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EXHIBIT 10.2
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AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 3 |
CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
XXXX FOOD COMPANY, INC.
as BORROWER,
VARIOUS LENDERS
and
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
NEW YORK BRANCH,
as ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Dated as of April 12, 2006,
as amended on March 18, 2009,
as amended on October 26, 2009,
as amended on March 2, 2010
XXXXX FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as CO-SYNDICATION AGENTS,
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
COBANK, ACB
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
and
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC
XXXXX FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS AND JOINT BOOK RUNNING MANAGERS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. Definitions and Accounting Terms |
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1.01. Defined Terms |
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SECTION 2. Amount and Terms of Credit |
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2.01. The Commitments |
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2.02. Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing |
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2.03. Notice of Borrowing |
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2.04. Disbursement of Funds |
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2.05. Notes |
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2.06. Conversions |
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2.07. Pro Rata Borrowings |
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2.08. Interest |
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2.09. Interest Periods |
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2.10. Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. |
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2.11. Compensation |
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2.12. Change of Lending Office |
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2.13. Replacement of Lenders |
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2.14. Incremental Commitments |
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2.15. Revolving Loans Refunding |
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SECTION 3. Letters of Credit |
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3.01. Letters of Credit |
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3.02. Maximum Letter of Credit Outstandings; Final Maturities |
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3.03. Letter of Credit Requests; Minimum Stated Amount |
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3.04. Letter of Credit Participations |
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3.05. Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings |
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3.06. Increased Costs |
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SECTION 4. Commitment Commission; Fees; Reductions of Commitment |
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4.01. Fees |
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4.02. Voluntary Termination of Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitments |
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4.03. Mandatory Reduction of Commitments |
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4.04. Fees to Revolving Participants |
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SECTION 5. Prepayments; Payments; Taxes |
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5.01. Voluntary Prepayments |
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5.02. Mandatory Repayments and Commitment Reductions |
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5.03. Method and Place of Payment; Payments and Computations; Maintenance
of Accounts; Statement of Accounts |
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5.04. Net Payments |
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SECTION 6. [Reserved] |
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SECTION 7. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events |
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7.01. Limitation on Cash on Hand |
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7.02. No Default; Representations and Warranties |
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7.03. Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request |
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SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements |
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8.01. Company Status |
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8.02. Company Power and Authority |
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8.03. No Violation |
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8.04. Litigation |
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8.05. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations |
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8.06. Governmental Approvals |
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8.07. Investment Company Act |
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8.08. True and Complete Disclosure |
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8.09. Financial Condition; Financial Statements |
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8.10. Security Interests |
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8.11. Compliance with ERISA |
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8.12. Subsidiaries |
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8.13. Intellectual Property, etc. |
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8.14. Compliance with Statutes; Agreements, etc. |
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8.15. Environmental Matters |
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8.16. Properties |
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8.17. Labor Relations |
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8.18. Tax Returns and Payments |
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8.19. Insurance |
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8.20. Subordination |
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8.21. Aggregate Borrowing Base Calculation |
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SECTION 9. Affirmative Covenants |
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9.01. Information Covenants |
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9.02. Books, Records and Inspections |
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9.03. Insurance |
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9.04. Payment of Taxes |
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9.05. Existence; Franchises |
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9.06. Compliance with Statutes; etc. |
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9.07. Compliance with Environmental Laws |
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9.08. ERISA |
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9.09. Good Repair |
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9.10. End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters |
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9.11. Additional Security; Additional Guaranties; Actions with Respect to
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries; Further Assurances |
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9.12. Use of Proceeds |
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9.13. Ownership of Subsidiaries |
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9.14. Maintenance of Company Separateness |
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9.15. Performance of Obligations |
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9.16. Margin Stock |
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9.17. Landlords’ Agreements, Mortgagee Agreements, Bailee Letters and
Real Estate Purchases |
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SECTION 10. Negative Covenants |
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10.01. Changes in Business; etc. |
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10.02. Consolidation; Merger and Sale of Assets; etc. |
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10.03. Liens |
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10.04. Indebtedness |
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10.05. Advances; Investments; Loans |
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10.06. Restricted Payments; etc. |
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10.07. Transactions with Affiliates |
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10.08. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio |
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10.09. Limitation on Voluntary Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness;
Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other
Agreements; Issuances of Capital Stock; etc. |
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10.10. Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests |
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10.11. Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries |
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10.12. Special Restrictions Relating to Principal Property |
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10.13. No Additional Deposit Accounts; etc. |
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SECTION 11. Events of Default |
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11.01. Payments |
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11.02. Representations, etc. |
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11.03. Covenants |
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11.04. Default Under Other Agreements |
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11.05. Bankruptcy, etc. |
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11.06. ERISA |
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11.07. Security Documents |
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11.08. Guaranties |
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11.09. Judgments |
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11.10. Ownership |
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11.11. Denial of Liability |
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SECTION 12. The Administrative Agent |
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12.01. Appointment |
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12.02. Nature of Duties |
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12.03. Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent |
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12.04. Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent |
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12.05. Reliance |
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12.06. Indemnification |
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12.07. The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity |
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12.08. Holders |
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12.09. Resignation by the Administrative Agent |
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12.10. Collateral Matters |
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12.11. Delivery of Information |
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12.12. Withholding Tax |
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SECTION 13. Miscellaneous |
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13.01. Payment of Expenses, etc. |
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13.02. Right of Setoff |
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13.03. Notices |
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13.04. Benefit of Agreement; Assignments; Participations |
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13.05. No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative |
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13.06. Payments Pro Rata |
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13.07. Calculations; Computations |
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13.08. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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13.09. Counterparts |
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13.10. Effectiveness |
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13.11. Headings Descriptive |
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13.12. Amendment or Waiver; etc. |
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13.13. Survival |
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13.14. Domicile of Loans |
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13.15. Register |
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13.16. Confidentiality |
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13.17. Special Provisions Regarding Pledges of Equity Interests in, and
Promissory Notes Owed by, Persons Not Organized in the United States |
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13.18. Patriot Act |
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SCHEDULE |
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SCHEDULE I
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Commitments |
SCHEDULE II
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Lender Addresses |
SCHEDULE III
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Accounts |
SCHEDULE IV
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Existing Indebtedness |
SCHEDULE V
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Real Property |
SCHEDULE VI
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Plans |
SCHEDULE VII
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Capitalization |
SCHEDULE VIII
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Subsidiaries |
SCHEDULE IX
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Existing Investments |
SCHEDULE X
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Tax Matters |
SCHEDULE XI
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Insurance |
SCHEDULE XII
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[Reserved] |
SCHEDULE XIII
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Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries |
SCHEDULE XIV
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[Reserved] |
SCHEDULE XV
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[Reserved] |
SCHEDULE XVI
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Transactions with Affiliates |
SCHEDULE XVII
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Principal Properties |
SCHEDULE XVIII
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Existing Liens |
SCHEDULE XIX
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Existing Letters of Credit |
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EXHIBIT |
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EXHIBIT A-1
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Form of Notice of Borrowing |
EXHIBIT A-2
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Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation |
EXHIBIT B-1
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Form of Revolving Note |
EXHIBIT B-2
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Form of Swingline Note |
EXHIBIT C
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Form of Letter of Credit Request |
EXHIBIT D
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Form of Section 5.04(b)(ii) Certificate |
EXHIBIT E
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Form of Opinion of Paul, Hastings, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP, special counsel to the Credit Parties |
EXHIBIT F
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Form of Officers’ Certificate |
EXHIBIT G
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Form of Subsidiaries Guaranty |
EXHIBIT H
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Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement |
EXHIBIT H1
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Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement Acknowledgement |
EXHIBIT I
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Form of Pledge Agreement |
EXHIBIT J
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Form of Security Agreement |
EXHIBIT K
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Form of Intercreditor Agreement |
EXHIBIT L
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Form of Solvency Certificate |
EXHIBIT M
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Form of Borrowing Base Certificate |
EXHIBIT N
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Form of Intercompany Note |
EXHIBIT O
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[Reserved] |
EXHIBIT P
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Form of Compliance Certificate |
EXHIBIT Q
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Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement |
EXHIBIT R
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Form of Incremental Commitment Agreement |
EXHIBIT S
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Form of Landlord Personal Property Collateral Access Agreements |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 12, 2006, as amended on March 18, 2009, as further amended
on October 26, 2009 and as further amended on March 2, 2010, among XXXX FOOD COMPANY, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “
Borrower”), the Lenders party hereto from time to time, DEUTSCHE
BANK AG
New York Branch (“
DBNY”), as Administrative Agent, XXXXX FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, COBANK ACB and U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Documentation Agents, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., XXXXX FARGO
CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book
Running Managers. All capitalized terms used herein and defined in Section 1.01 are used herein as
therein defined.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lenders are
willing to make available to the Borrower the respective credit facilities provided for herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
SECTION 1. Definitions and Accounting Terms.
1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such
meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Account” shall mean an “account” (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC),
and any and all supporting obligations in respect thereof.
“Account Debtor” shall mean each Person who is obligated on an Account, chattel paper,
or a General Intangible.
“Acquired Entity or Business” shall mean either (x) the assets constituting a
business, division or product line of any Person not already a Subsidiary of the Borrower, which
assets are acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) any Person, which shall, as
a result of the acquisition of its Equity Interests, become a Subsidiary of the Borrower (or shall
be merged with and into the Borrower or another Subsidiary of the Borrower).
“Act” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.18.
“Additional Collateral” shall mean all property (whether real or personal) in which
security interests are granted (or have been purported to be granted) (and continue to be in effect
at the time of determination) pursuant to Section 9.11.
“Additional Mortgage” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.11(a).
“Additional Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.11(a).
“Additional Security Documents” shall mean all mortgages, pledge agreements, security
agreements and other security documents entered into from time to time pursuant to Section 9.11, as
each such document may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof.
“Adjustment Date” shall mean the first day of each Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower.
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Administrative Agent” shall mean Deutsche Bank AG
New York Branch, in its capacity as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, and shall
include any successor to the Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12.09.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling (including but not limited to all directors and officers of such Person),
controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be
deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (i) to
vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or
equivalent governing body) of such Person; provided that such Person is required to filed a
Form 13D and is not permitted to file a Form 13G, in each case, with the SEC on account of such
possession or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agent” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, each
Co-Documentation Agent and each Lead Arranger and shall include any successor to any such Person
appointed pursuant to Section 12.09.
“Agent Advance” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(e).
“Agent Advance Period” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(e).
“Aggregate Exposure” at any time shall mean the sum of (i) the aggregate principal
amount of all Revolving Loans then outstanding (for this purpose, using the Dollar Equivalent of
each Euro Denominated Loan and each Sterling Denominated Loan then outstanding), (ii) the aggregate
amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings (for this purpose, using the Dollar Equivalent of all
amounts expressed in Euros or Sterling) at such time and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of
all Swingline Loans (exclusive of Swingline Loans which are repaid with the proceeds of, and
simultaneously with the incurrence of, the respective incurrence of Revolving Loans).
“Agreement” shall mean this Credit Agreement, as modified, supplemented, amended,
restated, extended, renewed refinanced and/or replaced from time to time.
“Amendment 1” shall mean Amendment 1 to this Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2009.
“Amendment No. 3” shall mean Amendment 3 to this Agreement, dated as of March 2,
2010.
“Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” shall mean March 2, 2010.
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“Applicable Commitment Commission Percentage” shall mean for Extended Revolving Loan
Commitments, for each day on which the Aggregate Exposure is (i) less than or equal to 50% of the
Total Commitment, 0.75%, (ii) greater than 50% of the Total Commitment, 0.50%.
“Applicable Margin” shall mean, in the case of Loans maintained as (A) Base Rate Loans
2.00% and (B) Euro Rate Loans, 3.00%; provided that the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted
quarterly on a prospective basis on each Adjustment Date (commencing with the first Adjustment Date
to occur during the second Fiscal Quarter to commence after the Initial Borrowing Date) in
accordance with the table below based on the Average Historical Borrowing Availability for such
Adjustment Date:
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Swingline Loan Base |
Average Historical Borrowing Availability |
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Rate Margin |
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Rate Margin |
Less than 33% of the Total Commitment |
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2.50 |
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Greater than or equal to 33% of the
Total Commitment but less than 66% of
the Total Commitment |
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Greater than or equal to 66% of the
Total Commitment |
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2.00 |
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The Applicable Margin as so determined shall apply, except as set forth in the succeeding
sentence, from the relevant Adjustment Date to the next Adjustment Date. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained above in this definition, the Applicable Margin shall be the highest set
forth in the table above at all times during which there shall exist any Specified Default or any
Event of Default.
“Asset Sale” shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the
Borrower of any asset or Property (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other
securities of, or other Equity Interests in, another Person, but excluding the sale by the Borrower
of its own capital stock) of the Borrower or such Subsidiary other than (i) sales, transfers or
other dispositions of inventory made in the ordinary course of business, (ii) other sales and
dispositions that generate Net Sale Proceeds of less than $15,000,000 in the aggregate in
any Fiscal Year of the Borrower or (iii) sales or liquidations of Cash Equivalents, it being
understood and agreed that the grant of a Lien by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in favor
of another Person shall not in and of itself constitute an “Asset Sale” for purposes of
this definition.
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement” shall mean an Assignment and Assumption
Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit Q (appropriately completed).
“Authorized Officer” shall mean, with respect to (i) delivering Notices of Borrowing,
Notices of Conversion/Continuation and similar notices, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer,
the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the
Borrower any person or persons that has or have been authorized by the board of directors of the
Borrower to deliver such notices pursuant to this Agreement and that has or have appropriate
signature cards on file with the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the respective
Issuing Lender, (ii) delivering financial information and officer’s certificates pursuant to this
Agreement, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or any financial officer of the Borrower, and
(iii) any other matter in connection with this
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Agreement or any other Credit Document, any officer (or a person or persons so designated by
any two officers) of the Borrower.
“Available Currency” shall mean Dollars, Euros and Sterling.
“Average Historical Borrowing Availability” shall mean, at any Adjustment Date, the
average daily Borrowing Availability for the three-month period immediately preceding such
Adjustment Date (with the Borrowing Base for any such day used to determine “Borrowing
Availability” calculated by reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to
the Administrative Agent on or prior to such day pursuant to Section 9.01(n)).
“Bankruptcy Code” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.05.
“Base Rate” shall mean, at any time, the higher of (i) the Prime Lending Rate at such
time and (ii) 1/2 of 1% in excess of the overnight Federal Funds Rate at such time.
“Base Rate Loan” shall mean (i) each Swingline Loan and (ii) each other Loan
designated or deemed designated as such by the Borrower at the time of the incurrence thereof or
conversion thereto.
“Bermuda Company” shall mean Solvest, Ltd., a company organized under the laws of
Bermuda.
“Bermuda Partnership” shall mean Dole Foreign Holdings, Ltd., a limited liability
company organized under the laws of Bermuda.
“Bermuda Partnership Partner #1” shall mean Xxxx Fresh Fruit Company, Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of Nevada and a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Bermuda Partnership Partner #2” shall mean Dole Ocean Cargo Express, Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of Nevada and a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Bermuda Partnership Partners” shall mean and include Bermuda Partnership Partner #1
and Bermuda Partnership Partner #2.
“Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Borrower Common Stock” shall mean the issued and outstanding common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Borrower.
“Borrowing” shall mean the borrowing of one Type of Loan from all the Lenders having
Revolving Loan Commitments (or from the Swingline Lender in the case of Swingline Loans) on a given
date (or resulting from a conversion or conversions on such date) having in the case of Euro Rate
Loans the same Interest Period, provided that Base Rate Loans incurred pursuant to Section
2.10(b) shall be considered part of the related Borrowing of Euro Rate Loans.
“Borrowing Availability” shall mean, as of any date of determination, (i) the lesser
of (x) the Total Commitment and (y) the Borrowing Base minus (ii) the Aggregate Exposure.
“Borrowing Availability Limitation” shall mean at any time that the Borrowing
Availability at such time is less than (x) in all cases other than as provided in clause (y), the
greater of (a)
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$70,000,000 and (b) 20% of the Total Commitment at such time and (y) in the case of Section
9.01(n), $50,000,000.
“Borrowing Base” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the result of:
(a) 85% of the amount of Eligible Accounts (determined in the case of Eligible Accounts
denominated in Canadian Dollars by using the Dollar Equivalent thereof), plus
(b) the lowest of
(i) the sum total of the following:
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72% of the lower of (x) cost
(determined on a first in first out basis) in accordance with
U.S. GAAP and (y) fair market value of Eligible Inventory
consisting of the type produced, marketed and/or distributed by
Xxxx Packaged Foods, LLC on the Effective Date, |
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(B) |
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57% of the lower of (x) cost
(determined on a first in first out basis) in accordance with
U.S. GAAP and (y) fair market value of Eligible Inventory
consisting of the type produced, marketed and/or distributed by
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. on the Effective Date and |
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70% of the lower of (x) cost
(determined on a first in first out basis) in accordance with
U.S. GAAP and (y) fair market value of Eligible Inventory
consisting of the type produced, marketed and/or distributed by
Xxxx Fresh Fruit Company on the Effective Date, and |
(ii) the sum of 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory
included in each of the Borrower’s Business Segments (e.g., on the Amendment
No. 3 Effective Date, calculated as the sum of (x) 85% of the Net Orderly
Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory of Dole Packaged Foods, LLC plus (y) 85% of
the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory of Dole Fresh Vegetables,
Inc. plus (z) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory of Dole
Fresh Fruit Company), minus
(c) the sum of (i) the PACA Reserve, (ii) Dilution Reserve, (iii) Rent Reserve, (iv)
the Inbound Freight Reserve and (v) the aggregate amount of reserves, if any, established by
the Administrative Agent under Section 2.01(d) with respect to the Borrowing Base.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.01(n).
“
Business Day” shall mean (i) for all purposes other than as covered by clauses (ii)
and (iii) below, any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in the City of
New
York (or, with respect to an Issuing Lender not located in the City of
New York, the location of
such Issuing Lender) a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law
or other governmental actions to close, (ii) with respect to all notices and determinations in
connection with, and payments of principal, Unpaid Drawings and interest on or with respect to,
Euro Denominated Loans or any Euro Denominated Letters of Credit, any day which is a Business Day
described in clause (i) and
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which is also (A) a day for trading by and between banks in the London interbank market and
which shall not be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or
required by law or other government action to close in London or
New York City and (B) in relation
to any payment in Euros, a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement
Express Transfer (TARGET) System is open and (iii) with respect to all notices and determinations
in connection with, and payments of principal, Eurodollar Loans and Unpaid Drawings and interest on
or with respect to, Eurodollar Loans and Sterling Denominated Loans or any Sterling Denominated
Letters of Credit, any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day
for trading by and between banks in the London interbank market and which shall not be a legal
holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other
government action to close in London.
“Business Segment” shall mean a reportable segment as discussed in Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 “Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information.”
“Canadian Dollars” shall mean the freely transferable lawful currency of Canada.
“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, with respect to any Person, for any period, all
expenditures by such Person with respect to fixed or capital assets which should be capitalized in
accordance with U.S. GAAP during such period (including, without limitation, expenditures for
maintenance and repairs which should be capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP), but excluding
(i) any expenditures representing the reinvestment of the Net Sale Proceeds of any Asset Sale or
any proceeds of any Casualty Event and (ii) any expenditures out of the proceeds of any long-term
Indebtedness (other than the Loans).
“Capital Lease,” as applied to any Person, shall mean any lease of any Property by
that Person as lessee which, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on
the balance sheet of that Person.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” of any Person shall mean all obligations under such
Person, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as indebtedness in accordance with
U.S. GAAP.
“Cash” shall mean money, currency or a credit balance in any demand or Deposit
Account.
“Cash Equivalents” shall mean (i) Dollars, Euros, Sterling, Swedish Krona and, in the
case of any of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower, such local currencies held by them from time
to time in the ordinary course of their businesses, (ii) securities issued or directly fully
guaranteed or insured by the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden,
Switzerland, Japan, Canada and members of the European Union or any agency or instrumentality
thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the respective such government is
pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than six months from the date of
acquisition, (iii) securities issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision
of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within six months from the date of
acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings
obtainable from either S&P or Xxxxx’x, (iv) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits
with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with
maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic
commercial bank or commercial bank of a foreign country recognized by the United States, (x) in the
case of a domestic commercial bank, having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and
outstanding debt which is rated “A” (or similar equivalent thereof) or higher by at least one
nationally recognized statistical rating
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organization (as defined under Rule 436 under the Securities Act) and (y) in the case of a
foreign commercial bank, having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 (or the foreign
currency equivalent thereof), (v) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days
for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (ii) and (iv) above entered into with
any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iv) above, (vi)
commercial paper having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Xxxxx’x and in each
case maturing within six months after the date of acquisition and (vii) investments in money market
funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses
(i) through (vi) above. Furthermore, with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are
not organized in one or more Qualified Jurisdictions, Cash Equivalents shall include bank deposits
(and investments pursuant to operating account agreements) maintained with various local banks in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice of the Borrower’s Foreign
Subsidiaries.
“Cash Management Control Agreement” shall mean a “control agreement” in form and
substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing terms regarding the treatment of
all cash and other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account governed by such Cash Management
Control Agreement consistent with the requirements of Section 5.03.
”Change of Control” shall mean
(i) any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) other than the
Permitted Holders shall become the owner, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record,
of shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by
the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower;
(ii) the Board of Directors of the Borrower shall cease to consist of a majority of
Continuing Directors, or
(iii) a “change of control” or similar event shall occur as provided in any Term Credit
Document, the Existing Senior Notes or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect
thereof.
“Chief Executive Office” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the location from
which such Person manages the main part of its business operations or other affairs.
“Claims” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Environmental Claims.”
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and
the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to the Code are to
the Code, as in effect at the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and any subsequent provisions of the
Code, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
“Collateral” shall mean all property (whether real or personal) with respect to which
any security interests have been granted (or purported to be granted) pursuant to any Security
Document (including any Additional Security Document), including, without limitation, all Pledge
Agreement Collateral, all Security Agreement Collateral, all Mortgaged Properties and all cash and
Cash Equivalents delivered as collateral pursuant to Section 11 or any Credit Document and all
Additional Collateral, if any. It is understood and agreed that the term “Collateral” shall not
include any Property which constitutes Excluded Collateral, for so long as same constitutes
Excluded Collateral.
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“Collateral Agent” shall mean the Administrative Agent acting as collateral agent for
the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents.
“Collection Account” shall mean each account established at a Collection Bank subject
to a Cash Management Control Agreement into which funds shall be transferred as provided in Section
5.03(b).
“Collection Banks” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.03(b).
“Commingled Inventory” shall mean Inventory of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Guarantor that is commingled (whether pursuant to a consignment, a toll manufacturing agreement or
otherwise) with Inventory of another Person (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor)
at a location owned or leased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to the extent that such
Inventory of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor is not readily identifiable.
“Commitment Commission” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.01(a).
“Commodity Agreements” shall mean commodity agreements, hedging agreements and other
similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect against price fluctuations of commodities
(e.g., fuel) used in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“Company” shall mean any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other
business entity (or the adjectival form thereof, where appropriate).
“Compliance Period” shall mean any period (x) commencing on the date on which the
Borrowing Availability is less than the Minimum Availability Amount for three consecutive Business
Days and (y) ending on the first date thereafter on which the Borrowing Availability has been equal
to or greater than the Minimum Availability Amount 30 consecutive days.
“Consolidated EBIT” shall mean, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income (without
giving effect to (x) any extraordinary gains or losses and (y) any gains or losses from sales of
assets other than inventory sold in the ordinary course of business) before (i) total interest
expense (inclusive of amortization of deferred financing fees and any other original issue
discount) of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for
such period, and (ii) provision for taxes based on income and foreign withholding taxes, in each
case to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period.
“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean for any period, Consolidated EBIT, adjusted by (x)
adding thereto (in each case to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such
period and not already added back in determining Consolidated EBIT) the amount of (i) all
depreciation and amortization expense that were deducted in determining Consolidated EBIT for such
period, (ii) any other non-cash charges incurred in such period (including non-cash share-based
compensation expense), to the extent that same were deducted in arriving at Consolidated EBIT for
such period, (iii) the amount of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Refinancing
or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Specified Indebtedness for such period
to the extent same were deducted in arriving at Consolidated EBIT for such period, and (iv) any
losses attributable to the interest component of cross-currency hedging arrangements even if such
transactions are treated for U.S. GAAP purposes as foreign exchange transactions to the extent same
were deducted in arriving at Consolidated EBIT for such period, and (y) subtracting therefrom, (i)
to the extent included in arriving at Consolidated EBIT for such period, the amount of non-cash
gains during such period, (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash payments made during such period in
connection with non-cash charges incurred in a prior period, to the extent
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such non-cash charges were added back pursuant to clause (x)(ii) above in a prior period and
(iii) any gains attributable to the interest component of cross-currency hedging arrangements even
if such transactions are treated for U.S. GAAP purposes as foreign exchange transactions to the
extent same were included in arriving at Consolidated EBIT for such period. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (x) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the Fiscal Quarters ended March 28, 2009,
June 20, 2009, October 10, 2009 and January 2, 2010 shall be deemed to be $122,300,000,
$144,500,000, $80,800,000 and $68,900,000, respectively, and notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the definition of Pro Forma Basis, no adjustment shall be made to such amounts as a
result of any transaction occurring prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.
“Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall mean, for any period, the sum, without duplication,
of the following amounts (in each case, determined for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis for such period): (i) Consolidated Interest Expense payable in cash; (ii)
scheduled payments of principal on Consolidated Total Debt (including, without limitation, the
capitalized portion of any Capital Lease) (except, in each case, to the extent made with the
proceeds of Indebtedness other than any Loan); (iii) Capital Expenditures; (iv) Dividends paid
pursuant to Sections 10.06(vii) and (viii) and (v) the portion of taxes based on income actually
paid in cash (net of any cash refunds received during such period and excluding any repatriation
taxes) and provisions for cash income taxes.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, (i) the total consolidated
interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, all
commissions, discounts and other commitment and banking fees and charges (e.g., fees with
respect to letters of credit, Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Other Hedging Agreements, but
only to the extent such commissions, discounts, and other fees and charges are treated as “interest
expense” pursuant to U.S. GAAP) for such period, adjusted to exclude (to the extent same would
otherwise be included in the calculation above in this clause (i)) the amortization of any deferred
financing costs for such period plus (ii) without duplication, (x) that portion of
Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
representing the interest factor for such period, (y) the “deemed interest expense” (i.e.,
the interest expense which would have been applicable if the respective obligations were structured
as on-balance sheet financing arrangements) with respect to all Indebtedness of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries of the type described in clause (viii) of the definition of Indebtedness contained
herein (to the extent same does not arise from a financing arrangement constituting an operating
lease) for such period and (z) gains or losses attributable to the interest component of
cross-currency hedging arrangements even if such transactions are treated for U.S. GAAP purposes as
foreign exchange transactions.
“Consolidated Net Debt” shall mean, at any time, the remainder of (I) the sum of
(without duplication) (i) all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (on a
consolidated basis) as would be required to be reflected as debt or Capital Leases on the liability
side of a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in
accordance with U.S. GAAP, (ii) all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
of the type described in clauses (ii) and (vii) of the definition of “Indebtedness” and (iii) all
Contingent Obligations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness
of any third Person of the type referred to in preceding clauses (i) and (ii) minus (II)
the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash and Unrestricted Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries at such time to the extent same would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of
the Borrower if same were prepared at such time; provided that (w) the amount available to
be drawn under all letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations
issued for the account of the Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries (but excluding, for
avoidance of doubt, all unpaid drawings or other monetary obligations owing in respect of such
letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations) shall not be
included
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in any determination of “Consolidated Net Debt,” (x) for purposes of this definition, the
amount of Indebtedness in respect of the Interest Rate Protection Agreements, Other Hedging
Agreements and Commodities Agreements shall be at any time (A) in the case of any such agreements
entered into for speculative purposes, the unrealized net loss position, if any, of the Borrower
and/or its Consolidated Subsidiaries thereunder on a marked-to-market basis determined no more than
one month prior to such time and (B) in the case of any other Interest Rate Protection Agreement,
Other Hedging Agreement or Commodity Agreement, zero, (y) obligations arising under Synthetic
Leases shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Debt and (z) any Preferred Equity of the
Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries shall be treated as Indebtedness, with an amount
equal to the greater of the liquidation preference or the maximum fixed repurchase price of any
such outstanding Preferred Equity deemed to be a component of Consolidated Net Debt.
“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period
(taken as a single accounting period) in accordance with U.S. GAAP, provided that the
following items shall be excluded in computing Consolidated Net Income (without duplication): (i)
except for determinations expressly required to be made on a Pro Forma Basis, the net income (or
loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Consolidated Subsidiary or all or
substantially all of the property or assets of such Person are acquired by a Consolidated
Subsidiary and (ii) the net income of any Consolidated Subsidiary to the extent that the
declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Consolidated Subsidiary of
such net income is not at the time permitted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any
agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable
to such Consolidated Subsidiary.
“Consolidated Senior Secured Net Debt” shall mean, at any time, (x) the amount of
Consolidated Net Debt at such time less (y) all amounts reflected therein attributable to
Indebtedness which is totally unsecured.
“Consolidated Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, at any date, any
other Person the Equity Interests of which are owned by such Person and whose financial results are
consolidated in the financial statements of such Person in accordance with U.S. GAAP (and
consistent with the consolidation practices of the Borrower as in effect on the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date), if such statements were prepared as of such date.
“Consolidated Total Debt” shall mean Consolidated Net Debt prior to any calculation
made pursuant to clause (II) of the definition thereof.
“Contemplated Asset Sale” shall mean any sale of assets by the Borrower and/or one or
more of its Subsidiaries (including Real Property and Equity Interests held by such Persons but
excluding Equity Interests in the Bermuda Company and any Person which owns, directly or
indirectly, Equity Interests therein); provided, however, that (x) any such assets
are not material to the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (y) on a Pro Forma Basis,
after giving effect to such transaction, the Borrower would be in compliance with Section 9.12 of
the Term Credit Agreement (as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) as of the most
recently completed test period and (z) the Borrower shall have provided a certificate to the
Administrative Agent stating that such sale is made as a, and complies with the requirements of the
definition of, Contemplated Asset Sale.
“Contingent Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person as
a result of such Person being a general partner of any other Person, unless the underlying
obligation is expressly made non-recourse as to such general partner, and any obligation of such
Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other
obligations (“primary obligations”)
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of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or
indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not
contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or
indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (x) for the purchase or payment of any
such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor
or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase
property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such
primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation
or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in
respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not
include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.
The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser of (x)
the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent
Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability
in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such
Person in good faith and (y) the stated amount of such Contingent Obligation.
“Continuing Directors” shall mean the directors of the Borrower on the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date and each other director if such director’s election to, or nomination for the
election to, the Board of Directors of the Borrower is recommended or approved by a majority of
then Continuing Directors.
“Core Concentration Account” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.03(d).
“Credit Account” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.03(f).
“Credit Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Pledge
Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and, after the
execution and delivery thereof pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, each Note and each other
Security Document.
“Credit Event” shall mean the making of any Loan or the issuance of any Letter of
Credit.
“Credit Party” shall mean the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Customer” shall mean the account debtor with respect to any account and/or
prospective purchaser of goods, services or both with respect to any contract or contract right,
and/or any party who enters into or proposes to enter into any contract or other arrangement with
any Credit Party, pursuant to which such Credit Party is to sell any personal property or perform
any services.
“
DBNY” shall mean Deutsche Bank AG
New York Branch, in its individual capacity, and
any successor corporation thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
“Default” shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time,
or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” shall mean any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default is in
effect.
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“Deposit Account” shall mean a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a
bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account
evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.
“Dilution” shall mean, as of any date of determination, a percentage, based upon the
experience of the immediately prior 13 fiscal periods, that is the result of dividing the Dollar
amount of (a) bad debt write-downs, discounts, advertising allowances, credits, or other dilutive
items with respect to the Accounts of the Borrower and each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor
during such period, by (b) the xxxxxxxx of the Borrower and each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor
with respect to their Accounts during such period.
“Dilution Reserve” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an amount sufficient
to reduce the advance rate against Eligible Accounts by one percentage point (1%) for each
percentage point by which Dilution is in excess of 5%.
“Dividend” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.06.
“Documents” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Credit Documents and (ii) the Term
Credit Documents.
“Dollars” and the sign “$” shall each mean freely transferable lawful money of
the United States.
“Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit” shall mean each Letter of Credit denominated in
Dollars.
“
Dollar Equivalent” of an amount denominated in a currency other than Dollars shall
mean, at any time for the determination thereof, the amount of Dollars which could be purchased
with the amount of such currency involved in such computation at the spot exchange rate therefor as
quoted by the Administrative Agent as of 11:00 A.M. (
New York time) on the date two Business Days
prior to the date of any determination thereof for purchase on such date;
provided that (i)
for purposes of (x) determining compliance with Sections 2.01(a), 2.01(b), 3.02, 5.02(a) and 7.01
and (y) calculating Fees pursuant to Section 4.01, the Dollar Equivalent of any amounts denominated
in a currency other than Dollars shall be revalued on a monthly basis using the spot exchange rates
therefor as quoted in
The Wall Street Journal (or, if same does not provide such exchange rates, on
such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) on the first Business
Day of each calendar month, (ii) at any time during a calendar month, if the Aggregate Exposure
(for the purposes of the determination thereof, using the Dollar Equivalent as recalculated based
on the spot exchange rate therefor as quoted in
The Wall Street Journal (or, if same does not
provide such exchange rates, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent) on the respective date of determination pursuant to this exception) would
exceed 85% of the lesser of (x) the Total Commitment and (y) the Borrowing Base at such time, then
in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent or at the request of the Required Lenders, the
Dollar Equivalent shall be reset based upon the spot exchange rates on such date as quoted in
The
Wall Street Journal (or, if same does not provide such exchange rates, on such other basis as is
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), which rates shall remain in effect until the
last Business Day of such calendar month or such earlier date, if any, as the rate is reset
pursuant to this proviso and (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
definition, at any time that a Default or an Event of Default then exists, the Administrative Agent
may revalue the Dollar Equivalent of any amounts outstanding under the Credit Documents in a
currency other than Dollars in its sole discretion using the spot exchange rates therefor as quoted
in
The Wall Street Journal (or, if the same does not provide such exchange rates, on such other
basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
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“Domestic Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary of such Person
incorporated or organized in the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Drawing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.05(b).
“Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.10.
“Eligible Accounts” shall mean those Accounts created by the Borrower and the
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors in the ordinary course of its business, that arise out of their
sale of goods or rendition of services, that comply with each of the representations and warranties
respecting Eligible Accounts made in the Credit Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible
by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below; provided,
however, that such criteria may be revised from time to time by Administrative Agent in its
Permitted Discretion to address the results of any audit performed by or on behalf of the
Administrative Agent from time to time after the Effective Date. Administrative Agent shall have
the right to establish, modify or eliminate Reserves against Eligible Accounts from time to time on
its Permitted Discretion. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be
calculated net of customer deposits and unapplied cash. Eligible Accounts shall not include the
following:
(a) Accounts that the Account Debtor has failed to pay within 90 days of original
invoice date or which are 60 days or more past due,
(b) Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) where 50% or more of the
total amount of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) are deemed
ineligible under clause (a) above,
(c) the amount of any credit balances greater than 90 days past their invoice date with
respect to any Account,
(d) Accounts with selling terms of more than 60 days,
(e) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is (i) an Affiliate of the
Borrower or (ii) an employee or agent of the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower,
(f) Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment or are
sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a xxxx and hold,
or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional,
(g) Accounts that are not payable in U.S. Dollars or Canadian Dollars;
(h) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a non-Governmental Authority
unless: (i) the Account Debtor either (A) maintains its Chief Executive Office in the
United States or Canada, or (B) is organized under the laws of the United States, Canada or
any state, territory, province or subdivision thereof; or (ii) (A) the Account is supported
by an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to Administrative Agent, in its Permitted
Discretion (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank), that has been
delivered to Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by Administrative Agent, or (B)
the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an
insurer, satisfactory to Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion,
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(i) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is the government of any foreign
country or sovereign state, or of any state, province, municipality, or other political
subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation, or other
instrumentality thereof, unless (i) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of
credit satisfactory to Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion (as to form,
substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank), that has been delivered to
Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by Administrative Agent, or (ii) the Account
is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer,
satisfactory to Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion,
(j) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is (i) the federal government of
Canada or any department, agency or instrumentality of Canada or (ii) the federal government
of the United States or any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States
(exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which the Borrower has complied, to the
reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent, with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 USC §
3727),
(k) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary of the Borrower, has or has asserted a right of setoff, or has disputed its
obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, to the extent (including, without
limitation, with respect to rebates) of such claim, right of setoff, or dispute,
(l) Accounts with respect to an Account Debtor whose total obligations owing to
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower exceed 20% (or in the case of an Eligible
Investment Grade Account Debtor, 30%) (in each case, such percentage as applied to a
particular Account Debtor being subject to reduction by Administrative Agent in its
Permitted Discretion if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates or is
otherwise unacceptable) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by
such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage; provided, however, that,
in each case, the amount of Eligible Accounts that are excluded because they exceed the
foregoing percentage shall be determined by Administrative Agent based on all of the
otherwise Eligible Accounts prior to giving effect to any eliminations based upon the
foregoing concentration limit,
(m) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency
Proceeding, has gone out of business, or as to which any Credit Party has received notice of
an imminent Insolvency Proceeding or a material impairment of the financial condition of
such Account Debtor,
(n) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is located in a state, province
or jurisdiction (e.g., New Jersey, Minnesota, and West Virginia) that requires, as a
condition to access to the courts of such jurisdiction, that a creditor qualify to transact
business, file a business activities report or other report or form, or take one or more
other actions, unless the Borrower or Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be,
has so qualified, filed such reports or forms, or taken such actions (and, in each case,
paid any required fees or other charges), except to the extent that the Borrower or
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, may qualify subsequently as a foreign
entity authorized to transact business in such state or jurisdiction and gain access to such
courts, without incurring any cost or penalty viewed by Administrative Agent, in its
Permitted Discretion, to be significant in amount, and such later qualification cures any
access to such courts to enforce payment of such Account,
(o) Accounts that are not subject to a valid and perfected First Priority Lien in favor
of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the relevant Security Document as provided in the
Intercreditor Agreement,
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(p) Accounts with respect to which (i) the goods giving rise to such Account have not
been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (ii) the services giving rise to such
Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor, or
(q) Accounts that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance
xxxxxxxx that are due prior to the completion of performance by the Borrower of the subject
contract for goods or services.
