AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.3
Execution Version
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 12, 2021 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and among Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Ares Capital Corporation, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”), the Term Lenders party hereto, the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders party hereto and, solely for the purposes of Section 5(e) below, Convey Health Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”).
WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, Truist Bank (f/k/a SunTrust Bank), as Priority Revolving Agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto are party to that certain First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of September 4, 2019 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of April 8, 2020 and as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below));
WHEREAS, (i) pursuant to Section 2.14(1) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Loan Request (it being understood that this Amendment shall constitute the Incremental Loan Request with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments and 2021 Incremental Term Loans) for new Term Loans that shall be added to, and comprise a single Class with, the Closing Date Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $78,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower has requested that each financial institution signatory hereto as an Incremental Term Lender (in such capacity, each a “2021 Incremental Term Lender”) provide, pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, an Incremental Term Commitment (a “2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment”) under the Amended Credit Agreement, and make Incremental Term Loans (with respect to each 2021 Incremental Term Lender, its “2021 Incremental Term Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount, for all 2021 Incremental Term Loans of all 2021 Incremental Term Lenders, equal to $78,000,000 on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (as defined below), and each 2021 Incremental Term Lender is prepared to provide its 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment and to make the 2021 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement in the principal amount set forth opposite such 2021 Incremental Term Lender’s name under the heading “2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” on Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), in each case subject to the other terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders and the Administrative Agent are entering into this Amendment in order to evidence such 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments and such 2021 Incremental Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.14(6) of the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Required Lenders amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and modify the Credit Agreement in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments
to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated
textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to
add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined
text) as set forth in the conformed copy of the Credit Agreement attached as Annex A hereto. Schedule 2.01 of
the Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, hereby amended to add the following thereto:
2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments
2021 Incremental Term Lender | 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment | Pro Rata Share | ||||||
Ares Capital Corporation | $ | 11,855,388.45 | 15.19921596 | % | ||||
CADEX Credit Financing LLC | $ | 2,252,298.13 | 2.88756170 | % | ||||
Ares Centre Street Partnership, L.P. | $ | 250,000.00 | 0.32051282 | % | ||||
Ares Jasper Fund Holdings, LLC | $ | 250,000.00 | 0.32051282 | % | ||||
Ares ND CSF Holdings LLC | $ | 299,814.34 | 0.38437736 | % | ||||
Ares CSIDF Holdings LLC | $ | 487,767.36 | 0.62534277 | % | ||||
Ares Senior Direct Lending Master Fund Designated Activity Company | $ | 5,819,111.25 | 7.46039904 | % | ||||
Ares Senior Direct Lending Parallel Fund (L), L.P. | $ | 1,031,188.85 | 1.32203699 | % | ||||
Ares Senior Direct Lending Parallel Fund (U), L.P. | $ | 873,283.60 | 1.11959436 | % | ||||
Ares SDL Holdings (U) Inc. | $ | 498,806.36 | 0.63949533 | % | ||||
Ares SFERS Holdings LLC | $ | 1,056,156.66 | 1.35404700 | % | ||||
Chimney Tops Loan Fund, LLC | $ | 2,926,943.59 | 3.75249178 | % | ||||
AC American Fixed Income IV L.P. | $ | 2,989,214.88 | 3.83232677 | % | ||||
Federal Insurance Company | $ | 646,659.85 | 0.82905109 | % | ||||
Great American Insurance Company | $ | 74,083.96 | 0.09497944 | % | ||||
Great American Life Insurance Company | $ | 222,251.87 | 0.28493829 | % | ||||
Bowhead IMC LP | $ | 1,661,706.26 | 2.13039264 | % | ||||
AN Credit Strategies Fund, L.P. | $ | 785,277.60 | 1.00676615 | % | ||||
Ares Diversified Credit Strategies Fund (S), L.P. | $ | 1,120,046.99 | 1.43595768 | % | ||||
PSP Investments Credit USA LLC | $ | 35,100,000.00 | 45.00000000 | % | ||||
New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. | $ | 2,650,000.00 | 3.39743590 | % | ||||
New Mountain Guardian III SPV, L.L.C. | $ | 2,650,000.00 | 3.39743590 | % | ||||
NMF SLF I SPV, L.L.C. | $ | 2,500,000.00 | 3.20512821 | % | ||||
Total | $ | 78,000,000.00 | 100.00000000 | % |
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SECTION 2. The 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans. In accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof, on and as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, each 2021 Incremental Term Lender hereby agrees that such 2021 Incremental Term Lender (i) shall have, as contemplated by this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement, a 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment under the Amended Credit Agreement in an amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such 2021 Incremental Term Lender’s name under the heading “2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” on Schedule 2.01 to the Amended Credit Agreement and (ii) shall be deemed to be, and shall become, a “2021 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Closing Date Term Loan Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” for all purposes of, and subject to all the obligations of a “2021 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Closing Date Term Loan Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” under, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent hereby agree that from and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date each 2021 Incremental Term Lender shall be deemed to be, and shall become, a “2021 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Closing Date Term Loan Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” for all purposes of, and with all the rights and remedies of a “2021 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Closing Date Term Loan Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” under, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute “Incremental Term Loans”, “Loans”, “Term Loans” and “Closing Date Term Loans” as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement.
(b) In accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof, on and as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, each 2021 Incremental Term Lender party hereto hereby agrees that such 2021 Incremental Term Lender shall make 2021 Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(c) of the Amended Credit Agreement on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date in a principal amount not to exceed its 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment under the Amended Credit Agreement.
(c) The 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall (i) constitute a Term Loan Increase under Section 2.14(1) of the Credit Agreement, (ii) be secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies) by the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Collateral Documents and (iii) be guaranteed in the same manner and to the same extent by the Loan Parties that guarantee the Obligations. The terms of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall be identical to the terms of the Closing Date Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, except as such terms shall have been modified hereby and as to the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee.
(d) The 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall not accrue interest for any period prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and the Borrower shall not be required to pay interest on the 2021 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Credit Agreement for any period prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
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SECTION 3. Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents. On and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the “Credit Agreement”, shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement, and any reference to “Obligations” shall mean and be a reference to the “Obligations” under the Amended Credit Agreement (including the obligations in respect of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans).
(b) On and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the Credit Agreement, as specifically amended by this Amendment, and the other Loan Documents are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect, and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.
(c) From and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, this Amendment shall be deemed an Incremental Amendment and a Loan Document for all purposes under the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(d) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the amendment of the Credit Agreement pursuant to this Amendment and all other Loan Documents amended and/or executed and delivered in connection herewith shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as in effect prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
(e) The parties hereto acknowledge that this Amendment constitutes all notices or requests required under Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.
(f) Notwithstanding anything in the Credit Agreement to the contrary, the Interest Period for the Closing Date Term Loans that is in effect immediately prior to this Amendment shall end on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall be deemed to have a three-month Interest Period beginning on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
SECTION 4. Conditions of Effectiveness. The obligations of the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders to make 2021 Incremental Term Loans under the Amended Credit Agreement and the amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 hereof shall become effective as of the first date (the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date”) on which the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived by the Required Lenders and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders):
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of (i) this Amendment executed by the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, each 2021 Incremental Term Lender (in its capacity as such) and each Lender (other than in its capacity as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender) consenting to this Amendment (the “Consenting Lenders”), such Consenting Lenders and 2021 Incremental Term Lenders collectively constituting Required Lenders and (ii) the Guarantor Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto (the “Guarantor Consent”) executed by each Guarantor.
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(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary legal opinion from (i) Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties and (ii) each local counsel to the Loan Parties listed on Schedule 5(b) to this Amendment.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received, with respect to each Loan Party, certificates of good standing from the secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction), customary certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party certifying true and complete copies of the Organizational Documents attached thereto and evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Amendment and the Guarantor Consent.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a Committed Loan Notice no later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days (in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans) or two (2) Business Days (in the case of Base Rate Loans), in each case prior to the requested date of the Borrowing in respect of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans and (ii) an Incremental Loan Request; provided that this Amendment shall be deemed to be the Incremental Loan Request with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans for purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and all parties hereto hereby agree that this Amendment shall satisfy all requirements under the Amended Credit Agreement for the Incremental Loan Request with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans.
(e) All fees (including fees required to be paid pursuant to the fee letter dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Borrower and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders) and expenses (in the case of expenses, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower)) required to be paid under the Credit Agreement on or prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall have been paid, or shall be paid substantially concurrently with the Borrowing of 2021 Incremental Term Loans on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received for the account of each Consenting Lender, an amendment fee equal to 0.25% of the aggregate amount of such Consenting Lender’s outstanding Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, immediately prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
(g) To the extent not previously received, the Administrative Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) all documentation and other information in respect of the Borrower and the Guarantors (including, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in respect of the Borrower) required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including the USA PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulations) that has been reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
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(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from a Financial Officer of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Amendment and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans) substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I to the Amended Credit Agreement (or, at the option of the Borrower, a third party opinion as to the solvency of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis).
For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4, the Administrative Agent, each Term Lender and each 2021 Incremental Term Lender that has signed this Amendment shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, a Term Lender or a 2021 Incremental Term Lender, as applicable, unless, in the case of a Term Lender or a 2021 Incremental Term Lender, the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Term Lender or 2021 Incremental Term Lender prior to the proposed Amendment No. 2 Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties.
(1) The Borrower (and, to the extent set forth in clause (e) below, Holdings) hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Term Lenders and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date that:
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and the execution, delivery and performance by each Guarantor of the Guarantor Consent has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action;
(b) None of the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this Amendment or the execution, delivery or performance by any Guarantor of the Guarantor Consent will (i) contravene the terms of any of the Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s Organizational Documents, (ii) result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than as permitted by Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement) under (A) any material Contractual Obligation evidencing Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount to which such Loan Party is a party or affecting such Loan Party or the properties of such Loan Party or (B) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Loan Party or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any applicable Law; except with respect to any breach, contravention or violation (but not creation of Liens) referred to in the preceding clauses (ii) and (iii), to the extent that such breach, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and the Guarantor Consent has been duly executed and delivered by each Guarantor. This Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, and the Guarantor Consent constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Guarantor, enforceable against the Borrower and each Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, by general principles of equity and by principles of good faith and fair dealing;
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(d) Each Loan Party and each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Material Subsidiary is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction);
(e) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and Holdings contained in Article V of the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates); and
(f) Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to the making of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans.
SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Except as provided in Section 4, this Amendment shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders. Section 10.13 of the Amended Credit Agreement is incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic imaging (including in .pdf format) means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in this Amendment shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or electronic records, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Clauses (2) and (3) of Section 10.16 of the Amended Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis.
SECTION 8. WAIVER OF RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AMENDMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.
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SECTION 9. REAFFIRMATION. As of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the Borrower hereby (a) ratifies, acknowledges and reaffirms each prior grant of a Lien on, or security interest or pledge in, its Collateral made pursuant to the Loan Documents, in each case, as amended by the Amendment, and confirms that such Liens and security interests continue to secure the Obligations (including the obligations in respect of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, after giving effect to the Amendment and the making of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans), and (b) confirms that the obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute, from and after the making of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, Obligations, Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty) and Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement) and agrees that the security interests in connection therewith remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 10. TAX MATTERS. The parties hereto agree to treat the 2021 Incremental Term Loans and the Closing Date Term Loans as one fungible tranche for U.S. federal and all applicable state and local income tax purposes from and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, unless otherwise required by applicable law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.
CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC. CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Administrative Agent | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
CADEX CREDIT FINANCING, LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
ARES CENTRE STREET PARTNERSHIP, L.P., as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Centre Street GP, Inc., as general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
ARES JASPER FUND HOLDINGS, LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
ARES ND CSF HOLDINGS LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
ARES CSIDF HOLDINGS, LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING MASTER FUND DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY, as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING PARALLEL FUND (L), L.P., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING PARALLEL FUND (U), L.P., as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
ARES SDL HOLDINGS (U) INC., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
ARES SFERS HOLDINGS LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its servicer | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
CHIMNEY TOPS LOAN FUND, LLC, as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its Account Manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
AC AMERICAN FIXED INCOME IV, L.P., as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
BOWHEAD IMC LP, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
AN CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND, L.P., as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
ARES DIVERSIFIED CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND (S), L.P., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its sub- advisor | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
ADF I HOLDINGS LLC, as a Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: CAO |
SDL FINANCE 1 LP, as a Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: CAO |
SDL FINANCE 2 LP, as a Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: CAO |
SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION, as a Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: CAO |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
DIVERSIFIED LOAN FUND – PRIVATE DEBT A S.A X.X, as a Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Management Limited, its portfolio manager | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its subadvisor | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: XXX |
XX REAL ASSETS 20 LIMITED, as a Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as subadvisor | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: CAO |
ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING PARALLEL FUND (U) B, L.P., as a Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: CAO |
XXX XXXX MIDDLE MARKET CREDIT FUND XVI, LTD., as a Term Lender | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
XXX XXXX MIDDLE MARKET CREDIT FUND XVII, LTD., as a Term Lender | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
ARES CAPITAL CP FUNDING LLC, as a Term Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: CAO |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
XXX XXXX MIDDLE MARKET CREDIT FUND XVI, LTD. | ||
By: Xxx Xxxx Asset Management, L.P., as Portfolio Manager | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
XXX XXXX MIDDLE MARKET CREDIT FUND XVII, LTD. | ||
By: Xxx Xxxx Asset Management, L.P., its Servicer | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
ARES CREDIT STRATEGIES INSURANCE DEDICATED FUND SERIES INTERESTS OF THE SALI MULTI-SERIES FUND, L.P., as a Term Lender | ||
By: Ares Management LLC, its investment subadvisor | ||
By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as subadvisor | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||
Title: CAO |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE HOLDINGS, L.L.C., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
NEW MOUNTAIN GUARDIAN III SPV, L.L.C., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
NMF SLF I SPV, L.L.C., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
BY: NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE ADVISERS BDC, L.L.C., ITS MANAGER | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE SBIC, L.P., as a Term Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
NMF SLF I, INC., as a Term Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
PSP INVESTMENTS CREDIT USA LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
TRUST BANK, as Priority Revolving Agent, Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx | ||
Title: Managing Director |
[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]
Annex A
Amended Credit Agreement
[See Attached]
EXECUTION
VERSIONANNEX A
Conformed for the Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement dated April 8, 2020 and the
Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement dated February 12, 2021
The Florida documentary stamp tax required by law in the amount of $2,450 has been paid or will be paid directly to the Department of Revenue.
FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of September
4, 2019
among
CANNES CHS MERGER SUB, INC.,
as the Initial Borrower, which on the Closing Date shall be merged with and into,
CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.,
with Convey Health Solutions, Inc. surviving such merger as the Borrower,
CONVEY HEALTH PARENT,
INC.,
as Holdings,
ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,
SUNTRUST BANK,
as Priority Revolving Agent, Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender,
and
THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO
ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
LLC, and
SUNTRUST XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
Table of Contents
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Article I | ||
Definitions and Accounting Terms | ||
SECTION 1.01 | Defined Terms | 2 |
SECTION 1.02 | Other Interpretive Provisions | |
SECTION 1.03 | Accounting Terms | |
SECTION 1.04 | Rounding | |
SECTION 1.05 | References to Agreements, Laws, etc. | |
SECTION 1.06 | Times of Day and Timing of Payment and Performance | |
SECTION 1.07 | Pro Forma and Other Calculations | |
SECTION 1.08 | Available Amount Transaction | |
SECTION 1.09 | Guaranties of Hedging Obligations | |
SECTION 1.10 | Currency Generally | |
SECTION 1.11 | Letters of Credit | |
SECTION 1.12 | LIBOR Discontinuation | |
Article II | ||
The Commitments and Borrowings | ||
SECTION 2.01 | The Loans | |
SECTION 2.02 | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans | |
SECTION 2.03 | Letters of Credit | |
SECTION 2.04 | Swing Line Loans | |
SECTION 2.05 | Prepayments | |
SECTION 2.06 | Termination or Reduction of Commitments | |
SECTION 2.07 | Repayment of Loans | |
SECTION 2.08 | Interest | |
SECTION 2.09 | Fees | |
SECTION 2.10 | Computation of Interest and Fees | |
SECTION 2.11 | Evidence of Indebtedness | |
SECTION 2.12 | Payments Generally | |
SECTION 2.13 | Sharing of Payments | |
SECTION 2.14 | Incremental Facilities | |
SECTION 2.15 | Refinancing Amendments | |
SECTION 2.16 | Extensions of Loans | |
SECTION 2.17 | Defaulting Lenders | |
SECTION 2.18 | Prepayment Premium | |
Article III | ||
Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality | ||
SECTION 3.01 | Taxes | |
SECTION 3.02 | Illegality | |
SECTION 3.03 | Inability to Determine Rates | |
SECTION 3.04 | Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans | |
SECTION 3.05 | Funding Losses | |
SECTION 3.06 | Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation | |
SECTION 3.07 | Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances | |
SECTION 3.08 | Survival |
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Article IV | ||
Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions | ||
SECTION 4.01 | Conditions to Credit Extensions on Closing Date | |
SECTION 4.02 | Conditions to Credit Extensions after the Closing Date | |
Article V | ||
Representations and Warranties | ||
SECTION 5.01 | Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws | |
SECTION 5.02 | Authorization; No Contravention | |
SECTION 5.03 | Governmental Authorization | |
SECTION 5.04 | Binding Effect | |
SECTION 5.05 | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | |
SECTION 5.06 | Litigation | |
SECTION 5.07 | Labor Matters | |
SECTION 5.08 | Ownership of Property; Liens | |
SECTION 5.09 | Environmental Matters | |
SECTION 5.10 | Taxes | |
SECTION 5.11 | ERISA Compliance | |
SECTION 5.12 | Subsidiaries | |
SECTION 5.13 | Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act | |
SECTION 5.14 | Disclosure | |
SECTION 5.15 | Intellectual Property; Licenses, etc. | |
SECTION 5.16 | Solvency | |
SECTION 5.17 | USA PATRIOT Act; Anti-Terrorism Laws | |
SECTION 5.18 | Collateral Documents | |
Article VI | ||
Affirmative Covenants | ||
SECTION 6.01 | Financial Statements | |
SECTION 6.02 | Certificates; Other Information | |
SECTION 6.03 | Notices | |
SECTION 6.04 | Payment of Obligations | |
SECTION 6.05 | Preservation of Existence, etc. | |
SECTION 6.06 | Maintenance of Properties | |
SECTION 6.07 | Maintenance of Insurance | |
SECTION 6.08 | Compliance with Laws | |
SECTION 6.09 | Books and Records | |
SECTION 6.10 | Inspection Rights | |
SECTION 6.11 | Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security | |
SECTION 6.12 | Further Assurances and Post-Closing Covenant | |
SECTION 6.13 | Use of Proceeds | |
SECTION 6.14 | Payment of Earn-Outs | |
SECTION 6.15 | Transactions with Affiliates | |
Article VII | ||
Negative Covenants | ||
SECTION 7.01 | Liens | |
SECTION 7.02 | Indebtedness | |
SECTION 7.03 | Fundamental Changes | |
SECTION 7.04 | Asset Sales |
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SECTION 7.05 | Restricted Payments | |
SECTION 7.06 | Change in Nature of Business | |
SECTION 7.07 | Burdensome Agreements | |
SECTION 7.08 | Accounting Changes | |
SECTION 7.09 | Holdings | |
SECTION 7.10 | Financial Covenant | |
SECTION 7.11 | Modification of Terms of Junior Indebtedness | |
Article VIII | ||
Events of Default and Remedies | ||
SECTION 8.01 | Events of Default | |
SECTION 8.02 | Remedies upon Event of Default | |
SECTION 8.03 | Application of Funds | |
SECTION 8.04 | Right to Cure | |
Article IX | ||
The Agents | ||
SECTION 9.01 | Appointment and Authorization | |
SECTION 9.02 | Rights as a Lender | |
SECTION 9.03 | Exculpatory Provisions | |
SECTION 9.04 | Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent | |
SECTION 9.05 | Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent | |
SECTION 9.06 | Reliance by the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent | |
SECTION 9.07 | Delegation of Duties | |
SECTION 9.08 | Indemnification | |
SECTION 9.09 | The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent in Their Individual Capacities | |
SECTION 9.10 | No Other Duties, Etc. | |
SECTION 9.11 | Resignation by the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent | |
SECTION 9.12 | Collateral Matters | |
SECTION 9.13 | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim | |
SECTION 9.14 | Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents | |
SECTION 9.15 | Intercreditor Agreements | |
SECTION 9.16 | Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements | |
SECTION 9.17 | Withholding Tax | |
Article X | ||
Miscellaneous | ||
SECTION 10.01 | Amendments, etc. | |
SECTION 10.02 | Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies | |
SECTION 10.03 | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | |
SECTION 10.04 | Costs and Expenses | |
SECTION 10.05 | Indemnification by the Borrower | |
SECTION 10.06 | Marshaling; Payments Set Aside | |
SECTION 10.07 | Successors and Assigns | |
SECTION 10.08 | Resignation of Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender | |
SECTION 10.09 | Confidentiality | |
SECTION 10.10 | Setoff | |
SECTION 10.11 | Interest Rate Limitation | |
SECTION 10.12 | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness | |
SECTION 10.13 | Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents | |
SECTION 10.14 | Survival of Representations and Warranties | |
SECTION 10.15 | Severability |
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SECTION 10.16 | GOVERNING LAW | |
SECTION 10.17 | WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY | |
SECTION 10.18 | Binding Effect | |
SECTION 10.19 | Lender Action | |
SECTION 10.20 | Use of Name, Logo, etc. | |
SECTION 10.21 | USA XXXXXXX Xxx | |
SECTION 10.22 | Service of Process | |
SECTION 10.23 | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | |
SECTION 10.24 | Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations; Subordination of Liens | |
SECTION 10.25 | Assumption and Acknowledgment | |
SECTION 10.26 | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of |
|
SECTION 10.27 | Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs | |
SECTION 10.28 | Purchase Option |
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SCHEDULES | |
1.01(1) | Closing Date Subsidiary Guarantors |
1.01(2) | Closing Date Cash Management Banks |
1.01(3) | Existing Letters of Credit |
1.01(4) | Closing Date Hedge Banks |
2.01 | Commitments |
4.01(1)(c) | Certain Collateral Documents |
5.12 | Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments |
6.12(2) | Post-Closing Matters |
7.01 | Existing Liens |
7.02 | Existing Indebtedness |
7.05 | Existing Investments |
10.02 | Administrative Agent’s Office, Priority Revolving Agent’s Address and Certain Addresses for Notices |
EXHIBITS | |
Form of | |
A-1 | Committed Loan Notice |
A-2 | Swing Line Notice |
B-1 | Term Note |
B-2 | Revolving Note |
B-3 | Swing Line Note |
C | Compliance Certificate |
D-1 | Assignment and Assumption |
D-2 | Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption |
E | First Lien Guaranty |
F | First Lien Pledge and Security Agreement |
G-1 | Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement |
G-2 | First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement |
X-0 | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Non-Partnership Lenders) |
X-0 | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Partnership Lenders) |
X-0 | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Non-Partnership Participants) |
X-0 | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Partnership Lenders) |
I | Solvency Certificate |
J | Discount Range Prepayment Notice |
K | Discount Range Prepayment Offer |
L | Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice |
M | Acceptance and Prepayment Notice |
N | Specified Discount Prepayment Notice |
O | Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer |
P | Specified Discount Prepayment Response |
Q | Intercompany Note |
R-1 | Letter of Credit Report |
R-2 | Swing Line Report |
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FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT
This FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of September 4, 2019 by and among Cannes CHS Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub” or the “Initial Borrower”) (which on the Closing Date shall be merged with and into Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (such merger, the “Closing Date Merger”), with Convey Health Solutions, Inc. surviving such Closing Date Merger as the “Borrower”), Convey Health Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Holdings”), Ares Capital Corporation, as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”) under the Loan Documents and as collateral agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Collateral Agent”) under the Loan Documents, SunTrust Bank, as Priority Revolving Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Priority Revolving Agent”) and as an Issuing Bank and a Swing Line Lender, and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
In connection with the Acquisition, on the Closing Date, (i) Convey Merger Sub, Inc., the parent company of Merger Sub, shall be merged with and into Convey Health Parent, Inc., with Convey Health Parent, Inc. surviving such merger, (ii) Convey Health Intermediate, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc., with Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc. surviving such merger, (iii) Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc., with Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc surviving such merger, (iv) Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Parent, Inc., with Convey Health Parent, Inc. surviving such merger and (v) the Closing Date Merger shall occur (clauses (i) through (v) above, collectively, the “Reorganization”).
