B) any Obligor to any other Obligor; (v) dispositions of property resulting from casualty or
condemnation events; (vi) dispositions of past due accounts receivable in connection with the collection, write down or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business, (vii) dispositions of property to the extent that (x) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (y) the proceeds of such disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property, (viii) any abandonment, failure to maintain non-renewal or other disposition of any intellectual property (or rights relating thereto) that is no longer desirable in the conduct of any Obligor’s or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries’ business, as determined in good faith by such Obligor or such Restricted Subsidiary, (ix) any sale of property or series of related sales of property where the total consideration received by the Obligors and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries (valued at the initial principal amount thereof in the case of non-cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt securities and valued at the fair market value thereof in the case of other non-cash proceeds) does not exceed $500,000 for any single sale or series of related sales and $5,000,000 for all such sales in the aggregate since the Effective Date, (x) cancellations of employee notes, (xi) real property leases in the ordinary course of business, (xii) transfers of property or assets to an Unrestricted Subsidiary by another Unrestricted Subsidiary, (xiii) expirations of contracts in accordance with their terms, (xiv) terminations of leases in the ordinary course of business, and (xv) the sale or disposition of the Equity Interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries so long as the consideration for such Equity Interests is in an amount at least equal to the fair market value thereof. The treatment of a transaction as a sale-leaseback as a result of the application of “build to suit” accounting in accordance with GAAP shall not, in and of itself, constitute an Asset Sale for purposes of this Agreement.
“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 11.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Available Excess Cash Flow” means, at any date of determination, an amount, not less than zero and determined on a cumulative basis, that is equal to 50% of the aggregate cumulative sum of Excess Cash Flow for each Fiscal Year ending after the Effective Date and prior to such date, commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2016.
“Available Amount” means, at any date of determination, (a) the amount of Available Excess Cash Flow, plus (b) the proceeds received by any Obligor or any other Restricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the day immediately following the Effective Date through and including such date of determination in connection with cash returns, cash profits, cash distributions and similar cash amounts, including cash principal repayments of loans, in each case received in respect of any Investment made after the Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.06(g) (in an amount not to exceed the original amount of such Investment made in reliance on the Available Amount), minus (c) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.04(c), plus (ii) the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to Section 6.06(g), in each case, after the Effective Date and on or prior to such date of determination.
“Availability” means, as of any time of determination, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments in effect at such time, minus (b) the Aggregate Total Exposure at such time.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule., or (b) in relation to any state other state than such an EEA Member Country or (to the extent that the United Kingdom is not such an EEA Member Country) the United Kingdom, any analogous law or regulation from time to time which requires contractual recognition of any Write-down and Conversion Powers contained in that law or regulation.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time and any successor statute and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“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, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or institutes, applies for or consents to 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, so long as, such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person 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 Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at the Alternate Base Rate.
“Benchmark Replacement” means the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may include Term SOFR) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to LIBOR for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of LIBOR with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for each applicable Interest Period, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may
be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of LIBOR with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of LIBOR with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement); provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes to the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to LIBOR:
(a) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of LIBOR permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide LIBOR; or
(b) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to LIBOR:
(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of LIBOR announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide LIBOR, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide LIBOR;
(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR, the U.S. Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for LIBOR, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for LIBOR or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority
over the administrator for LIBOR, which states that the administrator of LIBOR has ceased or will cease to provide LIBOR permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide LIBOR; or
(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR announcing that LIBOR is no longer representative.
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR and solely to the extent that LIBOR has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced LIBOR for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 2.16(c) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced LIBOR for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 2.16(c).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Beneficiary” means each Agent, Lender and Issuing Bank and each other Secured Party.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Parent.
“Borrower” means the Company and each Additional Borrower.
“Borrower Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.05.
“Borrower Disclosure Letter” means (i) prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, the disclosure letter delivered by the Borrower to the Agents and the Lenders and Issuing Banks referred to therein, dated as of the Effective Date and (ii) on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and thereafter, the disclosure letter delivered by the Borrower to the Agents and the Lenders and Issuing Banks referred to therein, dated as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.
“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in New York City; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
“Build to Suit Obligations” means any obligations relating to a lease or other obligation accounted for using “build to suit” accounting in accordance with GAAP (determined without giving effect to changes in GAAP following the Effective Date).
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof accounted for as a liability on the balance sheet as determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that (a) any obligations relating to a lease that was accounted for by such Person as an operating lease as of the Effective Date and any lease entered into after the Effective Date by such Person that would have been accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP as in effect as of the Effective Date shall be accounted for as obligations relating to an operating lease and not as Capital Lease Obligations and (b) Build to Suit Obligations shall not constitute Capital Lease Obligations.
“Cash” means money, currency or a credit balance in any demand or Deposit Account.
“Cash Collateralize” means, in respect of an Obligation, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral in Dollars, at a location and pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank (and “Cash Collateralization” has a corresponding meaning). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(a) Dollars;
(b) U.S. Government Obligations or certificates representing an ownership interest in U.S. Government Obligations with maturities not exceeding one year from the date of acquisition;
(c) (i) demand deposits, (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposit with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, (iii) bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year from the date of acquisition and (iv) overnight bank deposits, in each case with any bank or trust company organized or licensed under the laws of the United States or any State thereof having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $500,000,000 whose short-term debt is rated “A-2” or higher by S&P or higher by Xxxxx’x;
(d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the type described in clauses (b) and (c) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above;
(e) commercial paper rated at least P-1 by Xxxxx’x or A-1 by S&P and maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;
(f) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A-1 by Xxxxx’x;
(g) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (c) of this definition;
(h) any repurchase agreement having a term of 30 days or less entered into with any Lender or any commercial banking institution satisfying, at the time of acquisition thereof, the criteria set forth in clause (c)(i) which (i) is secured by a fully perfected security interest in any obligation of the type described in clause (a), and (ii) has a market value at the time such repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than 100% of the repurchase obligation of such Lender or commercial banking institution thereunder; and
(i) money market funds at least 90% of the assets of which consist of investments of the type described in clauses (a) through (h) above.
“CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
“Change in Control” means (a) prior to an IPO, the failure by the Permitted Holders to own, beneficially and of record, Equity Interests in the Parent representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the Parent; (b) after an IPO, the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder), other than the Permitted Holders, of Equity Interests in the Parent representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the Parent; (c) if during any period of 24 months, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of such Board of Directors on the first day of
such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to such Board of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in clause (c)(i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of such Board of Directors or (iii) whose election or nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (c)(i) and (c)(ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of the Board of Directors; (d) prior to the consummation of a Holdco Transaction, the Company shall cease to own and control, beneficially and of record, directly or indirectly, 100% of the aggregate ordinary voting power of each Additional Borrower free and clear of all Liens (except Liens securing the Obligations); (e) on and following the consummation of a Holdco Transaction, Holdings shall cease to own and control, beneficially and of record, directly or indirectly, 100% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower free and clear of all Liens (except Liens securing the Obligations); provided that the consummation of a Holdco Transaction shall not be a Change in Control.
“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, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of, or compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.17(b), any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with, any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” means, collectively, all of the real, personal and mixed property (including Equity Interests) in which Liens are granted or purported to be granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents as security for the Obligations.
“Collateral Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.
“Collateral Documents” means the Security Agreement and all other instruments, documents and agreements delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in order to grant to, or perfect in favor of, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority security interest and Lien on the Collateral.
“Collateral Release Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(a).
“Collateral Release Period” means the period from and after a Collateral Release Date until the occurrence of a Collateral Redelivery Trigger.
“Collateral Redelivery Trigger” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(b).
“Commitment Fee Rate” means 0.15%.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et seq.).
“Communications” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(c).
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.
“Company KPI Report” means the most recent report of Key Customer Metrics generated by the Company in the ordinary course as of or prior to each Liquidity Test Date.
“Company Monthly Metrics” means a consolidated report of Holdings’ and its Subsidiaries’ as of the last day of each calendar month reflecting (i) Key Customer Metrics and (ii) Customer Acquisition Costs.
“Compliance Certificate” means a compliance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
“Compliance Date” means the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 20182019, if Consolidated Total Net Debt (determined without giving effect to the proviso in the definition of “Consolidated Total Net Debt”) exceeds $0 as of such date. For the avoidance of doubt, on any such date that Consolidated Total Net Debt (determined without giving effect to the proviso in the definition of “Consolidated Total Net Debt”) is less than $0 as of such date, no “Compliance Date” shall exist.