“Eligible Inventory” shall mean all of the Inventory owned by the Borrower or any
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor and reflected in the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate
delivered by the Borrower to Administrative Agent, except any Inventory to which any of the
exclusionary criteria set forth below applies. Administrative Agent shall have the right to
establish, modify or eliminate Reserves against Eligible Inventory from time to time in its
Permitted Discretion. In addition, Administrative Agent shall have the right, from time to time,
to adjust any of the criteria set forth below and to establish new criteria with respect to
Eligible Inventory, in its Permitted Discretion. Eligible Inventory shall not include any
Inventory of the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor that:
(a) is not owned by the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor free and clear
of all Liens and rights of any other Person (including the rights of a purchaser that has
made progress payments and the rights of a surety that has issued a bond to assure the
Borrower’s or Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor’s performance with respect to that
Inventory), except the First Priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the
ABL Secured Parties, a Second Priority Lien in favor of the Term Collateral Agent on behalf
of the Term Secured Parties, Liens securing Notes Obligations (as defined in the
Intercreditor Agreement) and Permitted Liens in favor of landlords, bailees and freight
carriers and forwarders to the extent permitted in the provisions of this Agreement (subject
to Reserves established by Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement and other Permitted Liens);
(b) one of the following is not applicable to such Inventory: (i) is located on
premises (including, without limitation, farms) owned, leased or rented by the Borrower or a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor and in the case of leased or rented premises either (x) if
requested by the Administrative Agent a reasonably satisfactory landlord waiver has been
delivered to the Administrative Agent or (y) Reserves (including, without limitation,
Reserves for grower payables), reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent have been
established with respect thereto or (ii) is stored with a bailee (including, without
limitation, a processor or converter) at a leased location, and either (x) a reasonably
satisfactory landlord waiver has been delivered to the Administrative Agent, or (y) Reserves
(including Reserves for grower payables) reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
have been established with respect thereto, or (iii) is stored with a bailee or warehouseman
and (x) a reasonably satisfactory, acknowledged bailee letter has been received by the
Administrative Agent and Reserves reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent have
been established with respect thereto or (y) Reserves reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent have been established with respect thereto, or (iv) is located at an
owned location subject to a mortgage or other security interest in favor of a creditor other
than the Collateral Agent or the Term Collateral Agent unless a Landlord Personal Property
Collateral Access Agreement has been delivered to the Administrative Agent, or (v) is
located on premises owned, leased or rented by a Customer of the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned
Guarantor Subsidiary, unless (A) the Administrative Agent has been notified thereof in
advance, (B) such Inventory of the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor is clearly
segregated from all Inventory of such customer in a manner satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion,
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(C) all UCC filings deemed necessary or desirable by the Administrative Agent have been
made, including, without limitation, all UCC filings in respect of consigned inventory
naming Customer as debtor and the Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor as secured party and all
assignments of such UCC filings by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to Collateral
Agent as assignee of the secured party and (D) a satisfactory collateral agreement, with
respect to, among other things, access, acknowledgment of Collateral Agent’s first priority
Lien, UCC consignment filings and said Customer’s agreement to notify Collateral Agent in
advance if it changes its jurisdiction of organization, has been delivered to Collateral
Agent by such Customer, or (vi) is in transit and clause (A), clause (B) or clause (C) of
clause (d) below is applicable;
(c) is placed on consignment unless Reserves reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent have been established with respect thereto;
(d) is in transit, except inventory that is in transit (A) between locations owned or
leased by the Borrower or one or more of Subsidiary Guarantors, or (B) is in transit within
the United States and Canada and is under the control of the Borrower, or (C) is in transit
from a jurisdiction other than the United States and Canada to the United States or Canada
and consists solely of inventory consisting of the type produced, marketed and/or
distributed by Xxxx Packaged Foods, LLC on the Effective Date on a maritime vessel and, in
the case of clauses (B) and (C) with respect to which Reserves reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent and determined in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion
have been established with respect thereto;
(e) is covered by a negotiable document of title, unless, at the Collateral Agent’s
request, such document has been delivered to Collateral Agent or an agent thereof and take
such other actions as the Administrative Agent requests in order to create a perfected First
Priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent in such Inventory with all
necessary endorsements, free and clear of all Liens except those in favor of Collateral
Agent and the Term Collateral Agent and the amount of any shipping fees, costs and expenses
shall be reflected in Inbound Freight Reserves;
(f) is excess, obsolete, unsalable, seconds, damaged or unfit for sale;
(g) consists of display items or packaging material (other than linerboard), or
shipping materials, supplies, fuel or replacement parts for equipment of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries;
(h) consists of goods that have been returned by the buyer and are not in salable
condition;
(i) is not of a type held for sale in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s or any
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor’s business;
(j) is not subject to a First Priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf
of the ABL Secured Parties as provided in the
Intercreditor Agreement;
provided,
that no Inventory subject to a Permitted Lien shall be Eligible Inventory to the extent, but
only to the extent, a Permitted Lien primes the First Priority Lien granted to Collateral
Agent, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;
(k) breaches in any material respect any of the representations or warranties
pertaining to Inventory set forth in the Credit Documents;
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(l) does not conform to all standards imposed by any governmental agency, division or
department thereof which has regulatory authority over such goods or the use or sale
thereof;
(m) is Commingled Inventory;
(n) is located outside of the United States of America or Canada; other than Inventory
which is in transit as to which sub-clause (C) of clause (d) above is applicable;
(o) is subject to a license agreement or other arrangement with a third party which, in
the Administrative Agent’s determination, restricts the ability of the Administrative Agent
to exercise its rights under the Credit Documents with respect to such Inventory unless such
third party has entered into an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent permitting the Administrative Agent to exercise its rights with
respect to such Inventory or the Administrative Agent has otherwise agreed to allow such
Inventory to be eligible in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion; or
(p) is otherwise unacceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
“Eligible Investment Grade Account Debtor” means an Account Debtor that (x) is
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (y) has a minimum rating of at least (i) A- (with stable
outlook) from S&P and (ii) A3 (with stable outlook) from Xxxxx’x.
“Eligible Transferee” shall mean and include a commercial bank, an insurance company,
a finance company, a financial institution, any fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited
investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act), but in any event excluding the
Borrower, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.
“Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial
actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of non-compliance or violation,
investigations or proceedings relating in any way to any violation (or alleged violation) by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law or any permit issued to the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any such law (hereafter “Claims”), including,
without limitation, (a) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for
enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any
applicable Environmental Law, and (b) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages,
contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from
Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the
environment.
“Environmental Law” shall mean any federal, state or local policy having the force and
effect of law, statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code or rule of common law now or
hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any judicial or administrative interpretation
thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment (for purposes
of this definition (collectively, “Laws”)), relating to the indoor or outdoor environment,
or Hazardous Materials or health and safety to the extent such health and safety issues arise under
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, or any such similar Laws.
“Equity Interests” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to
purchase, warrants, options, participation or other equivalents of or interest in (however
designated) equity of such Person, including any common stock, preferred stock, any limited or
general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest.
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“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section
references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and any
subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which
together with the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower would be deemed to be a “single
employer” (i) within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or (ii) as a result
of the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower being or having been a general partner of such
Person.
“Euro Denominated Loan” shall mean all Loans denominated in Euros.
“Euro Denominated Obligations” shall mean the principal aggregate amount of all Euro
Denominated Loans and the Stated Amount of all Euro Denominated Letters of Credit.
“Euro Denominated Letter of Credit” shall mean each Letter of Credit denominated in
Euros.
“Euro LIBOR” shall mean, with respect to each Borrowing of Euro Denominated Loans, (i)
the rate per annum for deposits in Euros as determined by the Administrative Agent for a period
corresponding to the duration of the relevant Interest Period which appears on Reuters Page
EURIBOR-01 (or any successor page) at approximately 11:00 A.M. (Brussels time) on the date which is
two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period or (ii) if such rate is not
shown on Reuters Page EURIBOR-01 (or any successor page), the average offered quotation to prime
banks in the Euro-zone interbank market by the Administrative Agent for Euro deposits of amounts
comparable to the principal amount of the Euro Denominated Loan to be made by the Administrative
Agent as part of such Borrowing with maturities comparable to the Interest Period to be applicable
to such Loan (rounded upward to the next whole multiple of 1/16 of 1%), determined as of 11:00 A.M.
(Brussels time) on the date which is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
Period; provided that in the event the Administrative Agent has made any determination
pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) in respect of Loans denominated in Euros, or in the circumstances
described in clause (i) to the proviso to Section 2.10(b) in respect of Loans denominated in Euros,
Euro LIBOR determined pursuant to this definition shall instead be the rate determined by the
Administrative Agent as the all-in-cost of funds for the Administrative Agent (or such other
Lender) to fund a Borrowing of Loans denominated in Euros with maturities comparable to the
Interest Period applicable thereto.
“Euro Rate” shall mean and include each of the Eurodollar Rate, Euro LIBOR and
Sterling LIBOR.
“Euro Rate Loan” shall mean each Eurodollar Loan, each Euro Denominated Loan and each
Sterling Denominated Loan.
“Eurodollar Loan” shall mean each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) designated as
such by the Borrower at the time of the incurrence thereof or conversion thereto.
“Eurodollar Rate” shall mean (a) for any Interest Period, the British Bankers
Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially
available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from
time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two 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; provided that if such rate is not
available at such time for any reason, then the rate
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pursuant to this clause (x) for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by
the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day
of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Loan being
made, continued or converted with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by
Deutsche Bank’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their
request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of
such Interest Period, divided (and rounded upward to the nearest 1/16 of 1%) by (b) a percentage
equal to 100% minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements (including,
without limitation, any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserves required by
applicable law) applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of
Eurocurrency funding or liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of
liabilities under Regulation D).
“European Commission Decision” means the €45.6 million fine imposed by the European
Commission on the Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries as more particularly described in a
press release issued by the European Commission on October 15, 2008.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.
“Excluded Collateral” shall mean and include (i) each Principal Property of the
Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) all shares of capital stock or Indebtedness
(as defined in the Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture as in effect on the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date) of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (which Indebtedness (as so defined) is
then held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), and (iii) Margin Stock owned or held by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that the collateral described in
preceding clauses (i) and (ii) shall cease to constitute “Excluded Collateral” upon the repayment
in full of all Existing 2013 Senior Notes.
“Excluded Deposit Accounts” shall mean (i) Deposit Accounts with an aggregate monthly
balance of less than $500,000, provided that, with respect to this clause (i) only, the
aggregate amount in all such Deposit Accounts excluded pursuant to this clause (i) does not exceed
$5,000,000 at any time, (ii) deposit accounts specially and exclusively used for payroll, payroll
taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of the U.S. Xxxx Group’s
salaried employees and (iii) such other accounts used solely for disbursement purposes,
provided that the aggregate balance maintained in the accounts described in clauses (i),
(ii) and (iii) above shall not exceed $25,000,000 for more than five consecutive Business Days.
“Excluded Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean County Line Mutual Water Company, a
Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Excluded JV” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower in which the Borrower owns
less than 90% of the voting stock and which has been designated by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent as an “Excluded JV”; provided that the aggregate Investments of the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding in Excluded JVs (measured on the date each
such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) shall not exceed
$50,000,000.
“Existing Indebtedness” shall mean and include Indebtedness outstanding on the
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and listed on Schedule IV.
“Existing Letters of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(c).
“Existing Senior Notes” shall mean and include the Existing 2013 Senior Notes, the
Existing 2014 Senior Notes and the Existing 2016 Senior Notes.
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“Existing Senior Notes Indenture” shall mean and include (i) the Existing 2013 Senior
Notes Indenture, (ii) the Existing 2014 Senior Notes Indenture and (iii) the Existing 2016 Senior
Notes Indenture.
“Existing 2011 Senior Notes” shall mean the Borrower’s 8-7/8% Senior Notes due 2011,
issued pursuant to the Existing 2011 Senior Notes Indenture.
“Existing 2011 Senior Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of March 28,
2003, among the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the trustee
therefor, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.
“Existing 2013 Senior Notes” shall mean the Borrower’s 7-7/8% Senior Notes due 2013,
issued pursuant to the Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date and as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of July 15,
1993, among the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the trustee
therefor, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and as the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Existing 2014 Senior Notes” shall mean the Borrower’s 13-7/8% Senior Secured Notes
due 2014, issued pursuant to the Existing 2014 Senior Notes Indenture, as in effect on the
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time
to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Existing 2014 Senior Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of March 18,
2009, among the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the trustee
therefor, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and as the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Existing 2016 Senior Notes” shall mean the Borrower’s 8% Senior Secured Notes due
2016, issued pursuant to the Existing 2016 Senior Notes Indenture, as in effect on the Amendment
No. 3 Effective Date and as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Existing 2016 Senior Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of September
25, 2009, among the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the
trustee therefor, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and as the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof.
“Expenses” shall mean all present and future reasonable and invoiced expenses incurred
by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender in connection with this
Agreement, any other Credit Document or otherwise in its capacity as the Administrative Agent under
this Agreement or as the Collateral Agent under any Security Document or as an Issuing Lender under
this Agreement, whether incurred heretofore or hereafter, which expenses shall include, without
limitation, the cost of record searches, the reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys and
paralegals, all reasonable and invoiced costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent
(and the Collateral Agent) in opening bank accounts, depositing checks, electronically or otherwise
receiving and transferring funds, and any other charges imposed on the Administrative Agent (and
the Collateral Agent) due to insufficient funds of deposited checks and the standard fee of the
Administrative Agent (and the Collateral Agent) relating
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thereto, collateral examination fees and expenses, reasonable fees and expenses of
accountants, appraisers or other consultants, experts or advisors employed or retained by the
Administrative Agent (and the Collateral Agent), fees and taxes related to the filing of financing
statements, costs of preparing and recording any other Credit Documents, all expenses, costs and
fees set forth in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, all other fees and expenses
required to be paid pursuant to any other letter agreement and all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with releasing Collateral and the amendment or termination of any of the Credit
Documents.
“Exposure” shall mean, for any Lender, an amount equal to its RL Percentage of the
Aggregate Exposure.
“Extended Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean, for each Lender, the amount set forth
opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule I directly below the column entitled “Extended Revolving
Loan Commitment,” as same may be (x) reduced from time to time or terminated pursuant to Sections
4.02, 4.03 and/or 11, as applicable, (y) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.14 or
(z) adjusted from time to time as a result of assignments to or from such Lender pursuant to
Sections 2.13 and/or 13.04(b), as applicable.
“Facing Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.01(c).
“Fair Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any asset (including any Equity
Interests of any Person), the price at which a willing buyer, not an Affiliate of the seller, and a
willing seller who does not have to sell, would agree to purchase and sell such asset, as
determined in good faith by the board of directors or other governing body or, pursuant to a
specific delegation of authority by such board of directors or governing body, a designated senior
executive officer, of the Borrower, or the Subsidiary of the Borrower selling such asset.
“
Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate equal for
each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as
published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day)
by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is
a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the
Administrative Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the
Administrative Agent.
“Fees” shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to or referred to in Section 4.01.
“First Priority” shall mean, with respect to any Lien purported to be created on any
Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, that such Lien is prior in right to any other Lien
thereon, other than any Permitted Liens (excluding Permitted Liens as described in clause (iii) of
Section 10.03) applicable to such Collateral which as a matter of law (and giving effect to any
actions taken pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 10.03) have priority over the respective
Liens on such Collateral created pursuant to the relevant Security Document.
“Fiscal Month” shall mean each period of four calendar weeks commencing on the Sunday
following the last day of the Borrower’s immediately preceding Fiscal Year or the first day after
the last day of the preceding Fiscal Month and terminating four weeks after it commences except
that the last Fiscal Month of each Fiscal Year shall be extended as needed to coincide with the
last day of such Fiscal Year.
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“Fiscal Quarter” shall mean, for any Fiscal Year, each of (i) the first twelve weeks
of such Fiscal Year, (ii) the thirteenth week of such Fiscal Year through the twenty-fourth week of
such Fiscal Year, (iii) the twenty-fifth week of such Fiscal Year through the forty-first week of
such Fiscal Year and (iv) the forty-second week of such Fiscal Year through the last day of such
Fiscal Year, as the case may be. For purposes of this Agreement, a reference to the 1st Fiscal
Quarter of any Fiscal Year shall be a reference to the period referred to in clause (i) above; a
reference to the 2nd Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year shall be a reference to the period referred
to in clause (ii) above; a reference to the 3rd Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year shall be a
reference to the period referred to in clause (iii) above; and a reference to the 4th Fiscal
Quarter of any Fiscal Year shall be a reference to the period referred to in clause (iv) above.
“Fiscal Year” shall mean the fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries ending
on the Saturday nearest to December 31 of each calendar year. For purposes of this Agreement, any
particular Fiscal Year shall be designated by reference to the calendar year in which the majority
of such Fiscal Year falls.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean the ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal
Quarter of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then ending to (ii)
Consolidated Fixed Charges for such four-Fiscal Quarter period.
“Foreign Pension Plan” shall mean any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any
superannuation fund) or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States
of America by the Borrower or any one or more of its Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of
employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America,
which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of
income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and
which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.
“Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that
is not a Domestic Subsidiary of such Person.
“Fronting Lender” shall mean the Administrative Agent in its capacity as Fronting
Lender under the Revolving Loans, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.
“General Intangibles” shall mean “general intangibles” (as such term is defined in
Article 9 of the UCC), including payment intangibles, contract rights, rights to payment, rights
arising under common law, statutes, or regulations, choses or things in action, goodwill, patents,
trade names, trade secrets, trademarks, servicemarks, copyrights, blueprints, drawings, purchase
orders, customer lists, monies due or recoverable from pension funds, route lists, rights to
payment and other rights under any royalty or licensing agreements, infringement claims, computer
programs, information contained on computer disks or tapes, software, literature, reports,
catalogs, insurance premium rebates, tax refunds, and tax refund claims, and any and all supporting
obligations in respect thereof, and any other personal property other than Accounts, Deposit
Accounts, goods, Investment Property, and Negotiable Collateral.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean the government of the United States of America,
any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial or local, and any
agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or
pertaining to government.
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“Guaranteed Obligations” shall mean the full and prompt payment when due (whether at
the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal and interest on each Note
issued by, and all Loans made to, the Borrower under this Agreement and all reimbursement
obligations and Unpaid Drawings with respect to Letters of Credit, together with all the other
obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code, would become due), indebtedness and liabilities (including, without limitation,
indemnities, fees and interest (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether
or not such interest is an allowed claim in any such proceeding) thereon) of the Borrower to the
Lenders, the Issuing Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent now existing or
hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and each other Credit
Document to which the Borrower is a party and the due performance and compliance by the Borrower
with all the terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Credit Agreement and in each such
other Credit Document.
“Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) any petrochemical or petroleum products,
radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam
insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of
polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; and (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as
or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,”
“restricted hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restrictive hazardous wastes,”
“toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants” or “pollutants,” or words of similar meaning
and regulatory effect.
“Holdings” shall mean DHM Holding Company, Inc.
“Inbound Freight Reserve” shall mean reserves established by the Administrative Agent
from time to time in its Permitted Discretion for all inbound freight costs.
“Incremental Commitment” shall mean, for any Lender, any commitment by such Lender to
increase its Extended Revolving Loan Commitment (in the case of an existing Lender with an Extended
Revolving Loan Commitment) or become party to this Agreement and provide an Extended Revolving Loan
Commitment, in each case, as set forth in the respective Incremental Commitment Agreement delivered
pursuant to Section 2.14; it being understood, however, that on each date upon which an Incremental
Commitment of any Lender becomes effective, such Incremental Commitment of such Lender shall be
added to (and thereafter become a part of) an Extended Revolving Loan Commitment of such Lender for
all purposes of this Agreement as contemplated by Section 2.14.
“Incremental Commitment Agreement” shall mean each Incremental Commitment Agreement in
the form of Exhibit R (appropriately completed) executed and delivered in accordance with
Section 2.14.
“Incremental Commitment Date” shall mean each date upon which an Incremental
Commitment under an Incremental Commitment Agreement becomes effective as provided in Section
2.14(b).
“Incremental Commitment Requirements” shall mean with respect to any provision of an
Incremental Commitment on a given Incremental Commitment Date, the satisfaction of each of the
following conditions on or prior to the effective date of the respective Incremental Commitment
Agreement: (t) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom (for purposes
of such determination, assuming the relevant Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
full amount of Incremental Commitments then provided had been incurred, and the proposed Permitted
Acquisition (if
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any) to be financed with the proceeds of such Loans had been consummated, on such date of
effectiveness) and all of the representations and warranties contained herein and in the other
Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects at such time (unless stated to
relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); (u) the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries shall have delivered such amendments, modifications and/or supplements to the Security
Documents as are necessary, or in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent desirable, to
insure that the additional obligations are secured by, and entitled to the benefits of, the
Security Documents; (v) the delivery by the Borrower to Administrative Agent of an officer’s
certificate executed by the chief financial officer of the Borrower and certifying as to compliance
with preceding clause (u); (w) the delivery by the Borrower to Administrative Agent of an
acknowledgement in form and substance reasonable satisfactory to Administrative Agent and executed
by each Subsidiary Guarantor, acknowledging that such Incremental Commitment and all Loans
subsequently incurred pursuant to such Incremental Commitment shall constitute (and be included in
the definition of) “Guaranteed Obligations”; (x) the delivery by the Borrower to Administrative
Agent of an opinion or opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent, from counsel to the Credit Parties reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and dated
such date, covering such of the matters set forth in the opinions of counsel delivered to
Administrative Agent on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date as may be reasonably requested by
Administrative Agent, and such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated thereby as
Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (y) the delivery by each Credit Party to
Administrative Agent of such other officers’ certificates, board of director (or equivalent
governing body) resolutions and evidence of good standing (to the extent available under applicable
law) as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, and (z) the completion by each Credit Party
of such other actions as Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with such
Incremental Loan Commitment.
“Incremental Lender” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.14(b).
“Indebtedness” shall mean, as to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness
(including principal, interest, fees and charges) of such Person for borrowed money or for the
deferred purchase price of property or services, (ii) the maximum amount available to be drawn or
paid under all letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations
issued for the account of such Person and all unpaid drawings and unreimbursed payments in respect
of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations, (iii) all
indebtedness of the types described in clause (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of this
definition secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such
indebtedness has been assumed by such Person (provided that, if the Person has not assumed
or otherwise become liable in respect of such indebtedness, such indebtedness shall be deemed to be
in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the property to which such Lien relates as
determined in good faith by such Person), (iv) the aggregate amount of all Capitalized Lease
Obligations of such Person, (v) all obligations of such Person to pay a specified purchase price
for goods or services, whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e., take-or-pay and similar
obligations, (vi) all Contingent Obligations of such Person, (vii) all obligations under any
Interest Rate Protection Agreement, any Other Hedging Agreement, Commodity Agreements or under any
similar type of agreement and (viii) obligations arising under Synthetic Leases. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include trade payables, accrued expenses and deferred tax and
other credits incurred by any Person in accordance with customary practices and in the ordinary
course of business of such Person.
“Initial Borrowing Date” shall mean the date occurring on or after the Effective Date
on which the initial Borrowing of Loans occurs.
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“Initial Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean, for each Lender, the amount set forth
opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule I (immediately prior to giving effect to Amendment No. 3)
directly below the column entitled “Revolving Loan Commitment,” as same may be (x) reduced from
time to time or terminated pursuant to Sections 4.02, 4.03 and/or 11, as applicable, or (y)
adjusted from time to time as a result of assignments to or from such Lender pursuant to Section
2.13 or 13.04(b).
“Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding commenced by or against any Person
under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the
Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) or under any other state, provincial or federal
bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal
moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking
reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.
“Intercompany Debt” shall mean any Indebtedness, payables or other obligations,
whether now existing or hereafter incurred, owed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower
to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Intercompany Distribution Transactions” shall mean the loans and or dividends made by
the Bermuda Company or any of the Bermuda Partnership Partners to their respective parent companies
and Affiliates in connection with the going-private merger transaction in 2003.
“Intercompany Note” shall mean a promissory note evidencing Intercompany Debt, duly
executed and delivered substantially in the form of Exhibit N (or such other form as shall
be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), with blanks completed in
conformity herewith.
“Intercompany Existing Indebtedness” shall mean all Indebtedness listed on Part B of
Schedule VI.
“Intercompany Subordination Agreement” shall mean the Intercompany Subordination
Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2006, made by Holdings and various of its Subsidiaries party
thereto in favor of the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, modified and/or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. A copy of the Intercompany
Subordination Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date is attached hereto as Exhibit H.
“Intercompany Subordination Agreement Acknowledgement” shall mean the acknowledgment
in the form of Exhibit H-1, dated as of the Effective Date, executed and delivered by each
Credit Party and each other Subsidiary of Holdings which is an obligee or obligor with respect to
any Intercompany Debt.
“
Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean the amended and restated
intercreditor agreement,
dated as of March 19, 2009 and as amended on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, by and among the
Collateral Agent, the Term Collateral Agent, each Credit Party and the collateral agent for the
holders of “Notes Obligations” (as defined therein).
“Interest Determination Date” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the
second Business Day prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to such Eurodollar
Loan.
“Interest Period” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.09.
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“Interest Rate Protection Agreement” shall mean any interest rate swap agreement,
interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement or other
similar agreement or arrangement.
“Inventory” shall mean “inventory” (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
“Investment Property” shall mean “investment property” (as such term is defined in
Article 9 of the UCC), and any and all supporting obligations in respect thereof.
“Investments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.05.
“Issuing Lender” shall mean each of DBNY (except as otherwise provided in Section
12.09) and any other Lender reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent which agrees to issue
Letters of Credit hereunder. Any Issuing Lender may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more
Letters of Credit to be issued by one or more Affiliates of such Issuing Lender (and such Affiliate
shall be deemed to be an “Issuing Lender” for all purposes of the Credit Documents). With respect
to the Existing Letters of Credit, the Lender designated as the Issuer thereof on Schedule XIX
shall be the Issuing Lender thereof.
“Landlord Personal Property Collateral Access Agreement” shall mean a Landlord Waiver
and Consent Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit S, with such amendments,
modifications or supplements as may be approved by Collateral Agent.
“L/C Supportable Obligations” shall mean (i) obligations of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries with respect to insurance obligations and workers compensation, surety bonds and other
similar statutory obligations and (ii) such other obligations of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the respective Issuing
Lender and otherwise permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Lead Arrangers” shall mean Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Xxxxx Fargo Capital
Finance, LLC and Banc of America Securities LLC each in its capacity as Lead Arranger, and any
successor thereto.
“Leaseholds” of any Person shall mean all the right, title and interest of such Person
as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of land, improvements and/or fixtures.
“Leasehold Property” shall mean each Real Property leased by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries and for which Landlord Personal Property Collateral Access Agreements shall be
required pursuant to this Agreement.
“Lender” shall mean each financial institution (including the Revolving Participants)
listed on Schedule I, as well as any Person that becomes a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to Section
2.13 or 13.04(b).
“Lender Default” shall mean (i) the wrongful refusal (which has not been retracted) or
the failure of a Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing (including any Mandatory
Borrowing) or to fund its portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 3.04(c) or (ii) a
Lender having notified in writing the Borrower and/or the Administrative Agent that such Lender
does not intend to comply with its obligations under Section 2.01(a), 2.01(b), 2.01(c) or 3.
“Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(a).
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“Letter of Credit Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.01(b).
“Letter of Credit Outstandings” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate
Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time which have not been terminated at
such time and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Unpaid Drawings in respect of all Letters of Credit
at such time.
“Letter of Credit Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.03(a).
“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or other security
agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or
other title retention agreement, any financing or similar statement or notice filed under the UCC
or any other similar recording or notice statute, and any lease having substantially the same
effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan” shall mean each Revolving Loan and each Swingline Loan.
“Mandatory Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(c).
“Mandatory Cost” shall mean, in the case of a Euro Denominated Loans or Sterling
Denominated Loans, the cost imputed to each Lender of compliance with any reserve asset
requirements of the European Central Bank.
“Margin Regulations” shall mean, collectively, Regulation T, Regulation U and
Regulation X.
“Margin Stock” shall have the meaning provided in Regulation U.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (i) a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, assets, nature of assets, operations, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise)
or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) a material adverse
effect (x) on the rights or remedies of the Lenders or any Agent hereunder or under any other
Credit Document or (y) on the ability of any Credit Party to perform its obligations to the Lenders
or any Agent hereunder or under any other Credit Document.
“Maturity Date” shall mean (i) with respect to Revolving Loans made pursuant to the
Extended Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Loan Maturity Date and (ii) with respect to Swingline
Loans, the Swingline Expiry Date.
“Maximum Euro Denominated Obligations Amount” shall mean $75,000,000.
“Maximum Incremental Commitment Amount” shall mean $50,000,000 plus the amount
by which the Initial Revolving Credit Commitments are reduced following the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date (including any reduction that occurs concurrently with the establishment of
Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments).
“Maximum Sterling Denominated Obligations Amount” shall mean $75,000,000.
“Maximum Swingline Amount” shall mean $50,000,000.
“Minimum Availability Amount” shall mean, at any time, the greater of (x) $37,500,000
and (y) 12.5% of the Total Commitment at such time.
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“Minimum Borrowing Amount” shall mean (i) for Revolving Loans, $5,000,000, and (ii)
for Swingline Loans, $1,000,000.
“Moody’s” shall mean Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgage” shall mean a mortgage, leasehold mortgage, deed of trust, leasehold deed of
trust, deed to secure debt, leasehold deed to secure debt or similar security instrument.
“Mortgage Policy” shall mean a Lender’s title insurance policy (Form 1992).
“Mortgaged Property” shall mean any Real Property owned or leased by any Credit Party
which is encumbered (or required to be encumbered) by a Mortgage pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean (i) any plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to (or to which there is an obligation to contribute to)
by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate and that is subject to Title
IV of ERISA, and (ii) each such plan for the five year period immediately following the latest date
on which the Borrower, a Subsidiary of the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed
to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.
“NAIC” shall mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
“Negotiable Collateral” shall mean letters of credit, letter of credit rights,
instruments, promissory notes, drafts, documents, and chattel paper (including electronic chattel
paper and tangible chattel paper), and any and all supporting obligations in respect thereof.
“Net Cash Proceeds” shall mean for any event requiring a prepayment of the Loans
pursuant to Section 5.02, the gross cash proceeds (including any cash received by way of deferred
payment pursuant to a promissory note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received)
received from such event, net of reasonable transaction costs (including, as applicable, any
underwriting, brokerage or other customary commissions and reasonable legal, advisory and other
fees and expenses associated therewith) received from any such event.
“Net Orderly Liquidation Value” shall mean (a) the “net orderly liquidation value”
determined by an unaffiliated valuation company acceptable to Administrative Agent after
performance of an inventory valuation to be done at Administrative Agent’s request and the
Borrower’s expense, less the amount estimated by such valuation company for marshalling,
reconditioning, carrying, and sales expenses designated to maximize the resale value of such
Inventory and assuming that the time required to dispose of such Inventory is customary with
respect to such Inventory; or (b) if no such inventory valuation has been requested by
Administrative Agent, the value customarily attributed to Inventory in the appraisal industry for
Inventory of similar quality and quantity, and similarly dispersed (under similar and relevant
circumstances under standard asset-based lending procedures), at the time of the valuation, less
the amount customarily estimated in the appraisal industry at the time of any determination for
marshalling, recondition, carrying, and sales expenses designed to maximize the resale value of
such Inventory and assuming that the time required to dispose of such Inventory is customary with
respect to such Inventory.
“Net Sale Proceeds” shall mean for any sale or other disposition of assets, the gross
cash proceeds (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a promissory
note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received from such sale or other
disposition of assets, net of (i) reasonable transaction costs (including, without limitation, any
underwriting, brokerage
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or other customary selling commissions, reasonable legal, advisory and other fees and expenses
(including title and recording expenses), associated therewith and sales, VAT and transfer taxes
arising therefrom), (ii) payments of unassumed liabilities relating to the assets sold or otherwise
disposed of at the time of, or within 30 days after, the date of such sale or other disposition,
(iii) the amount of such gross cash proceeds required to be used to permanently repay any
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement) which is secured
by the respective assets which were sold or otherwise disposed of, (iv) the estimated net marginal
increase in income taxes which will be payable by the Borrower consolidated group or any Subsidiary
of the Borrower with respect to the Fiscal Year in which the sale or other disposition occurs as a
result of such sale or other disposition; and (v) in the event of any such sale or disposition of
assets owned by a Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the proportionate share thereof attributable to
minority interests (based upon such Persons’ relative holdings of Equity Interests in such
Subsidiary); provided, however, that such gross proceeds shall not include any
portion of such gross cash proceeds which the Borrower determines in good faith should be reserved
for post-closing adjustments (to the extent the Borrower delivers to the Lenders a certificate
signed by its chief financial officer or treasurer, controller or chief accounting officer as to
such determination), it being understood and agreed that on the day that all such post-closing
adjustments have been determined (which shall not be later than six months following the date of
the respective asset sale), the amount (if any) by which the reserved amount in respect of such
sale or disposition exceeds the actual post-closing adjustments payable by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries shall constitute Net Sale Proceeds on such date received by the Borrower and/or
any of its Subsidiaries from such sale or other disposition.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean and include each Lender, other than a Defaulting
Lender.
“Non-Dollar Currencies” shall mean and include Euros and Sterling.
“Non-Dollar Denominated Loans” shall mean and include Euro Denominated Loans and
Sterling Denominated Loans.
“Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries” shall mean (i) on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date,
each Subsidiary of the Borrower listed on Part A of Schedule XIII and (ii) after the Amendment No.
3 Effective Date, any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not at such time a Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Non-U.S. Xxxx Group” shall mean the Consolidated Subsidiaries of the Borrower which
are not members of the U.S. Xxxx Group.
“Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, each Subsidiary of such
Person which is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.
“Note” shall mean each Revolving Note and the Swingline Note.
“Notice of Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03(a).
“Notice of Conversion/Continuation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.06.
“Notice Office” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent located at 00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or such other office as the Administrative Agent may hereafter
designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto.
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“Obligations” shall mean all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any Lender pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or any other Credit Document.
“Other Hedging Agreements” shall mean any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap
agreements, commodity agreements or other similar arrangements, or arrangements designed to protect
against fluctuations in currency values or commodity prices.
“Overnight Euro Rate” on any date shall mean the offered quotation to first-class
banks in the Euro-Zone interbank market by the Issuing Lender for Euro overnight deposits of
amounts in immediately available funds comparable to the outstanding principal amount of any Unpaid
Drawings denominated in Euros as of 11:00 A.M. (Brussels time) on such date; provided, that
in the event the Administrative Agent has made any determination pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) in
respect of Unpaid Drawings denominated in Euros, or in the circumstances described in clause (i) to
the proviso to Section 2.10(b) in respect of Unpaid Drawings denominated in Euros, the Overnight
Euro Rate determined pursuant to this definition shall instead be the rate determined by the
Issuing Lender as the all-in-cost of funds for the Issuing Lender to fund such Unpaid Drawing.
“PACA Reserves” shall mean Reserves established by the Administrative Agent in its
Permitted Discretion in respect of Inventory subject to the provisions and regulations of the
Perishable Agriculture Commodities Act of 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499a-499t).
“Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.04(a).
“Participating Interest” shall mean with respect to any transferee, assignee or
participant referenced in Section 13.04 hereof, such Person’s obligations hereunder to fund a
Participating Interest in Revolving Loans hereunder from the Fronting Lender.
“Payment Conditions” shall mean that each of the following conditions are satisfied at
the time of each action or proposed action and after giving effect thereto: (i) no Default or an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) Borrowing Availability (on the date of
such action or proposed action) and Average Historical Borrowing Availability (for the three month
period ending on the date of such action or proposed action), in each case, calculated on a Pro
Forma Basis as if such action or proposed action had occurred on the first day of such measurement
period, shall exceed the greater of (A) $75,000,000 (or, in the case of a Permitted Acquisition,
$60,000,000) and (B) 25% of the Total Commitment as then in effect (or, in the case of a Permitted
Acquisition, 20% of the Total Commitment as then in effect), (iii) the Borrower shall have a Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.15:1.00 for the Test Period then most recently ended for
which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 9.01(a) or (c) on a Pro Forma
Basis as if such action or proposed action had occurred on the first day of such Test Period (or,
in the case of a Permitted Acquisition, in lieu of such requirement, the Borrower shall be in pro
forma compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Section 9.12 of the Term Credit Agreement
(as such covenants are in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) as of the most recently
ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 9.01(a) or
(c) on a Pro Forma Basis); provided that this clause (iii) shall not apply to prepayments
of up to an aggregate of $50,000,000 of Specified Indebtedness so long as on a Pro Forma Basis for
any such prepayment, Borrowing Availability (on the date of such action or proposed action) and
Average Historical Borrowing Availability (for the three month period ending on the date of such
action or proposed action), in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as if such action or
proposed action had occurred on the first day of such measurement period, shall exceed the greater
of (A) $120,000,000 and (B) 40% of the Total Commitment as then in effect and (iv) the Borrower
shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the
Borrower certifying as to compliance
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with preceding clauses (i) through (iii) and demonstrating (in reasonable detail) the
calculations required by the preceding clauses (ii) and (iii).
“Payment Office” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent located at 00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or such other office as the Administrative Agent may hereafter
designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto.
“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to
Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.
“Permitted Acquired Debt” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.04(b)(vi).
“Permitted Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of assets constituting a business, division or product line of any Person, not already
a Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or of Equity Interests of any such Person,
which Person shall, as a result of such acquisition, become a Subsidiary of the Borrower,
provided that (A) no Default or Event of Default shall be in existence at the time of the
consummation of the proposed Permitted Acquisition or immediately after giving effect thereto, (B)
the Acquired Entity or Business shall be a Permitted Business, (C) the aggregate amount expended by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with all Permitted Acquisitions following the
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date with respect to assets that are not owned by Credit Parties
(including Persons that become Credit Parties in connection therewith) (excluding assets acquired
in exchange for shares of Common Stock of the Borrower), as determined in good faith by the
Borrower, does not exceed $350,000,000 and (D) the Borrower shall have delivered to the
Administrative Agent not later than the date of consummation of any such acquisition, a certificate
executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower stating that such acquisition is a “Permitted
Acquisition” and containing a calculation demonstrating compliance with the requirements set forth
in clause (C) of this definition.
