AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED FIRST LIEN TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.8
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED FIRST LIEN TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 2 to the AMENDED AND RESTATED FIRST LIEN TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 29, 2023 (this “Amendment”), by and between VM CONSOLIDATED, INC. (f/k/a ATS CONSOLIDATED, INC.), a Delaware corporation (the “Lead Borrower”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”);
WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2021, by and among GREENLIGHT ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Lead Borrower, AMERICAN TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS, INC., a Kansas corporation (“AT Solutions”), and LASERCRAFT, INC., a Georgia corporation (together with the Lead Borrower and AT Solutions, the “Borrowers”), the other Credit Parties party thereto, the Administrative Agent, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and the Lenders party thereto from time to time (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2021 and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”; the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent have jointly agreed to replace XXXX Xxxx (as defined in the Credit Agreement) with Term SOFR from the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and make other LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to the Credit Agreement as set forth in this Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent, in accordance with Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, have agreed to (i) amend the Credit Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, (ii) amend and restate Exhibit A-1 to the Credit Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and (iii) amend and restate Exhibit A-2 to the Credit Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1 Defined Terms; References. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein which is defined in the Amended Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Amended Credit Agreement. Each reference to “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference and each reference to “this Agreement” and each other similar reference contained in the Amended Credit Agreement shall, after this Amendment becomes effective, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment is a “Credit Document” as defined under the Credit Agreement.
Section 2 Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent hereby agree that:
(a) the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Amended Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto; and
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(b) the exhibits to the Credit Agreement are, effective as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, hereby amended to (i) amend and restate Exhibit A-1, the Form of Notice of Borrowing, in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto, and (ii) amend and restate Exhibit A-2, the Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation, in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto (for the avoidance of doubt, all other exhibits to the Credit Agreement will remain in full force and effect in the form attached to the Credit Agreement on the First Restatement Effective Date).
Section 3 Representations Correct. By its execution of this Amendment, the Lead Borrower, on behalf of each Credit Party, hereby represents and warrants, as of the date hereof, that each Credit Party has the corporate, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company or other applicable business entity power and authority, as the case may be, to execute, deliver and perform the terms and provisions of this Amendment (and the Amended Credit Agreement) and has taken all necessary corporate, partnership, limited xxxxxxxxx company, unlimited liability company or other applicable business entity action, as the case may be, to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Amendment and the performance by it of the Amended Credit Agreement. The Lead Borrower has duly executed and delivered this Amendment, and this Amendment (and by extension the Amended Credit Agreement) constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
Section 4 Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date”) when each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Lead Borrower either (i) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Amendment) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Amendment;
(b) the Administrative Agent shall not have received a written objection to this Amendment, prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have notified all Lenders and the Lead Borrower of the occurrence of the circumstances described in Section 2.16(a)(iv) of the Credit Agreement, that such Required Lenders object to the implementation of a LIBOR Successor Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) pursuant to Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement; and
(c) the Administrative Agent shall have received payment for all reasonable and documented and invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses required to be paid or reimbursed under Section 13.01 of the Amended Credit Agreement on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, for which invoices have been presented at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
Section 5 Acknowledgments and Confirmations.
(a) Except as expressly set forth herein or in the Amended Credit Agreement, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Agents under the Credit Agreement or under any other Credit Document and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Credit Agreement or of any other Credit Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or any Agent under any of the Credit Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Credit Documents.
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(b) The Lead Borrower, on behalf of each Credit Party, hereby expressly acknowledges the terms of this Amendment and reaffirms, as of the date hereof, (i) the covenants and agreements contained in each Credit Document (and each joinder to such Credit Documents) to which such Credit Party is a party, including, in each case, such covenants and agreements as in effect immediately after giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) subject to any limitations set forth in the Guaranty Agreement, each Credit Party’s guarantee of the Obligations, and (iii) its prior grant of Liens on the Collateral to secure the Obligations owed or otherwise guaranteed by it pursuant to the Security Documents with all such Liens continuing in full force and effect after giving effect to this Amendment.
(c) Notwithstanding the above, the Lead Borrower, on behalf of each Credit Party, consents to the amendments to the Credit Agreement effected by this Amendment and confirms that (i) each applicable Credit Party’s obligations as a Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement are not discharged or otherwise affected by those amendments or the other provisions of this Amendment and shall accordingly, subject to any limitations set forth in the Guaranty Agreement, continue in full force and effect, (ii) each Credit Party’s obligations under, and the Liens granted by it in and pursuant to, the Security Documents to which it is a party are not discharged or otherwise affected by those amendments and/or increases or the other provisions of this Amendment and shall accordingly remain in full force and effect, (iii) the Obligations so guaranteed and secured shall, after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and subject to any limitations set forth in the Guaranty Agreement, extend to the Obligations under the Credit Documents (including under the Credit Agreement as amended pursuant to this Amendment).
Section 6 Amendment, Modification and Waiver. After the effectiveness hereof, this Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 13.12 of the Amended Credit Agreement.
Section 7 Liens Unimpaired. After giving effect to this Amendment, neither the modification of the Credit Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment nor the execution, delivery, performance or effectiveness of this Amendment:
(a) impairs the validity, effectiveness or priority of the Liens granted pursuant to any Credit Document prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, and such Liens continue unimpaired with the same priority applicable to such Liens immediately prior to giving effect to this Amendment to secure repayment of all Obligations, whether heretofore or hereafter incurred; or
(b) requires that any new filings be made under any Credit Document or that any other action be taken under any Credit Document to perfect or to maintain the perfection of such Liens.
Section 8 Entire Agreement. This Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Credit Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and that this Amendment is a Credit Document. This Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document.
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Section 9 GOVERNING LAW.
THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 13.08 OF THE AMENDED CREDIT AGREEMENT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.
Section 10 Severability. If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 11 Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Section 13.21 of the Amended Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment, mutatis mutandis.
Section 12 Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
Section 13 Pre-Amendment Loans. Notwithstanding anything herein, the parties hereto hereby agree that (a) to the extent any Loan bearing interest at the LIBO Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) is outstanding on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (such Loans, the “Pre-Amendment Loans”), such Loan shall continue to bear interest at the LIBO Rate until the end of the current Interest Period or payment period applicable to such Loan, it being understood that such Pre-Amendment Loans shall remain subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement (without giving effect to this Amendment) until the end of the applicable Interest Period, (b) in no event shall any Borrower be entitled to request any Loans that are LIBO Rate Term Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (or submit a notice of conversion or continuation with respect to continuing any such Loans or requesting conversion of a Loan into a LIBO Rate Term Loan) and (c) at the end of the current Interest Period or payment period, as applicable, each Pre-Amendment Loan shall, unless otherwise instructed by the Lead Borrower, be automatically converted to a Term SOFR Term Loan bearing interest at Term SOFR with the same Interest Period as such Pre-Amendment Loan.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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VM CONSOLIDATED, INC.,
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: CEO
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to the A&R First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement]
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Title: Vice President
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to the A&R First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
TO AMENDMENT
AMENDED CREDIT AGREEMENT
[Attached]
EXHIBIT A
to Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement
AMENDED AND RESTATED FIRST LIEN TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
GREENLIGHT ACQUISITION CORPORATION,
as HOLDINGS,
VM CONSOLIDATED, INC.,
as LEAD BORROWER,
the other Parties listed as a Borrower on the signature pages hereto,
as BORROWERS,
VARIOUS LENDERS
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT and COLLATERAL AGENT
_______________________________________
Dated as of March 26, 2021
as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 7, 2021 and
Amendment No. 2, dated as of March 29, 2023
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as LEAD ARRANGER and SOLE BOOKRUNNER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Section 1. |
Definitions and Accounting Terms. |
1 |
1.01 |
Defined Terms |
1 |
1.02 |
Terms Generally and Certain Interpretive Provisions |
47 |
1.03 |
Limited Condition Transactions |
48 |
1.04 |
Classification and Reclassification |
49 |
1.05 |
Divisions |
49 |
Section 2. |
Amount and Terms of Credit. |
49 |
2.01 |
The Commitments. |
49 |
2.02 |
Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing |
51 |
2.03 |
Notice of Borrowing |
51 |
2.04 |
Disbursement of Funds. |
51 |
2.05 |
Notes. |
52 |
2.06 |
Interest Rate Conversions. |
53 |
2.07 |
Pro Rata Borrowings |
53 |
2.08 |
Interest. |
53 |
2.09 |
Interest Periods |
54 |
2.10 |
Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. |
55 |
2.11 |
Compensation |
56 |
2.12 |
Change of Lending Office |
57 |
2.13 |
Replacement of Lenders |
57 |
2.14 |
Extended Term Loans. |
57 |
2.15 |
Incremental Term Loan Commitments. |
59 |
2.16 |
Inability to Determine Rates; Successor Rate. |
61 |
2.17 |
[Reserved]. |
63 |
2.18 |
Refinancing Term Loans. |
63 |
2.19 |
Reverse Dutch Auction Repurchases. |
64 |
2.20 |
Open Market Purchases. |
66 |
2.21 |
Sponsor and Affiliate Term Loan Purchases |
66 |
Section 3. |
[Reserved]. |
67 |
Section 4. |
Fees; Reductions of Commitment. |
67 |
4.01 |
Fees. |
67 |
4.02 |
Mandatory Reduction of Commitments. |
68 |
Section 5. |
Prepayments; Payments; Taxes. |
68 |
5.01 |
Voluntary Prepayments. |
68 |
5.02 |
Mandatory Repayments. |
69 |
5.03 |
Method and Place of Payment |
72 |
5.04 |
Net Payments. |
72 |
Section 6. |
Conditions Precedent to Credit Events on the First Restatement Effective Date |
74 |
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6.01 |
Amendment and Restatement Agreement No. 1 |
74 |
6.02 |
Unsecured Notes Indenture |
74 |
6.03 |
Opinions of Counsel |
74 |
6.04 |
Corporate Documents; Proceedings, etc. |
74 |
6.05 |
Solvency Certificate |
74 |
6.06 |
Fees, etc |
74 |
6.07 |
Representations and Warranties |
75 |
6.08 |
Patriot Act |
75 |
6.09 |
Notice of Borrowing |
75 |
6.10 |
Notice of Prepayment |
75 |
6.11 |
Officer’s Certificate |
75 |
6.12 |
Material Adverse Effect |
75 |
Section 7. |
Conditions Precedent to all Credit Events after the First Restatement Effective Date |
75 |
Section 8. |
Representations, Warranties and Agreements |
75 |
8.01 |
Organizational Status |
75 |
8.02 |
Power and Authority; Enforceability |
75 |
8.03 |
No Violation |
76 |
8.04 |
Approvals |
76 |
8.05 |
Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Projections. |
76 |
8.06 |
Litigation |
77 |
8.07 |
True and Complete Disclosure |
77 |
8.08 |
Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. |
77 |
8.09 |
Tax Returns and Payments |
77 |
8.10 |
ERISA. |
77 |
8.11 |
The Security Documents. |
78 |
8.12 |
Properties |
79 |
8.13 |
Capitalization |
79 |
8.14 |
Subsidiaries |
79 |
8.15 |
Compliance with Statutes, OFAC Rules and Regulations; Patriot Act; FCPA. |
79 |
8.16 |
Investment Company Act |
80 |
8.17 |
[Reserved]. |
80 |
8.18 |
Environmental Matters |
80 |
8.19 |
Labor Relations |
80 |
8.20 |
Intellectual Property |
80 |
8.21 |
Affected Financial Institutions |
80 |
8.22 |
Beneficial Ownership Certificate. |
81 |
Section 9. |
Affirmative Covenants |
81 |
9.01 |
Information Covenants |
81 |
9.02 |
Books, Records and Inspections; Conference Calls. |
85 |
9.03 |
Maintenance of Property; Insurance. |
85 |
9.04 |
Existence; Franchises |
86 |
9.05 |
Compliance with Statutes, etc |
86 |
9.06 |
Compliance with Environmental Laws. |
86 |
9.07 |
ERISA |
87 |
9.08 |
End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters |
87 |
9.09 |
Beneficial Ownership Regulation |
87 |
9.10 |
Payment of Taxes |
88 |
9.11 |
Use of Proceeds |
88 |
9.12 |
Additional Security; Further Assurances; etc. |
88 |
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9.13 |
Post-Closing Actions |
89 |
9.14 |
Permitted Acquisitions. |
89 |
9.15 |
Credit Ratings |
90 |
9.16 |
Designation of Subsidiaries |
90 |
Section 10. |
Negative Covenants |
90 |
10.01 |
Liens |
91 |
10.02 |
Consolidation, Merger, or Sale of Assets, etc |
94 |
10.03 |
Dividends |
97 |
10.04 |
Indebtedness |
100 |
10.05 |
Advances, Investments and Loans |
104 |
10.06 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
107 |
10.07 |
Limitations on Payments, Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements, etc |
108 |
10.08 |
Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries |
109 |
10.09 |
Business. |
110 |
10.10 |
Negative Pledges |
111 |
Section 11. |
Events of Default |
112 |
11.01 |
Payments |
112 |
11.02 |
Representations, etc |
112 |
11.03 |
Covenants |
112 |
11.04 |
Default Under Other Agreements |
112 |
11.05 |
Bankruptcy, etc |
113 |
11.06 |
ERISA |
113 |
11.07 |
Security Documents |
113 |
11.08 |
Guarantees |
114 |
11.09 |
Judgments |
114 |
11.10 |
Change of Control |
114 |
Section 12. |
The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. |
114 |
12.01 |
Appointment and Authorization. |
114 |
12.02 |
Delegation of Duties |
115 |
12.03 |
Exculpatory Provisions |
115 |
12.04 |
Reliance by Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent |
116 |
12.05 |
No Other Duties, Etc |
116 |
12.06 |
Non-reliance on Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Other Lenders |
116 |
12.07 |
Indemnification by the Lenders |
116 |
12.08 |
Rights as a Lender |
117 |
12.09 |
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding |
117 |
12.10 |
Resignation of the Agents |
118 |
12.11 |
Collateral Matters and Guaranty Matters |
118 |
12.12 |
Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Designated Treasury Services Agreements |
119 |
12.13 |
Withholding Taxes |
119 |
12.14 |
Certain ERISA Matters. |
120 |
12.15 |
Recovery of Erroneous Payments |
121 |
Section 13. |
Miscellaneous. |
121 |
13.01 |
Payment of Expenses, etc. |
121 |
13.02 |
Right of Setoff. |
123 |
13.03 |
Notices. |
123 |
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13.04 |
Benefit of Agreement; Assignments; Participations, etc. |
124 |
13.05 |
No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative |
129 |
13.06 |
Payments Pro Rata. |
129 |
13.07 |
Calculations; Computations. |
129 |
13.08 |
GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. |
130 |
13.09 |
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
131 |
13.10 |
[Reserved]. |
131 |
13.11 |
Headings Descriptive |
131 |
13.12 |
Amendment or Waiver; etc. |
131 |
13.13 |
Survival |
133 |
13.14 |
Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers. |
133 |
13.15 |
Confidentiality. |
135 |
13.16 |
USA Patriot Act Notice |
136 |
13.17 |
Waiver of Sovereign Immunity |
136 |
13.18 |
Lead Borrower |
137 |
13.19 |
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTS. |
137 |
13.20 |
Absence of Fiduciary Relationship |
138 |
13.21 |
Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents |
138 |
13.22 |
Entire Agreement |
138 |
13.23 |
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions |
139 |
13.24 |
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs |
139 |
SCHEDULE 1.01(A) Unrestricted Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 2.01 Commitments
SCHEDULE 2.19(a) Reverse Dutch Auction Procedures
SCHEDULE 8.12 Real Property
SCHEDULE 8.14 Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 8.19 Labor Matters
SCHEDULE 9.13 Post-Closing Actions
SCHEDULE 10.01(iii) Existing Liens
SCHEDULE 10.04 Existing Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 10.05(iii) Existing Investments
SCHEDULE 10.06(viii) Affiliate Transactions
SCHEDULE 13.03 Notice Information
EXHIBIT A-1 Form of Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT A-2 Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
EXHIBIT B Form of Term Note
EXHIBIT C Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT D [Reserved]
EXHIBIT E Form of Officers’ Certificate
EXHIBIT F [Reserved]
EXHIBIT G [Reserved]
EXHIBIT H [Reserved]
EXHIBIT I Form of Solvency Certificate
EXHIBIT J Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT K Form of Assignment and Assumption
EXHIBIT L [Reserved]
EXHIBIT M Form of First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement
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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED FIRST LIEN TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 26, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, among GREENLIGHT ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), VM CONSOLIDATED, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Lead Borrower”), AMERICAN TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS, INC., a Kansas corporation (“AT Solutions”), and LASERCRAFT, INC., a Georgia corporation (together with Lead Borrower and AT Solutions, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders party hereto from time to time and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. All capitalized terms used herein and defined in Section 1 are used herein as therein defined.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the lenders party thereto entered into that certain First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement on the Closing Date (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 24, 2018, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 2, dated as of February 20, 2020 and as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the First Restatement Effective Date, the “Original Credit Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower has requested that on the First Restatement Effective Date, (i) the Initial Term Loan Lenders (including the Refinancing Term Loan Lenders and the Rollover Initial Term Lenders) make the Initial Term Loans in the aggregate principal amount of $650,000,000 and (ii) this Agreement be amended and restated as set forth herein, pursuant to Amendment and Restatement Agreement No. 1.
WHEREAS, the Lenders have indicated their willingness to amend and restate this Agreement on the First Restatement Effective Date and the Refinancing Term Loan Lenders have indicated their willingness make the Initial Term Loans on the First Restatement Effective Date on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in Amendment and Restatement Agreement No. 1.
The parties hereto intend that (a) the Obligations under the Original Credit Agreement that remain unpaid and outstanding as of the First Restatement Effective Date (the “Original Obligations”) shall continue to exist under this Agreement on the terms set forth herein and (b) the Collateral and the Credit Documents shall continue to secure, guarantee, support and otherwise benefit the Original Obligations as well as the other Obligations of the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions and Accounting Terms.
1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” shall have the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 1.
“2021 Incremental Term Loan Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 1.
“2021 Incremental Term Loans” shall mean the Term Loans made by the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Lenders on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date pursuant to Amendment No. 1. Prior to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans Conversion Date, the 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute a separate new Tranche to Term Loans, provided that (x) all terms applicable to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall be identical to the terms of the Initial Term Loans (including as to maturity) outstanding under this Agreement immediately prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, except as expressly set forth herein and (y) all references to Initial Term Loans hereunder shall apply to 2021 Incremental Term Loans mutatis mutandis (other than Section 5.02(a)(i)). On and after the 2021 Incremental Term Loans Conversion Date, the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, for all purposes under this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents, shall have terms identical to the Initial Term Loans (including as to maturity) outstanding hereunder immediately prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (but
giving effect to any amendments under Amendment No.1) and shall constitute Initial Term Loans, and the Initial Term Loans and 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall collectively comprise a single fungible Tranche of Term Loans.
“2021 Incremental Term Loans Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).
“ABL Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
“ABL Collateral Agent” shall mean Bank of America, as collateral agent under the ABL Credit Agreement or any successor thereto acting in such capacity.
“ABL Credit Agreement” shall mean (i) that certain asset-based revolving credit agreement, as in effect on the Closing Date and as the same has been and may be further amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof (including by reference to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) and thereof, among Holdings, the Borrowers, the other borrowers party thereto, certain lenders party thereto and Bank of America, as the administrative agent and collateral agent, and (ii) any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to refinance (subject to the limitations set forth herein (including by reference to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement)) in whole or in part the Indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under (x) the credit agreement referred to in clause (i) or (y) any subsequent ABL Credit Agreement, unless such agreement or instrument expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not an ABL Credit Agreement hereunder. Any reference to the ABL Credit Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any ABL Credit Agreement then in existence.
“ABL Credit Documents” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Credit Documents” in the ABL Credit Agreement.
“ABL Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean that certain ABL Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent and the other parties party thereto, as may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Acquired Entity or Business” shall mean either (x) the assets constituting a business, division, product line, manufacturing facility or distribution facility of any Person not already a Subsidiary of Lead Borrower, which assets shall, as a result of the respective acquisition, become assets of Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower (or assets of a Person who shall be merged with and into Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower) or (y) a majority of the Equity Interests of any such Person, which Person shall, as a result of the respective acquisition, become a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower (or shall be merged with and into Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower).
“Additional Initial Term Loan” means a Loan that is made pursuant to the second sentence of Section 2.01(a) of this Agreement on the First Restatement Effective Date.