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) income tax expense, (b) interest expense, amortization or write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness (including the Loans), (c) depreciation and amortization expense, (d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e) any extraordinarynon-recurring charges or losses determined in accordance with GAAP, (f) non-cash stock option and other equity-based compensation expenses, (g) (i) non-cash costs or expenses resulting from purchase accounting adjustments and (ii) non-cash costs or expenses resulting from Build to Suit Obligations, (h) proceeds from business interruption insurance not otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income and to the extent offsetting lost operating income received during such period, (i) all customary fees, costs and expenses incurred or paid in connection with (A) Investments permitted hereunder (including Permitted Acquisitions) whether or not such Investment is consummated, (B) Asset Sales permitted hereunder and (C) the issuance, prepayment or amendment or refinancing of Indebtedness permitted hereunder or the issuance of Equity Interests of the Parent (including costs and expenses (including exploratory and preparatory
costs) in connection with any IPO), (j) non-recurring signing costs, retention or completion bonuses and costs related to curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities), (k) the aggregate amount of one-time, non-recurring and extraordinary settlements or judgments of legal proceedings and regulatory matters; provided that the aggregate amount that may be added back pursuant to this clause (k) may not exceed $25,000,00015,000,000 for any period, (l) non-recurring restructuring and similar charges, severance, relocation costs, integration and facilities opening costs and other business optimization expenses, transition costs, costs related to closure and consolidation of facilities; provided that the aggregate amount that may be added back pursuant to this clause (l) and the following clause (m) shall not exceed 25% of aggregate Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any period (determined without giving effect to any such adjustment pursuant to this clause (l) and the following clause (m)), (m) the amount of net cost savings and synergies projected in good faith to be realized as a result of actions taken after the Effective Date that are otherwise permitted hereunder (including pursuant to internal procedures), in each case, no later than the date that is 1812 months following the consummation of such action (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, synergies had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (i) a duly completed certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent certifying that such cost savings and synergies are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and reasonably expected to have a continuing impact, (ii) the benefits resulting therefrom are reasonably anticipated to be realized not later than 1812 months of such actions having been taken, (iii) the aggregate amount that may be added back pursuant to the preceding clause (l) and this clause (m) shall not exceed 25% of aggregate Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any period (determined without giving effect to any such adjustment pursuant to the preceding clause (l) and this clause (m)), and (iv) no cost savings or synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (m) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period, (n) all costs, charges, fees and expenses related to the Transactions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all costs, charges, fees (including any extension fees) and expenses payable in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Obligors of Amendment No. 45) and, (o) any other non-cash charges, non-cash expenses or non-cash losses of the Obligors or any of their respective Subsidiaries for such period, including, for the avoidance of doubt, non-cash foreign currency translation losses and any unrealized losses in respect of Swap Agreements (including non-cash losses related to currency remeasurement of Indebtedness) (excluding any such charge, expense or loss incurred in the ordinary course of business that constitutes an accrual of, or a reserve for, cash charges for any future period); provided, however, that cash payments made in such period or in any future period in respect of such non-cash charges, expenses or losses (excluding any such charge, expense or loss incurred in the ordinary course of business that constitutes an accrual of, or a reserve for, cash charges for any future period) shall be subtracted from Consolidated Net Income in calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in the period when such payments are made, and, (p) (i) cash costs, charges, and expenses and (ii) exit or termination charges, in each case, resulting from Build to Suit Obligations; provided that the aggregate amount that may be added back pursuant to clause (p)(i) may not exceed $1,200,000 for any period, and, minus, to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) income tax benefit, (b) interest income, (c) any extraordinary income or gains determined in accordance with GAAP and (d) any
other non-cash income (excluding any items that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period that are described in the parenthetical to clause (g) above), all as determined on a consolidated basis; provided that, (i) with respect to the period ending June 30, 2016, actual Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the period from January 1, 2016, until such date, multiplied by 2, and (ii) with respect to the period ending September 30, 2016, actual Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the period from January 1, 2016, until such date, multiplied by 4/3; provided, further, that with respect to all assets and Persons acquired or disposed of, the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA will be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Consolidated Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in “purchase of property and equipment”, “development of internal use software” or similar items, or which should otherwise be capitalized, reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided all expenditures arising from Build to Suit Obligations shall not constitute Consolidated Capital Expenditures.
“Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding cash, Cash Equivalents and any assets treated as current assets solely as a result of being Build to Suit Obligations.
“Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding the current portion of long term debt and Build to Suit Obligations.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income or loss of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income of any Person (other than the Parent) that is not a Subsidiary except to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or similar cash distributions actually paid by such Person to the Company or, subject to clauses (b) and (c) below, any Subsidiary (other than, following the consummation of a Holdco Transaction, the Company) during such period, (b) the income of, and any amounts referred to in clause (a) above paid to, any Subsidiary (other than, following the consummation of a Holdco Transaction, the Company) to the extent that, on the date of determination, the declaration or payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by such Subsidiary is not permitted without any prior approval of any Governmental Authority that has not been obtained or is not permitted by the operation of the terms of the organizational documents of such Subsidiary, any agreement or other instrument binding upon such Subsidiary or any law applicable to such Subsidiary, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of cash dividends and other similar cash distributions have been legally and effectively waived, and (c) the income or loss of, and any amounts referred to in clause (a) above paid to, any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent to the extent such income or loss or such amounts are attributable to the noncontrolling interest in such Subsidiary.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the amount that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date, excluding any assets treated as current assets solely as a result of a lease being accounted for using “build to suit” accounting in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Debt” on any date, means all Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on such date, as would be required to appear as a liability on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Net Debt” means, at any date of determination, (a) Consolidated Total Debt, minus (b) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, each as of such date; provided that the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents deducted pursuant to clause (b) shall not exceed $50,000,000.
“Consolidated Working Capital” means, as at any date of determination, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries over Consolidated Current Liabilities of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment” means, for any period on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such period. In calculating the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment there shall be excluded the effect of reclassification during such period of current assets to long term assets and current liabilities to long term liabilities and the effect of any Acquisition and the designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period; provided that (a) there shall be included with respect to any Acquisition during such period an amount (which may be a negative number) equal to the difference between the Consolidated Working Capital acquired in such Acquisition as at the time of such Acquisition and the Consolidated Working Capital from such Acquisition at the end of such period, and (b) there shall be included with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary during such period an amount (which may be a negative number) equal to the difference between the Consolidated Working Capital gained in such designation as at the time of such designation and the Consolidated Working Capital from such designation at the end of such period.
“Contractual Obligations” means, with respect to a Person, the obligations under each mortgage, indenture, security agreement, loan agreement or credit agreement and each other agreement, contract or instrument that such Person is a party to.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to (i) direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise the outstanding voting power, by contract or otherwise or (ii) vote 10% of more of Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or any similar governing body) of a Person. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Convertible Debt” means subordinated unsecured convertible Indebtedness of Holdings owing to one or more purchasers pursuant to the Convertible Debt Documents.
“Convertible Debt Documents” means the Convertible Debt Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Debt Notes and all other agreements, certificates, instruments or documents entered into from time to time (including note purchase agreements and notes) and documenting or relating to the Convertible Debt or any Refinancing Indebtedness thereof, in each case, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, modified, refinanced or replaced, from time to time as permitted by this Agreement, including Section 6.09.
“Convertible Debt Notes” means the subordinated unsecured convertible promissory notes issued by Holdings to each Purchaser (as defined therein) pursuant to the Convertible Debt Purchase Agreement in the form of Exhibit B to the Convertible Debt Purchase Agreement (the “Initial Convertible Debt Note”) and any other subordinated unsecured convertible promissory notes issued by Holdings to any purchaser from time to time pursuant to any other note purchase agreement as permitted by this Agreement, including Section 6.09.
“Convertible Debt Purchase Agreement” means the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2017, between Holdings and the Purchasers (as defined therein) (the “Initial Convertible Debt Purchase Agreement”) and any other subordinated unsecured convertible note purchase agreement entered into by Holdings and any purchaser from time to time as permitted by this Agreement, including Section 6.09.
“Credit Date” means the date of a Credit Extension.
“Credit Event” means each Borrowing, Credit Extension, New Revolving Loan Commitment or extension of a Letter of Credit.
“Credit Extension” means the making of a Loan, the issuing of a Letter of Credit or a Letter of Credit Disbursement.
“Customer Acquisition Costs” means (i) the aggregate customer acquisition marketing costs for the applicable period and (ii) the customer acquisition costs per subscriber for the applicable period.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.19(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder, (ii) fund within two Business Days any portion of its participation in Letters of Credit or (iii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three Business Days of the date when
due, unless, in each case, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to such funding or payment (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower, any Lender or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations and participation in the outstanding Letters of Credit hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Borrower), (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (e) has become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any of clauses (a) through (e) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.19(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.
“Deposit Account” means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.
“Deposit Account Control Agreement” means a deposit account control agreement in a form satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, executed by each applicable Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the relevant depositary institution.
“Disqualified Equity Interest” means any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests which are not otherwise Disqualified Equity Interests), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Equity Interests which are not otherwise Disqualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provides
for scheduled payments or scheduled dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness (but solely such portion that is so convertible would be deemed to be a Disqualified Equity Interest) or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 120 days after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, except, in the case of clauses (a) and (b), if as a result of a change of control or asset sale, so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of such a change of control or asset sale event are subject to the prior expiration or termination of the Commitments, the payment in full of the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder and the cancellation or expiration or Cash Collateralization of all Letters of Credit.
“Disqualified Institution” means, as of any date, (a) any Person designated by the Company as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Effective Date and (b) any Person that is a competitor or potential competitor of any Obligor or any its respective Subsidiaries (in each case as determined in good faith by the Company) that has been designated by the Company as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including by posting such notice to the Platform) from time to time; provided that any person that becomes a “Disqualified Institution” after the applicable Trade Date for an assignment or participation interest shall not apply to retroactively make such person a “Disqualified Institution” with respect to such assignment or participation interest or any previously acquired assignment of or participation interest in the Loans, but such Person shall not be able to increase its Revolving Commitments under, or participation interests in, the Loans; provided, however, that, in each case, “Disqualified Institutions” shall exclude any Person that the Borrower has designated as no longer being a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent from time to time.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States, excluding (a) any Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist of Equity Interests in (or Equity Interests and debt of) one or more CFCs and (b) any such Subsidiary that is owned (directly or indirectly) by a Subsidiary that is described in clause (a) of this definition or a CFC.
“DQ List” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(h).
“Early Opt-in Election” means the occurrence of:
(a) a determination by the Administrative Agent or (ii) a notification by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) that the Required Lenders have determined that U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 2.16(c) are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBOR, and
(b) the election by the Administrative Agent or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.02).
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) noncompliance with any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest; provided that Equity Interests shall not include any debt securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for any combination of Equity Interests and/or cash until any such conversion or exchange.
“Equity Issuance Event” means a sale, issuance or other disposition to, any Person, in any private investment in public equity or other similar transaction in respect of any Equity Interests of the Parent.
“Equity Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(b).