“Permitted Business” shall mean any business which is the same, similar, ancillary or
reasonably related to the business in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is engaged on
the Amendment No 3. Effective Date.
“Permitted Discretion” shall mean the reasonable exercise of Administrative Agent’s
good faith judgment in consideration of any factor which is reasonably likely to (i) adversely
affect the value of any Collateral, the enforceability or priority of the Liens thereon or the
amount that Administrative Agent and Lenders would be likely to receive (after giving consideration
to delays in payment and costs of enforcement) in the liquidation thereof, (ii) suggest that any
collateral report or financial information delivered to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or
Lenders by any Person on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor is incomplete,
inaccurate or misleading in any material respect, or (iii) materially increase the likelihood that
the Lenders would not receive payment in full in cash for all of the Obligations. In exercising
such judgment, Administrative Agent may consider such factors already included in or tested by the
definition of Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory, as well as any of the following: (i) the
changes in collection history and dilution or collectibility with respect to the Accounts; (ii)
changes in demand for, pricing of, or product mix of Inventory; (iii) changes in any concentration
of risk with respect to the Borrower’s and Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor’s Accounts or
Inventory; and (iv) any other factors that change the credit risk of lending to the Borrower or any
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor on the security of the Borrower’s or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
Guarantor’s Accounts or Inventory. The burden of establishing lack of good faith hereunder shall
be on the Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor.
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“Permitted Encumbrance” shall mean, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, such
exceptions to title as are set forth in the Mortgage Policy delivered with respect thereto, all of
which exceptions must be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Permitted Holders” shall mean Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, a Qualified Trust and any
majority-owned and controlled Affiliate of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx or a Qualified Trust.
“Permitted Installment Note” shall mean a promissory note issued as consideration to
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with a Contemplated Asset Sale, which note
(i) shall be secured by the assets subject to the respective Contemplated Asset Sale and (ii) in
the case of a Contemplated Asset Sale made by a Credit Party, shall be pledged to the Collateral
Agent pursuant to the relevant Security Documents; provided that no such note may be issued
in connection with a Contemplated Asset Sale if the aggregate principal amount of such note, when
added to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all other Permitted Installment Notes
theretofore issued (without regard to any write-downs or write-offs thereof), would exceed
$35,000,000.
“Permitted Liens” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.03.
“
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries issued or given in exchange for, or the proceeds of which are used to, extend,
refinance, renew, replace or refund any Indebtedness, so long as (a) such Indebtedness has a
weighted average life to maturity greater than or equal to the weighted average life to maturity of
the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced or refunded, (b) such extension,
refinancing, renewal, replacement or refunding does not (i) increase the amount of such
Indebtedness outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refinancing, renewal, replacement or
refunding (except to the extent of reasonable fees, premiums, commissions and expenses actually
paid in connection with such extension, refinancing, renewal, replacement or refunding) or (ii) add
guarantors, obligors or security from that which applied to such Indebtedness being extended,
refinanced, renewed, replacement or refunding except that unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower
that is guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors may be refinanced with Indebtedness that is secured
by junior Liens on the Collateral of the Credit Parties on the basis applicable to “Notes
Obligations” under the
Intercreditor Agreement if either (x) the Indebtedness being refinanced
constituted “Notes Obligations” under the Intercreditor Agreement or (y) immediately after giving
effect to such refinancing on a Pro Forma Basis, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last
day of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements are available pursuant to Section
9.01(b) or (c) would have been less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00, (c) such Indebtedness has the
same (or, from the perspective of the Lenders, more favorable) subordination provisions, if any, as
applied to the Indebtedness being extended, renewed, refinanced, replaced or refunded, and (d) all
other terms of such extension, refinancing, renewal, replacement or refunding (including, without
limitation, with respect to the amortization schedules, redemption provisions, maturities,
covenants, defaults and remedies, but excluding interest rates so long as on market terms at the
time of issuance thereof) are not less favorable in any material respect to the respective borrower
than those previously existing with respect to the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced,
renewed, replaced or refunded,
provided,
however, that any Intercompany Existing
Indebtedness (and subsequent extensions, refinancings, renewals, replacements and refundings
thereof as provided above in this definition) may only be extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced
or refunded as provided above in this definition if the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced,
renewed, replaced or refunded has the same obligors(s) and obligee(s) as the Indebtedness being
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced or refunded.
“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation,
association, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise or any Governmental Authority.
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“Plan” shall mean any pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a
Multiemployer Plan), which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation
to contribute of) the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate, and each such
plan for the five year period immediately following the latest date on which the Borrower, or a
Subsidiary of the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to
contribute to such plan.
“Pledgee” shall have the meaning provided in the Pledge Agreement.
“Pledge Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, dated as of
the Effective Date, executed and delivered by each Credit Party in the form of Exhibit I
(as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof).
“Pledge Agreement Collateral” shall mean all “Collateral” as defined in the Pledge
Agreement.
“Preferred Equity,” as applied to the Equity Interests of any Person, shall mean
Equity Interests of such Person (other than common Equity Interests of such Person) of any class or
classes (however designed) that ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the
distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
such Person, to shares of Equity Interests of any other class of such Person.
“Prime Lending Rate” shall mean the rate which the Administrative Agent announces from
time to time as its prime lending rate, the Prime Lending Rate to change when and as such prime
lending rate changes. The Prime Lending Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily
represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer by the Administrative Agent,
which may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime
Lending Rate.
“Principal Property” shall mean “Principal Property,” as defined in the Existing 2013
Senior Notes Indenture (as in effect (and as each component definition used therein is in effect)
on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.
“Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, in connection with any calculation of the Senior Secured
Leverage Ratio or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated
Fixed Charges and Consolidated Senior Secured Net Debt as used therein, after giving effect on a
pro forma basis to the acquisition of any Acquired Entity or Business, the payment of any Dividend
pursuant to Sections 10.06(vii) and (viii), any Significant Asset Sale or incurrence or repayment
of Significant Indebtedness then being consummated as well as any other Significant Asset Sale or
incurrence or repayment of Significant Indebtedness consummated (i) for purposes of calculating
compliance with Section 10.08 during the relevant Test Period or (ii) for purposes of calculating
the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any other purpose hereunder
after the first day of the relevant Test Period and on or prior to the date of the required
determination of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and/or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as the case
may be, as if same had occurred on the first day of the respective Test Period, in each case,
taking into account factually supportable and identifiable cost savings and expenses which would
otherwise be accounted for as an adjustment pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the
Securities Act, as if such cost savings or expenses were realized on the first day of the
respective period.
“Projections” means detailed projected consolidated financial statements of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower
for the three
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Fiscal Years ended after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date delivered to the Administrative
Agent on or prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.
“Property” of a Person shall mean any and all property, whether real, personal,
tangible, intangible or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased, or operated by such
Person.
“Qualified Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness of the Borrower (which may be
guaranteed on a subordinated basis by any of the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to subordination
provisions that are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than those applicable to the
guarantees of the Existing Senior Notes); provided that (i) no portion of such Indebtedness
matures prior to the 91st day following the final scheduled maturity of the Loans outstanding at
the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (ii) the documentation governing such Indebtedness does not
require the repurchase or repayment of such Indebtedness prior to the final maturity thereof except
pursuant to a “change of control” or asset sale, (iii) either such Indebtedness is (x) unsecured or
(y) to the extent after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of
proceeds therefrom on a Pro Forma Basis, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of
the most recent Test Period for which financial statements are available pursuant to Section
9.01(b) or (c) would have been less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00, secured solely by Liens on the
Collateral of the Credit Parties to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes “Notes Obligations”
under the Intercreditor Agreement and (iv) the other terms of such Indebtedness are on market terms
as determined in good faith by the Borrower.
“Qualified Preferred Stock” shall mean any Preferred Equity of the Borrower, the
express terms of which shall provide that dividends thereon shall not be required to be paid at any
time (and to the extent) that such payment would be prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or
any other agreement of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to outstanding indebtedness
and which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which
it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event (including any change of control event),
cannot mature (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer
thereof) and is not mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, and
is not redeemable, or required to be repurchased, at the sole option of the holder thereof
(including, without limitation, upon the occurrence of an change of control event), in whole or in
part, on or prior to 3 months following the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.
“Qualified Trust” shall mean the Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Living Trust, dated May 28, 1986, as
amended, or another trust established by Xx. Xxxxxxx to hold and control the Borrower Common Stock
and, in each case, the remainder of his estate in the event of his death, so long as any such trust
described above (i) is at all times controlled by Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx or by a majority of experienced
business persons and is not controlled by members of Xx. Xxxxxxx’x family and (ii) holds all or
substantially all of the assets of Xx. Xxxxxxx.
“Quarterly Payment Date” shall mean the last Business Day of each March, June,
September and December occurring after the Initial Borrowing Date.
“Real Property” of any Person shall mean all the right, title and interest of such
Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including Leaseholds.
“Recovery Event” shall mean the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of
any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation awards payable (i) by reason of theft, loss, physical
destruction, damage, taking or any other similar event with respect to any property or assets of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) under any policy of insurance required to be
maintained under Section 9.03.
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“Refinancing” shall mean the borrowing of the Tranche B-1 Term Loans and Tranche C-1
Term Loans on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date under the Term Credit Agreement and the
application of the proceeds therefrom to repay in full the Tranche B Term Loans and the Tranche C
Term Loans outstanding under the Term Credit Agreement and redeem all of the outstanding Existing
2011 Senior Notes, the execution and delivery of Amendment No. 3 and the related amendment to the
Term Credit Agreement.
“Refinancing Documents” shall mean the documents, instruments and agreements entered
into in connection with the Refinancing.
“Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.15.
“Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof
establishing reserve requirements.
“Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.
“Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.
“Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.
“Release” shall mean disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, pumping, leaking,
leaching, dumping, emitting, escaping, emptying, pouring, seeping, or the like, into or upon any
land or water or air, or otherwise entering into the environment.
“Rent Reserve” shall mean, a reserve established by the Administrative Agent in
respect of rent payments made by the Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor for each
location at which Inventory of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries is located that is not subject
to a Landlord Personal Property Collateral Access Agreement (as reported to the Administrative
Agent by the Borrower from time to time as requested by the Administrative Agent), as adjusted from
time to time by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
“Replaced Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13.
“Replacement Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13.
“Reportable Event” shall mean an event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA with
respect to a Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA other than those events as to which the
30-day notice period is waived under subsection .22, .23, .25, .27 or .28 of PBGC Regulation
Section 4043.
“Required Appraisal” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.11(g).
“Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Non-Defaulting Lenders the sum of whose
Revolving Loan Commitments at such time (or, after the termination thereof, outstanding Revolving
Loans and RL Percentages of (x) outstanding Swingline Loans at such time and (y) Letter of Credit
Outstandings at such time) represents at least a majority of the Total Commitment in effect at such
time less the Revolving Loan Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders at such time (or, after
the termination
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thereof, the sum of then total outstanding Revolving Loans of Non-Defaulting Lenders and the
aggregate RL Percentages of all Non-Defaulting Lenders of the total outstanding Swingline Loans and
Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time).
“Reserves” shall mean (a) reserves reasonably established by Administrative Agent from
time to time against Eligible Inventory pursuant to Section 2.01(d), (b) reserves established by
Administrative Agent from time to time against Eligible Inventory, in the full amount necessary to
cover all shipping and other charges for items shipped by boat, (c) reserves established by
Administrative Agent pursuant to specific terms of Credit Documents other than this Agreement, and
(d) such other reserves against Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Guarantor, that Administrative Agent may, in its Permitted Discretion, establish from
time to time, including, without limitation, (i) reserves established on account of any Liens which
may be prior in right to the First Priority Lien of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the ABL
Secured Parties, including, without limitation, any Liens which may be permitted under Section
10.03, (ii) Dilution Reserves (iii) PACA Reserves, (iv) Inbound Freight Reserves and (v) Rent
Reserves.
“Restricted” shall mean, when referring to cash or Cash Equivalents of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries, that such cash or Cash Equivalents (i) appears (or would be required to
appear) as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower or of any such Subsidiary
(unless such appearance is related to the Credit Documents or Liens created thereunder), (ii) are
subject to any Lien in favor of any Person other than (x) the Collateral Agent for the benefit of
the Secured Creditors or (y) a Person whose Lien is subject to the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement or (iii) are not otherwise generally available for use by the Borrower or such
Subsidiary.
“Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary (as defined in the
Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (without
giving effect to any termination thereof)) of such Person other than any Subsidiary (as so defined)
of such Person that is engaged primarily in the management, development and sale or financing of
real property.
“Returns” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.18.
“Revolving Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(a).
“Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean, for each Lender, the aggregate amount of
Initial Revolving Loan Commitments and/or Extended Revolving Loan Commitments.
“Revolving Loan Maturity Date” shall mean the earlier of (x) March 2, 2014 and (y) to
the extent any Existing 2014 Senior Notes are outstanding on December 14, 2013, December 14, 2013.
“Revolving Note” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.05(a).
“Revolving Participant” shall mean each Lender for whom the Fronting Lender will make
Euro Denominated Loans or Sterling Denominated Loans as set forth on Schedule I or a separate
written agreement between the Fronting Lender and such Lender.
“RL Percentage” of any Lender at any time shall mean a fraction (expressed as a
percentage) the numerator of which is the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Lender at such time and
the denominator of which is the Total Commitment at such time, provided that if the RL
Percentage of any Lender is to be determined after the Total Commitment has been terminated, then
the RL Percentages of such Lender shall be determined immediately prior (and without giving effect)
to such termination.
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“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc.
“Sale-Leaseback Transaction” shall mean the sale and leaseback of the corporate
aircraft named “Global Express” prior to the Initial Borrowing Date.
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.
“Second Priority” shall mean, with respect to any Lien purported to be created on any
Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents, that such Lien is prior in right to any other Lien
thereon, other than (x) Liens permitted pursuant to clause (y) of Section 10.03(iii) and (y)
Permitted Liens permitted to be prior to the Liens on the Collateral in accordance with the
definition “First Priority” contained herein; provided that in no event shall any such
Permitted Lien be permitted (on a consensual basis) to be junior and subordinate to any Permitted
Liens as described in clause (x) above and senior in priority to the relevant Liens created
pursuant to the Security Documents.
“Second-Tier Material Real Property” of any Person, shall mean any fee-owned (or
equivalent) Real Property acquired by such Person after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date with a
value (determined using the initial purchase price paid by such Person for such Real Property) of
greater than $5,000,000 but less than or equal to $10,000,000.
“Section 5.04(b)(ii) Certificate” shall have the meaning provided in Section
5.04(b)(ii).
“Secured Creditors” shall have the meaning assigned that term in the respective
Security Documents.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as
of the Effective Date, executed and delivered by each Credit Party in the form of Exhibit J
(as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof).
“Security Agreement Collateral” shall mean all “Collateral” as defined in the Security
Agreement.
“Security Document” shall mean and include each of the Intercreditor Agreement, the
Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, each Mortgage and, after the execution and delivery
thereof, each Additional Security Document.
“Senior Officer” shall mean senior executive management of the Borrower.
“Senior Secured Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date of determination, the ratio of
(i) Consolidated Senior Secured Net Debt on such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test
Period most recently ended on or prior to such date; provided that for all purposes of this
Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall be
determined on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Settlement Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.04(b)(i).
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“Shell Corporation” shall mean any Person created or established by the Borrower or
any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, so long as (i) the aggregate amount of assets at any time
held by any such Person does not exceed $10,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of assets at any time
held by all Shell Corporations at any time in existence does not exceed $100,000, it being
understood that at such time as the assets of any Person which was a “Shell Corporation” exceed
$10,000 or the assets of all Persons which were “Shell Corporations” exceeds $100,000, all such
Persons shall cease to be Shell Corporations for purposes of this definition.
“Significant Asset Sale” shall mean each Asset Sale which generates Net Sale Proceeds
of at least $10,000,000.
“Significant Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of any Credit Party of at least
$5,000,000.
“Specified Default” shall mean any Default under either of Sections 11.01 or 11.05.
“Specified Indebtedness” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Existing Senior Notes, (ii)
any Qualified Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.04(a) and (iii) any Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the foregoing.
“Stated Amount” of each Letter of Credit shall mean, at any time, the maximum amount
available to be drawn thereunder (in each case determined without regard to whether any conditions
to drawing could then be met, but after giving effect to all previous drawings made thereunder),
provided that, except as such term is used in Section 3.03(c), the Stated Amount of each
Euro Denominated Letter of Credit and each Sterling Denominated Letter of Credit shall be, on any
date of calculation, the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum amount available to be drawn in Euros or
Sterling, as the case may be, thereunder (determined without regard to whether any conditions to
drawing could then be met but after giving effect to all previous drawings made thereunder).
“Sterling” and “£” shall mean freely transferable lawful money of the United
Kingdom (expressed in pounds sterling).
“Sterling Denominated Letter of Credit” shall mean each Letter of Credit denominated
in Sterling.
“Sterling Denominated Loan” shall mean each Loan denominated in Sterling.
“Sterling Denominated Obligations” shall mean the principal aggregate amount of all
Sterling Denominated Loans and the Stated Amount of all Sterling Denominated Letters of Credit.
“Sterling LIBOR” shall mean shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period
applicable to any Sterling Denominated Loan, the British Bankers Association Interest Settlement
Rate that appears on page 3750 (or other appropriate page if the relevant Primary Alternate
Currency does not appear on such page) of the Dow Xxxxx Telerate Screen (or any successor page) for
deposits in Sterling with maturities comparable to such Interest Period as of 11:00 A.M. (London
time) on the date which is the same day as the commencement of such Interest Period or, if such
rate does not appear on the Dow Xxxxx Telerate Screen (or any successor page), the offered
quotations to prime banks in the London interbank market by the Administrative Agent for deposits
in Sterling of amounts in same day funds comparable to the outstanding principal amount of such
Sterling Denominated Loan with maturities comparable to such Interest Period determined as of 11:00
A.M. (London time) on the date which is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such
Interest Period; provided that in the event the Administrative Agent has
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made any determination pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) in respect of Sterling Denominated
Loans, or in the circumstances described in clause (i) to the proviso to Section 2.10(b) in respect
of Sterling Loans, Sterling LIBOR determined pursuant to this definition shall instead be the rate
determined by the Administrative Agent as the all-in-cost of funds for the Administrative Agent to
fund the respective Sterling Denominated Loan with maturities comparable to the Interest Period
applicable thereto.
“Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean and include (i) any corporation more than 50% of
whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of
any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, association, limited liability
company, joint venture or other entity (other than a corporation) in which such Person directly or
indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, has more than a 50% Equity Interest at
the time.
“Subsidiaries Guaranty” shall mean the Amended and Restated Subsidiaries Guaranty,
dated as of Effective Date executed and delivered by each Subsidiary Guarantor in the form of
Exhibit G (as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance
with the terms hereof and thereof).
“Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean (i) each Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the
Borrower as of the Effective Date (other than the Excluded Domestic Subsidiary) and (ii) each other
Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower created, established or acquired after the
Effective Date which executes and delivers a. Subsidiaries Guaranty, unless and until such time as
the respective Domestic Subsidiary ceases to constitute a Domestic Subsidiary or is released from
all of its obligations under its Subsidiaries Guaranty in accordance with the terms and provisions
thereof.
“Supermajority Lenders” shall mean those, Non-Defaulting Lenders which would
constitute the Required Lenders under, and as defined in, this Agreement, if the reference to “a
majority” contained therein were changed to “66 2/3%”.
“Swingline Expiry Date” shall mean that date which is five Business Days prior to the
Revolving Loan Maturity Date.
“Swingline Lender” shall mean the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as Swingline
Lender hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(b).
“Swingline Note” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.05(a).
“Synthetic Lease” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that
(i) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee and (ii) the lessee will be
entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees)
of like property.
“Taxes” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.04(a).
“Term Collateral Agent” shall mean the “Collateral Agent” as defined in the Term
Credit Agreement or any collateral agent under any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness of the Term
Credit Agreement.
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“Term Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof
and as amended to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, the Bermuda
Company, various lending institutions party thereto, DBNY, as Administrative Agent and as Deposit
Bank, Banc of America Securities LLC, as Syndication Agent, the Bank of Nova Scotia, as
Documentation Agent and DBSI, as lead arranger and sole book running manager, as it may be further
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms herewith
and therewith.
“Term Credit Documents” shall mean the Credit Documents under (and as defined in) the
Term Credit Agreement.
“Term Loans” shall mean the Term Loans under (and as defined in) the Term Credit
Agreement, and includes any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness thereof.
“Term Pledge Agreement” shall mean the U.S. Pledge Agreement as defined in the Term
Credit Agreement.
“Term Secured Parties” shall mean the Secured Creditors as defined in the Term Credit
Agreement, or in any credit agreement or comparable document in respect of a Permitted Refinancing
of the Term Loan.
“Term Security Documents” shall mean the Security Documents as defined in the Term
Credit Agreement, or in any credit agreement or comparable document in respect of a Permitted
Refinancing of the Term Loan.
“Test Period” shall mean each period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then last
ended, in each case taken as one accounting period.
“Third Party Location” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Eligible
Inventory.
“TL Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Intercreditor Agreement.
“Total Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Revolving Loan Commitments
of each of the Lenders at such time.
“Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, an amount equal
to the remainder of (x) the Total Commitment in effect at such time less (y) the sum of (i)
the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans outstanding at such time
plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time.
“Treasury Services Agreement” shall mean any agreement relating to treasury,
depositary and cash management services or automated clearinghouse transfer of funds.
“Type” shall mean the type of Loan determined with regard to the interest option
applicable thereto, i.e., whether a Base Rate Loan or a Euro Rate Loan.
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the
relevant jurisdiction.
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“Unfunded Current Liability” shall mean the amount, if any, by which the actuarial
present value of accumulated benefits of any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA as of the close of
its most recent plan year, determined using actuarial assumptions at such time consistent with
those prescribed by Financial Account Standards No. 87, exceeds the fair market value of the assets
allocable to such liabilities.
“United States” and “U.S.” shall each mean the United States of America.
“Unpaid Drawing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.05(a).
“Unrestricted” shall mean, when referring to cash or Cash Equivalents of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries, that such cash or Cash Equivalents are not Restricted.
“Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any
time, such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment at such time less the sum of (i) the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans, (taking the Dollar Equivalent of any
such Loans denominated in Euros or Sterling) made by such Lender at such time and (ii) such
Lender’s RL Percentage of the Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time.
“U.S. Xxxx Group” shall mean the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“U.S. Dollars,” “Dollars” and the sign “$” shall each mean freely
transferable lawful money of the United States of America.
“U.S. GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America as in effect from time to time.
“U.S. Mortgaged Property” shall mean each Real Property located in the United States
or any State or territory thereof with respect to which a Mortgage is required to be delivered
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of such Person which is a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of such Person which is a Foreign Subsidiary.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation 100% of
whose capital stock is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint
venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such
Person has a 100% equity interest at such time (other than, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary of
the Borrower with respect to the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), director’s qualifying shares
and/or other nominal amount of shares required to be held by Persons other than the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries under applicable law).
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean each Subsidiary Guarantor which is a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.
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SECTION 2. Amount and Terms of Credit.
2.01. The Commitments.
(a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally
agrees to make, at any time and from time to time on or after the Initial Borrowing Date and prior
to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date for its Revolving Loan Commitment, a revolving loan or
revolving loans (each, a “Revolving Loan” and, collectively, the “Revolving Loans”)
to the Borrower, which Revolving Loans (i) shall be denominated in the respective Available
Currency elected by the Borrower, (ii) shall, at the option of Borrower, be incurred and maintained
as, and/or converted into, Base Rate Loans, Eurodollar Loans, Euro Denominated Loans or Sterling
Denominated Loans, provided that except as otherwise specifically provided in Section
2.10(b), all Revolving Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall at all times be of the same Type,
(iii) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof, (iv) shall not be made
(and shall not be required to be made) by any Lender in any instance where the incurrence thereof
(after giving effect to the use of the proceeds thereof on the date of the incurrence thereof to
repay any amounts theretofore outstanding pursuant to this Agreement) would cause the Aggregate
Exposure to exceed the lesser of (A) the Total Commitment and (B) the Borrowing Base at such time
(based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) and (v) in the case of any Borrowing of
(A) Euro Denominated Loans shall not be made (and shall not be required to be made) by any Lender
in any instance where the incurrence thereof would cause the Euro Denominated Obligations to exceed
the Maximum Euro Denominated Obligations Amount or (B) Sterling Denominated Loans shall not be made
(and shall not be required to be made) by any Lender in any instance where the incurrence thereof
would cause the Sterling Denominated Obligations to exceed the Maximum Sterling Denominated Loan
Amount.
(b) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees
to make, at any time and from time to time on or after the Initial Borrowing Date and prior to the
Swingline Expiry Date, a revolving loan or revolving loans (each, a “Swingline Loan” and,
collectively, the “Swingline Loans”) to the Borrower, which Swingline Loans (i) shall be
incurred and maintained as Base Rate Loans, (ii) shall be denominated in Dollars, (iii) may be
repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof, (iv) shall not exceed in aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding, when combined with the aggregate principal amount of all
Revolving Loans then outstanding and the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings at
such time, an amount equal to the Total Commitment at such time, (v) shall not be made (and shall
not be required to be made) by any Lender in any instance where the incurrence thereof (after
giving effect to the use of the proceeds thereof on the date of the incurrence thereof to repay any
amounts theretofore outstanding pursuant to this Agreement) would cause the Aggregate Exposure to
exceed the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) and
(vi) shall not exceed in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding the Maximum Swingline
Amount. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01(b), (i) the
Swingline Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swingline Loans at a time when a Lender Default
exists with respect to an Lender unless the Swingline Lender has entered into arrangements
satisfactory to it and the Borrower to eliminate the Swingline Lender’s risk with respect to the
Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ participation in such Swingline Loans, including by cash
collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ RL Percentage of the outstanding
Swingline Loans, and (ii) the Swingline Lender shall not make any Swingline Loan after it has
received written notice from the Borrower, any other Credit Party or the Required Lenders stating
that a Default or an Event of Default exists and is continuing until such time as the Swingline
Lender shall have received written notice (A) of rescission of all such notices from the party or
parties originally delivering such notice or notices or (B) of the waiver of such Default or Event
of Default by the Required Lenders.
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(c) On any Business Day, the Swingline Lender may, in its sole discretion, give notice to the
Lenders that the Swingline Lender’s outstanding Swingline Loans shall be funded with one or more
Borrowings of Revolving Loans (provided that such notice shall be deemed to have been
automatically given upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default under Section 11.05 or
upon the exercise of any of the remedies provided in the last paragraph of Section 11), in which
case one or more Borrowings of Revolving Loans constituting Base Rate Loans (each such Borrowing, a
“Mandatory Borrowing”) shall be made on the immediately succeeding Business Day by all
Lenders pro rata based on each such Lender’s RL Percentage (determined before
giving effect to any termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments pursuant to the last paragraph
of Section 11) and the proceeds thereof shall be applied directly by the Swingline Lender to repay
the Swingline Lender for such outstanding Swingline Loans. Each Lender hereby irrevocably agrees
to make Revolving Loans upon one Business Day’s notice pursuant to each Mandatory Borrowing in the
amount and in the manner specified in the preceding sentence and on the date specified in writing
by the Swingline Lender notwithstanding (i) the amount of the Mandatory Borrowing may not comply
with the Minimum Borrowing Amount otherwise required hereunder, (ii) whether any conditions
specified in Section 7 are then satisfied, (iii) whether a Default or an Event of Default then
exists, (iv) the date of such Mandatory Borrowing, and (v) the amount of the Borrowing Base or
Total Commitment at such time. In the event that any Mandatory Borrowing cannot for any reason be
made on the date otherwise required above (including, without limitation, as a result of the
commencement of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Borrower), then each
Lender hereby agrees that it shall forthwith purchase (as of the date the Mandatory Borrowing would
otherwise have occurred, but adjusted for any payments received from the Borrower on or after such
date and prior to such purchase) from the Swingline Lender such participations in the outstanding
Swingline Loans as shall be necessary to cause the Lenders to share in such Swingline Loans ratably
based upon their respective RL Percentages (determined before giving effect to any termination of
the Revolving Loan Commitments pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 11), provided that
(x) all interest payable on the Swingline Loans shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender
until the date as of which the respective participation is required to be purchased and, to the
extent attributable to the purchased participation, shall be payable to the participant from and
after such date and (y) at the time any purchase of participations pursuant to this sentence is
actually made, the purchasing Lender shall be required to pay the Swingline Lender interest on the
principal amount of participation purchased for each day from and including the day upon which the
Mandatory Borrowing would otherwise have occurred to but excluding the date of payment for such
participation, at the overnight Federal Funds Rate for the first three days and at the interest
rate otherwise applicable to Revolving Loans maintained as Base Rate Loans hereunder for each day
thereafter.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.01(a) or elsewhere in this
Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to establish reserves in such amounts, and
with respect to such matters, as the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion shall deem
necessary or appropriate, against the Borrowing Base, including, without limitation, reserves with
respect to (i) sums that the Borrower is or will be required to pay (such as taxes, assessments,
insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased assets, rents or other amounts payable under such
leases) and have not yet paid (including, without limitation, a Rent Reserve against Eligible
Inventory included in the Borrowing Base) and (ii) amounts owing by the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or trust over, any of the
Collateral, which Lien or trust, in the Permitted Discretion of the Administrative Agent is capable
of ranking senior in priority to or pari passu with one or more of the Liens granted in the
Security Documents (such as Liens or trusts in favor of landlords, warehousemen, carriers,
mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, or Liens or trusts for ad valorem, excise, sales,
or other taxes where given priority under applicable law) in and to such item of the Collateral.
In addition to the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to have the Borrower’s
and each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor’s Inventory reappraised by a qualified appraisal company
selected by the Administrative Agent in
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accordance with Section 9.01(o) after the Initial Borrowing Date for the purpose of
re-determining the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the Eligible Inventory, and, as a result,
re-determining the Borrowing Base.
(e) In the event that the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion deems necessary or
desirable (i) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (ii) to enhance the
likelihood of repayment of the Obligations, or (iii) to pay any other amount chargeable to the
Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, expenses and Fees,
in the event the Borrower is unable to comply with (A) the Borrowing Base limitations set forth in
Sections 2.01(a) or (B) the conditions precedent to the making of Revolving Loans or the issuance
of Letters of Credit set forth in Section 7, (x) the Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent,
for the account of the Lenders, to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower, which, in each case, may
only be made as Base Rate Loans (each, an “Agent Advance”) for a period commencing on the
date the Administrative Agent first receives a Notice of Borrowing requesting an Agent Advance
until the earlier of (i) the twentieth Business Day after such date, (ii) the date the Borrower is
again able to comply with the Borrowing Base limitations and the conditions precedent to the making
of Revolving Loans and issuance of Letters of Credit, or obtains an amendment or waiver with
respect thereto or (iii) the date the Required Lenders instruct the Administrative Agent to cease
making Agent Advances (in each case, the “Agent Advance Period”). The Administrative Agent
shall not make any Agent Advance to the extent that at such time the amount of such Agent Advance,
either (I) when added to the aggregate outstanding amount of all other Agent Advances made to the
Borrower at such time, would exceed 10% of the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing
Base Certificate last delivered) or (II) which are incurred as Revolving Loans, when added to the
Aggregate Exposure as then in effect (immediately prior to the incurrence of such Agent Advance),
would exceed the Total Commitment at such time. It is understood and agreed that, subject to the
requirements set forth above, Agent Advances may be made by the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion and that the Borrower shall have no right to require that any Agent Advances be made.
Agent Advances will be subject to periodic settlement with the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.04.
2.02. Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing. The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing of Loans shall not be less than
the Minimum Borrowing Amount. More than one Borrowing may occur on the same date, but at no time
shall there be outstanding more than 15 Borrowings of Euro Rate Loans.
2.03. Notice of Borrowing.
(a) Whenever the Borrower desires to incur (x) Eurodollar Loans hereunder, the Borrower shall
give the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office at least three Business Days’ prior notice of
each Eurodollar Loan to be incurred hereunder and (y) Base Rate Loans hereunder (excluding
Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans made pursuant to a Mandatory Borrowing), the Borrower shall
give the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office at least one Business Day’s prior notice of each
Base Rate Loan to be incurred hereunder,
provided that (in each case) any such notice shall
be deemed to have been given on a certain day only if given before 2:00 P.M. (
New York City time)
on such day. Each such notice (each, a “
Notice of Borrowing”), except as otherwise
expressly provided in Section 2.10, shall be irrevocable and shall be in writing, or by telephone
promptly confirmed in writing, in the form of
Exhibit A-1, appropriately completed to
specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans to be incurred pursuant to such Borrowing
(stated in the relevant currency), (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day)
and (iii) whether the Loans being incurred pursuant to such Borrowing are to be initially
maintained as Base Rate Loans or, to the extent permitted hereunder, Euro Rate Loans and, if Euro
Rate Loans, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall
promptly give each Lender which is required to make Loans specified in the respective Notice of
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Borrowing, notice of such proposed Borrowing, of such Lender’s proportionate share thereof and
of the other matters required by the immediately preceding sentence to be specified in the Notice
of Borrowing.
(b) (i) Whenever the Borrower desires to incur Swingline Loans hereunder, the Borrower shall
give the Swingline Lender no later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date that a Swingline
Loan is to be incurred, written notice or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing of each
Swingline Loan to be incurred hereunder. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and specify in each
case (A) the date of Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (B) the aggregate principal
amount of the Swingline Loans to be incurred pursuant to such Borrowing.
(ii) Mandatory Borrowings shall be made upon the notice specified in Section 2.01(c), with the
Borrower irrevocably agreeing, by its incurrence of any Swingline Loan, to the making of the
Mandatory Borrowings as set forth in Section 2.01(c).
(c) Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower to confirm in writing any
telephonic notice of any Borrowing or prepayment of Loans, the Administrative Agent or the
Swingline Lender, as the case may be, may act without liability upon the basis of telephonic notice
of such Borrowing or prepayment, as the case may be, believed by the Administrative Agent or the
Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in good faith to be from an Authorized Officer of the
Borrower, prior to receipt of written confirmation. In each such case, the Borrower hereby waives
the right to dispute the Administrative Agent’s or the Swingline Lender’s record of the terms of
such telephonic notice of such Borrowing or prepayment of Loans, as the case may be, absent
manifest error.
2.04. Disbursement of Funds.
(a) No later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date specified in each Notice of
Borrowing (or (x) in the case of Swingline Loans, no later than 3:00 P.M. (New York City time) on
the date specified pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(i) or (y) in the case of Mandatory Borrowings, no
later than 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date specified in Section 2.01(c)), each Lender
with a Revolving Loan Commitment will make available its pro rata portion
(determined in accordance with Section 2.07) of each such Borrowing requested to be made on such
date (or in the case of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will make available the full amount
thereof and in the case of any Euro Denominated Loans or Sterling Denominated Loans, the Fronting
Lender shall make available each applicable Revolving Participant’s pro rata
portion of such Loan; provided that the Fronting Lender shall not be obligated to make
available the pro rata portion of any Defaulting Lender’s Loan). All such amounts
will be made available in Dollars (in the case of Dollar Denominated Loans), in Euros (in the case
of Euro Denominated Loans) or in Sterling (in the case of Sterling Denominated Loans) and in
immediately available funds at the Payment Office, and the Administrative Agent will, except in the
case of Revolving Loans made pursuant to a Mandatory Borrowing, make available to the Borrower at
the Payment Office the aggregate of the amounts so made available by the Lenders. Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of Borrowing that
such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of
any Borrowing to be made on such date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has
made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date of Borrowing and the
Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, make
available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made
available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to
recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such
corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding
amount to the
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Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent also shall be entitled to recover on demand
from such Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount in
respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the
Administrative Agent to the Borrower until the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the
Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to (i) if recovered from such Lender, the overnight
Federal Funds Rate for the first three days and at the interest rate otherwise applicable to such
Loans for each day thereafter and (ii) if recovered from the Borrower, the rate of interest
applicable to the respective Borrowing, as determined pursuant to Section 2.08. Nothing in this
Section 2.04 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to make Loans hereunder or
to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any failure
by such Lender to make Loans hereunder.
(b) Unless the Required Lenders have instructed the Administrative Agent to the contrary, the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may, but shall not be obligated to, make Revolving
Loans to the Borrower that are maintained as Base Rate Loans under Section 2.01 without prior
notice of the proposed Borrowing to the Lenders as follows:
(i) The amount of each Lender’s RL Percentage of Revolving Loans shall be computed
weekly (or more frequently in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion) and shall be
adjusted upward or downward on the basis of the amount of outstanding Revolving Loans as of
5:00 P.M. (New York time) on the last Business Day of each week, or such other period
specified by the Administrative Agent (but in any event no less frequently than weekly)
(each such date, a “Settlement Date”). The Lenders shall transfer to the
Administrative Agent, or the Administrative Agent shall transfer to the Lenders such amounts
as are necessary so that (after giving effect to all such transfers) the amount of Revolving
Loans made by each Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s RL Percentage of the aggregate
amount of Revolving Loans outstanding as of such Settlement Date. If a notice from the
Administrative Agent of any such necessary transfer is received by a Lender on or prior to
12:00 Noon (New York time) on any Business Day, then such Lender shall make transfers
described above in immediately available funds no later than 3:00 P.M. (New York time) on
the day such notice was received; and if such notice is received by a Lender after 12:00
Noon (New York time) on any Business Day, such Lender shall make such transfers no later
than 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on the next succeeding Business Day. The obligation of each
of the Lenders to transfer such funds shall be irrevocable and unconditional and without
recourse to, or without representation or warranty by, the Administrative Agent. Each of
the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees and the Lenders agree to xxxx their
respective books and records on each Settlement Date to show at all times the dollar amount
of their respective RL Percentage of the outstanding Revolving Loans on such date.
(ii) To the extent that the settlement described in preceding clause (i) shall not yet
have occurred with respect to any particular Settlement Date, upon any repayment of
Revolving Loans by the Borrower prior to such settlement, the Administrative Agent may apply
such amounts repaid directly to the amounts that would otherwise be made available by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.04(b).