“Additional Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an intercreditor agreement among the Collateral Agent and one or more Junior Representatives for holders of Permitted Junior Debt providing that, inter alia, the Liens on the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Creditors) shall be senior to such Liens in favor of the Junior Representatives (for the benefit of the holders of Permitted Junior Debt), as such intercreditor agreement may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The Additional Intercreditor Agreement shall be in a form customary at such time for transactions of the type contemplated thereby and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower (it being understood that the terms of any First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement are reasonably satisfactory).
“Additional Refinancing Term Loan Lender” means a Person with an Initial Term Loan Commitment to make Additional Initial Term Loans to the Borrowers on the First Restatement Effective Date.
Exhibit A-2
“Additional Security Documents” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.12(a).
“Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital” shall mean, at any time, Consolidated Current Assets less Consolidated Current Liabilities at such time.
“Administrative Agent” shall mean Bank of America, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders hereunder, and shall include any successor to the Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.
“Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an administrative questionnaire in the form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Advisory Agreement” shall mean that certain Corporate Advisory Services Agreement dated as of May 31, 2017 by and between Greenlight Holding Corporation and the Sponsor, as may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time.
“Affected Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided, however, that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender (nor any Affiliate thereof) shall be considered an Affiliate of Lead Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof as a result of this Agreement, the extensions of credit hereunder or its actions in connection therewith.
“Agent Parties” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.03(d).
“Agents” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any sub-agent or co-agent of either of the foregoing pursuant to the Credit Documents and the Lead Arranger.
“Agreement” shall mean this Amended and Restated First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, as amended and restated by Amendment and Restatement Agreement No. 1 on the First Restatement Effective Date and as may be further amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time.
“Amendment and Restatement Agreement No. 1” shall mean that certain Amendment and Restatement No. 1 to First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2021, among Holdings, the Borrowers, the other Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto.
“Amendment No. 1” shall mean Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, by and among Holdings, the Borrowers, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the other parties thereto.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” shall mean December 7, 2021.
“Amendment No. 1 Transactions” shall have the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 1.
“Amendment No. 2” shall mean Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2023, by and among the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” shall mean all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
Exhibit A-3
“Applicable Increased Term Loan Spread” shall mean, with respect to any then outstanding Initial Term Loans at the time of the incurrence of any new Tranche of Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.15 within six (6) months after the First Restatement Effective Date, which new Tranche is subject to an Effective Yield that is greater than the Effective Yield applicable to such Initial Term Loans by more than 0.75%, the margin per annum (expressed as a percentage) mutually determined by the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower in good faith (and notified by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders) as the margin per annum required to cause the Effective Yield applicable to such then existing Initial Term Loans to equal (i) the Effective Yield applicable to such new Tranche of Incremental Term Loans minus (ii) 0.75%. Each mutual determination of the “Applicable Increased Term Loan Spread” by the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders absent manifest error.
“Applicable Margin” shall mean a percentage per annum equal to, in the case of Initial Term Loans maintained as (a) Base Rate Term Loans, 2.25% and (b) Term SOFR Term Loans, 3.25%.
The Applicable Margins for any Tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall be (i) in the case of Incremental Term Loans added to an existing Tranche, the same as the Applicable Margins for such existing Tranche, and (ii) otherwise, as specified in the applicable Incremental Term Loan Amendment; provided that on and after the date of such incurrence of any Tranche of Incremental Term Loans which gives rise to a determination of a new Applicable Increased Term Loan Spread, the Applicable Margins for the Initial Term Loans shall be the higher of (x) the Applicable Increased Term Loan Spread for such Type of Initial Term Loans and (y) the Applicable Margin for such Type of Initial Term Loans as otherwise determined above in the absence of the foregoing clause (x). The Applicable Margins for any Tranche of Refinancing Term Loans shall be as specified in the applicable Refinancing Term Loan Amendment. The Applicable Margins for any Tranche of Extended Term Loans shall be as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Applicable Asset Sale/Recovery Event Prepayment Percentage” shall mean, at any time, 100%; provided that, if, within five Business Days (or within such later period as the Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion) of the receipt of Net Sale Proceeds from the relevant Asset Sale or receipt of Net Insurance Proceeds from the relevant Recovery Event, Lead Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such Asset Sale or Recovery Event, as applicable, and the application of the proceeds thereof, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is (i) less than or equal to 3.70:1.00 but greater than 3.20:1.00, the Applicable Asset Sale/Recovery Event Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 25% and (ii) less than or equal to 3.20:1.00, the Applicable Asset Sale/Recovery Event Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 0%.
“Applicable ECF Prepayment Percentage” shall mean, at any time, 50%; provided that, if at any time the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal year for which the Applicable ECF Prepayment Percentage is calculated (as set forth in an officer’s certificate delivered pursuant to Section 9.01(e) for such fiscal year) is (i) less than or equal to 3.70:1.00 but greater than 3.20:1.00 the Applicable ECF Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 25% and (ii) less than or equal to 3.20:1.00, the Applicable ECF Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 0%.
“Approved Fund” shall mean any Person (other than a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person)) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) an existing Lender, (b) an Affiliate of an existing Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages an existing Lender.
“Asset Sale” shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any part of the property or assets of by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or entry into any Sale-Leaseback Transaction by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, pursuant to Sections 10.02(ii), (x) or (xii)(b).
“Assignment and Assumption” shall mean an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit K (appropriately completed) or such other form as shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower (such approval by Lead Borrower not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
Exhibit A-4
“AT Solutions” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.
“Auction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a).
“Auction Manager” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a).
“Available Amount” shall mean, on any date (the “Determination Date”), an amount equal to:
(a) the sum of, without duplication:
(i) (A) the greater of $120,000,000 and 8.50% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured at the time of utilization of the Available Amount) plus (B) the Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount; plus
(ii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value of property other than cash received by Lead Borrower since the Closing Date (A) as a contribution to its common equity capital (including any contribution to its common equity capital from any direct or indirect Parent Company with the proceeds of any issue or sale by such Parent Company of its Equity Interests) (other than any (x) Disqualified Stock or (y) Equity Interests sold to a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower or pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of any Parent Company or its Subsidiaries) or (B) from the issue or sale of the Equity Interests of Lead Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock), in each case, to the extent not otherwise applied to any other basket or exception under this Agreement, plus
(iii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds from the issue or sale of Disqualified Stock of Lead Borrower or debt securities of Lead Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock or debt securities issued or sold to a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower), in each case that have been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests of Lead Borrower or any direct or indirect Parent Company (other than Disqualified Stock); plus
(iv) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash proceeds and the fair market value of property other than cash received by Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower from (A) the sale or disposition (other than to Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower) of Investments made after the Closing Date the permissibility of which was contingent upon the utilization of the Available Amount and from repayments, repurchases and redemptions of such Investments from Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Person (other than Lead Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries); (B) a return, profit, distribution or similar amounts from an Investment made after the Closing Date the permissibility of which was contingent upon the utilization of the Available Amount, to the extent that such amounts were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of Lead Borrower for such period, (C) the sale (other than to Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; (D) a distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent that such amounts were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of Lead Borrower for such period; and (E) any Investment that was made after the Closing Date in a Person that is not a subsidiary at such time that subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower; plus
(v) in the event that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower designated as such in reliance on the Available Amount after the Closing Date is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged or consolidated with or into or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower, the fair market value of Lead Borrower’s Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), after deducting any Indebtedness associated with the Unrestricted Subsidiary so designated or combined or any
Exhibit A-5
Indebtedness associated with the assets so transferred or conveyed (limited, to the extent that the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted an Investment not made entirely in reliance on the Available Amount, to the percentage of such fair market value that is proportional to the portion of such Investment that was made in reliance on the Available Amount); plus
(vi) the amount of Declined Proceeds;
minus (b) the sum of:
(i) the aggregate amount of the consideration paid by Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in reliance upon the Available Amount under Section 9.14(a) hereof or Section 9.14(a) of the Original Credit Agreement in connection with Permitted Acquisitions consummated on or after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Determination Date;
(ii) the aggregate amount of all Dividends made by Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 10.03(xiii) hereof or Section 10.03(xiii) of the Original Credit Agreement on or after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Determination Date;
(iii) the aggregate amount of all Investments made by Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 10.05(xviii) hereof or Section 10.05(xviii) of the Original Credit Agreement on or after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Determination Date; and
(iv) the aggregate amount of repayments, repurchases, redemptions or defeasances of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 10.07(a)(i) hereof or Section 10.07(a)(i) of the Original Credit Agreement on or after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Determination Date.
“Bail-In Action” shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” shall mean, (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, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bank of America” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.
“Bankruptcy Code” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.05.
“Bankruptcy Proceedings” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(g).
“Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate (which, if negative, shall be deemed to be 0.00%) plus ½ of 1%, (b) the Prime Rate and (c) Term SOFR plus 1.00%.
“Base Rate Term Loan” shall mean each Term Loan which is designated or deemed designated as a Term Loan bearing interest at the Base Rate by Lead Borrower at the time of the incurrence thereof or conversion thereto.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” shall mean a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Exhibit A-6
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” shall mean 31 C.F.R. Section 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” shall mean 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 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”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party shall mean an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Borrower Materials” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.01.
“Borrowers” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.
“Borrowing” shall mean the borrowing of the same Type of Term Loan pursuant to a single Tranche by the Borrowers from all the Lenders having Commitments with respect to such Tranche on a given date (or resulting from a conversion or conversions on such date), having, in the case of Term SOFR Term Loans, the same Interest Period; provided that any Incremental Term Loans incurred pursuant to Section 2.01(b) shall be considered part of the related Borrowing of the then outstanding Tranche of Term Loans (if any) to which such Incremental Term Loans are added pursuant to, and in accordance with the requirements of, Section 2.15(c).
“Business Day” shall mean (i) for all purposes other than as covered by clause (ii) below, any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in New York City a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close and (ii) with respect to any interest rate settings as to such Term SOFR Term Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Term SOFR Term Loan and, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Term SOFR Term Loan, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required to close under the laws of the state where the Notice Office is located.
“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all expenditures by such Person which are required to be capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and, without duplication, the amount of Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred by such Person; provided that Capital Expenditures shall not include (i) the purchase price paid in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, (ii) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for such existing equipment being traded in at such time, (iii) expenditures made in leasehold improvements, to the extent reimbursed by the landlord, (iv) expenditures to the extent that they are actually paid for by any Person other than a Credit Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and for which no Credit Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or monetary obligation to such third party or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period) and (v) property, plant and equipment taken in settlement of accounts.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all rental obligations of such Person which, under U.S. GAAP, are required to be capitalized on the books of such Person, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as indebtedness in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
“Cash Equivalents” shall mean:
(i) U.S. Dollars, Canadian dollars, pounds sterling, euros, the national currency of any participating member state of the European Union or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) readily marketable direct obligations of any member of the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or Japan, or any agency or instrumentality thereof or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of such country, and, at the time of acquisition thereof, having a credit rating of at least Aa3 (or the equivalent grade) by Xxxxx’x or AA- by S&P;
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(iii) marketable general obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or any instrumentality thereof that are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of such state, and, at the time of acquisition thereof, having a credit rating of at least Aa3 (or the equivalent grade) by Xxxxx’x or AA- by S&P;
(iv) securities or any other evidence of Indebtedness or readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities), in such case having maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition;
(v) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of twenty-four months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding twenty-four months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any Lender party to this Agreement or any commercial bank or trust company having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company having, a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A” or the equivalent thereof from S&P or “A2” or the equivalent thereof from Xxxxx’x;
(vi) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (iv) and (v) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (v) above;
(vii) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Xxxxx’x or S&P and, in each case, maturing within twenty-four months after the date of acquisition;
(viii) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (i) through (vii) of this definition; and
(ix) Indebtedness or preferred stock issued by Person having a credit rating of at least A-2 (or the equivalent grade) by Xxxxx’x or A by S&P, maturing within twenty-four months after the date of acquisition.
“CERCLA” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as the same has been amended and may hereafter be amended from time to time, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.
“CFC” shall mean a Subsidiary of Lead Borrower that is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
“Change in Law” shall mean the occurrence after the Closing Date or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, of (a) the adoption of or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.10(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after such applicable date; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines 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 be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur if:
(a) any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), but excluding (x) any employee benefit plan of such person and its
Exhibit A-8
Subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, (y) any combination of Permitted Holders and (z) any one or more direct or indirect parent companies of Holdings in which the Sponsor, directly or indirectly, owns the largest percentage of such parent company’s voting Equity Interests and in which no other person or “group” directly or indirectly owns or controls (by ownership, control or otherwise) more voting Equity Interests of such parent company than the Sponsor, shall have, directly or indirectly, acquired beneficial ownership of Equity Interests representing 35% or more of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Verra Mobility and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such person or “group” of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Verra Mobility;
(b) a “change of control” (or similar event) shall occur under (i) the ABL Credit Agreement, (ii) the Unsecured Notes Indenture or (iii) the definitive agreements pursuant to which any Refinancing Notes or Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.04(xxvii) or (xxix) was issued or incurred, in each case of this subclause (iii) with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in respect of such series of Refinancing Notes or other Indebtedness in excess of the Threshold Amount; or
(c) (i) Holdings shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of Lead Borrower or (ii) Verra Mobility shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of Holdings.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition or any provision of Section 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, no person or “group” shall be deemed to beneficially own Equity Interests to be acquired by such person or “group” pursuant to a stock or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, warrant agreement or similar agreement until the consummation of the acquisition of the Equity Interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreement.
“Claim” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(g).
“Closing Date” shall mean March 1, 2018.
“CME” shall mean CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” shall mean all property (whether real, personal or otherwise) with respect to which any security interests have been granted (or purported to be granted) pursuant to any Security Document (including any Additional Security Documents), including, without limitation, all “Collateral” as described in the Security Agreement and all Mortgaged Properties; provided that in no event shall the term “Collateral” include any Excluded Collateral.
“Collateral Agent” shall mean Bank of America, in its capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents, and shall include any successor to the Collateral Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.
“Commitment” shall mean any of the commitments of any Lender, whether an Initial Term Loan Commitment, Refinancing Term Loan Commitment or an Incremental Term Loan Commitment (including the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment) of such Lender.
“Commodity Exchange Act” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Consolidated Current Assets” shall mean, at any time, the consolidated current assets of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time (other than cash and Cash Equivalents, amounts related to current or
Exhibit A-9
deferred Taxes based on income or profits, assets held for sale, loans to third parties that are permitted under this Agreement, pension assets, deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments).
“Consolidated Current Liabilities” shall mean, at any time, the consolidated current liabilities of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time (other than the current portion of any Indebtedness under this Agreement, the current portion of any other long-term Indebtedness which would otherwise be included therein, accruals of Interest Expense (excluding Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves to the extent permitted to be included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA and the current portion of pension liabilities).
“Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” shall mean, with respect to any Person, for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including (i) amortization of deferred financing fees and debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, (ii) amortization of unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pensions and other post-employment benefits and (iii) amortization of intangibles (including, without limitation, amortization of turnaround costs, goodwill and organizational costs) (excluding any such adjustment to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period except to the extent such adjustment is subsequently reversed), in each case of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period; plus (without duplication):
(i) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital (including state franchise taxes and similar taxes in the nature of income tax) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, franchise taxes and foreign withholding taxes and including an amount equal to the tax distributions actually made to the holders of the Equity Interests of such Person or any direct or indirect parent of such Person in respect of such period in accordance with Section 10.03(vi) as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by such Person, in each case, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(ii) the Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(iii) the Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such Consolidated Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(iv) any other non-cash charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such non-cash charges were included in computing such Consolidated Net Income; provided that if any such non-cash charge represents an accrual or reserve for anticipated cash charges in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period; plus
(v) any losses from foreign currency transactions (including losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such losses were taken into account in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(vi) (a) the Specified Permitted Adjustment and (b) any other cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies permitted to be added back to this definition pursuant to the definition of “Pro Forma Cost Savings” (including, without limitation, costs and expenses incurred after the First Restatement Effective Date related to employment of terminated employees incurred by such Person during such period to the extent such costs and expenses were deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income); plus
Exhibit A-10
(vii) losses in respect of post-retirement benefits of such Person, as a result of the application of ASC 715, Compensation-Retirement Benefits, to the extent that such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(viii) the amount of fees and expenses incurred or reimbursed by such Person pursuant (a) to the Advisory Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date during such period or pursuant to any amendment, modification or supplement thereto or replacement thereof, so long as the Advisory Agreement, as so amended, modified, supplemented or replaced, taken as a whole, is otherwise permitted hereunder and (b) Section 10.06(xii) hereunder; plus
(ix) any proceeds from business interruption insurance received by such Person during such period, to the extent the associated losses arising out of the event that resulted in the payment of such business interruption insurance proceeds were included in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus
(x) any fees and expenses related to a Qualified Securitization Transaction or any Receivables Facility to the extent such fees and expenses are included in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus
(xi) the amount of loss on sales of receivables and related assets to a Securitization Entity in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction or otherwise in connection with a Receivables Facility to the extent included in computing Consolidated Net Income; minus
(xii) the amount of any gain in respect of post-retirement benefits as a result of the application of ASC 715, to the extent such gains were taken into account in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus
(xiii) any gains from foreign currency transactions (including gains related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such gains were taken into account in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus
(xiv) non-cash gains increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business and other than reversals of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period,
in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
“Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (i) Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt” shall mean, at any time, (i) the sum of all Consolidated Indebtedness at such time that is secured by a Lien on any assets of Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, less (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time that is secured solely by a Lien on the assets of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is junior to the Lien securing the Obligations, less (iii) the aggregate amount of (a) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) cash and Cash Equivalents of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries restricted solely in favor of or pursuant to (x) any ABL Credit Document, any Credit Document, any Permitted Pari Passu Notes Documents, any Refinancing Note Documents (to the extent such Refinancing Notes constitute Permitted Pari Passu Notes) or Refinancing Term Loan Amendment and (y) any Permitted Junior Debt Documents and any Refinancing Note Documents (to the extent such Refinancing Notes constitute Permitted Junior Debt), in the case of this clause (y), to the extent such cash and Cash Equivalents also secure the Indebtedness hereunder on a senior priority basis.
Exhibit A-11
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such Test Period, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income, including, without limitation, amortization of original issue discount, the interest component of all payments associated with Capitalized Lease Obligations, and the net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Interest Rate Protection Agreements (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the mark-to-market valuation of Interest Rate Protection Agreements or other derivatives pursuant to U.S. GAAP) and excluding amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees and expensing of any other financing fees, including any expensing of bridge or commitment fees and the non-cash portion of interest expense resulting from the reduction in the carrying value under purchase accounting of outstanding Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries and commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) relating to any securitization transaction; provided that, for purposes of calculating consolidated interest expense, no effect will be given to the discount and/or premium resulting from the bifurcation of derivatives under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, as a result of the terms of the Indebtedness to which such consolidated interest expense applies; plus
(2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus
(3) all cash dividends, whether paid or accrued, on any series of preferred stock or any series of Disqualified Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding items eliminated in consolidation, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP; minus
(4) the consolidated interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether received or accrued, to the extent such income was included in determining Consolidated Net Income.