“ERISA” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any person that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code would be deemed at any relevant time to be a single employer or otherwise aggregated with any Obligor or any of its respective Subsidiaries under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
“ERISA Event” means any one or more of the following: (a) any reportable event, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to a Plan, as to which the PBGC has not waived under PBGC Regulation Section 4043 the requirement of Section 4043 of ERISA that it be notified of such event; (b) the taking of any action to terminate any Plan under Sections 4041 or 4101A of ERISA; (c) the institution of proceedings by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan; (d) the failure to make a required contribution to any Plan that would result in the imposition of a lien or other encumbrance or the provision of security under Section 430 of the Code or Sections 303 or 4068 of ERISA, or the arising of such a lien or encumbrance; (e) the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (f) the filing pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (g) the receipt of a written determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at-risk” status within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA; (h) engaging in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA with respect to which the Borrower, any Guarantor, or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a “disqualified person” within the meaning of Section 4975 the Code or a “party in interest” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or could otherwise reasonably be expected to be liable; (i) the incurrence by the Borrower, any Guarantor, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan or a withdrawal from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (j) the receipt by the Borrower, any Guarantor, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan of any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or in “endangered” or “critical” status within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
“Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to a Loan, or the Loans comprising a Borrowing, that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“Eurodollar Borrowing” means a Borrowing made at the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount (if positive) equal to:
(a) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (i) Consolidated Net Income, plus, (ii) to the extent reducing Consolidated Net Income, the sum, without duplication, of amounts for non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income, including for depreciation and amortization (excluding any such non-cash charge to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash charge in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash gain that was paid in a prior period), plus (iii) the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment (if positive), minus
(b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) the amounts for such period paid from internally generated cash of (x) repayments of Indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding repayments of the Loans except to the extent the Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced in connection with such repayments) and repayments of Capital Lease Obligations (excluding any interest expense portion thereof), (y) Consolidated Capital Expenditures and (z) the purchase price of Acquisitions, except to the extent funded with the Available Amount, plus (ii) other non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any such non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for potential cash gain in any prior period), plus (iii) the absolute amount of the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment (if negative).
“Excluded Deposit Account” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (c) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation or by any Contractual Obligation to which such Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound from guaranteeing the Obligations; provided that any such Contractual Obligation (i) is in existence on the Effective Date (or, with respect to a Subsidiary acquired or formed after the Effective Date, as of the date such acquisition or formation) and (ii) in the case of a Subsidiary acquired or formed after the Effective Date, was not entered into in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition or formation or (d) any Subsidiary with respect to which guaranteeing the Obligations would require consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority, unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained or would, contemporaneous with the Effective Date or, in the case of a Subsidiary acquired or formed after the Effective Date, the date on which such Subsidiary is acquired or formed, be obtained. For the avoidance of doubt, an Additional Borrower shall not be an Excluded Subsidiary.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the
laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Revolving Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Revolving Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.20) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.18, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.18(g) and (d) Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Executive Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(a).
“Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Loans of such Lender.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation rules or official practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code.
“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq.).
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) 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 (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source.
“FEMA” means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Parent.
“Fiscal Quarter” means a Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year” means the Fiscal Year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries ending on December 31 of each calendar year.
“Flood Hazard Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b)(iv).
“Flood Insurance” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b)(iv).
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Funding Notice” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“Governmental Acts” means any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future Governmental Authority.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, 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 (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Grantor” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or customary indemnification obligations entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets or of other entities, in each case, that is permitted hereunder (other than to the extent that the primary obligations that are the subject of such indemnification obligation would be considered Indebtedness hereunder).
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) the Subsidiary Guarantors, (b) with respect to the Obligations of any Additional Borrower, the Company, and (c) on and after the consummation of a Holdco Transaction, Holdings.
“Guaranty” means, collectively, the guaranty of the Obligations by the Guarantors pursuant to Section 8.01 of this Agreement.
“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 pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedging Transaction” means (a) any interest-rate transaction, including any interest-rate swap, basis swap, forward rate agreement, interest rate option (including a cap, collar or floor), and any other instrument linked to interest rates that gives rise to similar credit risks (including when-issued securities and forward deposits accepted) and (b) any currency exchange-rate transaction, including any cross-currency interest-rate swap, any forward foreign-exchange contract, any currency option, and any other instrument linked to exchange rates that gives rise to similar credit risks.
“Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the defined term Holdco Transaction.
“Holdco Transaction” means a transaction (or series of transactions) which will, among other things, cause (x) the Company to convert to a limited liability company and (y) 100% of the Equity Interests in the Company and its other existing Subsidiaries to be held by a newly-formed entity organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States (“Holdings”), which transactions will be substantially in accordance with the steps described on Section 1.01A of the Borrower Disclosure Letter; provided that (a) the owners of 100% of the Equity Interests in Holdings immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and the amount of such Equity Interests owned by each such person) are identical to the owners of 100% of the Equity Interests in the Company immediately prior to giving effect to such transaction (and the amount of such Equity Interests owned by each such person; provided that, such Equity Interests of such owners may be held in different classes (including common and preferred Equity Interests) of Equity Interests of Holdings with different voting rights), (b) Holdings shall have entered into Collateral Documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which Holdings shall pledge its interest in the Collateral, including without limitation, the Equity Interests in the Borrower, to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (c) Holdings shall have entered into a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and shall have provided such other documentation as would be required in connection with a joinder of a Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.11. The Holdco Transaction was consummated on January 24, 2017.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Subsidiary of the Parent and that has been designated by the Company by written notice to the Administrative Agent as an “Immaterial Subsidiary” from time to time and in relation to which the fair market
value of its Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, as the case may be, do not exceed 7.5% of the fair market value of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date and (b) whose revenues for the most recently ended Test Period, as the case may be, are available do not exceed 7.5% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that (i) the Consolidated Total Assets of all such Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period shall not exceed 15% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date and (ii) the revenues of all such Immaterial Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period shall not exceed 15% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP. For any determination made as of or prior to the time any Person becomes an indirect or direct Subsidiary of the Borrower, such determination and designation shall be made based on financial statements provided by or on behalf of such Person in connection with the Acquisition of such Person or such Person’s assets to the extent reasonably available. If such financial statements are not reasonably available, the Parent shall make such determination in reasonable good faith. The Company may change the designation of any Subsidiary as an Immaterial Subsidiary by providing notice to the Administrative Agent.
“Increased Amount Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.23(a).
“Indebtedness” of any Person at any date means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of bankers’ acceptances, letters of credit to the extent drawn, surety bonds or similar arrangements, (g) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above, (h) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation and (i) all Disqualified Equity Interests in such Person, valued, as of the date of determination, at the greater of (i) the maximum aggregate amount that would be payable upon maturity, redemption, repayment or repurchase thereof (or of Disqualified Equity Interests or Indebtedness into which such Disqualified Equity Interests are convertible or exchangeable) and (ii) the maximum liquidation preference of such Disqualified Equity Interests. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. For purposes of this definition, (i) the amount of any Indebtedness described in clause (g) above shall be deemed to be an amount equal
to the lesser of (A) the principal amount of the obligations guaranteed and outstanding and (B) the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable in respect of such obligations, and (ii) the amount of any Indebtedness described in clause (h) above shall be the lower of the amount of the obligation and the fair market value of the assets of such Person securing such obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, Build to Suit Obligations shall not constitute Indebtedness.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Obligor under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(b).
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.12.
“Initial Convertible Debt Note” as defined in the definition of “Convertible Debt Notes.”
“Initial Convertible Debt Purchase Agreement’ as defined in the definition of “Convertible Debt Purchase Agreement.”
“Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(b).
“Intercompany Note” means an intercompany note substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.15(b) and in substantially the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to any Eurodollar 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, with the consent of each Lender, twelve months or less than one month) thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (b) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing 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 Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of
such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Interest Rate Determination Date” means, with respect to any Interest Period, the date that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.
“Investment” means any loan, advance (other than advances to employees for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business and Consolidated Capital Expenditures), extension of credit (by way of Guarantee or otherwise) or capital contributions by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any other Person (other than an Obligor or any other Restricted Subsidiary).
“IPO” means a bona fide underwritten sale to the public of common stock of the Parent on a nationally recognized securities exchange.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP 98” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank and in effect at the time of issuance of such Letter of Credit).
“Issuance Notice” means an Issuance Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H.
“Issuing Bank” means each Lender (or affiliate thereof) with a Letter of Credit Issuer Sublimit on Schedule 2.01 hereof, as Issuing Bank hereunder, and any other Lender (or affiliate thereof) that shall agree in writing, at the request of the Borrower and with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to become an “Issuing Bank”, in each case together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity. Any Issuing Bank may issue Letters of Credit through any of its branch offices or through any of its affiliates or any of the branch offices of its affiliates.
“Joinder Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11.
“Joint Venture” means a joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form; provided in no event shall any Subsidiary of any Person be considered to be a Joint Venture.
“Key Customer Metrics” means (i) the number of subscribers at the beginning of the applicable period, (ii) the number of subscribers added during the applicable period, (iii) the net subscriber churn during the applicable period, and (iv) the number of subscribers at the end of the applicable period.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to a transaction contemplated by Section 2.23, in each case, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Letter of Credit” means a standby letter of credit issued or to be issued by an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Agreement in such form as may be approved from time to time by the applicable Issuing Bank. Letters of Credit shall be issued in Dollars.
“Letter of Credit Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“Letter of Credit Issuer Sublimit” means (a) with respect to each Issuing Bank as of the Effective Date, as set forth on Schedule 2.01, and (b) with respect to any other Issuing Bank, an amount as shall be agreed to by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank and the Borrower.
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means the lesser of (a) $20,000,00013,000,000 and (b) the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect.