(iii) Because the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may be advancing and/or
may be repaid Revolving Loans prior to the time when the Lenders will actually advance
and/or be repaid Revolving Loans, interest with respect to Revolving Loans shall be
allocated by the Administrative Agent to each Lender and the Administrative Agent in
accordance with the amount of Revolving Loans actually advanced by and repaid to each Lender
and the Administrative Agent and shall accrue from and including the date such Revolving
Loans are so
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advanced to but excluding the date such Revolving Loans are either repaid by the
Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or actually settled by the
Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender as described in this Section 2.04(b).
2.05. Notes.
(a) If requested by any Lender, the Borrower’s obligation to pay the principal of, and
interest on, the Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced in the Register maintained by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 13.15 and shall, if requested by such Lender, also be
evidenced (i) in the case of Revolving Loans, by a promissory note duly executed and delivered by
the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, with blanks appropriately completed
in conformity herewith (each, a “Revolving Note” and, collectively, the “Revolving
Notes”) and indicating the applicable Revolving Loan Maturity Date with respect to such
Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment, and (ii) in the case of Swingline Loans, by a promissory note
duly executed and delivered by the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2, with
blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith (the “Swingline Note”).
(b) The Swingline Note issued to the Swingline Lender shall (i) be executed by the Borrower,
(ii) be payable to the order of the Swingline Lender or its registered assigns and be dated the
Initial Borrowing Date, (iii) be in a stated principal amount (expressed in Dollars) equal to the
Maximum Swingline Amount and be payable in Dollars in the principal amount of the outstanding
Swingline Loans evidenced thereby from time to time, (iv) mature on the Swingline Expiry Date, (v)
bear interest as provided in the appropriate clause of Section 2.08 in respect of the Base Rate
Loans evidenced thereby, (vi) be subject to voluntary prepayment as provided in Section 5.01 and
mandatory repayment as provided in Section 5.02 and (vii) be entitled to the benefits of this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
(c) Each Lender will note on its internal records the amount of each Loan made by it and each
payment in respect thereof and prior to any transfer of any of its Notes will endorse on the
reverse side thereof the outstanding principal amount of Loans evidenced thereby. Failure to make
any such notation or any error in such notation shall not affect the Borrower’s obligations in
respect of such Loans.
2.06. Conversions. The Borrower shall have the option to convert, on any Business Day beginning three Business
Days following the Initial Borrowing Date, all or a portion equal to at least the Minimum Borrowing
Amount of the outstanding principal amount of Loans (other than Swingline Loans which may not be
converted pursuant to this Section 2.06) made pursuant to one or more Borrowings of one or more
Types of Loans into a Borrowing of another Type of Loan, provided that, (i) except as
otherwise provided in Section 2.10(b), Eurodollar Loans may be converted into Base Rate Loans only
on the last day of an Interest Period applicable to the Loans being converted and no such partial
conversion of Eurodollar Loans shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of such Eurodollar
Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing to less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount
applicable thereto, (ii) unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree, Base Rate Loans may only be
converted into Eurodollar Loans if no Default or Event of Default is in existence on the date of
the conversion, and (iii) no conversion pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall result in a greater
number of Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans than is permitted under Section 2.02. Each such
conversion shall be effected by the Borrower by giving the Administrative Agent at the Notice
Office prior to 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) at least (x) in the case of conversions of Base Rate
Loans into Eurodollar Loans, three Business Days’ prior notice and (y) in the case of conversions
of Eurodollar Loans into Base Rate Loans, one Business Day’s prior notice (each, a “Notice of
Conversion/Continuation”), in each case in the form of Exhibit A-2,
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appropriately completed to specify the Loans to be so converted, the Borrowing or Borrowings
pursuant to which such Loans were incurred and, if to be converted into Euro Rate Loans, the
Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall give each
Lender prompt notice of any such proposed conversion affecting any of its Loans.
2.07. Pro Rata Borrowings. All Borrowings of Revolving Loans under this Agreement shall be incurred from the Lenders
pro rata on the basis of their Revolving Loan Commitments as in effect at the time
of such Borrowing, provided that all Mandatory Borrowings shall be incurred from the
Lenders pro rata on the basis of their RL Percentages; provided,
further, that in the case of any Euro Denominated Loans or Sterling Denominated Loans, the
Fronting Lender shall make available each applicable Revolving Participant’s pro
rata share of such Revolving Loan; provided that the Fronting Lender shall not be
obligated to make available the pro rata portion of any Defaulting Lender’s
Revolving Loan. It is understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other
Lender of its obligation to make Loans hereunder and that each Lender shall be obligated to make
the Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to
make its Loans hereunder. It is further understood that in determining the pro
rata share of the Fronting Lender in its capacity as such with respect to any Borrowing,
such pro rata share should be the sum of the pro rata share of such
Borrowing of all Revolving Participants (other than any Revolving Participant that is a Defaulting
Lender) on whose behalf the Fronting Lender is making available Loans included in such Borrowing.
2.08. Interest.
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each Base
Rate Loan from the date of Borrowing thereof until the earlier of (i) the maturity thereof (whether
by acceleration or otherwise) and (ii) the conversion of such Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Loan
pursuant to Section 2.06 or 2.09, as applicable, at a rate per annum which shall be equal to the
sum of the relevant Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate, each as in effect from time to
time.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each
Eurodollar Loan from the date of Borrowing thereof until the earlier of (i) the maturity thereof
(whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (ii) the conversion of such Eurodollar Loan to a Base
Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.06, 2.09 or 2.10, as applicable, at a rate per annum which shall,
during each Interest Period applicable thereto, be equal to the sum of the relevant Applicable
Margin as in effect from time to time during such Interest Period plus the Eurodollar Rate
for such Interest Period.
(c) The Borrower hereby agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of
each Euro Denominated Loan made to it from the date of the Borrowing thereof until the maturity
thereof (whether by acceleration, prepayment or otherwise) at a rate per annum which shall, during
each Interest Period applicable thereto, be equal to the sum of the relevant Applicable Margin as
in effect from time to time plus Euro LIBOR for such Interest Period plus any
Mandatory Costs.
(d) The Borrower hereby agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of
each Sterling Denominated Loan made to it from the date of the Borrowing thereof until the maturity
thereof (whether by acceleration, prepayment or otherwise) at a rate per annum which shall, during
each Interest Period applicable thereto, be equal to the sum of the relevant Applicable Margin as
in effect from time to time plus Sterling LIBOR for such Interest Period plus any
Mandatory Costs.
(e) Overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest in respect of (1)
in the case of overdue principal of, and interest or other overdue amounts owing with respect to,
Euro Denominated Loans, equal to 2% per annum in excess of the relevant Applicable Margin as in
effect
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from time to time plus Euro LIBOR for such successive periods not exceeding three
months as the Administrative Agent may determine from time to time in respect of amounts comparable
to the amount not paid plus any Mandatory Costs, (2) in the case of overdue principal of,
and interest or other amounts owing with respect to, Sterling Denominated Loans, equal to 2% per
annum in excess of the Applicable Margin for Sterling Denominated Loans as in effect from time to
time plus Sterling LIBOR for such successive periods not exceeding three months as the
Administrative Agent may determine from time to time in respect of amounts comparable to the amount
not paid plus any Mandatory Costs, and (3) for each other Loan, each Loan shall, in each
case, bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) the rate which is 2% in excess
of the rate then borne by such Loans and (y) the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate otherwise
applicable to Base Rate Loans, and all other overdue amounts payable hereunder and under any other
Credit Document shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate which is 2% in excess of
the rate applicable to Revolving Loans that are maintained at Base Rate Loans from time to time.
Interest that accrues under this Section 2.08(e) shall be payable on demand.
(f) Accrued (and theretofore unpaid) interest shall be payable (i) in respect of each
Swingline Loan and Base Rate Loan, (x) quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date, (y) on
the date of any repayment or prepayment in full of all outstanding Base Rate Loans or Swingline
Loans, and (z) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on
demand, and (ii) in respect of each Euro Rate Loan, (x) on the last day of each Interest Period
applicable thereto and, in the case of an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each date
occurring at three month intervals after the first day of such Interest Period, and (y) on the date
of any repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid), at maturity (whether by
acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand.
(g) Upon each Interest Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine the Euro
Rate for each Interest Period applicable to the respective Euro Rate Loans and shall promptly
notify the Borrower and the Lenders thereof. Each such determination shall, absent manifest error,
be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
2.09. Interest Periods. At the time the Borrower gives any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation
in respect of the making of, or conversion into, any Euro Rate Loan (in the case of the initial
Interest Period applicable thereto) or prior to 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third
Business Day prior to the expiration of an Interest Period applicable to such Euro Rate Loan (in
the case of any subsequent Interest Period), the Borrower shall have the right to elect the
interest period (each, an “Interest Period”) applicable to such Euro Rate Loan, which
Interest Period shall, at the option of the Borrower be a one, two, three, six or, to the extent
approved by each Lender with Loans and/or Revolving Loan Commitments, any other period,
provided that (in each case):
(i) all Euro Rate Loans comprising a Borrowing shall at all times have the same
Interest Period;
(ii) the initial Interest Period for any Euro Rate Loan shall commence on the date of
Borrowing of such Euro Rate Loan (including the date of any conversion thereto from a Base
Rate Loan) and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Euro Rate Loan
shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period applicable thereto
expires;
(iii) if any Interest Period for a Euro Rate Loan begins on a day for which there is no
numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such
Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;
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(iv) if any Interest Period for a Euro Rate Loan would otherwise expire on a day which
is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business
Day; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Euro Rate Loan
would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after
which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the
next preceding Business Day;
(v) unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree, no Interest Period may be selected at
any time when a Default or an Event of Default is then in existence; and
(vi) no Interest Period in respect of any Borrowing shall be selected which extends
beyond the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.
With respect to any Non-Dollar Denominated Loans, at the end of any Interest Period applicable to a
Borrowing thereof, the Borrower, may elect to split the respective Borrowing into two or more
Borrowings of the same Type or combine two or more Borrowings of the same Type into a single
Borrowing, in each case, by having an Authorized Officer of the Borrower give notice thereof
together with its election of one or more Interest Periods, in each case so long as each resulting
Borrowing (x) has an Interest Period which complies with the foregoing requirements of this Section
2.09, (y) has a principal amount which is not less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount, and (z) does
not cause a violation of the requirements of Section 2.02. If upon the expiration of any Interest
Period applicable to a Borrowing of Euro Rate Loans, the Borrower has failed to elect, or are not
permitted to elect, a new Interest Period to be applicable to such Euro Rate Loans as provided
above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected (x) if Eurodollar Loans, to convert such
Eurodollar Loans into Base Rate Loans and (y) if Non-Dollar Denominated Loans, to select a
one-month Interest Period for such Non-Dollar Denominated Loans, in any such case effective as of
the expiration date of such current Interest Period.
2.10. Increased Costs, Illegality, etc.
(a) In the event that any Lender shall have determined in good faith (which determination
shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but, with
respect to clause (i) below, may be made only by the Administrative Agent):
(i) on any Interest Determination Date that, by reason of any changes arising after the
date of this Agreement affecting the applicable interbank market, adequate and fair means do
not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in the
definition of Euro Rate; or
(ii) at any time, that such Lender shall incur increased costs or reductions in the
amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to any Euro Rate Loan because of (x)
any change since the Effective Date in any applicable law or governmental rule, regulation,
order, guideline or request (whether or not having the force of law) or in the
interpretation or administration thereof and including the introduction of any new law or
governmental rule, regulation, order, guideline or request, such as, for example, but not
limited to: (A) a change in the basis of taxation of payment to any Lender of the principal
of or interest on the Loans or the Notes or any other amounts payable hereunder (except for
changes in the rate of tax on, or determined by reference to, the net income or net profits
of such Lender imposed by the jurisdiction in which its principal office or applicable
lending office is located) or (B) a change in official reserve requirements, but, in all
events, excluding reserves required under Regulation D to the extent included in the
computation of the Eurodollar Rate and/or (y) other circumstances arising since the
Effective Date affecting such Lender, the interbank market or the position of
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such Lender in such market (whether or not such Lender was a Lender at the time of such
occurrence);
(iii) at any time, that the making or continuance of any Euro Rate Loan has been made
unlawful by any law or governmental rule, regulation or order (or would conflict with any
governmental rule, regulation, guideline, request or order not having the force of law but
with which such Lender customarily complies even though the failure to comply therewith
would not be unlawful), or impracticable as a result of a contingency occurring after the
Effective Date which materially and adversely affects the applicable interbank market; or
(iv) at any time that a Non-Dollar Currency is not available in sufficient amounts, as
determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, to fund any Borrowing of Non-Dollar
Denominated Loans requested pursuant to Section 2.01;
then, and in any such event, such Lender (or the Administrative Agent, in the case of clause (i)
above) shall promptly give notice (by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and, except
in the case of clause (i) above, to the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice
the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the other Lenders). Thereafter (w) in
the case of clause (i) above, (A) in the event Eurodollar Loans are so affected, Eurodollar Loans
shall no longer be available until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and
the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer
exist, and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation given by the Borrower with
respect to Eurodollar Loans which have not yet been incurred (including by way of conversion) shall
be deemed rescinded by the Borrower and (B) in the event that any Non-Dollar Denominated Loan is so
affected, the relevant Euro Rate shall be determined on the basis provided in the proviso to the
definition of the relevant Euro Rate, (x) in the case of clause (ii) above, the Borrower agrees to
pay to such Lender, upon written demand therefor, such additional amounts (in the form of an
increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in
its sole discretion shall determine) as shall be required to compensate such Lender for such
increased costs or reductions in amounts received or receivable hereunder (with the written notice
as to the additional amounts owed to such Lender, submitted to the Borrower by such Lender in
accordance with the foregoing to be, absent manifest error, final and conclusive and binding on all
the parties hereto, although the failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish any
of the Borrower’s obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.10(a) upon the
subsequent receipt of such notice), (y) in the case of clause (iii) above, the Borrower or shall
take one of the actions specified in Section 2.10(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event,
within the time period required by law and (z) in the case of clause (iv) above, Non-Dollar
Denominated Loans denominated in the affected Non-Dollar Currency (exclusive of any such Non-Dollar
Denominated Loans which have theretofore been funded) shall no longer be available until such time
as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving
rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer exist, and any Notice of Borrowing or
notice pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(i) given by the Borrower with respect to such Non-Dollar
Denominated Loans which have not been incurred shall be deemed rescinded by the Borrower. Each of
the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees that if it gives notice to the Borrower of any of
the events described in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, it shall promptly notify the
Borrower and, in the case of any such Lender, the Administrative Agent, if such event ceases to
exist.
(b) At any time that any Euro Rate Loan is affected by the circumstances described in Section
2.10(a)(ii) or (iii), the Borrower may (and in the case of a Euro Rate Loan affected by the
circumstances described in Section 2.10(a)(iii) shall) either (x) if the affected Euro Rate Loan is
then being made initially or pursuant to a conversion, cancel the respective Borrowing by giving
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Administrative Agent telephonic notice (confirmed in writing) on the same date that the
Borrower was notified by the affected Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section
2.10(a)(ii) or (iii) or (y) if the affected Euro Rate Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three
Business Days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent, (A) in the case of a Eurodollar Loan,
require the affected Lender to convert such Eurodollar Loan into a Base Rate Loan (which
conversion, in the case of the circumstance described in Section 2.10(a)(iii), shall occur no later
than the last day of the Interest Period then applicable to such Eurodollar Loan or such earlier
day as shall be required by applicable law) and (B) in the case of any Euro Rate Loan (other than a
Eurodollar Loan), repay all outstanding Borrowings which include such affected Euro Rate Loans in
full in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 5.01; provided that, (i) if
the circumstances described in Section 2.10(a)(iii) apply to any Non-Dollar Denominated Loan, the
Borrower, may, in lieu of taking the actions described above, maintain such Non-Dollar Denominated
Loan outstanding, in which case, (x) in the case of Euro Denominated Loans, the applicable Euro
Rate shall be determined on the basis provided in the proviso to the definition of “Euro LIBOR” or
(y) in the case of Sterling Denominated Term Loans, the applicable Euro Rate shall be determined on
the basis provided in the proviso to the definition of Sterling LIBOR, as the case may be, unless
the maintenance of such Non-Dollar Denominated Loan outstanding on such basis would not stop the
conditions described in Section 2.10(a)(iii) from existing (in which case the actions described
above, without giving effect to the proviso, shall be required to be taken) and (ii) if more than
one Lender is affected at any time, then all affected Lenders must be treated the same pursuant to
this Section 2.10(b).
(c) If any Lender determines that after the Effective Date the introduction of or any change
in any applicable law or governmental rule, regulation, order, guideline, directive or request
(whether or not having the force of law) concerning capital adequacy, or any change in
interpretation or administration thereof by the NAIC or any Governmental Authority, central bank or
comparable agency, will have the effect of increasing the amount of capital required or expected to
be maintained by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender based on the existence of
such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitments hereunder or its obligations hereunder, then the Borrower
agrees to pay to such Lender, upon its written demand therefor, such additional amounts as shall be
required to compensate such Lender or such other corporation for the increased cost to such Lender
or such other corporation or the reduction in the rate of return to such Lender or such other
corporation as a result of such increase of capital. In determining such additional amounts, each
Lender will act reasonably and in good faith and will use averaging and attribution methods which
are reasonable, provided that such Lender’s determination of compensation owing under this
Section 2.10(c) shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all the
parties hereto. Each Lender, upon determining in good faith that any additional amounts will be
payable pursuant to this Section 2.10(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower,
which notice shall set forth such Lender’s basis for asserting its rights under this Section
2.10(c) and the calculation, in reasonable detail, of such additional amounts claimed hereunder,
although the failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish the Borrower’s
obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.10(c) upon the subsequent receipt
of such notice. A Lender’s good faith determination of compensation owing under this Section
2.10(c) shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all the parties
hereto.
In the event that any Lender shall in good faith determine (which determination shall, absent
manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto) at any time that such
Lender is required to maintain reserves (including, without limitation, any marginal, emergency,
supplemental, special or other reserves required by applicable law) which have been established by
any Federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or
regulatory body with jurisdiction over such Lender (including any branch, Affiliate or funding
office thereof) in respect of any Non-Dollar Denominated Loans or any category of liabilities which
includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on any Non-Dollar Denominated Loan is
determined or any category
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of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by a non-United States office of
any Lender to non-United States residents, then, unless such reserves are included in the
calculation of the interest rate applicable to such Non-Dollar Denominated Loans or in Section
2.10(a)(ii), such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower in writing specifying the additional
amounts required to indemnify such Lender against the cost of maintaining such reserves (such
written notice to provide in reasonable detail a computation of such additional amounts) and the
Borrower shall pay to such Lender such specified amounts as additional interest at the time that
the Borrower is otherwise required to pay interest in respect of such Non-Dollar Denominated Loan
or, if later, on written demand therefor by such Lender.
2.11. Compensation. The Borrower agrees to compensate each Lender, upon its written request (which request
shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such compensation), for all losses,
expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any loss, expense or liability incurred by
reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to
fund its Eurodollar Loans but excluding loss of anticipated profits) which such Lender may sustain:
(i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender or the Administrative Agent) a
Borrowing of, or conversion from or into, Eurodollar Loans does not occur on a date specified
therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation (whether or not withdrawn by
the Borrower or deemed withdrawn pursuant to Section 2.10(a)); (ii) if any prepayment or repayment
(including any prepayment or repayment made pursuant to Section 5.01, Section 5.02 or as a result
of an acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 11) or conversion of any of its Eurodollar
Loans occurs on a date which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto; (iii)
if any prepayment of any of its Eurodollar Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of
prepayment given by the Borrower; or (iv) as a consequence of (x) any other default by the Borrower
to repay Eurodollar Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement or any Note held by such
Lender or (y) any election made pursuant to Section 2.10(b). Each Lender’s calculation of the
amount of compensation owing pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall be made in good faith. A Lender’s
basis for requesting compensation pursuant to this Section 2.11 and a Lender’s calculation of the
amount thereof, shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties
hereto.
2.12. Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that on the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of
Section 2.10(a)(ii) or (iii), Section 2.10(c), Section 3.06 or Section 5.04 with respect to such
Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy
considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans or Letters of
Credit affected by such event, provided that such designation is made on such terms that
such Lender and its lending office suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the
object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of such Section.
Nothing in this Section 2.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of Borrower or the
right of any Lender provided in Sections 2.10, 3.06 and 5.04.
2.13. Replacement of Lenders. (x) If any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, (y) upon the occurrence of any event giving
rise to the operation of Section 2.10(a)(ii) or (iii), Section 2.10(c), Section 3.06 or Section
5.04 with respect to any Lender which results in such Lender charging to the Borrower increased
costs materially in excess of the average costs being charged by the other Lenders or (z) in the
case of a refusal by a Lender to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination
with respect to this Agreement which has been approved by the Required Lenders as (and to the
extent) provided in Section 13.12(b), the Borrower shall have the right, in accordance with Section
13.04(b), if no Event of Default then exists or would exist after giving effect to such
replacement, to replace such Lender (the “Replaced Lender”) with one or more other Eligible
Transferees, none of whom shall constitute a Defaulting Lender at the time of such replacement
(collectively, the “Replacement Lender”) and each of which shall be reasonably acceptable to the
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Administrative Agent
with identical Revolving Loan Commitments and/or Loans provided by the Replacement Lender;
provided that:
(a) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 2.13, the Replacement
Lender shall enter into one or more Assignment and Assumption Agreements pursuant to Section
13.04(b) (and with all fees payable pursuant to said Section 13.04(b) to be paid by the
Replacement Lender and/or the Replaced Lender (as may be agreed to at such time by and among
the Borrower, the Replacement Lender and the Replaced Lender)) pursuant to which the
Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Revolving Loan Commitments and outstanding Loans
(or, in the case of the replacement of only the Revolving Loan Commitment, the Revolving
Loan Commitment and outstanding Revolving Loans and participations in Letter of Credit
Outstandings) of, and in each case all participations in Letters of Credit by, the Replaced
Lender and, in connection therewith, shall pay to (x) the Replaced Lender in respect thereof
an amount equal to the sum of (A) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued
interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Replaced Lender with respect to which such
Replaced Lender is being replaced, (B) an amount equal to all Unpaid Drawings (unless there
are no Unpaid Drawings) that have been funded by (and not reimbursed to) such Replaced
Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time and (C) an
amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, Fees owing to the Replaced Lender
pursuant to Section 4.01, (y) each Issuing Lender an amount equal to such Replaced Lender’s
RL Percentage of any Unpaid Drawing relating to Letters of Credit issued by such Letter of
Credit Issuer (which at such time remains an Unpaid Drawing) to the extent such amount was
not theretofore funded by such Replaced Lender and (z) in the case of any replacement of
Revolving Loan Commitments, the Swingline Lender an amount equal to such Replaced Lender’s
RL Percentage of any Mandatory Borrowing to the extent such amount was not theretofore
funded by such Replaced Lender to the Swingline Lender; and
(b) all obligations of the Borrower then due and owing to the Replaced Lender (other
than those (a) specifically described in clause (a) above in respect of which the assignment
purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid, but including all amounts, if any,
owing under Section 2.11 or (b) relating to any Loans and/or Revolving Loan Commitments of
the respective Replaced Lender which will remain outstanding after giving effect to the
respective replacement) shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such
replacement.
Upon receipt by the Replaced Lender of all amounts required to be paid to it pursuant to this
Section 2.13, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled (but not obligated) and authorized to
execute an Assignment and Assumption Agreement on behalf of such Replaced Lender, and any such
Assignment and Assumption Agreement so executed by the Administrative Agent and the Replacement
Lender shall be effective for purposes of this Section 2.13 and Section 13.04. Upon the execution
of the respective Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the payment of amounts referred to in
clauses (a) and (b) above, recordation of the assignment on the Register by the Administrative
Agent pursuant to Section 13.15 and, if so requested by the Replacement Lender, delivery to the
Replacement Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the Replacement
Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and, unless the respective Replaced Lender continues to have
outstanding a Revolving Loan Commitment hereunder, the Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a
Lender hereunder, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, Sections 2.10, 2.11, 3.06, 5.04, 12.06, 13.01 and 13.06), which
shall survive as to such Replaced Lender, the RL Percentages of the Lenders shall be automatically
adjusted at such time to give effect to such replacement.
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2.14. Incremental Commitments.
(a) The Borrower shall have the right, in consultation and coordination with, Administrative
Agent as to all of the matters set forth below in this Section 2.14, but without requiring the
consent of any of the Lenders, to request at any time and from time to time after the Amendment No.
3 Effective Date and prior to the date which is three months prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity
Date, that one or more Lenders (and/or one or more other Persons which are Eligible Transferees and
which will become Lenders as provided below) provide Incremental Commitments, it being understood
and agreed, however, that (i) no Lender shall be obligated to provide an Incremental Commitment as
a result of any such request by the Borrower, and until such time, if any, as such Lender has
agreed in its sole discretion to provide an Incremental Commitment and executed and delivered to
the Administrative Agent an Incremental Commitment Agreement in respect thereof as provided in
clause (b) of this Section 2.14, such Lender shall not be obligated to fund any Revolving Loans or
participate in Swingline Loans or Letters of Credit in excess of its Commitment as in effect prior
to giving effect to such Incremental Commitment provided pursuant to this Section 2.14, (ii) any
Lender (including any Eligible Transferee who will become a Lender) may so provide an Incremental
Commitment without the consent of any other Lender, (iii) each provision of Incremental Commitments
on a given date pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall be in a minimum aggregate amount (for all
Lenders (including any Eligible Transferee who will become a lender)) of at least $10,000,000 and
in integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof, and (iv) the aggregate amount of all
Incremental Commitments provided pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall not exceed the Maximum
Incremental Commitment Amount.
(b) At the time of the provision of Incremental Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.14, the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each such Lender or other Eligible Transferee which agrees
to provide an Incremental Commitment (each, an “Incremental Lender”) shall execute and
deliver to Administrative Agent an Incremental Commitment Agreement, with the effectiveness of such
Incremental Lender’s Incremental Commitment to occur on the date set forth in such Incremental
Commitment Agreement, which date in any event shall be no earlier than the date on which (w) all
fees required to be paid in connection therewith at the time of such effectiveness shall have been
paid (including, without limitation, any agreed upon up-front or arrangement fees owing to
Administrative Agent (or any affiliate thereof)), (x) all Incremental Commitment Requirements are
satisfied, (y) all other conditions set forth in this Section 2.14 shall have been satisfied, and
(z) all other conditions precedent that may be set forth in such Incremental Commitment Agreement
shall have been satisfied. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the
effectiveness of each Incremental Commitment Agreement, and at such time, (i) the Total Commitment
under, and for all purposes of, this Agreement shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such
Incremental Commitments, (ii) Appendix A shall be deemed modified to reflect the revised Revolving
Loan Commitments of the affected Lenders and (iii) to the extent requested by any Incremental
Lender, Revolving Loan Notes will be issued, at the expense of the Borrower, to such Incremental
Lender in conformity with the requirements of Section 2.05.
(c) At the time of any provision of Incremental Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.14, the
Borrower shall, in coordination with Administrative Agent, repay outstanding Revolving Loans of
certain of the Lenders, and incur additional Revolving Loans from certain other Lenders (including
the Incremental Lenders), in each case to the extent necessary so that all of the Lenders
participate in each outstanding borrowing of Revolving Loans pro rata on the basis of their
respective Revolving Loan Commitments (after giving effect to any increase in the Total Commitment
pursuant to this Section 2.14) and with the Borrower being obligated to pay to the respective
Lenders any costs of the type referred to in Section 2.10 in connection with any such repayment
and/or incurrence.
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2.15. Revolving Loans Refunding.
(a) If any Default or Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Fronting Lender may,
in its sole and absolute discretion, direct that the Revolving Loans owing to it in its capacity as
such be refunded by delivering a notice (with such detail as the Administrative Agent shall
request, a “Notice of Revolving Loan Refunding”) to the Administrative Agent. Upon receipt
of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice of the contents thereof to the
applicable Revolving Participants. Each such Notice of Revolving Loan Refunding shall be deemed to
constitute delivery of a notice to the Administrative Agent requesting each applicable Revolving
Participant to fund its undivided Participating Interest in the outstanding Revolving Loans fronted
by the Fronting Lender whereupon each applicable Revolving Participant shall fund its pro rata
portion of such outstanding Revolving Loans and related Obligations (including accrued and unpaid
interest thereon) in an amount equal to such Revolving Participant’s share of the aggregate
principal amount of such Revolving Loans held by such Fronting Lender on behalf of such Revolving
Participant. Each Revolving Participant shall promptly transfer or, if a Notice of Revolving Loan
Refunding is delivered after 11:00 a.m. (New York City time), transfer by 11:00 a.m. (New York City
time) on the next Business Day, to the Fronting Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount
of its Participating Interest in the same currency as the underlying Revolving Loan was made by the
Fronting Lender (unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Fronting Lender and Revolving
Participant); provided, however, that if a Revolving Participant shall have
previously notified the Fronting Lender that it will make such payment in Dollars, such Revolving
Participant shall be permitted to transfer the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of its Participating
Interest.
(b) Whenever, at any time after a Revolving Participant has funded its pro rata portion of the
outstanding Revolving Loans fronted by a Fronting Lender and related Obligations, such Fronting
Lender receives any payment on account thereof, such Fronting Lender will distribute to the
Administrative Agent for delivery to each such Revolving Participant its Participating Interest in
such amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of
time during which such Revolving Participant’s Participating Interest was outstanding and funded);
provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Fronting
Lender is required to be returned, such Revolving Participant will return to the Administrative
Agent for delivery to the Fronting Lender any portion thereof previously delivered by the
Administrative Agent or the Fronting Lender to it.
(c) Each Revolving Participant’s obligation to fund its portion of the outstanding Revolving
Loans fronted by a Fronting Lender on such Revolving Lender’s behalf and related Obligations
referred to in this Section 2.15 shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be
affected by any circumstances, including, without limitation, (i) any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Participant or the Borrower may have
against such Fronting Lender, any Revolving Participant, the Borrower or any other Person for any
reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of an Event of Default, (iii) any adverse
change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement
or any other Credit Document by any Credit Party or any other Revolving Participant, or (v) any
other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if at any time the
Obligations, are converted to Dollars in accordance with Section 11, then each Revolving
Participant shall be deemed to have acquired its Participating Interest in the Revolving Loans and
related Obligations advanced by the Fronting Lender on its behalf immediately prior to such
conversion (and each such Revolving Participant shall promptly make payment to the Fronting Lender
therefor in accordance with the foregoing procedures).
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SECTION 3. Letters of Credit.
3.01. Letters of Credit.
(a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, a Borrower may request that
an Issuing Lender issue, at any time and from time to time on and after the Initial Borrowing Date
and prior to the fifth Business Day (or the 30th day in the case of trade Letters of Credit
described in clause (y) below (each a “Trade Letter of Credit”)) prior to the Revolving
Loan Maturity Date, for the account of the Borrower and for the benefit of (x) any holder (or any
trustee, agent or other similar representative for any such holders) of L/C Supportable
Obligations, an irrevocable standby letter of credit, in a form customarily used by such Issuing
Lender or in such other form as is reasonably acceptable to such Issuing Lender, and (y) sellers of
goods to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, an irrevocable trade letter of credit, in a form
customarily used by such Issuing Lender or in such other form as has been approved by such Issuing
Lender (each such letter of credit, a “Letter of Credit” and, collectively, the
“Letters of Credit”). All Letters of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars, Euros or
Sterling and shall be issued on a sight basis only.
(b) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Issuing Lender agrees
that it will, at any time and from time to time on and after the Initial Borrowing Date and prior
to the fifth Business Day (or the 30th day in the case of Trade Letter of Credit) prior to the
Revolving Loan Maturity Date, following its receipt of the respective Letter of Credit Request,
issue for account of the Borrower, one or more Letters of Credit in support of such obligations as
are permitted to remain outstanding hereunder without giving rise to a Default or an Event of
Default, provided that no Issuing Lender shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter
of Credit of the types described above if at the time of such issuance:
(i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall
purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of
Credit or any requirement of law applicable to such Issuing Lender or any request or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with
jurisdiction over such Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Lender
refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in
particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit
any restriction or reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Lender is not
otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect with respect to such Issuing Lender on the
date hereof, or any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable or in effect
with respect to such Issuing Lender as of the date hereof and which such Issuing Lender
reasonably and in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it; or
(ii) such Issuing Lender shall have received from the respective Borrower, any other
Credit Party or the Required Lenders prior to the issuance of such Letter of Credit notice
of the type described in the second sentence of Section 3.03(b).
(c) Part A of Schedule XIX hereto contains a description of certain letters of credit issued
and outstanding on the Initial Borrowing Date (and setting forth, with respect to each such letter
of credit, (i) the name of the issuing lender, (ii) the letter of credit number, (iii) the name(s)
of the account party or account parties, (iv) the stated amount (including the currency in which
such letter of credit is denominated, which shall be Dollars or an Alternative Currency), (v) the
name of the beneficiary, (vi) the expiry date and (vii) whether such letter of credit constitutes a
standby letter of credit or a trade letter of credit). Each such letter of credit, including any
extension or renewal thereof (each, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof and hereof, an “Existing Letter of Credit”) shall constitute a “Letter of Credit”
for all purposes of this Agreement and issued, for purposes of Section
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3.04(a), on the Initial Borrowing Date. Any Lender hereunder (and any of such Lender’s
Affiliates and/or branches) which has issued an Existing Letter of Credit shall constitute an
“Issuing Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement.
3.02. Maximum Letter of Credit Outstandings; Final Maturities.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (i) no Letter of
Credit shall be issued the Stated Amount of which, when added to the Letter of Credit Outstandings
(exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are repaid on the date of, and prior to the issuance of, the
respective Letter of Credit) at such time would exceed either (x) $150,000,000, (y) when added to
the sum of (I) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans then outstanding and (II) the
aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans then outstanding, an amount equal to the Total
Commitment at such time or (z) cause the Aggregate Exposure to exceed the Borrowing Base at such
time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered), (ii) each Letter of Credit shall by
its terms terminate (x) in the case of standby Letters of Credit, on or before the earlier of (A)
the date which occurs 12 months after the date of the issuance thereof (although any such standby
Letter of Credit may be extendible for successive periods of up to 12 months, but, in each case,
not beyond the fifth Business Day prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, on terms acceptable to
the Issuing Lender) and (B) five Business Days prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date;
provided that a standby Letter of Credit issued to support obligations under any Specified
Existing Ship Lease may terminate by its terms on or prior to the earlier to occur of (1) the date
which occurs 24 months after the date of the issuance thereof and (2) the fifth Business Day
preceding the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, and (y) in the case of trade Letters of Credit, on or
before the earlier of (A) the date which occurs 180 days after the date of issuance thereof and (B)
30 days prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date and (iii) the Issuing Lender shall have no
obligation to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit at any time that a Lender Default is in
effect with respect to any Lender unless the Borrower shall have taken action satisfactory to the
Issuing Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s exposure to such Lender (including by cash
collateralizing such Lender’s RL Percentage of such Letter of Credit).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Euro Denominated Letter of Credit shall be issued
the Stated Amount of which when added to the Euro Denominated Obligations (exclusive of Unpaid
Drawings which are repaid on the date of, and prior to the issuance of, the respective Letter of
Credit) would exceed the Maximum Euro Denominated Loan Amount and (ii) no Sterling Denominated
Letter of Credit shall be issued the Stated Amount of which when added to the Sterling Denominated
Obligations (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are repaid on the date of, and prior to the
issuance of, the respective Letter of Credit) would exceed the Maximum Sterling Denominated Loan
Amount.
3.03. Letter of Credit Requests; Minimum Stated Amount.
(a) Whenever the Borrower desires that a Letter of Credit be issued for its account, the
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent and the respective Issuing Lender at least three
Business Days’ (or such shorter period as is acceptable to such Issuing Lender) written notice
thereof (including by way of facsimile) including without limitation by specifying the Available
Currency such Letter of Credit is to be denominated. Each notice shall be in the form of
Exhibit C, appropriately completed (each, a “Letter of Credit Request”).
(b) The making of each Letter of Credit Request shall be deemed to be a representation and
warranty by the Borrower to the Lenders that such Letter of Credit may be issued in accordance
with, and will not violate the requirements of, Section 3.02. Unless the respective Issuing Lender
has received notice from the Borrower, any other Credit Party or the Required Lenders before it
issues a Letter of Credit that one or more of the conditions specified in Section 7 are not then
satisfied, or
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that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Section 3.02, then such Issuing
Lender shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, issue the requested Letter of
Credit for the account of the Borrower in accordance with such Issuing Lender’s usual and customary
practices. Upon the issuance of or modification or amendment to any standby Letter of Credit, each
Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, in writing of such
issuance, modification or amendment and such notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such Letter
of Credit or the respective modification or amendment thereto, as the case may be. Promptly after
receipt of such notice the Administrative Agent shall notify the Participants, in writing, of such
issuance, modification or amendment. On the first Business Day of each week, each Issuing Lender
shall furnish the Administrative Agent with a written (including via facsimile) report of the daily
aggregate outstandings of trade Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender for the immediately
preceding week. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event
that a Lender Default exists with respect to a Lender, (i) no Issuing Lender shall be required to
issue any Letter of Credit unless such Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements satisfactory to
it and the Borrower to eliminate such Issuing Lender’s risk with respect to the participation in
Letters of Credit by the Defaulting Lender or Lenders, including by cash collateralizing such
Defaulting Lender’s or Lenders’ RL Percentage of the Letter of Credit Outstandings and (ii) upon
the occurrence of a Lender Default with respect to any Lender and within three Business Days of
receiving notice thereof from the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall cash collateralize such
Defaulting Lender’s RL Percentage of each then outstanding Letter of Credit (for so long as a
Lender Default is in effect with respect to such Lender).
(c) The Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit upon issuance shall be not less than (x) in the
case of a Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit, $250,000, (y) in the case of a Euro Denominated
Letter of Credit, €150,000 and (z) in the case of a Sterling Denominated Letter of Credit,
£150,000, or in each case such lesser amount as is reasonably acceptable to the respective Issuing
Lender.