“Consolidated Indebtedness” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (without duplication) (i) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) all Indebtedness of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the type described in clause (i)(A) of the definition of “Indebtedness” and (iii) all Contingent Obligations of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of any third Person of the type referred to in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness in respect of any Refinancing Notes or Permitted Notes that have been defeased or satisfied and discharged in accordance with the applicable indenture or with respect to which the required deposit has been made in connection with a call for repurchase or redemption to occur within the time period set forth in the applicable indenture, in each case to the extent such transactions are permitted by Section 10.07(a). For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that obligations under any Receivables Facility and any Qualified Securitization Transaction do not constitute Consolidated Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP; provided that:
(i) any after-tax effect of all extraordinary (as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP prior to giving effect to Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-01, Income Statement—Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20), Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items), nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income or expenses (including related to the Transaction) or any restructuring charges or reserves, including, without limitation, any expenses
Exhibit A-12
related to any reconstruction, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternate uses, retention, severance, system establishment cost, contract termination costs, costs to consolidate facilities and relocate employees, advisor fees and other out of pocket costs and non-cash charges to assess and execute operational improvement plans and restructuring programs, will be excluded;
(ii) any expenses, costs or charges incurred, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any equity issuance, Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement, including a refinancing thereof (in each case whether or not successful) (including any such costs and charges incurred in connection with the Transaction), and all gains and losses realized in connection with any business disposition or any disposition of assets outside the ordinary course of business or the disposition of securities or the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, together with any related provision for taxes on any such gain, loss, income or expense will be excluded;
(iii) the net income (or loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be excluded; provided that the income of such Person will be included to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash (or converted to cash) to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;
(iv) the net income (or loss) of any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be calculated without deducting the income attributed to, or adding the losses attributed to, the minority equity interests of third parties in any non-Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary except to the extent of the dividends paid in cash (or convertible into cash) during such period on the shares of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary held by such third parties;
(v) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available under clause (a)(i)(B) of the definition of “Available Amount”, the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower (other than any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor) will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any Requirement of Law, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions have been legally waived; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of such Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or converted to cash) by any such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;
(vi) the cumulative effect of any change in accounting principles will be excluded;
(vii) (a) any non-cash expenses resulting from the grant or periodic remeasurement of stock options, restricted stock grants or other equity incentive programs (including any stock appreciation and similar rights) and (b) any costs or expenses incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent, in the case of clause (b), that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the common equity capital of Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower, will be excluded;
(viii) the effect of any non-cash impairment charges or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs of assets or liabilities resulting from the application of U.S. GAAP and the amortization of intangibles arising from the application of U.S. GAAP, including pursuant to ASC 805, Business Combinations, ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, or ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, as applicable, will be excluded;
(ix) any net after-tax income or loss from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposed, abandoned or discontinued, transferred or closed operations will be excluded;
Exhibit A-13
(x) any increase in amortization or depreciation, or effect of any adjustments to inventory, property, plant or equipment, software, goodwill and other intangibles, debt line items, deferred revenue or rent expense, any one time cash charges (such as purchased in process research and development or capitalized manufacturing profit in inventory) or any other effects, in each case, resulting from purchase accounting in connection with any acquisition prior to or following the First Restatement Effective Date will be excluded;
(xi) an amount equal to the tax distributions actually made to the holders of the Equity Interests of such Person or any direct or indirect parent of such Person in respect of such period in accordance with Section 10.03(vi) will be included as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by such Person for such period;
(xii) unrealized gains and losses relating to foreign currency transactions, including those relating to mark-to-market of Indebtedness resulting from the application of U.S. GAAP, including pursuant to ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters, (including any net loss or gain resulting from hedge arrangements for currency exchange risk) will be excluded;
(xiii) any net gain or loss in connection with the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or obligations under Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements (including of ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging) will be excluded; and
(xiv) the amount of any restructuring, business optimization, acquisition and integration costs and charges (including, without limitation, retention, severance, systems establishment costs, excess pension charges, information technology costs, rebranding costs, contract termination costs, including future lease commitments, costs related to the start-up, closure or relocation or consolidation of facilities and costs to relocate employees) will be excluded.
“Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Secured Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Consolidated Secured Debt” shall mean, at any time, (i) the sum of all Consolidated Indebtedness at such time that is secured by a Lien on any assets of Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, less (ii) the aggregate amount of (a) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) cash and Cash Equivalents of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries restricted solely in favor of or pursuant to (x) any ABL Credit Document, any Credit Document, any Permitted Pari Passu Notes Documents, any Refinancing Note Documents (to the extent such Refinancing Notes constitute Permitted Pari Passu Notes) or Refinancing Term Loan Amendment and (y) any Permitted Junior Debt Documents and any Refinancing Note Documents (to the extent such Refinancing Notes constitute Permitted Junior Debt), in the case of this clause (y), to the extent such cash and Cash Equivalents also secure the Indebtedness hereunder on a senior priority basis.
“Consolidated Total Assets” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the amount that would, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of Lead Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.
“Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Indebtedness as of the last day of such Test Period, less the aggregate amount of (a) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) cash and Cash Equivalents of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries restricted solely in favor of or pursuant to (x) any ABL Credit Document, any Credit Document, any Permitted Pari Passu Notes Documents, any Refinancing Note Documents (to the extent such Refinancing Notes constitute Permitted Pari Passu Notes) or Refinancing Term Loan Amendment and (y) any Permitted Junior Debt Documents and any Refinancing Note Documents (to the extent such Refinancing Notes constitute Permitted Junior Debt), in the case of this clause (y), to the extent such cash and Cash Equivalents also secure the Indebtedness hereunder on a senior priority basis, to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
Exhibit A-14
“Contingent Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person as a result of such Person being a general partner of any other Person, unless the underlying obligation is expressly made non-recourse as to such general partner, and any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any such obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (x) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. Except as otherwise provided herein, the amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith.
“Contract Consideration” shall have the meaning provided to such term in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”
“Contribution Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness of Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not greater than the aggregate amount of cash contributions (other than the proceeds from the issuance of Disqualified Stock, contributions by Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Specified Equity Contribution (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) or any similar “cure amounts” with respect to any financial covenant under any subsequent ABL Credit Agreement) made to the capital of Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (whether through the issuance or sale of capital stock or otherwise), in each case, to the extent not otherwise applied to increase the Available Amount or any other basket or exception under this Agreement; provided that (a) the maturity date of such Contribution Indebtedness is no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Contribution Indebtedness was incurred and (b) such Contribution Indebtedness is so designated as Contribution Indebtedness pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Lead Borrower promptly following incurrence thereof.
“Covered Entity” shall mean any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.24(a).
“Credit Documents” shall mean this Agreement, Amendment and Restatement No. 1, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, each Note, the Guaranty Agreement, each Security Document, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, any Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, each Incremental Term Loan Amendment, each Refinancing Term Loan Amendment and each Extension Amendment.
“Credit Event” shall mean the making of any Term Loan.
“Credit Party” shall mean Holdings, each Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” shall mean, as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) aggregate cumulative sum of Retained Excess Cash Flow Amounts for all Excess Cash Flow Payment Periods ending after the First Restatement Effective Date and prior to such date and (ii) the “Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the First Restatement Effective Date.
Exhibit A-15
“Debt Fund Affiliate” shall mean any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings, Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) that invests in commercial bank loans in the ordinary course of business at the time of the relevant sale or assignment thereto pursuant to Section 2.21 and so long as the individuals who are employees, officers or directors of the Sponsor and who are primarily responsible for the advisement or management of such Affiliate do not include any individual who is primarily responsible for the advisement or management of Holdings or Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and the individuals who are employees, officers or directors of the Sponsor and who are primarily responsible for the advisement and management of Holdings or Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries do not have the right to direct the credit decisions of such Affiliate.
“Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, 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.
“Declined Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.02(k).
“Default” shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender” shall mean, 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 unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Xxxxxx’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Xxxxxx’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Xxxxxx’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or Lead Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, other than via an Undisclosed Administration, (i) become the subject of (A) a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or (B) a Bail-In Action, 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; 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 one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to Lead Borrower and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
“Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement” shall mean each Interest Rate Protection Agreement and Other Hedging Agreements entered into by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with a Guaranteed Creditor that is (i) so designated as a “Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement” in a writing executed by such
Exhibit A-16
Guaranteed Creditor and Lead Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent (for purposes of the preceding notice requirement, all Interest Rate Protection Agreements under a specified master agreement, whether previously entered into or to be entered into in the future, may be designated as Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreements pursuant to a single notice); provided that the Lead Borrower may not make any such designation during the continuance of an Event of Default and (ii) secured by the Security Documents. It is hereby understood that an Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement may not be a Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement to the extent it is similarly treated as such under the ABL Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any agreement evidencing any Excluded Swap Obligation with respect to a Subsidiary Guarantor constitute a Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement with respect to such Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Designated Non-cash Consideration” shall mean the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by Lead Borrower or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an officers’ certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-cash Consideration.
“Designated Treasury Services Agreement” shall mean each Treasury Services Agreement entered into by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with a Guaranteed Creditor that is (i) so designated as a “Designated Treasury Services Agreement” in a writing executed by such Guaranteed Creditor and Lead Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that Lead Borrower may not make any such designation during the continuance of an Event of Default and (ii) secured by the Security Documents. It is hereby understood that a Treasury Services Agreement may not be a Designated Treasury Services Agreement to the extent it is similarly treated as such under the ABL Credit Agreement.
“Determination Date” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Available Amount.”
“Disqualified Lender” shall mean (a) competitors of Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and any person controlling or controlled by any such competitor, in each case identified in writing by Lead Borrower (or its counsel) to the Administrative Agent at any time, (b) institutions previously designated in writing by Lead Borrower (or its counsel) to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) on March 14, 2021 and (c) any affiliates of any such competitors, controlling or controlled persons or institutions reasonably identifiable as affiliates solely on the basis of their names (other than bona fide fixed income investors or debt funds that are affiliates of competitors described in clause (a) above but not of institutions described in clause (b) above) or identified by Lead Borrower (or its counsel) in writing to the Administrative Agent at any time (it being understood that any update pursuant to clause (a) or clause (c) above shall not become effective until the third business day following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such notice, and, in any event, shall not apply retroactively or to any entity that is party to a pending trade as of the date of such notice).
“Disqualified Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any capital stock of such Person other than common Equity Interests or Qualified Preferred Stock of such Person.
“Dividend” shall mean, with respect to any Person, that such Person has paid a dividend, distribution or returned any equity capital to its stockholders, partners or members or made or caused to be made any other payment or delivery of property (other than common equity of such Person) to its stockholders, partners or members as such, or redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, for consideration any shares of any class of its capital stock or any partnership or membership interests outstanding on or after the First Restatement Effective Date (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Equity Interests).
“Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any institution 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 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.
Exhibit A-17
“EEA Member Country” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean 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 Yield” shall mean, as to any Term Loan or other Indebtedness, the effective yield on such Term Loan or other Indebtedness as mutually determined by the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower in good faith, taking into account the applicable interest rate margins in effect from time to time, any interest rate floors or similar devices in effect from time to time and all fees, including upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the shorter of (x) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Term Loan or other Indebtedness and (y) the four years following the date of incurrence thereof) payable generally to lenders providing such Term Loan or other Indebtedness (and, in the case of Incremental Term Loans added to (and forming part of) of such Term Loans of the applicable Tranche, weighted average original issue discount based on the relative sizes of the Term Loans immediately prior to the addition of such Incremental Term Loans, on the one hand, and such Incremental Term Loans, on the other), but excluding any arrangement, structuring, commitment, underwriting or similar fees (regardless of whether paid in whole or in part to any lenders) and other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared with the relevant lenders and customary consent fees paid generally to consenting lenders. Each mutual determination of the “Effective Yield” by the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders absent manifest error.
“Eligible Transferee” shall mean and include any existing Lender, any Approved Fund or any commercial bank, an insurance company, a finance company, a financial institution, any fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act) but in any event excluding (i) any natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person), (ii) any Disqualified Lender (solely, in the case of a sale of a participation to such Person, to the extent that the list of Disqualified Lenders has been disclosed to all Lenders) and (iii) except to the extent provided in Sections 2.19, 2.20, 2.21 and 13.04(d) and (g), the Sponsor, Holdings, each of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates (other than Debt Fund Affiliates).
“Environment” shall mean ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface and sub-surface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations and/or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, (a) any and all Environmental Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, investigation, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (b) any and all Environmental Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief arising out of or relating to an alleged injury or threat of injury to human health, safety or the Environment due to the presence of Hazardous Materials, including any Release or threat of Release of any Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Law” shall mean any federal, state, provincial, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding guideline and rule of common law, now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of the Environment, occupational health or Hazardous Materials.
“Equity Interests” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable for the foregoing.
Exhibit A-18
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any successor Section thereof.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together with Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code and solely with respect to Section 412 of the Code, Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, but excluding any event for which the 30-day notice period is waived with respect to a Plan, (b) any failure to make a required contribution to any Plan that would result in the imposition of a Lien or other encumbrance or the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standards set forth in Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 or 303 of ERISA, or the arising of such a Lien or encumbrance, with respect to a Plan, (c) the incurrence by Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower, or an ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal (including under Section 4062(e) of ERISA) of any of Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower, or an ERISA Affiliate from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, (e) the receipt by Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower, or an ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice of intent to terminate any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, (f) the adoption of any amendment to a Plan that would require the provision of security pursuant to the Code, ERISA or other applicable law, (g) the receipt by Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower, or an ERISA Affiliate of any written notice concerning statutory liability arising from the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower, or an ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or a written determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, (h) the occurrence of any non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to which Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) or with respect to which Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary could reasonably be expected to have liability, (i) the occurrence of any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of any Plan or the appointment of a trustee to administer any Plan, (j) the filing of any request for or receipt of a minimum funding waiver under Section 412(c) of the Code with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (k) a determination that any Plan is in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code), (l) the receipt by Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in endangered or critical status under Section 305 of ERISA, or (m) any other extraordinary event or condition with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan which would reasonably be expected to result in a Lien or any acceleration of any statutory requirement to fund all or a substantial portion of the unfunded accrued benefit liabilities of such plan.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.
“Excess Cash Flow” shall mean, for any period, the remainder of (a) the sum of, without duplication, (i) Consolidated Net Income for such period and (ii) the decrease, if any, in Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital from the first day to the last day of such period (but excluding any such decrease in Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital arising from a Permitted Acquisition or dispositions of any Person by Lead Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period), minus (b) the sum of, without duplication, (i) the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures made by Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash, (ii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (iii) below, the aggregate amount of all cash payments made in respect of all Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments (excluding Investments in Cash Equivalents or in Lead Borrower or a Person that, prior to and immediately following the making of such Investment, was and remains a Restricted Subsidiary) permitted under Section 10.05 made by Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, in each case to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash, (iii) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted
Exhibit A-19
Acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Lead Borrower following the end of such period; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of Internally Generated Cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, (iv) Dividends made in cash during such fiscal year to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 10.03(iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (x), to the extent paid for with Internally Generated Cash, (v) (A) the aggregate amount of Scheduled Repayments and other permanent principal payments of Indebtedness of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than (x) voluntary prepayments of Term Loans, Refinancing Notes and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.04(xxvii) that rank pari passu with the Term Loans, (y) prepayments of revolving loans under the ABL Credit Agreement or any other revolving credit facility secured by a Lien on the Collateral ranking pari passu with the Lien on the Collateral securing the ABL Credit Agreement or senior or pari passu with the Lien on the Collateral securing the Indebtedness hereunder and (z) prepayments of any other revolving credit facility except to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in commitments therefor) in each case to the extent paid for with Internally Generated Cash and (B) prepayments and repayments of Term Loans pursuant to Sections 5.02(d) or 5.02(f) to the extent the Asset Sale or Recovery Event giving rise to such prepayment or repayment resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income (but not in excess of the amount of such increase), (vi) the portion of Transaction Costs and other transaction costs and expenses related to items (i)-(v) above paid in cash during such fiscal year not deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income, (vii) the increase, if any, in Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital from the first day to the last day of such period (but excluding any such increase in Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital arising from a Permitted Acquisition or disposition of any Person by Lead Borrower and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period), (viii) cash payments in respect of non-current liabilities (other than Indebtedness) to the extent made with Internally Generated Cash, (ix) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with Internally Generated Cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees, taxes, rent and pension and other retirement benefits) to the extent such expenditures are not expensed during such period, (x) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid with Internally Generated Cash during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness, (xi) Dividends made pursuant to clause (xiii) of Section 10.03 or, to the extent used to service Indebtedness of any Parent Company, clause (xv) of Section 10.03, and (xii) all non-cash gains to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any non-cash gains to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income in any prior period).
“Excess Cash Flow Payment Date” shall mean the date occurring 10 Business Days after the date on which the Borrower’s annual audited financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.01(b) (commencing with respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022).
“Excess Cash Flow Payment Period” shall mean, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Payment Date, the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Borrower.
“Exchanged Term Loans” shall mean each Term B-1 Loan outstanding on the First Restatement Effective Date (or portion thereof) and held by a Rollover Initial Term Lender on the First Restatement Effective Date immediately prior to the extension of credit hereunder on the First Restatement Effective Date and as to which the Rollover Initial Term Lender thereof has consented to exchange into an Initial Term Loan and the Administrative Agent has allocated into an Initial Term Loan.
“Excluded Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
“Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of Lead Borrower that is (a) a Foreign Subsidiary, (b) an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (c) a FSHCO, (d) not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Lead Borrower or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, (e) an Immaterial Subsidiary, (f) established or created pursuant to Section 10.05(xi) and meeting the requirements of the proviso thereto; provided that such Subsidiary shall only be an Excluded Subsidiary for the period prior to such acquisition, (g) prohibited (but only for so long as such Subsidiary would be prohibited) by applicable law, rule or regulation from guaranteeing the facilities under this Agreement, or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a guarantee, in each case, unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received (but without
Exhibit A-20
obligation to seek the same), (h) prohibited (but only for so long as such Subsidiary would be prohibited) from guaranteeing the Obligations by any contractual obligation in existence (x) on the Closing Date or (y) at the time of the acquisition of such Subsidiary after the Closing Date (to the extent such prohibition was not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition), (i) a Subsidiary with respect to which a guarantee by it of the Obligations would result in a material adverse tax consequence to Holdings, Lead Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined in good faith by Lead Borrower and notified in writing to the Administrative Agent, (j) a not-for-profit Subsidiary or a Subsidiary regulated as an insurance company, (k) any other Subsidiary with respect to which Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably agree in writing that the cost or other consequences of guaranteeing the Obligations shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, and (l) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a CFC or that is a FSHCO; provided that, notwithstanding the above, (x) Lead Borrower may designate any Restricted Subsidiary that would otherwise constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” hereunder as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” and cause such Subsidiary to execute the Guaranty Agreement as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” (and from and after the execution of the Guaranty Agreement, such Subsidiary shall no longer constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” unless released from its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; provided that such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be released solely on the basis that it was not required to become a Guarantor) so long as the Administrative Agent has consented to such designation, and such Subsidiary shall grant a perfected lien on substantially all of its assets to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors regardless of whether such Subsidiary is organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States (notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement), pursuant to arrangements reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower and subject to customary limitations in such jurisdiction to be reasonably agreed to between the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower and (y) if a Subsidiary serves as a guarantor under the ABL Credit Agreement, then it shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary.” For the avoidance of doubt, no Borrower shall constitute an Excluded Subsidiary.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, (x) as it relates to all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to any “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Credit Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (y) as it relates to all or a portion of the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or such security interest in respect thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to any “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Credit Parties) at the time the security interest of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income and franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed on it in lieu of income Taxes, either pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which such recipient is organized or in which the principal office or applicable lending office of such recipient is located (or any political subdivision thereof) or as a result of any other present or former connection between it and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than a connection arising from such Administrative Agent, Lender or other 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 Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Term Loan or Credit Document), (b) any branch profits Taxes under Section 884(a) of the Code or any similar Tax imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by a Borrower under Section 2.13), any U.S. federal withholding Tax that (i) is imposed on amounts payable
Exhibit A-21
to or for the account of such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent such recipient (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately before the designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Credit Parties with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 5.04(a) or (ii) is attributable to such recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.04(b) or Section 5.04(c), (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA and (e) U.S. federal backup withholding Taxes pursuant to Code Section 3406.
“Existing Term Loan Tranche” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“Extended Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean, with respect to any Tranche of Extended Term Loans, the date specified as such in the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Extended Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“Extending Term Loan Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(c).
“Extension” shall mean any establishment of Extended Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.14 and the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Extension Amendment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(d).
“Extension Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(c).
“Extension Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“Extension Series” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“FATCA” shall mean 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 thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any such amended or successor version), any intergovernmental agreements between a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the United States with respect to any of the foregoing and any Requirement of Law adopted and any agreements entered into pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.
“FCPA” shall mean the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Fees” shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to or referred to in Section 4.01.
“First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean any First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M.
“First Restatement Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in the Amendment and Restatement Agreement No. 1, such date being March 26, 2021.
Exhibit A-22
“Flood Insurance Laws” shall mean, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) the Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxx Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
“Foreign Asset Sale” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.02(j).
“Foreign Pension Plan” shall mean any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation fund) or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States by any Borrower or any one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of such Borrower or such 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.
“Foreign Recovery Event” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.02(j).
“Foreign Subsidiaries” shall mean each Subsidiary of a Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“FSHCO” shall mean any Domestic Subsidiary that is a disregarded entity that has no material assets other than Equity Interests in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean the government of the United States of America, any other, supranational authority or nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial 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.
“Guaranteed Creditors” shall mean and include (x) each of the Lender Creditors, (y) any Person that was the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender and any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender (even if the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Lender subsequently ceases to be the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or a Lender under this Agreement for any reason) (i) at the time of entry into a particular Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Designated Treasury Services Agreement or (ii) in the case of a Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Designated Treasury Services Agreement existing on the Closing Date, on the Closing Date and (z) any other Secured Creditor.
“Guarantor” shall mean and include Holdings, each Borrower (other than with respect to its own Obligations) and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Guaranty” shall mean, as to any Guarantor, the guarantees granted by such Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the Guaranty Agreement.