“Letter of Credit Usage” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (a) the maximum aggregate amount which is, or at any time thereafter may become, available for drawing under all Letters of Credit then outstanding and (b) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by any Issuing Bank and not theretofore reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower or with the proceeds of a Loan. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired without being drawn by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.13 or 3.14 of the ISP 98 or because a drawing was presented under such Letter of Credit on or prior to the last date permitted for presentation thereunder but has not yet been honored or dishonored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“LIBO Rate” means, subject to Section 2.16:
(a) with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowings for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Bloomberg screen LIBOR01 (or any successor to or substitute for such service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that in the event such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major banks in the London interbank market by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period; and
(b) for any rate calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBO Rate described in paragraph (a) above, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time determined two Business Days prior to such date for U.S. Dollar deposits with a term of one month commencing that day;
provided that to the extent that any such rate is below zero, the LIBO Rate described in paragraph (a) above will be deemed to be zero; provided, further that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection with any rate set forth in this definition, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
“Limited Conditions Acquisition” means any Acquisition permitted by this Agreement whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
“Liquidity” means the amount of Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of Holdings and its Subsidiaries.
“Liquidity Grace Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(d).
“Liquidity Test Date” means (a) the last day of each calendar month following the Amendment No. 45 Effective Date and (b) the fifteenth day of each calendar month following the Amendment No. 45 Effective Date.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement (including any amendment hereto or waiver hereunder), the Notes (if any), any Joinder Agreement, the Collateral Documents, and any documents or certificates executed by the Borrower in favor of an Issuing Bank relating to Letters of Credit.
“Loans” means the loans (including any Base Rate Loan or Eurodollar Rate Loan) made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, including any New Revolving Loans.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning set forth in Regulation U of the Board of Governors as in effect from time to time.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Obligors and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Obligors and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations hereunder, or (c) the rights of or remedies, taken as a whole, available to the Agents or the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or
more of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof in a principal amount exceeding $5,000,000 (or, at any time when the Net Debt Condition is satisfied, $15,000,000). For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Material Real Estate Asset” means any domestic fee owned Real Estate Asset having a fair market value in excess of $2,000,000; provided that the New Fulfillment Center shall not constitute a Material Real Estate Asset for so long as the fair market value of the owned real estate associated with such New Fulfillment Center and improvements thereon is less than or equal to $50,000,000.
“Maturity Date” means FebruaryAugust 26, 2021 (and if such date is not a Business Day, then the preceding Business Day).
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investor Services, Inc.
“Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust or other similar instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
“Mortgaged Property” means (i) any Material Real Estate Asset acquired by the Borrower or any Obligor after the Effective Date xxxxx (ii) any Real Estate Asset that becomes a Material Real Estate Asset (whether by renovation to, addition to or otherwise).
“Multiemployer Plan” any multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, which is or has been contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute by) any Obligor, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five-year period immediately following the latest date on which any Obligor, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate that contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.
“Net Asset Sale Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, an amount equal to: (a) Cash payments (including any Cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) received by the Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale, minus (b) any bona fide direct costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with such Asset Sale, including (i) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable by the seller as a result of or in connection with such Asset Sale, (ii) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty on, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans) that is secured by a Lien on the stock or assets in question and that is required to be repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale, and (iii) the Company’s good faith estimate of payments required to be made with respect to unassumed liabilities or indemnities or other contingent obligations relating to the assets sold (provided that, to the extent such cash proceeds are not so used within 180 days of such Asset Sale, such cash proceeds shall constitute Net Asset Sale Cash Proceeds).
“Net Debt Condition” means that Liquidity, on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Liquidity Test Date, is not less than the outstanding aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments as of such Liquidity Test Date.
“Net Equity Issuance Event Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Equity Issuance Event, an amount equal to: (a) Cash payments received by the Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Equity Issuance Event, minus (b) all bona fide costs, fees, expenses and taxes, including, without limitation, underwriting discounts and commissions and legal, investment banking, brokerage, accounting and other professional fees, sales commissions and disbursements incurred or due and payable in connection with such Equity Issuance Event.
“New Fulfillment Center” means the fulfillment center to be acquired and/or constructed by Parent or one of its Subsidiaries after the Effective Date.
“New Revolving Loan Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.23(a).
“New Revolving Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.23(a).
“New Revolving Loan Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.23(a).
“NFIP” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b)(iv).
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 11.02 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-U.S. Plan” means any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation fund) or other similar program established, contributed to (regardless of whether through direct contributions or through employee withholding) or maintained outside the United States by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees, or beneficiaries thereof, of any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries residing outside the United States, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.
“Non-U.S. Plan Event” means with respect to any Non-U.S. Plan: (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable law, or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from a Governmental Authority; (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments; (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Non-U.S. Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Non-U.S. Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Non-U.S. Plan; (d) the incurrence of any liability by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under applicable law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Non-U.S. Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein; or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable law and that would reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or the imposition on any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any applicable law.
“Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(c).
“Notice” means a Funding Notice, Issuance Notice or Interest Election Request.
“Obligations” means all amounts owing by any Obligor to the Agents (including former Agents), Arrangers, any Issuing Bank or any Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in each case whether for principal, interest (including, in each case, all interest which accrues after the commencement of any case or proceeding in bankruptcy after the insolvency of, or for the reorganization of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not allowed in such case or proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn on Letters of Credit, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
“Obligors” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantors.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.20).
“Parent” means, prior to the consummation of a Holdco Transaction, the Company, and as of and following the consummation of a Holdco Transaction, Holdings.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(c)(i).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(c)(iii).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and is maintained in whole or in part by any Obligor, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which any of any Obligor, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has an obligation to contribute, and each such plan for the five-year period immediately following the latest date on which the any Obligor, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate maintained or made contributions (or had an obligation to make contributions).
“Perfection Certificate” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Security Agreement.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in the acquisition by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets or Equity Interests of, or a business line or unit or a division of, any Person; provided the following are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 11.02:
(i) immediately prior to, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; provided, in the in the case of any Limited Conditions Acquisition being funded, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of New Revolving Loan Commitments substantially concurrently with the effectiveness of such New Revolving Loan Commitments, this clause (i) shall be limited to the absence of an Event of Default under Sections 9.01(a), (b), (g), (h) and (i);
(ii) all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated, in all material respects, in accordance with all applicable laws and in conformity with all applicable government approvals;
(iii) the Company shall take, or shall cause to be taken, promptly after the date such Permitted is consummated, each of the actions set forth in Section 5.10 or Section 5.11, if and as applicable;
(iv) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (x) with respect to any transaction or series of related transactions involving Acquisition Consideration of more than $30,000,000, at least three Business Days prior to such proposed acquisition, notice of the aggregate Acquisition Consideration for such acquisition and (y) with respect to any transaction or series of related transactions involving Acquisition Consideration of more than $30,000,000, promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, (1) a copy of the acquisition agreement related to the proposed Permitted Acquisition (and any related documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) and (2) to the extent reasonably available, quarterly and annual financial statements of the Person whose Equity Interests or assets are being acquired for the twelve month period immediately prior to such proposed Permitted Acquisition, including any audited financial statements that are available;
(v) any Person or assets or division as acquired in accordance herewith shall be engaged in or related to a business permitted under Section 6.03(c); and
(vi) the total Acquisition Consideration paid in connection with all Permitted Acquisitions occurring on or after the Effective Date pursuant to which the Person whose Equity Interests are acquired does not become an Obligor or, in the case of an asset acquisition, the assets that are acquired are not held by an Obligor, shall not exceed, from the date of this Agreement, plus the aggregate amount of Investments pursuant to Section 6.06(c) and the aggregate amount of the sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions made pursuant to Section 6.03(a)(ii), an amount equal to $40,000,000.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means:
(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, landlord’s, supplier’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 60 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;
(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements filed (or similar filings under applicable law) solely as a precautionary measure in connection with operating leases;
(f) judgment liens and deposits to secure obligations under appeal bonds or letters of credit in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (j) of Section 9.01;
(g) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, encroachments and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and
(h) Liens representing any interest or title of a licensor, lessor or sublicensor or sublessor, or a licensee, lessee or sublicensee or sublessee, in the property subject to any lease (including Capital Lease Obligations subject to Section 6.01(c)), license or sublicense or concession agreement, in each case to the extent permitted by this Agreement.
“Permitted Holders” means the Persons listed on Section 1.01B of the Borrower Disclosure Letter.
“Person” or “person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to which any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries could have any liability.
“Platform” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.01(c).
“Pledged Collateral” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Security Agreement.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum from time to time published in the “Money Rates” or successor section of The Wall Street Journal as being the “Prime Lending Rate” or, if more than one rate is published as the “Prime Lending Rate”, then the highest of such rates (each change in the Prime Rate to be effective as of the date of publication in The Wall Street Journal of a “Prime Lending Rate” that is different from that published on the preceding Business Day); provided that in the event that The Wall Street Journal shall, for any reason, fail or cease to publish the “Prime Lending Rate”, the Administrative Agent shall choose a reasonably comparable index or source to use as the basis for the “Prime Lending Rate”.
“Principal Office” for each of the Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank, means such Person’s “Principal Office” as set forth on Appendix B, or such other office or office of a third party or sub-agent, as appropriate, as such Person may from time to time designate in writing to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender.
“Pro Forma Basis” means, with respect to any determination of the Total Net Leverage Ratio, (i) that such determination of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is made for the relevant Test Period, but that (x) any material acquisitions or material dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations or discontinuances of operations during such Test Period or subsequent thereto and on or prior to the date of determination or with the proceeds of or in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness for which the Total Net Leverage Ratio is being determined (each, a “Pro Forma Event”) shall be deemed for this purpose to have occurred on the first day of such Test Period and to have given effect to the designation as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as if such designation had occurred on the first day of each such period, and (y) if since the beginning of such Test Period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Test Period shall have undertaken any Pro Forma Event that would have required adjustment pursuant to clause (x) above if taken by a Restricted Subsidiary, then such ratio or amount shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such Test Period as if such Pro Forma Event had occurred at the beginning of such Test Period and (ii) that such determination of Consolidated Total Debt is determined after giving effect to the incurrence of the Indebtedness (and all simultaneous incurrences of Indebtedness) for which such ratio is being tested, and the application of proceeds thereof. For purposes of this definition, “material” shall mean one or a series of related transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $500,000. “Pro Forma Event” has the meaning assigned to that term in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis”.