The Borrower has requested that (a) the Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of $225.0 million of Closing Date Term Loans and $40.0 million of Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date as senior secured credit facilities and (b) from time to time on and after the Closing Date, the Lenders lend to the Borrower and the Issuing Banks issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, each to provide working capital for, and for other general corporate purposes of, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, pursuant to the Revolving Commitments hereunder and pursuant to the terms of, and subject to the conditions set forth in, this Agreement.
The proceeds of the Closing Date Term Loans and the Closing Date Revolving Borrowings, together with cash on hand and proceeds of the Equity Contribution, will be used on the Closing Date to fund the Transactions.
The Lenders have indicated their willingness to make Loans, and the Issuing Banks have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
Article I
Definitions and Accounting Terms
SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement (including the introductory paragraph hereof and the preliminary statements hereto), the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
“2020 Incremental Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment or a 2020 Incremental Term Loan at such time.
“2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each 2020 Incremental Term Lender, its obligation to make a 2020 Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount specified opposite such 2020 Incremental Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment”.
“2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility” means the 2020 Incremental Term Loans.
“2020 Incremental Term Loans” means the Term Loans made by each 2020 Incremental Term Lender on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(b).
“2021 Incremental Fee Letter” means that certain Fee Letter, dated February 12, 2021, among the Borrower and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders.
“2021 Incremental Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment or a 2021 Incremental Term Loan at such time.
“2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each 2021 Incremental Term Lender, its obligation to make a 2021 Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount specified opposite such 2021 Incremental Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment”.
“2021 Incremental Term Loan Facility” means the 2021 Incremental Term Loans.
“2021 Incremental Term Loans” means the Term Loans made by each 2021 Incremental Term Lender on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(c).
“2021 Incremental Upfront Fee” has the meaning specified in the 2021 Incremental Fee Letter.
“Acceptable Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(2).
“Acceptable Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).
“Acceptance and Prepayment Notice” means a notice of the Borrower’s acceptance of the Acceptable Discount in substantially the form of Exhibit M.
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“Acceptance Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(2).
“Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person,
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred by such other Person in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person, and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
“Acquisition” means the acquisition of the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.
“Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 19, 2019, by and among, inter alios, New Mountain Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as representative, the Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company (together with the schedules and exhibits thereto), as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified, waived or supplemented from time to time.
“Additional Lender” means, at any time, any bank, other financial institution or institutional lender or investor that, in any case, is not an existing Lender and that agrees to provide any portion of any (a) Incremental Loan in accordance with Section 2.14, (b) Other Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.15 or (c) Replacement Loans pursuant to Section 10.01; provided that each Additional Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, in each case solely to the extent that any such consent would be required from the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, under Section 10.07(2)(c)(ii) for an assignment of Loans to such Additional Lender, and in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments, the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, in each case solely to the extent such consent would be required for any assignment to such Additional Lender under Section 10.07(2)(c).
“Additional Letter of Credit Facility” means any facility established by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary to obtain letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers acceptances or other similar instruments required by customers, suppliers or landlords or otherwise required in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice.
“Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by (i) other than in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Administrative Agent and (ii) in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent.
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“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with “), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.
“Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 6.15(1).
“Affiliated Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is an Investor or an Affiliate of an Investor (other than (a) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (b) any Debt Fund Affiliate or (c) any natural person) at such time.
“Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(8)(vi).
“Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(8)(iv).
“Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(4).
“Agent-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any other Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable (each, a “Distressed Agent”), (a) that such Distressed Agent is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, (b) a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Agent or any substantial part of such Distressed Agent’s assets or (c) such Distressed Agent is subject to a forced liquidation, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Agent or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that an Agent-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, or any Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, 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 the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable,.
“Agent-Related Persons” means, in respect of any Agent, such Agent’s (or in the case of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent’s and the Collateral Agent’s) respective Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, attorney-in-fact, partners, trustees and advisors of such Persons and of such Persons’ Affiliates.
“Agent Vote Requirements” has the meaning defined in Section 10.01.
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“Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Supplemental Administrative Agents (if any).
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this First Lien Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
“AHYDO Payment” means any mandatory prepayment or redemption pursuant to the terms of any Indebtedness that is intended or designed to cause such Indebtedness not to be treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i) of the Code.
“All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees (including, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities Fees and the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee), a Eurodollar Rate floor or Base Rate floor (with such increased amount being determined in the manner described in the final proviso of this definition), or otherwise (including, in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees paid in respect thereof on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date), in each case, incurred or payable by the Borrower ratably to all lenders of such Indebtedness; provided that OID, upfront fees (including, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities Fees and the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee) and, solely in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees in respect thereof paid on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees (other than solely in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees in respect thereof paid on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date), underwriting fees, success fees, advisory fees, ticking fees, consent or amendment fees and any similar fees (regardless of how such fees are computed and whether shared or paid, in whole or in part, with or to any or all lenders) and any other fees not generally paid ratably to all lenders of such Indebtedness (but, for the avoidance of doubt, All-In Yield shall include, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities Fees and the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee and to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees payable in respect thereof on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date); provided further that, with respect to any Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Eurodollar Rate floor or Base Rate floor, (1) to the extent that the Reference Rate on the date that the All-In Yield is being calculated is less than such floor, the amount of such difference shall be deemed added to the Applicable Rate for such Loans of such Class for the purpose of calculating the All-In Yield and (2) to the extent that the Reference Rate on the date that the All-In Yield is being calculated is greater than such floor, then the floor shall be disregarded in calculating the All-In Yield; provided further that the All-In Yield in respect of the Closing Date Term Loans from and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall be calculated assuming the Facilities Fees and the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee were applicable to Closing Date Term Loans in relative amounts based on the Facilities Fees applying to the outstanding principal amount of Closing Date Term Loans on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date immediately prior to giving effect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans and the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee applying to the principal amount of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans funded on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
“Amendment No. 1” means that certain Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2020, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto and the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders party thereto.
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“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means April 8, 2020.
“Amendment No. 2” means that certain Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2021, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders party thereto.
“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” means February 12, 2021.
“Amendment No. 2 Dividend” means a dividend or distribution by the Borrower to its direct or indirect equityholders made on or about the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $78,000,000.
“Annual Financial Statements” means (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 (including all notes thereto), consisting of the consolidated balance sheets as of such dates and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended and (ii) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (including all notes thereto) consisting of the consolidated balance sheets as of such dates and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, for the period from October 5, 2016 to December 31, 2016 and, with respect to the predecessor company of the Company, for the period from January 1, 2016 to October 4, 2016.
“Applicable Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(2).
“Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Weighted Average Life to Maturity.”
“Applicable Percentage” means, in respect of any Revolving Facility, with respect to any Revolving Lender under such Revolving Facility at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of such Revolving Facility represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.17. If the commitment of each Revolving Lender under a Revolving Facility to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Banks to make L/C Credit Extensions under such Revolving Facility have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility have otherwise expired in full, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Lender in respect of such Revolving Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Lender in respect of such Revolving Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.
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“Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to:
(1) (x) with respect to Closing Date Term Loans (including,
in the case of clauses (b) and (c) below, the 2021 Incremental Term Loans):
(a)
prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date,
(i) 5.25% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 4.25% for Base Rate Loans and (y) ;
(b) on and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date but prior to the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date, (i) 6.00% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 5.00% for Base Rate Loans; and
(c) on and after the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date, (i) 5.25% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 4.25% for Base Rate Loans (it being understood that, for the avoidance of doubt, any decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date occurring shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date);
(2)
with
respect to 2020 Incremental Term Loans, (i) 9.00% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 8.00% for Base Rate Loans.;
and
(23)
with
respect to Revolving Loans and unused Revolving Commitments under the Closing Date Revolving Facility and Letter of Credit fees
(a) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date pursuant to Section
6.01, (i) 3.75% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and Letter of Credit fees, (ii) 2.75% for Base Rate Loans and (iii) 0.50% for the
Commitment Fee Rate for unused Revolving Commitments and (b) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the First
Lien Net Leverage Ratio as specified in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to
Section 6.02(1):
Pricing Level | First Lien Net Leverage Ratio | Eurodollar Rate and Letter of Credit Fees | Base Rate | Commitment Fee Rate | ||||||||||
1 | ≥ 3.80:1.00 | 3.75 | % | 2.75 | % | 0.500 | % | |||||||
2 | ≤ 3.80:1.00 | 3.50 | % | 2.50 | % | 0.375 | % |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(1); provided that, at the option of the Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, “Pricing Level 1” (as set forth above) shall apply as of (x) the first Business Day after the date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered, and shall continue to so apply to and including the date on which such Compliance Certificate is so delivered (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply) or (y) the first Business Day after an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Facility shall have occurred and be continuing, and shall continue to so apply to but excluding the date on which such Event of Default is cured or waived (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply).
“Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date” means the first day after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date on or after which a Qualifying IPO has occurred and either (x) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Qualifying IPO, the Total Net Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended or (y) if clause (x) above does not apply, the Total Net Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of any Test Period ending after the consummation of such Qualifying IPO, based upon the Total Net Leverage Ratio as specified in the then most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(1).
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“Appropriate Lender “ means, at any time, (1) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (2) with respect to Letters of Credit, (a) the relevant Issuing Banks and (b) the relevant Revolving Lenders and (3) with respect to the Swing Line Facility, (x) the relevant Swing Line Lender and (y) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(1), the Revolving Lenders.
“Approved Bank” has the meaning specified in clause (4) of the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”
“Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (1) such Lender, (2) an Affiliate of such Lender or (3) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.
“Ares” means Ares Capital Management LLC (in its capacity as the manager to one or more managed funds and managed accounts).
“Ares Lender” means each Lender that is (i) Ares Capital Management LLC, (ii) an Affiliate of Ares Capital Management LLC or (iii) an Approved Fund of a Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition.
“Arrangers” means Ares and SunTrust Bank, in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers under this Agreement.
“Asset Sale” means:
(1) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (including any of the foregoing to a Divided LLC pursuant to an LLC Division), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions of property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”); or
(2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries issued in compliance with Section 7.02 and directors’ qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable Law) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;
in each case, other than:
(a) any disposition of:
(i) Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities,
(ii) obsolete, damaged or worn out property or assets, any disposition of property or assets in the ordinary course of business, any disposition of inventory or goods (or other assets) held for sale and any disposition of immaterial assets or property or property or assets no longer used or useful in the ordinary course or the principal business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower),
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(iii) assets no longer economically practicable or commercially reasonable to maintain (as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower),
(iv) improvements made to leased real property to landlords pursuant to customary terms of leases entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, and
(v) assets for purposes of charitable contributions or similar gifts to the extent such assets are not material to the ability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to conduct its business in the ordinary course;
(b) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 7.03;
(c) any disposition in connection with the making of any Restricted Payment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 7.05, any Permitted Investment or any acquisition otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(d) any disposition of property or assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary with an aggregate fair market value for any individual transaction or series of related transactions not to exceed the greater of (i) $5.0 million and (ii) 10.7% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of the making of such disposition;
(e) any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such disposition or issuance by any Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall otherwise be permitted by Section 7.05;
(f) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;
(g) (i) the lease, assignment or sublease, license or sublicense of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (ii) the exercise of termination rights with respect to any lease, sublease, license or sublicense or other agreement;
(h) any issuance, disposition or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness, assets or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
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(i) foreclosures, condemnation, expropriation, eminent domain or any similar action (including for the avoidance of doubt, any Casualty Event) with respect to assets;
(j) sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Securitization Assets or related assets in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility, sales of receivables in connection with Receivables Financing Transactions, sales pursuant to non-recourse factoring arrangements in the ordinary course of business, or the disposition of an account receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings;
(k) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, including asset securitizations permitted hereunder;
(l) the sale, lease, assignment, license, sublicense, sublease or discount of inventory, equipment, accounts receivable, notes receivable or other current assets in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or the conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable or other dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection thereof;
(m) the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(n) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract rights or other litigation claims in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(o) the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations;
(p) sales, transfers and other dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;
(q) the lapse, abandonment or other disposition of intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, which in the reasonable good faith determination of the Borrower, are not material to the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(r) the granting of a Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01;
(s) the issuance of directors’ qualifying shares and shares of Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable Law;
(t) the disposition of any assets (including Equity Interests) (i) acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, which assets are (x) not used or useful in the ordinary course or the principal business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) non-core assets or assets that are surplus or unnecessary to the business or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) made in connection with the approval of any applicable antitrust authority or otherwise necessary or advisable in the good faith determination of the Borrower to consummate any acquisition permitted hereunder;
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(u) dispositions of property to the extent that such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property;
(v) dispositions of property in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction;
(w) the settlement or early termination of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and the settlement or early termination of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction;
(x) dispositions of property acquired with Excluded Contributions (up to the aggregate amount of Excluded Contributions applied to fund the acquisition of such property);
(y) the sales of property or assets for an aggregate fair market value since the Closing Date not to exceed the greater of (I) $12.0 million and (II) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of the making of such disposition; and
(z) the sales of property or assets for an aggregate fair market value not to exceed the greater of (I) $5.0 million and (II) 11.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) per fiscal year (with unused amounts carried forward to the immediately succeeding fiscal year).
“Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Assumption” has the meaning specified in Section 10.25.
“Attorney Costs” means all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel, to the extent documented in reasonable detail and invoiced.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Capitalized Lease Obligation of any Person, the amount thereof that would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
“Auction Agent” means (1) the Administrative Agent or (2) any other financial institution or advisor engaged by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e); provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent); provided further that neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates may act as the Auction Agent.
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“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(2)(c).
“Available Incremental Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4)(c).
“ASU” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03.
“Bail-In
Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA
Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEAAffected
Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, 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).
“Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (1) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (2) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) and (3) the Eurodollar Rate on such day for an Interest Period of one (1) month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day). If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Article III hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (1) and (2) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (3) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Basket” means any amount, threshold, exception or value (including by reference to the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets) permitted or prescribed with respect to any Lien, Indebtedness, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, transaction, action, judgment or amount under any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
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“Benefit Plan” means any of (1) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (2) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (3) 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” means, with respect to any given party, an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Big Boy Letter” means a letter from a Lender acknowledging that (1) an assignee may have information regarding Holdings, the Borrower and any Subsidiary of the Borrower, their businesses, their ability to perform the Obligations or any other material information that has not previously been disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (“Excluded Information”), (2) the Excluded Information may not be available to such Lender, (3) such Lender has independently and without reliance on any other party made its own analysis and determined to assign Term Loans to such assignee pursuant to Section 10.07(8) or (12) notwithstanding its lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (4) such Lender waives and releases any claims it may have against the Administrative Agent, such assignee, Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of the Borrower with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information; or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such assignee, the Administrative Agent and assigning Lender.
“Board of Directors” means, for any Person, the board of directors or other governing body of such Person or, if such Person does not have such a board of directors or other governing body and is owned or managed by a single Person, the Board of Directors of such Person, or, in either case, any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided, “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Borrower.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement. Upon consummation of any transaction permitted by Section 7.03(4), “Borrower” shall mean the Successor Borrower.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment” means any offer by any Borrower Party to make a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a specified discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(B).
“Borrower Parties” means the collective reference to Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower and “Borrower Party” means any of them.
“Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Borrower Party of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a specified range of discounts to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(C).
“Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Borrower Party of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(D).
“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period.
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“Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is registered as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act or any other applicable Laws requiring such registration.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Legal Holiday and with respect to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, any day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“Buyer” means Cannes Parent, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company.
“Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capitalized Lease Obligations) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Capital Stock” means:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or shares in the capital of such corporation;
(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.
“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP in accordance with Section 1.03.
“Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Captive Insurance Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (or any Subsidiary thereof).
“Cash Collateral” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Cash Collateralize.”
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“Cash Collateral Account” means an account held in the name of a Loan Party at, and subject to the sole dominion and control of, the Collateral Agent.