“Guaranty Agreement” shall mean that certain First Lien Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Guarantors party thereto and each additional Guarantor that becomes a party thereto from time to time.
“Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous substances,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants,” or “pollutants,” or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or substance regulated under any Environmental Law.
“Holdings” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.
Exhibit A-23
“Immaterial Subsidiary” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower that, as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period, does not have, when taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, (a) assets in excess of 5.00% of Consolidated Total Assets; or (b) revenues for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date in excess of 5.00% of the combined revenues of Lead Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.
“Incremental Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the greater of $250,000,000 and 100% of Consolidated EBITDA of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) (the “First Lien Fixed Dollar Incremental Amount”), plus (b) an amount (the “Prepayment Available Incremental Amount”) equal to the sum of all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans, Refinancing Notes and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.04(xxvii) (limited, in the case of any voluntary prepayment in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.19 or Section 2.20 or similar provisions in the definitive documentation with respect to such Refinancing Notes or other Indebtedness, to the cash payment made by any Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary therefor) (in each case other than with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement)) in each case prior to such date; provided that no Incremental Term Loan or Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.04(xxvii) in reliance on the Prepayment Available Incremental Amount shall be secured on a greater priority basis than that by which the Indebtedness so repaid and underlying such portion of the Prepayment Available Incremental Amount so utilized was secured, less (c) the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans incurred pursuant to Section 2.15(a)(v)(x) and Permitted Pari Passu Notes or Permitted Junior Debt incurred pursuant to Section 10.04(xxvii)(A)(1) prior to such date (clauses (a), (b) and (c), collectively, the “Fixed Dollar Incremental Amount”), plus (d) an unlimited amount so long as either (i) (A) in the case of any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with any Lien on the Collateral securing the Obligations, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of such date would not exceed either (x) 4.20:1.00 or (y) at the election of Lead Borrower in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment permitted hereunder, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period, (B) solely for purposes of Section 10.04(xxvii), in the case of any Permitted Junior Debt consisting of Indebtedness secured by the Collateral on a junior-lien basis relative to the Liens on such Collateral securing the Obligations, the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of such date would not exceed either (x) 5.20:1.00 or (y) at the election of Lead Borrower in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment permitted hereunder, the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period or (C) solely for purposes of Section 10.04(xxvii), in the case of any Permitted Junior Debt consisting of unsecured Indebtedness, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of such date would not either (x) exceed 5.20:1.00 or (y) at the election of Lead Borrower in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment permitted hereunder, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period or (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of such date would not be less than either (x) 2.00:1.00 or (y) at the election of Lead Borrower in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment permitted hereunder, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period (amounts pursuant to this clause (d), the “Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount” and each of clauses (d)(i)(A), (d)(i)(B), (d)(i)(C) and (d)(ii), an “Incurrence-Based Incremental Facility Test”) (it being understood that (1) the Borrowers may utilize the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount prior to the Fixed Dollar Incremental Amount and that amounts under each of the Fixed Dollar Incremental Amount and the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount may be used in a single transaction and (2) any amounts utilized under the Fixed Dollar Incremental Amount shall be reclassified, as Lead Borrower may elect from time to time, as incurred under the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount if the Borrower meets any applicable Incurrence-Based Incremental Facility Test at such time on a Pro Forma Basis, and if any applicable Incurrence-Based Incremental Facility Test would be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis as of the end of any subsequent Test Period after the initial utilization under the Fixed Dollar Incremental Amount, such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred whether or not elected by Lead Borrower).
“Incremental Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(b).
“Incremental Term Loan Amendment” shall mean an amendment to this Agreement among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Lender or Eligible Transferee providing the Incremental Term Loan Commitments to be established thereby, which amendment shall be not inconsistent with Section 2.15.
Exhibit A-24
“Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date” shall mean, with respect to each Incremental Term Loan, each date on which Incremental Term Loans are incurred pursuant to Section 2.01(b), which date shall be the date of the effectiveness of the respective Incremental Term Loan Amendment pursuant to which such Incremental Term Loans are to be made.
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, for each Lender, any commitment to make Incremental Term Loans provided by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 on a given Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date, in such amount as agreed to by such Lender in the Incremental Term Loan Amendment delivered pursuant to Section 2.15, as the same may be terminated pursuant to Sections 4.02 and/or 11.
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment Requirements” shall mean, with respect to any provision of an Incremental Term Loan Commitment on a given Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date, the satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (a) no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom (provided, that with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Commitment requested with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction, such requirement shall be limited to the absence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.01 or Section 11.05); (b) the delivery by the relevant Credit Parties of such technical amendments, modifications and/or supplements to the respective Security Documents as are reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to ensure that the additional Obligations to be incurred pursuant to the Incremental Term Loan Commitments are secured by, and entitled to the benefits of, the relevant Security Documents, and each of the Lenders hereby agrees to, and authorizes the Collateral Agent to enter into, any such technical amendments, modifications or supplements and (c) the delivery by Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent of an officer’s certificate executed by a Responsible Officer certifying as to compliance with preceding clause (a); it being understood that in no event shall any representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Credit Documents be required to be made or true and correct on any Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date except to the extent required by the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan Commitment.
“Incremental Term Loan Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(b).
“Indebtedness” shall mean, as to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness (including principal, interest, fees and charges) of such Person (A) for borrowed money or (B) for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (ii) the maximum amount available to be drawn under all letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and similar obligations issued for the account of such Person and all unpaid drawings in respect of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and similar obligations, (iii) all Indebtedness of the types described in clause (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of this definition secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person (provided that, if the Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to be in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate unpaid amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien and (y) the fair market value of the property to which such Lien relates as determined in good faith by such Person), (iv) the aggregate amount of all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (v) all Contingent Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, any Other Hedging Agreement, any Treasury Services Agreement or under any similar type of agreement and (vii) all Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities of such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include (a) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred by any Person in accordance with customary practices and in the ordinary course of business of such Person or (b) earn-outs and contingent payments in respect of acquisitions except to the extent that the liability on account of any such earn-outs or contingent payment has become fixed, due and payable for more than 10 Business Days without being paid and is required by U.S. GAAP to be reflected as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.01(a).
“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document other than (i) Excluded Taxes and (ii) Other Taxes.
“Independent Assets or Operations” shall mean, with respect to any Parent Company, that such Parent Company’s total assets, revenues, income from continuing operations before income taxes and cash flows from operating activities (excluding in each case amounts related to its investment in Lead Borrower and the Restricted
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Subsidiaries), determined in accordance with GAAP and as shown on the most recent balance sheet of such Parent Company, is more than 5.00% of such Parent Company’s corresponding consolidated amount.
“Initial Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean, for any Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, the final maturity date set forth for such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans in the Incremental Term Loan Amendment relating thereto; provided that the initial final maturity date for all Incremental Term Loans of a given Tranche shall be the same date.
“Initial Maturity Date for Initial Term Loans” shall mean the date that is seven years after the First Restatement Effective Date, or if such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day.
“Initial Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to an Additional Refinancing Term Loan Lender, the commitment of such Additional Refinancing Term Loan Lender to make an Additional Initial Term Loan hereunder on the First Restatement Effective Date, in the amount set forth opposite such Xxxxxx’s name on Schedule 2.01, as the same may be terminated pursuant to Sections 4.02 and/or 11. The aggregate amount of the Initial Term Loan Commitments of all Additional Refinancing Term Loan Lenders shall equal the outstanding aggregate principal amount of Non-Exchanged Term Loans minus $215,642,005.40.
“Initial Term Loans” shall mean (i) prior to the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Conversion Date, the Term Loans made on the First Restatement Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and (ii) on and after the 2021 Incremental Term Loans Conversion Date, the Term Loans made on the First Restatement Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans.
“Initial Tranche” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Tranche.”
“Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.20.
“Interest Determination Date” shall mean, with respect to any Term SOFR Term Loan, the second Business Day prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to such Term SOFR Term Loan.
“Interest Expense” shall mean the aggregate consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including amortization or original issue discount on any Indebtedness and amortization of all fees payable in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness, including, without limitation, the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation and the interest component of any Capitalized Lease Obligations, and, to the extent not included in such interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities.
“Interest Payment Date” shall mean (a) with respect to any Base Rate Term Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and (b) with respect to any Term SOFR Term 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 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” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.09.
“Interest Rate Protection Agreement” shall mean any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.
“Internally Generated Cash” shall mean cash generated from Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ operations or borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement, any similar working capital facility permitted under Section 10.04 or any Qualified Securitization Transaction or Receivables Facility permitted under Section 10.04 and not representing (i) a reinvestment by Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries of the Net Sale Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Net Insurance Proceeds of any Recovery Event, (ii) the proceeds of any issuance
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of any Equity Interests or any Indebtedness of Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement, any similar working capital facility permitted under Section 10.04 or any Qualified Securitization Transaction or Receivables Facility permitted under Section 10.04) or (iii) any credit received by Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any trade-in of property for substantially similar property or any “like kind exchange” of assets.
“Investments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.05.
“ISDA Definitions” shall mean the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
“Junior Representative” shall mean, with respect to any series of Permitted Junior Debt, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Permitted Junior Debt is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained and each of their successors in such capacities.
“Latest Maturity Date” shall mean, at any time, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Term Loan hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan or Extended Term Loan, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
“LCT Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.03.
“LCT Test Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.03.
“Lead Arranger” shall mean Bank of America, N.A. in its capacity as lead arranger and sole bookrunner (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in its capacity as lead arranger and sole bookrunner for the 2021 Incremental Term Loans).
“Lead Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.
“Lender” shall mean each financial institution listed on Schedule 2.01, as well as any Person that becomes a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to Section 2.13, 2.15, 2.18 or 13.04(b).
“Lender Creditors” shall mean the Agents, the Lenders and the Indemnified Persons.
“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, security deposit arrangement, encumbrance, deemed or statutory trust, security conveyance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease having substantially the same effect as any of the foregoing).
“Limited Condition Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, financing.
“Limited Condition Transaction” shall mean any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), the making of any Dividend and/or the making of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(a).
“Limited Originator Recourse” shall mean a letter of credit, cash collateral account or other such credit enhancement issued in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness by a Securitization Entity under a Qualified Securitization Transaction, in each case, solely to the extent required to satisfy Standard Securitization Undertakings.
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“Loans” shall mean the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement.
“Location” of any Person shall mean such Person’s “location” as determined pursuant to Section 9-307 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York.
“Majority Lenders” of any Tranche shall mean those Non-Defaulting Lenders which would constitute the Required Lenders under, and as defined in, this Agreement if all outstanding Obligations of the other Tranches under this Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were terminated.
“Margin Stock” shall have the meaning provided in Regulation U.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (i) a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) a material and adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, taken as a whole, under the Credit Documents or (iii) a material and adverse effect on the ability of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under the Credit Documents.
“Material Real Property” shall mean each parcel of Real Property that is now or hereafter owned in fee by any Credit Party that (together with any other parcels constituting a single site or operating property) has a fair market value (as determined by Lead Borrower in good faith) of at least $27,000,000.
“Maturity Date” shall mean (a) with respect to any Initial Term Loans, the Initial Maturity Date for Initial Term Loans and (b) with respect to any Tranche of Extended Term Loans, the Extended Term Loan Maturity Date applicable thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties understand that no waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment shall constitute an extension of the Maturity Date.
“Minimum Borrowing Amount” shall mean $1,000,000.
“Minimum Purchase Condition” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(b).
“Moody’s” shall mean Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgage” shall mean a mortgage, debenture, leasehold mortgage, deed of trust, leasehold deed of trust, deed to secure debt, leasehold deed to secure debt or similar security instrument in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time.
“Mortgaged Property” shall mean any Material Real Property of Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which is required to be encumbered by a Mortgage.
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA under which Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower has any obligation or liability, including on account of an ERISA Affiliate.
“Net Debt Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any incurrence of Indebtedness for borrowed money, an amount in cash equal to the gross cash proceeds received by the respective Person from such incurrence, net of underwriting discounts, commissions, fees and other costs of, and expenses associated with, such incurrence.
“Net Insurance Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Recovery Event, an amount in cash equal to the gross cash proceeds received by the respective Person in connection with such Recovery Event, net of (i) costs of, and expenses associated with, such Recovery Event (including any costs incurred by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment, settlement or collection of any claims of Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in respect thereof), (ii) any taxes paid or payable as a result of such Recovery Event (including Lead Borrower’s good faith estimate of any incremental income taxes that will be payable as a result of such Recovery Event, including pursuant to tax sharing arrangements or any tax distributions), (iii) required
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payments of any Indebtedness or other obligations (other than the Loans and Indebtedness secured on a pari passu or junior basis to the Loans) which are secured by the assets which were the subject of such Recovery Event or would be in default under the terms thereof as a result of such theft, loss, physical destruction, damage, taking or similar event underlying such Recovery Event and (iv) to the extent such Recovery Event involves any theft, loss, physical destruction, damage, taking or similar event with respect to Investments made after the First Restatement Effective Date, the permissibility of which was contingent upon the utilization of the Available Amount, the portion of the Available Amount so utilized in connection with such initial Investment.
“Net Sale Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale), an amount in cash equal to the gross cash proceeds (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a promissory note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received from such Asset Sale, net of (i) costs of, and expenses associated with, such Asset Sale (including fees and commissions), (ii) any taxes paid or payable as a result of such Asset Sale (including Lead Borrower’s good faith estimate of any incremental income taxes that will be payable as a result of such Asset Sale, including pursuant to tax sharing arrangements or any tax distributions), (iii) payments of unassumed liabilities relating to the assets sold and required payments of any Indebtedness or other obligations (other than the Loans and Indebtedness secured on a pari passu or junior basis to the Loans) which are secured by the assets which were sold or would be in default under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale), (iv) amounts provided as a reserve in accordance with U.S. GAAP against any liabilities under any indemnification obligation or purchase price adjustment associated with such Asset Sale (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve to Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, such amounts shall constitute Net Sale Proceeds), (v) cash escrows from the sale price for such Asset Sale (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from escrow to Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, such amounts shall constitute Net Sale Proceeds) and (vi) to the extent such Asset Sale involves any disposition of Investments made after the First Restatement Effective Date, the permissibility of which was contingent upon the utilization of the Available Amount, the portion of the Available Amount so utilized in connection with such initial Investment.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean and include each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.
“Non-Exchanged Term Loan” means each Term B-1 Loan outstanding immediately prior to the First Restatement Effective Date (or portion thereof) under this Agreement (as in effect immediately prior to the First Restatement Effective Date) other than an Exchanged Term Loan.
“Note” shall mean each Term Note.
“Notice of Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03.
“Notice of Conversion/Continuation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.06(a).
“Notice Office” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent set forth in Schedule 13.03, or such other office as the Administrative Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto.
“Notice of Prepayment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.01(a).
“Obligations” shall mean (i) all now existing or hereafter arising debts, obligations, covenants, and duties of payment or performance by any Credit Party of every kind, matured or unmatured, direct or contingent, owing, arising, due, or payable to any Lender, Agent or Indemnified Person by any Credit Party arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, including, without limitation, all obligations to repay principal or interest on the Term Loans, and to pay interest, fees, costs, charges, expenses, professional fees, and all sums chargeable to any Credit Party or for which any Credit Party is liable as indemnitor under the Credit Documents, whether or not evidenced by any note or other instrument (in each case, including interest, fees and other amounts accruing during any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) and (ii) liabilities and indebtedness of Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owing under any Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Designated Treasury Services Agreement (with respect to any Subsidiary
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Guarantor, other than any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Subsidiary Guarantor) entered into by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether now in existence or hereafter arising. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, (x) obligations of any Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary under any Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Designated Treasury Services Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Credit Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed and (y) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Designated Treasury Services Agreement.
“OFAC” shall mean the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities” of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any Sale-Leaseback Transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any obligation under a Synthetic Lease or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.
“Open Market Purchase” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.20(a).
“Original Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.
“Original Obligations” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.
“Other Hedging Agreements” shall mean any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar arrangements, or arrangements designed to protect against fluctuations in currency values or commodity prices.
“Other Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or property Taxes or similar Taxes arising from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, registration, performance or enforcement of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Credit Document except any such Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.13) that are imposed as a result of any present or former connection between the relevant Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than a connection arising from such Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Term Loan or Credit Document).
“Parent Company” shall mean any direct or indirect parent company of Lead Borrower (other than the Sponsor).
“Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an intercreditor agreement among the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and one or more Pari Passu Representatives for holders of Permitted Pari Passu Notes (or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) providing that, inter alia, the Liens on the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Creditors) shall be pari passu with such Liens in favor of the Pari Passu Representatives (for the benefit of the holders of Permitted Pari Passu Notes (or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof)), as such intercreditor agreement may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement shall be in a form customary at such time for transactions of the type contemplated thereby and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower.
“Pari Passu Representative” shall mean, with respect to any series of Permitted Pari Passu Notes (or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), the trustee, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or other agreement pursuant to which such Permitted Pari Passu Notes (or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) are issued and each of their successors in such capacities.
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“Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(c).
“Participant Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(c).
“Patent Security Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
“Patriot Act” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.16.
“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.
“Perfection Certificate” shall have the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.
“Permitted Acquisition” shall mean (x) the Redflex Acquisition and (y) any other acquisition by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of an Acquired Entity or Business; provided that, in the case of this clause (y), (i) the Acquired Entity or Business acquired is in a business permitted by Section 10.09 and (ii) all applicable requirements of Section 9.14 are satisfied.
“Permitted Encumbrance” shall mean, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, such exceptions to title as are set forth in the mortgage title insurance policy delivered with respect thereto, all of which exceptions must be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Permitted Holders” shall mean (i) the Sponsor, (ii) any Related Party of the Sponsor and (iii) any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that in the case of such “group” and without giving effect to the existence of such “group” or any other “group,” such Persons specified in clauses (i) or (ii) above, collectively, have beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting stock of Lead Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent entities held by such “group.”
“Permitted Investment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.05.
“Permitted Junior Debt” shall mean any Permitted Junior Notes and any Permitted Junior Loans.
“Permitted Junior Debt Documents” shall mean any Permitted Junior Notes Documents and any Permitted Junior Loan Documents.
“Permitted Junior Loan Documents” shall mean, after the execution and delivery thereof, each agreement, document or instrument relating to the incurrence of Permitted Junior Loans, in each case as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Permitted Junior Loans” shall mean any Indebtedness of Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the form of unsecured or secured loans; provided that (i) except as provided in clause (v) below, no such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall be secured by any asset of Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) no such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall be guaranteed by any Person other than Holdings, a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) no such Indebtedness shall be subject to scheduled amortization or have a final stated maturity (excluding for this purpose, interim loan financings that provide for automatic rollover, subject to customary conditions, to Indebtedness otherwise meeting the maturity requirements of this clause), in either case prior to the date occurring ninety-one (91) days following the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred, (iv) any “asset sale” mandatory prepayment provision included in the agreement governing such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall not prohibit Lead Borrower or the respective Subsidiary from repaying obligations under this Agreement before prepaying or offering to prepay such Indebtedness, (v) in the case of any such Indebtedness incurred by a Credit Party that is secured, (a) such Indebtedness is secured only by assets comprising Collateral on a junior-lien basis relative to the Liens on such Collateral securing the Obligations of the Credit Parties, and not secured by any property or assets of any Credit
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Party other than the Collateral, (b) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as the Security Documents (with such differences as are necessary to reflect the differing lien priorities or as otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) and (c) a Junior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the Additional Intercreditor Agreement; provided that if such Indebtedness is the initial incurrence of Permitted Junior Debt that is secured by assets of any Credit Party, then the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Junior Representative for such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered, and each Credit Party shall have acknowledged, the Additional Intercreditor Agreement and (vi) to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, the covenants and events of default, taken as a whole, shall not be materially more favorable to the lenders providing such Permitted Junior Loans than the related provisions contained in this Agreement; provided that (x) any such terms may be more favorable to the extent they take effect after the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred, and (y) in the event that any agreement evidencing such Indebtedness contains financial maintenance covenants that are effective prior to the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred, the Borrowers shall have offered in good faith to enter into an amendment to this Agreement to add any such financial covenants as are not then contained in this Agreement (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Lead Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set out in the foregoing clause (vi), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to Lead Borrower of an objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)).