3.04. Letter of Credit Participations.
(a) Immediately upon the issuance by an Issuing Lender of any Letter of Credit, such Issuing
Lender shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Lender, and each such Lender (in its
capacity under this Section 3.04, a “Participant”) shall be deemed irrevocably and
unconditionally to have purchased and received from such Issuing Lender, without recourse or
warranty, an undivided interest and participation, to the extent of such Participant’s RL
Percentage, in such Letter of Credit, each drawing or payment made thereunder and the obligations
of the Borrower under this Agreement with respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty
pertaining thereto. Upon any change in the Revolving Loan Commitments or RL Percentages of the
Lenders pursuant to Section 2.13, 2.14 or 13.04(b), it is hereby agreed that, with respect to all
outstanding Letters of Credit and Unpaid Drawings relating thereto, there shall be an automatic
adjustment to the participations pursuant to this Section 3.04 to reflect the new RL Percentages of
the assignor and assignee Lender, as the case may be.
(b) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, no Issuing Lender shall have any
obligation relative to the other Lenders other than to confirm that any documents required to be
delivered under such Letter of Credit appear to have been delivered and that they appear to
substantially comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. Any action
taken or omitted to be taken by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit
issued by it shall not create for such Issuing Lender any resulting liability to the Borrower, any
other Credit Party, any Lender or any other Person unless such action is taken or omitted to be
taken with gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuing Lender (as determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
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(c) In the event that an Issuing Lender makes any payment under any Letter of Credit issued by
it and the Borrower shall not have reimbursed such amount in full to such Issuing Lender pursuant
to Section 3.05(a), such Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, which shall
promptly notify each Participant of such failure, and each Participant shall promptly and
unconditionally pay to such Issuing Lender the amount of such Participant’s RL Percentage of such
unreimbursed payment in the currency of the respective Unpaid Drawing and in same day funds. If
the Administrative Agent so notifies, prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on any Business Day,
any Participant required to fund a payment under a Letter of Credit, such Participant shall make
available to the respective Issuing Lender in Dollars or such other currency, as applicable, such
Participant’s RL Percentage of the amount of such payment on such Business Day in same day funds.
If and to the extent such Participant shall not have so made its RL Percentage of the amount of
such payment available to respective Issuing Lender, such Participant agrees to pay to such Issuing
Lender, forthwith on demand such amount, together with interest thereon, for each day from such
date until the date such amount is paid to such Issuing Lender at the overnight Federal Funds Rate
(or in the case of amounts owed in Euros, at the Overnight Euro Rate) for the first three days and
at the interest rate applicable to Revolving Loans that are maintained as Base Rate Loans for each
day thereafter. The failure of any Participant to make available to an Issuing Lender its RL
Percentage of any payment under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender shall not
relieve any other Participant of its obligation hereunder to make available to such Issuing Lender
its RL Percentage of any payment under any Letter of Credit on the date required, as specified
above, but no Participant shall be responsible for the failure of any other Participant to make
available to such Issuing Lender such other Participant’s RL Percentage of any such payment.
(d) Whenever an Issuing Lender receives a payment of a reimbursement obligation as to which it
has received any payments from the Participants pursuant to clause (c) above, such Issuing Lender
shall pay to each such Participant which has paid its RL Percentage thereof, in Dollars (or in
Euros or Sterling in the case of payments to be made in Euros or Sterling pursuant to Section
3.04(c)) and in same day funds, an amount equal to such Participant’s share (based upon the
proportionate aggregate amount originally funded by such Participant to the aggregate amount funded
by all Participants) of the principal amount of such reimbursement obligation and interest thereon
accruing after the purchase of the respective participations.
(e) Upon the request of any Participant, each Issuing Lender shall furnish to such Participant
copies of any standby Letter of Credit issued by it and such other documentation as may reasonably
be requested by such Participant.
(f) The obligations of the Participants to make payments to each Issuing Lender with respect
to Letters of Credit shall be irrevocable and not subject to any qualification or exception
whatsoever and shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement under
all circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the following circumstances:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit
Documents;
(ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of
Credit, any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee
may be acting), the Administrative Agent, any Participant, or any other Person, whether in
connection with this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein
or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transaction between the Borrower or
any Subsidiary of the Borrower and the beneficiary named in any such Letter of Credit);
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(iii) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under any Letter of Credit
proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement
therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of
any of the terms of any of the Credit Documents; or
(v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.
3.05. Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings.
(a) The Borrower agrees to reimburse each Issuing Lender, by making payment to the
Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Payment Office, for any payment or
disbursement made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit issued by it (each such amount,
so paid until reimbursed by the Borrower, an “Unpaid Drawing”), by making payment in
Dollars (in the case of all Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit), Euros (in the case of Euro
Denominated Letters of Credit) or Sterling (in the case of Sterling Denominated Letters of Credit)
not later than one Business Day following receipt by the Borrower of notice of such payment or
disbursement (provided that no such notice shall be required to be given if a Default or an
Event of Default under Section 11.05 shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case the
Unpaid Drawing shall be due and payable immediately without presentment, demand, protest or notice
of any kind (all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower)), with interest on the amount so paid
or disbursed by such Issuing Lender, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 1:00 P.M. (New York City
time) on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the date paid or disbursed to
but excluding the date such Issuing Lender was reimbursed by the Borrower therefor at a rate per
annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin as
in effect from time to time for Revolving Loans that are maintained as Base Rate Loans;
provided, however, to the extent such amounts are not reimbursed prior to 1:00 P.M.
(New York time) on the third Business Day following notice to the Borrower by the Administrative
Agent or the respective Issuing Lender of such payment or disbursement, interest shall thereafter
accrue on the amounts so paid or disbursed by such Issuing Lender (and until reimbursed by the
respective Account Party) at a rate per annum which shall be (x) in the case of Dollar Denominated
Letters of Credit, Sterling Denominated Letters of Credit, the Base Rate in effect from time to
time plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans in each case maintained as Base Rate
Loans, as in effect from time to time plus 2% and (y) in the case of Euro Denominated
Letters of Credit, the Overnight Euro Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable
Margin for Euro Denominated Loans as in effect from time to time plus any Mandatory Costs
plus 2%, in each such case, with interest to be payable on demand, provided
further, that it is understood and agreed, however, that the notices referred to above in
this clause (a) and in the immediately preceding proviso shall not be required to be given if a
Default or an Event of Default under Section 11.05 shall have occurred and be continuing (in which
case the Unpaid Drawings shall be due and payable immediately without presentment, demand, protest
or notice of any kind (all of which are hereby waived by each Credit Party) and shall bear interest
at the rate provided in the foregoing proviso on and after the third Business Day following the
respective Drawing). The respective Issuing Lender shall give the Borrower prompt notice of each
Drawing under any Letter of Credit, provided that the failure to give, or any delay in
giving, any such notice shall in no way affect, impair or diminish the Borrower’s obligations under
this Agreement.
(b) The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 3.05 to reimburse each Issuing Lender
with respect to drafts, demands and other presentations for payment under Letters of Credit issued
by it (each, a “Drawing”) (including, in each case, interest thereon) shall be absolute and
unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or
defense to
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payment which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may have or have had against any
Lender (including in its capacity as an Issuing Lender or as a Participant), including, without
limitation, any defense based upon the failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit to conform
to the terms of the Letter of Credit or any nonapplication or misapplication by the beneficiary of
the proceeds of such Drawing; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be
obligated to reimburse any Issuing Lender for any wrongful payment made by such Issuing Lender
under a Letter of Credit issued by it as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful
misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such Issuing Lender (as determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
3.06. Increased Costs. If at any time after the Effective Date, the introduction of or any change in any
applicable law, rule, regulation, order, guideline or request or in the interpretation or
administration thereof by the NAIC or any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or
administration thereof, or compliance by any Issuing Lender or any Participant with any request or
directive by the NAIC or by any such Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of
law), shall either (i) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or
similar requirement against letters of credit issued by any Issuing Lender or participated in by
any Participant, or (ii) impose on any Issuing Lender or any Participant any other conditions
relating, directly or indirectly, to this Agreement or any Letter of Credit; and the result of any
of the foregoing is to increase the cost to any Issuing Lender or any Participant of issuing,
maintaining or participating in any Letter of Credit, or reduce the amount of any sum received or
receivable by any Issuing Lender or any Participant hereunder or reduce the rate of return on its
capital with respect to Letters of Credit (except for changes in the rate of tax on, or determined
by reference to, the net income or net profits of such Issuing Lender or such Participant pursuant
to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized or in which its principal office or
applicable lending office is located or any subdivision thereof or therein), then, upon the
delivery of the certificate referred to below to the Borrower by any Issuing Lender or any
Participant (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by such Issuing Lender or such Participant
to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower agrees to pay to such Issuing Lender or such Participant
such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Issuing Lender or such Participant for
such increased cost or reduction in the amount receivable or reduction on the rate of return on its
capital. Any Issuing Lender or any Participant, upon determining that any additional amounts will
be payable to it pursuant to this Section 3.06, will give prompt written notice thereof to the
Borrower, which notice shall include a certificate submitted to the Borrower by such Issuing Lender
or such Participant (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by such Issuing Lender or such
Participant to the Administrative Agent), setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for the
calculation of such additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Issuing Lender or
such Participant. The certificate required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 3.06 shall,
absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on the Borrower.
SECTION 4. Commitment Commission; Fees; Reductions of Commitment.
4.01. Fees.
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each
Non-Defaulting Lender a commitment commission (the “Commitment Commission”) for the period
from and including the Effective Date to and including the Revolving Loan Maturity Date for such
Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment (or such earlier date on which the Total Commitment has been
terminated) computed at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Commitment Commission Percentage
of the Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect from time to
time. Accrued Commitment Commission shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on each
Quarterly Payment Date and on the date upon which the Total Commitment is terminated (and, in the
case of the Initial Revolving Loan Commitments, upon the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date).
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(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender
(based on each such Lender’s respective RL Percentage) a fee in respect of each Letter of Credit
(the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for the period from and including the date of issuance of such
Letter of Credit to and including the date of termination or expiration of such Letter of Credit,
computed at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin as in effect from time to time during
such period with respect to Revolving Loans that are maintained as Eurodollar Loans on the daily
Stated Amount of each such Letter of Credit. Accrued Letter of Credit Fees shall be due and
payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date (and, in the case of Letter of Credit
Fees payable to Lenders in respect of the Initial Revolving Loan Commitments, upon the Amendment
No. 3 Effective Date) and on the first day on or after the termination of the Total Commitment upon
which no Letters of Credit remain outstanding.
(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to each Issuing Lender, for its own account, a facing fee in
respect of each Letter of Credit issued by it (the “Facing Fee”) for the period from and
including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to and including the date of termination or
expiration of such Letter of Credit, computed at a rate per annum equal to 1/8 of 1% on the daily
Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit, provided that in any event the minimum amount of
Facing Fees payable in any twelve-month period for each Letter of Credit shall be not less
than $500, it being agreed that, on the day of issuance of any Letter of Credit and on each
anniversary thereof prior to the termination or expiration of such Letter of Credit, if $500 will
exceed the amount of Facing Fees that will accrue with respect to such Letter of Credit for the
immediately succeeding twelve-month period, the full $500 shall be payable on the date of issuance
of such Letter of Credit and on each such anniversary thereof. Except as otherwise provided in the
proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, accrued Facing Fees shall be due and payable
quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date and upon the first day on or after the
termination of the Total Commitment upon which no Letters of Credit remain outstanding.
(d) The Borrower agrees to pay to each Issuing Lender, for its own account, upon each payment
under, issuance of, or amendment to, any Letter of Credit issued by it, such amount as shall at the
time of such event be the administrative charge and the reasonable expenses which such Issuing
Lender is generally imposing in connection with such occurrence with respect to letters of credit.
(e) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such fees as may be agreed to in
writing from time to time by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the Administrative Agent.
4.02. Voluntary Termination of Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitments.
(a) Upon at least three Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent at the
Notice Office (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the
Lenders), the Borrower shall have the right, at any time or from time to time, without premium or
penalty to terminate the Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment in whole, or reduce it in part,
pursuant to this Section 4.02(a), in an integral multiple of $5,000,000 in the case of partial
reductions to the Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment, provided that each such
reduction shall apply, proportionately to reduce the Extended Revolving Loan Commitment, if any, of
each Lender.
(b) In the event of certain refusals by a Lender to consent to certain proposed changes,
waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the
Required Lenders as (and to the extent) provided in Section 13.12(b), the Borrower shall have the
right, subject to obtaining the consents required by Section 13.12(b), upon five Business Days’
prior written notice to the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office (which notice the
Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), to terminate the entire
Revolving Loan Commitment of such Lender, so long as all Loans, together with accrued and unpaid
interest, Fees and all other amounts,
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owing to such Lender (including all amounts, if any, owing pursuant to Section 2.11 are repaid
concurrently with the effectiveness of such termination (at which time Schedule I shall be deemed
modified to reflect such changed amounts) and such Lender’s RL Percentage of all outstanding
Letters of Credit is cash collateralized in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and
the respective Issuing Lenders, and at such time, such Lender shall no longer constitute a “Lender”
for purposes of this Agreement, except with respect to indemnifications under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, Sections 2.10, 2.11, 3.06, 5.04, 12.06, 13.01 and 13.06), which
shall survive as to such repaid Lender.
4.03. Mandatory Reduction of Commitments. To the extent not previously terminated in accordance with Section 4.02 or otherwise, (i)
each Initial Revolving Loan Commitment shall terminate on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date
concurrently with the effectiveness of Amendment No. 3 and (ii) each Extended Revolving Loan
Commitment shall terminate on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.
4.04. Fees to Revolving Participants. When, as and only to the extent that interest is received by the Fronting Lender with
respect to any Revolving Loan actually funded by the Fronting Lender on behalf of any Revolving
Participant, the Fronting Lender shall pay such Revolving Participant a fee in Dollars equal to the
Dollar Equivalent of the Applicable Margin received by the Fronting Lender with respect to such
Revolving Loan for such period minus 0.25% per annum of the amount of such Revolving Loan
during the period with respect to which such interest was paid.
SECTION 5. Prepayments; Payments; Taxes.
5.01. Voluntary Prepayments.
(a) The Borrower shall have the right to prepay the Loans, without premium or penalty, in
whole or in part at any time and from time to time on the following terms and conditions: (i) the
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) at the Notice
Office (x) at least one Business Day’s prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) of its intent to prepay Base Rate Loans (or same day notice in the case of a
prepayment of Swingline Loans) and (y) at least three Business Days’ prior written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of its intent to prepay Euro Rate Loans, which
notice (in each case) shall specify whether Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans shall be prepaid,
the amount of such prepayment and the Types of Loans to be prepaid and, in the case of Euro Rate
Loans, the specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which such Euro Rate Loans were made, and
which notice the Administrative Agent shall, except in the case of a prepayment of Swingline Loans,
promptly transmit to each of the Lenders; (ii) (x) each partial prepayment of Revolving Loans
pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $5,000,000
(or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent) and (z) each partial
prepayment of Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) shall be in an aggregate principal
amount of at least $1,000,000 (or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent
in any given case), provided that if any partial prepayment of Euro Rate Loans made
pursuant to any Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of Euro Rate Loans made
pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable
thereto, then such Borrowing may not be continued as a Borrowing of Euro Rate Loans (and same shall
automatically be converted into a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans) and any election of an Interest
Period with respect thereto given by the Borrower or Borrower shall have no force or effect; (iii)
each prepayment pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) in respect of any Loans made pursuant to a
Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Loans, provided that at the
Borrower’s election in connection with any prepayment of Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section
5.01(a), such prepayment shall not, so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists, be
applied to any Revolving Loan of a Defaulting Lender;
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(b) In the event of certain refusals by a Lender to consent to certain proposed changes,
waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the
Required Lenders as (and to the extent) provided in Section 13.12(b), the Borrower may, upon three
Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office (which notice
the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), repay all Loans of such
Lender (including all amounts, if any, owing pursuant to Section 2.11), together with accrued and
unpaid interest, Fees and all other amounts then owing to such Lender in accordance with, and
subject to the requirements of, said Section 13.12(b), so long as (A) in the case of the repayment
of Revolving Loans of any Lender pursuant to this clause (b), (x) the Revolving Loan Commitment of
such Lender is terminated concurrently with such repayment pursuant to Section 4.02(b) (at which
time Schedule I shall be deemed modified to reflect the changed Revolving Loan Commitments) and (y)
such Lender’s RL Percentage of all outstanding Letters of Credit is cash collateralized in a manner
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the respective Issuing Lenders and (B) the consents,
if any, required by Section 13.12(b) in connection with the repayment pursuant to this clause (b)
shall have been obtained.
5.02. Mandatory Repayments and Commitment Reductions.
(a) (i) On any day on which the (other than during an Agent Advance Period) Aggregate
Exposure exceeds the lesser of (x) the Total Commitment at such time and (y) the Borrowing Base at
such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered), the Borrower shall prepay on
such day the principal of Swingline Loans and, after all Swingline Loans have been repaid in full
or if no Swingline Loans are outstanding, Revolving Loans in an amount equal to such excess. If,
after giving effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans, the
aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Outstandings exceeds the lesser of (A) the Total
Commitment at such time, and (B) the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base
Certificate (as delivered)), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent at the Payment
Office on such day an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the amount of such excess (up
to a maximum amount equal to the Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time), such cash and/or Cash
Equivalents to be held as security for all Obligations of the Borrower to the Issuing Lenders and
the Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) On any day on which the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount
of all Euro Denominated Obligations exceeds the Maximum Euro Denominated Loan Amount, the Borrower
shall prepay on such day the principal of outstanding Euro Denominated Loans in an amount (taking
the Dollar Equivalent of the amounts paid in the respective currency in which payments on such Euro
Denominated Loans are owing) equal to such excess. If, after giving effect to the prepayment of
all outstanding Euro Denominated Loans, the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Outstandings
of Euro Letters of Credit exceeds the Maximum Euro Denominated Loan Amount, the Borrower shall pay
to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office on such day an amount of cash and/or Cash
Equivalents equal to the amount of such excess (up to a maximum amount equal to the Letter of
Credit Outstandings at such time), such cash and/or Cash Equivalents to be held as security for all
Obligations of the Borrower to the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral
account to be established by the Administrative Agent.
(iii) On any day on which the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount
of all Sterling Denominated Loans exceeds the Maximum Sterling Denominated Loan Amount, the
Borrower shall prepay on such day the principal of outstanding Sterling Denominated Loans in an
amount (taking the Dollar Equivalent of the amounts paid in the respective currency in which
payments on such Sterling Denominated Loans are owing) equal to such excess. If, after giving
effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Sterling Denominated Loans, the aggregate amount of the
Letter of
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Credit Outstandings of Sterling Letters of Credit exceeds the Maximum Sterling Denominated
Loan Amount, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office on such day
an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the amount of such excess (up to a maximum
amount equal to the Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time), such cash and/or Cash Equivalents
to be held as security for all Obligations of the Borrower to the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders
hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by the Administrative Agent.
(b) Not later than the fifth Business Day after the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
receives Net Sale Proceeds from any Asset Sale that is consummated after the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Sale Proceeds from such Asset Sale shall be
applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 5.02(e);
provided that (I) Net Sale Proceeds from any Asset Sale (other than (x) Net Sale Proceeds
from any Contemplated Asset Sale, (y) the proceeds from any sale of Principal Properties (other
than one Principal Property) made in reliance of Section 10.02(xiii) and (z) Net Sale Proceeds from
a Asset Sale of ABL Priority Collateral) shall not give rise to a mandatory repayment on such date
as otherwise required above, so long as no Specified Default and no Event of Default exists at the
time such Net Sale Proceeds are received and an Authorized Officer of the Borrower has delivered a
certificate to the Administrative Agent on or prior to such date stating that such Net Sale
Proceeds shall be used (or contractually committed to be used) to purchase capital assets used or
to be used in a Permitted Business (other than inventory) within 360 days following the date of
receipt of such Net Sale Proceeds from such Asset Sale; provided, however, that (I)
if all or any portion of such Net Sale Proceeds are not so used within such 360-day period (or
contractually committed within such period to be used), such remaining portion shall be applied on
the last day of such period as a mandatory repayment as provided above (without giving effect to
the immediately preceding proviso) and (II) if all or any portion of such Net Sale Proceeds are not
required to be applied on the last day of such 360-day period referred to in clause (I) of this
proviso because such amount is contractually committed within such period to be used and then
either (A) subsequent to such date such contract is terminated or expires without such portion
being so used or (B) such contractually committed portion is not so used within six months after
the last day of such 360-day period referred to in clause (I) of this proviso, such remaining
portion, in the case of either of the preceding clauses (A) or (B), shall be applied as a mandatory
repayment as provided above (without giving effect to the immediately preceding proviso).
(c) On each date on or after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date on which the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries receives any cash proceeds from any incurrence of Indebtedness which is not
permitted to be incurred by this Agreement, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of the
respective incurrence of Indebtedness shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with
the requirements of Section 5.02(e).
(d) Within 10 days following each date on or after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date on which
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries receives any proceeds from any Recovery Event (other than
proceeds from Recovery Events in an amount less than $10,000,000 per Recovery Event), an amount
equal to 100% of the proceeds of such Recovery Event (net of reasonable costs (including, without
limitation, legal costs and expenses) and taxes incurred in connection with such Recovery Event and
the amount of such proceeds required to be used to repay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness
of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement) which is secured by the respective assets subject to
such Recovery Event) shall be applied as a mandatory repayment and/or commitment reduction in
accordance with the requirements of Section 5.02(e); provided that so long as no Specified
Default and no Event of Default then exists, such proceeds (other than any proceeds from a Recovery
Event with respect to ABL Priority Collateral) shall not be required to be so applied on such date
to the extent that an Authorized Officer of the Borrower has delivered a certificate to the
Administrative Agent on or prior to such date
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stating that such proceeds shall be used (or contractually committed to be used) within 360
days following the date of receipt of such proceeds from such Recovery Event to replace or restore
any properties or assets in respect of which such proceeds were paid, and provided
further, that (I) if all or any portion of such proceeds are not so used (or contractually
committed to be used) within such 360-day period, such remaining portion shall be applied as a
mandatory repayment and/or commitment reduction as provided above (without giving effect to the
immediately preceding proviso) and (II) if all or any portion of such proceeds are not required to
be applied on the last day of such 360-day period referred to in clause (I) of this proviso because
such amount is contractually committed to be used and then either (A) subsequent to such date such
contract is terminated or expires without such portion being so used or (B) such contractually
committed portion is not so used within six months after the last day of such 360-day period
referred to in clause (I) of this proviso, such remaining portion, in the case of either of the
preceding clauses (A) or (B), shall be applied as a mandatory repayment and/or commitment reduction
as provided above (without giving effect to the immediately preceding proviso).
(e) Each amount required to be applied pursuant to Sections 5.02(b), (c) and (d) in accordance
with this Section 5.02(e) (other than any Net Sale Proceeds from a Asset Sale or proceeds from a
Recovery Event, in each case, with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral) shall be applied
first, to repay outstanding Term Loans under the Term Credit Agreement to the extent
required thereunder, second, to repay Swingline Loans, and third to repay Revolving
Loans in each case without any reduction in the Revolving Loan Commitments; provided that
any Net Sale Proceeds from a Asset Sale or proceeds from a Recovery Event, in each case, with
respect to any ABL Priority Collateral shall not be applied to repay outstanding Term Loans under
the Term Credit Agreement but shall be applied first to repay Swingline Loans, and
second to repay Revolving Loans in each case without any reduction in the Revolving Loan
Commitments.
(f) With respect to each repayment of Loans required by this Section 5.02, the Borrower may
designate the Types of Loans which are to be repaid and, in the case of Euro Rate Loans, the
specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which such Eurodollar Loans were made,
provided that: (i) repayments of Euro Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 5.02 may only be
made on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto unless all Euro Rate Loans with
Interest Periods ending on such date of required repayment and all Base Rate Loans have been paid
in full; (ii) if any repayment of Euro Rate Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing shall reduce
the outstanding Euro Rate Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the
Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable thereto, such Borrowing shall be automatically converted into a
Borrowing of Base Rate Loans; and (iii) each repayment of any Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing
shall be applied pro rata among such Loans. In the absence of a designation by the
Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the
above, make such designation in its sole discretion.
(g) All then outstanding (i) Revolving Loans made pursuant to the Initial Revolving Loan
Commitments shall be repaid in full on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, (ii) Revolving Loans
made pursuant to the Extended Revolving Loan Commitments shall be repaid in full on the Revolving
Loan Maturity Date and (iii) Swingline Loans shall be repaid on the Swingline Expiry Date.
(h) Each Swingline Loan will be repaid (for the avoidance of doubt, such repayment may be made
with proceeds from Revolving Loans) no later than the seventh day following the incurrence thereof;
provided that, if the seventh day is not a Business Day, such Swingline Loan shall be
repaid on the next Business Day.
(i) For purposes of clarity, it is understood and agreed that none of Sections 5.02(b) through
(d), inclusive, shall require that amounts received by any Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign
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Subsidiaries be used to repay Obligations owed by any Credit Parties, but that such Sections
merely determine the amounts required to be applied by the Borrower to the repayment of its
Obligations as more fully described in this Section 5.02.
5.03. Method and Place of Payment; Payments and Computations; Maintenance of Accounts;
Statement of Accounts.
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement and
under any Note shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender or Lenders
entitled thereto not later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the date when due and shall be made
(x) in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Payment Office of the Administrative Agent in
respect of any obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement except as otherwise provided in the
immediately following clauses (y) and (z), (y) Euros in immediately available funds at the Payment
Office of the Administrative Agent, if such payment is made in respect of principal of or interest
on Euro Denominated Loans and (z) Sterling in immediately available funds at the Payment Office of
the Administrative Agent, if such payment is made in respect of principal of or interest on
Sterling Denominated Loans. Nothing in the succeeding clauses of this Section 5.03 shall affect or
alter the Borrower’s obligations to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing
Lenders and the Lenders with respect to all payments otherwise required to be made by the Borrower
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Whenever any
payment to be made hereunder or under any Note shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a
Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with
respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable at the applicable rate during such
extension.
(b) Each of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries shall, along with the Collateral Agent
and certain financial institutions selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the Administrative
Agent (the “Collection Banks”), enter into on or prior to the Effective Date (or such later
date as provided in Section 13.19) and thereafter maintain separate Cash Management Control
Agreements. The Borrower and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries shall instruct all Account Debtors
of the Borrower and such Domestic Subsidiaries to remit all payments to the applicable “P.O. Boxes”
or “Lockbox Addresses” of the applicable Collection Bank with respect to all Accounts of such
Account Debtor, which remittances shall be collected by the applicable Collection Bank and
deposited in the applicable Collection Account. All amounts received by the Borrower, any of its
Domestic Subsidiaries and any Collection Bank in respect of any Account, in addition to all other
cash received from any other source, shall upon receipt be deposited into a Collection Account or
directly into the Core Concentration Account.
(c) The Borrower and its respective Domestic Subsidiaries shall, along with the Collateral
Agent and each of those banks in which the Deposit Accounts (other than Excluded Deposit Accounts
but including all Collection Accounts and the Core Concentration Account) are maintained, enter
into on or prior to the Effective Date (or such later date as provided in Section 13.19) and
thereafter maintain separate Cash Management Control Agreements.
(d) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Cash Management Control
Agreements, all collected amounts held in all of the Collection Accounts, with respect to the
Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries shall be wired by the close of business on each Business Day
into an account (the “Core Concentration Account”). Except as, and to the extent, all of
the Collection Accounts shall be “zero” balance accounts. So long as no Event of Default or
Compliance Period then exists, the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries shall be permitted to
transfer cash from the Core Concentration Account to the Excluded Deposit Accounts to be used for
working capital and general
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corporate purposes, all subject to the requirements of this Section 5.03(d) and pursuant to
procedures and arrangements to be determined by the Administrative Agent. If an Event of Default
or Compliance Period exists, all collected amounts held in the Core Concentration Account shall be
applied as provided in Section 5.03(e).
(e) During the continuance of a Compliance Period and upon and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, all collected amounts held in the Core Concentration Account shall be distributed
and applied on a daily basis in the following order (in each case, to the extent the Administrative
Agent has actual knowledge of the amounts owing or outstanding as described below and any
applications otherwise described in following clauses (x) and (y), and after giving effect to the
application of any such amounts (x) otherwise required to be applied pursuant to Sections 5.02(b),
(c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) or (y) constituting proceeds from any Collateral otherwise required to be
applied pursuant to the terms of the respective Security Document): (1) first, to the
payment (on a ratable basis) of any outstanding Expenses actually due and payable to the
Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent under any of the Credit Documents and to repay or
prepay outstanding Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans advanced by the Administrative Agent on
behalf of the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.01(e) and 2.04(b); (2) second, to the extent
all amounts referred to in preceding clause (1) have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis)
all outstanding Expenses actually due and payable to each Issuing Lender under any of the Credit
Documents and to repay all outstanding Unpaid Drawings and all interest thereon; (3) third,
to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) and (2) have been paid in full, to
pay (on a ratable basis) all accrued and unpaid interest actually due and payable on the Revolving
Loans and all accrued and unpaid Fees actually due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Lenders and the Lenders under any of the Credit Documents; (4) fourth, to the
extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (3), inclusive, have been paid in
full, to repay (on a ratable basis) the outstanding principal of Revolving Loans (whether or not
then due and payable), and (5) fifth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding
clauses (1) through (4), inclusive, have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all other
outstanding Obligations then due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and
the Lenders under any of the Credit Documents.
(f) Without limiting the provisions set forth in Section 13.15, the Administrative Agent shall
maintain an account on its books in the name of the Borrower (collectively, the “Credit
Account”) in which the Borrower will be charged with all loans and advances made by the Lenders
to the Borrower for the Borrower’s account, including the Loans, the Letter of Credit Outstandings,
and the Fees, Expenses and any other Obligations relating thereto. The Borrower will be credited,
in accordance with this Section 5.03, with all amounts received by the Lenders from the Borrower or
from others for its account, including, as set forth above, all amounts received by the
Administrative Agent and applied to the Obligations. In no event shall prior recourse to any
Accounts or other Collateral be a prerequisite to the Administrative Agent’s right to demand
payment of any Obligation upon its maturity. Further, the Administrative Agent shall have no
obligation whatsoever to perform in any respect any of the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
contracts or obligations relating to the Accounts.
(g) After the end of each month, the Administrative Agent shall send the Borrower and each
Lender a statement accounting for the charges, loans, advances and other transactions occurring
among and between the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Borrower
during that month. The monthly statements shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and
binding on the Borrower and the Lenders.
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5.04. Net Payments.
(a) All payments made by the Borrower hereunder and under any Note (which, for purposes of
this Section 5.04 shall be deemed to include any payments made by the Fronting Lender to any
Revolving Participant pursuant to Section 4.04) will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other
defense. Except as provided in Section 5.04(b), all such payments will be made free and clear of,
and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction
or by any political sub-division or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to such
payments (but excluding, except as provided in the second succeeding sentence, any tax imposed on
or measured by the net income or net profits of a Lender (which, for purposes of this Section 5.04
shall be deemed to include any Revolving Participant in respect of payments made pursuant to
Section 4.04) pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized or the jurisdiction
in which the principal office or applicable lending office of such Lender is located or any
subdivision thereof or therein) and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect to
such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges (all such
non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges being referred to
collectively as “Taxes”). If any Taxes are so levied or imposed, the Borrower agrees to
pay the full amount of such Taxes, and such additional amounts as may be necessary so that every
payment of all amounts due under this Agreement or under any Note, after withholding or deduction
for or on account of any Taxes by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Fronting Lender,
will not be less than the amount provided for herein or in such Note. If any amounts are
payable in respect of Taxes pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Borrower agrees to reimburse
each Lender, upon the written request of such Lender, for taxes imposed on or measured by the net
income or net profits of such Lender pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Lender
is organized or in which the principal office or applicable lending office of such Lender is
located or under the laws of any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such jurisdiction
in which such Lender is organized or in which the principal office or applicable lending office of
such Lender is located and for any withholding of taxes as such Lender shall determine are payable
by, or withheld from, such Lender, in respect of such amounts so paid to or on behalf of such
Lender pursuant to the preceding sentence and in respect of any amounts paid to or on behalf of
such Lender pursuant to this sentence. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent
within 45 days after the date the payment of any Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law certified
copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless each Lender, and reimburse such Lender upon its written request, for the amount
of any Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Lender.
(b) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes agrees to deliver to the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent and (if applicable) the Fronting Lender on or prior to the Effective Date
or, in the case of a Lender that is an assignee or transferee of an interest under this Agreement
pursuant to Section 2.13 or 13.04(b) (unless the respective Lender was already a Lender hereunder
immediately prior to such assignment or transfer), on the date of such assignment or transfer to
such Lender, (i) two accurate and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN (with respect to a complete exemption under an income tax treaty) (or
successor forms) certifying to such Lender’s entitlement as of such date to a complete exemption
from United States withholding tax with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and
under any Note, or (ii) if the Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of
the Code and cannot deliver either Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN (with
respect to a complete exemption under an income tax treaty) (or any successor forms) pursuant to
clause (i) above, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D (any such
certificate, a “Section 5.04(b)(ii) Certificate”) and (y) two accurate and complete
original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (with respect to the portfolio
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interest exemption) (or successor form) certifying to such Lender’s entitlement as of such
date to a complete exemption from United States withholding tax with respect to payments of
interest to be made under this Agreement and under any Note. In addition, each Lender agrees that
from time to time after the Effective Date, when a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders
the previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, such Lender will deliver
to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two new accurate and complete original signed copies
of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN (with respect to the benefits of any income
tax treaty), or Form W-8BEN (with respect to the portfolio interest exemption) and a Section
5.04(b)(ii) Certificate, as the case may be, and such other forms as may be required in order to
confirm or establish the entitlement of such Lender to a continued exemption from or reduction in
United States withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Note, or such
Lender shall immediately notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of its inability to
deliver any such Form or Certificate, in which case such Lender shall not be required to deliver
any such Form or Certificate pursuant to this Section 5.04(b). Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Section 5.04(a), but subject to Section 13.04(b) and the immediately
succeeding sentence, (x) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Fronting Lender (as
applicable) shall be entitled, to the extent it is required to do so by law, to deduct or withhold
income or similar taxes imposed by the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing
authority thereof or therein) from interest, Fees or other amounts payable hereunder for the
account of any Lender which is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes to the extent that such Lender has
not provided U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms that establish a complete exemption from such
deduction or withholding and (y) the Borrower shall not be obligated pursuant to Section 5.04(a) to
gross-up payments to be made to a Lender (other than any amounts payable by a Fronting Lender to a
Revolving Participant pursuant to Section 4.04) in respect of income or similar taxes imposed by
the United States if (I) such Lender has not provided the Internal Revenue Service Forms required
to be provided pursuant to this Section 5.04(b) or (II) in the case of a payment, other than
interest, to a Lender described in clause (ii) above, to the extent that such forms do not
establish a complete exemption from withholding of such taxes. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in the preceding sentence or elsewhere in this Section 5.04 and except as set
forth in Section 13.04(b), the Borrower agrees to pay any additional amounts and to indemnify each
Lender in the manner set forth in Section 5.04(a) (without regard to the identity of the
jurisdiction requiring the deduction or withholding) in respect of any amounts deducted or withheld
by it as described in the immediately preceding sentence as a result of any changes that are
effective after the Effective Date in any applicable law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation,
guideline or order, or in the interpretation thereof, relating to the deducting or withholding of
such Taxes.
SECTION 6. [Reserved].
SECTION 7. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events.
The obligation of each Lender to make Loans (including Loans made on the Initial Borrowing
Date), and the obligation of each Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit (including Letters of
Credit issued, or Existing Letters of Credit deemed issued, on the Initial Borrowing Date), is
subject, at the time of each such Credit Event (except as hereinafter indicated), to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
7.01. Limitation on Cash on Hand. The aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash owned or held by the Borrower and its Domestic
Subsidiaries (determined after giving pro forma effect to the making of each such
Revolving Loan and/or Swingline Loan and the application of proceeds therefrom and from any other
Unrestricted Cash on hand (to the extent such proceeds and/or other Unrestricted Cash are actually
utilized by the Borrower and/or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower on
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the date of the incurrence of the respective such Revolving Loan and/or Swingline Loan for a
permitted purpose under this Agreement other than an investment in Cash Equivalents)) shall not
exceed $25,000,000 for more than five consecutive Business Days (for purposes of Unrestricted Cash
denominated in a currency other than Dollars, taking the Dollar Equivalent of such Unrestricted
Cash as determined on the date of the incurrence of the respective such Revolving Loan and/or
Swingline Loan).
7.02. No Default; Representations and Warranties. At the time of each such Credit Event and also after giving effect thereto (i) there shall
exist no Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and warranties contained herein
and in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on the date of such Credit Event
(it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as
of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of
such specified date).
7.03. Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request.
(a) Prior to the making of each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan or a Revolving Loan made
pursuant to a Mandatory Borrowing), the Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of
Borrowing meeting the requirements of Section 2.03(a). Prior to the making of each Swingline Loan,
the Swingline Lender shall have received the notice referred to in Section 2.03(b)(i).
(b) Prior to the issuance of each Letter of Credit (other than the Existing Letters of
Credit), the Administrative Agent and the respective Issuing Lender shall have received a Letter of
Credit Request meeting the requirements of Section 3.03(a).
The acceptance of the benefits of each Credit Event shall constitute a representation and
warranty by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders that all the
conditions specified in this Section 7 (with respect to Credit Events on or after the Initial
Borrowing Date) and applicable to such Credit Event are satisfied as of that time.
SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, to make (and/or continue) the
Loans and issue and/or participate in the Letters of Credit as provided for herein, the Borrower
makes the following representations, warranties and agreements with the Lenders, all of which shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of the Loans and the issuance (or
deemed issuance) of the Letters of Credit:
8.01. Company Status. Each of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is a duly organized and validly
existing Company in good standing (or its equivalent) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, (ii) has the Company power and authority to own its property and assets and to
transact the business in which it is engaged and presently proposes to engage and (iii) is duly
qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing (or its equivalent) in all
jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified (or its equivalent) and where the failure to
be so qualified has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
8.02. Company Power and Authority. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has the Company power and authority to
execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of the Credit Documents to which it is a
party and has taken all necessary Company action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a party. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary
thereof has duly executed and delivered each Credit Document to which it is a party
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and each such Credit Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability
thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
8.03. No Violation.
(a) Neither the execution, delivery or performance by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary
thereof of the Documents to which it is a party, nor compliance by any Credit Party or any such
Subsidiary with the terms and provisions thereof, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein or therein, (i) will contravene any material provision of any applicable law,
statute, rule or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental
instrumentality, (ii) will conflict or be inconsistent with or result in any breach of, any of the
terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or (other than
pursuant to the Security Documents) result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to
create or impose) any Lien upon any of the material property or assets of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement,
credit agreement or any other material agreement, contract or instrument to which the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its material property or assets are
bound or to which it may be subject or (iii) will violate any provision of the certificate of
incorporation, by-laws, certificate of partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of limited
liability company, limited liability company agreement or equivalent organizational document, as
the case may be, of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
8.04. Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of
any Senior Officer, threatened that have had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Additionally, there does not exist any judgment,
order or injunction prohibiting or imposing material adverse conditions upon the occurrence of any
Credit Event.
8.05. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.
(a) All proceeds of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans shall be used for the Borrower’s and
its Subsidiaries’ ongoing working capital requirements and general corporate purposes (including to
effect Permitted Acquisitions (to the extent permitted by this Agreement)).
(b) At the time of each Credit Event occurring on or after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date,
the aggregate value of all Margin Stock (other than treasury stock) owned by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (for such purpose, using the initial purchase price paid by the Borrower or such
Subsidiary for the respective shares of Margin Stock) does not exceed $10,000,000. Neither the
making of any Loan nor the use of the proceeds thereof nor the occurrence of any other Credit Event
will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X.
8.06. Governmental Approvals. Except as may have been obtained or made on or prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date
(and which remain in full force and effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date), no order,
consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration
with, or exemption by, any foreign or domestic governmental or public body or authority, or any
subdivision thereof, is required to authorize or is required in connection with (i) the execution,
delivery and performance of any Document or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or
enforceability of any Document.
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8.07. Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company
“controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
8.08. True and Complete Disclosure. All factual information (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or
on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in writing to any Agent or any Lender
(including, without limitation, all information contained in the Documents) for purposes of or in
connection with this Agreement, the other Documents or any transaction contemplated herein or
therein is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on
behalf of any such Persons in writing to any Agent or any Lender will be, true and accurate in all
material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete
by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not
misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such
information was provided, it being understood and agreed that for purposes of this Section 8.08,
such factual information shall not include the Projections or any projected financial information
contained in any financial projections delivered pursuant to Section 9.01.
8.09. Financial Condition; Financial Statements.
(a) On and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, on a pro forma basis
after giving effect to the Refinancing, with respect to each Borrower (on a stand-alone basis) and
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) (x) the sum of the assets, at a fair
valuation, of the Borrower (on a stand-alone basis) and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a
consolidated basis) will exceed its or their debts, (y) it has or they have not incurred nor
intended to, nor believes or believe that it or they will, incur debts beyond its or their ability
to pay such debts as such debts mature and (z) it or they will have sufficient capital with which
to conduct its or their business. For purposes of this Section 8.09(a), “debt” means any liability
on a claim, and “claim” means (i) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to
judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed,
legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (ii) right to an equitable remedy for breach of
performance if such breach gives rise to a payment, whether or not such right to an equitable
remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured
or unsecured. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount
that, in the light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that
can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
(b) The audited consolidated statements of financial condition of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries at December 30, 2006, December 29, 2007 and January 3, 2009 and the
related consolidated statements of income and cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal years of the Borrower ended on such
dates, in each case furnished to the Lenders prior to the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date, present fairly in all material respects the
consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries at the date of
said financial statements and the results for the respective periods covered thereby. All of the
financial statements referred to in the immediately preceding sentence have been prepared in
accordance with U.S. GAAP consistently applied, except to the extent provided in the notes to said
financial statements.
(c) Since January 3, 2009, nothing has occurred that has had, or could reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Except as fully reflected in the financial statements described in Section 8.09(b) and as
otherwise permitted by Section 10.04, (i) there were as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date
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(and after giving effect to any Loans made on such date), no liabilities or obligations with
respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether or not due) which, either individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to be material to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole and (ii) the Borrower does not know of any basis for the assertion against the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries of any such liability or obligation which, either individually or in the
aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) The Projections have been prepared on a basis consistent with the financial statements
referred to in Section 8.09(b) and are based on good faith estimates and assumptions made by the
management of the Borrower, and on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the Borrower believe that
the Projections are reasonable and attainable, it being recognized by the Lenders that such
projections of future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the
period or periods covered by any such Projections may differ from the projected results contained
therein. There is no fact known to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which has had, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, which has not been disclosed herein or
in such other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the Lenders for use in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.10. Security Interests. On and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, each of the Security Documents creates (or
after the execution and delivery thereof will create), as security for the Obligations covered
thereby, a valid and enforceable perfected security interest in and Lien on all of the Collateral
subject thereto, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons, and subject to no other
Liens (except that, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the Security
Agreement Collateral may be subject to Permitted Liens, (ii) the Pledge Agreement Collateral may be
subject to the Liens described in clauses (i) and (v) of Section 10.03 and clause (y) of Section
10.03(iii) and (iii) the security interest and mortgage lien created on any Mortgaged Property may
be subject to the Permitted Encumbrances related thereto), in favor of the Collateral Agent (or
such other trustee or sub-agent as may be required or desired under local law). No filings or
recordings are required in order to perfect and/or render enforceable as against third parties the
security interests created under any Security Document except for filings or recordings required in
connection with any such Security Document which shall have been made on or prior to the Effective
Date or on or prior to the execution and delivery thereof as contemplated by Section 9.11.
8.11. Compliance with ERISA.
(a) Schedule VI sets forth, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, each Plan and each
Multiemployer Plan. Each Plan (and each related trust, insurance contract or fund) is in
compliance in all respects with its terms and in all respects with all applicable laws, including,
without limitation, ERISA and the Code, except to the extent that any such noncompliances,
individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; except as would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan (and each related trust, if
any) which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a
determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that it meets the requirements
of Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Code (or the sponsor has applied for such determination letter
within the remedial amendment period); except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, (1) no Reportable Event has occurred; (2) to the knowledge of any Senior
Officer, no Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or in reorganization; (3) no Plan has an Unfunded
Current Liability; (4) no Plan which is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA
has an accumulated funding deficiency, within the meaning of such Sections of the Code or ERISA, or
has applied for or received a waiver of an accumulated funding deficiency or an extension of any
amortization period, within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 or 304 of ERISA;
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(5) all required contributions with respect to a Plan and a Multiemployer Plan have been made;
(6) neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred
any outstanding material liability (including any indirect, contingent or secondary liability) to
or on account of a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062,
4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29), 4971 or 4975 of the Code or
expects to incur any such material liability under any of the foregoing Sections with respect to
any Plan or a Multiemployer Plan; (7) no condition exists which presents a material risk to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of incurring a material liability
to or on account of a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to the foregoing provisions of ERISA
and the Code; (8) no involuntary proceedings have been instituted to terminate or appoint a trustee
to administer any Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA; (9) no action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, audit or investigation with respect to the administration, operation or the investment of
assets of any Plan (other than routine claims for benefits) is pending, expected or threatened;
(10) using actuarial assumptions and computation methods consistent with Part 1 of subtitle E of
Title IV of ERISA, the aggregate liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and ERISA
Affiliates to any Multiemployer Plans in the event of a withdrawal therefrom, as of the close of
the most recent fiscal year of each such Multiemployer Plan ended prior to the date of the most
recent Credit Event would not exceed $10,000,000; (11) each group health plan (as defined in
Section 607(1) of ERISA or Section 4980B(g)(2) of the Code) which covers or has covered employees
or former employees of the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower, or any ERISA Affiliate has at
all times been operated in compliance with the provisions of Part 6 of subtitle B of Title I of
ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code other than any non-compliance which would not result in a
material liability to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower; (12) no lien imposed under
the Code or ERISA on the assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate exists, is likely to arise on account of any Plan or any Multiemployer Plan; and (13) and
neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower maintains or contributes to (a) any
employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) which provides benefits to
retired employees and/or other former employees (other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA) or
(b) any Plan, the obligations with respect to which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Foreign
Pension Plan has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the requirements
of any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders and has been maintained,
where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities. Except as would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all required contributions with respect
to a Foreign Pension Plan have been made. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material
outstanding obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Pension
Plan. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the present
value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Foreign Pension Plan,
determined as of the end of the Borrower ’s most recently ended fiscal year on the basis of
actuarial assumptions, each of which is reasonable, did not exceed the current value of the assets
of such Foreign Pension Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities or alternatively, the Foreign
Pension Plan is funded in compliance with applicable law in all material respects and the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries have established adequate reserves for the present value of such accrued
benefit liabilities under such Foreign Pension Plan in the financial statements delivered pursuant
to Section 9.01(a) and (b).
8.12. Subsidiaries. Schedule VIII correctly sets forth, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, (i) the
percentage ownership (direct and indirect) of the Borrower in each class of capital stock or other
Equity Interests of each of its Subsidiaries and also identifies the direct owner thereof and (ii)
the jurisdiction of organization of each such Subsidiary. All outstanding shares of capital stock
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other Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of the Borrower have been duly and validly issued,
are fully paid and non-assessable and, have been issued free of preemptive rights. Except as set
forth on Part B of Schedule VII attached hereto, no Subsidiary of the Borrower, as of the Amendment
No. 3 Effective Date, has outstanding (i) any securities convertible into or exchangeable for its
capital stock or other Equity Interests (ii) any right to subscribe for or to purchase, or any
options or warrants for the purchase of, or any agreement providing for the issuance (contingent or
otherwise) of or any calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to, its capital stock
or (iii) other Equity Interests or any stock appreciation or similar rights. Except for the
existing investments described on Schedule IX, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, neither
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or holds, directly or indirectly, any capital stock
or equity security of, or any other Equity Interests in, any Person other than its Subsidiaries
indicated on Schedule VIII.
8.13. Intellectual Property, etc. Each of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries owns or has the right to use all domestic
and foreign patents, trademarks, permits, domain names, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
licenses, franchises, inventions, trade secrets, proprietary information and know-how of any type,
whether or not written (including, but not limited to, rights in computer programs and databases)
and formulas, or other rights with respect to the foregoing, and has obtained assignments of all
leases, licenses and other rights of whatever nature, in each case necessary for the conduct of its
business, without any known conflict with the rights of others which, or the failure to obtain
which, as the case may be, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
8.14. Compliance with Statutes; Agreements, etc. Each of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with (i) all applicable
statutes, regulations, rules and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all
governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the
ownership of its property and (ii) all contracts and agreements to which it is a party, except such
non-compliances as have not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
8.15. Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with, and on the date of each Credit Event is in
compliance with, all applicable Environmental Laws and the requirements of any permits issued under
such Environmental Laws and neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable for any
penalties, fines or forfeitures for failure to comply with any of the foregoing. Except as would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no pending or past or, to
the knowledge of any Senior Officer, threatened Environmental Claims against the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries (including any such claim arising out of the ownership, lease or operation by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Real Property formerly owned, leased or operated by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries but no longer owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries). Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, there are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences on any Real Property owned,
leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including, to the knowledge of a
Senior Officer, any Real Property formerly owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries but no longer owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or
on any property adjoining or in the vicinity of any such Real Property that would reasonably be
expected (i) to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or any such Real Property or (ii) to cause any such Real Property to be subject to any
restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or transferability of such Real Property by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any applicable Environmental Law.
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Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Hazardous
Materials have not at any time been generated, used, treated or stored on, or transported to or
from, any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries except
in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and in connection with the operation, use and
maintenance of such Real Property by the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s business. Except as would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Hazardous Materials have not at any
time been Released on or from any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries or by any person acting for or under contract to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, by any other Person in respect of Real Property
owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including, to the knowledge
of the Borrower, any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries but no longer owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries),
except in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
8.16. Properties. All Real Property (other than Real Property with an individual Fair Market Value less than
$1,000,000 as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) and vessels owned by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, and all material Leaseholds leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in
each case as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, and the nature of the interest therein, is
correctly set forth in Schedule V (and, to the extent that any such Real Property (or any portion
thereof) constitutes “Principal Property” (as defined in the Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture),
Schedule XVII correctly identifies such Real Property (or the applicable portion thereof) as
“Principal Property”). Each of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable
title to, or a validly subsisting leasehold interest in, all material properties owned or leased by
it, including all Real Property and vessels reflected in Schedule XVII and in the financial
statements referred to in Section 8.09(b) (except (x) such properties sold in the ordinary course
of business since the dates of the respective financial statements referred to therein, (y) such
properties otherwise sold or transferred as permitted by the terms of this Agreement and (z) such
Real Properties owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which may be subject to immaterial
defects of title which do not impair the use of such Real Property or the business conducted by the
Borrower or such Subsidiary thereon), free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens.
8.17. Labor Relations. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor practice
that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect. There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of any Senior Officer, threatened against
any of them, before the National Labor Relations Board or any similar foreign tribunal or agency,
and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining
agreement is so pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of any
Senior Officer, threatened against any of them, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage
pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of any Senior Officer,
threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) no union representation
question existing with respect to the employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and no
union organizing activities are taking place, except (with respect to any matter specified in
clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, either individually or in the aggregate) such as has not had, or
could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
8.18. Tax Returns and Payments. the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed (including applicable
extensions), or has had filed on its behalf, with the appropriate taxing authority, all material
returns, statements, forms and reports for taxes (the “Returns”) required to be filed by or
with respect to the income, properties or operations of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries.
The Returns accurately reflect in all material respects all liability for taxes of the Borrower and
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Subsidiaries as a whole for the periods covered thereby. The Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries have paid all material taxes payable by them other than those contested in good faith
and adequately disclosed and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with
U.S. GAAP. Except as set forth on Schedule X hereto, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date,
there is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit, or claim now pending or, to the
knowledge of any Senior Officer, threatened by any authority regarding any taxes relating to the
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule X hereto, as of the
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into
an agreement or waiver or been requested to enter into an agreement or waiver extending any statute
of limitations relating to the payment or collection of taxes of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or is aware of any circumstances that would cause the taxable years or other taxable
periods of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not to be subject to the normally applicable
statute of limitations.
8.19. Insurance. Set forth on Schedule XI hereto is a true, correct and complete summary of all insurance
maintained by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date,
with the amounts insured (and any deductibles) set forth therein.
8.20. Subordination. The subordination provisions contained in the Existing Senior Notes Documents are
enforceable against (i) the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, and (ii) the holders of the
Existing Senior Notes. All Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Subsidiaries Guaranty) of the
Subsidiary Guarantors and all Obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Documents to which it is
a party, are within the definitions of “Guarantor Senior Debt” and “Designated Guarantor Senior
Debt” or “Senior Debt” and “Designated Senior Debt,” as applicable, included in such subordination
provisions.
8.21. Aggregate Borrowing Base Calculation. The calculation by the Borrower of the Borrowing Base and the valuation thereunder is
complete and accurate in all respects.
SECTION 9. Affirmative Covenants.
The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and
thereafter for so long as this Agreement is in effect and until the Total Commitment and all
Letters of Credit have been terminated, and the Loans, Notes and Unpaid Drawings, together with
interest, Fees and all other Obligations (other than any indemnities described in Section 13.13
which are not then due and payable) incurred hereunder, are paid in full:
9.01. Information Covenants. The Borrower will furnish, or will cause to be furnished, to the Administrative Agent (who
shall furnish to each Lender):
(a) Monthly Reports. Within 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Month of the
Borrower (other than the last Fiscal Month of each Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower), the
balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (and, if available the
Borrower agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to make same available, of the
U.S. Xxxx Group) as at the end of such Fiscal Month and the related consolidated statement
of income for such Fiscal Month and for the elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year ended with
the last day of such Fiscal Month.
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. Within 3 Business Days following the 45th
day after the close of the first three quarterly accounting periods in each Fiscal Year of
the Borrower (i) (x) the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarterly accounting period and the related consolidated
statements of income and of cash flows for such quarterly accounting period and for the
elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year ended with the last day of such quarterly accounting
period, in each case setting forth
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comparative figures for the corresponding quarterly accounting period in the prior
Fiscal Year, (y) the consolidated balance sheet of each Business Segment as at the end of
such quarterly accounting period and the related consolidated statement of income of such
Business Segment for such quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed portion of the
Fiscal Year ended with the last day of such quarterly accounting period, in each case
setting forth comparative figures for the corresponding quarterly accounting period in the
prior Fiscal Year, and (z) the consolidated balance sheets of the U.S. Xxxx Group and the
Non-U.S. Xxxx Group as at the end of such quarterly accounting period and the related
consolidated statements of income of each such group for such quarterly accounting period
and for the elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year ended with the last day of such quarterly
accounting period, all of the foregoing of which shall be in reasonable detail and, in the
case of the financial statements described in subclause (x) above, be certified by an
Authorized Officer of the Borrower that they fairly present in all material respects in
accordance with U.S. GAAP the financial condition of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and/or changes in
their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and
the absence of footnotes and (ii) management’s discussion and analysis of the important
operational and financial developments during such quarterly accounting period;
provided, however, that for any quarterly accounting period for which the
Borrower has filed a Form 10-Q Report with the SEC, the furnishing of (I) the Borrower’s
Form 10-Q Report filed with the SEC for such quarterly accounting period and (II) the
consolidated balance sheet of each Business Segment as at the end of such quarterly
accounting period and the related consolidated statement of income of such Business Segment
for such quarterly accounting period, shall satisfy the requirements of subclause (i) and
(ii) of this Section 9.01(b).
(c) Annual Financial Statements. Within 3 Business Days following the 90th day
after the close of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, (i) (x) the consolidated balance sheet
of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the
related consolidated statements of income and stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for
such Fiscal Year and setting forth comparative consolidated figures for the preceding Fiscal
Year, (y) the consolidated balance sheet of each Business Segment as at the end of such
Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income of each Business Segment for
such Fiscal Year and setting forth comparative consolidated figures for the preceding Fiscal
Year and (z) the consolidated balance sheet of each of the U.S. Xxxx Group and the Non-U.S.
Xxxx Group as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of
income of each such group for such Fiscal Year and setting forth comparative consolidated
figures for the preceding Fiscal Year, (ii) in the case of the financial statements referred
to in subclause (i)(x) above, together with a certification by Deloitte & Touche LLP or such
other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing as shall be
acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case to the effect that such statements
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and
changes in financial position for the periods indicated in conformity with U.S. GAAP applied
on a basis consistent with prior years which certification shall be made without
qualification or expression of uncertainty, in each case as to going concern, and with a
statement that no Default or Event of Default pursuant to Section 10.08 has come to their
attention and (iii) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and
financial developments during such Fiscal Year; provided, however, that for
any Fiscal Year for which the Borrower has filed a Form 10-K Report with the SEC, the
furnishing of (I) the Borrower’s Form 10-K Report filed with the SEC for such Fiscal Year
and (II) the consolidated balance sheet of each Business Segment as at the end of such
Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statement of
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income of such Business Segment for such Fiscal Year, shall satisfy the requirements of subclause
(i) and (iii) of this Section 9.01(c).
(d) Financial Projections, etc. Not more than 90 days after the commencement
of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower commencing after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date,
financial projections in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including
projected statements of income, sources and uses of cash and balance sheets, and a projected
Borrowing Base, in each case, taking into account any Significant Asset Sales intended to be
consummated during such Fiscal Year) prepared by the Borrower (i) for the four Fiscal
Quarters of such Fiscal Year prepared in detail and (ii) for each of the immediately
succeeding two Fiscal Years prepared in summary form, in each case, on a consolidated basis,
for the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and setting forth, with appropriate
discussion, the principal assumptions upon which such financial projections are based.
(e) Officer’s Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the financial
statements provided for in Sections 9.01(a), (b) and (c), (with respect to clause (c) for
each Fiscal Year ended on or after the Initial Borrowing Date), a certificate of the Chief
Financial Officer or other Authorized Officer of the Borrower to the effect that no Default
or Event of Default exists or, if any Default or Event of Default does exist, specifying the
nature and extent thereof, which certificate shall (i) if delivered in connection with the
financial statements required by Section 9.01(b) or (c), (x) set forth in reasonable detail
the calculations required to establish whether the Borrower and its Subsidiaries were in
compliance with the provisions of Sections 5.02 and 10.08 (whether or not a Compliance
Period is then in effect) and (y) the calculation of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as at
the end of such Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year of the Borrower, as the case may be, and (ii)
certify that there have been no changes to Annexes A through G of the Security Agreement,
Annexes A through G of the Pledge Agreement and the annexes or schedules to any other
Security Document, in each case since the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or, if later, since
the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 9.01(e), or if
there have been any such changes, a list in reasonable detail of such changes (but, in each
case with respect to this clause (ii), only to the extent that such changes are required to
be reported to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of such Security Documents) and
whether the Borrower and the other Credit Parties have otherwise taken all actions required
to be taken by them pursuant to such Security Documents in connection with any such changes.
(f) Notice of Default or Litigation. Promptly, and in any event within five
Business Days after a Senior Officer obtains knowledge thereof, notice of (i) the occurrence
of any event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, which notice shall specify
the nature and period of existence thereof and what action of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary proposes to take with respect thereto, (ii) any litigation or proceeding pending
or threatened (x) against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which has had, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect or (y) with respect to the Term
Credit Agreement, any Existing Senior Notes Document and (iii) any other event, change or
circumstance which has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
(g) Management Letters. Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of any
“management letter” submitted to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by its independent
accountants in connection with any annual, interim or special audit made by them of the
financial statements of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and management’s responses
thereto.
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(h) Environmental Matters. Within five Business Days after an Authorized
Officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge of any of the following (but only to the extent
that any of the following, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could
reasonably be expected to, (i) reduce the value of any ABL Priority Collateral by at least
$10,000,000 or (ii) have a Material Adverse Effect), written notice of:
(i) any pending or threatened Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ii) any condition or occurrence on any Real Property owned, leased or operated
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that (x) results in noncompliance by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any applicable Environmental Law or (y)
could reasonably be anticipated to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any such Real Property;
(iii) any condition or occurrence on any Real Property owned, leased or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be
anticipated to cause such Real Property to be subject to any restrictions on the
ownership, lease, occupancy, use or transferability by the Borrower or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, of its interest in such Real Property under any
Environmental Law; and
(iv) the taking of any removal or remedial action in response to the actual or
alleged presence of any Hazardous Material on any Real Property owned, leased or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim, investigation,
condition, occurrence or removal or remedial action and the Borrower’s response or proposed
response thereto. In addition, the Borrower agrees to provide the Lenders (by delivery to
the Administrative Agent) with copies of such detailed reports relating to any of the
matters set forth in clauses (i)-(iv) above as may reasonably be requested by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender.
(i) Reports. Within 3 Business Days following transmission thereof, copies of
any filings and registrations with, and reports to, the SEC by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries and copies of all financial statements, proxy statements, notices and reports
as the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall send generally to the holders of
Indebtedness or (following the public issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries) their Equity Interests in their capacity as such holders (provided
that such information (other than the information required by Sections 9.01(b) and (c))
shall not be required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to the
extent the same is publicly available on the SEC’s website).
(j) New Subsidiaries; etc. Within 3 Business Days after the 45th day following
the close of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower and
within 3 Business Days after the 90th day following the close of each Fiscal Year of the
Borrower, (x) a list showing each Subsidiary of the Borrower established, created or
acquired during the respective Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year, and each Subsidiary which has
had any Equity Interests transferred during the respective Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year (in
each case describing in reasonable detail the respective transfer of Equity Interests), in
each case naming the direct owner of all Equity Interests in such Subsidiary and describing
such Equity Interests in reasonable detail, and certifying that each such Subsidiary, and
each Credit Party which owns any Equity
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Interests therein, has taken all actions, if any, required pursuant to Section 9.11 and
the relevant Security Documents.
(k) Annual Meetings with Lenders. At the request of the Administrative Agent,
the Borrower shall, within 120 days after the close of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower,
hold a meeting (which may be by conference call or teleconference), at a time and place
selected by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, with all of
the Lenders that choose to participate, to review the financial results of the previous
Fiscal Year and the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the budgets
presented for the current Fiscal Year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(l) Notice of Mandatory Repayments. On or prior to the date of any prepayment
of the loans pursuant to Sections 5.02(b) through (e), inclusive, the Borrower shall provide
written notice of the amount of the respective repayment and the calculations therefor (in
reasonable detail).
(m) Hedging Agreements. Upon request of the Administrative Agent, a schedule
of all Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Other Hedging Agreements entered into by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any Lender and/or any of its affiliates.
(n) Borrowing Base Certificate. (u) On the Initial Borrowing Date, (v) not
later than 5:00 P.M. (New York time) on the forty-fifth day following the end of the first
Fiscal Month of the Borrower following the Closing Date, (w) not later than 5:00 P.M. (New
York time) on the fifteenth Business Day following the end of each Fiscal Month of the
Borrower thereafter, (x) during the continuance of a Borrowing Availability Limitation, not
later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth Business Day after the end of each fiscal
week of the Borrower (or at such other times as the Administrative Agent may request), (y)
not later than 5:00 P.M. (New York time) on the third Business Day following any Permitted
Acquisition and (z) not later than 5:00 P.M. (New York time) within five Business Days
following any Authorized Officer of the Borrower obtaining knowledge of (i) any Asset Sale
with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral with a fair market value of at least $5,000,000
or (ii) any theft, loss, physical destruction, damage, taking or any other similar event
which reduces the value of any ABL Priority Collateral by at least $5,000,000, a borrowing
base certificate setting forth the Borrowing Base (with supporting calculations)
substantially in the form of Exhibit M (each, a “Borrowing Base
Certificate”), which shall be prepared (A) as of the end of the Borrower’s second period
of 2010 in the case of the first Borrowing Base Certificate delivered after the Amendment
No. 3 Effective Date and (B) as of the last Business Day of fiscal month or week, as the
case may be, of the Borrower in the case of each subsequent Borrowing Base Certificate but
after giving effect to any event described in subclause (z) above (it being understood,
however, that any Eligible Accounts reflected in any Borrowing Base Certificate may be as of
the last Business Day of fiscal month or week, as the case may be, of the Borrower)
provided that, upon the occurrence and continuation of a Default or an Event of
Default or if otherwise required by Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, such
Borrowing Base Certificates and any additional schedules and other information shall be
delivered as often as reasonably requested by Administrative Agent. Each such Borrowing
Base Certificate shall include such supporting information with respect to the Borrower’s
accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory reports as may be requested from time to
time by the Administrative Agent.
(o) Field Examinations; Appraisals. Once during each Fiscal Year of the
Borrower and, at any time a Default, or Event of Default or Borrowing Availability
Limitation exists, at
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such other times as the Administrative Agent may request, (x) an appraisal of the
Inventory of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (y) a collateral examination of the
Inventory and receivables of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case, in scope, and
from a third-party appraiser and a third-party consultant, respectively, satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent and completed at the cost and expense of the Borrower.
(p) Other Information. From time to time, such other information or documents
(financial or otherwise) with respect to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries as the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
9.02. Books, Records and Inspections. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record
and accounts in which full, true and correct entries which permit the preparation of financial
statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and which conform to all requirements of law, shall be made
of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will,
and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit officers and designated representatives of the
Administrative Agent or, if any Specified Default or, any Event of Default then exists, any Lender,
to visit and inspect, under guidance of officers of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of the
properties of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, and to examine the books of account of the Borrower
or such Subsidiary and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent
accountants, all upon reasonable prior notice and at such reasonable times and intervals and to
such reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or such Lender may reasonably request.
9.03. Insurance.
(a) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain, with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all its property in at least such
amounts and against at least such risks as is consistent and in accordance with industry practice
and (ii) furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon request by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, full information as to the insurance carried. Such insurance shall in any event include
physical damage insurance on all real and personal property (whether now owned or hereafter
acquired) on an all risk basis and business interruption insurance.
(b) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times keep the
Collateral of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries insured in favor of the Collateral Agent, and all
policies or certificates with respect to such insurance (and any other insurance maintained by, or
on behalf of, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) with respect to the Collateral (i) shall be
endorsed to the Collateral Agent’s satisfaction for the benefit of the Collateral Agent (including,
without limitation, by naming the Collateral Agent as certificate holder, mortgagee and loss payee
with respect to real property, certificate holder and loss payee with respect to personal property,
additional insured with respect to general liability and umbrella liability coverage and
certificate holder with respect to workers’ compensation insurance) and (ii) shall state that such
insurance policies shall not be canceled or materially changed without at least 30 days’ prior
written notice thereof by the respective insurer to the Collateral Agent.
(c) If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to comply with this Section 9.03,
the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall have the right (but shall be under no
obligation), upon ten Business Days’ notice to the Borrower, to procure such insurance, and the
Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be,
for all costs and expenses of procuring such insurance.
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9.04. Payment of Taxes. The Borrower will pay and discharge, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and
discharge, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its
income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, in each case on a timely basis, and all
lawful claims which, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any properties of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under Section 10.03(i); provided that
none of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment,
charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has
maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
9.05. Existence; Franchises. The Borrower will do, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to do, or cause to be done,
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and its material
rights, franchises, authorities to do business, licenses, certifications, accreditations and
patents; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.05 shall prevent (i)
sales of assets and other transactions by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in accordance
with Section 10.02, (ii) the withdrawal by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of its
qualification as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may
be, in any jurisdiction where such withdrawal could not, either individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) the dissolution of the Excluded
Domestic Subsidiary or any Foreign Subsidiary.
9.06. Compliance with Statutes; etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable
statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental
bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its
property, except for such noncompliances as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and
could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect.
9.07. Compliance with Environmental Laws. (i) The Borrower will comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all
material respects with all Environmental Laws applicable to the ownership or use of its Real
Property and vessels now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, will promptly pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incurred in connection
with such compliance, and will keep or cause to be kept all such Real Property and vessels free and
clear of any Liens imposed pursuant to such Environmental Laws and (ii) neither the Borrower nor
any of its Subsidiaries will generate, use, treat, store, Release or dispose of, or permit the
generation, use, treatment, storage, Release or disposal of, Hazardous Materials on any Real
Property or vessels owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or
transport or permit the transportation of Hazardous Materials to or from any such Real Property,
except as required in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and as
allowed by (and in compliance with) applicable law or regulation and except for any failures to
comply with the requirements specified in clause (i) or (ii) above, which, either individually or
in the aggregate, have not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect. If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any tenant or occupant of any Real Property
or vessel owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, causes or permits
any intentional or unintentional act or omission resulting in the presence or Release of any
Hazardous Material (except in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws), the Borrower agrees
to undertake, and/or to cause any of its Subsidiaries, tenants or occupants to undertake, at their
sole expense, any clean up, removal, remedial or other action required pursuant to Environmental
Laws to remove and clean up any Hazardous Materials from any Real Property or vessel except where
the failure to do so has not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
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9.08. ERISA. As soon as possible and, in any event, within twenty (20) Business Days after the Borrower,
any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know of the occurrence
of any of the following, the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent written notice of
the chief financial officer, vice president of human resources or other Authorized Officer of the
Borrower setting forth, to the extent known, and in reasonable detail, such occurrence and the
action, if any, that the Borrower, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes
to take, together with any notices required or proposed to be given to or filed by the Borrower,
such Subsidiary, the Plan administrator or such ERISA Affiliate to or with, the PBGC or any other
governmental agency, or a Plan or Multiemployer Plan participant, and any notices received by the
Borrower, such Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or other governmental agency or a Plan
or Multiemployer Plan participant or the Plan administrator with respect thereto: that a
Reportable Event has occurred (except to the extent that the Borrower has previously delivered to
the Administrative Agent a notice (if any) concerning such event pursuant to the next clause
hereof); that a contributing sponsor (as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA) of a Plan subject
to Title IV of ERISA is subject to the advance reporting requirement of PBGC Regulation Section
4043.61 (without regard to subparagraph (b)(1) thereof), and an event described in subsection .62,
.63, .64, .65, .66, .67 or .68 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043 is reasonably expected to occur with
respect to such Plan within the following 30 days; that an accumulated funding deficiency, within
the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, has been incurred or an application
may be or has been made for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including any
required installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the
Code or Section 303 or 304 of ERISA with respect to a Plan; that any contribution required to be
made with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Pension Plan has been made more than
sixty (60) days late; that a Plan or Multiemployer Plan has been or may be involuntarily
terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent under Title IV of ERISA; that a Plan or
Multiemployer Plan has a material Unfunded Current Liability; that involuntary proceedings may be
or have been instituted to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer a Plan which is subject to
Title IV of ERISA; that an involuntary proceeding has been instituted pursuant to Section 515 of
ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan; that the Borrower, any
Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate will or may incur any material liability
(including any indirect, contingent, or secondary liability) to or on account of the termination of
or withdrawal from a Plan or Multiemployer Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or
4212 of ERISA or with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan under Section 401(a)(29), 4971, 4975
or 4980 of the Code or Section 409 or 502(i) or 502(l) of ERISA or with respect to a group health
plan (as defined in Section 607(1) of ERISA or Section 4980B(g)(2) of the Code) under Section 4980B
of the Code; or that the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may incur any liability
pursuant to any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) that provides
benefits to retired employees or other former employees (other than as required by Section 601 of
ERISA) or any Plan
or any Foreign Pension Plan in addition to the liability that existed on the
Effective Date pursuant to any such plan or plans by an amount that would be material to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower. To the extent that the financial statements set forth
with particularity a liability for which notice would otherwise be required to be given hereunder,
a separate notice thereof shall not be required hereunder. At the request of the Administrative
Agent, the Borrower and the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent copies of any
records, documents or other information that must be furnished to the PBGC with respect to any Plan
pursuant to Section 4010 of ERISA. The Borrower will also deliver upon written request to the
Administrative Agent a complete copy of the annual report (on Internal Revenue Service Form
5500-series) of each Plan (including, to the extent required, the related financial and actuarial
statements and opinions and other supporting statements, certifications, schedules and information)
required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to any notices delivered to
the Administrative Agent pursuant to the first sentence hereof, copies of annual reports and any
records, documents or other information required to be furnished to the PBGC or any other
government agency, and any material notices received by the Borrower, any
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Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to any Plan or Foreign Pension
Plan or received from any government agency or plan administrator or sponsor or trustee with
respect to any Multiemployer Plan, shall, upon request of the Administrative Agent, be delivered to
the Administrative Agent no later than twenty (20) Business Days after the date of such request.
The Borrower and each of its applicable Subsidiaries shall ensure that all Foreign Pension Plans
administered by it or into which it makes payments obtain or retain (as applicable) registered
status under and as required by applicable law and is administered in a timely manner in all
respects in compliance with all applicable laws except where the failure to do any of the foregoing
has not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
9.09. Good Repair. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, ensure that its material
properties and equipment required to be used in its business are kept in reasonably good repair,
working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and that from time to time there are
made in such properties and equipment all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements,
extensions, additions, betterments and improvements thereto, to the extent and in the manner useful
or customary for companies in similar businesses.
9.10. End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters. The Borrower will cause (i) each of its, and each of its Subsidiaries’, fiscal years to end
on the Saturday closest to December 31 of each calendar year and (ii) each of its, and each of its
Subsidiaries’, fiscal quarters to end on the last day of each period described in the definition of
“Fiscal Quarter”; provided that Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall not be required
to maintain the fiscal year and fiscal quarter ends described above if it is not practicable for
such Foreign Subsidiary to maintain same as a result of foreign statutes, rules or law applicable
to such Foreign Subsidiary.
9.11. Additional Security; Additional Guaranties; Actions with Respect to Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries; Further Assurances.
(a) The Borrower will, and will cause its Subsidiaries which are Subsidiary Guarantors to,
grant to the Collateral Agent security interests and mortgages (each, an “Additional
Mortgage”) in: (i) each vessel acquired by such Person after the Amendment No. 3 Effective
Date and having an initial book value in excess of $1,000,000, (ii) such fee-owned (or the
equivalent) Real Property acquired by such Person after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and
having an initial book value in excess of $10,000,000 which is not covered by the original
Mortgages (each such Real Property referred to in preceding clause (i) and this clause (ii), an
“Additional Mortgaged Property”); provided, however, that if the aggregate
initial book value of all Second-Tier Material Real Properties (for such purpose, using the initial
purchase price paid by such Person for the respective Second-Tier Material Real Properties)
acquired by such Persons after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date which are not then covered by
Mortgages, equals or exceeds $20,000,000, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall grant to
the Collateral Agent security interests and mortgages in all such Second-Tier Material Real
Properties owned by any such Person which are not then covered by Mortgages (and not just those
required to reduce the aggregate value of all Second-Tier Material Real Properties (determined as
provided above) at such time below $20,000,000). All such Additional Mortgages shall be granted
pursuant to documentation in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. All such
Additional Mortgages shall constitute valid and enforceable Liens, superior to and prior to the
rights of all third Persons and subject to no other Liens (except as are permitted by Section
10.03), in favor of the Collateral Agent (or such other trustee or subagent as may be required or
desired under local law). The Additional Mortgages or instruments related thereto shall be duly
recorded or filed in such manner and in such places as are required by law to create, maintain,
effect, perfect, preserve, maintain and protect the
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Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Additional
Mortgages and all taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith shall be paid in
full.
(b) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at its own expense, take
such further actions relating to the Collateral covered by any of the Security Documents as the
Collateral Agent may reasonably require pursuant to this Section 9.11. Furthermore, the Borrower
will cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent such opinions of counsel and other related
documents as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to assure itself that this Section
9.11 has been complied with.
(c) Subject to the provisions of clause (e) below, if at any time any Domestic Subsidiary of
the Borrower is created, established or acquired (other than an Excluded JV), such Subsidiary shall
be required to execute and deliver counterparts of the Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Intercompany
Subordination Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and such Security Documents as may be
specified by the Administrative Agent, and in each case shall take all action in connection
therewith as may be specified by the Administrative Agent.
(d) At such time as any Equity Interests owned by any Credit Party cease to be Excluded
Collateral, the Credit Parties shall take such actions as may be required by the U.S. Pledge
Agreement and the other Security Documents or that are reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent
in order to ensure that the Collateral Agent has a perfected first priority security interest
therein, provided that, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a corporation (or
treated as such for U.S. tax purposes) which is owned by a Credit Party, not more than 65% of the
total outstanding voting Equity Interests of such Person shall be required to be pledged in support
of such Credit Party’s obligations (x) as the Borrower under the Credit Agreement or (y) under its
Subsidiaries Guaranty in respect of the Obligations of the Borrower.