“Cash Collateralize” means, in respect of an Obligation, to provide and pledge cash or Cash Equivalents in Dollars as collateral, at a location and pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Priority Revolving Agent or the relevant Issuing Bank with respect to any Letter of Credit, as applicable. “Cash Collateral” has a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1) Dollars;
(2) (a) Euros, Yen, Canadian Dollars, Sterling or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU; and (b) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary or any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary conducts business, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(3) readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of three years or less from the date of acquisition, demand deposits, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding three years and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic or foreign commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million in the case of U.S. banks and $100.0 million (or the Dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks (any such bank, an “Approved Bank”);
(5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) above or clauses (6), (7) and (8) below entered into with any financial institution or recognized securities dealer meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;
(6) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes rated at least P-2 by Xxxxx’x or at least A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Xxxxx’x nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) and in each case maturing within 36 months after the date of acquisition thereof;
(7) marketable short-term money market and similar liquid funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Xxxxx’x or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Xxxxx’x nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower);
(8) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 36 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
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(9) readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case having an Investment Grade Rating from either Xxxxx’x or S&P (or, if at any time neither Xxxxx’x nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(10) Indebtedness or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Xxxxx’x (or, if at any time neither Xxxxx’x nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(11) Investments with average maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Xxxxx’x (or, if at any time neither Xxxxx’x nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower);
(12) securities with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Approved Bank;
(13) investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in money market investment programs which are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or which are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250 million, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such Investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (1) through (12) above;
(14) investment funds investing substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (13) above; and
(15) solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that the Captive Insurance Subsidiary is not prohibited to make in accordance with applicable Law.
In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside the United States, Cash Equivalents will also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (15) above of foreign obligors, which investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (1) through (15) and in this paragraph.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents will include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that such amounts, except amounts used to pay non-Dollar denominated obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, are expected by the Borrower to be converted into any currency listed in clause (1) or (2) above as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such amounts (and solely to the extent so converted on or prior to such tenth (10th) Business Day).
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“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement entered into from time to time by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with cash management services for collections, other Cash Management Services and for operating, payroll and trust accounts of such Person, including automatic clearing house services, controlled disbursement services, electronic funds transfer services, information reporting services, lockbox services, stop payment services and wire transfer services.
“Cash Management Bank” means (1) any Person set forth on Schedule 1.01(2), (2) any Person that is an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender on the Closing Date or at the time it entered into a Secured Cash Management Agreement, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender or (3) any Person from time to time approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and specifically designated in writing as a “Cash Management Bank” by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.
“Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Cash Management Bank in connection with, or in respect of, any Cash Management Services.
“Cash Management Services” means (1) commercial credit cards, merchant card services, purchase or debit cards, including non-card e-payables services, (2) treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft, automatic clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services), (3) foreign exchange, netting and currency management services and (4) any other demand deposit or operating account relationships or other cash management services, including under any Cash Management Agreements.
“Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.
“Catch-Up Management Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 6.15(2)(c).
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (1) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty (excluding the taking effect after the Closing Date of a law, rule, regulation or treaty adopted prior to the Closing Date), (2) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (3) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority. It is understood and agreed that (a) the Xxxx–Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173), all Laws relating thereto and all interpretations and applications thereof and (b) 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 regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, for the purpose of this Agreement, be deemed to be adopted subsequent to the Closing Date.
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“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following after the Closing Date:
(1) at any time prior to the consummation of the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date, the Permitted Holders ceasing to beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower; or
(2) at any time following the consummation of the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date, (a) any Person (other than a Permitted Holder) or (b) Persons (other than one or more Permitted Holders) constituting a “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act) (excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person and its subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests of the Borrower representing more than forty percent (40%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and the percentage of aggregate ordinary voting power so held is greater than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the Equity Interests of the Borrower beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate by the Permitted Holders (it being understood and agreed that for purposes of measuring beneficial ownership held by any Person that is not a Permitted Holder, Equity Interests held by any Permitted Holder will be excluded); or
(3) the Borrower ceases to be directly or indirectly wholly owned by Holdings (or any successor or Parent Company that has become a Guarantor in lieu of Holdings);
unless, in the case of clause (1) or (2) above, the Permitted Holders have, at such time, directly or indirectly, the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower.
“Charge” means any charge, fee, expense, expenditure, cost, loss, accrual, reserve of any kind and any other deduction included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income.
“Class” (1) when used with respect to Lenders, refers to whether such Lenders have Loans or Commitments with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (2) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Closing Date Term Loan Commitments (including 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments), 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitments, Revolving Commitments, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Other Revolving Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Commitments in respect of any Class of Replacement Loans, Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series or Other Term Loan Commitments of a given Class of Other Loans, in each case not designated part of another existing Class and (3) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Closing Date Term Loans (including 2021 Incremental Term Loans), 2020 Incremental Term Loans, Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans, Replacement Loans, Extended Term Loans, Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments, or Other Term Loans, in each case not designated part of another existing Class. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have identical terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments established on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments established on the Closing Date shall comprise a single Class of Commitments for purposes hereof and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans funded on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and the Closing Date Term Loans funded on the Closing Date shall comprise a single Class of Loans for purposes hereof.
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“Closing Date” means the first date on which all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01, and the Closing Date Term Loans are made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1), which date was September 4, 2019.
“Closing Date Loans” means the Closing Date Term Loans funded on the Closing Date and any Closing Date Revolving Borrowing.
“Closing Date Material Adverse Effect” means a “Material Adverse Effect” as defined in the Acquisition Agreement.
“Closing Date Merger” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report” means that certain Quality of Earnings Analysis, dated June 12, 2019, prepared by Ernst & Young LLP.
“Closing Date Refinancing” means the repayment of all outstanding Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement.
“Closing Date Revolving Borrowing” means one or more Borrowings of Revolving Loans on the Closing Date, if any, pursuant to Section 2.01(2) in accordance with the requirements specified or referred to in Section 6.13; provided, that, without limitation, Letters of Credit may be issued on the Closing Date to backstop or replace letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments outstanding on the Closing Date (including deemed issuances of Letters of Credit under this Agreement resulting from an existing issuer of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments outstanding on the Closing Date agreeing to become an Issuing Bank under this Agreement).
“Closing Date Revolving Facility” means the Revolving Facility made available by the Revolving Lenders as of the Closing Date.
“Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make a Closing Date Term Loan to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount specified opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption (or Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption) pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16) and, on and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments. The initial aggregate amount of the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments on the Closing Date is $225.0 million.
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“Closing Date Term Loan Facility” means the Closing Date Term Loans.
“Closing Date Term Loan Lenders” means the Lenders from time to time of the Closing Date Term Loans, in their capacity as such.
“Closing Date Term Loans” means the Term Loans made by the Term Lenders on the Closing Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1) and, on and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the 2021 Incremental Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, all references to the “Closing Date Term Loans” from and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall include the 2021 Incremental Term Loans.
“Co-Investors” means any of (1) the assignees, if any, of the equity commitments of any Investor who become holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any Parent Company) on the Closing Date in connection with the Acquisition and (2) the transferees, if any, that acquire, within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date, any Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any Parent Company) held by any Investor as of the Closing Date.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means all the “Collateral” (or equivalent term, including “Pledged Collateral”) as defined in any Collateral Document.
“Collateral Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:
(1) the Collateral Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered (a) on the Closing Date pursuant to Sections 4.01(1)(c) or 4.01(1)(d) or (b) pursuant to the Security Agreement or Sections 6.11 or 6.12 at such time required by the Security Agreement or by such Sections to be delivered, in each case, duly executed by each Loan Party that is party thereto;
(2) all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by (a) Holdings (or any successor thereto), (b) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a wholly owned Material Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary), which as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Acquisition shall include those that are listed on Schedule 1.01(1) hereto and (c) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that Guarantees (or is the borrower or issuer of) (i) any Junior Indebtedness or (ii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (the Persons in the preceding clauses (a) through (c) (together with any Person joined pursuant to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception) collectively, the “Guarantors”);
(3) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected security interest, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, on:
(a) all the Equity Interests of the Borrower,
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(b) all Equity Interests of each direct, wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that is directly owned by any Loan Party, and
(c) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each class of each (i) wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco and (ii) wholly owned Material Foreign Subsidiary, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, that is directly owned by a Loan Party (in each case, to the extent such Material Domestic Subsidiary or Material Foreign Subsidiary is not an Excluded Subsidiary (other than by virtue of being a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco or Foreign Subsidiary, as applicable)); and
(4) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, including subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, and in each case subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a security interest in substantially all tangible and intangible personal property of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including accounts other than Securitization Assets), inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, applications and registrations of intellectual property filed in the United States, other general intangibles, and proceeds of the foregoing (in each case, other than Excluded Assets), in each case,
(a) that has been perfected (to the extent such security interest may be perfected) by:
(i) delivering certificated securities and instruments, in which a security interest can be perfected by physical control, in each case to the extent expressly required hereunder or the Security Agreement (which shall be limited to any promissory note in excess of $5.0 million, Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor that is owing to any Loan Party (which may be evidenced by the Intercompany Note and pledged to the Collateral Agent) and Equity Interests of the Borrower and its wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries that are Material Subsidiaries constituting “certificated securities” (within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code) otherwise required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents to the extent required under clause (3) above),
(ii) filing financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction, or
(iii) making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office, and
(b) with the priority required by the Collateral Documents; provided that any such security interests in the Collateral shall be subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements to the extent expressly required by this Agreement.
The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation, perfection or maintenance of security interests in particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the creation, perfection or maintenance of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that creation, perfection or maintenance cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents.
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There shall be (I) no actions required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction under the Loan Documents in order to create any security interests in any assets or to perfect or make enforceable such security interests in any assets (including any intellectual property registered or applied for in any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (II) no Guaranties or Collateral Documents (including security agreements and pledge agreements) governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction. Notwithstanding anything else provided in the Loan Documents, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, elect to join any Foreign Subsidiary, any non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or any Excluded Subsidiary (other than, in each case, an Unrestricted Subsidiary) as a Guarantor subject to, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, (x) the jurisdiction of incorporation of such Foreign Subsidiary being reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in light of legal permissibility and the policies and procedures of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for similarly situated companies (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) and (y) collateral and security provisions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to be negotiated in good faith (such election to so join the “Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception”); provided that the Borrower may subsequently elect to release (a “Guarantor Release Election”) any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary (a “Released Subsidiary”) from its obligations as a Guarantor in its sole discretion (so long as such release (A) shall be subject to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries having capacity to make an Investment in such Released Subsidiary once it is no longer a Guarantor and shall be deemed an Investment in such Released Subsidiary and (B) shall be subject to such Released Subsidiary having capacity to incur any Indebtedness or Liens once it is no longer a Guarantor and shall constitute the incurrence at the time of release of any Indebtedness and Liens of such Released Subsidiary existing at such time) (it being understood and agreed that such right to elect to release any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary in accordance with the immediately preceding clause (A) and (B) shall be in addition to any other right to release any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary from its obligations as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 10.24); provided further that to the extent any Foreign Subsidiary is joined pursuant to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception, any requirements under this Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any related provisions under the Loan Documents as applied to such Foreign Subsidiary (solely to the extent any such provision would not otherwise have applied in respect of such Foreign Subsidiary if it were a Restricted Subsidiary that did not constitute a Loan Party) may be modified (including with respect to the addition of “agreed security principles” or other customary limitations applicable to the provision of guarantees and collateral in the applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction and providing for the granting of collateral customary for secured financings in such non-U.S. jurisdiction) as reasonably determined by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
No perfection through control agreements or perfection by “control” shall be required with respect to any assets (other than to the extent required under clause (4)(a)(i) above) under the Loan Documents. There shall be no (x) requirement to obtain any landlord waivers, estoppels, collateral access letters or similar rights and agreements or (y) requirement to perfect a security interest in any letter of credit rights, other than by the filing of a UCC financing statement.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, each of the collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Sections 4.01(1)(c), 4.01(d), 6.11 or 6.12 and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
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“Commitment” means a Revolving Commitment, Incremental Revolving Commitment, Closing Date Term Loan Commitment (including a 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment), 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment, Other Revolving Commitment, Other Term Loan Commitment, Extended Revolving Commitment of a given Extension Series, or any commitment in respect of Replacement Loans, as the context may require.
“Commitment Fee Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to the Applicable Rate set forth in the “Commitment Fee Rate” column of the chart in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”
“Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (1) a Borrowing with respect to a given Class of Loans, (2) a conversion of Loans of a given Class from one Type to the other or (3) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans of a given Class, pursuant to Section 2.02(1), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et seq.), as amended from time to time and any successor statute.
“Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Compensation Period” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(3)(b).
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C and which certificate shall in any event be a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower:
(1) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and is continuing and, if applicable, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto (in each case, other than any Default with respect to which the Administrative Agent has otherwise obtained notice in accordance with Section 6.03(1)),
(2) in the case of financial statements delivered under Section 6.01(1), setting forth reasonably detailed calculations of (a) Excess Cash Flow for each fiscal year commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 and (b) the Net Proceeds received during the applicable period (after the Closing Date in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019) by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event subject to prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) and the portion of such Net Proceeds that has been invested or is intended to be reinvested in accordance with Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii), and
(3) setting
forth (a) a calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently
ended Test Period [reserved],
(b) if on the last day of the most recently ended Test Period there are outstanding Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letters
of Credit (excluding (i) undrawn Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount up to $10.0 million (with only such Letter of Credit
amounts in excess of $10.0 million being considered outstanding for purposes of this clause (3)), (ii) Letters of Credit (whether
drawn or undrawn) to the extent reimbursed, Cash Collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable
Issuing Bank on or prior to the date that is three Business Days following the end of the applicable Test Period and (iii) solely
for the first two full fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, any Closing Date Revolving Borrowings drawn to finance a
portion of the Transactions or the payment of Transaction Expenses or working capital or purchase price adjustments in connection
with the Acquisition) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 35% of the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Commitments
under the Priority Revolving Facility, whether such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended
Test Period is in compliance with the required level for such Test Period and,
(c) if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period would result in
a change in the applicable “Pricing Level” as set forth in the definition of “Applicable Rate,” setting
forth a calculation of such First Lien Net
Leverage Ratio and (d) if the Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period would result
in a change in the Applicable Rate, setting forth a calculation of such Total Net Leverage Ratio.
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“Conforming Accounting Report” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(1).
“Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents, amounts related to current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees, derivative financial instruments and any assets in respect of Hedge Agreements, and excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.
“Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding (1) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (2) the current portion of interest, (3) accruals for current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, (4) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves or severance, (5) Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations under this Agreement or any other revolving loans, swingline loans and letter of credit obligations under any other revolving credit facility, (6) the current portion of any Capitalized Lease Obligation, (7) deferred revenue arising from cash receipts that are earmarked for specific projects, (8) liabilities in respect of unpaid earnouts, (9) the current portion of any other long-term liabilities, (10) accrued litigation settlement costs and (11) any liabilities in respect of Hedge Agreements, and, furthermore, excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.
“Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the amortization of intangible assets, deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and the amortization of Capitalized Software Expenditures of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.
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“Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditures” means, for any period, without duplication, cash dividends actually paid by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period with respect to Disqualified Stock (and, solely for purposes of determining Basket capacity under Section 7.05(2)(e) or 7.05(2)(f), Preferred Stock) issued by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (without duplication of any such Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditure otherwise included in, or added to, Consolidated Interest Expense for such period), excluding, in each case (i) “additional dividends” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to any Disqualified Stock and (ii) any payments with respect to commissions, discounts, yield, make-whole premiums or redemption premium costs of such Disqualified Stock.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period:
(1) increased (without duplication) by the following, in each case (other than clauses (h), (l), (p) and (q) below) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(a) total interest expense and, to the extent not reflected in such total 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 or such derivative instruments, and bank and letter of credit fees, letter of guarantee and bankers’ acceptance fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, together with items excluded from the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” pursuant to the definition thereof; plus
(b) provision for taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital, including federal, foreign and state income, franchise, excise, value added and similar Taxes, property taxes and similar taxes, and foreign withholding Taxes paid or accrued during such period (including any future Taxes or other levies that replace or are intended to be in lieu of taxes, and any penalties and interest related to Taxes or arising from tax examinations) and the net tax expense associated with any adjustments made pursuant to the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,” and any payments to a Parent Company in respect of such taxes permitted to be made hereunder; plus
(c) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense for such period; plus
(d) any other non-cash Charges, including any write-offs or write-downs reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period, changes in reserves for earnouts and similar obligations and any non-cash expense relating to the vesting of warrants (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (i) the Borrower in its sole discretion may determine not to add back such non-cash Charge in the current period and (ii) to the extent the Borrower does decide to add back such non-cash Charge, the cash payment in respect thereof, with the exception of any cash payments related to the settlement of deferred compensation balances awarded prior to the Closing Date, 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
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(e) Charges consisting of income attributable to minority interests and non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, excluding cash distributions in respect thereof, and the amount of any reductions in arriving at Consolidated Net Income resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 810, Consolidation; plus
(f) (i) the amount of board of director fees and any management, monitoring, consulting, transaction, advisory and other fees (including transaction and termination fees) and indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period under the Management Services Agreement or otherwise to the extent permitted under Section 6.15 and (ii) the amount of payments made to optionholders of such Person or any Parent Company in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equityholders of such Person or its Parent Companies, which payments are being made to compensate such optionholders as though they were equityholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted hereunder; plus
(g) Charges, including any loss or discount, related to the sale of receivables, Securitization Assets and related assets to any Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Securitization Facility; plus
(h) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash Charges) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any prior period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (2) below for any previous period and not added back; plus
(i) any Charges pursuant to any management equity plan, stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan, agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of such Person or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of such Person (other than Disqualified Stock); plus
(j) any net pension or other post-employment benefit Charges representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715—Compensation—Retirement Benefits, and any other items of a similar nature, plus
(k) the amount of earnout obligation expense incurred in connection with (including adjustments thereto) any acquisitions and Investments, whether consummated prior to or after the Closing Date; plus
(l) (i) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions resulting from, or related to, the Transactions that are reasonably identifiable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions either taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 24 months after the Closing Date (or to the extent identified in the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report) and (ii) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions resulting from, or related to, mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, investments, divestitures, dispositions, discontinuance of activities or operations and other specified transactions, restructurings, cost savings initiatives, operational changes and other initiatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, acquisitions occurring prior to the Closing Date) that are reasonably identifiable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions either taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 24 months after such merger or other business combination, acquisition, investment, divestiture, disposition, discontinuance of activities or operations or other specified transaction, restructuring, cost savings initiative, operational change or other initiative is consummated (or undertaken or implemented prior to consummation of the acquisition or other applicable transaction (including any actions taken on or prior to the Closing Date)), in each case, calculated (I) on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, synergies or operating expense reductions had been realized in full on the first day of such period and (II) net of the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions during such period (it is understood and agreed that “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit that is associated with any action taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken, whether prior to or following the Closing Date) (which adjustments may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) pro forma cost savings, synergies or operating expense reduction adjustments made pursuant to Section 1.07); plus
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(m) any payments in the nature of compensation or expense reimbursement made to independent board members; plus
(n) any non-cash increase in expenses resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization of variances) or other inventory adjustments (including any non-cash increase in expenses as a result of last-in first-out and/or first-in first-out methods of accounting);
(o) any loss from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are being held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, if elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion,only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of); plus
(p) adjustments, exclusions and add-backs either (i) consistent with Regulation S-X of the SEC or (ii) set forth in any quality of earnings analysis prepared by independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing or any other accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any “Big Four” firm is acceptable) and delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or similar permitted investment; plus
(q) adjustments, exclusions and add-backs (A) identified in (i) the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report or (ii) the Investor model delivered to the Initial Lenders dated June 20, 2019 and (B) of the type identified in (i) the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report or (ii) the Investor model delivered to the Initial Lenders dated June 20, 2019 (excluding, in the case of this clause (B), “run rate adjustments” (X) of the type set forth in clause (l) above and (Y) as detailed in pages 21 through 24 of the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report related to annualized revenue and contribution margin adjustments associated with new client wins, membership growth with existing clients and related “seasonality” adjustments); and
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(2) decreased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(a) non-cash gains for such period (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period other than any such accrual or reserve that has been added back to Consolidated Net Income in calculating Consolidated EBITDA in accordance with this definition),
(b) the amount of any income consisting of losses attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary added to (and not deducted from) Consolidated Net Income in such period; and
(c) any net income from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are being held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, if elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions added back pursuant to clause (l)(ii) above in any Test Period, when aggregated with adjustments, exclusions and add-backs pursuant to clause (q)(B) in such Test Period and any “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to Section 1.07(3) for such Test Period (in each case, excluding any such “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions related to the Transactions), shall not in the aggregate exceed an amount equal to 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (calculated after giving effect to any such addback and all other permitted add-backs and adjustments) for such Test Period on a pro forma basis.