“Permitted Junior Notes” shall mean any Indebtedness of Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the form of notes and incurred pursuant to one or more issuances of such notes; provided that (i) except as provided in clause (vii) below, no such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall be secured by any asset of Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) no such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall be guaranteed by any Person other than Holdings, a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) no such Indebtedness shall be subject to scheduled amortization or have a final stated maturity, in either case prior to the date occurring ninety-one (91) days following the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred, (iv) any “asset sale” offer to purchase covenant included in the indenture governing such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall not prohibit Lead Borrower or the respective Subsidiary from repaying obligations under this Agreement before offering to purchase such Indebtedness, (v) the indenture governing such Indebtedness shall not include any financial maintenance covenants, (vi) the “default to other indebtedness” event of default contained in the indenture governing such Indebtedness shall provide for a “cross-acceleration” or a “cross-acceleration” and “cross-payment default” rather than a “cross-default,” (vii) in the case of any such Indebtedness incurred by a Credit Party that is secured, (a) such Indebtedness is secured only by assets comprising Collateral on a junior-lien basis relative to the Liens on such Collateral securing the Obligations of the Credit Parties, and not secured by any property or assets of any Credit Party other than the Collateral, (b) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as the Security Documents (with such differences as are necessary to reflect the differing lien priorities or as otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) and (c) a Junior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the Additional Intercreditor Agreement; provided that if such Indebtedness is the initial incurrence of Permitted Junior Debt that is secured by assets of any Credit Party, then the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Junior Representative for such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered, and each Credit Party shall have acknowledged, the Additional Intercreditor Agreement and (viii) to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, the negative covenants and events of default, taken as a whole, contained in the indenture governing such Indebtedness shall not be materially more favorable to the holders of such Permitted Junior Notes than the related provisions contained in this Agreement; provided that any such terms may be more favorable to the extent they take effect after the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Lead Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set out in the foregoing clause (viii), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to Lead Borrower of an objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)).
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“Permitted Junior Notes Documents” shall mean, after the execution and delivery thereof, each Permitted Junior Notes Indenture, and the Permitted Junior Notes, in each case as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Permitted Junior Notes Indenture” shall mean any indenture or similar agreement entered into in connection with the issuance of Permitted Junior Notes, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Permitted Liens” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.01.
“Permitted Notes” shall mean and include (i) any Permitted Junior Notes and (ii) any Permitted Pari Passu Notes.
“Permitted Pari Passu Notes” shall mean any Indebtedness of Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the form of notes and incurred pursuant to one or more issuances of such notes; provided that (i) no such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall be guaranteed by any Person other than Holdings, a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) no such Indebtedness shall be subject to scheduled amortization or have a final stated maturity, in either case prior to the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred, (iii) any “asset sale” offer to purchase covenant included in the indenture governing such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall not prohibit Lead Borrower or the respective Subsidiary from repaying obligations under this Agreement on at least a pro rata basis with such Indebtedness from asset sale proceeds, (iv) the indenture governing such Indebtedness shall not include any financial maintenance covenants, (v) the “default to other indebtedness” event of default contained in the indenture governing such Indebtedness shall provide for a “cross-acceleration” or a “cross-acceleration” and “cross-payment default” rather than a “cross-default,” (vi) (a) such Indebtedness is secured only by assets comprising Collateral on a pari passu basis relative to the Liens on such Collateral securing the Obligations of the Credit Parties, and not secured by any property or assets of any Credit Party other than the Collateral, (b) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same in all material respects as the Security Documents (or with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) and (c) a Pari Passu Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement; provided that if such Indebtedness is the initial issue of Permitted Pari Passu Notes by a Credit Party, then the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Pari Passu Representative for such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered, and each Credit Party shall have acknowledged, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (vii) the negative covenants and events of defaults, taken as a whole, contained in the indenture governing such Indebtedness shall not be materially more favorable to the holders of such Permitted Pari Passu Notes than the related provisions contained in this Agreement; provided that any such terms may be more favorable to the extent they take effect after the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Lead Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set out in the foregoing clause (vii), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to Lead Borrower of an objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)).
“Permitted Pari Passu Notes Documents” shall mean, after the execution and delivery thereof, each Permitted Pari Passu Notes Indenture and the Permitted Pari Passu Notes, in each case as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Permitted Pari Passu Notes Indenture” shall mean any indenture or similar agreement entered into in connection with the issuance of Permitted Pari Passu Notes, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
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“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness incurred by Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which serves to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease (“Refinance”) any Indebtedness, including any previously issued Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, so long as:
(1) the principal amount of such new Indebtedness does not exceed (a) the principal amount of Indebtedness (including any unused commitments therefor that are able to be drawn at such time) being so extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased (such Indebtedness, the “Refinanced Debt”), plus (b) any accrued and unpaid interest and fees on such Refinanced Debt, plus (c) the amount of any tender or redemption premium paid thereon or any penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such Refinanced Debt and any costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness and the Refinancing of such Refinanced Debt;
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (excluding for this purpose, interim loan financings that provide for automatic rollover, subject to customary conditions, to Indebtedness otherwise meeting the requirements of this clause) has a:
(a) Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred that is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Refinanced Debt; and
(b) final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Refinanced Debt (or, if earlier, the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred);
(3) to the extent such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Refinances (a) Indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (other than Indebtedness assumed or acquired in an acquisition and not created in contemplation thereof), such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations on terms that are, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination terms applicable to the Refinanced Debt, (b) secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is (i) unsecured or (ii) secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens that secure the Obligations on terms that are, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the Lien subordination terms applicable to the Refinanced Debt or (c) secured by Liens that are pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is (i) unsecured or (ii) secured by Liens that are pari passu or subordinated to the Liens that secure the Obligations on terms that are, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the Collateral sharing provisions applicable to the Refinanced Debt; and
(4) subject to Section 10.01(vi), such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any assets or property of Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that does not secure the Refinanced Debt being Refinanced (plus improvements and accessions thereon and proceeds in respect thereof);
provided that (a) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness will not include Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower that is not a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness of a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor and (b) clause (2) of this definition will not apply to any Refinancing of any Indebtedness under clause (iii) or (v) of Section 10.04.
“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, association, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
“Plan” shall mean any pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA other than a Foreign Pension Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute
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of) Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower or with respect to which Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower has, or may have, any liability, including, for greater certainty, liability arising from an ERISA Affiliate.
“Plan of Reorganization” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(j)(ii).
“Platform” shall mean Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar, or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.
“Pledged Collateral” shall have the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.
“Pre-Adjustment Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate,” such “prime rate” to change when and as such prime lending rate changes. The Prime Rate is set by the Administrative Agent based upon various factors including Administrative Agent’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by the Administrative Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
“Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, with respect to the calculation of any test, financial ratio, basket or covenant under this Agreement, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio and the calculation of Consolidated Total Assets, of any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of any date, that pro forma effect will be given to the Transaction, any acquisition, merger, consolidation, Investment, any issuance, incurrence, assumption or repayment or redemption of Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed or repaid or redeemed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transaction and for which any such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant is being calculated) (but excluding the identifiable proceeds of any Indebtedness being incurred substantially simultaneously therewith or as part of the same transaction or series of related transactions for purposes of netting cash to calculate the applicable ratio), any issuance or redemption of preferred stock, all sales, transfers and other dispositions or discontinuance of any Subsidiary, line of business, division, segment or operating unit, any operational change (including the entry into any material contract or arrangement) or any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary or of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case that have occurred during the four consecutive fiscal quarter period of such Person being used to calculate such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant (the “Reference Period”), or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period but prior to such date or prior to or simultaneously with the event for which a determination under this definition is made (including any such event occurring at a Person who became a Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person or was merged or consolidated with or into the subject Person or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person after the commencement of the Reference Period), as if each such event occurred on the first day of the Reference Period.
For purposes of making any computation referred to above:
(1) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date for which a determination under this definition is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements applicable to such Indebtedness);
(2) interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer, in his or her capacity as such and not in his or her personal capacity, of Lead Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with U.S. GAAP;
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(3) interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as Lead Borrower may designate; and
(4) interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period.
Any pro forma calculation may include, without limitation, adjustments calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act; provided that any such adjustments, other than Specified Permitted Adjustments, that consist of reductions in costs and other operating improvements or synergies (whether added pursuant to this definition, the definition of “Pro Forma Cost Savings” or otherwise added to Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA) shall be calculated in accordance with, and satisfy the requirements specified in, the definition of “Pro Forma Cost Savings.”
“Pro Forma Cost Savings” shall mean, without duplication of any amounts referenced in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis,” an amount equal to the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements (including the entry into any material contract or arrangement) and acquisition synergies, in each case, projected in good faith to be realized (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such items had been realized on the first day of such period) as a result of actions taken on or prior to, or to be taken by Lead Borrower (or any successor thereto) or any Restricted Subsidiary within 24 months of, the date of such pro forma calculation, net of the amount of actual benefits realized or expected to be realized during such period that are otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA from such action; provided that (a) such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies are factually supportable and reasonably identifiable (as determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer, in his or her capacity as such and not in his or her personal capacity, of Lead Borrower (or any successor thereto)) and are reasonably anticipated to be realized within 24 months after the date of such pro forma calculation and (b) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies shall be added pursuant to this definition to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period; provided, further, that the aggregate amount added in respect of the foregoing proviso (or otherwise added to Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA) shall no longer be permitted to be added back to the extent the cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies have not been achieved within 24 months of the action or event giving rise to such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies.
“Projections” shall mean the detailed projected consolidated financial statements of Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries (after giving effect to the Transaction) delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the First Restatement Effective Date.
“PTE” shall mean a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public-Sider” shall mean a Lender whose representatives may trade in securities of Lead Borrower or its controlling person or any of its Subsidiaries while in possession of the financial statements provided by Lead Borrower under the terms of this Agreement.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.24.
“Qualified Preferred Stock” shall mean any preferred capital stock of Holdings or Lead Borrower so long as the terms of any such preferred capital stock (x) do not contain any mandatory put, redemption, repayment, sinking fund or other similar provision prior to the 91st day after the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such
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Qualified Preferred Stock was issued other than (i) provisions requiring payment solely (or with provisions permitting Holdings or Lead Borrower, as applicable, to opt to make payment solely) in the form of common Equity Interests, Qualified Preferred Stock of Holdings or Lead Borrower or cash in lieu of fractional shares, as applicable, or any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Parent Company of Holdings or Lead Borrower, as applicable, (ii) provisions requiring payment solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale, so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale are subject to the payment in full of all Obligations in cash (other than unasserted contingent indemnification obligations) or such payment is otherwise permitted by this Agreement (including as a result of a waiver or amendment hereunder) and (iii) with respect to preferred capital stock issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings or Lead Borrower, as applicable, or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, provisions requiring the repurchase thereof in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations and (y) give Holdings or Lead Borrower the option to elect to pay such dividends or distributions on a non-cash basis or otherwise do not require the cash payment of dividends or distributions at any time that such cash payment is not permitted under this Agreement or would result in an Event of Default hereunder.
“Qualified Securitization Transaction” shall mean any Securitization Transaction of a Securitization Entity that meets the following conditions:
(1) the board of directors of Lead Borrower (or the board of directors of any direct or indirect parent of the Lead Borrower) or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary shall have determined in good faith that such Qualified Securitization Transaction (including financing terms, covenants, termination events or other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to Lead Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) all sales of accounts receivable and related assets to the Securitization Entity are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by Lead Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings; and
(3) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be market terms (as determined in good faith by Lead Borrower) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings and Limited Originator Recourse.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the grant of a security interest in any accounts receivable of any Credit Party to secure Indebtedness or other obligations under this Agreement, the ABL Credit Agreement shall not be deemed a Qualified Securitization Transaction.
“Real Property” of any Person shall mean, collectively, the right, title and interest of such Person (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all land, improvements and fixtures owned, leased or operated by such Person, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.
“Receivables Assets” shall mean (a) any accounts receivable and the proceeds thereof owed to a Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary subject to a Receivables Facility and (b) all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights, guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, all records with respect to such accounts receivable and any other assets customarily transferred together with accounts receivable in connection with an accounts receivable factoring arrangement and which are, in each case, sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred or pledged by a Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to a commercial bank in connection with a Receivables Facility.
“Receivables Facility” shall mean an agreement between the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and a commercial bank that is entered into at the request of a customer of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, pursuant to which (a) the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, agrees to sell to such commercial bank accounts receivable owing by such customer, together with Receivables Assets related thereto, at a maximum discount, for each such account receivable, not to exceed 5.0% of the face value thereof, and (b) the obligations of
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the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, thereunder are non-recourse (except for Securitization Repurchase Obligations) to the Borrower and such Restricted Subsidiary.
“Recovery Event” shall mean the receipt by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation awards payable (i) by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction, damage, taking or any other similar event with respect to any property or assets of Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (but not by reason of any loss of revenues or interruption of business or operations caused thereby) and (ii) under any policy of insurance required to be maintained under Section 9.03, in each case to the extent such proceeds or awards do not constitute reimbursement or compensation for amounts previously paid by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any such event.
“Redflex Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition of Redflex Holdings Limited, a public company limited by shares, incorporated in Australia and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
“Reference Period” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis.”
“Refinanced Debt” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness.”
“Refinancing Effective Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).
“Refinancing Note Documents” shall mean the Refinancing Notes, the Refinancing Notes Indenture and all other documents executed and delivered with respect to the Refinancing Notes or Refinancing Notes Indenture, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Refinancing Notes” shall mean Permitted Junior Debt or Permitted Pari Passu Notes (or Indebtedness that would constitute Permitted Junior Debt or Permitted Pari Passu Notes except as a result of a failure to comply with any maturity or amortization requirement applicable thereto), in each case, that constitute Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Term Loans.
“Refinancing Notes Indenture” shall mean the indenture entered into with respect to the Refinancing Notes and pursuant to which same shall be issued.
“Refinancing Term Loan Amendment” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.18(c).
“Refinancing Term Loan Commitments” shall mean one or more commitments hereunder to provide a new Tranche of Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans under an existing Tranche of Term Loans.
“Refinancing Term Loan Lender” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.18(b).
“Refinancing Term Loan Series” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.18(b).
“Refinancing Term Loans” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).
“Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(b)(iv).
“Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.
“Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.
“Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.
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“Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.
“Rejection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.02(k).
“Related Adjustment” shall mean, in determining any Successor Rate, the first relevant available alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent applicable to such Successor Rate:
(a) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the relevant Pre-Adjustment Successor Rate (taking into account the interest period, interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated and/or tenor thereto) and which adjustment or method is published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion; or
(b) the spread adjustment that would apply (or has previously been applied) to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions (taking into account the interest period, interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated and/or tenor thereto).
“Related Party” shall mean (a) with respect to Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC, (i) any investment fund controlled by or under common control with Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC, any officer or director of the foregoing persons, or any entity controlled by any of the foregoing persons and (ii) any spouse or lineal descendant (including by adoption or stepchildren) of the officers and directors referred to in clause (a)(i); (b) with respect to any officer of Lead Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (i) any spouse or lineal descendant (including by adoption and stepchildren) of such officer and (ii) any trust, corporation or partnership or other entity, in each case to the extent not an operating company, of which an 80% or more controlling interest is held by the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners or owners who are the officer, any of the persons described in clause (b)(i) above or any combination of these identified relationships and (c) with respect to any Agent, such Agent’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Agent and such Agent’s Affiliates.
“Release” shall mean actively or passively disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, pumping, leaking, leaching, dumping, emitting, escaping, emptying, pouring, seeping, migrating or the like, of any Hazardous Material into, through or upon the Environment or within, from or into any building, structure, facility or fixture.
“Relevant Governmental Body” shall mean 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.
“Replaced Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13.
“Replacement Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13.
“Repricing Transaction” shall mean (1) the incurrence by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness in the form of syndicated term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis relative to the Liens on such Collateral securing the Obligations (including, without limitation, any new or additional term loans under this Agreement (including Refinancing Term Loans), whether incurred directly or by way of the conversion of Initial Term Loans into a new tranche of replacement term loans under this Agreement) (i) having an Effective Yield that is less than the Effective Yield for Initial Term Loans, (ii) the proceeds of which are used to prepay (or, in the case of a conversion, deemed to prepay or replace), in whole or in part, outstanding principal of Initial Term Loans or (2) an amendment to this Agreement resulting in an effective reduction in the Applicable Margin for Initial Term Loans (with such determination to be made in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, consistent with generally accepted financial practices), in each case, to the extent the primary purpose of such incurrence or amendment is to reduce the Effective Yield applicable to the Initial Term Loans; provided that any prepayment, replacement or amendment in connection with a Change of Control or acquisition or Investment not permitted by this Agreement or permitted but with respect to which Lead Borrower has determined
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in good faith that this Agreement will not provide sufficient flexibility for the operation of the combined business following consummation thereof shall not constitute a Repricing Transaction.
“Required Lenders” shall mean Non-Defaulting Lenders, the sum of whose outstanding principal of Term Loans as of any date of determination represents greater than 50% of the sum of all outstanding principal of Term Loans of Non-Defaulting Lenders at such time.
“Requirement of Law” or “Requirements of Law” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any statute, law, treaty, rule, regulation, order, decree, writ, injunction or determination of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.04(b).
“Resolution Authority” shall mean an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” shall mean, with respect to any Person, its chief financial officer, chief executive officer, president, or any vice president, managing director, treasurer, controller or other officer of such Person having substantially the same authority and responsibility and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Section 2, any other officer or employee of the applicable Credit Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Credit Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Credit Party and the Administrative Agent; provided that, with respect to compliance with financial covenants, “Responsible Officer” shall mean the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of Lead Borrower, or any other officer of Lead Borrower having substantially the same authority and responsibility.
“Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of Lead Borrower other than any Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Each Subsidiary of Lead Borrower that is a Borrower shall constitute a Restricted Subsidiary.
“Retained ECF Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Payment Period (a) 100% minus (b) the Applicable ECF Prepayment Percentage with respect to such Excess Cash Flow Payment Period.
“Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Payment Period, an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to the Retained ECF Percentage multiplied by Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Payment Period.
“Returns” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.09.
“Rollover Initial Term Lender” means each Lender with a Term B-1 Loan outstanding on the First Restatement Effective Date that has consented to exchange such Term B-1 Loan into an Initial Term Loan, and that has been allocated such Initial Term Loan by the Administrative Agent.
“S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor owner of such division.
“Sale-Leaseback Transaction” shall mean any arrangements with any Person providing for the leasing by Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of real or personal property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person in connection therewith.
“Sanctioned Country” shall mean a country, region or territory that at any time is the subject or target of any comprehensive territorial Sanctions (as of the Closing Date, the Crimea region of the Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
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“Sanctioned Person” shall mean, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any European Union member state, (b) any Person organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clause (a) or (b).
“Sanctions” shall mean 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, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Scheduled Repayment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.02(a).
“Scheduled Repayment Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.02(a).
“Scheduled Unavailability Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.16(a).
“SEC” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.01(g).
“Section 9.01 Financials” shall mean the annual and quarterly financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 9.01(a) and (b).
“Secured Creditors” shall have the meaning assigned that term in the respective Security Documents.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Securities Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Securitization Assets” shall mean (a) the accounts receivable subject to a Securitization Transaction and the proceeds thereof and (b) all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights, guaranties or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, lockbox accounts and records with respect to such accounts receivable and any other assets customarily transferred (or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted), together with accounts receivable in a securitization financing and which in the case of clause (a) and (b) above are sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred or pledged by Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Securitization Financing.
“Securitization Entity” shall mean a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower (or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Qualified Securitization Transaction with Lead Borrower in which Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower makes an Investment and to which Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower transfers Securitization Assets) that is designated by the board of directors of Lead Borrower (or the board of directors of any direct or indirect parent of the Lead Borrower) (as provided below) as a Securitization Entity and engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Securitization Assets and:
(1) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (a) is guaranteed by Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Securitization Entity) (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or Limited Originator Recourse), (b) is recourse to or obligates Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Securitization Entity) in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or Limited Originator Recourse or (c) subjects any asset of Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Securitization Entity), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or Limited Originator Recourse;
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(2) with which neither Lead Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms not materially less favorable to Lead Borrower or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of Lead Borrower; and
(3) to which neither Lead Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results.
“Securitization Fees” shall mean distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) paid to a Person that is not a Securitization Entity in connection with any Qualified Securitization Transaction or a Receivables Facility.
“Securitization Repurchase Obligation” shall mean any obligation of a seller of receivables in a Qualified Securitization Transaction or a Receivables Facility, as applicable, to repurchase receivables arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off-set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.
“Securitization Transaction” shall mean any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by Lead Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or a Securitization Entity pursuant to which Lead Borrower, such Restricted Subsidiary or such Securitization Entity may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to, or grant a security interest in for the benefit of, (1) a Securitization Entity, Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which subsequently transfers to a Securitization Entity (in the case of a transfer by Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary) and (2) any other Person (in the case of transfer by a Securitization Entity), any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising or acquired in the future) of Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which arose in the ordinary course of business of Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, and any assets related thereto, including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets (including contract rights) which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable.