“Pro Rata Share” means with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Commitment or Loans of any Lender or any Letters of Credit issued or participations purchased therein by any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Revolving Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders.
“Projections” means the projections of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period of Fiscal Year 2016 through and including Fiscal Year 2019, prepared on a quarterly basis for the 2016 Fiscal Year and the 2017 Fiscal Year and annually thereafter.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Qualified Equity Interest” of any person shall mean any Equity Interests of such person that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Quarterly Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the applicable Fiscal Quarter ended on or prior to such time in respect of which Quarterly Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is required to be reported in respect of the financial covenant in Section 6.10(b).
“Real Estate Asset” means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) then owned by the Borrower or any Obligor in any real property.
“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.
“Refinanced Indebtedness” has the meaning given thereto in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness”.
“Refinancing Indebtedness” means refinancings, renewals, or extensions of Indebtedness (and the continuation or renewal of any Permitted Liens related thereto) so long as:
(a) such refinancing, renewal, or extension does not result in an increase in the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) (other than any accrued or capitalized amounts) of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended (the “Refinanced Indebtedness”), other than by the amount equal to the premiums paid thereon in connection with such refinancing, renewal or extension and fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and by the amount of existing unfunded commitments thereunder,
(b) such refinancing, renewal, or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the Refinanced Indebtedness and, except in the case of revolving credit Indebtedness, does not have a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity,
(c) to the extent the terms or conditions of such refinancing, renewal or extension differ from the terms and conditions of the Refinanced Indebtedness, such term and conditions, taken as a whole, are not and would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders,
(d) if the Refinanced Indebtedness was subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such refinancing, renewal, or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) as those that were applicable to the Refinanced Indebtedness, and
(e) no person is an obligor with respect to such refinancing, renewal or replacement that was not an obligor with respect to such Refinanced Indebtedness.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b).
“Reimbursement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments or, if the Revolving Commitments shall have been terminated, holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans at such time. The Revolving Commitment and Loans of any Defaulting Lender and Disqualified Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
“Responsible Officer” means any of the President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, director, General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer of the applicable Obligor, or any person designated by any such Obligor in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time, acting singly.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend, repurchase, redemption or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property other than Qualified Equity Interests of such Person) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property other than Qualified Equity Interests of such Person), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests of such Person or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests of such Person.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that upon the occurrence of any Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary”. Unless otherwise stated, any reference to the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries herein or in any other Loan Document shall, prior to the consummation of a Holdco Transaction, include any Additional Borrower and, on and after the consummation of a Holdco Transaction, shall include the Company and each Additional Borrower.
“Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Loans hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.11 or Section 2.12, (b) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.23 and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.20 or Section 11.04. The amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment as of the Amendment No. 45 Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01. The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments as of the Amendment No. 45 Effective Date is $85,000,00055,000,000.
“Revolving Commitment Period” means the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
“Revolving Commitment Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date the Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.11 or 2.12, and (iii) the date of the termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 9.01.
“Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (i) prior to the termination of the Revolving Commitments, that Lender’s Revolving Commitment; and (ii) after the termination of the Revolving Commitments, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans of that Lender, (b) in the case of Issuing Banks, the aggregate Letter of Credit Usage in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by that Lender (net of any participations by the Lenders in such Letters of Credit) and (c) the aggregate amount of all participations by that Lender in any outstanding Letters of Credit or any unreimbursed drawing under any Letter of Credit.
“S&P” means Standard and Poor’s, a Division of the McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself, or whose government is, the subject or target of any Sanctions (including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and the Crimea Region of the Ukraine).
“Sanctioned Entity” means, at any time, (a) a Sanctioned Country or (b) an agency of the government of a country, an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or its government or a person or entity resident in or determined to be resident in a country or territory, in each case, that is subject to or target of any 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, by the U.S. Department of State or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any European Union member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b).
“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, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Secured Parties” means the Agents, the Issuing Banks, any Lender or any Indemnitee (or any of their respective successors or assigns).
“Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2016, between the Obligors and the Collateral Agent (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).
“Security Supplement” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Security Agreement.
“Series” means a series of Loans.
“SOFR” with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.
“Solvency Certificate” means a Solvency Certificate of a Financial Officer of the Parent substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Solvent” means, with respect to the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the present assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on their debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, do not intend to, and do not believe that they will, incur debts or liabilities (including current obligations and contingent liabilities) beyond their ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature in the ordinary course of business and (d) the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are not engaged in business or a transaction, and are not about to engage in business or a transaction, in relation to which their property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).
“Specified Acquisition” means the acquisition to be effected after the Effective Date and described in Section 1.01C of the Borrower Disclosure Letter.
“Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means, with respect to a Limited Conditions Acquisition, the representations and warranties contained in the acquisition agreement in respect to such Limited Conditions Acquisition as are material to the interests of the Lenders providing such New Revolving Loan Commitments, but only to the extent that the Company or any of its Affiliates has the right (taking into account applicable cure provisions) to terminate its respective obligations under such acquisition agreement (or the right not to consummate such Limited Conditions Acquisition pursuant to such acquisition agreement) (in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof) as a result of a failure of such representation or warranty to be true and correct.
“Specified Representations” means, in respect of any Limited Conditions Acquisition, each representation and warranty set forth in Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03(c), 3.09, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, and 3.17.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one, minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for Eurodollar funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of any Obligor, as applicable. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” of or to the “Subsidiaries” of the Parent herein or in any other Loan Document shall include the Borrower (other than prior to the consummation of a Holdco Transaction, the Company).
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent and which is required by GAAP to be consolidated in the consolidated financial statements of the parent.
“Subsidiary Guarantors” means those Subsidiaries listed on Section 5.11 of the Borrower Disclosure Letter and party hereto and any future Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that has delivered a joinder agreement pursuant to Section 5.11 hereof.
“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholdings), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
A “Test Period” in effect at any time means, subject to the proviso in the definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in respect of which financial statements for each such Fiscal Quarter have been or were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01.
“Title Insurance Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b)(iii).
“Title Policy” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b)(iii).
“Total Exposure” means, for any Lender at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans of such Lender plus (ii) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Letter of Credit Usage.
“Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, at any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Net Debt as of such date to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the prior four Fiscal Quarter period ending on or most recently prior to such date (determined, with respect to periods ending prior to December 31, 2016, in accordance with the proviso contained in the definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA).
“Trade Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(e).
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Obligors of each Loan Document to which it is a party, the borrowing of Loans, the payment of related fees and expenses and the use of the proceeds thereof.
“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 Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
"UK Bail-In Legislation" means (to the extent that the United Kingdom is not an EEA Member Country which has implemented, or implements, Article 55 BRRD) Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 and any other law or regulation applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d).
“Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, as of any date of determination, such Cash or Cash Equivalents that (a) do not appear (and are not required to appear) as “restricted” on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent (unless such appearance is related to the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent to secure the Obligations), (b) are subject to a valid, perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and are not subject to any Lien in favor of any other Person other than the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and (c) are otherwise generally available for use by the Parent
or any other Obligor; provided, that, funds in transit to a Deposit Account from a payment processor as of any date of determination shall be included in the calculation of Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents solely to the extent received in a Deposit Account prior to such calculation and otherwise satisfying the requirements of clauses (a), (b) and (c) hereof at the time of such calculation.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Parent and that at the time of determination has previously been designated, and continues to be, an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 5.12. The Subsidiaries of the Parent that are Unrestricted Subsidiaries asAs of the Amendment No. 45 Effective Date are set forth on Section 5.12 of the Borrower Disclosure Letter, there are no Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
“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.
“U.S.” or “United States” means the United States of America.
“U.S. Government Obligations” means obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. or by any agent or instrumentality thereof, provided that the full faith and credit of the U.S. is pledged in support thereof.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, any as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly through one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary other than directors qualifying shares or shares held by nominees.
“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 Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means any Obligor and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule., or (b) with
respect to any UK Bail-In Legislation, any powers under that UK Bail-In Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or other financial institution or affiliate of a bank, investment firm or other financial institution, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that UK Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers and any similar or analogous powers under that UK Bail-In Legislation
Section 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Rate Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”).
Section 1.03. 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”. 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, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, amendments and restatements, 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 be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (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 and (f) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. Unless the context indicates otherwise and except as set forth in Section 1.05, reference herein to “the Borrower” shall be deemed to refer to the Company and any Additional Borrower, as applicable. Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, Restricted Subsidiary, Unrestricted Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).
Section 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time, except with respect to the delivery of a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(y)(i) with respect to each Liquidity Test Date under clause (b) of the definition thereof; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with a financial ratio or test, at all times prior to the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), compliance shall be determined based on the consolidated financial statements of the Company with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2016, and delivered pursuant to Section 3.04(a) hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is less than $0, there shall be no availability under any Total Net Leverage Ratio test when determining if any Obligor may take any action permitted hereunder (including any incurrence of Indebtedness).
Section 1.05. Borrower Agent. Each Additional Borrower hereby appoints the Company as its representative and agent for all purposes under the Loan Documents, including requests for Loans and Letters of Credit, designation of interest rates, delivery or receipt of communications, preparation and delivery of financial reports, receipt and payment of Obligations, requests for waivers, amendments or other accommodations, actions under the Loan Documents (including in respect of compliance with covenants), and all other dealings with the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or any Lender, and each Additional Borrower releases the Company from any restrictions on representing several Persons and self-dealing under any applicable laws or regulations (the Company, acting on its behalf and on behalf of any Additional Borrower pursuant to such agency, the “Borrower Agent”). The Company hereby accepts such appointment as representative and agent of each Additional Borrower. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:
i. each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any notice or communication (including any Funding Notice or any Interest Election Request) delivered on behalf of an Additional Borrower by the Borrower Agent;
ii. the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders may give any notice to or make any other communication with any Additional Borrower hereunder to or with the Borrower Agent (and shall not be required to give any notice to or make any other communication to any other Borrower);
iii. in the case of any provision requiring the consent of, or consultation with, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders may seek the consent of, or consult with any Additional Borrower or the Borrower Agent (and shall not be required to seek the consent of, or consult with, any other Borrower);
iv. the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall have the right, in its discretion, to deal exclusively with the Borrower Agent for any or all purposes under the Loan Documents; and
v. each Additional Borrower agrees that any notice, election, communication, representation, agreement or undertaking made on its behalf by the Borrower Agent shall be binding upon and enforceable against it.