For the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated, including pro forma adjustments, in accordance with Section 1.07.
“Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, in each case, solely to the extent secured, in whole or in part, by a first priority Lien on the Collateral or on a first priority basis on the assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party securing Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment, in each case that ranks pari passu with the Liens securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies); provided that Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt will not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.
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“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations), net of cash interest income, with respect to Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness, including commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs under hedging agreements (other than in connection with the early termination thereof);
excluding, in each case:
(1) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and any other amounts of non-cash interest (including as a result of the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting),
(2) interest expense attributable to the movement of the xxxx-to-market valuation of obligations under Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments, including pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging,
(3) costs associated with incurring or terminating Hedging Obligations and cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates,
(4) commissions, discounts, yield, make-whole premium and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) incurred in connection with any Non-Recourse Indebtedness,
(5) “additional interest” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to any securities,
(6) any payments with respect to make-whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, including any Indebtedness issued in connection with the Transactions,
(7) penalties and interest relating to Taxes,
(8) accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities not constituting Indebtedness,
(9) interest expense attributable to a Parent Company resulting from push-down accounting,
(10) any expense resulting from the discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting,
(11) any interest expense attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto in connection with the Transactions, any acquisition or Investment, and
(12) annual agency fees paid to any administrative agents and collateral agents with respect to any secured or unsecured loans, debt facilities, debentures, bonds, commercial paper facilities or other forms of Indebtedness (including any security or collateral trust arrangements related thereto), including the Facilities.
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For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation will be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the net income (loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding (and excluding the effect of), without duplication,
(1) extraordinary, one-time, non-recurring or unusual gains or Charges (including relating to any strategic initiatives and accruals and reserves in connection with such gains or Charges and including legal fees, expenses, settlements and judgments) and special items; restructuring and similar Charges; accruals or reserves (including restructuring and integration costs related to acquisitions and adjustments to existing reserves, and in each case, whether or not classified as such under GAAP); Charges related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of facilities and fixed assets for alternative uses; Public Company Costs; Charges related to the integration, consolidation, opening, pre-opening and closing of facilities and fixed assets; severance and relocation costs and expenses; special compensation Charges, consulting fees; charges in connection with third-party advisory support to implement new accounting standards; signing, retention or completion bonuses and charges, and executive recruiting costs; Charges incurred in connection with strategic initiatives; transition Charges and duplicative running and operating Charges; Charges incurred in connection with acquisitions (or purchases of assets) prior to or after the Closing Date (including integration costs); business optimization Charges (including Charges relating to business optimization programs, new systems design, Charges related to systems establishment, implementation, integration and upgrades and project start-up); accruals and reserves; Charges attributable to the implementation of cost-savings initiatives and operating improvements and consolidations; and curtailments and modifications to pension and post-employment employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities and charges resulting from changes in estimates, valuations and judgments);
(2) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period whether effected through a cumulative effect adjustment or a retroactive application, in each case in accordance with GAAP;
(3) Transaction Expenses;
(4) any gain (loss) on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business);
(5) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary and, solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b)(i) of Section 7.05(1), the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of a Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period;
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(6) solely for the purpose of determining Excess Cash Flow and the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b)(i) of Section 7.05(1), the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived (or the Borrower reasonably believes such restriction could be waived and is using commercially reasonable efforts to pursue such waiver); provided that Consolidated Net Income of a Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents), or the amount that could have been paid in cash or Cash Equivalents without violating any such restriction or requiring any such approval, to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;
(7) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries) related to the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting (including in the inventory, property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items);
(8) income (loss) from the early extinguishment or conversion of (a) Indebtedness, (b) Hedging Obligations or (c) other derivative instruments;
(9) any impairment Charges or asset write-off or write-down in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP;
(10) (a) any equity based or non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense arising from grants of stock appreciation, equity incentive programs or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to, and any cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of, Equity Interests by management of such Person or of a Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company, (b) non-cash compensation expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation or Accounting Standards Codification Topic 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees and (c) any income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts;
(11) any Charges during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, Asset Sale, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to the syndication and incurrence of any Indebtedness, including any Facilities hereunder, or the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations), issuance of Equity Interests (including by any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower), recapitalization, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of any Indebtedness, including the Loan Documents) and including, in each case, any such transaction whether consummated on, after or prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or nonrecurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful or consummated (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the effects of expensing all transaction related expenses in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 805, Business Combinations);
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(12) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted in connection with the Transactions, an Investment or an acquisition that are required to be established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions, such Investment or such acquisition, in each case in accordance with GAAP;
(13) any expenses, charges or losses to the extent covered by insurance that are, directly or indirectly, reimbursed or reimbursable by a third party, and any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition, Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement;
(14) any non-cash gain (loss) attributable to the xxxx to market movement in the valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815—Derivatives and Hedging or xxxx to market movement of other financial instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 825—Financial Instruments;
(15) any net realized or unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency transaction or translation gains or losses, including those related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from (a) Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk and (b) resulting from intercompany indebtedness) and any other foreign currency transaction or translation gains and losses;
(16) any adjustments resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 460, Guarantees, or any comparable regulation;
(17) any non-cash rent expense;
(18) any non-cash expenses, accruals or reserves related to adjustments to historical tax exposures;
(19) earnout and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses or otherwise and including in connection with the Transactions) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments;
(20) at the election of the Borrower (provided that once an election is made, it may not be reversed), changes to accrual of revenue so long as consistent with past practices of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (regardless of treatment under GAAP) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow; and
(21) any Charges during such period in connection with sales tax owed but unpaid during any prior period in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3.0 million.
In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Consolidated Net Income will include the amount of proceeds received or receivable from business interruption insurance, the amount of any expenses or charges incurred by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are, directly or indirectly, reimbursed or reimbursable by a third party, and amounts that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition, Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 7.05(1) (other than clause (b)(iv) of Section 7.05(1)), there will be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments made by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments from such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances which constitute Restricted Investments by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary, any sale of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such amounts increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under clause (b)(iv) of Section 7.05(1).
“Consolidated Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, in each case secured by a Lien on the assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that Consolidated Secured Debt will not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness; provided that Consolidated Total Debt will not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Working Capital” means, as at any date of determination, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities.
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“Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other monetary obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent:
(1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor;
(2) to advance or supply funds:
(a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or
(b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; or
(3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.
“Contract Consideration” has the meaning specified in clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Controlled Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person, other than any Investor, which directly or indirectly is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is organized by such Person (or any Person controlling such Person) primarily for making direct or indirect equity or debt investments in the Borrower or other companies.
“Convertible Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrower (which may be guaranteed by the Guarantors) permitted to be incurred hereunder that is either (1) convertible into common equity of the Borrower (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such common equity) or (2) sold as units with call options, warrants or rights to purchase (or substantially equivalent derivative transactions) that are exercisable for common equity of the Borrower or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such common equity).
“Corrective Extension Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(6).
“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
(1) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(2) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(3) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.
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“Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”
“Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (1) Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt, (2) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt or (3) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt; provided that, in each case, such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) to Refinance, in whole or in part, existing Loans (or, if applicable, unused Commitments) or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (“Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt”); provided, further, that (a) the terms of any such Indebtedness (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment or redemption premiums and terms) shall either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if otherwise not consistent with the terms of such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt, not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Loans in effect immediately prior to such Refinancing or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, (A) to the extent that such Indebtedness includes a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and consists solely of a revolving credit facility (whether or not the documentation therefor includes any other facilities) and the applicable Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant is included only for the benefit of such revolving credit facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and (B) to the extent that such Indebtedness includes a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and does not consist solely of a revolving credit facility (whether or not the documentation therefor includes any other facilities), such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable) or (iii) such terms shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of (I) the lenders of any such Indebtedness that consists of term facilities, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent (or any Lender) to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable or (II) the lenders of any such Indebtedness that consists of revolving credit facilities, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility), (b) any such Indebtedness shall have (i) a maturity date that is no earlier than the earlier of (I) the maturity date of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt and (II) the Latest Maturity Date of (in the case of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consisting of revolving credit facilities) the Closing Date Revolving Facility or (in the case of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consisting of term facilities) the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (ii) if the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consists of term facilities, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the lesser of (I) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt and (II) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, in each case as of the date of determination, (c) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount (or shall not have a greater accreted value, if applicable) than the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees and premiums (including tender premium) and penalties (if any) thereon and fees, expenses, original issue discount and upfront fees incurred in connection with such Refinancing plus the amount of any other Indebtedness permitted under one or more other Baskets under Section 7.02 (which shall be deemed a utilization of any such Baskets), (d) such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid, within five (5) Business Days after the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained with the Net Proceeds received from the incurrence or issuance of such Indebtedness and (e) any mandatory prepayments of (i) any Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt may not be made except to the extent that prepayments are not prohibited hereunder and, to the extent required hereunder or pursuant to the terms of any Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt, first made or offered to the holders of the Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations and any such Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt and (ii) any Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt in respect of events described in Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i), may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis as compared to any Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations with an earlier maturity date unless the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt was so entitled to participate on a greater than a pro rata basis) with each Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i), provided, further, that “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be Refinanced with (or which converts into or is exchanged for) long-term indebtedness (and such bridge or other interim credit facility shall be deemed to satisfy clause (b) of the second proviso in this definition so long as (x) such credit facility includes customary “rollover” provisions and (y) assuming such credit facility were to be extended pursuant to such “rollover” provisions, such extended credit facility would comply with clause (b) above) and in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other interim credit facility, clause (e) of the second proviso in this definition shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.
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“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (1) a Borrowing and (2) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1).
“Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1)(a).
“Cured Default” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02(9).
“Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of an Investor that is a bona fide diversified debt fund that is not (1) a natural person or (2) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Debt Representative” means, with respect to any series of Indebtedness, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent or representative under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.
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“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Declined Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(f).
“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (1) the Base Rate plus (2) the Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans plus (3) 2.00% per annum; provided that with respect to the outstanding principal amount of any Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan (giving effect to Section 2.02(3)) plus 2.00% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
“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” means, subject to Section 2.17(2), any Lender that (1) has refused (which refusal may be given verbally or in writing and has not been retracted) or failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of L/C Obligations, within one (1) Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (2) has failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent, Priority Revolving Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, (3) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (4) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, that it will comply with its funding obligations or (5) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, either (a) admitted in writing that it is insolvent or (b) become subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event. Any determination by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, as to whether a Lender is a Defaulting Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale, redemption or repurchase of, or collection or payment on, such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.
“Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary thereof or any Parent Company (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, on or promptly after the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (b) of Section 7.05(1).
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“Designated Revolving Commitments” means any commitments to make loans or extend credit on a revolving basis (or delayed draw basis) to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by any Person other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that have been designated in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent as “Designated Revolving Commitments” until such time as the Borrower subsequently delivers an Officer’s Certificate to the Administrative Agent to the effect that such commitments will no longer constitute “Designated Revolving Commitments”; provided that, during such time (including at the time of the incurrence of such Designated Revolving Commitments), (1) except for purposes of the definition of “Applicable Rate,” the First Lien Net Leverage Ratios set forth in Section 2.05(2)(a) and Section 2.05(2)(b) and determining actual compliance with the Financial Covenant, such Designated Revolving Commitments will be deemed an incurrence of Indebtedness on such date and will be deemed outstanding for purposes of calculating the Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio, First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and the availability of any Baskets hereunder and (2) commencing on the date such Designated Revolving Commitments are established after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of the entire committed amount of the Indebtedness thereunder (but without netting any cash proceeds thereof), such committed amount under such Designated Revolving Commitments may thereafter be borrowed (and reborrowed, if applicable), in whole or in part, from time to time, without further compliance with any Basket or financial ratio or test under this Agreement (including the Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio or First Lien Net Leverage Ratio).
“Discharge” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, the repayment, prepayment, repurchase (including pursuant to an offer to purchase), redemption, defeasance or other discharge of such Indebtedness, in any such case in whole or in part.
“Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(2).
“Discount Range” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).
“Discount Range Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).
“Discount Range Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1) substantially in the form of Exhibit J.
“Discount Range Prepayment Offer” means the written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit K, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.
“Discount Range Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).
“Discount Range Proration” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(3).
“Discounted Prepayment Determination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).
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“Discounted Prepayment Effective Date” means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five (5) Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.05(1)(e)(B), Section 2.05(1)(e)(C) or Section 2.05(1)(e)(D), respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.
“Discounted Term Loan Prepayment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(A).
“disposition” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Asset Sale.”
“Disqualified Institution” means (1) those particular banks, financial institutions, other institutional lenders and other Persons that were identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to the Initial Lenders on or prior to July 9, 2019 (or, (x) after July 9, 2019 and prior to the Closing Date, that are identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to, and with the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of, the Initial Lenders holding a majority of the aggregate Commitments on July 9, 2019 and (y) if after the Closing Date, that are identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to, and with the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of, the Administrative Agent), (2) any competitor of the Borrower or its Affiliates that is identified in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor to (a) the Initial Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date and (b) the Administrative Agent from time to time on or after the Closing Date, (3) any competitor of the Investor, and any Affiliate of such competitor, that (a) is identified in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor to the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date, (b) has a debt platform (or an affiliated debt platform) that the Investor reasonably believes does not have sufficient customary barriers in place regarding not sharing information with Affiliates that are competitors of the Investor as of such date of designation pursuant to clause (3)(a) above and (c) does not have a debt platform (or affiliated debt platform) which would satisfy the criteria in clause (3)(b) above if applied as of July 9, 2019 (including, for each of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (3), their respective Affiliates that are reasonably identifiable as such on the basis of their name) and (4) any Affiliate (other than Affiliates that constitute bona fide diversified debt funds primarily investing in loans) of the Persons described in the preceding clauses (1) or (2) that are either (i) reasonably identifiable as such on the basis of their name or (ii) are identified as such in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor as set forth hereinabove (including, in the case of this clause (ii), within the time periods set forth in clauses (1) or (2) above for the identification of the related Affiliate Disqualified Institution); provided that any Person that is a Lender or Participant and subsequently becomes a Disqualified Institution (but was not a Disqualified Institution at the time it became a Lender or a Participant, as applicable) shall be deemed to not be a Disqualified Institution hereunder (in the case of any such Participant that is not a Lender, solely with respect to the participations held by such Participant). The identity of Disqualified Institutions may be communicated by the Administrative Agent to a Lender upon request, but will not be otherwise posted or distributed to any Person.
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“Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than (1) for any Qualified Equity Interests or (2) solely as a result of a change of control, asset sale, casualty, condemnation or eminent domain) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than (1) for any Qualified Equity Interests or (2) solely as a result of a change of control, asset sale, casualty, condemnation or eminent domain), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the then Latest Maturity Date or the date the Loans are no longer outstanding and the Commitments have been terminated; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of future, current or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company or by any such plan to such employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof), such Capital Stock will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s, director’s, officer’s, management member’s, consultant’s or independent contractor’s termination, death or disability; provided further any Capital Stock held by any future, current or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Parent Company, or any other Person in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has an Investment and is designated in good faith as an “affiliate” by the Board of Directors (or the compensation committee thereof), in each case pursuant to any equity subscription or equity holders’ agreement, management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s, director’s, officer’s, management member’s, consultant’s or independent contractor’s termination, death or disability. For the purposes hereof, the aggregate principal amount of Disqualified Stock will be deemed to be equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and maximum fixed repurchase price, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were purchased on any date on which the Consolidated Total Debt, Consolidated Secured Debt or Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt, as applicable, will be required to be determined pursuant to this Agreement, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Stock, such fair market value shall be determined in good faith by the Borrower.
“Distressed Agent ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Agent-Related Distress Event.”
“Distressed Person” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Lender-Related Distress Event .”
“Divided LLC” means any LLC formed upon the consummation of an LLC Division.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“ECF Payment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(a).
“ECF Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(a).
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“EEA Financial Institution” means (1) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (2) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (1) of this definition or (3) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (1) or (2) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(1).
“EMU” means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.
“Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and sub-surface strata, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws relating to pollution or the protection of the Environment or, to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, worker health.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (1) violation of any Environmental Law, (2) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (3) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (4) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (5) any contract or other written agreement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“EP ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.”
“Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement” means, to the extent executed in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral which are intended to rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies), at the option of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent acting together in good faith, either (1) an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1, together with any changes thereto which are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or (2) a customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (but which agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, shall in any event contain provisions substantially similar to Sections 2.01(b), 2.01(f), 2.03(c), 2.10(a)(y), 5.02(d), 5.15 and 5.16 of Exhibit G-1 (the “EP ICA Applicable Provisions”)), which agreement shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies), in each case with such modifications thereto as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree.
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“Equity Contribution” means, collectively, the direct or indirect contribution to the Borrower or any Parent Company, by the Investor, members of management of the Company and the Co-Investors of an aggregate amount of cash and rollover equity (which shall be in the form of common equity or (on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Lenders) other equity) that represents not less than 35% of the Funded Capitalization; provided that, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Investor shall control, directly or indirectly, beneficially not less than a majority of the Voting Stock of Holdings on the Closing Date.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, the Capital Stock of such Person and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock of such Person, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock of such Person.
“Equity Offering” means any public or private sale of common equity or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Company (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than:
(1) public offerings with respect to the Borrower’s or any Parent Company’s common equity registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8;
(2) issuances to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; and
(3) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that together with any Loan Party is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
“ERISA Event” means (1) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (2) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (3) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan, written notification of any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability or written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or has been determined to be in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (4) the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement in writing of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (5) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, other than for the payment of PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates; (6) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (7) a failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) with respect to a Pension Plan, whether or not waived; (8) the application for a minimum funding waiver under Section 302(c) of ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan; (9) the imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA or Section 430(k) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan; (10) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA or Section 430 of the Code); or (11) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction with respect to any Pension Plan maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could result in liability to any Loan Party.
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“Escrow” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Indebtedness.”
“Escrowed Proceeds” means the proceeds from the offering of any debt securities or other Indebtedness paid into an escrow account with an independent escrow agent on the date of the applicable offering or incurrence pursuant to escrow arrangements that permit the release of amounts on deposit in such escrow account upon satisfaction of certain conditions or the occurrence of certain events. The term “Escrowed Proceeds” shall include any interest earned on the amounts held in escrow.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Euro” or “euro” means the single currency of participating member states of the EMU.
“Eurodollar Rate” means:
(1) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) from time to time) (in such case, the “LIBOR Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and
(2) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits with a term of one (1) month commencing that day;
provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further, that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in consultation with the Borrower; provided, further, that if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBOR Rate” for such Interest Period shall be (a) a successor or alternative index rate as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Lender) and the Borrower may reasonably determine or (b) absent such mutual selection by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), a comparable successor or alternative interbank rate for deposits in Dollars that is, at such time, broadly accepted as the prevailing market practice for leveraged loans of this type in lieu of the “LIBOR Rate” as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), in each case of clauses (a) or (b) above, subject to Section 1.12; provided, further, that in no event shall the Eurodollar Rate for Closing Date Term Loans, 2020 Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility that bear interest at a rate based on clauses (1) and (2) of this definition be less than 1.00%.