“Security Agreement” shall mean that certain First Lien Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Holdings, the Lead Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the other parties party thereto.
“Security Document” shall mean and include each of the Security Agreement, each Mortgage and, after the execution and delivery thereof, each Additional Security Document.
“Similar Business” shall mean any business and any services, activities or businesses incidental, or reasonably related or similar to, or complementary to any line of business engaged in by Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the First Restatement Effective Date (after giving effect to the Transaction) or any business activity that is a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto.
“SOFR” shall mean the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).
“SOFR Adjustment” shall mean, with respect to Term SOFR, 0.11448% (11.448 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration, 0.26161% (26.161 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-month’s duration, 0.42826% (42.826 basis points) for an Interest Period of six-months’ duration and 0.71513% (71.513 basis points) for an Interest Period of twelve–months’ duration.
“Solvent” and “Solvency” shall mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (i) the fair value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the
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total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (it being understood that the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in 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); (ii) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (it being understood that the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in 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); (iii) such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent and subordinated liabilities) as they become absolute and mature in the ordinary course of business on their respective stated maturities and are otherwise “solvent” within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances; and (iv) such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis have, and will have, adequate capital with which to conduct the business they are presently conducting and reasonably anticipate conducting.
“Specified Permitted Adjustments” shall mean all adjustments identified in the calculation of “Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA” in the confidential information memorandum for the Initial Term Loans to the extent such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable to the reference period (it being understood that such adjustments shall be calculated net of the amount of actual benefits realized or expected to be realized during such reference period that are otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA).
“Specified Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties set forth in Sections 8.02, 8.03(iii) (in the case of any Tranche of Term Loans with respect to which such Specified Representations are made, limited to the incurrence of such Tranche of Term Loans in the case of the Borrowers, the provision or reaffirmation of the applicable Guaranty in the case of each Guarantor and the grant or reaffirmation of the Liens in the Collateral to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors in the case of all Credit Parties), 8.05(b), 8.08(c) (in the case of any Tranche of Term Loans with respect to which such Specified Representations are made, limited to the incurrence and use of proceeds thereof), 8.08(d) (in the case of any Tranche of Term Loans with respect to which such Specified Representations are made, limited to the incurrence and use of proceeds thereof), 8.11, 8.15 (in the case of any Tranche of Term Loans with respect to which such Specified Representations are made, limited to the incurrence and use of proceeds thereof and solely with respect to Patriot Act, OFAC, FCPA, Sanctions and other anti-terrorism, anti-money laundering and Anti-Corruption Laws) and 8.16.
“Sponsor” shall mean Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC and its Affiliates (excluding any operating portfolio company thereof).
“Sponsor Affiliate” shall mean the collective reference to any entities (other than a portfolio company) controlled directly or indirectly by the Sponsor.
“Standard Securitization Undertakings” shall mean representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and guarantees of performance entered into by Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which Lead Borrower has determined in good faith to be customary in a Securitization Transaction including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Securitization Entity, it being understood that any Securitization Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations.
“Subsequent Transaction” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.03.
“Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or
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other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a 50% Equity Interest at the time.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean each Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Borrower in existence on the First Restatement Effective Date (after giving effect to the Transaction) other than any Excluded Subsidiary, as well as each Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Borrower established, created or acquired after the First Restatement Effective Date which becomes a party to the Guaranty Agreement in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement or the provisions of the Guaranty Agreement.
“Successor Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16(a).
“Successor Rate Conforming Changes” shall mean, with respect to any proposed Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of Base Rate, Interest Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definition of Business Day, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such Successor Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Credit Document).
“Supermajority Lenders” of any Tranche shall mean those Non-Defaulting Lenders which would constitute the Required Lenders under, and as defined in, this Agreement if (x) all outstanding Obligations of the other Tranches under this Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were terminated and (y) the percentage “50%” contained therein were changed to “66-2/3%.”
“Supported QFC” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.24.
“Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Synthetic Lease” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee and (ii) the lessee will be entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees) of like property.
“Target Person” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.05.
“Tax Group” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.03(vi)(B).
“Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, fees, assessments, liabilities or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority in the nature of a tax, including interest, penalties and additions to tax with respect thereto.
“Term B-1 Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Original Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the First Restatement Effective Date.
“Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, for each Lender, its Initial Term Loan Commitment, its Refinancing Term Loan Commitment or its Incremental Term Loan Commitment (including any 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment).
“Term Loan Percentage” of a Tranche of Term Loans shall mean, at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans of
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such Tranche at such time and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans of all Tranches at such time.
“Term Loans” shall mean the Initial Term Loans, each Incremental Term Loan, each Refinancing Term Loan and each Extended Term Loan.
“Term Note” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.05(a).
“Term SOFR” shall mean:
(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and
(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such date with a term of one month commencing that day; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such term;
provided that if Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than 0.00%, Term SOFR shall be deemed 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Term SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“Term SOFR Screen Rate” shall mean the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower from time to time).
“Term SOFR Term Loan” shall mean each Term Loan which is designated as a Term Loan bearing interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of the “Term SOFR” at the time of the incurrence thereof or conversion thereto.
“Test Period” shall mean each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Lead Borrower (in each case taken as one accounting period) for which Section 9.01 Financials have been (or were required to be) delivered or are otherwise internally available.
“Threshold Amount” shall mean $45,000,000.
“Total Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment, the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment and the Total Refinancing Term Loan Commitment.
“Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments of each of the Lenders with such a Commitment at such time.
“Total Initial Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Initial Term Loan Commitments of each of the Lenders at such time.
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“Total Refinancing Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Refinancing Term Loan Commitments of each of the Lenders with such a Commitment at such time.
“Trademark Security Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
“Tranche” shall mean the respective facilities and commitments utilized in making Initial Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans made pursuant to one or more tranches designated pursuant to the respective Incremental Term Loan Amendments in accordance with the relevant requirements specified in Section 2.15 (collectively, the “Initial Tranches” and, each, an “Initial Tranche”), and after giving effect to the Extension pursuant to Section 2.14, shall include any group of Extended Term Loans, extended, directly or indirectly, from the same Initial Tranche and having the same Maturity Date, interest rate and fees and after giving effect to any Refinancing Term Loan Amendment pursuant to Section 2.18, shall include any group of Refinancing Term Loans refinancing, directly or indirectly, the same Initial Tranche having the same Maturity Date, interest rate and fees; provided that only in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2.18(b), Refinancing Term Loans may be made part of a then existing Tranche of Term Loans; provided further that only in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2.15(c), Incremental Term Loans may be made part of a then existing Tranche of Term Loans.
“Transaction” shall mean, collectively, (i) the repayment of the Term B-1 Loans under the Original Credit Agreement, (ii) the entering into of the Credit Documents and the incurrence of Initial Term Loans on the First Restatement Effective Date, (iii) the entering into of the Unsecured Notes Indenture and the incurrence of the Unsecured Notes and (iv) the payment of all Transaction Costs.
“Transaction Costs” shall mean the fees, premiums, commissions and expenses payable by Holdings, Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions described in clauses (i) through (iii) of the definition of “Transaction.”
“Treasury Services Agreement” shall mean any agreement relating to treasury, depositary and cash management services or automated clearinghouse transfer of funds.
“Type” shall mean the type of Term Loan determined with regard to the interest option applicable thereto, i.e., whether a Base Rate Term Loan or a Term SOFR Term Loan.
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.
“UK Financial Institution” shall mean any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” shall mean the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Undisclosed Administration” shall mean, in relation to a Lender or its direct or indirect parent company, the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian, or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender or such parent company is subject to home jurisdiction, if applicable law requires that such appointment not be disclosed.
“Unfunded Pension Liability” of any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA shall mean the amount, if any, by which the value of the accumulated plan benefits under the Plan determined on a plan termination basis in accordance with actuarial assumptions at such time consistent with those prescribed by the PBGC for purposes of Section 4044 of ERISA, exceeds the fair market value of all plan assets of such Plan.
“United States” and “U.S.” shall each mean the United States of America.
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“Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean (i) on the First Restatement Effective Date, each Subsidiary of Lead Borrower listed on Schedule 1.01(A), except to the extent redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with such Section 9.16, (ii) any other Subsidiary of Lead Borrower designated by the board of directors of Lead Borrower (or the board of directors of any direct or indirect parent of the Lead Borrower) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 9.16 subsequent to the First Restatement Effective Date, except to the extent redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with such Section 9.16 and (iii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the foregoing clause (i) or (ii).
“Unsecured Notes” shall mean the senior notes issued under the Unsecured Notes Indenture.
“Unsecured Notes Documents” shall mean the Unsecured Notes Indenture and all other documents executed and delivered with respect to the Unsecured Notes or the Unsecured Notes Indenture, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Unsecured Notes Indenture” shall mean that certain Indenture, dated as of March 26, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among Holdings, the Lead Borrower, as issuer, the other guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.50% senior notes due 2029 were issued.
“U.S. Dollars” and the sign “$” shall each mean freely transferable lawful money (expressed in dollars) of the United States.
“U.S. GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time; provided that determinations made pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with U.S. GAAP are subject (to the extent provided therein) to Section 13.07(a).
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” shall mean any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.24.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.04(c).
“Verra Mobility” shall mean, Verra Mobility Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the public indirect parent company of Lead Borrower.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” shall mean, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness into (ii) the product obtained by multiplying (x) the amount of each then remaining installment or other required scheduled payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (y) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.
“Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person which is a Domestic Subsidiary of such Person.
“Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person which is a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation 100% of whose capital stock is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person owns 100% of the Equity Interests at such time (other than, in the case of a Foreign
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Subsidiary with respect to preceding clauses (i) or (ii), director’s qualifying shares and/or other nominal amounts of shares required to be held by Persons other than Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries under applicable law).
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” shall mean, (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 and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
1.02 Terms Generally and Certain Interpretive Provisions. The definitions in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both 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”; and the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed as having 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. 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 of this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. All references herein to Sections, paragraphs, clauses, subclauses, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Sections, paragraphs, clauses and subclauses of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) all references to documents, instruments and other agreements (including the Credit Documents and organizational documents) shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Credit Document and (b) references to any law, statute, rule or regulation shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such law. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
1.03 Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom);
in each case, at the option of Lead Borrower (Lead Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness in connection therewith), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, (y) the public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such acquisition or Investment or (z) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any
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Dividend, at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the declaration of such Dividend or (y) the making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(a), at the time of (or, in the case of any calculation or any financial ratio or test, with respect to, or as of the last day of, the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations. If Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement, public announcement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, revoked or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
1.04 Classification and Reclassification. It is understood and agreed that any Lien, sale, lease or other disposition of assets, Dividend, Indebtedness, Investment, Affiliate transaction or prepayment of Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Lien, sale, lease or other disposition of assets, Dividend, Indebtedness, Investment, Affiliate transaction or prepayment of Indebtedness under Sections 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06 and 10.07(a), respectively, but may instead be permitted in part under any combination thereof (it being understood that Lead Borrower may utilize amounts under any category that is subject to any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, prior to amounts under any other category). For purposes of determining compliance at any time with Sections 10.01 and 10.04, in the event that any Lien or Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of transactions or items permitted pursuant to any clause of such Sections 10.01 and 10.04, Lead Borrower, in its sole discretion, may, from time to time, classify or reclassify such transaction or item (or portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such transaction (or portion thereof) in any one category. Reclassifications of any utilization of the Incremental Amount shall occur automatically to the extent set forth in the definition thereof.
1.05 Divisions. For all purposes under the Credit Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
Section 2. Amount and Terms of Credit.
2.01 The Commitments.
Exhibit A-49
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Amendment and Restatement Agreement No. 1, each Rollover Initial Term Lender severally agrees to exchange its Exchanged Term Loans for a like principal amount of Initial Term Loans on the First Restatement Effective Date. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Amendment and Restatement Agreement No. 1, each Additional Refinancing Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make an Additional Initial Term Loan (which shall be considered an increase to (and part of) the Initial Term Loans) to the Borrowers pursuant to a single drawing on the First Restatement Effective Date in the principal amount equal to its Initial Term Loan Commitment on the First Restatement Effective Date. The Borrowers shall prepay the Non-Exchanged Term Loans with a like amount of the gross proceeds of the Additional Initial Term Loans and the Unsecured Notes, substantially concurrently with the receipt thereof. The Borrowers shall pay to the Rollover Lenders immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement No. 1 all accrued and unpaid interest on the Term B-1 Loans to, but not including, the First Restatement Effective Date on such First Restatement Effective Date. The Initial Term Loans shall have the terms set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including as modified by the Amendment and Restatement Agreement No. 1, it being understood that the Initial Term Loans (and all principal, interest and other amounts in respect thereof) will constitute “Obligations” under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. The Initial Term Loans (i) shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (ii) shall be, except as hereinafter provided, at the option of the Lead Borrower, incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, one or more Borrowings of Base Rate Term Loans or Term SOFR Term Loans, provided that except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 2.10(b), all Initial Term Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall at all times be of the same Type and (iii) shall be made by each such Lender in that aggregate principal amount which did not exceed the Initial Term Loan Commitment of such Lender on the First Restatement Effective Date (before giving effect to the termination thereof pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(i)). Once repaid, Initial Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
(b) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender with an Incremental Term Loan Commitment from time to time severally agrees to make term loans (each, an “Incremental Term Loan” and, collectively, the “Incremental Term Loans”) to the Borrowers, which Incremental Term Loans (i) shall be incurred pursuant to a single drawing on the applicable Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date, (ii) shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iii) shall, except as hereinafter provided, at the option of Lead Borrower, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into one or more Borrowings of Base Rate Term Loans or Term SOFR Term Loans; provided that all Incremental Term Loans of a given Tranche made as part of the same Borrowing shall at all times consist of Incremental Term Loans of the same Type, and (iv) shall not exceed for any such Incremental Term Loan Lender at any time of any incurrence thereof, the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Incremental Term Loan Lender for such Tranche (before giving effect to the termination thereof on such date pursuant to Section 4.02(b)). Once repaid, Incremental Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
(c) Each Lender may, at its option, make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not (i) affect in any manner the obligation of the Borrowers to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (ii) excuse or relieve any Lender from its Commitment to make any such Loan to the extent not so made by such branch or Affiliate.
(d)
(i) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in Amendment No. 1, each Lender with a 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make a 2021 Incremental Term Loan to the Borrowers, which 2021 Incremental Term Loans (i) shall be incurred pursuant to a single drawing on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, (ii) shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iii) shall, except as hereinafter provided, at the option of Lead Borrower, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into one or more Borrowings of Base Rate Term Loans or Term SOFR Term Loans; provided that except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 2.10(b), all 2021 Incremental Term Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall at all times be of the same Type, and (iv) shall not exceed for any such 2021 Incremental Term Loan Lender at any time of any incurrence thereof, the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such 2021 Incremental Term Loan Lender on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (before giving effect to the termination thereof on such date pursuant to Section 4.02(b)). Once repaid, Incremental Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
Exhibit A-50
(ii) On December 31, 2021 (after giving effect to the mandatory payment of Initial Term Loans (other than 2021 Incremental Term Loans) pursuant to Section 5.02(a) on the last Business Day of December 2021), all 2021 Incremental Term Loans outstanding at such time shall be automatically, without any action or consent of any party to this Agreement, converted into Initial Term Loans (the date of such conversion, the “2021 Incremental Term Loans Conversion Date”), shall constitute part of, and be added to, the Initial Term Loans (including as to maturity) outstanding hereunder immediately prior to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans Conversion Date and the Initial Term Loans and 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall collectively comprise a single fungible Tranche of Term Loans. On the 2021 Incremental Term Loans Conversion Date, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 2.09, 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall be added to (and form part of) each Borrowing of Initial Term Loans outstanding hereunder immediately prior to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans Conversion Date on a pro rata basis (based on the relative sizes of the various outstanding Borrowings), so that each Lender holding such Incremental Term Loans on and after the 2021 Incremental Term Loans Conversion Date participates in each outstanding Borrowing of Initial Term Loans (after giving effect to the conversion of 2021 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.01(d)) on a pro rata basis.
2.02 Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing. The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing of Term Loans under any Tranche shall not be less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount. More than one Borrowing may occur on the same date, but at no time shall there be outstanding more than eight (8) Borrowings of Term SOFR Term Loans in the aggregate for all Tranches of Term Loans.
2.03 Notice of Borrowing. Whenever the Borrowers desire to make a Borrowing of Term Loans hereunder, Lead Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office at least one Business Day’s prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of Base Rate Term Loans to be made hereunder and at least two Business Days’ (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole and absolute discretion) prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Term SOFR Term Loan to be made hereunder; provided that (a) in each case, any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on a certain day only if given, with respect to Base Rate Term Loans, before 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on such day or, with respect to Term SOFR Term Loans, before 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such day (or, in each case, such later time as the Administrative Agent shall agree in it its sole and absolute discretion), (b) in any event, any such notice with respect to Initial Term Loans to be incurred on the First Restatement Effective Date may be given (including in the case of any LIBO rate Borrowing) one Business Day prior to the First Restatement Effective Date and (c) that if the Borrowers wish to request Term SOFR Term Loans having an Interest Period other than one, three or six months in duration, or less than one month in duration with the consent of the Administrative Agent, in each case as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, in each case, having an Interest Period other than one, three or six months in duration, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to each applicable Lender with a Commitment of the relevant Tranche of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. Not later than 11:00 a.m., two Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify Lead Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period that is other than one, three or six months in duration has been consented to by such Lenders and/or the Administrative Agent, as applicable. Each such notice (each, a “Notice of Borrowing”), except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.11, shall be irrevocable and shall be in writing, or by telephone promptly confirmed in writing by or on behalf of Lead Borrower, in the form of Exhibit A-1 or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent, appropriately completed by a Responsible Officer of Lead Borrower to specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) whether the respective Borrowing shall consist of Initial Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans, (iv) whether the Term Loans being made pursuant to such Borrowing are to be initially maintained as Base Rate Term Loans or Term SOFR Term Loans, (v) in the case of Term SOFR Term Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto and (vi) the account of the Borrowers into which the proceeds of such Term Loans shall be deposited or other wire instructions therefor. The Administrative Agent shall promptly give each Lender of the Tranche specified in the respective Notice of Borrowing, notice of such proposed Borrowing, of such Xxxxxx’s
Exhibit A-51
proportionate share thereof (determined in accordance with Section 2.07) and of the other matters required by the immediately preceding sentence to be specified in the Notice of Borrowing.
2.04 Disbursement of Funds.
(a) No later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing, each Lender with a Commitment of the relevant Tranche will make available its pro rata portion (determined in accordance with Section 2.07) of each such Borrowing requested to be made on such date. All such amounts will be made available in U.S. Dollars and in immediately available funds at the Notice Office, and the Administrative Agent will make all funds so received by it in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by wire transfer of such funds to the account designated in writing by Lead Borrower (including in any Notice of Borrowing) from time to time. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent such Xxxxxx’s portion of any Borrowing to be made on such date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Xxxxxx has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date of Borrowing and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount. 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. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Lead Borrower and the Borrowers shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent also shall be entitled to recover on demand from such Lender or the Borrowers interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers until the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to (i) if recovered from such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking rules on interbank compensation and (ii) if recovered from the Borrowers, the rate of interest applicable to the relevant Borrowing, as determined pursuant to Section 2.08. Nothing in this Section 2.04 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to make Term Loans hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrowers may have against any Lender as a result of any failure by such Xxxxxx to make Term Loans hereunder.
(b) Payments by a Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent.
Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the applicable Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such 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.
With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”) : (1) the applicable Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by a Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender, in immediately available funds 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 greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this clause (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
2.05 Notes.
(a) Each Borrower’s obligation to pay the principal of, and interest on, the Term Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 13.04 and shall, if requested by such Xxxxxx, also be evidenced by a promissory note duly executed and delivered by the
Exhibit A-52
Borrowers substantially in the form of Exhibit B, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith (each, a “Term Note”).
(b) Each Lender will note on its internal records the amount of each Term Loan made by it and each payment in respect thereof and prior to any transfer of any of its Notes will endorse on the reverse side thereof the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans evidenced thereby. Failure to make any such notation or any error in such notation shall not affect each Borrower’s obligations in respect of such Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent any conflict arises between the records maintained pursuant to this Section and the Register, the Register shall control.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this Section 2.05 or elsewhere in this Agreement, Notes shall only be delivered to Lenders that at any time specifically request the delivery of such Notes. No failure of any Lender to request or obtain a Note evidencing its Term Loans to the Borrowers shall affect or in any manner impair the obligations of the Borrowers to pay the Term Loans (and all related Obligations) incurred by the Borrowers which would otherwise be evidenced thereby in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, and shall not in any way affect the security or guarantees therefor provided pursuant to the various Credit Documents. Any Lender that does not have a Note evidencing its outstanding Term Loans shall in no event be required to make the notations otherwise described in the preceding clause (b). At any time when any Lender requests the delivery of a Note to evidence any of its Term Loans, the Borrowers shall promptly execute and deliver to the respective Lender the requested Note in the appropriate amount or amounts to evidence such Term Loans.