Section 1.06. Obligations Joint and Several. Each agreement in any Loan Document by the Company or any other Borrower to make any payment, to take any action or otherwise to be bound by the terms thereof is a joint and several agreement of the Borrower (including the Company and any Additional Borrower), and each obligation the Company or any other Borrower under any Loan Document shall be a joint and several obligation of the Borrower (including the Company and any Additional Borrower).
Section 1.07. Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant nor accept any responsibility nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to (i) any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (ii) the administration, submission or any matter relating to the rates in the definition of LIBO Rate or with respect to any rate that is an alternative, comparable or successor rate thereto or (iii) the effect of any of the foregoing.
ARTICLE 2
LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
Section 2.01. Loans. (a) Revolving Commitments. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make Loans to the Borrower in Dollars from time to time, in an aggregate amount such that, after giving effect thereto, the Total Exposure of such Lender does not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Loans, in no event shall the Aggregate Total Exposure exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period. Each Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, and all Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Loans and the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date.
(b) Borrowing Mechanics for Loans.
(i) Except pursuant to Section 2.03(d), Loans that are Base Rate Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount, and Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount.
(ii) Subject to Section 2.24, whenever the Borrower desires that Lenders make Loans, Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice no later than (x) in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed Credit Date and (y) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, either (1) not later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date or (2) not later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the proposed Credit Date; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Loans requested pursuant to this Section 2.01(b)(ii)(y)(2) on any one day shall not exceed $20,000,000. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Funding Notice for a Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the Borrower shall be bound to make a Borrowing in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may agree to shorter time periods with respect to the requirements set forth above.
(iii) Notice of receipt of each Funding Notice in respect of Loans, together with the amount of each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, if any, together with the applicable interest rate, shall be provided by the Administrative Agent to each applicable Lender with reasonable promptness.
(iv) Each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent. Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Loans available to the Borrower on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by the Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent or such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.
Section 2.02. [Reserved].
Section 2.03. Issuance of Letters of Credit and Purchase of Participations Therein.
(a) Letters of Credit. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit (or amend, renew, increase or extend an outstanding Letter of Credit) at the request and for the account of the Borrower in the aggregate amount up to but not exceeding the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided that (i) each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars; (ii) the stated amount of each Letter of Credit shall not be less than $100,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to such Issuing Bank; (iii) after giving effect to such issuance or increase, in no event shall (x) the Aggregate Total Exposure exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect or (y) any Lender’s Total Exposure exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; (iv) after giving effect to such issuance or increase, in no event shall the Letter of Credit Usage exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, (v) after giving effect to such issuance or increase, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable Issuing Bank in writing, in no event shall the Letter of Credit Usage
with respect to the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank exceed the Letter of Credit Issuer Sublimit of such Issuing Bank then in effect and (vi) in no event shall any Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the earlier of (A) the fifth Business Day prior to the Maturity Date and (B) the date which is twelve months from the original date of issuance of such Letter of Credit. Subject to the foregoing, an Issuing Bank may agree that a standby Letter of Credit will automatically be extended for one or more successive periods not to exceed one year each, unless such Issuing Bank elects not to extend for any such additional period and provides notice to that effect to the Borrower; provided that such Issuing Bank is not required to extend any such Letter of Credit if it has received written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such Issuing Bank must elect to allow such extension; provided, further, that if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, amend, extend or increase any Letter of Credit unless the applicable Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements satisfactory to it and the Borrower to eliminate such Issuing Bank’s risk with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit of the Defaulting Lender, including by Cash Collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Letter of Credit Usage (in an amount equal to the Agreed L/C Cash Collateral Amount with respect thereto) at such time on terms reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the ISP 98 shall apply to each Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, an Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue a Letter of Credit if the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any laws binding upon such Issuing Bank and/or the issuance of such Letters of Credit would violate any policies of the Issuing Bank applicable to Letters of Credit generally.
(b) Notice of Issuance. Subject to Section 2.24, whenever the Borrower desires the issuance of a Letter of Credit, it shall deliver to each of the Administrative Agent and an Issuing Bank an Issuance Notice and Application no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least five Business Days in advance of the proposed date of issuance or such shorter period as may be agreed to by such Issuing Bank in any particular instance. Such Application shall be accompanied by documentary and other evidence of the proposed beneficiary’s identity as may reasonably be requested by such Issuing Bank to enable such Issuing Bank to verify the beneficiary’s identity or to comply with any applicable laws or regulations, including, without limitation, the USA Patriot Act or as otherwise customarily requested by such Issuing Bank. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02, such Issuing Bank shall issue the requested Letter of Credit only in accordance with such Issuing Bank’s standard operating procedures. Upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit or amendment or modification to a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such issuance, which notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment or modification to a Letter of Credit and the amount of such Lender’s respective participation in such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03(e).
(c) Responsibility of Issuing Bank With Respect to Requests for Drawings and Payments. In determining whether to honor any drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, an Issuing Bank shall be responsible only to accept the documents delivered under such Letter of Credit that appear on their face to be in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of
any notice or information to the contrary. As between the Borrower and each Issuing Bank, the Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit issued by each Issuing Bank, by the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Issuing Banks shall not be responsible for: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Banks, including any Governmental Acts; none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of the Issuing Banks’ rights or powers hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing and in furtherance thereof, any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Bank under or in connection with the Letters of Credit or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not give rise to any liability on the part of such Issuing Bank to the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.03(c), the Borrower shall retain any and all rights it may have against any Issuing Bank for any liability solely resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Issuing Bank as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) Reimbursement by the Borrower of Amounts Drawn or Paid Under Letters of Credit. In the event an Issuing Bank has determined to honor a drawing under a Letter of Credit, it shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and the Borrower shall reimburse such Issuing Bank on or before the Business Day immediately following the date on which such drawing is honored (the “Reimbursement Date”) in an amount in Dollars and in same day funds equal to the amount of such honored drawing. If the Borrower fails to timely reimburse an Issuing Bank on the Reimbursement Date, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Reimbursement Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Reimbursement Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.01 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(d) may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such a prompt confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) unless the Borrower shall have notified the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank prior to
1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date such drawing is honored that the Borrower intends to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for the amount of such honored drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have given a timely Funding Notice to the Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders to make Loans that are Base Rate Loans on the Reimbursement Date in an amount in Dollars equal to the amount of such honored drawing, and (ii) subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions specified in Section 4.02, the Lenders shall, on the Reimbursement Date, make Loans that are Base Rate Loans in the amount of such honored drawing, the proceeds of which shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for the amount of such honored drawing; and provided, further, if for any reason proceeds of Loans are not received by such Issuing Bank on the Reimbursement Date in an amount equal to the amount of such honored drawing, the Borrower shall reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank, on demand, in an amount in same day funds equal to the excess of the amount of such honored drawing over the aggregate amount of such Loans, if any, which are so received. Nothing in this Section 2.03(d) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to make Loans on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Borrower shall retain any and all rights it may have against any such Lender resulting from the failure of such Lender to make such Loans under this Section 2.03(d).
(e) Lenders’ Purchase of Participations in Letters of Credit. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender having a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to have purchased, and hereby agrees to irrevocably purchase, from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and any drawings honored thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the maximum amount which is or at any time may become available to be drawn thereunder. In the event that the Borrower shall fail for any reason to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.03(d), such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent (who, in turn, will promptly notify each Lender) of the unreimbursed amount of such honored drawing and of such Lender’s respective participation therein based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share. Each Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Bank, an amount equal to its respective participation, in Dollars and in same day funds, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the first Business Day (under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent is located) after the date notified by such Issuing Bank. In the event that any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent on such Business Day the amount of such Lender’s participation in such Letter of Credit as provided in this Section 2.03(e), an Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon for three Business Days at the rate customarily used by the applicable Issuing Bank for the correction of errors among banks and thereafter at the Alternate Base Rate. Nothing in this Section 2.03(e) shall be deemed to prejudice the right of any Lender to recover from an Issuing Bank any amounts made available by such Lender to such Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section 2.03 in the event that the payment with respect to a Letter of Credit in respect of which payment was made by such Lender constituted gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) on the part of such Issuing Bank. In the event an Issuing Bank shall have been reimbursed by other Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.03(e) for all or any portion of any drawing honored by such Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall distribute to the Administrative Agent (who, in turn, will distribute to each Lender which has paid all amounts payable by it under this Section 2.03(e) with respect to such honored drawing
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof) all payments subsequently received by such Issuing Bank from the Borrower in reimbursement of such honored drawing when such payments are received. Any such distribution shall be made to a Lender at its primary address set forth below its name on its Administrative Questionnaire or at such other address as such Lender may request.