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“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (1) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:
(1) the sum, without duplication, of:
(a) Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such period,
(b) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) for such period to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, but excluding any such non-cash charges representing an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period,
(c) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa) and, without duplication, decreases in long-term accounts receivable and increases in the long-term portion of deferred revenue (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa), in each case, for such period (other than any such decreases or increases, as applicable, arising from acquisitions or Asset Sales outside the ordinary course of assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period or the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting),
(d) the amount deducted as tax expense in determining Consolidated Net Income to the extent in excess of cash Taxes paid in such period and
(e) cash receipts in respect of Hedge Agreements during such fiscal year to the extent not otherwise included in such Consolidated Net Income; over
(2) the sum, without duplication, of:
(a) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits (including, to the extent constituting non-cash credits, amortization of deferred revenue acquired as a result of the Acquisition or any Permitted Acquisition, investment permitted hereunder or any similar transaction) included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (but excluding any non-cash credit to the extent representing the reversal of an accrual or reserve described in clause (1)(b) above) and cash losses, charges (including any reserves or accruals for potential cash charges in any future period), expenses, costs and fees excluded by virtue of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,”
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(b) payments in respect of indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnouts, other contingent consideration obligations and other deferred purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary (including the HealthScape Earn-Out Payment and the Pareto Earn-Out Payment), in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,
(c) the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (ii) all scheduled principal repayments of Loans, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 7.02 (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof), in each case to the extent such payments are permitted hereunder and actually made and (iii) the amount of any scheduled repayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07 or any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b) (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and any mandatory Discharge of (I) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and (II) any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 7.02 (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof, in each case, to the extent required due to an Asset Sale or Casualty Event that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income for such period and not in excess of the amount of such increase, but excluding (A) all other prepayments of Term Loans, (B) all prepayments of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and all prepayments in respect of any other revolving credit facility, except to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder and (C) payments on any Junior Indebtedness, except in each case to the extent permitted to be paid pursuant to Section 7.05) made during such period, in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,
(d) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Asset Sales outside the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and the net cash loss on Asset Sales to the extent otherwise added to arrive at Consolidated Net Income,
(e) increases in Consolidated Working Capital (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa) and, without duplication, increases in long-term accounts receivable and decreases in the long-term portion of deferred revenue (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa), in each case, for such period (other than any such increases or decreases, as applicable, arising from acquisitions or Asset Sales outside the ordinary course by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period or the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting),
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(f) cash payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness) to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income,
(g) the amount of Restricted Payments paid in cash during such period, except to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (unless such Indebtedness has been repaid),
(h) the aggregate amount of expenditures (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) paid in cash during such period to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, except to the extent such expenditures (other than expenditures that correspond to a charge added to Excess Cash Flow under clause (1)(b) above with respect to a prior period) were financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,
(i) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment or redemption of Indebtedness to the extent (i) such premium, make-whole or penalty payments were not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and (ii) such prepayments or redemptions reduced Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clause (2)(c) above or reduced the mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.05(2)(a),
(j) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in other periods, and at the option of the Borrower, (i) the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period and (ii) any planned cash expenditures by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (the “Planned Expenditures”), in the case of each of the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), relating to Permitted Acquisitions or other investments, Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, acquisitions of intellectual property, any scheduled payment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness that was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred and paid, repurchased or redeemed or permitted tax distributions, in each case, to be consummated or made, as applicable, during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period (except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)); provided that to the extent that the aggregate amount (excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of such Permitted Acquisitions or other investments, Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, acquisitions of intellectual property, permitted scheduled payments, repurchases or redemptions of Indebtedness that were permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred and paid, repurchased or redeemed or permitted tax distributions during such following period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration and Planned Expenditures (excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), 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,
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(k) the amount of cash Taxes (including penalties and interest) paid or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period plus the amount of distributions made in such period under Section 7.05(2)(n), to the extent they exceed the amount of expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,
(l) cash expenditures in respect of Hedging Obligations during such fiscal year to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(m) any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period (including the Transaction Expenses), or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, investment, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and related documents with respect to any other Indebtedness) and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful, in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,
(n) at the option of the Borrower, any amounts in respect of investments (including Permitted Acquisitions, Investments constituting Permitted Investments and Investments made pursuant to Section 7.05) and Restricted Payments (including related earnouts and similar payments) which could have been deducted pursuant to clause (2)(g) above if made in such period, but which are made after the end of such period and prior to the date upon which a mandatory prepayment for such period would be required under Section 2.05(2)(a) (which amounts, if so deducted in accordance with this clause (n), shall not affect the calculation of Excess Cash Flow in any future period), and
(o) the aggregate amount of Catch-Up Management Fees paid in cash during such period to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income.
Notwithstanding anything else provided in this Agreement, (x) the amounts deducted under clause (2) above shall in no event be duplicative of amounts deducted under clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a) and (y) to the extent an amount is eligible to be deducted under either clause (2) above or clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a), such amounts shall be deemed to have been deducted under clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a) (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, clause (2) above).
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“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Assets” means (1) (a) any fee-owned real property and (b) any leasehold interest in real property, (2) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement, (3) all commercial tort claims that are not expected to result in a judgment or settlement payment in excess of $5.0 million (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (4) any governmental or regulatory licenses, authorizations, certificates, charters, franchises, approvals and consents (whether Federal, State, or otherwise) to the extent a security interest therein is prohibited or restricted thereby or requires any consent, acknowledgment or authorization from a Governmental Authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such consent, acknowledgment or authorization) other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition, (5) assets to the extent the pledge thereof or grant of security interests therein (a) is prohibited or restricted by any applicable Law, rule or regulation or would require any consent, approval or authorization of any governmental or regulatory authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such any consent, approval or authorization) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC and other applicable Law (other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition), (b) would cause the destruction, invalidation or abandonment of such asset under applicable Law (solely with respect to any intellectual property) or (c) is prohibited by any contract or would require any consent, approval, license or other authorization of any third party (other than Holdings or its Subsidiaries) (provided that such requirement existed on the Closing Date or at the time of the acquisition of such asset, as applicable, and was not incurred in contemplation thereof (other than in the case of capital leases and purchase money financings)) or governmental or regulatory authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such consent, approval, license or other authorization), other than to the extent such prohibition or restriction is ineffective under the UCC and other applicable Law, (6) margin stock and Equity Interests in any Person that is not the Borrower or a wholly owned Material Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Restricted Subsidiary, (7) Equity Interests in Immaterial Subsidiaries and Excluded Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are (x) Excluded Subsidiaries solely pursuant to clause (2) or (3) of the definition of “Excluded Subsidiaries” and (y) directly owned by a Loan Party (provided that if a pledge of the Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary Holdco is required pursuant to this Agreement, the pledge of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary shall be limited to no more than 65% of the total issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary Holdco, as applicable), (8) any lease, license, sublicense or agreement (not otherwise subject to clause (5) above) or any property that is subject to a capital lease, purchase money security interest or similar arrangement, in each case permitted by this Agreement, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein (a) would violate or invalidate such lease, license, sublicense or agreement or purchase money security interest or similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC and other applicable Law (other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition) or (b) would require governmental or regulatory approval, consent or authorization not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such approval, consent or authorization), other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition, (9) (x) cash and Cash Equivalents, deposit, securities, commodities and other accounts, securities entitlements and related assets, except, in each case, to the extent constituting identifiable proceeds of Collateral a security interest in which is perfected by the filing of an “all assets” UCC financing statement by the Administrative Agent or automatically without any further action or filing by the Administrative Agent and (y) any deposit account maintained and used exclusively as a payroll account, withholding tax account, or fiduciary or escrow account that holds funds solely for the benefit of third parties (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that is a Guarantor), (10) letter of credit rights, except to the extent perfection of the security interest therein is accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement, (11) any intent-to-use trademark applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Xxxxxx Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1051, prior to the accepted filing of a “Statement of Use” and issuance of a “Certificate of Registration” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Xxxxxx Act or an accepted filing of an “Amendment to Allege Use” whereby such intent-to-use trademark application is converted to a “use in commerce” application pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Xxxxxx Act, (12) assets where the burden or cost (including any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary) of obtaining a security interest therein or perfection thereof exceeds the practical benefit to the Lenders afforded thereby as reasonably determined between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (13) any assets to the extent a security interest in such assets or perfection thereof would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary as determined by the Borrower in good faith, in consultation with the Administrative Agent and (14) any assets located in or governed by any non-U.S. jurisdiction law or regulation (other than (a) Equity Interests and intercompany debt of Foreign Subsidiaries otherwise required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (b) assets that can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement), including any intellectual property located in a non-U.S. jurisdiction, in each case of the foregoing clauses (1) through (14), subject to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception.
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“Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds or the fair market value of marketable securities or the fair market value of Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrower from:
(1) contributions to its common equity capital;
(2) dividends, distributions, fees and other payments from any joint ventures that are not Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(3) the sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Borrower) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Borrower;
in each case, designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate and that are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (b) of Section 7.05(1); provided that Excluded Contributions shall not include Cure Amounts or the Equity Contribution.
“Excluded Information” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Big Boy Letter.”
“Excluded Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale or Casualty Event, the sum of, (1) any Net Proceeds therefrom that constitute Declined Proceeds and (2) any Net Proceeds therefrom that otherwise are waived by the Required Facility Lenders from the requirement to be applied to prepay the applicable Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b).
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“Excluded Subsidiaries” means all of the following and “Excluded Subsidiary” means any of them (in each case, subject to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception):
(1) any Subsidiary that is not a direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor,
(2) any Foreign Subsidiary,
(3) any Foreign Subsidiary Holdco,
(4) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of any (a) Foreign Subsidiary or (b) Foreign Subsidiary Holdco,
(5) any Subsidiary (including any regulated entity that is subject to net worth or net capital or similar capital and surplus restrictions) that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law or by Contractual Obligation (including in respect of assumed Indebtedness permitted hereunder and not created in contemplation of the applicable investment or acquisition) existing on the Closing Date (or, with respect to any Subsidiary acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (and so long as such Contractual Obligation was not incurred in contemplation of such investment or acquisition), on the date such Subsidiary is so acquired) from providing a Guaranty (including any Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary) or if such Guaranty would require governmental (including regulatory) or third party (other than any Loan Party or their respective Subsidiaries) consent, approval, license or authorization not obtained,
(6) any special purpose vehicle (or similar entity), receivables subsidiary or any Securitization Subsidiary,
(7) any Captive Insurance Subsidiary or not-for-profit Subsidiary,
(8) any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary,
(9) any Subsidiary where the Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably determine that the burden or cost (including any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company) of providing the Guaranty will outweigh the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom,
(10) any Unrestricted Subsidiary,
(11) any Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary, and
(12) any other Subsidiaries as mutually agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (1) 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 (each such obligation, a “Swap Obligation”), if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (a) by virtue of such Loan Party’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 Section 3.02 of the Guaranty and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act) at the time the guarantee of such Loan Party, or a grant by such Loan Party of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Loan Party is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Loan Party becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (2) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Loan Party as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and hedge counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligations. 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 guarantee or security interest becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.
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“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to each Agent and each Lender,
(1) any Tax imposed on (or measured by) such Agent or Lender’s net income or profits (or net worth Tax in lieu of such Tax on net income or profits), or franchise Taxes, imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such Agent or Lender being organized under the laws of or having its principal office or applicable Lending Office located in such jurisdiction or as a result of any other present or former connection between such Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction (including as a result of such Agent or Lender carrying on a trade or business, having a permanent establishment or being a resident for Tax purposes in such jurisdiction), other than a connection arising solely from such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered, enforced, 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 sold or assigned an interest in, any Loan or Loan Document,
(2) any branch profits Tax under Section 884(a) of the Code, or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (1) above,
(3) other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 3.07, any U.S. federal Tax that is withheld or required to be withheld on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date such Lender (a) acquires such interest in the applicable Commitment or, if such Lender did not fund the applicable Loan pursuant to a prior Commitment, on the date such Lender acquires the applicable interest in such Loan (or where the Lender is a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, pursuant to a Law in effect on the later of the date on which such Lender acquires such interest or the date on which the affected partner becomes a partner of such Lender) or (b) designates a new Lending Office except, in the case of a Lender that designates a new Lending Office or is an assignee, to the extent that such Lender or partner (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from a Loan Party with respect to such U.S. federal Tax pursuant to Section 3.01,
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(4) any Tax attributable to such Lender’s or Agent’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(3) or Section 3.01(7), respectively,
(5) any Tax imposed under FATCA,
(6) any U.S. federal backup withholding under Section 3406 of the Code, and
(7) any interest, additions to taxes and penalties with respect to any taxes described in clauses (1) through (6) of this definition.
”Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2018, by and among, inter alios, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and Xxxxxxxxx Agency Services LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time on or prior to the date hereof.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means each of the letters of credit described on Schedule 1.01(3) hereto.
“Existing Revolving Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(2).
“Existing Term Loan Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(1).
“Expiring Credit Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(7).
“Extended Revolving Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(2).
“Extended Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(1).
“Extending Lender” means an Extending Revolving Lender or an Extending Term Lender, as the case may be.
“Extending Revolving Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).
“Extending Term Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).
“Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to Section 2.16 and the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Extension Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(4).
“Extension Election” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).
“Extension Minimum Condition” means a condition to consummating any Extension that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Request, in the Borrower’s sole discretion) of any or all applicable Classes be submitted for Extension.
“Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or any Revolving Extension Request, as the case may be.
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“Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolving Extension Series, as the case may be.
“Facilities” means the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, the Revolving Facility, the Closing Date Revolving Facility, the Closing Date Term Loan Facility, the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility, the Non-Priority Facility, the Priority Revolving Facility, a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Commitments, a given Class of Other Term Loans, a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Revolving Commitments, any Other Revolving Loan (or Commitment) or a given Class of Replacement Loans, as the context may require, and “Facility” means any of them.
”Facilities Fees” has the meaning specified in the Fee Letter.
“fair market value” means, with respect to any asset or liability, the fair market value of such asset or liability as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as in effect on the date hereof or any amended or successor version thereof that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with (and, in each case, any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof), any applicable intergovernmental agreement entered into in respect thereof, and any provision of law or administrative guidance implementing or interpreting such provisions, including any agreements entered into pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement or Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version described above).
“FCPA” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (1) 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 (2) 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%) of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) from three depository institutions of recognized standing selected by it. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letter” means that certain Fee Letter, dated July 9, 2019, among Cannes Parent, Inc. and the Initial Lenders.
“Financial Covenant” means the covenant specified in Section 7.10(1).
“Financial Covenant Cross Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(2).
“Financial Covenant Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(2).
“Financial Incurrence” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).
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“Financial Officer” means, with respect to a Person, the chief financial officer, accounting officer, treasurer, controller or other senior financial or accounting officer of such Person, as appropriate.
“First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period, minus the Unrestricted Cash Amount on such last day to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.
“First Lien Obligations” means the Obligations, the Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, in each case, that are, or are purported to be, secured by the Collateral on an equal priority basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with Liens on the Collateral securing the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, “First Lien Obligations” shall include the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans.
“First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means any of (1) an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2, together with any changes thereto which are reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or (2) a customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (but which agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, shall in any event contain provisions substantially similar to Sections 3.01(a)(2), 4.02(d), 4.02(e), 5.03(a), the second proviso of 5.03(d), 8.18 and 8.19 of Exhibit G-2 (the “FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions”, and together with the EP ICA Applicable Provisions, the “ICA Applicable Provisions”)), which agreement shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations under this Agreement, in each case with such modifications thereto as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree.
“Fixed Basket” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).
“floor” means, with respect to any reference rate of interest, any fixed minimum amount specified for such rate.
“FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.”
“Foreign Asset Sale” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).
“Foreign Casualty Event” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Foreign Plan” means any employee benefit plan, program or agreement maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower with respect to employees employed outside the United States (other than benefit plans, programs or agreements that are mandated by applicable Laws).
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“Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” means a Subsidiary substantially all of whose assets consists (directly or indirectly) of the Capital Stock and/or indebtedness of one or more (1) Foreign Subsidiaries or (2) Foreign Subsidiary Holdcos.
“Free and Clear Incremental Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4)(c)(i).
”Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (1) with respect to an Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations, other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof and (2) with respect to any Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Swing Line Loans, other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is primarily engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“Funded Capitalization” means the sum of (1) the aggregate gross proceeds of the Closing Date Term Loans funded on the Closing Date and any Closing Date Revolving Borrowings (excluding, in each case, any Closing Date Term Loan funded on the Closing Date and Closing Date Revolving Borrowing drawn for working capital and/or purchase price adjustments under the Acquisition Agreement and/or for working capital purposes (including to repay amounts outstanding under any existing revolving credit facility, including under the Existing Credit Agreement)), plus (2) the Equity Contribution, minus (3) the aggregate amount of cash on hand at the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.
“Funded Debt” means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, as in effect from time to time. At any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may elect to apply IFRS accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP will thereafter be construed to mean IFRS (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement); provided, however, that any such election, once made, will be irrevocable; provided, further that any calculation or determination in this Agreement that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Borrower’s election to apply IFRS will remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP. The Borrower will give notice of any such election made in accordance with this definition to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (1) the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations and Attributable Indebtedness shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.03 and (2) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or the Loan Parties at “fair value”, as defined therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time any change occurs after the Closing Date in GAAP (or IFRS) or in the application thereof that, in each case, would affect the computation of any financial ratio or financial requirement, or compliance with any covenant, set forth in any Loan Document (including, but not limited to, the impact of Accounting Standards Update 2016-2, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) or similar revenue recognition policies promulgated after the Closing Date), and the Borrower shall so request (regardless of whether any such request is given before or after such change), the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower will negotiate in good faith to amend (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders) such ratio, requirement or covenant to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (or IFRS); provided that until so amended, (a) such ratio, requirement or covenant shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP (or IFRS) without giving effect to such change therein and (b) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to periods ending prior to the date that is one year after the effectiveness of such change, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders), together with any financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, a summary reconciliation between calculations of any such ratios or requirements required to be included in the corresponding Compliance Certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(4) made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP (or IFRS). For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the requirements of the foregoing clause (b), the operation of this paragraph shall otherwise have no effect with respect to any financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 unless the Borrower otherwise elects.
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“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state, local or otherwise, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(7).
“guarantee” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice), direct or indirect, in any manner (including letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (1) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or (d) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (2) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
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“Guarantors” has the meaning specified in clause (2) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.” For avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, cause any Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary that is not required to be a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations by causing such Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary to execute a joinder to the Guaranty (substantially in the form provided therein or as the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and such Guarantor may otherwise agree), and any such Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor hereunder for all purposes; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such joinder (or such later date as reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent) all documentation and other information in respect of such Guarantor required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.
“Guaranty” means (1) the First Lien Guaranty substantially in the form of Exhibit E made by Holdings and each Subsidiary Guarantor, (2) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.11 and (3) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered by any Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the second sentence of the definition of “Guarantor.”
“Guarantor Release Election” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, and all other substances, wastes, pollutants and contaminants and chemicals in any form, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and infectious or medical wastes, to the extent any of the foregoing are regulated pursuant to, or can form the basis for liability under, any Environmental Law.
“HealthScape Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning specified in the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date).
“Hedge Agreement” means (1) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (2) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
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“Hedge Bank” means (1) any Person set forth on Schedule 1.01(4), (2) any Person party to a Secured Hedge Agreement that is an Agent, a Lender, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing on the Closing Date or at the time it enters into such Secured Hedge Agreement, in its capacity as a party thereto, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be an Agent, a Lender, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing or (3) any Person from time to time approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and specifically designated in writing as a “Hedge Bank” by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction will not constitute Hedging Obligations.
“Holdings” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(3)(a).
“ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.”
“Identified Participating Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(3).
“Identified Qualifying Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).
“IFRS” means international financial reporting standards and interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto (or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or any successor to either such Board, or the SEC, as the case may be), as in effect from time to time.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Material Subsidiary.
“Immediate Family Members” means with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including, in each case, adoptive relationships) and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.
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“Incremental Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(6).
“Incremental Amounts” has the meaning specified in clause (a) of the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness.”
“Incremental Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).
“Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4).
“Incremental Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).
“Incremental Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).
“Incremental Loan Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).
“Incremental Revolving Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).
“Incremental Revolving Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).
“Incremental Revolving Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).
“Incremental Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).
“Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).
“Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).
“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).