2.06 Interest Rate Conversions.
(a) Lead Borrower shall have the option to convert, on any Business Day, all or a portion equal to at least the Minimum Borrowing Amount of the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of a given Tranche made pursuant to one or more Borrowings of one or more Types of Term Loans, into a Borrowing (of the same Tranche) of another Type of Term Loan; provided that (i) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, Term SOFR Term Loans may be converted into Base Rate Term Loans only on the last day of an Interest Period applicable to the Term Loans being converted and no such partial conversion of Term SOFR Term Loans, as the case may be, shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of such Term SOFR Term Loans, made pursuant to a single Borrowing to less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount, (ii) to the extent the Required Lenders have, or the Administrative Agent at the request of the Required Lenders has, so notified Lead Borrower in writing, Base Rate Term Loans may not be converted into Term SOFR Term Loans if any Event of Default is in existence on the date of the conversion, and (iii) no conversion pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall result in a greater number of Borrowings of Term SOFR Term Loans than is permitted under Section 2.02. Such conversion shall be effected by Lead Borrower by giving the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office a notice no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) two Business Days prior to the date of such conversion or continuation (in the case of any conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Term Loans) or 12:00 noon (New York City time) one Business Day prior to the date of such conversion (in the case of any conversion to Base Rate Term Loans) (each, a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) in the form of Exhibit A-2 or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent, appropriately completed by a Responsible Officer of Lead Borrower to specify the Term Loans of a given Tranche to be so converted, the Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which such Term Loans were incurred and, if to be converted into Term SOFR Term Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall give each Lender prompt notice of any such proposed conversion affecting any of its Term Loans.
2.07 Pro Rata Borrowings. All Borrowings of Term Loans under this Agreement, subject to Section 2.10(d), shall be incurred from the Lenders pro rata on the basis of such Lenders’ Commitments as the case may be. No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender of its obligation to make Term Loans hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make the Term Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Term Loans hereunder.
2.08 Interest.
(a) The Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each Base Rate Term Loan (including with respect to any Term SOFR Term Loan converted into a Base
Exhibit A-53
Rate Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.06 or 2.09) made to the Borrowers hereunder from the date of Borrowing thereof (or, in the circumstances described in the immediately preceding parenthetical, from the date of conversion of the respective Term SOFR Term Loan into a Base Rate Term Loan) until the earlier of (i) the maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (ii) the conversion of such Base Rate Term Loan to a Term SOFR Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.06 or 2.09, as applicable, at a rate per annum which shall be equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate, as in effect from time to time.
(b) The Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each Term SOFR Term Loan made to the Borrowers from the date of Borrowing thereof until the earlier of (i) the maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (ii) the conversion of such Term SOFR Term Loan to a Base Rate Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.06 or 2.09, as applicable, at a rate per annum which shall, during each Interest Period applicable thereto, be equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the applicable Term SOFR for such Interest Period.
(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Section 11.01 or 11.05 (x) overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest in respect of each Term Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) for Base Rate Term Loans and associated interest, 2.00% per annum in excess of the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Term Loans plus the Base Rate, (ii) for Term SOFR Term Loans and associated interest, 2.00% per annum in excess of the Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Term Loans plus Term SOFR and (y) overdue amounts with respect to Fees shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to 2.00% per annum in excess of the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Term Loans plus the Base Rate, each as in effect from time to time, in each case with such interest to be payable on demand.
(d) Accrued (and theretofore unpaid) interest shall be calculated daily and payable (i) on each Interest Payment Date and (ii) on (w) the date of any conversion of a Term SOFR Term Loan to a Base Rate Term Loan (on the amount so converted) prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (x) the date of any prepayment or repayment thereof (on the amount prepaid or repaid), (y) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (z) after such maturity, on demand.
(e) Upon each Interest Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine Term SOFR for each Interest Period applicable to the respective Term SOFR Term Loans and shall promptly notify Lead Borrower and the Lenders thereof. Each such determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
(f) All interest hereunder and any Fees hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Base Rate at times when the Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Base Rate or Term SOFR shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
2.09 Interest Periods. At the time Lead Borrower gives any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation in respect of the making of, or conversion into, any Term SOFR Term Loan (in the case of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto) or prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of an Interest Period applicable to such Term SOFR Term Loan (in the case of any subsequent Interest Period), Lead Borrower shall have the right to elect the interest period (each, an “Interest Period”) applicable to such Term SOFR Term Loan, which Interest Period shall, at the option of Lead Borrower be a one, three or six month period, or, such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the Borrower and consented to by all relevant Lenders participating in the relevant Tranche and the Administrative Agent (in the case of each requested Interest Period, subject to availability); provided that (in each case):
(i) all Term SOFR Term Loans comprising a Borrowing shall at all times have the same Interest Period;
(ii) the initial Interest Period for any Term SOFR Term Loan shall commence on the date of Borrowing of such Term SOFR Term Loan (including, in the case of Term SOFR Term Loans, the date of
Exhibit A-54
any conversion thereto from a Borrowing of Base Rate Term Loans) and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Term SOFR Term Loan shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period applicable thereto expires;
(iii) if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Term Loan begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;
(iv) if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Term Loan would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Term Loan would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the next preceding Business Day;
(v) unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree, no Interest Period for a Term SOFR Term Loan may be selected at any time when an Event of Default is then in existence; and
(vi) no Interest Period in respect of any Borrowing of any Tranche of Term Loans shall be selected which extends beyond the Maturity Date therefor.
With respect to any Term SOFR Term Loans, at the end of any Interest Period applicable to a Borrowing thereof, Lead Borrower may elect to split the respective Borrowing of a single Type under a single Tranche into two or more Borrowings of different Types under such Tranche or combine two or more Borrowings under a single Tranche into a single Borrowing of the same Type under such Tranche, in each case, by Lead Borrower giving notice thereof together with its election of one or more Interest Periods applicable thereto, in each case so long as each resulting Borrowing (x) has an Interest Period which complies with the foregoing requirements of this Section 2.09, (y) has a principal amount which is not less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable to Borrowings of the respective Type and Tranche, and (z) does not cause a violation of the requirements of Section 2.02. If by 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to a Borrowing of Term SOFR Term Loans, Lead Borrower has failed to elect, or is not permitted to elect, a new Interest Period to be applicable to such Term SOFR, Lead Borrower shall be deemed to have elected in the case of Term SOFR Term Loans, to convert such Term SOFR Term Loans into Base Rate Term Loans with such conversion to be effective as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period.
2.10 Increased Costs, Illegality, etc.
(a) In the event:
(i) the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) on any Interest Determination Date that, by reason of any changes arising after the date of this Agreement affecting the interbank market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in the definition of “Term SOFR”; or
(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that Term SOFR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to Lead Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies Lead Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Notice of Conversion/Continuation that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Borrowing of a Term SOFR Term Loan shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Notice of Borrowing requests a Borrowing of a Term SOFR Term Loan, such Borrowing shall be made as a Borrowing of a Base Rate Term Loan.
(b) If any Change in Law shall:
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(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender;
(ii) impose on any Lender or the interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender; or
(iii) subject any Lender or the Administrative Agent to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Excluded Taxes or (C) Other Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or the Administrative Agent of making, continuing, converting or maintaining any Term Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Term Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrowers will pay to such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(c) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Term Loans made by such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrowers will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(d) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable lending office to make, maintain or fund Term SOFR Term Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon Term SOFR, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to Lead Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term SOFR Term Loans or to convert Base Rate Term Loans to Term SOFR Term Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR Term Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Term Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Term Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Term Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
(e) A certificate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Administrative Agent or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clause (b) or (c) of this Section, and certifying that it is the general practice and policy of such Lender to demand such compensation from similarly situated borrowers in similar circumstances at such time to the extent it is legally permitted to do so, shall be delivered to Lead Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.
(f) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Administrative Agent’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, notifies Lead Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Administrative Agent’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or
Exhibit A-56
reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
2.11 Compensation. The Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to compensate each Lender, upon its written request (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such compensation and the calculation of the amount of such compensation; it being understood that no Lender shall be required to disclose (i) any confidential or price sensitive information, or (ii) any other information, to the extent prohibited by any Requirement of Law), for all losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its Term SOFR Term Loans but excluding loss of anticipated profits (and without giving effect to the minimum “Term SOFR”)) which such Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender or the Administrative Agent) a Borrowing of, or conversion from or into, Term SOFR Term Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation); (ii) if any prepayment or repayment (including any prepayment or repayment made pursuant to Section 5.01, Section 5.02 or as a result of an acceleration of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 11) or conversion of any of its Term SOFR Term Loans occurs on a date which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto; (iii) if any prepayment of any Term SOFR Term Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by Lead Borrower; or (iv) as a consequence of any other default by the Borrowers to repay Term SOFR Term Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement or any Note held by such Lender.
2.12 Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that on the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.10(b), (c) or (d) or Section 5.04 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by Lead Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Term Loans affected by such event; provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of such Section. Nothing in this Section 2.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrowers or the right of any Lender provided in Sections 2.10 and 5.04.
2.13 Replacement of Lenders. (x) If any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, (y) upon the occurrence of an event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.10(b), (c) or (d) or Section 5.04 with respect to such Lender or (z) in the case of a refusal by a Lender to consent to proposed changes, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the Required Lenders as (and to the extent) provided in Section 13.12(b), Lead Borrower shall have the right to replace such Lender (the “Replaced Lender”) with one or more other Eligible Transferees, none of whom shall constitute a Defaulting Lender at the time of such replacement (collectively, the “Replacement Lender”) and each of whom shall be required to be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (to the extent the Administrative Agent’s consent would be required for an assignment to such Replacement Lender pursuant to Section 13.04); provided that (i) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 2.13, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Assignment and Assumptions pursuant to Section 13.04(b) (and with all fees payable pursuant to said Section 13.04(b) to be paid by the Replacement Lender and/or the Replaced Lender (as may be agreed to at such time by and among Lead Borrower, the Replacement Lender and the Replaced Lender) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Term Loans of, the Replaced Lender and, in connection therewith, shall pay to (x) the Replaced Lender in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum of (I) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Term Loans of the respective Replaced Lender under each Tranche with respect to which such Replaced Lender is being replaced and (II) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, Fees owing to the Replaced Lender pursuant to Section 4.01 and (ii) all obligations of the Borrowers due and owing to the Replaced Lender at such time (other than those specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid) shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such replacement. Upon receipt by the Replaced Lender of all amounts required to be paid to it pursuant to this Section 2.13, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled (but not obligated) and authorized to execute an Assignment and Assumption on behalf of such Replaced Lender, and any such Assignment and Assumption so executed by the Administrative Agent and the Replacement Lender shall be effective for purposes of this Section 2.13 and Section 13.04. Upon the execution of the respective Assignment and Assumption, the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, recordation of the assignment on the Register pursuant to Section 13.04 and, if so requested by the Replacement Lender, delivery to the Replacement Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrowers, the Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender
Exhibit A-57
shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.10, 2.11, 5.04, 12.07 and 13.01), which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender with respect to actions or occurrences prior to it ceasing to be a Lender hereunder.
2.14 Extended Term Loans.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, subject to the terms of this Section 2.14, Lead Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of any Tranche of Term Loans (each, an “Existing Term Loan Tranche”), be converted to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or any portion of such Existing Term Loan Tranche (any such Term Loans which have been so converted, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.14. In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, Lead Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (each, an “Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under the relevant Existing Term Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and (y) have the same terms as the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Extended Term Loans are to be converted, except that: (i) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (ii) the Effective Yield with respect to the Extended Term Loans (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the Effective Yield for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the applicable Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans); (iv) Extended Term Loans may have mandatory prepayment terms which provide for the application of proceeds from mandatory prepayment events to be made first to prepay the Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Extended Term Loans have been converted before applying any such proceeds to prepay such Extended Term Loans; (v) Extended Term Loans may have optional prepayment terms (including call protection and terms which allow Term Loans under the relevant Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Extended Term Loans have been converted to be optionally prepaid prior to the prepayment of such Extended Term Loans) as may be agreed by Lead Borrower and the Lenders thereof and (vi) such Extended Term Loans may have other terms (other than those described in the preceding clause (i) through (v)) that differ from those of the Existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, taken as a whole, that are not materially more favorable to the Lenders providing such Extended Term Loans than the provisions applicable to the Existing Term Loan Tranche or as are otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Any Extended Term Loans converted pursuant to any Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, an “Extension Series”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that, subject to the requirements set forth above, any Extended Term Loans converted from an Existing Term Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Tranche of Term Loans.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) Lead Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as to which the Administrative Agent may consent) prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Tranche are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.14. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche converted into Extended Term Loans pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Lender (each, an “Extending Term Loan Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request converted into Extended Term Loans shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche which it has elected to request be converted into Extended Term Loans (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). Any Lender that does not respond to the Extension Request on or prior to the date specified therein shall be deemed to have rejected such Extension Request. In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans requested pursuant
Exhibit A-58
to such Extension Request, Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, subject to such Extension Elections shall either (i) be converted to Extended Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche included in such Extension Elections, subject to such rounding requirements as may be established by the Administrative Agent or (ii) to the extent such option is expressly set forth in the applicable Extension Request, be converted to Extended Term Loans upon an increase in the amount of Extended Term Loans so that such excess does not exist.
(d) Extended Term Loans shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Term Loan Lender providing an Extended Term Loan thereunder, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.14(a) above (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. After giving effect to the Extension, the Term Loans so extended shall cease to be a part of the Tranche they were a part of immediately prior to the Extension.
(e) Extensions consummated by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to each Extension and the other transactions contemplated by this Section 2.14 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest or fees in respect of any Extended Term Loans on such terms as may be set forth in the applicable Extension Request) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 13.02 or 13.06) or any other Credit Document that may otherwise prohibit any Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.14; provided that such consent shall not be deemed to be an acceptance of any Extension Request.
(f) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Credit Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) reasonably necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of any Extended Term Loans incurred pursuant thereto, (ii) modify the scheduled repayments set forth in Section 5.02(a) with respect to any Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to an Extension Election to reflect a reduction in the principal amount of the Term Loans thereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Term Loans converted pursuant to the applicable Extension (with such amount to be applied ratably to reduce scheduled repayments of such Term Loans required pursuant to Section 5.02(a)), (iii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of Section 13.12(d), (iv) establish new Tranches in respect of Term Loans so extended and such technical amendments as may be necessary in connection with the establishment of such new Tranches, in each case, on terms consistent with this Section 2.14 and (v) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14, and each Lender hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment. In connection with any Extension, the Credit Parties shall (at their expense) amend (and the Administrative Agent is hereby directed to amend) any Mortgage that has a maturity date prior to the Latest Maturity Date so that such maturity date is extended to the Latest Maturity Date (or such later date as may be advised by local counsel to the Administrative Agent), to the extent required pursuant to applicable local law.
2.15 Incremental Term Loan Commitments.
(a) Lead Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that one or more Lenders (or one or more Eligible Transferees who will become Lenders) provide Incremental Term Loan Commitments to the Borrowers and, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and in the relevant Incremental Term Loan Amendment, make Incremental Term Loans pursuant thereto; it being understood and agreed, however, that (i) no Lender shall be obligated to provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment as a result of any such request by Lead Borrower, (ii) any Lender (including any Eligible Transferee who will become a Lender) may so provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment without the consent of any other Lender, (iii) each Tranche of Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iv) the amount of Incremental Term Loan Commitments made available pursuant to a given Incremental Term Loan Amendment shall be in a minimum aggregate amount for all Lenders which provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment thereunder (including Eligible Transferees who will become Lenders) of at least $25,000,000, (v) the aggregate principal amount of any
Exhibit A-59
Incremental Term Loans on the date of the incurrence thereof shall not exceed, when taken together with any incurrence of Permitted Pari Passu Notes or Permitted Junior Debt pursuant to Section 10.04(xxvii)(A)(1) on such date, (x) the then-remaining Fixed Dollar Incremental Amount as of the date of incurrence plus (y) subject to the satisfaction of the applicable Incurrence-Based Incremental Facility Test, any Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount that may be incurred thereunder on such date, (vi) the proceeds of all Incremental Term Loans incurred by the Borrowers may be used for any purpose not prohibited under this Agreement, (vii) Lead Borrower shall specifically designate, in consultation with the Administrative Agent, the Tranche of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments being provided thereunder (which Tranche shall be a new Tranche (i.e., not the same as any existing Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Term Loan Commitments or other Term Loans), unless the requirements of Section 2.15(c) are satisfied), which designation shall be set forth in the applicable Incremental Term Loan Amendment, (viii) if to be incurred as a new Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, such Incremental Term Loans shall have the same terms as each other Tranche of Term Loans as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of the relevant Incremental Term Loan Agreement, except as to purpose (which is subject to the requirements of the preceding clause (vi)) and optional prepayment provisions and mandatory prepayment provisions (which are governed by Section 5.02; provided that each new Tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall be entitled to share in mandatory prepayments on a ratable basis with the other Tranches of Term Loans (unless the holders of the Incremental Term Loans of any Tranche agree to take a lesser share of any such prepayments)); provided, however, that (I) the maturity and amortization of such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans may differ, so long as such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall have (a) a Maturity Date of no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred and (b) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity of no less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity as then in effect for the Tranche of then outstanding Term Loans with the then longest Weighted Average Life to Maturity (in each case of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), excluding for this purpose, interim loan financings that provide for automatic rollover, subject to customary conditions, to Indebtedness otherwise meeting the requirements of this clause (I)), (II) the Effective Yield applicable to such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans may differ from that applicable to the then outstanding Tranches of Term Loans, with the Effective Yield applicable thereto to be specified in the respective Incremental Term Loan Amendment; provided, however, that if the Effective Yield for any such Incremental Term Loans incurred prior the date that is six (6) months after the First Restatement Effective Date, exceeds the Effective Yield then applicable to any then outstanding Initial Term Loans by more than 0.75% per annum, the Applicable Margins for all then outstanding Initial Term Loans shall be increased as of such date in accordance with the requirements of the definition of “Applicable Margin” and (III) such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans may have other terms (other than those described in preceding clauses (I) and (II)) that may differ from those of other Tranches of Term Loans, including, without limitation, as to the application of optional or voluntary prepayments among the Incremental Term Loans and the existing Term Loans, in each case, taken as a whole, that are not materially more favorable to the lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans than the provisions applicable to the existing Term Loans or as are otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ix) all Incremental Term Loans (and all interest, fees and other amounts payable thereon) incurred by the Borrowers shall be Obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents and shall be secured by the Security Agreements, and guaranteed under each relevant Guaranty, on a pari passu basis with all other Term Loans secured by the Security Agreement and guaranteed under each such Guaranty, (x) each Lender (including any Eligible Transferee who will become a Lender) agreeing to provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan Amendment shall, subject to the satisfaction of the relevant conditions set forth in this Agreement, make Incremental Term Loans under the Tranche specified in such Incremental Term Loan Amendment as provided in Section 2.01(b) and such Term Loans shall thereafter be deemed to be Incremental Term Loans under such Tranche for all purposes of this Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents and (xi) all Incremental Term Loan Commitment Requirements are satisfied.