(e) Each action required above by Section 9.11(a), (b), (c) or (d) shall be completed as soon
as possible, but in no event later than 90 days (or, in the case of actions relating to assets
located outside the United States, such greater number of days (not to exceed 120 days) as the
Administrative Agent shall agree to in its sole and absolute discretion in any given case) after
such action is requested to be taken by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders. The
Borrower further agrees that (x) each action required above by Section 9.11(a), (b), (c) or (d)
with respect to a newly formed, created or acquired Domestic Subsidiary, shall be completed
contemporaneously with the formation, creation or acquisition of such Domestic Subsidiary,
(provided that (x) the Credit Documents required to be executed and delivered pursuant to
Section 9.11(c) by such newly formed, created or acquired Domestic Subsidiary shall not be required
to be so executed and delivered until 45 days after the formation, creation or acquisition of such
Subsidiary, (y) in the case of a Shell Corporation formed, created or established by the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries, such actions shall not be required to be taken (so long as same remains
a Shell Corporation) until 60 days after the formation, creation or establishment of such Shell
Corporation and (z) all actions required to be taken pursuant to the last sentence of Section
9.11(c) shall be taken as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 45 days, after the
Borrower receives the respective request from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses (c) through (e) above, to
the extent the taking of any action as described above by a new Subsidiary acquired pursuant to an
acquisition permitted by Section 10.05 which is subject to Permitted Acquired Debt which at such
time remains in existence as permitted by Section 10.04(b)(vi), then to the extent that the terms
of the respective Permitted Acquired Debt prohibit the taking of any actions which would otherwise
be required of such Subsidiary by this Section 9.11, the time for taking the respective actions (to
the extent prohibited
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by the terms of the respective Permitted Acquired Debt) shall be extended until 10 Business
Days after the earlier of (i) the date of repayment of such Permitted Acquired Debt and (ii) the
first date on which the taking of such actions would not violate the terms of the respective issue
of Permitted Acquired Debt. To the extent the terms of any Permitted Acquired Debt prohibit the
taking of actions otherwise required by this Section 9.11, upon the request of the Administrative
Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall, or shall cause the respective Subsidiaries of
the Borrower to, (x) prepay any such Permitted Acquired Debt which is permitted to be prepaid
and/or (y) use reasonable efforts to obtain such consents or approvals as are needed so that the
taking of the actions otherwise specified in this Section 9.11 would not violate the terms of the
respective issue of Permitted Acquired Debt. Furthermore, to the extent any Subsidiary which is
not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to an acquisition permitted by Section 10.05,
then for so long as such Subsidiary is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, to the extent the Borrower in
good faith determines that the respective Subsidiary is not able under applicable requirements of
law (whether because of fiduciary duties under applicable law or other requirements of applicable
law) to execute and deliver a Subsidiaries Guaranty or one or more Security Documents, such
Subsidiary shall not be required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor or execute and deliver such
Security Documents as otherwise required above.
(g) In the event that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders at any time after the
Initial Borrowing Date determine in their reasonable discretion (whether as a result of a position
taken by an applicable bank regulatory agency or official, or otherwise) that real estate
appraisals satisfying the requirements set forth in 12 C.F.R., Part 34-Subpart C, or any successor
or similar statute, role, regulation, guideline or order (any such appraisal, a “Required
Appraisal”) are or were required to be obtained, or should be obtained, in connection with any
Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, then, within 90 days after receiving written notice
thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as the case may be, the Borrower
shall cause such Required Appraisal to be delivered, at the expense of the Borrower, to the
Administrative Agent, which Required Appraisal, and the respective appraiser, shall be satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this Section 9.11 or elsewhere
in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, no Credit Party shall be required to grant a
security interest in, or Lien on, any Excluded Collateral (so long as the respective Property
constitutes Excluded Collateral), and the value of any Excluded Collateral shall not be taken into
account in making determinations pursuant to the foregoing clauses of this Section 9.11.
(i) No later than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or such later date as the
Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole discretion), the applicable Credit Parties shall cause
to be executed and/or delivered, as applicable, to the Administrative Agent:
(i) with respect to each Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent with respect to any
Mortgaged Property, an amendment (each, a “Mortgage Amendment”) duly executed and
acknowledged by the applicable Credit Party in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Collateral Agent;
(ii) with respect to each Mortgage Amendment (other than with respect to the Mortgage
Amendment for the Mortgaged Properties in Florida and Hawaii), an endorsement or other
modification to the existing Mortgage Policy providing assurance reasonably satisfactory to
the Collateral Agent that the lien on such Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral
Agent shall continue to have the enforceability and priority in effect immediately prior to
the effectiveness of Amendment 1;
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(iii) with respect to each Mortgage Amendment (other than with respect to the Mortgage
Amendment for the U.S. Mortgaged Property in Florida), opinions of counsel to the Credit
Parties covering customary matters and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent;
(iv) with respect to each Mortgaged Property requested by the Collateral Agent, a
completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard
Determination and for each improved parcel of Real Property located in a special flood
hazard area (x) a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster
assistance duly executed by the applicable Credit Parties and (y) evidence of flood
insurance in amounts and otherwise sufficient to comply with applicable law; and
(v) a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, the insurance policies required
by Section 8.03 in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
9.12. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use the proceeds of the
Loans for the purposes specified in Section 8.05. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, use any of the proceeds of the Loans or any Letter of Credit to finance the
acquisition of any Person that has not been approved and recommended by the board of directors (or
functional equivalent thereof) or the requisite shareholders of such Person.
9.13. Ownership of Subsidiaries.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (x) the Borrower
shall at all times own directly or indirectly 100% of the capital stock of the Bermuda Company and
(y) subject to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 9.16(a), the Borrower shall at all
times own directly or indirectly (through one or more Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiaries (as
opposed to through Foreign Subsidiaries)) all of the capital stock or other Equity Interests (to
the extent owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) of each Domestic Subsidiary of the
Borrower (other than any Excluded JV).
(b) The Borrower shall take all actions so that, at all times from and after the Amendment No.
3 Effective Date, all the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries located within the United
States, all Equity Interests in all Domestic Subsidiaries or other U.S. Persons and all or
substantially all of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded JV)
conducted in the United States are, in each case, owned or conducted, as the case may be, by the
Borrower and one or more Domestic Subsidiaries which are not direct or indirect Subsidiaries of any
Subsidiary of the Borrower which is a Foreign Subsidiary, provided that if a Foreign
Subsidiary (not itself created or established in contemplation of an acquisition) is acquired by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary which Foreign Subsidiary has (either directly or through one or more
Domestic Subsidiaries) assets or operations in the United States, the Borrower shall have a
reasonable period of time (not to exceed 60 days) to effect the transfer of U.S. assets and
operations (including all Equity Interests in any Domestic Subsidiaries or other U.S. Persons held
by it) of the respective Foreign Subsidiary to one or more Qualified Obligors; provided
further, that the respective transfer shall not be required to be made if the Borrower in
good faith determines that such transfer would give rise to adverse tax consequences to the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries or would give rise to any material breach or violation of law or
contract (in which case, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall transfer such assets and
operations at such time, if any, as such adverse tax consequences or breach or violation would not
exist and, until such time, shall use good faith efforts so that any growth in the assets or
operations of the entity so acquired, to the extent located in the United States, is made within
the Borrower or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors).
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9.14. Maintenance of Company Separateness. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, satisfy customary Company
formalities, including the holding of regular board of directors’ and shareholders’ meetings or
action by directors or shareholders without a meeting and the maintenance of Company records.
Neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party shall make any payment to a creditor of any
Non-Guarantor Subsidiary in respect of any liability of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, and no bank
account of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary shall be commingled with any bank account of the Borrower
or any other Credit Party. Any financial statements distributed to any creditors of any
Non-Guarantor Subsidiary shall clearly establish or indicate the corporate separateness of such
Non-Guarantor Subsidiary from the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries. Finally, neither the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner,
which is likely to result in the Company existence of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries being ignored, or in the assets and liabilities of the Borrower or any
other Credit Party being substantively consolidated with those of any other such Person or any
Non-Guarantor Subsidiary in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding.
9.15. Performance of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, perform all of its
obligations under the terms of each mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, loan agreement or credit
agreement and each other material agreement, contract or instrument by which it is bound, except
such non-performances as, individually or in the aggregate, have not caused, and could not
reasonably be expected to cause, a Default or Event of Default hereunder or a Material Adverse
Effect.
9.16. Margin Stock. The Borrower shall take all actions so that at all times the aggregate value of all Margin
Stock (other than treasury stock) owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (for such purpose,
using the initial purchase price paid by the Borrower or such Subsidiary for the respective shares
of Margin Stock) shall not exceed $10,000,000. So long as the aggregate value of Margin Stock
(other than treasury stock) owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined as provided in
the preceding sentence) does not exceed $10,000,000, all Margin Stock at any time owned by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not constitute Collateral and no security interest shall be
granted therein pursuant to any Credit Document. Without excusing any violation of the first
sentence of this Section 9.16, if at any time the aggregate value of all Margin Stock (other than
treasury stock) owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined as provided in the first
sentence of this Section 9.16) exceeds $10,000,000, then (x) all Margin Stock owned by the Credit
Parties (except to the extent constituting Excluded Collateral) shall be pledged, and delivered for
pledge, pursuant to the relevant Security Documents and (y) the Borrower shall execute and deliver
to the Lenders appropriate completed forms (including, without limitation, Forms G-3 and U-1, as
appropriate) establishing compliance with the Margin Regulations.
9.17. Landlords’ Agreements, Mortgagee Agreements, Bailee Letters and Real Estate
Purchases. Each Credit Party shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain a landlord’s agreement,
mortgagee agreement or bailee letter, as applicable, from the lessor of each leased property
(including, without limitation, farms), mortgagee of owned property or bailee with respect to any
warehouse, processor or converter facility or other location where ABL Priority Collateral with a
book value in excess of $5,000,000 is stored or located, which agreement or letter shall (unless
otherwise agreed to in writing by Administrative Agent) contain a waiver or subordination of all
Liens or claims that the landlord, mortgagee or bailee may assert against the Collateral at that
location, and shall otherwise be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Administrative
Agent. With respect to such locations or warehouse space leased or owned as of the Initial
Borrowing Date and thereafter, if the Collateral Agent has not received a landlord or mortgagee
agreement or bailee letter as of the Initial Borrowing Date (or, if later, as of the date such
location is acquired or leased), any Eligible Inventory at that location shall, in
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Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, be subject to such Reserves as may be
established by Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion. Each Credit Party shall timely
and fully pay and perform its obligations under all leases and other agreements with respect to
each leased location or public warehouse where any Collateral is or may be located except to the
extent that the same are being contested in good faith.
SECTION 10. Negative Covenants.
The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and
thereafter for so long as this Agreement is in effect and until the Total Commitment has
terminated, no Letters of Credit, Bank Guaranties or Notes are outstanding and the Loans, together
with interest, Fees and all other Obligations (other than any indemnities described in Section
13.13 which are not then due and payable) incurred hereunder, are paid in full:
10.01. Changes in Business; etc. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business
that would cause the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to be primarily engaged in a
business other than a Permitted Business.
10.02. Consolidation; Merger and Sale of Assets; etc. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, wind up, liquidate or
dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, or convey, sell,
lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property or assets, except that the following
shall be permitted:
(i) Investments permitted by Section 10.05 and Dividends permitted by Section 10.06;
(ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may, in the ordinary course of business, sell or
otherwise dispose of assets (excluding Equity Interests in, Subsidiaries and joint ventures)
which, in the reasonable opinion of such Person, are obsolete, uneconomic or worn-out;
(iii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell assets (excluding Equity Interests of
any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary unless all of the capital stock or other Equity Interests of
such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary are sold in accordance with this clause (iii)), so long as (v)
no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (w) the Borrower or the
applicable Subsidiary receives total consideration in an amount at least equal to the Fair
Market Value of such assets, (x) except for customary post-closing adjustments, at least 75%
of the total consideration received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary is paid in cash at
the time of the closing of such sale or disposition (provided that sales of assets
for aggregate consideration of $20,000,000 (based on the Fair Market Value of any non-cash
consideration) in any Fiscal Year of the Borrower shall not be subject to the minimum cash
requirement set forth above in this subclause (x)), (y) the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are
applied and/or reinvested as (and to the extent) required by Section 5.02(b) and (z) the
aggregate amount of the proceeds received from all assets sold pursuant to this clause (v)
shall not exceed $150,000,000 in any Fiscal Year of the Borrower;
(iv) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell or discount, in each case
without recourse and in the ordinary course of business, overdue accounts receivable arising
in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection
thereof and not as part of any financing transaction;
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(v) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may grant licenses, sublicenses, leases
or subleases to other Persons not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(vi) (x) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged, consolidated or liquidated with
or into the Borrower (so long as the Borrower is the surviving corporation of such merger,
consolidation or liquidation) or any Subsidiary Guarantor (so long as, except in the case of
a merger, consolidation or liquidation into the Borrower, a Subsidiary Guarantor is the
surviving corporation of such merger consolidation or liquidation) and (y) any Subsidiary of
the Borrower that is not a Credit Party may be merged, consolidated or liquidated with or
into any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Credit Party; provided, in
the case of any merger, consolidation or liquidation pursuant to this clause (vi) involving
a Credit Party, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof and shall take
such action as may be requested by the Administrative Agent for purposes of ensuring the
continued enforceability of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral of
such Credit Party;
(vii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may transfer inventory in a non-cash or cash
transfer to Subsidiaries of the Borrower in each case so long as (I) any such transfer is
made in the ordinary course of its business and consistent with past practice of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries as in effect on the Effective Date, (II) the Borrower
reasonably determines that the transfer is not reasonably likely to be adverse to the
interests of the Lenders in any material respect and (III) no Specified Default and no Event
of Default then exists or would exist immediately after giving effect to the respective
transfer;
(viii) so long as no Event of Default exists at the time of the respective transfer or
immediately after giving effect thereto, Credit Parties shall be permitted to transfer
additional assets (other than inventory, cash, Cash Equivalents and Equity Interests in any
Credit Party) to other Subsidiaries of the Borrower, so long as cash in an amount at least
equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets so transferred is received by the respective
transferor;
(ix) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell or exchange specific items of
equipment, in connection with the exchange or acquisition of replacement items of equipment
which are useful in a Permitted Business;
(x) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell or liquidate Cash Equivalents;
(xi) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell inventory to their respective customers
in the ordinary course of business;
(xii) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may effect Contemplated Asset Sales, so
long as (i) no Event of Default then exists or would exist immediately after giving effect
thereto, (ii) each such sale is an arm’s-length transaction and the Borrower or the
respective Subsidiary receives at least Fair Market Value, (iii) either (x) at least 75% of
the total consideration received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary is paid in cash at the
time of the closing of such sale or (y) (1) the consideration therefor consists solely of
cash and/or Permitted Installment Notes (to the extent the same may be issued in accordance
with the definition thereof) and (2) at least 50% of the total consideration received by the
Borrower or such Subsidiary is paid in cash at the time of the closing of such sale and (iv)
the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are applied as, and to the extent, required by Section
5.02(b); and
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(xiii) the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries may sell and leaseback Principal
Properties, so long as (v) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result
therefrom, (w) each such sale is made pursuant to an arm’s-length transaction, (x) 100% of
the total consideration received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary is paid in cash at the
time of the closing of such sale, (y) the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom equal at least 90% of
the Fair Market Value of the Property subject to such sale-leaseback transaction and (z) the
Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are applied as a mandatory repayment and/or commitment reduction
and/or reinvested, in any case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 5.02(b).
To the extent any Collateral is sold or otherwise disposed of as permitted by this Section 10.02,
such Collateral (unless transferred to a Credit Party) shall be sold or otherwise disposed of free
and clear of the Liens created by the Security Documents and the Administrative Agent shall take
such actions (including, without limitation, directing the Collateral Agent to take such actions)
as are appropriate in connection therewith.
10.03. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets of any kind (real
or personal, tangible or intangible) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired, or sell any such property or assets subject to an understanding or
agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property or assets (including sales of
accounts receivable or notes with recourse to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or assign
any right to receive income or permit the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or any
other similar notice of Lien under any similar recording or notice statute; provided that
the provisions of this Section 10.03 shall not prevent the creation, incurrence, assumption or
existence of the following (Liens described below are herein referred to as “Permitted
Liens”):
(i) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due
and payable or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for
which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with U.S. GAAP;
(ii) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and
which have not arisen to secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as carriers’,
warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlord’s Liens, maritime Liens and other
similar Liens and which either (x) do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value
of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the
business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture
or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien;
(iii) (x) Liens created by or pursuant to this Agreement and the Security Documents
(including Liens securing obligations under any Secured Cash Management Agreement (as
defined in the Security Agreement)), (y) Liens created by or pursuant to the Term Credit
Agreement and the Term Security Documents, securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause
(b)(xx) of Section 10.04 and (z) Liens (but only on the Collateral of the Credit Parties)
securing Existing 2014 Senior Notes, Existing 2016 Senior Notes and Qualified Indebtedness,
so long as such Existing 2014 Senior Notes, Existing 2016 Senior Notes and Qualified
Indebtedness constitute Notes Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement);
provided that with respect to any Liens securing Qualified Indebtedness, after
giving effect to the Incurrence of such Qualified Indebtedness and the use of proceeds
therefrom, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recent Test
Period for which financial statements are available
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pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b) would have been less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00
on a Pro Forma Basis;
(iv) Liens in existence on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date which are listed in
Schedule XVIII, renewals, replacements and extensions of such Liens, provided that
(x) the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness, if any, secured by such Liens does
not increase from that amount outstanding at the time of any such renewal, replacement or
extension except in accordance with the definition of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness,
and (y) any such renewal, replacement or extension does not encumber any additional assets
or properties of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(v) Liens (x) arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not
constituting an Event of Default under Section 11.09, (y) arising in connection with the
deposit or payment of cash or other Property with or to any court or other governmental
authority in connection with any pending claim or litigation and (z) arising in connection
with the deposit of cash or other Property in connection with the issuance of stay and
appeal bonds, provided that the Fair Market Value of all Property (including cash)
subject to Liens pursuant to clause (v)(y) or (v)(z) (whether pledged, paid, deposited or
otherwise) shall not exceed at any time the sum of (1) $75,000,000 (net of any insurance
proceeds actually received (and not returned) by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in
connection therewith) plus (2) in the case of Properties of Subsidiaries of the
Borrower located outside the United States and subject to a Lien pursuant to this clause
(v), an additional $50,000,000 (net of any insurance proceeds actually received (and not
returned) by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection therewith);
(vi) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) (x) incurred or deposits made in the
ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, (y) to secure the
performance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of tenders, statutory obligations (other
than excise taxes not described in Section 10.03(i)), surety and customs bonds, statutory
bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of money
bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of (I) obligations for the payment of
borrowed money and (II) stay and appeal bonds and other obligations described in Section
10.03(v) above) or (z) to secure the performance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of
leases of Real Property, to the extent incurred or made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices, provided that the aggregate Fair Market Value of all
Property pledged or deposited at any time pursuant to preceding subclauses (y) and (z) shall
not exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate (it being understood that letters of credit and bank
guaranties issued in support of customs bonds, licensing arrangements and similar
obligations do not constitute Property pledged or deposited to support such obligations);
(vii) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to third Persons in the
ordinary course of business not interfering in any material respect with the business of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(viii) (x) Permitted Encumbrances and (y) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions,
encroachments, municipal and zoning ordinances and other similar charges or encumbrances,
and minor title deficiencies, in each case not securing Indebtedness and not materially
interfering with the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(ix) Liens of a lessor arising under any operating lease entered into by the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and relating solely to such lease
and the assets leased thereunder;
(x) Liens upon assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries subject to Capitalized
Lease Obligations permitted pursuant to Section 10.04(b)(iv), provided that the Lien
encumbering the asset giving rise to the Capitalized Lease Obligation does not encumber any
other asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(xi) Liens arising pursuant to purchase money mortgages or security interests securing
Indebtedness representing the purchase price (or financing of the purchase price within 90
days after the respective purchase) of assets acquired after the Amendment No. 3 Effective
Date by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, provided that (x) any such Liens attach
only to the assets so purchased, (y) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any
such Lien does not exceed 100% of the Fair Market Value or the purchase price of the
property being purchased at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (z) the
Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 10.04(b)(iv);
(xii) Liens on property or assets acquired pursuant to an acquisition of an Acquired
Entity or Business, or on property or assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower in existence at
the time such Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to such an acquisition, provided that
(i) any Indebtedness that is secured by such Liens is permitted to exist under Section
10.04(b)(vi), (ii) such Liens are not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation or
anticipation of, such acquisition and do not attach to any other asset of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) such Liens do not apply to ABL Priority Collateral;
(xiii) restrictions imposed in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practices on the sale or distribution of designated inventory pursuant to agreements with
customers under which such inventory is consigned by the customer or such inventory is
designated for sale to one or more customers;
(xiv) Liens in favor of customs or revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to
secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(xv) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with
respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more of the accounts described
below, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks
with which the accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with respect to
cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled
accounts and netting arrangements, provided that in no case shall any such Liens
secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;
(xvi) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section
10.04(b).
(xvii) Liens on the assets of a Foreign Subsidiary securing Indebtedness incurred by
such Foreign Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of Section 10.04(b)(vii);
(xviii) Liens over promissory notes evidencing grower loans pledged in favor of
financial institutions securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section
10.05(xiii); and
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(xix) other Liens of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower that (w) were not
incurred in connection with borrowed money, (x) do not materially impair the use of such
Property in the operation of the business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, (y) do not
encumber any Accounts or Inventory or other ABL Priority Collateral and (z) do not secure
obligations in excess of $100,000,000 in the aggregate for all such Liens.
In connection with the granting of Liens of the type described in clauses (iv), (ix), (x), (xi),
(xii), (xvi), (xvii) and (xix) of this Section 10.03 by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized, at the request of the
Borrower, to take any actions deemed appropriate by it in connection therewith (including, without
limitation, by executing appropriate lien releases or lien subordination agreements in favor of the
holder or holders of such Liens, in either case solely with respect to the assets subject to such
Liens). No Credit Party will permit any Lien on any Accounts or Inventory of such Credit Party
other than Liens pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (xiii), (xiv) and (xvi) of this Section
10.03.
10.04. Indebtedness.
(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to contract, create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness;
provided, however, that the Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower
which is a Credit Party may incur Qualified Indebtedness so long as on a Pro Forma Basis: (i) the
Borrower would be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 9.12 of the Term Credit
Agreement (as such covenants are in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) as of the most
recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section
9.01(a) or (c) (in each case, both immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and
immediately after giving effect thereto); and (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists
immediately after the respective incurrence.
(b) The foregoing limitations in Section 10.04(a) will not apply to the following:
(i) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement, and the other Credit Documents;
(ii) (x) Existing Indebtedness listed on Schedule IV and any Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness in respect thereof and (y) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.04(a);
(iii) Indebtedness under Interest Rate Protection Agreements, Other Hedging Agreements
and Commodity Agreements entered into to protect the Borrower and its Subsidiaries against
fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates and commodity prices and not for
speculative purposes;
(iv) Capitalized Lease Obligations, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
incurred to finance the acquisition of fixed, capital or long term assets and Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, provided that the aggregate amount of
Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this Section 10.04(b)(iv) shall not exceed $50,000,000
at any time;
(v) intercompany Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent
permitted by Section 10.05;
(vi) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Borrower acquired pursuant to the acquisition
of an Acquired Entity or Business (or Indebtedness assumed at the time of such an
acquisition of
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an asset securing such Indebtedness) (such Indebtedness, “Permitted Acquired
Debt”) and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, provided
that (x) such Indebtedness (A) is not secured by Liens on ABL Priority Collateral and (B)
was not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such
acquisition and (y) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness outstanding pursuant
to this Section 10.04(b)(vi) at any time shall not exceed $50,000,000;
(vii) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower, provided that the
aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness outstanding at any time under this
Section 10.04(b)(vii) shall not exceed $75,000,000;
(viii) additional unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower consisting of unsecured
guarantees of (x) obligations (which guaranteed obligations do not themselves constitute
Indebtedness) of one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower, (y) leases pursuant to which one
or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower are the respective lessees and (z) Indebtedness of
Subsidiaries of the Borrower of the type permitted pursuant to Section 10.04(b)(xi);
(ix) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of
a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight
overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, so long as
such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of the incurrence thereof;
(x) (x) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries evidenced by completion
guarantees and performance and surety bonds (but excluding appeal, performance and other
bonds and/or guaranties issued in respect of obligations arising in connection with
litigation) incurred in the ordinary course of business for purposes of insuring the
performance of the Borrower or such Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$50,000,000 at any time outstanding, (y) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries evidenced by appeal, performance and other bonds and/or guaranties issued in
respect of obligations arising in connection with litigation for purposes of insuring the
performance of the Borrower or such Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$50,000,000 at any time outstanding and (z) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries evidenced by appeal bonds and/or guaranties issued in respect of obligations
arising in connection with the European Commission Decision pending appeal by the Borrower
or such Subsidiaries of such decision in an aggregate amount not to exceed €45,000,000 at
any time outstanding;
(xi) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower arising from
agreements of the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower providing for indemnification,
adjustment of purchase price or other similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed
in connection with the disposition or acquisition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary of
the Borrower permitted under this Agreement (other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred
by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the
purpose of financing such acquisition);
(xii) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower evidenced by a guaranty of the
Indebtedness or other obligations of any other Person (including Indebtedness of Foreign
Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to Section 10.04(b)(vii) above), so long as the aggregate
amount of the Contingent Obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.04(b)(xii)
does not exceed $75,000,000 at any time;
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(xiii) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower under bank guaranties and
letters of credit issued by financial institutions (on behalf of such Foreign Subsidiaries)
in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time;
(xiv) (x) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries incurred in connection with grower loan
programs in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $75,000,000 at any time outstanding
and (y) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower evidenced by a guaranty of Indebtedness
permitted pursuant to preceding subclause (x) of this Section 10.04(b)(xiv);
(xv) Indebtedness of the Borrower which may be deemed to exist under its non-qualified
excess savings plan for employees;
(xvi) Indebtedness under letters of credit or bank guarantees not to exceed
$150,000,000 at one time outstanding;
(xvii) additional unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not
otherwise permitted hereunder not exceeding $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at
any time outstanding, provided that no such additional Indebtedness shall be
incurred at any time a Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom;
and
(xviii) the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors and any Foreign Subsidiary may incur
and remain liable with respect to the Indebtedness under the Term Credit Agreement and the
other Term Credit Documents.
10.05. Advances; Investments; Loans. The Borrower will not and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, lend money or extend credit or make advances to any Person, or purchase or acquire any
stock, obligations or securities of, or any other Equity Interest in, or make any capital
contribution to, any Person, or purchase or own a futures contract or otherwise become liable for
the purchase or sale of currency or other commodities at a future date in the nature of a futures
contract, or hold any cash or Cash Equivalents (each of the foregoing an “Investment” and,
collectively, “Investments”), except:
(i) (w) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold cash and Cash
Equivalents; provided, however, that at any time a Loan is outstanding, the
aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash held by any of the Borrower and its Domestic
Subsidiaries shall not exceed $25,000,000 for any period of five consecutive Business Days;
(ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold receivables owing to it, if
created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in
accordance with customary trade terms (including the dating of receivables) of the Borrower
or such Subsidiary;
(iii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and own investments (including debt
obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers,
trade creditors, licensees, licensors and customers and in good faith settlement of
delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, suppliers, trade creditors, licensees,
licensors and customers arising in the ordinary course of business;
(iv) Interest Rate Protection Agreements, Other Hedging Agreements and Commodity
Agreements entered into in compliance with Section 10.04(b)(iii) shall be permitted;
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(v) (x) Investments constituting Intercompany Existing Indebtedness in existence on the
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect
thereof, (y) such other Investments in existence on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and
listed on Schedule IX (without giving effect to any additions thereto or replacements
thereof); provided that any additional Investments made with respect to the
Investments described in preceding subclause (y) of this Section 10.05(v) shall be permitted
only if independently justified under the other provisions of this Section 10.05 and (z) so
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, transfers of cash and Cash
Equivalents among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for
working capital purposes;
(vi) Investments (x) by any Credit Party in any Credit Party, (y) by any Subsidiary
that is not a Credit Party in the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (z) so long as the Payment
Conditions are satisfied both before and after giving effect to such Investments, by the
Credit Parties in Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties;
(vii) (x) loans by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to officers, employees and
directors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for bona fide business
purposes, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, in an aggregate
outstanding principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding (determined
without regard to any write-downs or write-offs of such loans and advances) shall be
permitted and (y) advances of reimbursable expenses by the Borrower and its respective
Subsidiaries to officers, employees and directors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for
bona fide purposes, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
(viii) so long as the Payment Conditions are satisfied both before and after giving
effect thereto, the U.S. Xxxx Group may make Permitted Acquisitions;
(ix) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may own the capital stock of, or other Equity
Interests in, their respective Subsidiaries created or acquired in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement;
(x) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold non-cash consideration
issued by the purchaser of assets in connection with a sale of such assets to the extent
permitted by Sections 10.02(iii) and (xiii);
(xi) The Borrower may acquire and hold obligations of one or more officers, directors
or other employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such
officers’, directors’ or employees’ acquisition of shares of capital stock of the Borrower,
so long as no cash is paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to such officers,
directors or employees in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;
(xii) loans or advances by any Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with grower
loan programs; provided that (I) at no time shall the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of all such loans and advances made pursuant to this Section 10.05(xii)
exceed $75,000,000 (determined without regard to write-downs or write-offs thereof) and (II)
no loans or advances may be made pursuant to this Section 10.05(xii) at any time any
Specified Default or any Event of Default is in existence (or would be in existence after
giving effect thereto);
(xiii) any Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may make loans to its
shareholders generally so long as (x) the Borrower or its respective Subsidiary which owns
the Equity Interest in the Subsidiary making such loans receives at least its proportionate
share of
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such loans (based upon its relative holding of the Equity Interests in the Subsidiary
making such loans), (y) unless the entering into of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement
requires the consent of the minority shareholder of such Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary (and
such consent is not obtained), such Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (as obligee of such loan)
and the Borrower or such other Subsidiary (as obligor of such loan) shall be subject to the
provisions of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and (z) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of all loans pursuant to this clause (xii) which are not subject to the
subordination provisions of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement shall not exceed
$50,000,000 at any time;
(xiv) Investments constituting guaranties permitted by Section 10.04;
(xv) the Bermuda Partnership Partners may make additional Investments in the Bermuda
Partnership not otherwise permitted by this Section, so long as (x) the Bermuda Partnership
promptly (and in any event within one Business Day of receipt thereof) uses 100% of the cash
proceeds of such Investment to make a prepayment on the intercompany loan owing by it to the
Bermuda Company and incurred pursuant to the Intercompany Distribution Transactions, and (y)
any Investment in the form of an intercompany loan or advance pursuant to this clause (xiv)
shall be subject to subordination as, and to the extent required by, the Intercompany
Subordination Agreement;
(xvi) so long as the Payment Conditions are satisfied both before and after giving
effect to such Investments, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make additional
Investments not otherwise permitted under this Section 10.05; and
(xvii) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom,
the Borrower and its respective Subsidiaries may make Investments not otherwise permitted by
Sections (i) through (xv); provided that (x) the aggregate amount of Investments
made pursuant to this Section 10.05(xvii) after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date shall not
exceed $25,000,000 (determined without regard to any write-downs or write-offs thereof).
10.06. Restricted Payments; etc.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or pay any
dividends (other than dividends payable solely in non-redeemable common stock or comparable common
equity interests of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be) or return any equity
capital to, its stockholders, partners, members or other equity holders or authorize or make any
other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders, partners, members
or other equity holders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or
indirectly, for a consideration, any shares of any class of its capital stock or other Equity
Interests, now or hereafter outstanding (or any warrants for or options or stock appreciation
rights in respect of any of such shares or other Equity Interests), or set aside any funds for any
of the foregoing purposes, and the Borrower will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or
otherwise acquire for a consideration any shares of any class of the capital stock or other Equity
Interests of any direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding (or any
options or warrants or stock appreciation rights issued by such Person with respect to its capital
stock or other Equity Interests) (all of the foregoing “Dividends”) except that:
(i) (x) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may pay Dividends to the Borrower or any
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and (y) any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the
Borrower may pay cash Dividends to its shareholders generally so long as the Borrower or its
Subsidiary which owns the Equity Interest in the Subsidiary paying such Dividends receives
at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its relative holding of the Equity
Interests in the Subsidiary paying such Dividends and taking into account the relative
preferences, if any, of the
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various classes of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary); provided that any
Dividend made pursuant to the preceding clause (x) by any Credit Party to any Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party may only be made if (A) (I) no Specified Default and
no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom and (II) such Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary promptly distributes and/or transfer any Property received pursuant to such
Dividend (directly or indirectly through other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) to a Credit Party
or (B) the Subsidiary making such Dividend is not a Credit Party;
(ii) the Borrower may redeem or purchase shares of the Borrower Common Stock or options
to purchase the Borrower Common Stock, held by former officers or employees of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries following the death, disability, retirement or termination of
employment of such officers or employees, provided that (x) the only consideration
paid by the Borrower in respect of such redemptions and/or purchases shall be cash, (y) the
aggregate amount paid by the Borrower in cash in respect of all such redemptions and/or
purchases shall not exceed $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year of the Borrower, and (z) at the
time of any redemption or purchase pursuant to this Section 10.06(ii), no Specified Default
or Event of Default shall then exist or result therefrom;
(iii) the Borrower may pay regularly scheduled Dividends on Qualified Preferred Stock
issued by it pursuant to the terms thereof solely through the issuance of additional shares
of such Qualified Preferred Stock rather than in cash;
(iv) the Borrower may make repurchases of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants to the
extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or
warrants;
(v) the Borrower may make repurchases of Equity Interests of the Borrower in lieu of
the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase
Borrower Common Stock;
(vi) the Borrower may make distributions of rights to holders of Borrower Common Stock
pursuant to a customary shareholder rights plan and the redemption of such rights for
nominal consideration;
(vii) the Borrower may make additional Dividends not otherwise permitted under this
Section 10.06 in an aggregate after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date not to exceed
$25,000,000; and
(viii) so long as the Payment Conditions are satisfied both before and after giving
effect to the payment of such Dividends, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may pay
additional Dividends not otherwise permitted under this Section 10.06.
10.07. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any
transaction or series of transactions with any Affiliate of the Borrower except on terms and
conditions substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be reasonably
expected to be obtainable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable
arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided that the following
shall in any event be permitted: (i) intercompany transactions among the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries; (ii) the payment of consulting or other fees to the Borrower by any of its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (iii) customary fees to directors of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries; (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may enter into the employment
arrangements with respect to the procurement of services
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with their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business; (v) Dividends
may be paid by the Borrower to the extent permitted by Section 10.06; (vi) transactions between the
Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates listed on Schedule XVI
hereto; and (vii) Investments in, and transactions with, any Person that is an Affiliate of the
Borrower solely as a result of the Borrower’s or a Subsidiary’s ownership of Equity Interests of
such Person.
10.08. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. During any Compliance Period, the Borrower shall not permit (i) the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio to be less than 1.00:1.00 for the four Fiscal Quarters most recently ended for which
financial statements are available immediately prior to the beginning of such Compliance Period and
(ii) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for each four-Fiscal Quarter period ending during such
Compliance Period to be less than 1.00:1.00.
10.09. Limitation on Voluntary Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications
of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Issuances of Capital Stock;
etc.
(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
(i) make any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption, repurchase
or acquisition for value of (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with the
trustee or administrative agent with respect thereto or any other Person money or securities
before due for the purpose of paying when due), or any prepayment, repurchase, redemption or
acquisition for value as a result of any asset sale, change of control or similar event of
any Specified Indebtedness or Indebtedness under the Term Credit Agreement other than (v)
refinancings of Specified Indebtedness in exchange for or with the proceeds of any Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness, (w) retirement of Specified Indebtedness or Indebtedness under the
Term Credit Agreement in exchange for Borrower Common Stock or any Qualified Preferred
Stock, (x) mandatory prepayments required by, and in accordance with the terms of, the Term
Credit Agreement, (y) so long as the amount of Investments (net of any actual return of such
Investments) by the Credit Parties in Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties made
following the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is zero or less, prepayments of Indebtedness
under the Term Credit Agreement by Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties (but not by any
Credit Party) and (z) so long as the Payment Conditions are satisfied both before and after
giving effect to such other repurchases or redemptions of Specified Indebtedness or any
voluntary prepayment or other repurchase or redemption of the Term Loans;
(ii) amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision of any
Specified Indebtedness, in any manner that is adverse in any material respect to the
interests of the Lenders; or
(iii) amend, modify or change any Qualified Preferred Stock, its certificate of
incorporation (including, without limitation, by the filing or modification of any
certificate of designation), by-laws, certificate of partnership, partnership agreement,
certificate of limited liability company, limited liability company agreement (or equivalent
organizational documents) or any agreement entered into by it, with respect to its capital
stock or other Equity Interests, or enter into any new agreement with respect to its capital
stock or other Equity Interests, other than (x) any amendments, modifications or changes
pursuant to this Section 10.09(a) and any such new agreements which do not adversely affect
the interests of the Lenders in any material respect and (y) any amendment to such Person’s
respective certificates of incorporation or other organizational documents to authorize the
issuance of capital stock or other Equity Interests otherwise permitted to be issued
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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(b) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall designate any Indebtedness (other
than the Obligations and obligations under the Term Credit Agreement) as “Designated Guarantor
Senior Debt” or “Designated Senior Debt” for purposes of any agreement governing Specified
Indebtedness.
10.10. Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests. The Borrower will not issue (i) any Preferred Equity (or any options, warrants or rights to
purchase Preferred Equity) other than Qualified Preferred Stock or (ii) any redeemable common stock
or equivalent common Equity Interests.