“incur” and “incurrence” have the meanings specified in Section 7.02(1)(x).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:
(1) any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent:
(a) in respect of borrowed money;
(b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(c) representing the deferred and unpaid balance of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) or any service (except (i) any such balance that constitutes an obligation in respect of a commercial letter of credit, a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, (ii) any earnout obligations until such obligation is reflected as a liability on the balance sheet (excluding any footnotes thereto) of such Person in accordance with GAAP and is not paid within 60 days after becoming due and payable or, if applicable, following expiration of any dispute resolution mechanics set forth in the applicable agreement governing the applicable transaction, (iii) any such obligations incurred under ERISA or under any employee consulting agreements, (iv) accruals for payroll and other liabilities and expenses accrued in the ordinary course of business (including on an intercompany basis) or consistent with industry practice and (v) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits) which purchase price is due more than twelve months after such property is acquired or service is obtained; or
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(d) representing the net obligations under any Hedging Obligations;
if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than obligations in respect of letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that Indebtedness of any Parent Company appearing upon the balance sheet of Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP will be excluded;
(2) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of this definition of a third Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice; and
(3) to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of this definition of a third Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such first Person; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of (a) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness will be deemed not to include:
(i) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice,
(ii) reimbursement obligations under commercial letters of credit (provided that unreimbursed amounts under commercial letters of credit will be counted as Indebtedness three (3) Business Days after such amount is drawn),
(iii) obligations under or in respect of Qualified Securitization Facilities,
(iv) accrued expenses,
(v) deferred or prepaid revenues,
(vi) [reserved],
(vii) amounts owed to dissenting stockholders in connection with, or as a result of, their exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto (including any accrued interest), with respect to any permitted Investments to the extent paid when due (unless being properly contested), and
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(viii) asset retirement obligations and obligations in respect of reclamation and workers compensation (including pensions and retiree medical care);
provided further that Indebtedness will be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Agreement as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness will be deemed to not include obligations incurred in advance of, and the proceeds of which are to be applied in connection with, the consummation of a transaction solely to the extent that the proceeds thereof are and continue to be held in an escrow, trust, collateral or similar account or arrangement (collectively, an “Escrow”) and are not otherwise made available for any other purpose and are used for such purpose (it being understood that in any event, any such proceeds held in such Escrow shall be deemed not to constitute part of the Unrestricted Cash Amount).
“Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.
“Independent Assets or Operations” means, with respect to any Parent Company, that the 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 the Borrower and the Subsidiaries), determined in accordance with GAAP and as shown on the most recent balance sheet of such Parent Company, is more than 3.0% of such Parent Company’s corresponding consolidated amount.
“Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, is qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.
“Initial Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Initial Default” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02(9).
“Initial Lenders” means Ares and PSP.
“Intellectual Property Security Agreements” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
“Intercompany Note” means the Intercompany Note, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit Q executed by the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower party thereto.
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“Intercreditor Agreement” means, as applicable, any First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.
“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period to (2) the sum of Consolidated Interest Expense and Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditure of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.
“Interest Payment Date” means, (1) as to any Loan of any Class other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date of the Loans of such Class; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (2) as to any Base Rate Loan of any Class, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the applicable Maturity Date of the Loans of such Class.
“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, or to the extent consented to by each applicable Lender, twelve months (or such period of less than one month as may be consented to by each applicable Lender), as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:
(1) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(2) any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period having a duration of less than one month) that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(3) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date for the Class of Loans of which such Eurodollar Rate Loan is a part.
“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Xxxxx’x or BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency selected by the Borrower.
“Investment Grade Securities” means:
(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents);
(2) debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or debt instruments constituting loans or advances among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
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(3) investments in any fund that invests substantially all of its assets in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) of this definition which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution; and
(4) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments.
“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, credit card and debit card receivables, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel and similar advances to employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants and independent contractors, in each case made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person. For purposes of the definitions of “Permitted Investments” and “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 7.05,
(1) “Investments” will include the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the fair market value of the net assets of any other Subsidiary of such Subsidiary being designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary that was previously designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and which used capacity under Section 7.05 to make such Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at such previous time); provided that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower will be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to:
(a) the Borrower’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; minus
(b) the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and
(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer.
The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time will be the original cost of such Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment.
“Investor” means TPG Global, LLC, TPG GenPar VIII, L.P., TPG Healthcare Partners GenPar, L.P. and any of their respective Affiliates, limited partners and funds or partnerships managed or advised by them or any of their respective Affiliates or limited partners, including, without limitation, TPG Partners VIII, L.P. and TPG Healthcare Partners, L.P. and their respective successor funds and controlled Affiliates, but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.
“IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.15.
“IRS” means Internal Revenue Service of the United States.
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“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the International Chamber of Commerce publication no. 950 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuing Bank” means SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder and solely with respect to its L/C Commitment, together with its permitted successors and assigns and any other Revolving Lender that becomes an Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 2.03(11). Any Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by any Affiliate of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate (it being agreed that such Issuing Bank shall, or shall cause such Affiliate to, comply with the requirements of Section 2.03 with respect to such Letters of Credit).
“Issuing Bank Document” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the L/C Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by any Issuing Bank and the Borrower (or any of its Subsidiaries) or in favor of such Issuing Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Junior Indebtedness” means any (x) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations of such Loan Party arising under the Loans or the Guaranty, (y) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of lien priority to the Lien on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations and (z) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that is not secured; provided that for the avoidance of doubt no Non-Priority Facility (or any other Indebtedness that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Priority Revolving Facility to the same extent as the Closing Date Term Loan Facility and the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility) shall be deemed Junior Indebtedness hereunder due to the provisions of Section 8.03 or any payment “waterfall” in any Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.
“Junior Lien Debt” has the meaning specified in clause (39) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.
“L/C Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the relevant Issuing Bank.
“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed prior to the Honor Date or refinanced as a Revolving Borrowing.
“L/C Commitment” means, with respect to any Person, the amount set forth opposite the name of such Person on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “L/C Commitment.”
“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
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“L/C Expiration Date” means the day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Revolving Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
”L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (not to exceed the stated amount thereof in effect at such time, or, with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any L/C Application related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time). For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP, article 29 of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce publication no. 600, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. From and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “L/C Obligations” shall be deemed to solely refer to L/C Obligations issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.
“L/C Sublimit” means an amount equal to the sum of (1) the lesser of (a) $10.0 million, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 2.14 and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments, less (2) the principal amount of Indebtedness in connection with commercial letters of credit incurred and outstanding under Section 7.02(2)(b) at such time. The L/C Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.
“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Incremental Loan, any Incremental Revolving Commitment, any Other Loan, any Other Revolving Commitments, any Replacement Loan, any Extended Term Loan or any Extended Revolving Commitment, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
“LCT Election” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(11).
“LCT Test Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(11).
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local laws (including common law), statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities and executive orders, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
“Legal Holiday” means Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York or at the place of payment.
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“Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as context requires (including for purposes of the definition of “Secured Parties” and for purposes of Sections 3.01 and 3.04), includes any Issuing Bank, Swing Line Lender and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender.” For the avoidance of doubt, each Additional Lender is a Lender to the extent any such Person has executed and delivered a Refinancing Amendment, an Incremental Amendment or an amendment in respect of Replacement Loans, as the case may be, and to the extent such Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans shall have become effective in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and each Extending Lender shall continue to be a Lender. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 2.01 sets forth the name of each Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Disqualified Institution that purports to become a Lender hereunder (notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement that prohibit Disqualified Institutions from becoming Lenders) without the Borrower’s written consent shall be entitled to any of the rights or privileges enjoyed by the other Lenders with respect to voting, information and lender meetings; provided that the Loans of any such Disqualified Institution shall not be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders if the action in question affects such Disqualified Institution in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders; provided, further, that if any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Institution without the Borrower’s prior written consent in violation of clause (e) of Section 10.07(2) the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Institution and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), (1) terminate any Revolving Commitment of such Disqualified Institution and repay all obligations of the Borrower owing to such Disqualified Institution in connection with such Revolving Commitment, (2) in the case of outstanding Term Loans held by Disqualified Institutions, purchase or prepay such Term Loan by paying the lesser of (a) the principal amount thereof and (b) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such Term Loans, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and/or (3) require such Disqualified Institution to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.07), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees at the lesser of (a) the principal amount thereof and (b) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder.
“Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender or any direct or indirect parent company of such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), (1) that such Distressed Person is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, (2) a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, (3) such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt or (4) that such Distressed Person becomes the subject of a Bail-in Action or other similar proceeding (including a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime); provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in any Lender or any direct or indirect parent company of a Lender by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof 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 or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent).
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“Letter of Credit” means (1) each Existing Letter of Credit and (2) any letter of credit, letter of guarantee or bankers acceptance issued hereunder; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Letter of Credit” shall be deemed to solely refer to Letters of Credit issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.
“LIBOR Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”
“LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event will an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“Limited Condition Transactions” means (1) any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or similar transaction (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of Capital Stock or otherwise) permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (2) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof (which notice, for the avoidance of doubt, may be conditioned upon the occurrence of refinancing or any other transaction),(3)any Restricted Payment requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof and (4) any Asset Sale or other disposition permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“LLC” means any limited liability company.
“LLC Division” means the statutory division of any LLC into two or more LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or a comparable provision of any other applicable Law.
“Loan” means an extension of credit under Article II by a Lender (1) to the Borrower in the form of a Term Loan, (2) to the Borrower in the form of a Revolving Loan or (3) to the Borrower in the form of a Swing Line Loan.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, (1) this Agreement, (2) the Notes, (3) any Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment (including Amendment Xx. 0 xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xx. 0), Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans, (4) the Guaranty, (5) the Collateral Documents and (6) the Intercreditor Agreements.
“Loan Increase” means a Term Loan Increase or Revolving Commitment Increase.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, (1) Holdings, (2) the Borrower and (3) each Subsidiary Guarantor.
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“Management Services Agreement” means the management services agreement or similar agreements among the Investor or certain of the management companies associated with it or their advisors, if applicable, and the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company.
“Management Stockholders” means the members of management (and their Controlled Investment Affiliates and Immediate Family Members and any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower (or a Parent Company) who are holders of Equity Interests of any Parent Company on the Closing Date or will become holders of such Equity Interests in connection with the Transactions.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning set forth in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.
“Market Capitalization” means an amount equal to (1) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common Equity Interests of the Borrower or the applicable Parent Company, as applicable, on the date of the declaration of a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(h) multiplied by (2) the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share of such common Equity Interests on the principal securities exchange on which such common Equity Interests are traded for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment.
“Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Hedge Agreement.”
“Material Acquisition” means any Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment (including any Investment in a Similar Business) that involves total consideration for such Permitted Acquisition and Investment payable by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000,000.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (1) on the Closing Date (and with respect to any determinations of Material Adverse Effect made as of the Closing Date), a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect and (2) after the Closing Date, any event, circumstance or condition that has had a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.
“Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary.
“Material Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary.
“Material Subsidiary” means, as of the Closing Date and thereafter at any date of determination, each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (1) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period (when taken together with the total assets of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary at the last day of the most recent Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of Total Assets at such date or (2) whose gross revenues for such Test Period (when taken together with the gross revenues of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary for such Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if at any time and from time to time after the date which is 30 days after the Closing Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), all Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in the preceding clause (1) or (2) comprise in the aggregate more than (when taken together with the total assets of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiaries at the last day of the most recent Test Period) 7.5% of Total Assets as of the last day of the most recent Test Period or more than (when taken together with the gross revenues of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiaries for such Test Period) 7.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, then the Borrower shall, not later than sixty (60) days after the date by which financial statements for such Test Period were required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (a) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more Restricted Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (b) comply with the provisions of Section 6.11 with respect to any such Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent applicable), in each case, other than any Restricted Subsidiaries that otherwise constitute Excluded Subsidiaries. At all times prior to the delivery of the aforementioned financial statements, such determinations shall be made based on the Pro Forma Financial Statements and the latest Quarterly Financial Statements (as adjusted by the Borrower (in its good faith judgment) on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred at the beginning of such period).
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“Maturity Date” means (1) with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans that have not been extended pursuant to Section 2.16, September 4, 2026 (the “Original Term Loan Maturity Date”), (2) with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Facility, to the extent not extended pursuant to Section 2.16, September 4, 2024 (the “Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date”), (3) with respect to any Class of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment, (4) with respect to any Other Term Loans or Other Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, (5) with respect to any Class of Replacement Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable amendment to this Agreement in respect of such Replacement Loans and (6) with respect to any Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment; provided, in each case, that if such day is not a Business Day, the applicable Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately succeeding such day.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.11.
“Maximum Priority Revolving Amount” means an aggregate amount of Revolving Exposures of the Revolving Lenders, not to exceed $50 million.
“Merger Sub” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“MFN Provision” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(5)(c).
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
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“Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.
“Net Proceeds” means:
(1) with respect to any Asset Sale or any Casualty Event, the aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event, including any cash and Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale, net of the costs relating to such Asset Sale or Casualty Event and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, payments made in order to obtain a necessary consent or required by applicable Law, brokerage and sales commissions, title insurance premiums, related search and recording charges, survey costs and mortgage recording tax paid in connection therewith, all dividends, distributions or other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of any such Asset Sale or Casualty Event by a Restricted Subsidiary, the amount of any purchase price or similar adjustment claimed by any Person to be owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, until such time as such claim will have been settled or otherwise finally resolved, or paid or payable by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in either case in respect of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event, any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, costs and expenses in connection with unwinding any Hedging Obligation in connection therewith, other fees and expenses, including title and recordation expenses, Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable (including any additional distributions with respect to Taxes pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n) to be made as a result of the transactions giving rise to such cash and Cash Equivalents received) as a result thereof or any transactions occurring or deemed to occur to effectuate a payment under this Agreement, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on Indebtedness (other than the First Lien Obligations and Indebtedness secured by Liens that are expressly subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) secured by a Lien on such assets and required to be paid as a result of such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction; provided that (a) no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed the greater of (I) $7.5 million and (II) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) and (b) no net cash proceeds with respect to any other Asset Sale or Casualty Event not excluded from the requirements of this clause (1) pursuant to subclause (a) shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (1) in any fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed the greater of (I) $10.0 million and (II) 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (1)); and
(2) (a) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, any Permitted Equity Issuance by the Borrower or any Parent Company or any contribution to the common equity capital of the Borrower, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such incurrence or issuance over (ii) all Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable (including any additional distributions with respect to Taxes pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n) to be made), and all fees (including investment banking fees, attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses incurred, in each case by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance and (b) with respect to any Permitted Equity Issuance by any Parent Company, the amount of cash from such Permitted Equity Issuance contributed to the capital of the Borrower.
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“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.
“Non-Excluded Taxes” means all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(2)(c).
“Non-Fixed Basket” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).
“Non-Priority Facility” means the collective reference to any Loans, Commitments and L/C Obligations not comprising the Priority Revolving Facility.
“Non-Priority Lenders” means the Lenders under any Non-Priority Facility, in their capacity as such.
“Non-Priority Protection Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Priority Revolving Facility.”
“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that is non-recourse to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Note” means a Term Note, Revolving Note or Swing Line Note, as the context may require.
“Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1).
“Obligations” means all:
(1) advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, fees and other amounts that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, fees and other amounts are allowed claims in such proceeding;
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(2) obligations (other than Excluded Swap Obligations) of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement; and
(3) Cash Management Obligations under each Secured Cash Management Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and any of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees (including Letter of Credit fees), Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrower and any applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank, the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement and under any Secured Cash Management Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranty only to the extent that, and only for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed and (b) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement and any other Loan Document shall not require the consent of the holders of Hedging Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements or of the holders of Cash Management Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements.
“OFAC” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.
“Offered Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).
“Offered Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).
“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Borrower or any other Person, as the case may be.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of a Person by an Officer of such Person.
“OID” means original issue discount.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.
“ordinary course of business” means activity conducted in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary.
“Organizational Documents” means:
(1) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction);
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(2) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and
(3) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Maturity Date.”
“Original Term Loan Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Maturity Date.”
“Other Applicable ECF” means Excess Cash Flow or a comparable measure as determined in accordance with the documentation governing Other Applicable Indebtedness.
“Other Applicable Indebtedness” means Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or any other Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, together with Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (in each case without regard to the control of remedies).
“Other Applicable Net Proceeds” means Net Proceeds or a comparable measure as determined in accordance with the documentation governing Other Applicable Indebtedness.
“Other Commitments” means Other Revolving Commitments and/or Other Term Loan Commitments.
“Other Loans” means one or more Classes of Other Revolving Loans and/or Other Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
“Other Revolving Commitments” means one or more Classes of Revolving Commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
“Other Revolving Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes, intangible, recording, filing, property or similar Taxes arising from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are imposed with respect to an assignment, grant of participation, designation of a new office for receiving payments by or on account of the Borrower or other transfer (other than an assignment, designation or other transfer at the request of the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.07) as a result of any connection between the assignee or assignor and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections resulting solely from such assignee or assignor having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to any Loan or Loan Document).
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“Other Term Loan Commitments” means one or more Classes of Term Loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
“Other Term Loans” means one or more Classes of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
“Outstanding Amount” means (1) with respect to the Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Borrowing) and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (2) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof (or in the case any undrawn Letter of Credit, the maximum amount available for drawing thereunder) on such date after giving effect to any related L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes thereto as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit or related L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under related Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (1) the Federal Funds Rate and (2) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), an Issuing Bank or a Swing Line Lender, as applicable, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Parent Company” means any Person that is a direct or indirect parent (which may be organized as, among other things, a partnership) of Holdings and/or the Borrower (for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of the Borrower, including Holdings), as applicable.
“Pareto Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning specified in the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date).
“Pari Passu Lien Debt” has the meaning specified in clause (39) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(4).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(5).
“Participating Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(2).
“Payment Block” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates or to which any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time in the preceding five plan years.
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“Perfection Certificate” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
“Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning specified in clause (3) of the definition of “Permitted Investments.”
“Permitted Acquisition Debt” has the meaning specified in Section7.02(2)(n)(z).
“Permitted Asset Swap” means the substantially concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and another Person; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a Permitted Asset Swap that constitutes an Asset Sale must be applied in accordance with Section 2.05(2)(b)(i).
“Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on the Borrower’s common equity purchased by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of any Convertible Indebtedness; provided that the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of such Convertible Indebtedness issued in connection with the Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.
“Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction” means any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and any Permitted Warrant Transaction.
“Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or any Guarantor in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes, bonds or debentures or first lien secured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (1) such Indebtedness is secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a basis that is equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (2) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos to the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness,” (3) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and (4) the applicable Loan Parties, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their Debt Representative) and the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be party to an Intercreditor Agreement providing that the Liens on the Collateral securing such obligations shall rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies).
“Permitted Equity Issuance” means any sale or issuance of any Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company.
“Permitted Holder” means (1) any of the Investor, Co-Investors and Management Stockholders and any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) 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 Investor, Co-Investors and Management Stockholders, collectively, have, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower or any Permitted Parent held by such group and (2) any Person acting in the capacity of an underwriter (solely to the extent that and for so long as such Person is acting in such capacity) in connection with a public or private offering of Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Company.
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“Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt” means Indebtedness issued, incurred or otherwise obtained by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of one or more series of senior unsecured notes, senior secured first lien or junior lien notes or subordinated notes (in each case in respect of the issuance of notes, whether issued in a public offering, Rule 144A or other private placement or otherwise), first lien or junior lien loans, unsecured or subordinated loans or any bridge financing in lieu of the foregoing (and any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor) or secured or unsecured mezzanine Indebtedness; provided that:
(1) [reserved];
(2) the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not exceed the Available Incremental Amount at the time of incurrence (it being understood that for purposes of this clause (2), (a) references in Section 2.14(4)(c)(ii) and Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii) (other than the first proviso thereto) to Incremental Loans, Incremental Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to be references to Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and (b) for purposes of determining the Available Incremental Amount under Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii), any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured by assets that do not constitute Collateral shall be subject to Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii)(III));
(3) if such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt is secured in whole or in part by the Collateral, such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement;
(4) such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, (a) shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and (b) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than an earlier maturity date and/or shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity (i) for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing that does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date or the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, as applicable or (ii) pursuant to an escrow or similar arrangement with respect to the proceeds of such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, to the extent such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, upon release of such proceeds from such escrow or similar arrangement (other than a release effectuated in order to repay such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt) does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date or the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, as applicable;
(5) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) shall be subject to the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt were Incremental Term Loans; and
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(6) no Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute a Loan Party may incur Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (in each case, other than Incremental Amounts) of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties would exceed the greater of (x) $21.5 million and (y) 45.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);
provided, further, that “Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt” may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (4) above following such rollover or upon the release of such debt from such escrow arrangements), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (4) of the first proviso in this definition shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means Indebtedness permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 7.02.