(f) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse each Issuing Bank for drawings honored under the Letters of Credit issued by it and to repay any Loans made by the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.03(d) and the obligations of the Lenders under Section 2.03(e) shall be unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof under all circumstances including any of the following circumstances: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit; (ii) the existence of any claim, set off, defense or other right which the Borrower or any Lender may have at any time against an actual or purported beneficiary or any actual or purported transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons for whom any such actual or purported transferee may be acting), any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any other Person or, in the case of a Lender, against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether in connection herewith, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries and the actual or purported beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured); (iii) any draft or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; (iv) payment by an Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document which does not substantially comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; (v) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower or any Subsidiaries; (vi) any breach hereof or any other Loan Document by any party thereto; (vii) the occurrence or continuance of an Event of Default or a Default or (viii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
(g) Indemnification. Without duplication of any obligation of the Borrower under Section 11.03, in addition to amounts payable as provided herein, the Borrower hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless each Issuing Bank from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages and losses, and all reasonable and documented costs, charges and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented fees, out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements of outside counsel (limited to one outside counsel per applicable jurisdiction and, in the case of a conflict of interest where the person affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another outside counsel per applicable jurisdiction for such affected person)), which such Issuing Bank may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (A) the issuance of any Letter of Credit by an Issuing Bank, other than as a result of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Issuing Bank as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (B) the wrongful dishonor by an Issuing Bank of a proper demand for payment made under any Letter of Credit issued by it, or (C) the failure of Issuing Bank to honor a drawing under any such Letter of Credit as a result of any Governmental Act.
(h) Resignation and Removal of Issuing Bank. An Issuing Bank may resign as an Issuing Bank upon 60 days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower. An Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank (provided that no consent will be required if the replaced Issuing Bank has no Letters of Credit or reimbursement obligations with respect thereto outstanding) and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of such Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement or resignation shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank. From and after the effective date of any such replacement or resignation, any 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. After the replacement or resignation of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto to the extent that Letters of Credit issued by it remain outstanding and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement or resignation, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(i) Cash Collateral. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders demanding the deposit of Cash Collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the Agreed L/C Cash Collateral Amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon on or before the Business Day following the day of such demand (or if such demand is given to the Borrower prior to 4:00 p.m. on a Business Day, on such Business Day); provided that the obligation to deposit such Cash Collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in Section 9.01(g), (h) or (i) or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the Obligations. The Administrative 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 option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s 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 Administrative Agent to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any disbursements under Letters of Credit made by it and for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the Letter of Credit Usage at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Issuing Banks with Letter of Credit Usage representing greater than 50% of the total Letter of Credit Usage), be applied to satisfy the other Obligations. If the 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 the Company within seven Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived, so long as no other Event of Default occurs prior to the return of such Cash Collateral to the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if as of the expiration date of any Letter of Credit any obligation thereunder remains outstanding, the Borrower shall, at the request of the applicable Issuing Bank, deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the Agreed L/C Cash Collateral Amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon on or before the
Business Day following the day of such request (or if such request is given to the Borrower prior to 4:00 p.m. on a Business Day, on such Business Day).
(j) Application. To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 2.03, the provisions of this Section 2.03 shall apply.
Section 2.04. Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds.
(a) Pro Rata Shares. All Loans shall be made, and all participations purchased, by the Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby nor shall any Revolving Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby.
(b) Availability of Funds. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Credit Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent the amount of such Lender’s Loan requested on such Credit Date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such Credit Date and the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount on such Credit Date. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by the Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Alternate Base Rate. In the event that (i) the Administrative Agent declines to make a requested amount available to the Borrower until such time as all applicable Lenders have made payment to the Administrative Agent, (ii) a Lender fails to fund to the Administrative Agent all or any portion of the Loans required to be funded by such Lender hereunder prior to the time specified in this Agreement and (iii) such Lender’s failure results in the Administrative Agent failing to make a corresponding amount available to the Borrower on the Credit Date, at the Administrative Agent’s option, such Lender shall not receive interest hereunder with respect to the requested amount of such Lender’s Loans for the period commencing with the time specified in this Agreement for receipt of payment by the Borrower through and including the time of the Borrower’s receipt of the requested amount. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, and the Administrative Agent has already made such corresponding amount available to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the rate payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans for such Type of Loans. Nothing in this Section 2.04(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Revolving Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
Section 2.05. Evidence of Debt; Register; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes.
(a) Lenders’ Evidence of Debt. Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Borrower to such Lender, including the amounts of the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, absent manifest error; provided that the failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Revolving Commitments or the Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any applicable Loans; provided, further, in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any Lender’s records, the recordations in the Register shall govern.
(b) Register. The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall maintain at its Principal Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and the Revolving Commitments and Loans of, and principal amount of and interest on the Loans owing to, and drawings under Letters of Credit owing to, each Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice; provided that the information contained in the Register which is shared with each Lender (other than the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates) shall be limited to the entries with respect to such Lender including the Revolving Commitment of, or principal amount of and stated interested on the Loans owing to such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall record, or shall cause to be recorded, in the Register the Revolving Commitments and the Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.04, and each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided that failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Revolving Commitments or the Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any Loan. The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent to serve as the Borrower’s agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section 2.05, and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent the Administrative Agent serves in such capacity, the Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and Affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees” entitled to the benefits of Section 11.03.
(c) Notes. If so reasonably requested by any Lender by written notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date, or at any time thereafter, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (and/or, if applicable and if so specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee of such Lender pursuant to Section 11.04) on the Effective Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Effective Date, promptly after the Borrower’s receipt of such notice) a note or notes in substantially the form of Exhibit D to evidence such Lender’s Loan (each, a “Note”).
Section 2.06. Interest on Loans.
(a) Except as otherwise set forth herein, each Type of Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through repayment (whether by acceleration or otherwise) thereof as follows:
(i) if a Base Rate Loan, at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; and
(ii) if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, at the LIBO Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
(b) The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan, and the Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be selected by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to the applicable Funding Notice or Interest Election Request, as the case may be.
(c) In connection with Eurodollar Rate Loans there shall be no more than seven Interest Periods outstanding at any time. In the event the Borrower fails to specify between a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Interest Election Request, such Loan (if outstanding as a Eurodollar Rate Loan) will be automatically converted into a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period for such Loan (or if outstanding as a Base Rate Loan will remain as), or (if not then outstanding) will be made as, a Base Rate Loan. In the event the Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Interest Election Request, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. As soon as practicable after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Interest Rate Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to the Eurodollar Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing) to the Borrower and each Lender.
(d) Interest payable pursuant to Section 2.06(a) shall be computed (i) in the case of Base Rate Loans on the basis of a 365 day or 366 day year, as the case may be, and (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, on the basis of a 360 day year, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues. In computing interest on any Loan, the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted from a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Eurodollar Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such Eurodollar Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided, if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day’s interest shall be paid on that Loan.
(e) Except as otherwise set forth herein, interest on each Loan (i) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect to interest
accrued on and to each such payment date; (ii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears upon any prepayment of that Loan, whether voluntary or mandatory, to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid; and (iii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears at maturity of the Loans, including final maturity of the Loans.
(f) The Borrower agrees to pay to the applicable Issuing Bank, with respect to drawings honored under any Letter of Credit, interest on the amount paid by such Issuing Bank in respect of each such honored drawing from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the date such amount is reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at a rate equal to (i) for the period from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the applicable Reimbursement Date, the rate of interest otherwise payable hereunder with respect to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) thereafter, a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the rate of interest otherwise payable hereunder with respect Base Rate Loans.
(g) Interest payable pursuant to Section 2.06(f) shall be computed on the basis of a 365/366 day year for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues, and shall be payable on demand or, if no demand is made, on the date on which the related drawing under a Letter of Credit is reimbursed in full. Promptly upon receipt by the applicable Issuing Bank of any payment of interest pursuant to Section 2.06(f), such Issuing Bank shall distribute to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, out of the interest received by such Issuing Bank in respect of the period from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the date on which such Issuing Bank is reimbursed for the amount of such drawing (including any such reimbursement out of the proceeds of any Loans), the amount that such Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the letter of credit fee that would have been payable in respect of such Letter of Credit for such period if no drawing had been honored under such Letter of Credit. In the event an Issuing Bank shall have been reimbursed by the Lenders for all or any portion of such honored drawing, such Issuing Bank shall distribute to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender which has paid all amounts payable by it under Section 2.03(e) with respect to such honored drawing such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any interest received by such Issuing Bank in respect of that portion of such honored drawing so reimbursed by the Lenders for the period from the date on which such Issuing Bank was so reimbursed by the Lenders to but excluding the date on which such portion of such honored drawing is reimbursed by the Borrower.
Section 2.07. [Reserved].
Section 2.08. Default Interest. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 9.01(a), (b), (g), (h) or (i) hereunder, to the then-outstanding overdue principal amount of the Loans and, to the extent permitted by law, any interest payments or draws thereunder or any other fees overdue hereunder and such fees shall thereafter bear interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under Debtor Relief Laws) payable on demand at a rate that is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder with respect to the applicable Loans (or, in the case of any such interest and fees, at a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans); provided, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, upon the expiration of the Interest Period in effect at the time any such increase in interest rate is effective, such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans and shall thereafter bear interest payable upon
demand at a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans. Payment or acceptance of the increased rates of interest provided for in this Section 2.08 is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Section 2.09. Fees.
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders):
(i) unused commitment fees equal to (A) the average of the daily difference between (1) the Revolving Commitments and (2) the aggregate principal amount of (x) all outstanding Loans plus (y) the Letter of Credit Usage, multiplied by (B) the Commitment Fee Rate; and
(ii) a Letter of Credit participation fee equal to the Commitment Fee Rate, multiplied by the aggregate undrawn amount of the Letters of Credit (regardless of whether any conditions for drawing could then be met and determined as of the close of business on any date of determination).
All fees referred to in this Section 2.09(a) shall be paid to the Administrative Agent at its Principal Office and upon receipt, the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay directly to the applicable Issuing Bank, for its own account, the following fees:
(i) a fronting fee equal to 0.125%, per annum, multiplied by the face amount of such Letters of Credit issued during such year without regard to whether any such Letter of Credit remains outstanding; and
(ii) such documentary and processing charges for any issuance, amendment, transfer or payment of a Letter of Credit as are in accordance with the applicable Issuing Bank’s standard schedule for such charges and as in effect at the time of such issuance, amendment, transfer or payment, as the case may be.