(b) At the time of the provision of Incremental Term Loan Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.15, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each such Lender or other Eligible Transferee which agrees to provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment (each, an “Incremental Term Loan Lender”) shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Term Loan Amendment (which shall not require the consent of any other Lender), with the effectiveness of the Incremental Term Loan Commitment provided therein to occur on the date on which (w) a fully executed copy of such Incremental Term Loan Amendment shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, (x) all fees required to be paid in connection therewith at the time of such effectiveness shall have been paid (including, without limitation, any agreed upon upfront or arrangement fees owing to the Administrative Agent to the extent it served as the arranger for the Incremental Term Loan Commitments), (y) all
Exhibit A-60
Incremental Term Loan Commitment Requirements are satisfied, and (z) all other conditions set forth in this Section 2.15 shall have been satisfied. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Incremental Term Loan Amendment, and at such time, (i) Schedule 2.01 shall be deemed modified to reflect the revised Incremental Term Loan Commitments of the affected Lenders and (ii) to the extent requested by any Incremental Term Loan Lender, Term Notes will be issued at the Borrowers’ expense to such Incremental Term Loan Lender, to be in conformity with the requirements of Section 2.05 (with appropriate modification) to the extent needed to reflect the new Incremental Term Loans made by such Incremental Term Loan Lender.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this Section 2.15, the Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided by an Incremental Term Loan Lender or Incremental Term Loan Lenders, as the case may be, pursuant to each Incremental Term Loan Amendment shall constitute a new Tranche, which shall be separate and distinct from the existing Tranches pursuant to this Agreement; provided that, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the parties to a given Incremental Term Loan Amendment may specify therein that the Incremental Term Loans made pursuant thereto shall constitute part of, and be added to, an existing Tranche of Term Loans, in any case so long as the following requirements are satisfied:
(i) the Incremental Term Loans to be made pursuant to such Incremental Term Loan Amendment shall have the same Borrowers, the same Maturity Date and the same Applicable Margins as the Tranche of Term Loans to which the new Incremental Term Loans are being added;
(ii) the new Incremental Term Loans shall have the same Scheduled Repayment Dates as then remain with respect to the Tranche to which such new Incremental Term Loans are being added (with the amount of each Scheduled Repayment applicable to such new Incremental Term Loans to be the same (on a proportionate basis)) as is theretofore applicable to the Tranche to which such new Incremental Term Loans are being added, thereby increasing the amount of each then remaining Scheduled Repayment of the respective Tranche proportionately; and
(iii) on the date of the making of such new Incremental Term Loans, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 2.09, such new Incremental Term Loans shall be added to (and form part of) each Borrowing of outstanding Term Loans of the applicable Tranche on a pro rata basis (based on the relative sizes of the various outstanding Borrowings), so that each Lender holding Term Loans under the respective Tranche of Term Loans participates in each outstanding Borrowing of Term Loans of the respective Tranche (after giving effect to the incurrence of such new Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(b)) on a pro rata basis.
To the extent the provisions of the preceding clause (iii) require that Incremental Term Loan Lenders making new Incremental Term Loans add such Incremental Term Loans to the then outstanding Borrowings of Term SOFR Term Loans of such Tranche, it is acknowledged that the effect thereof may result in such new Incremental Term Loans having irregular Interest Periods (i.e., an Interest Period that began during an Interest Period then applicable to outstanding Term SOFR Term Loans of such Tranche and which will end on the last day of such Interest Period), which irregular interest periods shall be permitted notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement. All determinations by any the Administrative Agent of Term SOFR in such circumstances pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
2.16 Inability to Determine Rates; Successor Rate.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Lead Borrower or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Lead Borrower) that the Lead Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Term SOFR for any Interest Period hereunder or any other tenors of Term SOFR, including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
Exhibit A-61
(ii) the administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall no longer be made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans, provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide Term SOFR after such specific date (such specific date, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”); or
(iii) the administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such administrator has made a public statement announcing that all Interest Periods and other tenors of Term SOFR are no longer representative; or
(iv) U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans currently being executed, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section 2.16, are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace Term SOFR;
then, in the case of clauses (i)-(iii) above, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “Term SOFR Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and shall occur within a reasonable period of time after the occurrence of any of the events or circumstances under clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any Credit Document with, subject to the proviso below, the first available alternative set forth in the order below for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document (the “Successor Rate”; and any such rate before giving effect to the Related Adjustment, the “Pre-Adjustment Successor Rate”):
(x) [Reserved]; and
(y) SOFR plus the Related Adjustment;
and in the case of clause (iv) above, the Lead Borrower and Administrative Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR under this Agreement and under any other Credit Document in accordance with the definition of “Successor Rate” and such amendment will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York time), on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have notified all Lenders and the Lead Borrower of the occurrence of the circumstances described in clause (iv) above unless, prior to such time, the Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to the implementation of a Successor Rate pursuant to such clause.
The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Lead Borrower and each Lender of (x) any occurrence of any of the events, periods or circumstances under clauses (i) through (iii) above, (y) a Term SOFR Replacement Date and (z) the Successor Rate.
Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 0.00%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 0.00% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Successor Rate Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Successor Rate Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing
Exhibit A-62
such Successor Rate Conforming Changes to the Lead Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
If the events or circumstances of the type described in 2.16(a)(i)-(iii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then the successor rate thereto shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Successor Rate.”
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) after any such determination by the Administrative Agent or receipt by the Administrative Agent of any such notice described under Section 2.16(a)(i)-(iii), as applicable, if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that none of the Successor Rates is available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date, (ii) if the events or circumstances described in Section 2.16(a)(iv) have occurred but none of the Successor Rates is available, or (iii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 2.16(a)(i)-(iii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect and the Administrative Agent determines that none of the Successor Rates is available, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 2.16 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with another alternate benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities for such alternative benchmarks and, in each case, including any Related Adjustments and any other mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities for such benchmarks, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Lead Borrower unless, prior to such time, the Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.
(c) If, at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, no Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 2.16 and the circumstances under clauses (a)(i) or (a)(iii) above exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Lead Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Term Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Term Loans, Interest Periods, interest payment dates or payment periods), and (y) Term SOFR component shall no longer be utilized in determining the Base Rate, until the Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with clauses (a) or (b). Upon receipt of such notice, the Lead Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Term Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Term Loans, Interest Periods, interest payment dates or payment periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a committed Borrowing of Base Rate Term Loans (subject to the foregoing clause (y)) in the amount specified therein.
2.17 [Reserved].
2.18 Refinancing Term Loans.
(a) Lead Borrower may from time to time by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request the establishment of one or more additional Tranches of Term Loans under this Agreement (“Refinancing Term Loans”), which refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund all or any portion of one or more Tranches of Term Loans under this Agreement selected by Lead Borrower; provided, that such Refinancing Term Loans may not be in an amount greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans being refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (if any) thereon and upfront fees, original issue discount, underwriting discounts, fees, commissions and expenses incurred in connection with the Refinancing Term Loans; provided that such aggregate principal amount may also be increased to the extent such additional amount is capable of being incurred at such time pursuant to Section 2.15 and such excess incurrence shall for all purposes hereof be an incurrence under the relevant subclauses of Section 2.15. Each such notice shall specify the date (each,
Exhibit A-63
a “Refinancing Effective Date”) on which Lead Borrower proposes that the Refinancing Term Loans shall be made, which shall be a date not less than three (3) Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that:
(i) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Term Loans shall not be shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans being refinanced and the Refinancing Term Loans shall not have a final stated maturity (excluding for this purpose, interim loan financings that provide for automatic rollover, subject to customary conditions, to Indebtedness otherwise meeting the maturity requirements of this clause (i)) before the Maturity Date applicable to the Term Loans being refinanced;
(ii) such Refinancing Term Loans shall have pricing (including interest rates, fees and premiums), amortization, optional prepayment, mandatory prepayment (so long as such Refinancing Term Loans are not entitled to participate on a greater than pro rata basis in any mandatory prepayment than the then outstanding Term Loans) and redemption terms as may be agreed to by the Borrowers and the relevant Refinancing Term Loan Lenders (as defined below);
(iii) such Refinancing Term Loans shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than Holdings, the Borrowers or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(iv) in the case of any such Refinancing Term Loans that are secured, such Refinancing Term Loans are secured only by assets comprising Collateral, and not secured by any property or assets of Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than the Collateral;
(v) all other terms applicable to such Refinancing Term Loans (except as set forth above), taken as a whole, shall not be materially more favorable to the Refinancing Term Loan Lenders, than the related provisions applicable to the existing Term Loans or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, except to the extent such covenants and other terms apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Lead Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent in good faith at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set out in this clause (v), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to Lead Borrower of an objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)).
(b) The Borrowers may approach any Lender or any other Person that would be an Eligible Transferee of Term Loans to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans (a “Refinancing Term Loan Lender”); provided that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a Refinancing Term Loan. Any Refinancing Term Loans made on any Refinancing Effective Date shall be designated a series (a “Refinancing Term Loan Series”) of Refinancing Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Refinancing Term Loans may, to the extent provided in the applicable Refinancing Term Loan Amendment and subject to the restrictions set forth in clause (a) above, be designated as an increase in any previously established Tranche of Term Loans.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by Section 2.18(a) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the payment of interest, fees, amortization or premium in respect of the Refinancing Term Loans on the terms specified by Lead Borrower) and hereby waive the requirements of this Agreement or any other Credit Document that may otherwise prohibit any transaction contemplated by Section 2.18(a). The Refinancing Term Loans shall be established pursuant to an amendment to this Agreement among Holdings, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Refinancing Term Loan Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans (a “Refinancing Term Loan Amendment”) (which shall not require the consent of any other Lender) which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.18(a). Each Refinancing Term Loan Amendment shall be binding on the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Credit Parties party thereto and the other parties hereto without the consent of any other Lender and the Lenders hereby
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irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and Lead Borrower, to effect the provisions of Section 2.18 including such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith and to adjust the amortization schedule in Section 5.02(a) (insofar as such schedule relates to payments due to Lenders the Term Loans of which are refinanced with the proceeds of Refinancing Term Loans; provided that no such amendment shall reduce the pro rata share of any such payment that would have otherwise been payable to the Lenders, the Term Loans of which are not refinanced with the proceeds of Refinancing Term Loans). The Administrative Agent shall be permitted, and each is hereby authorized, to enter into such amendments with the Borrowers to effect the foregoing.
2.19 Reverse Dutch Auction Repurchases.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, Holdings, Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may, at any time and from time to time, conduct reverse Dutch auctions in order to purchase Term Loans of a particular Tranche (each, an “Auction”) (each such Auction to be managed exclusively by the Administrative Agent or any other bank or investment bank of recognized standing selected by Lead Borrower (with the consent of the Administrative Agent or such other bank or investment bank) following consultation with the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”)), so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) each Auction shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.19(a) and Schedule 2.19(a);
(ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the delivery of each auction notice and at the time of purchase of Term Loans in connection with any Auction;
(iii) the minimum principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans that Holdings, Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary offers to purchase in any such Auction shall be no less than $2,500,000 (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent);
(iv) the Borrowers shall not use the proceeds of any borrowing under the ABL Credit Agreement to finance any such repurchase; and
(v) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans so purchased by Holdings, Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary shall automatically be cancelled and retired on the settlement date of the relevant purchase (and may not be resold).
(b) Holdings, Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary must terminate an Auction if it fails to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of purchase of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction. Holdings, Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary may withdraw any Auction if the reply amounts are insufficient to complete the purchase of a minimum principal amount of the Term Loans designated in writing to the applicable Auction Manager by Holdings, Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary (the “Minimum Purchase Condition”). No Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have any liability to any Lender for any termination of such Auction as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of purchase of Term Loans pursuant to the such Auction, or for any termination of such Auction as a result of the failure to satisfy the Minimum Purchase Condition, and any such failure shall not result in any Default or Event of Default hereunder. With respect to all purchases of Term Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.19, (x) Holdings, Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary shall pay on the settlement date of each such purchase all accrued and unpaid interest (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the purchased Term Loans up to the settlement date of such purchase and (y) such purchases (and the payments made therefor and the cancellation of the purchased Term Loans, in each case in connection therewith) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Sections 5.01, 5.02 or 13.06. At the time of purchases of Term Loans pursuant to an Auction, the then remaining Scheduled Repayments shall be reduced by the aggregate principal amount (taking the face amount thereof) of Term Loans repurchased
Exhibit A-65
pursuant to such Auction, with such reduction to be applied to such Scheduled Repayments on a pro rata basis (based on the then remaining principal amount of each such Scheduled Repayments).
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Auctions and the other transactions contemplated by this Section 2.19 (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auctions) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 5.01, 5.02 and 13.06 (it being understood and acknowledged that purchases of the Term Loans by Holdings, Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary contemplated by this Section 2.19 shall not constitute Investments by such Person)) or any other Credit Document that may otherwise prohibit any Auction or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.19. The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Section 12 and Section 13.01 mutatis mutandis as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a reference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent and the Auction Manager shall cooperate in a reasonable manner in connection therewith.
2.20 Open Market Purchases.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, Holdings, Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may, at any time and from time to time, make open market purchases of Term Loans (each, an “Open Market Purchase”), so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such Open Market Purchase;
(ii) neither Holdings, Lead Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall use the proceeds of any borrowing under the ABL Credit Agreement to finance any such purchase; and
(iii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans so purchased by Holdings, Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall automatically be cancelled and retired on the settlement date of the relevant purchase (and may not be resold).
(b) With respect to all purchases of Term Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.20, (x) Holdings, Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary shall pay on the settlement date of each such purchase all accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the purchased Term Loans up to the settlement date of such purchase (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant purchase documents as agreed by the respective selling Lender) and (y) such purchases (and the payments made therefor and the cancellation of the purchased Term Loans, in each case in connection therewith) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 5.01, 5.02 or 13.06. At the time of purchases of Term Loans pursuant to any Open Market Purchase, the then remaining Scheduled Repayments shall be reduced by the aggregate principal amount (taking the face amount thereof) of Term Loans repurchased pursuant to such Open Market Purchase, with such reduction to be applied to such Scheduled Repayments on a pro rata basis (based on the then remaining principal amount of each such Scheduled Repayments).
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Open Market Purchases contemplated by this Section 2.20 and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 5.01, 5.02 and 13.06 (it being understood and acknowledged that purchases of the Term Loans by Holdings, Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary contemplated by this Section 2.20 shall not constitute Investments by such Person)) or any other Credit Document that may otherwise prohibit any Open Market Purchase by this Section 2.20.
2.21 Sponsor and Affiliate Term Loan Purchases. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Sponsor and any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings, Lead Borrower or any Subsidiary) may be an assignee in respect of Term Loans (and to such extent shall be deemed an “Eligible Transferee”); provided that:
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(a) at the time of acquisition thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans held by the Sponsor and Affiliates (other than Debt Fund Affiliates), together with the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so acquired, shall not exceed 25% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans at such time;
(b) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of “Required Lenders,” or in Section 13.12, the holder of any Term Loans acquired pursuant to this Section 2.21(b) (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall not be entitled to vote such Term Loans in any “Required Lender” vote or direction pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and for purposes of any such vote or direction such Term Loans shall be deemed not to be outstanding (it being understood that the holder of such Term Loans shall have the right to consent to votes requiring the consent of “all Lenders” or “all Lenders directly and adversely affected thereby” pursuant to Section 13.12 or otherwise, or any other amendment which treats such Lenders differently from other Lenders);
(c) by acquiring a Term Loan hereunder, the Sponsor or such applicable Affiliate (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall be deemed to have (I) waived its right to receive information prepared by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any advisor, agent or counsel thereof) under or in connection with the Credit Documents (in each case to the extent not provided to the Credit Parties) and attend any meeting or conference call with the Administrative Agent or any Lender (unless any Credit Party has been invited to attend such meeting or conference call), (II) agreed that it is prohibited from making or bringing any claim (but not from joining any claim initiated by any other Lender and acting as a passive participant with respect thereto), in its capacity as a Lender, against Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the duties and obligations of such Persons under the Credit Documents, and (III) agreed, without limiting its rights as a Lender described in Section 2.21(b), that it will have no right whatsoever, in its capacity as a Lender, to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document;
(d) the Sponsor or such Affiliate (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) identifies itself as an Affiliate of the Credit Parties prior to the assignment of Term Loans to it pursuant to the applicable Assignment and Assumption; provided that this clause (d) shall not apply in the case of an acquisition of Term Loans through an un-Affiliated intermediary to the extent the Sponsor or such Affiliate has made any representations and warranties to such intermediary as are required by such intermediary in connection with its engagement as such (which may include, to the extent required by such intermediary, a representation and warranty that it does not possess any material non-public information about the Credit Parties and their respective securities);
(e) Term Loans acquired by the Sponsor and Affiliates thereof shall be subject to the voting limitations set forth in Section 13.04(g);
(f) notwithstanding anything in Section 13.12 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Credit Document or any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Credit Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Credit Document, all Term Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliates may not account for more than 49.9% of the Term Loans of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section 13.12; and
(g) each assignor and assignee party any relevant assignment under this Section 2.21 shall render customary “big boy” disclaimer letters or any such disclaimers shall be incorporated into the terms of the Assignment and Assumption.
Section 3. [Reserved].
Section 4. Fees; Reductions of Commitment.
4.01 Fees.
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(a) The Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to pay to the Administrative Agent such fees as may be agreed to in writing from time to time by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.
(b) At the time of the effectiveness of any Repricing Transaction that is consummated prior to the date that is six (6) months after Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each Lender with outstanding Initial Term Loans that are repaid or prepaid (and/or converted) pursuant to such Repricing Transaction (including, if applicable, each Lender that withholds its consent to a Repricing Transaction of the type described in clause (2) of the definition thereof and is replaced as a non-consenting Lender under Section 2.13), a fee in an amount equal to 1.00% of (x) in the case of a Repricing Transaction of the type described in clause (1) of the definition thereof, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans prepaid (or converted) by any Borrower in connection with such Repricing Transaction and (y) in the case of a Repricing Transaction of the type described in clause (2) of the definition thereof, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding with respect to the Borrowers on such date that are subject to an effective reduction of the Applicable Margin pursuant to such Repricing Transaction. Such fees shall be due and payable upon the date of the effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction.
4.02 Mandatory Reduction of Commitments.
(a) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 4.02, (i) the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment terminated in its entirety on the First Restatement Effective Date after the funding of all Initial Term Loans on such date and (ii) the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall terminate in its entirety on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (after giving effect to the incurrence of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans on such date).
(b) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 4.02, the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan Amendment (and the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of each Lender with such a Commitment) shall terminate in its entirety on the Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date for such Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment after the funding of all relevant Incremental Term Loans on such date.
(c) Each reduction to the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment and the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment under a given Tranche pursuant to this Section 4.02 as provided above (or pursuant to Section 5.02) shall be applied proportionately to reduce the Initial Term Loan Commitment or the Incremental Term Loan Commitment under such Tranche, as the case may be, of each Lender with such a Commitment.
Section 5. Prepayments; Payments; Taxes.
5.01 Voluntary Prepayments.
(a) The Borrowers shall have the right to prepay the Term Loans of any Tranche, without premium or penalty (other than as provided in Section 4.01(b)), in whole or in part at any time and from time to time on the following terms and conditions: (i) Lead Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) (“Notice of Prepayment”) of its intent to prepay all of the Term Loans, or in the case of any partial prepayment, the Tranche of Term Loans to be prepaid, the amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid, the Types of Term Loans to be repaid, the manner in which such prepayment shall apply to reduce the Scheduled Repayments and, in the case of Term SOFR Term Loans, the specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which made, which notice shall be given by Lead Borrower (x) prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) at least one Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment in the case of Term Loans maintained as Base Rate Term Loans and (y) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least two Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment in the case of Term SOFR Term Loans (or, in the case of clause (x) and (y), such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole and absolute discretion), and be promptly transmitted by the Administrative Agent to each of the Lenders; (ii) each partial prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $1,000,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided that if any partial prepayment of Term SOFR Term Loans made pursuant to any Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of Term SOFR Term Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount, then if such Borrowing is a Borrowing
Exhibit A-68
of Term SOFR Term Loans, such Borrowing shall automatically be converted into a Borrowing of Base Rate Term Loans and any election of an Interest Period with respect thereto given by Lead Borrower shall have no force or effect; (iii) each prepayment pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) in respect of any Term Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Term Loans; provided that it is understood and agreed that this clause (iii) may be modified as expressly provided in Section 2.14 in connection with an Extension Amendment; and (iv) each prepayment of principal of Term Loans of a given Tranche pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) shall be applied as directed by Lead Borrower in the applicable notice of prepayment delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) or, if no such direction is given, in direct order of maturity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any such notice of prepayment pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) may state that it is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities, the occurrence of a Change of Control or any similar event), in which case such notice may be revoked by Lead Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
(b) In the event (i) of a refusal by a Lender to consent to proposed changed, amendments, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the Required Lenders as (and to the extent) provided in Section 13.12(b) or (ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, Lead Borrower may, upon three Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office (or such shorter notice as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) repay all Term Loans of such Lender, together with accrued and unpaid interest, Fees and other amounts owing to such Lender in accordance with, and subject to the requirements of, Section 13.12(b), so long as, in the case of any repayment pursuant to clause (i) hereof, the consents, if any, required under Section 13.12(b) in connection with the repayment pursuant to such clause (i) have been obtained. Each prepayment of any Term Loan pursuant to this Section 5.01(b) shall reduce the then remaining Scheduled Repayments of the applicable Tranche of Term Loans on a pro rata basis (based upon the then remaining unpaid principal amounts of Scheduled Repayments of the respective Tranche after giving effect to all prior reductions thereto).
5.02 Mandatory Repayments.