“Permitted Investments” means:
(1) any Investment in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments by Loan Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (other than Investments in connection with transfer pricing activities (A) in the ordinary course of business or (B) consistent with past practice) outstanding at any time under this clause (1) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $14.0 million and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of making of such Investment;
(2) any Investment(s) in Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and Investments that were Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities when made;
(3) (a) any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person that is engaged (directly or through entities that will be Restricted Subsidiaries) in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment (i) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is amalgamated, merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets or substantially all of its customer lists or assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or a division of such Person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, “tuck in” acquisitions), to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (a “Permitted Acquisition”); provided that immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such Investment, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing (this proviso to be tested (if applicable) solely on the applicable LCT Test Date as selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 1.07(11)); provided, further, that the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding at any time under this clause (3)(a) made by Loan Parties in Persons that are not (or do not become) Loan Parties and assets that are not (or do not become) owned by Loan Parties, in each case made with the proceeds of consideration provided by a Loan Party shall, to the extent of such consideration, not exceed the greater of (x) $14.0 million and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of making of such Investment (it being understood and agreed that the cap described in clauses (x) and (y) of this clause (3) above shall not apply to any Permitted Acquisition to the extent (A) the Person so acquired (or the Person owning the assets so acquired) becomes a Loan Party even though such Person owns Equity Interests in Persons that are not otherwise required to become Loan Parties or in Persons that would otherwise constitute Excluded Subsidiaries, if, in the case of this clause (A), not less than 80.0% (the “Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold”) of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Person(s) acquired in such Permitted Acquisition (for this purpose and for the component definitions used therein, determined on a consolidated basis for such Persons and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries) (or, if less than the Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold, the percentage of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower attributable to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition) on either (at the Borrower’s election) the date of consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or the date the definitive agreement for such Permitted Acquisition is entered into is generated by Person(s) that will become Loan Parties or (B) to the extent such consideration is not used pursuant to clause (36) below, of any consideration provided by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, including through cash flow, asset sale proceeds (to the extent such asset sale proceeds are not required (subject to the reinvestment rights set forth in this Agreement) to be used for prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b)) and Indebtedness proceeds (to the extent such Indebtedness proceeds are not required to be used for prepayments pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(c)), in each case of such Restricted Subsidiaries); it being understood that any such consideration so provided by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall either not have been furnished to such Restricted Subsidiary by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor or, if so furnished by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, shall have been otherwise permitted to have been so furnished under Section 7.05; provided further that in the event the amount available under this proviso is reduced as a result of any acquisition or other Investment made by Loan Parties in Persons that are not (or do not become) Loan Parties or assets that are not (or do not become) owned by Loan Parties and such Restricted Subsidiary subsequently becomes a Loan Party (or such assets are subsequently transferred to a Loan Party), the amount available under such limit shall be proportionately increased as a result thereof (up to the original amount of such cap); and
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(b) any Investment held by such Person described in the preceding clause (a); provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, transfer or conveyance;
(4) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and received in connection with an Asset Sale made in accordance with Section 7.04 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;
(5) any Investment existing on the Closing Date or made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the Closing Date, in each of the foregoing cases with respect to any such Investment or binding commitment in effect on the Closing Date in excess of $5.0 million, as set forth on Schedule 7.05, or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification, replacement, renewal or reinvestment of any Investment or binding commitment existing on the Closing Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment or binding commitment may be increased only (a) as required by the terms of such Investment or binding commitment as in existence on the Closing Date (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities) or (b) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
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(6) any Investment acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(a) in exchange for any other Investment, accounts receivable or indorsements for collection or deposit held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable (including any trade creditor or customer);
(b) in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons;
(c) as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; or
(d) as a result of the settlement, compromise or resolution of (i) litigation, arbitration or other disputes or (ii) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer;
(7) Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 7.02(2)(j);
(8) any Investment in a Similar Business taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (8) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $14.0 million and (b) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making of such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);
(9) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any Parent Company; provided that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b) of Section 7.05(1);
(10) (a) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02 (in the case of any guarantee by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness incurred by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, to the extent such guarantee would be permitted by another clause of this definition of Permitted Investments), performance guarantees and Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (b) the creation of Liens on the assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 7.01;
(11) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted by and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.15(2) (except transactions described in clause (a), (b), (e), (i), (o) or (v) of such Section);
(12) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material, services, equipment or similar assets or the licensing, sublicensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;
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(13) Investments, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $14.0 million and (b) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);
(14) Investments in or relating to a Securitization Subsidiary that, in the good faith determination of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect any Qualified Securitization Facility (including distributions or payments of Securitization Fees) or any repurchase obligation in connection therewith (including the contribution or lending of Cash Equivalents to Subsidiaries to finance the purchase of such assets from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or to otherwise fund required reserves);
(15) loans and advances to, or guarantees of Indebtedness of, officers, directors, employees, consultants, independent contractors and members of management in an aggregate outstanding amount not in excess of $5.0 million;
(16) loans and advances to employees, directors, officers, members of management, independent contractors and consultants for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses, payroll advances and other similar expenses or payroll expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or consistent with industry practice or to future, present and former employees, directors, officers, members of management, independent contractors and consultants (and their Controlled Investment Affiliates and Immediate Family Members) to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company;
(17) advances, loans or extensions of trade credit or prepayments to suppliers or loans or advances made to distributors, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or consistent with industry practice by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(18) any Investment in any Subsidiary or any joint venture in connection with intercompany cash management arrangements or related activities arising in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(19) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets or services in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(20) Investments made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client contracts and loans or advances made to distributors;
(21) Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and similar deposits entered into as a result of the operations of the business in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(22) the purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not otherwise permitted hereunder;
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(23) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (23) that are at that time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or joint venture to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of, or have not been subsequently sold or transferred for, Cash Equivalents or marketable securities, not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $12.0 million and (b) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making of such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);
(24) Investments in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers;
(25) any Investment by any Captive Insurance Subsidiary in connection with its provision of insurance to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which Investment is made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of such Captive Insurance Subsidiary, or by reason of applicable Law, rule, regulation or order, or that is required or approved by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Captive Insurance Subsidiary or its business, as applicable;
(26) Investments made as part of, to effect or resulting from the Transactions (including the Acquisition);
(27) Investments of assets relating to non-qualified deferred payment plans in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(28) intercompany current liabilities owed to Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
(29) acquisitions of obligations of one or more directors, officers or other employees or consultants or independent contractors of any Parent Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with such director’s, officer’s, employee’s consultant’s or independent contractor’s acquisition of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, to the extent no cash is actually advanced by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to such directors, officers, employees, consultants or independent contractors in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;
(30) Investments constituting promissory notes or other non-cash proceeds of dispositions of assets to the extent permitted under Section 7.04;
(31) Investments resulting from pledges and deposits permitted pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Liens”;
(32) loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in lieu of and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof) Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made in cash to such parent in accordance with Section 7.05 at such time, such Investment being treated for purposes of the applicable clause of Section 7.05, including any limitations, as if a Restricted Payment were made pursuant to such applicable clause;
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(33) any Investments if on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Investment, the Total Net Leverage Ratio would be equal to or less than 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended; provided that no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;
(34) Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions;
(35) Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries assigned to, or repurchased or redeemed by, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent not otherwise prohibited hereunder; and
(36) to the extent such proceeds have not been applied pursuant to clause (B) of clause (3) above, Investments made by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent such Investments are financed with the proceeds received by such Restricted Subsidiary from an Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary by a Loan Party otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that no Investment may be made in any Unrestricted Subsidiary in reliance on this clause (36); provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining availability under this Agreement for making Restricted Payments and Investments, in the event any Restricted Subsidiary makes a Permitted Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a manner in which such Investment was first made by a Loan Party in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and such Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party thereafter, directly or indirectly, uses the proceeds of such Investment to make a further Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a manner otherwise permitted under this Agreement, such Investment will be deemed to have been made only by the applicable Loan Party into such Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt” means secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or any Guarantor in the form of one or more series of junior lien secured notes, bonds or debentures or junior lien secured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on all or a portion of the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the Liens on Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness,” (iii) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their Debt Representative) and the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall be party to an Intercreditor Agreement providing that the Liens on Collateral securing such obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and (iv) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.
“Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:
(1) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document;
(2) Liens, pledges or deposits made in connection with:
(a) workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance, health, disability or employee benefits or other social security laws or similar legislation or regulations,
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(b) insurance-related obligations (including in respect of deductibles, self- insured retention amounts and premiums and adjustments thereto) or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar documents or instruments for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance or otherwise supporting the payment of items set forth in the foregoing clause (a), or
(c) bids, tenders, contracts, statutory obligations, surety, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds, or with regard to other regulatory requirements, completion guarantees, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers’ acceptance facilities, and other obligations of like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash, Cash Equivalents or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for the payment of rent, contested Taxes or import duties and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments that have been posted to support the same, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(3) Liens imposed by law, such as landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, construction, mechanics’ or other similar Liens, or landlord Liens specifically created by contract (a) for sums not yet overdue for a period of more than sixty (60) days or, if more than sixty (60) days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens, (b) being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or other Liens arising out of or securing judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person will then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review if such Liens are adequately bonded or adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (c) where the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(4) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges (i) that are not yet overdue for more than thirty (30) days or not yet payable or not subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (ii) where the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(5) Liens in favor of issuers of performance, surety, bid, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds, instruments or obligations or with respect to regulatory requirements or letters of credit or banker’s acceptance issued, and completion guarantees provided, in each case, pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business or consistent with past practice or industry practice;
(6) survey exceptions, encumbrances, ground leases, easements, restrictions, protrusions, encroachments or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, servitudes, sewers, electric lines, drains, telegraph, telephone and cable television lines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
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(7) Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to clauses (a), (b) or (c)(ii) of the definition of “Permitted Ratio Debt”, clauses (d), (l), (m), (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)), (o), (w), (ee), (ff) or (gg) of Section 7.02(2) or, with respect to assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition, clause (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)) of Section 7.02(2); provided that:
(a) Liens securing obligations relating to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (m) relate only to obligations relating to Refinancing Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on the same assets as the assets securing the Refinanced Debt (as defined in the definition of Refinancing Indebtedness), plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property, or serves to refund, refinance, extend, replace, renew or defease Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred under clause (d), (l) or (m) of Section 7.02(2);
(b) Liens securing obligations relating to Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (w), (ee) or (ff) extend only to the assets of Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors;
(c) Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (d) extend only to the assets so purchased, replaced, leased, expanded, constructed, installed, repaired or improved and proceeds and products thereof; provided further that individual financings of assets provided by a counterparty may be cross-collateralized to other financings of assets provided by such counterparty;
(d) If any such Liens secure Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of the definition of “Permitted Ratio Debt” or clauses (l), (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any Indebtedness that is not secured by Collateral or is unsecured under clauses (n)(2)(z)(ii) or (n)(2)(z)(iii), as applicable) of Section 7.02(2) or clause (m) of Section 7.02(2) (with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing provisions), at the election of the Borrower, such Liens shall be subject to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s) (except to the extent any such Liens are on property that does not constitute Collateral);
(e) Liens securing obligations in respect of assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition permitted to be assumed pursuant to such clause (n) are solely on acquired property or the assets of the acquired entity (other than after- acquired property that is (i) affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, (ii) after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing such Indebtedness, the terms of which Indebtedness require or include a pledge of after-acquired property (it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the proceeds and products thereof); and
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(f) Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (l)(i) of Section 7.02(2) shall be junior in right of security with any First Lien Obligations under this Agreement;
(8) (a) Liens existing, or provided for under binding contracts existing, on the Closing Date (provided that any such Lien securing obligations in an aggregate amount on the Closing Date in excess of $5.0 million shall be set forth on Schedule 7.01) and (b) Liens permitted to be incurred and/or remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement;
(9) Liens on property or shares of stock or other assets of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary;
(10) Liens on property or other assets at the time the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property or such other assets, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition, amalgamation, merger or consolidation) and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien (to the extent the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Liens are permitted by this Agreement); provided that such replacement, extension or renewal Liens do not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Liens prior to such replacement, extension or renewal (plus after-acquired property that is (i) affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, (ii) after- acquired property subject to a Lien securing such Indebtedness, the terms of which Indebtedness require or include a pledge of after-acquired property (it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the proceeds and products thereof);
(11) Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 7.02;
(12) Liens securing (a) Hedging Obligations and (b) obligations in respect of Cash Management Services;
(13) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s accounts payable or similar obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
(14) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (or other agreement under which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has granted rights to end users to access and use the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s products, technologies or services) (a) that do not either (i) materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) secure any Indebtedness and (b) licenses or sublicenses granted by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to customers in the ordinary course of business;
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(15) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) financing statement filings regarding operating leases, consignments or accounts entered into by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) financing statements or similar public filings;
(16) Liens in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor;
(17) Liens on equipment or vehicles of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(18) Liens on accounts receivable, Securitization Assets and related assets incurred in connection with a Qualified Securitization Facility and Liens on any receivables transferred in connection with a Receivables Financing Transaction, including Liens on such receivables resulting from precautionary UCC filings or from re-characterization of any such sale as a financing or a loan;
(19) Liens to secure any modification, refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive modification, refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) or this clause (19) of this definition; provided that: (a) such new Lien will be limited to all or part of the same property that was subject to the original Lien (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property), (b) the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock described under such clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) or this clause (19) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien hereunder, plus (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased, plus (iii) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees, underwriting, arrangement and similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and (c) to the extent required by the terms hereof in connection with the original incurrence of Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, extended, renewed or replaced, to the extent such Indebtedness as modified, refinanced, refunded, extended, renewed or replaced is secured by Liens on the Collateral, such Liens shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement;
(20) deposits made or other security provided to secure liability to insurance brokers, carriers, underwriters or self-insurance arrangements, including Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(21) Liens securing obligations in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed (as of the date any such Lien is incurred) the greater of (a) $15.0 million and (b) 32.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of incurrence of such Lien for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), which, at the election of the Borrower, shall be subject to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s);
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(22) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(23) (a) the prior rights of consignees and their lenders under consignment arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, (b) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention or similar arrangements for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (c) Liens arising by operation of law under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code;
(24) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(7);
(25) Liens (a) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 or 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (b) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (c) in favor of banking or other institutions or other electronic payment service providers arising as a matter of law or under general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or margin deposits or other funds maintained with such institution (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(26) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under this Agreement; provided that such Liens do not extend to assets other than those that are subject to such repurchase agreements;
(27) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (a) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other deposit-taking financial institutions or other electronic payment service providers and not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (b) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (c) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(28) Liens on cash proceeds (as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) of assets sold that were subject to a Lien permitted hereunder;
(29) any encumbrance or restriction (including put, call arrangements, tag, drag, right of first refusal and similar rights) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;
(30) Liens (a) on cash advances or xxxx xxxxxxx money deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted under this Agreement to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (b) consisting of a letter of intent or an agreement to sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any property in a transaction permitted under Section 7.04;
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(31) ground leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;
(32) Liens in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction(s);
(33) Liens on Capital Stock or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(34) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s, sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(35) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower and such Subsidiary to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;
(36) rights of set-off, banker’s liens, netting arrangements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance or administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts, cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments;
(37) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to satisfy or discharge Indebtedness;
provided that such satisfaction or discharge is permitted under this Agreement;
(38) receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof and Liens on property or assets under construction arising from progress or partial payments by a third party relating to such property or assets;
(39) Liens to secure obligations in respect of (a) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.02 (other than with respect to assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition under clauses (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)) of Section 7.02(2)); provided that after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of the then-proposed Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (and without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such proposed Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock), (i) (I) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral that secure the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) (“Pari Passu Lien Debt”), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 4.80 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement); provided that Pari Passu Lien Debt in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) shall trigger the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Pari Passu Lien Debt were Incremental Term Loans, (II) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations and, for the avoidance of doubt, that has not been secured pursuant to the succeeding clause (III) (“Junior Lien Debt”), in each case, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 5.75 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) or (III) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on property not constituting Collateral, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 6.00 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement), or to the extent such Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and (ii) such Liens, to the extent on the Collateral, are in each case subject the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s)) and (b) and Refinancing Indebtedness thereof;
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(40) agreements to subordinate any interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any accounts receivable or other proceeds arising from inventory consigned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(41) Liens arising pursuant to Section 107(l) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act or similar provision of any Environmental Law;
(42) Liens disclosed by any title insurance reports or policies delivered on or prior to the Closing Date and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien (to the extent the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Liens are permitted by this Agreement); provided that such replacement, extension or renewal Liens do not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Liens prior to such replacement, extension or renewal;
(43) rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license, sublicense, franchise, grant or permit held by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, sublicense, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;
(44) restrictive covenants affecting the use to which real property may be put; provided that the covenants are complied with;
(45) security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of that Person in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;
(46) zoning, building and other similar land use restrictions, including site plan agreements, development agreements and contract zoning agreements;
(47) cash collateral securing obligations in respect of commercial letters of credit issued under clause (b) or letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments issued under clause (gg) of Section 7.02(2) (it being understood that any cash collateral subject to a Lien incurred pursuant to this clause (47) shall not be deemed “restricted” on account of such Lien for purposes of determining whether such cash collateral constitutes part of the Unrestricted Cash Amount);
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(48) Liens on all or any portion of the Collateral (but no other assets, except with respect to Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt which may be secured by Liens on assets that do not constitute Collateral to the extent permitted by clause (2)(b) of the definition of “Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt”) securing (a) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, (b) Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt or (c) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, and, in each case, Liens securing any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(49) (a) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties securing Indebtedness or other obligations of such Restricted Subsidiaries or any other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties that is permitted by (x) Section 7.02 or (y) otherwise not prohibited by this Agreement, (b) Liens on Equity Interests in joint ventures (i) securing obligations of such joint venture or (ii) pursuant to the relevant joint venture agreement or arrangement and (c) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties securing Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries;
(50) Liens on assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries (a) securing Indebtedness and other obligations of such Foreign Subsidiaries or (b) to the extent arising mandatorily under applicable Law; and
(51) Liens on Escrowed Proceeds for the benefit of the related holders of debt securities or other Indebtedness (or the underwriters, trustee, escrow agent or arrangers thereof) or on cash set aside at the time of the incurrence of any Indebtedness or government securities purchased with such cash, in either case to the extent such cash or government securities prefund the payment of interest on such Indebtedness and are held in an escrow account or similar arrangement to be applied for such purpose.
For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” will be deemed to include interest and other obligations payable on or with respect to such Indebtedness.
Any Liens incurred to refinance Liens incurred pursuant to clauses (8), (21) and (39) above will be permitted to secure additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred to pay (1) any accrued and unpaid interest on the associated Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the associated Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the associated Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased and (2) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such associated refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such associated refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (and with respect to associated Indebtedness under Designated Revolving Commitments, including an amount equal to any unutilized Designated Revolving Commitments being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased to the extent permanently terminated at the time of incurrence of such Liens in connection with such Refinancing Indebtedness).
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“Permitted Parent” means any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that at the time it became a parent of the Borrower was a Permitted Holder pursuant to clause (1) of the definition thereof.
“Permitted Ratio Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(1).
“Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or the Guarantors in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes, bonds or debentures or unsecured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (1) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” and (2) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.
“Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on the Borrower’s or a Parent Company’s common equity sold by the Borrower or a Parent Company substantially concurrently with a related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), other than a Foreign Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, established or maintained by any Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.
“Plan Assets” means “plan assets” within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.
“Planned Expenditures” has the meaning specified in the definition of Excess Cash Flow.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Pledged Collateral” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
“Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
“Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant” means, at any time, (1) any financial maintenance covenant that is not contained in this Agreement at such time and (2) any financial maintenance covenant, a corresponding version of which is already contained in this Agreement at such time but with covenant levels and component definitions (to the extent relating to such corresponding version) that are less restrictive as to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries than those in the applicable Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans or any documents relating to Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt or Refinancing Indebtedness.
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“primary obligations” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Contingent Obligations.
“primary obligor” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Contingent Obligations.”
“Priority Facilities” means any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent as “Priority Facilities” pursuant to and in accordance with the last sentence of the definition of “Priority Revolving Facility”.