(c) All fees referred to in Section 2.09(a) and Section 2.09(b)(i) shall be calculated on the basis of a 360 day year and the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year during the Revolving Commitment Period, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
(d) In addition to any of the foregoing fees, the Borrower agrees to pay to Agents such other fees in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon.
Section 2.10. Prepayment of Loans. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in
part, without premium or penalty (subject to the requirements of Section 2.11), subject to prior notice as provided for herein.
Section 2.11. Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions.
(a) Voluntary Prepayments.
(i) Any time and from time to time:
(1) with respect to Base Rate Loans, the Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part, in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount (or if less, the remaining outstanding principal amount of such Loans); and
(2) with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount (or if less, the remaining outstanding principal amount of such Loans).
(ii) All such prepayments shall be made:
(1) upon written notice on the date of such prepayment in the case of Base Rate Loans; and
(2) upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written notice in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans.
in each case given to the Administrative Agent by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date required (and the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit such original notice by telefacsimile or other electronic image scan transmission (e.g., pdf via email) to each Lender). Upon the giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein; provided, however, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination, such notice may be revoked by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of prepayment, subject to Section 2.16(cd). Any such voluntary prepayment shall be applied as specified in Section 2.13(a).
(b) Voluntary Commitment Reductions.
(i) The Borrower may, upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (which original written notice the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit by telefacsimile or other electronic image scan transmission (e.g., pdf via email) to each applicable Lender), at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or permanently reduce in part, without premium or penalty, the Revolving Commitments in an amount up to the amount by which the Revolving Commitments exceed the Aggregate Total Exposure at the time of such proposed termination or reduction; provided, any partial reduction of the Revolving
Commitments shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount.
(ii) The Borrower’s notice to the Administrative Agent shall designate the date (which shall be a Business Day) of such termination or reduction and if the Revolving Commitments are not being terminated, the amount of any partial reduction, and such termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be effective on the date specified in the Borrower’s notice and shall reduce the Revolving Commitment of each Lender proportionately to its Pro Rata Share thereof; provided, however, if a notice of commitment termination or reduction is given in connection with a conditional transaction or financing, such notice may be revoked by written notice to the Administrative Agent given on or prior to the date of such termination or reduction, subject to Section 2.16(cd).
(iii) If, after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess (including a corresponding reduction to each Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Issuer Sublimit (ratably) unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and each applicable Issuing Bank).
Section 2.12. Mandatory Prepayments/Commitment Reductions.
(a) No later than the tenth calendar day following the date of receipt by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Net Asset Sale Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale, the Company shall apply all such Net Asset Sale Cash Proceeds to repay any outstanding Loans as set forth in Section 2.13(a); provided that, if the Borrower provides written notice to the Administrative Agent within seven calendar days of the date any such Net Asset Sale Cash Proceeds are so received of its intention to undertake such an investment, then so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall have the option, directly or indirectly or through one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to invest such Net Asset Sale Cash Proceeds within twelve months of receipt thereof in assets of the general type used in the business of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, further, that, if any portion of such Net Asset Sale Cash Proceeds have not been so reinvested at the end of such twelve-month period, the Borrower shall apply an amount equal to the amount of Net Asset Sale Cash Proceeds that have not been so reinvested as set forth in Section 2.13(a).
(b) No later than the tenth Business Day following the date of receipt by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Net Equity Issuance Event Cash Proceeds from any Equity Issuance Event, the Company shall apply 33% of all such Net Equity Issuance Event Cash Proceeds (such amount, the “Equity Prepayment Amount”) to repay any outstanding Loans as set forth in Section 2.13(a), and each such prepayment shall be accompanied by a permanent reduction of the Revolving Commitments in an amount equal to such Equity Prepayment Amount.
(c) If at any time, the Aggregate Total Exposure exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall forthwith prepay first, Loans, and second Cash
Collateralize the outstanding amount of Letter of Credit Usage at the Agreed L/C Cash Collateral Amount, to the extent necessary so that the Aggregate Total Exposure shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect (or, in the case of Letter of Credit Usage, such amounts are fully Cash Collateralized in compliance with the Agreed Cash Collateral Amount).
(d) If, after giving effect to any termination of or reduction of the Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess (including a corresponding reduction to each Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Issuer Sublimit (ratably) unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and each applicable Issuing Bank).
Section 2.13. Application of Prepayments/Reductions.
(a) Any prepayment of any Loan pursuant to Section 2.11 shall be applied as specified by the Borrower in the applicable notice of prepayment; provided, in the event the Borrower fails to specify the Loans to which any such prepayment shall be applied, such prepayment shall be applied as follows:
first, to repay outstanding Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof; and
second, to repay outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans to the full extent thereof, as the Administrative Agent may determine.
(b) Considering each Type of Loans being prepaid separately, any prepayment thereof shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Eurodollar Rate Loans, in each case in a manner which minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.16(cd).
Section 2.14. General Provisions Regarding Payments.
(a) All payments by the Borrower of principal, interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made in Dollars in immediately available funds, without defense, recoupment, setoff or counterclaim, free of any restriction or condition, and delivered to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date due at the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders; for purposes of computing interest and fees, funds received by the Administrative Agent after that time on such due date may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been paid by the Borrower on the next succeeding Business Day.
(b) All payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest and any other related amounts owed, including pursuant to Section 2.16(cd), on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid, and all such payments (and, in any event, any payments in respect of any Loan on a date when interest is due and payable with respect to such Loan) shall be applied to the payment of interest then due and payable before application to principal.
(c) The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall promptly distribute to each Lender at such address as such Lender shall indicate in writing, such
Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of all payments and prepayments of principal and interest due hereunder, together with all other amounts due thereto, including all fees payable with respect thereto, to the extent received by the Administrative Agent.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions hereof, if any Interest Election Request is withdrawn as to any Affected Lender or if any Affected Lender makes Base Rate Loans in lieu of its Pro Rata Share of any Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall give effect thereto in apportioning payments received thereafter.
(e) Subject to the provisos set forth in the definition of “Interest Period” as they may apply to Loans, whenever any payment to be made hereunder with respect to any Loan shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder or of the Revolving Commitment fees hereunder.
(f) The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to charge the Borrower’s accounts with the Administrative Agent in order to cause timely payment to be made to the Administrative Agent of all principal, interest, fees and expenses due hereunder (subject to sufficient funds being available in its accounts for that purpose).
(g) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans.
Section 2.15. Interest Elections.
(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the Funding Notice and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Funding Notice. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section 2.15. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section 2.15(b), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by email or telephone by the time that a Funding Notice would be required under Section 2.01(b) if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each
such telephonic request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, telecopy or other electronic image scan transmission (e.g., pdf via email) of an Interest Election Request to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.01(b):
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to elect to convert or continue to any Borrowing of Loans if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
Section 2.16. Making or Maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(a) Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate. In the event that the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto, absent manifest error), on any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, that by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such Loans on the basis provided for in the definition of Adjusted LIBO Rate, the
Administrative Agent shall on such date give notice (by telefacsimile, other electronic image scan transmission (e.g., pdf via email) or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and each Lender of such determination, whereupon (i) no Loans may be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, and (ii) any Funding Notice or Interest Election Request given by the Borrower with respect to the Loans in respect of which such determination was made shall be deemed to be rescinded by the Borrower or, at the Borrower’s request, made as a Base Rate Loan.
(b) Illegality or Impracticability of Eurodollar Rate Loans. In the event that on any date any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that the making, maintaining or continuation of its Eurodollar Rate Loans (i) has become unlawful as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with any such treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or (ii) has become impracticable, as a result of contingencies occurring after the date hereof which materially and adversely affect the London interbank market or the position of such Lender in that market, then, and in any such event, such Lender shall be an “Affected Lender” and it shall on that day give notice (by telefacsimile, other electronic image scan transmission (e.g., pdf via email) or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). If the Administrative Agent receives a notice from (x) any Lender pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence or (y) a notice from Lenders constituting the Required Lenders pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, then (w) the obligation of the Lenders (or, in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such Lender) to make Loans as, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such notice shall be withdrawn by each Affected Lender, (x) to the extent such determination by the Affected Lender relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by the Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or an Interest Election Request, the Lenders (or in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such Lender) shall make such Loan as (or continue such Loan as or convert such Loan to, as the case may be) a Base Rate Loan, (y) the Lenders’ (or in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such Lender’s) obligations to maintain their respective outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans (the “Affected Loans”) shall be terminated at the earlier to occur of the expiration of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the Affected Loans or when required by law, and (z) the Affected Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a determination by an Affected Lender as described above relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by the Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or an Interest Election Request, the Borrower shall have the option, subject to the provisions of Section 2.16(cd), to rescind such Funding Notice or Interest Election Request as to all Lenders by giving written or telephonic notice (promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof) to the Administrative Agent of such rescission on the date on which the Affected Lender gives notice of its determination as described above or at any time thereafter prior to the date of the applicable Borrowing, continuation or conversion, as applicable (which notice of rescission the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender).
(c) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this clause (c) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(i) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
(ii) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section.
(iii) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Eurodollar Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period, the component of ABR based upon LIBOR will not be used in any determination of ABR.
(cd) Compensation for Breakage or Non Commencement of Interest Periods. The Borrower shall compensate each Lender, upon written request by such Lender (which request
shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amounts), for all reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid or payable by such Lender to Lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry its Eurodollar Rate Loans and any loss, expense or liability sustained by such Lender in connection with the liquidation or re-employment of such funds but excluding loss of anticipated profits) which such Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender) a borrowing of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Funding Notice or a telephonic request for borrowing, or a conversion to or continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in an Interest Election Request or a telephonic request for conversion or continuation; (ii) if any prepayment or other principal payment of, or any conversion of, any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans (including in connection with the replacement of a Lender pursuant to Section 2.20) occurs on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period applicable to that Loan; or (iii) if any prepayment of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower. The Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.16(cd) for any losses, expenses and liabilities incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender delivers written request for compensation to the Borrower.