“Priority Revolving Agent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Priority Revolving Agent’s Office” means the Priority Revolving Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Priority Revolving Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Priority Revolving Facility” means the collective reference to Revolving Facilities, as designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount (for purposes of this definition, the aggregate amount of any Revolving Facility shall be equal to the Outstanding Amount of Loans and L/C Obligations thereunder plus, to the extent not then represented by an Outstanding Amount, Revolving Commitments thereunder); provided that once Borrower has designated a Revolving Facility the Borrower may not rescind such designation other than with the consent of each Lender under such Revolving Facility. Without derogation of any of the provisions of any Loan Document (including without limitation Section 10.01(g)), the portion of the Closing Date Revolving Facility which does not exceed the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount shall be a Priority Revolving Facility. For the avoidance of doubt, the Priority Revolving Facility shall at all times constitute one Class hereunder and shall be on uniform terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition of Priority Revolving Facility, if the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount exceeds the Commitments and (without duplication) Revolving Exposure in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, elect to incur Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent as “Priority Facilities” in an aggregate amount up to such excess and may document any such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) under other documentation, so long as (i) the commitments and (without duplication) exposures under such other documentation, when combined with the Commitments and (without duplication) Revolving Exposures under the Priority Revolving Facility hereunder, shall not exceed $50 million, (ii) such other documentation shall contain (either directly in such documentation or in the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement) provisions in favor of the Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility and Closing Date Term Loan Facility no less favorable to Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility and the Closing Date Term Loan Facility as those under Sections 2.05(1)(f), 8.03(b), Section 10.01(g) and (h), 10.07(15) and 10.28 (such provisions, the “Non-Priority Protection Provisions”) (and such other documentation shall, to the extent such provisions are contained directly therein and not in the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement, provide that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility and Closing Date Term Loan Facility shall be third party beneficiaries of the Non-Priority Protection Provisions) and (iii) the agent or representative under such documentation shall become party to the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement in the capacity of a “Priority Agent” thereunder.
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“Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date” means the date that is one year after the date of delivery by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice (unless such day is not a Business Day, in which case the Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day); provided that the Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has not been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent.
“Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event” means (a) any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing for not less than 30 days and such Event of Default has not been cured or waived pursuant to the terms hereof or (b) any Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing.
“Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice” means a written notice delivered by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (i) stating that a Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing and identifying such Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event and (ii) stating the Priority Revolving Agent’s desire to apply payments in accordance with Section 8.03(b).
“Priority Revolving Lenders” means the Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, in their capacity as such.
“Priority Revolving Loans” means any Loans issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.
“Private-Side Information” means any information with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries that is not Public-Side Information.
“Pro Forma Financial Statements” means the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statement of income of the Borrower as of and for the twelve- month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period ended at least sixty (60) days prior to the Closing Date, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such other financial statements), provided that the Pro Forma Financial Statements need not be prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X of the SEC or include adjustments for purchase accounting.
“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated in full, Revolving Exposure) and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated in full, Revolving Exposure) and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans at such time; provided that when used with respect to (1) Commitments, Loans, interest and fees under a Revolving Facility (including without limitation the Priority Revolving Facility), “Pro Rata Share,” shall mean with respect to any Lender such Lender’s Applicable Percentage and (2) Commitments, Loans and interest under any Term Facility, “Pro Rata Share,” shall mean, with respect to each Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Term Commitments and Term Loans of such Lender under such Term Facility at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the aggregate Term Commitments and Term Loans under such Term Facility at such time.
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“PSP” means PSP Investments Credit USA LLC (acting through itself and/or any of its Debt Fund Affiliates).
“PSP Lender” means each Lender that is (i) PSP Investments Credit USA LLC, (ii) an Affiliate of PSP Investments Credit USA LLC or (iii) an Approved Fund of a Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Company Costs” means the initial costs relating to establishing compliance with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended, and other expenses arising out of or incidental to the Borrower’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ initial establishment of compliance with the obligations of a reporting company, including costs, fees and expenses (including legal, accounting and other professional fees) relating to compliance with provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Public-Side Information” means (1) at any time prior to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries becoming the issuer of any Traded Securities, information that is (a) of a type that would be required by applicable Law to be publicly disclosed in connection with an issuance by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of its debt or equity securities pursuant to a registered public offering made at such time or (b) not material to make an investment decision with respect to securities of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws) and (2) at any time on and after Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries becoming the issuer of any Traded Securities, information that does not constitute material non-public information (within the meaning of United States federal and state securities laws) with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities.
“Purchase Money Obligations” means any Indebtedness incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets (other than Capital Stock), and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets, or otherwise.
“Purchase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 10.28(1).
“Purchase Option Trigger Event” means (i) any Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, (ii) any Event of Default under Section 8.01(2) with respect to Sections 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) or Article VII or (iii) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (which shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, give effect to any Cure Amount) as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as specified in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(1) exceeds 6.00:1.00.
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“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” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10.0 million at the time the relevant guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other Person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock.
“Qualified Proceeds” means the fair market value of assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business.
“Qualified Securitization Facility” means any Securitization Facility (1) constituting a securitization financing facility that meets the following conditions: (a) the Board of Directors have determined in good faith that such Securitization Facility (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and the applicable Restricted Subsidiary or Securitization Subsidiary and (b) all sales or contributions of Securitization Assets and related assets to the applicable Person or Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (2) constituting a receivables financing facility.
“Qualifying IPO” means the issuance by the Borrower or any Parent Company of its common Equity Interests that are listed on a national exchange or publicly offered (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) (including pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering)).
“Qualifying Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).
“Quarterly Financial Statements” means the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries or Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2019, consisting of the consolidated balance sheet as of such date and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month period then ended (provided such financial statements need not contain footnotes and shall be subject to year-end adjustments).
“Rating Agencies” means Xxxxx’x and S&P, or if Xxxxx’x or S&P (or both) does not make a rating on the relevant obligations publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Borrower that will be substituted for Xxxxx’x or S&P (or both), as the case may be.
“Receivables Financing Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which such party consummates a “true sale” of its receivables to a non-related third party on market terms as determined in good faith by the Borrower; provided that such Receivables Financing Transaction is (1) non-recourse to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their assets, other than any recourse solely attributable to a breach by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of representations and warranties that are customarily made by a seller in connection with a “true sale” of receivables on a non- recourse basis and (2) consummated pursuant to customary contracts, arrangements or agreements entered into with respect to the “true sale” of receivables on market terms for similar transactions.
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“Reference Rate” means (1) with respect to the calculation of the All-In Yield in the case of Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Eurodollar Rate floor, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day for Dollar deposits with a term of three months, or if such rate is not available at such time for any reason any comparable or successor rate, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date and (2) with respect to the calculation of the All-In Yield in the case of Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Base Rate floor, the interest rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (b) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent) and (c) the Eurodollar Rate on such day for an Interest Period of one (1) month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).
“Refinance” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness” and “Refinancing” and “Refinanced” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Refinanced Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness.”
“Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower executed by each of (1) the Borrower, (2) the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and (3) each Additional Lender and Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Other Loans or Other Commitments being incurred or provided pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15.
“Refinancing Indebtedness” means (1) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (2) Disqualified Stock issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (3) Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary which, in each case, serves to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease (“Refinance”) any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case of the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), including any Refinancing Indebtedness, so long as:
(a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness, the amount of such new Preferred Stock or the liquidation preference of such new Disqualified Stock does not exceed (i) the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable) Indebtedness, the amount of Preferred Stock or the liquidation preference of Disqualified Stock being so extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased (such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, the “Refinanced Debt”), plus (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest on, or any accrued and unpaid dividends on, such Refinanced Debt, plus (iii) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such Refinanced Debt and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees, underwriting, arrangement and similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or to Refinance such Refinanced Debt (such amounts in clause (ii) and (iii) above the “Incremental Amounts”);
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(b) such Refinancing Indebtedness (other than in the case of the Refinancing of any Indebtedness assumed or acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, investment or similar transaction so long as not created in contemplation thereof), has a:
(I) Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred that is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Refinanced Debt (or, if earlier, not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Class of Loans with the longest Weighted Average Life to Maturity); and
(II) 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 of the Loans);
(c) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness Refinances (i) Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (other than such Indebtedness assumed or acquired in an acquisition and not created in contemplation thereof), unless such Refinancing constitutes a Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.05, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to the Loans or the Guaranty thereof at least to the same extent as the applicable Refinanced Debt, (ii) Junior Lien Debt, such Refinancing Indebtedness is (I) unsecured or (II) secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens that secure the Loans or the Guaranty thereof, in each case at least to the same extent as the applicable Refinanced Debt or pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, unless such Refinancing Indebtedness is secured by a Lien that is not so subordinated that is permitted by Section 7.01, or (iii) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness must be Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, respectively;
(d) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed or borrowed by any Person other than a Person that is so obligated in respect of the Refinanced Debt being Refinanced; and
(e) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any assets or property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that does not secure the Refinanced Debt being Refinanced unless such assets or property constitute Collateral (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property) (other than with respect to proceeds of such Refinancing Indebtedness that are subject to an escrow or other similar arrangement and any related deposit of cash or Cash Equivalents to cover interest and premium in respect of such Refinancing Indebtedness);
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provided that Refinancing Indebtedness will not include:
(f) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower;
(g) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Guarantor; or
(h) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
provided further that (i) clause (b) of this definition will not apply to any Refinancing of any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness incurred under clause (dd) of Section 7.02(2) (including any successive Refinancings thereof incurred under clause (m) of Section 7.02(2)) and any Junior Indebtedness (other than Junior Indebtedness assumed or acquired in an investment or acquisition and not created in contemplation thereof), Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock and (ii) Refinancing Indebtedness may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be Refinanced with long-term indebtedness (and such bridge or other interim credit facility shall be deemed to satisfy clause (b) of this definition so long as (I) such credit facility includes customary “rollover” provisions and (II) assuming such credit facility were to be extended pursuant to such “rollover” provisions, such extended credit facility would comply with clause (b) of this definition).
“Refunding Capital Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(2)(b)(i).
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(3).
“Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in a Rule 144A or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same Guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.
“Rejection Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(f).
“Related Business Assets” means assets (other than Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business; provided that any assets received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary will not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person is or would become a Restricted Subsidiary.
“Related Indemnified Person” of an Indemnitee means (1) any controlling Person or controlled Affiliate of such Indemnitee, (2) the respective directors, officers, partners, employees, advisors, other representatives or successors or permitted assigns of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates and (3) the respective agents, trustees and other representatives of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (3), acting at the instructions of such Indemnitee, controlling Person or such controlled Affiliate; provided that each reference to a controlled Affiliate or controlling Person in this definition pertains to a controlled Affiliate or controlling Person involved in the negotiation of this Agreement. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.
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“Related Person” means, with respect to any Person, (1) any Affiliate of such Person, (2) the respective directors, officers, partners, employees, advisors, agents, trustees and other representatives of such Person or any of its Affiliates and (3) the successors and permitted assigns of such Person or any of its Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into or migration through the Environment.
“Released Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”
“Reorganization” has the meaning specified in the preliminary statements of this Agreement.
“Replaced Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).
“Replacement Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).
“Replacement Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).
“Reportable Event” means, with respect to any Pension Plan, any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.
“Repricing Transaction” means (1) the prepayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement, exchange or conversion of all or a portion of any Closing Date Term Loans substantially concurrently with the incurrence by a Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of any loans or floating rate notes secured on a pari passu basis with the Closing Date Term Loans under any credit facilities having an All-In Yield that is less than the All-In Yield applicable to the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid; provided that the primary purpose (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of such prepayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement, exchange or conversion is to reduce the All-In Yield of the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid, refinanced, substituted, replaced, exchanged or converted or (2) any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification to this Agreement that would have the effect of reducing the All-In Yield applicable to the Closing Date Term Loans; provided that the primary purpose (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of such amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification is to reduce the All-In Yield applicable to the Closing Date Term Loans; provided, further, that in no event shall any such prepayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement, exchange, conversion, amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification in connection with a Change of Control, Qualifying IPO or Material Acquisition constitute a Repricing Transaction.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (1) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (2) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, an L/C Application and (3) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.
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“Required Facility Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to one or more Facilities: (A) Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities, (B) the Ares Lenders if as of such date the Ares Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities and (C) the PSP Lenders if as of such date the PSP Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities; provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Required Facility Lenders; provided, further, that, to the same extent specified in Section 10.07(9) with respect to determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Facility Lenders unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders.
“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination: (A) Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments, (B) the Ares Lenders if as of such date the Ares Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments and (C) the PSP Lenders if as of such date the PSP Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitment and unused Revolving Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided, further, that the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means, with respect to a Person, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, president, executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer or other similar officer or Person performing similar functions, of such Person and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. With respect to any document delivered by a Loan Party on the Closing Date, Responsible Officer includes any secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Responsible Officer” shall refer to a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
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“Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than any Permitted Investment(s).
“Restricted Payments” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any Foreign Subsidiary) that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will any Securitization Subsidiary be considered a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of Section 8.01(5), (6) or (7); provided further that upon the occurrence of an Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary will be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary.” Wherever the term “Restricted Subsidiary” is used herein with respect to any Subsidiary of a referenced Person that is not the Borrower, then it will be construed to mean a Person that would be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower on a pro forma basis following consummation of one or a series of related transactions involving such referenced Person and the Borrower (unless such transaction would include a designation of a Subsidiary of such Person as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on a pro forma basis in accordance with this Agreement).
“Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(2).
“Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (1) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(2) and (2) purchase participations in L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and purchase participations in Swing Line Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount specified opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Revolving Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The aggregate Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders as of the Closing Date is $40.0 million, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).
“Revolving Exposure” means, as to each Revolving Lender, the sum of the amount of the Outstanding Amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans and its Applicable Percentage of the amount of the L/C Obligations and Swing Line Obligations at such time.
“Revolving Extension Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(2).
“Revolving Extension Series” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(2).
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“Revolving Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments at such time; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the Revolving Facility shall include the Extended Revolving Commitments and the Incremental Revolving Facilities and the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings made in respect thereof.
“Revolving Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment at such time or, if Revolving Commitments have terminated, Revolving Exposure; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Revolving Lenders” shall be deemed to solely refer to Revolving Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility.
“Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(2) and includes Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans and Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Revolving Loans” shall be deemed to solely refer to Revolving Loans under the Priority Revolving Facility.
“Revolving Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Lender resulting from the Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement providing for the leasing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any real or tangible personal property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to a third Person in contemplation of such leasing.
“Same Day Funds” means disbursements and payments in immediately available funds.
“Sanctions” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is (1) entered into by and between Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and a Cash Management Bank and (2) designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement.”
“Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement with respect to Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 7.02 that is (1) entered into by and between any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank and (2) designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as a “Secured Hedge Agreement.”
“Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary secured by a Lien.
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“Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Secured Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period, minus the Unrestricted Cash Amount on such last day to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, each Issuing Bank, each Hedge Bank, each Cash Management Bank, each Supplemental Administrative Agent and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.01(2) or 9.07. For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrower and any applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank, such Hedge Bank or such Cash Management Bank shall be a Secured Party only to the extent that, and only for so long as, the Obligations (other than the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement and under any Secured Cash Management Agreement) are secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranty.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Securitization Assets” means (1) the accounts receivable, royalty or other revenue streams and other rights to payment and other assets related thereto subject to a Qualified Securitization Facility and the proceeds thereof and (2) contract rights, lockbox accounts and records with respect to such accounts receivable and any other assets customarily transferred together with accounts receivable in a securitization financing.
“Securitization Facility” means any transaction or series of securitization financings that may be entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or may grant a security interest in, Securitization Assets to either (1) a Person that is not the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or (2) a Securitization Subsidiary that in turn sells such Securitization Assets to a Person that is not the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or may grant a security interest in any Securitization Assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Securitization Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) paid to a Person that is not a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with, any Qualified Securitization Facility.
“Securitization Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary formed for the purpose of, and that solely engages only in, one or more Qualified Securitization Facilities and other activities reasonably related thereto.
“Security Agreement” means, collectively, the First Lien Pledge and Security Agreement executed by the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, together with supplements or joinders thereto executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.
“Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the SEC, as such regulation is in effect on the Closing Date.
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“Similar Business” means (1) any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Closing Date or (2) any business or other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to (including non-core incidental businesses acquired in connection with any Permitted Investment), or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries conduct or propose to conduct on the Closing Date.
“Solicited Discount Proration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).
“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).
“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit L.
“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer” means the written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit O, submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.
“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date:
(1) the fair value of the assets of such Person exceeds its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise,
(2) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured,
(3) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured, and
(4) such Person is not engaged in, and is not about to engage in, business for which it has unreasonably small capital.
The amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.
“SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(7).
“Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Buyer (or its applicable Affiliates) has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its (or such Affiliates’) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement, or decline to consummate the Acquisition (in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof), as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.
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“Specified Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).
“Specified Discount Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).
“Specified Discount Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower’s Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit N.
“Specified Discount Prepayment Response” means the written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit P, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.
“Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).
“Specified Discount Proration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(3).
“Specified Intellectual Property” means the intellectual property existing in the Miramar software platform (or any trademarked successor thereto) and related modules.
“Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Investments.”
“Specified Representations” means those representations and warranties made in Sections 5.01(1) (with respect to the organizational existence of the Loan Parties only), 5.01(2)(b), 5.01(4) (solely that the use of proceeds of the Closing Date Loans on the Closing Date will not violate the FCPA or the USA PATRIOT Act), 5.02(1), 5.02(2)(a), 5.04, 5.13, 5.16, the last sentence of Section 5.17 (solely that the use of proceeds of the Closing Date Loans on the Closing Date will not violate the USA PATRIOT Act or OFAC), and Section 5.18.
“Specified Transaction” means:
(1) solely for the purposes of determining the applicable cash balance, any contribution of capital, including as a result of an Equity Offering, to the Borrower, in each case, in connection with an acquisition or Investment,
(2) any designation of operations or assets of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as discontinued operations (as defined under GAAP) (provided that operations or assets of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that are held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations or assets may, at the Borrower’s election (in its sole discretion), be designated as discontinued operations under this clause (2) only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of),
(3) any Permitted Acquisition, investment or other similar transaction, in each case, that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary,
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(4) any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with this Agreement,
(5) any purchase or other acquisition of a business of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of any Person,
(6) any Asset Sale (without regard to any de minimis thresholds set forth therein) (a) that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower or (b) of a business, business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise,
(7) any operational changes identified by the Borrower that have been made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the Test Period,
(8) any borrowing of Incremental Loans or Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (or establishment of Incremental Commitments), or
(9) any Restricted Payment or other transaction that by the terms of this Agreement requires a financial ratio to be calculated on a pro forma basis.
“Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Subject Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 10.28(1).
“Submitted Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).
“Submitted Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person:
(1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar Person) of which more than 50.0% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, members of management or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; and
(2) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar Person of which:
(a) more than 50.0% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise; and
(b) such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such Person.
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Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor other than Holdings.
“Successor Borrower” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(4).
“Successor Holdings” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(5).
“Supplemental Administrative Agent” and “Supplemental Administrative Agents” have the meanings specified in Section 9.14(1).
“Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.
“Swap Obligation” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Excluded Swap Obligation.”
“Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Swing Line Facility” means the swing line facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Swing Line Lender” means SunTrust Bank and/or (as the context requires) any other Lender that becomes a Swing Line Lender in accordance with Section 2.04(8), or any successor Swing Line Lender hereunder.
“Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(1); provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Swing Line Loans” shall be deemed to solely refer to Swing Line Loans under the Priority Revolving Facility.
“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(2), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2, or such other form as approved by the Priority Revolving Agent and the Borrower (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Priority Revolving Agent and the Borrower), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Swing Line Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Swing Line Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-3, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Swing Line Lender resulting from the Swing Line Loans.
“Swing Line Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans outstanding.
“Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $10.0 million, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 2.14 and (2) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.
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“Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding (including backup withholding) of any nature and whatever called, imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax and penalties applicable thereto.
“Tax Group” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(2)(n)(ii).
“Tax Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(5).
“Term Borrowing” means a Borrowing of any Term Loans.
“Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make a Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Term Loan to be made by such Term Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be (1) reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement and (2) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (a) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (b) an Incremental Amendment, (c) a Refinancing Amendment, (d) an Extension Amendment or (e) an amendment in respect of Replacement Loans. The Term Commitments shall include the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments (including the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments) and the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitments and may otherwise be specified in