10.11. Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries. The Borrower will not, nor will permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective, any encumbrance or restriction on
the ability of any such Subsidiary to (x) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its
capital stock or any other Equity Interests or participation in its profits owned by the Borrower
or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary of
the Borrower, (y) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or (z)
transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except for
such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) applicable law, (ii) this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or
assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the
Borrower, (iv) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement (in which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is the licensee) or any other contract entered into by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in the ordinary course of business, (v) any agreement or
instrument governing Permitted Acquired Debt, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to
any Person or the properties or assets of any Person other than the Person or the properties or
assets of the Person acquired pursuant to the respective acquisition and so long as the respective
encumbrances or restrictions were not created (or made more restrictive) in connection with or in
anticipation of such acquisition, (vi) restrictions applicable to any Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary
existing at the time of the acquisition thereof as a result of an Investment pursuant to Section
10.05; provided that the restrictions applicable to such joint venture are not made more
burdensome, from the perspective of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, than those as in effect
immediately before giving effect to the consummation of the respective Investment, (vii) any
restriction or encumbrance with respect to assets subject to Liens permitted by Sections 10.03(iv),
(x), (xi), (xii) and (xvi), (viii) the Term Credit Documents, (ix) restrictions set forth in the
documents governing Existing Indebtedness and (x) restrictions in the documents governing
Indebtedness incurred following the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date which are not materially more
restrictive than the restrictions described in the foregoing clause (vii).
10.12. Special Restrictions Relating to Principal Property. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, (i) own or acquire
any Principal Property (other than the Principal Properties designated on Schedule XVII hereto) or
(ii) directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for
or suffer to exist any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on any Principal Property; provided
however that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may
acquire (by way of third-party purchase) up to (but not more than) two Principal Properties after
the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and, thereafter, own such Principal Properties and (y) the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries may own additional Principal Properties which are not Principal
Properties on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or, if acquired after the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date, on such date of acquisition) if (x) the respective Principal Property becomes a
Principal Property after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or such date of acquisition) as a
result of the making of capital expenditures or other investments in such Property by the Borrower
or the respective Subsidiary or (y) the respective Principal Property is constructed by the
Borrower or the respective Subsidiary. The restrictions
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set forth in this Section 10.12 shall cease to apply following the date that Principal
Properties cease to constitute Excluded Property.
10.13. No Additional Deposit Accounts; etc. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor, directly or indirectly,
open, maintain or otherwise have any checking, savings, deposit, securities or other accounts at
any bank or other financial institution where cash or Cash Equivalents are or may be deposited or
maintained with any Person, other than (i) the Core Concentration Account, (ii) the Collection
Accounts set forth on Part A of Schedule III, and (iii) the Excluded Deposit Accounts;
provided that the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor may open new Collection Accounts,
not set forth in such Schedule III, so long as prior to opening any such account (i) the
Administrative Agent has consented in writing to such opening (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) the Borrower has delivered an updated Schedule III to the
Administrative Agent listing such new account if such account is a Collection Account and (iii) in
the case of any new Collection Account), the financial institution with which such account is
opened, together with the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor which has opened such account and
the Collateral Agent have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Cash Management
Control Agreement.
SECTION 11. Events of Default.
Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each, an “Event of
Default”):
11.01. Payments. The Borrower shall (i) default in the payment when due of any principal of any Loan, (ii)
default, and such default shall continue for three or more Business Days, in the payment when due
of any Unpaid Drawing, any interest on any Loan or any Fees or (iii) default, and such default
shall continue for 10 or more Business Days after notice to the Borrower by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender, in the payment when due of any other amounts owing hereunder or under any
other Credit Document; or
11.02. Representations, etc. Any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by any Credit Party herein or in
any other Credit Document (other than a Foreign Security Document) or in any statement or
certificate delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect
on the date as of which made or deemed made; or
11.03. Covenants. The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (a) default in the due performance or
observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 9.01(f)(i), 9.10 or 10,
or (b) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement
contained in Section 9.01(n) and such default shall continue unremedied for at least one Business
Day or (c) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in Sections 11.01, 11.02 or clause (a) or
clause (b) of this Section 11.03) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at
least 30 days; or
11.04. Default Under Other Agreements. (a) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any payment with respect
to any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in
the instrument or agreement under which Indebtedness was created or (ii) default in the observance
or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any
instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or
condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit
the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or
holders) to cause (determined without regard to whether any notice is required), any such
Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or (b) any Indebtedness (other than the
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Obligations) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be declared to be (or shall
become) due and payable, or shall be required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled
required prepayment, prior to the stated maturity thereof; provided that it shall not
constitute an Event of Default pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section 11.04 unless the
principal amount of any one issue of such Indebtedness, or the aggregate amount of all such
Indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, equals or exceeds $25,000,000; or
11.05. Bankruptcy, etc. The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall commence a voluntary case concerning itself
under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or
any successor thereto (the “Bankruptcy Code”); or an involuntary case is commenced against the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the petition is not controverted within 10 days, or is not
dismissed within 60 days, after commencement of the case; or a custodian (as defined in the
Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries commences any
other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors,
dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter
in effect relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; or there is commenced against the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries any such proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of
60 days; or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any
order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any
substantial part of its property to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
any Company action is taken by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of effecting
any of the foregoing; or
11.06. ERISA. (a) Any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standard required for any plan year
or part thereof under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA or a waiver of such standard
or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412 of the Code or
Section 303 or 304 of ERISA, a Reportable Event shall have occurred, a contributing sponsor (as
defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA) of a Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA shall be subject to
the advance reporting requirement of PBGC Regulation Section 4043.61 (without regard to
subparagraph (b)(1) thereof) and an event described in subsection .62, .63, .64, .65, .66, .67 or
.68 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043 shall be reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan
within the following 30 days which will result in a Material Adverse Effect, any Plan which is
subject to Title IV of ERISA shall have had or is likely to have a trustee appointed to administer
such Plan pursuant to Section 4042(b) of ERISA, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan which is subject to
Title IV of ERISA is, shall have been or is likely to be involuntarily terminated or to be the
subject of termination proceedings under ERISA, any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA shall have an
Unfunded Current Liability, a contribution required to be made with respect to a Plan subject to
Title IV of ERISA or Multiemployer Plan or a Foreign Pension Plan has not been made within 60 days
of when due, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or
is likely to incur any liability to or on account of a Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or
Multiemployer Plan under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or
4212 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29), 4971 or 4975 of the Code or on account of a group health plan
(as defined in Section 607(1) of ERISA or Section 4980B(g)(2) of the Code) under Section 4980B of
the Code, or the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower has incurred or is likely to incur
liabilities pursuant to one or more employee welfare benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(1) of
ERISA) that provide benefits to retired employees or other former employees (other than as required
by Section 601 of ERISA) or Plans or Foreign Pension Plans, a “default” within the meaning of
Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA, shall occur with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (b) there
shall result from any such event or events described above in this Section 10.06 the imposition of
a lien, the granting of a security
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interest, or a liability or a material risk of incurring a liability resulting from any event
described in clause (a) above; and (c) such lien, security interest or liability, individually
and/or in the aggregate, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, has had, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; or
11.07. Security Documents. (a) Any Security Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (except in accordance
with the terms thereof), or shall, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, cease to give the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors the Liens, rights, powers and privileges
purported to be created thereby (including, without limitation, a perfected security interest in,
and Lien on, all of the Collateral), in favor of the Collateral Agent, superior to and prior to the
rights of all third Persons (except as permitted by Section 10.03), and subject to no other Liens
(except as permitted by Section 10.03), or (b) any Credit Party shall default in the due
performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or
observed pursuant to any such Security Document and such default shall continue beyond any cure or
grace period specifically applicable thereto pursuant to the terms of any such Security Document;
provided that the failure to have a perfected and enforceable Lien on Collateral in favor
of the Collateral Agent shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this Section 11.07, unless
the aggregate fair market value of all Collateral over which the Collateral Agent fails to have a
perfected and enforceable Lien (exclusive of Collateral that is the subject of an Excluded Event)
equals or exceeds $10,000,000; or
11.08. Guaranties. Any Subsidiaries Guaranty or any provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or
effect as to the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor, or any Subsidiary Guarantor or Person acting by or
on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall deny or disaffirm such Subsidiary Guarantor’s
obligations under the relevant Subsidiaries Guaranty, or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall default in
the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or
observed pursuant to its Subsidiaries Guaranty; or
11.09. Judgments. One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries involving a liability (to the extent not paid or covered by a reputable and solvent
insurance company (with any portion of any judgment or decree not so covered to be included in any
determination hereunder)) equal to or in excess of $25,000,000 for all such judgments and decrees
and all such judgments or decrees shall either be final and non-appealable or shall not have been
vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal for any period of 60 consecutive days;
provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, the European Commission
Decision shall be deemed to have been stayed for so long as such decision is not final and
non-appealable and the Borrower and its applicable Subsidiaries are diligently pursuing an appeal
of such decision and have complied with all requirements of the European Commission with respect to
the posting of bonds, bank guarantees or other security for the European Commission Decision (after
giving effect to any waiver by the European Commission of any such requirements); provided,
further, that the rendering of any other such judgment(s) or decree(s) by courts outside of
the United States and Bermuda shall not be an Event of Default under this Section 11.09 unless (i)
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which are subject to the judgment(s) or decree(s), as of the date
of the issuance of such judgment(s) or decree(s) (or any later date while such judgment(s) or
decree(s) are still in effect) have at least $25,000,000 in net assets (determined on a book basis
without regard to any write-down or write-off of such assets as a result of such judgment(s) or
decree(s)) located in the jurisdictions (i.e., the relevant country or countries or any
larger jurisdiction of the respective court(s)) of the courts rendering such judgment(s) or
decree(s) (which is (or are) final and non-appealable or has (or have) not been vacated,
discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal for any period of 60 consecutive days) or (ii) an order
or orders enforcing such judgment(s) or decree(s) (which is (or are) final and non-appealable or
has (or have) not been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal for any period of 60
consecutive days) is entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction in a
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jurisdiction or jurisdictions where the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries subject to the order,
as of the date of the entry of such order of enforcement (or any later date while any such order is
still in effect), have at least $25,000,000 in net assets located in such jurisdiction or
jurisdictions (determined on a book basis without regard to any write-down or write-off of such
assets as a result of such judgment(s) or decree(s)); or
11.10. Ownership. A Change of Control shall have occurred; or
11.11. Denial of Liability. The Borrower shall deny its obligations under this Agreement, any Note or any other Credit
Document;
then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be
continuing, the Administrative Agent may and, upon the written request of the Required Lenders,
shall by written notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, without
prejudice to the rights of any Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against any Credit Party
(provided that if an Event of Default specified in Section 11.05 shall occur with respect
to the Borrower, the result which would occur upon the giving of written notice by the
Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) below shall occur automatically without
the giving of any such notice): (i) declare the Total Commitment terminated, whereupon the
Revolving Loan Commitment of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately and any Commitment
Commission and any other Fees shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of
any kind; (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Loans and all
Obligations owing hereunder (including Unpaid Drawings) to be, whereupon the same shall become,
forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of
which are hereby waived by the Borrower; (iii) enforce, as Collateral Agent (or direct the
Collateral Agent to enforce), subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, any or all of the Liens and
security interests created pursuant to the Security Documents; (iv) terminate any Letter of Credit
which may be terminated in accordance with its terms; (v) direct the Borrower to pay (and the
Borrower agrees that upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
specified in Section 11.05 with respect to the Borrower, it will pay) to the Administrative Agent
at the Payment Office such additional amount of cash, to be held as security by the Administrative
Agent, as is equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit issued for the account
of the Borrower and then outstanding; and (vi) apply any cash collateral held by the Administrative
Agent as provided in Section 5.02 to the repayment of the Obligations.
SECTION 12. The Administrative Agent.
12.01. Appointment. The Lenders hereby irrevocably designate and appoint DBNY as Administrative Agent (for
purposes of this Section 12 and Section 13.01, the term “Administrative Agent” also shall include
DBNY in its capacity as Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents) to act as specified
herein and in the other Credit Documents. Each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes, and each
holder of any Note by the acceptance of such Note shall be deemed irrevocably to authorize, the
Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the
other Credit Documents and any other instruments and agreements referred to herein or therein and
to exercise such powers and to perform such duties hereunder and thereunder as are specifically
delegated to or required of the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof and such other
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its
respective duties hereunder by or through its officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates.
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12.02. Nature of Duties.
(a) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those
expressly set forth in this Agreement and in the other Credit Documents. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates shall be
liable for any action taken or omitted by it or them hereunder or under any other Credit Document
or in connection herewith or therewith, unless caused by its or their gross negligence or willful
misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable
decision). The duties of the Administrative Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in
nature; the Administrative Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other Credit
Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or the holder of any Note; and nothing
in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be
so construed as to impose upon the Administrative Agent any obligations in respect of this
Agreement or any other Credit Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Credit
Document, the Lead Arrangers are named as such for recognition purposes only, and in their
capacities as such shall have no powers, duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to
this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
it being understood and agreed that each Lead Arranger shall be entitled to all indemnification and
reimbursement rights in favor of the Administrative Agent as, and to the extent, provided for under
Sections 12.06 and 13.01. Without limitation of the foregoing, no Lead Arranger shall, solely by
reason of this Agreement or any other Credit Documents, have any fiduciary relationship in respect
of any Lender or any other Person.
12.03. Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent. Independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the
holder of each Note, to the extent it deems appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (i)
its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans and the taking or not
taking of any action in connection herewith and (ii) its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the
Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing
basis, to provide any Lender or the holder of any Note with any credit or other information with
respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time
or times thereafter. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Lender or the holder
of any Note for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in
any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or for the execution,
effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectibility, priority or
sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the financial condition of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the
performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement or any
other Credit Document, or the financial condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the
existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default.
12.04. Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent. If the Administrative Agent requests instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to
any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit
Document, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action
unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received instructions from the Required
Lenders; and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any Lender by reason of so
refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, neither any Lender nor the holder of any Note shall
have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the
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Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Credit
Document in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders.
12.05. Reliance. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in
relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or
telecopier message, cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent
or made by any Person that the Administrative Agent believed to be the proper Person, and, with
respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and any other Credit Document and its
duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by the Administrative Agent.
12.06. Indemnification. To the extent the Administrative Agent (or any Affiliate thereof) is not reimbursed and
indemnified by the Borrower, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent (and
any Affiliate thereof) in proportion to their respective “percentage” as used in determining the
Required Lenders (determined as if there were no Defaulting Lenders) for and against any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses
or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred
by the Administrative Agent (or any Affiliate thereof) in performing its duties hereunder or under
any other Credit Document or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other
Credit Document; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s (or such Affiliate’s) gross
negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and
non-appealable decision). Each Revolving Participant agrees to indemnify the Fronting Lender, in
its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the
obligations of the Borrower to do so), for any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that
may at any time (including at any time following the payment of the Loans) be imposed on or
incurred by or asserted against the Fronting Lender in its capacity as such; provided that
no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the
Fronting Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Fronting Lender as determined by a
final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
12.07. The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity. With respect to its obligation to make Loans, or issue or participate in Letters of Credit,
under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have the rights and powers specified herein
for a “Lender” and may exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the
duties specified herein; and the term “Lender,” “Required Lenders,” “Holders of Notes” or any
similar terms shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, include the Administrative
Agent in its respective individual capacities. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates may
accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, investment
banking, trust or other business with, or provide debt financing, equity capital or other services
(including financial advisory services) to any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party
(or any Person engaged in a similar business with any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof) as if
they were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration
from any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party for services in connection with this
Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders.
12.08. Holders.
(a) The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for
all purposes hereof unless and until a written notice of the assignment, transfer or
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endorsement thereof, as the case may be, shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent.
Any request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such request or giving
such authority or consent, is the holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding on any
subsequent holder, transferee, assignee or endorsee, as the case may be, of such Note or of any
Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of preceding clause (a), the parties hereto acknowledge
and agree that any Agent hereunder may also act in individual or agency capacities in connection
with other financings, including, without limitation, pursuant to the Term Credit Documents. The
parties hereto agree to each of the Agents acting in such other individual and agency capacities,
and shall not raise any claim in connection therewith (except to the extent resulting from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the respective such Person as an Agent hereunder).
12.09. Resignation by the Administrative Agent.
(a) The Administrative Agent may resign from the performance of all its respective functions
and duties hereunder and/or under the other Credit Documents at any time by giving 15 Business
Days’ prior written notice to the Lenders and, unless a Default or an Event of Default under
Section 11.05 then exists, the Borrower. Any such resignation by an Administrative Agent hereunder
shall also constitute its resignation as an Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender, in which case
the resigning Administrative Agent (x) shall not be required to issue any further Letters of Credit
or make any additional Swingline Loans hereunder and (y) shall maintain all of its rights as
Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender, as the case may be, with respect to any Letters of Credit
issued by it, or Swingline Loans made by it, prior to the date of such resignation. Such
resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to
clauses (b) and (c) below or as otherwise provided below.
(b) Upon any such notice of resignation by the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders
shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder who shall be a commercial
bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, which acceptance shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed (provided that the Borrower’s approval shall not be
required if an Event of Default then exists).
(c) If a successor Administrative Agent shall not have been so appointed within such 15
Business Day period, the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Borrower (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided that the Borrower’s consent shall
not be required if an Event of Default then exists), shall then appoint a successor Administrative
Agent who shall serve as Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as
the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above.
(d) If no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed pursuant to clause (b) or (c)
above by the 20th Business Day after the date such notice of resignation was given by the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective and the
Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder
and/or under any other Credit Document until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a
successor Administrative Agent as provided above.
(e) Upon a resignation of the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 12.09, the
Administrative Agent shall remain indemnified to the extent provided in this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents and the provisions of this Section 12 (and the analogous provisions of the
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Documents) shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Administrative Agent for all of its
actions and inactions while serving as the Administrative Agent.
12.10. Collateral Matters.
(a) Each Lender authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security
Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note
by the acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any
action taken by the Required Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the
Security Documents, and the exercise by the Required Lenders of the powers set forth herein or
therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized
and binding upon all of the Lenders. The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of
the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time
to time prior to an Event of Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Security
Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and
liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents.
(b) The Lenders hereby authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to
release any Lien granted to or held by the Collateral Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon
termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments (and all Letters of Credit) and payment and
satisfaction of all of the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnification obligations) at any
time arising under or in respect of this Agreement or the Credit Documents or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) constituting property being sold or otherwise disposed of (to
Persons other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) upon the sale or other disposition thereof in
compliance with Section 10.02, (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required
Lenders (or all of the Lenders hereunder, to the extent required by Section 13.12), (iv) as
otherwise may be expressly provided in the relevant Security Documents. Upon request by the
Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s
authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 12.10 or (v)
constituting Equity Interests or assets of any Subsidiary of the Borrower upon the liquidation or
dissolution of such Subsidiary in a transaction permitted by the Credit Documents.
(c) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders or to any other
Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Credit Party or is cared for,
protected or insured or that the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent herein or pursuant hereto
have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are
entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any
manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers
granted or available to the Collateral Agent in this Section 12.10 or in any of the Security
Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission
or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in
its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as one of the
Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders,
except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
12.11. Delivery of Information. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to deliver to any Lender originals or copies
of any documents, instruments, notices, communications or other information received by the
Administrative Agent from any Credit Party, any Subsidiary, the Required Lenders, any Lender or any
other Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document except (i) as
specifically provided in this Agreement or any other Credit Document and (ii) as specifically
requested from time to time in writing by any Lender with respect to a
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specific document, instrument, notice or other written communication received by and in the
possession of the Administrative Agent at the time of receipt of such request and then only in
accordance with such specific request.
12.12. Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent and any Fronting
Lender shall withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable
withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other authority of the United States or
other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent or the Fronting Lender did not
properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason
(including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly
executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent or the Fronting Lender
of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax
ineffective), such Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the
Fronting Lender (to the extent that the Administrative Agent or the Fronting Lender has not already
been reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) for
all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent or the Fronting Lender as tax
or otherwise, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties thereto, together with all
expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not
such tax were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A
certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the
Administrative Agent or Fronting Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 13. Miscellaneous.
13.01. Payment of Expenses, etc. The Borrower hereby agrees to: (i) whether or not the transactions herein contemplated are
consummated, pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent
(including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
llp and local and foreign counsel and the Administrative Agent’s other counsel
and consultants) in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein and
therein and any amendment, waiver or consent relating hereto or thereto, of the Administrative
Agent and its Affiliates in connection with its or their syndication efforts with respect to this
Agreement and of the Administrative Agent and, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, each of
the Issuing Lenders and Lenders in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein and therein or in connection
with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in
the nature of a “work-out” or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings (including, in
each case without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and consultants
(including, without limitation, any inventory consultants) for the Administrative Agent and, after
the occurrence of an Event of Default, counsel for each of the Issuing Lenders and Lenders); (ii)
pay and hold the Administrative Agent, each of the Issuing Lenders and each of the Lenders harmless
from and against any and all present and future stamp, excise and other similar documentary taxes
with respect to the foregoing matters and save the Administrative Agent, each of the Issuing
Lenders and each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to
or resulting from any delay or omission (other than to the extent attributable to the
Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender or such Lender) to pay such taxes; and (iii) indemnify
the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and each Lender, and each of their respective
officers, directors, employees, representatives, advisors, agents, affiliates, trustees and
investment advisors from and hold each of them harmless against any and all liabilities,
obligations (including removal or remedial actions), losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ and
consultants’ fees and disbursements) incurred by, imposed on or assessed against any of them as a
result of, or arising out of, or
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in any way related to, or by reason of, (a) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding
(whether or not the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender is a party thereto and
whether or not such investigation, litigation or other proceeding is brought by or on behalf of any
Credit Party) related to the entering into and/or performance of this Agreement or any other Credit
Document or the use of any Letter of Credit or the proceeds of any Loans hereunder or the
consummation of any other transactions contemplated herein or in any other Credit Document or the
exercise of any of their rights or remedies provided herein or in the other Credit Documents, or
(b) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials in the air, surface water or groundwater
or on the surface or subsurface of any Real Property at any time owned, leased or operated by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the generation, storage, transportation, handling or disposal
of Hazardous Materials by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at any location, whether or not
owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the non-compliance by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law (including applicable permits
thereunder) applicable to any Real Property, or any Environmental Claim asserted against the
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property at any time owned, leased or operated by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including, in each case, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel and other consultants incurred in connection with any such
investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any losses, liabilities, claims,
damages or expenses to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of the Person to be indemnified (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and
non-appealable decision)). To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay or hold harmless
the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender set forth in the preceding sentence may
be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, the Borrower shall make the
maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the indemnified liabilities which
is permissible under applicable law.
13.02. Right of Setoff.
(a) In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and
not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and each Lender is hereby
authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice
of any kind to any Credit Party or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly
waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any
other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender or
such Lender (including, without limitation, by branches and agencies of the Administrative Agent,
such Issuing Lender or such Lender wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries against and on account of the Obligations and liabilities of
the Credit Parties to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender or such Lender under this
Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents, including, without limitation, all interests
in Obligations purchased by such Lender pursuant to Section 13.04(b), and all other claims of any
nature or description arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any other Credit Document,
irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender or such Lender shall
have made any demand hereunder and although said Obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of
them, shall be contingent or unmatured.
(b) NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING SUBSECTION (a), AT ANY TIME THAT THE LOANS OR ANY OTHER
OBLIGATION SHALL BE SECURED BY REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, NO LENDER SHALL EXERCISE A
RIGHT OF SETOFF, LIEN OR COUNTERCLAIM OR TAKE ANY COURT OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR INSTITUTE ANY
PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY NOTE UNLESS IT IS TAKEN WITH THE
CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS OR APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, IF SUCH SETOFF
OR ACTION
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OR PROCEEDING WOULD OR MIGHT (PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTIONS 580a,
580b, 580d AND 726 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE OR SECTION 2924 OF THE CALIFORNIA
CIVIL CODE, IF APPLICABLE, OR OTHERWISE) AFFECT OR IMPAIR THE VALIDITY, PRIORITY OR ENFORCEABILITY
OF THE LIENS GRANTED TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS OR THE
ENFORCEABILITY OF THE NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AND ANY ATTEMPTED EXERCISE BY ANY
LENDER OF ANY SUCH RIGHT WITHOUT OBTAINING SUCH CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS OR THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID. THIS SUBSECTION (b) SHALL BE SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT
OF EACH OF THE LENDERS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT HEREUNDER.
13.03. Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications
provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic, telecopier or cable
communication) and mailed, telegraphed, telecopied, cabled or delivered: if to any Credit Party,
at the address specified opposite its signature below or in the other relevant Credit Documents; if
to any Lender, at its address specified on Schedule II; and if to the Administrative Agent, at the
Notice Office; or, as to any Credit Party or the Administrative Agent, at such other address as
shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto and, as to each
Lender, at such other address as shall be designated by such Lender in a written notice to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed,
telegraphed, telecopied, or cabled or sent by overnight courier, be effective when deposited in the
mails, delivered to the telegraph company, cable company or overnight courier, as the case may be,
or sent by telecopier, except that notices and communications to the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower shall not be effective until received by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, as the
case may be.
13.04. Benefit of Agreement; Assignments; Participations.
(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, the
Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights, obligations or interest hereunder without
the prior written consent of the Lenders and, provided further, that, although any
Lender may transfer, assign or grant participations in its rights hereunder, such Lender shall
remain a “Lender” for all purposes hereunder (and may not transfer or assign all or any portion of
its Revolving Loan Commitments hereunder except as provided in Sections 2.13 and 13.04(b)) and the
transferee, assignee or participant, as the case may be, shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder
and, provided, further, that no Lender shall transfer or grant any participation
under which the participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this
Agreement or any other Credit Document except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i)
extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit (unless such Letter of
Credit is not extended beyond the Revolving Loan Maturity Date) in which such participant is
participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or Fees thereon (except
in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or
reduce the principal amount thereof (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the
financial definitions in this Agreement or to Section 13.07(a) shall not constitute a reduction in
the rate of interest or Fees payable hereunder), or increase the amount of the participant’s
participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any
Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Total Commitment shall not
constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in any Revolving Loan
Commitment (or the available portion thereof) or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any
participant if the participant’s participation is not increased as a result thereof), (ii) consent
to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights
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and obligations under this Agreement or (iii) release all or substantially all of the
Collateral under all of the Security Documents (except as expressly provided in the Credit
Documents) supporting the Loans or Letters of Credit hereunder in which such participant is
participating. In the case of any such participation, the participant shall not have any rights
under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (the participant’s rights against such
Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such
Lender in favor of the participant relating thereto) and all amounts payable by the Borrower
hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Lender (or any Lender together with one or more other
Lenders) may (x) assign all or a portion of its Revolving Loan Commitments and related outstanding
Obligations (or, if the Revolving Loan Commitments have terminated, outstanding Obligations)
hereunder to (i)(A) its parent company and/or any affiliate of such Lender which is at least 50%
owned by such Lender or its parent company or (B) to one or more other Lenders or any affiliate of
any such other Lender which is at least 50% owned by such other Lender or its parent company
(provided that any fund that invests in loans and is managed or advised by the same
investment advisor of another fund which is a Lender (or by an Affiliate of such investment
advisor) shall be treated as an affiliate of such other Lender for the purposes of this sub-clause
(x)(i)(B)), or (ii) in the case of any Lender that is a fund that invests in loans, any other fund
that invests in loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor of any Lender or by
an Affiliate of such investment advisor or (y) assign all, or if less than all, a portion
equal to at least $10,000,000 in the aggregate for the assigning Lender or assigning Lenders, of
such Revolving Loan Commitments and related outstanding Obligations (or, if the Revolving Loan
Commitments have terminated, outstanding Obligations) hereunder to one or more Eligible Transferees
(treating any fund that invests in loans and any other fund that invests in loans and is managed or
advised by the same investment advisor of such fund or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor
as a single Eligible Transferee), each of which assignees shall become a party to this Agreement as
a Lender by execution of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, provided that (i) at such
time, Schedule I shall be deemed modified to reflect the Revolving Loan Commitments and/or
outstanding Loans, as the case may be, of such new Lender and of the existing Lenders, (ii) upon
the surrender of the relevant Notes by the assigning Lender (or, upon such assigning Lender’s
indemnifying the Borrower for any lost Note pursuant to a customary indemnification agreement) new
Notes will be issued, at the Borrower’s expense, to such new Lender and to the assigning Lender
upon the request of such new Lender or assigning Lender, such new Notes to be in conformity with
the requirements of Section 2.05 (with appropriate modifications) to the extent needed to reflect
the revised Revolving Loan Commitments and/or outstanding Loans, as the case may be, (iii) the
consent of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender and, so long as no Default or Event of
Default then exists, the Borrower, shall be required in connection with any such assignment
pursuant to clause (y) above (such consent, in any case, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed
or conditioned), (iv) the Administrative Agent shall receive at the time of each such assignment,
from the assigning or assignee Lender, the payment of a non-refundable assignment fee of $3,500 and
(v) no such transfer or assignment will be effective until recorded by the Administrative Agent on
the Register pursuant to Section 13.15. To the extent of any assignment pursuant to this Section
13.04(b), the assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect to its
assigned Revolving Loan Commitments and outstanding Loans. At the time of each assignment pursuant
to this Section 13.04(b) to a Person which is not already a Lender hereunder and which is not a
United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) for Federal
income tax purposes, the respective assignee Lender shall, to the extent legally entitled to do so,
provide to the Borrower the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Forms (and, if applicable, a
Section 5.04(b)(ii) Certificate) described in Section 5.04(b). To the extent that an assignment of
all or any portion of a Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitments and related outstanding Obligations
pursuant to Section 2.13 or this Section 13.04(b) would, at the time of such assignment, result in
increased costs
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under Section 2.10, 3.06 or 5.04 from those being charged by the respective assigning Lender prior to such
assignment, then the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the
Borrower, in accordance with and pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement, shall be
obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after
the date of the respective assignment).
(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from pledging its Loans and
Notes hereunder to a Federal Reserve Bank in support of borrowings made by such Lender from such
Federal Reserve Bank and, with prior notification to the Administrative Agent (but without the
consent of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower), any Lender which is a fund may pledge all or
any portion of its Loans and Notes to its trustee or to a collateral agent providing credit or
credit support to such Lender in support of its obligations to such trustee, such collateral agent
or a holder of such obligations, as the case may be. No pledge pursuant to this clause (c) shall
release the transferor Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute (by foreclosure
or otherwise) any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party thereto.
(d) Any Lender which assigns all of its Revolving Loan Commitments and/or Loans hereunder in
accordance with Section 13.04(b) shall cease to constitute a “Lender” hereunder, except with
respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections
2.10, 2.11, 3.06, 5.04, 12.06, 13.01 and 13.06), which shall survive as to such assigning Lender.
13.05. No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any
Issuing Lender or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any
other Credit Document and no course of dealing between the Borrower or any other Credit Party and
the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender shall operate as a
waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder
or under any other Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights, powers and remedies
herein or in any other Credit Document expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights, powers or remedies which the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Lender
or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall
entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances
or constitute a waiver of the rights of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing
Lender or any Lender to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
13.06. Payments Pro Rata.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent agrees that
promptly after its receipt of each payment from or on behalf of the Borrower in respect of the
Obligations hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Lenders
entitled thereto (including to the Fronting Lender (rather than to the Revolving Participants) with
respect to the Revolving Loans made by such Lender and other than any Lender that has consented in
writing to waive its pro rata share of any such payment) pro rata
based upon their respective shares, if any, of the Obligations with respect to which such payment
was received.
(b) Each of the Lenders agrees that, if it should receive any amount hereunder (whether by
voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of setoff or banker’s
lien, by counterclaim or cross action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents,
or otherwise), which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Loans,
Unpaid Drawings, Commitment Commission or Letter of Credit Fees, of a sum which with respect
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to the related sum or sums received by other Lenders is in a greater proportion than the total
of such Obligation then owed and due to such Lender bears to the total of such Obligation then owed
and due to all of the Lenders immediately prior to such receipt, then such Lender receiving such
excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse or warranty from the other Lenders a
Participating Interest in the Obligations of the respective Credit Party to such Lenders in such
amount as shall result in a proportional participation by all the Lenders in such amount;
provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such
Lenders, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such
recovery, but without interest.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions of the preceding
Sections 13.06(a) and (b) shall be subject to the express provisions of this Agreement which
require, or permit, differing payments to be made to Non-Defaulting Lenders as opposed to
Defaulting Lenders.
13.07. Calculations; Computations.
(a) The financial statements to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant hereto shall be made and
prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except
as set forth in the notes thereto or as otherwise disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the
Lenders), provided that (i) if at any time any change in U.S. GAAP is reasonably likely to
cause any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document to be violated or to
impose additional obligations on the Borrower, or to prevent any such violation or any such
imposition absent such change, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request,
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or
requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in U.S. GAAP (subject
to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (x) such
ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP prior to such
change therein (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if such notice is provided following the last day
of a Test Period but prior to the date the officer’s certificate required pursuant to Section
9.01(e) has been delivered for such Test Period, such notice shall be deemed to have been received
on the last day of such Test Period) and (y) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as
reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or
requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in U.S. GAAP, (ii) to the extent
expressly required pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, certain calculations shall be made
on a Pro Forma Basis and (iii) for purposes of determining compliance with any
incurrence or expenditure tests set forth in Sections 9 and/or 10, any amounts so incurred or
expended (to the extent incurred or expended in a currency other than Dollars) shall be converted
into Dollars on the basis of the exchange rates (as shown on Reuters ECB page 37 or, if same does
not provide such exchange rates, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent) as in effect on the date of such incurrence or expenditure under any
provision of any such Section that has an aggregate Dollar limitation provided for therein (and to
the extent the respective incurrence or expenditure test regulates the aggregate amount outstanding
at any time and it is expressed in terms of Dollars, all outstanding amounts originally incurred or
spent in currencies other than Dollars shall be converted into Dollars on the basis of the exchange
rates (as shown on Reuters ECB page 37 or, if same does not provide such exchange rates, on such
other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) as in effect on the date of
any new incurrence or expenditures made under any provision of any such Section that regulates the
Dollar amount outstanding at any time).
(b) All computations of interest, Commitment Commission and other Fees hereunder shall be made
on the basis of a year of 360 days (except for interest calculated by reference to (x) the
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Prime Lending Rate, which shall be based on a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable and (y)
Sterling LIBOR, which shall be based on a year of 365 days) for the actual number of days
(including the first day but excluding the last day; except that in the case of Letter of Credit
Fees and Facing Fees, the last day shall be included) occurring in the period for which such
interest, Commitment Commission or Fees are payable.
13.08. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN ANY MORTGAGE, BE CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS
OF LAW PRINCIPLES). ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
CREDIT DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, IN EACH CASE WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, AND,
BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, THE BORROWER HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE
JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. THE BORROWER HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM
THAT ANY SUCH COURTS LACK PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE BORROWER, AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR
CLAIM, IN ANY LEGAL ACTION PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT
BROUGHT IN ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS, THAT SUCH COURTS LACK PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE
BORROWER. THE BORROWER FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY
REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH OPPOSITE
ITS SIGNATURE BELOW, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. THE BORROWER
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS AND FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER
CREDIT DOCUMENT THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS WAS IN ANY WAY INVALID OR INEFFECTIVE. NOTHING HEREIN
SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE HOLDER OF ANY NOTE TO SERVE
PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED
AGAINST THE BORROWER IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
(b) THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO
THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (a)
ABOVE AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT
ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
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(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY
JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE
OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
13.09. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties
hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original,
but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts
executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
13.10. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date (the “Effective Date”) on which
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arranger and each of the Lenders shall have signed
a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered the same
to the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office or, in the case of the Lenders, shall have given
to the Administrative Agent telephonic (confirmed in writing), written or telex notice (actually
received) at such office that the same has been signed and mailed to it. The Administrative Agent
will give the Borrower and each Lender prompt written notice of the occurrence of the Effective
Date.
13.11. Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several Sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of
this Agreement.
13.12. Amendment or Waiver; etc.
(a) Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may
be changed, waived, discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination
is in writing signed by the respective Credit Parties party hereto or thereto and the Required
Lenders (although additional parties may be added to (and annexes may be modified to reflect such
additions), and Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be released from, the Subsidiaries Guaranty and
the Security Documents in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof without the consent of
the other Credit Parties party thereto or the Required Lenders), provided that no such
change, waiver, discharge or termination shall, without the consent of each Lender (other than a
Defaulting Lender) (with Obligations being directly affected in the case of following clause (i),
clause (ix) or clause (x)), (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan or Note or extend
the stated expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, or
reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or Fees thereon (except in connection
with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates), or reduce (or
forgive) the principal amount thereof (it being understood that any amendment or modification to
the financial definitions in this Agreement or to Section 13.07(a) shall not constitute a reduction
in the rate of interest or Fees for the purposes of this clause (i)), (ii) release all or
substantially all of (x) the Collateral (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents)
under all the Security Documents or (y) the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Subsidiaries
Guaranties, (iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 13.12(a) (except for
technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement
which afford the protections to such additional extensions of credit of the type provided to the
Revolving Loan Commitments on the Effective Date), (iv) reduce the “majority” voting threshold
specified in the definition of Required Lenders (it being understood that, with the consent of the
Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the
determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the extensions of
Revolving Loan Commitments are included on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date), (v) consent to the
assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement,
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increase the advance rates applicable to the Borrowing Base over those in effect on the
Initial Borrowing Date (it being understood that the establishment, modification or elimination of
Reserves and adjustment, establishment and elimination of criteria for Eligible Accounts and
Eligible Inventory, in each case by Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof, will
not be deemed such an increase in advance rates), (vii) increase the percentage of the Borrowing
Base for which Agent Advances may be made pursuant to Section 2.01(e), (viii) increase the Total
Commitment (other than as contemplated by Section 2.14), (ix) or increase the Revolving Loan
Commitment of any Lender, (x) change any provision of any Loan Document with respect to the order
of payment of the Obligations following an Event of Default, including, without limitation, Section
7.4 of the Security Agreement or
(xi) subordinate all or substantially all of the ABL Priority
Collateral to any other Indebtedness; provided further, that no such change,
waiver, discharge or termination shall, without the consent of the Supermajority Lenders, (x) amend
the definition of Supermajority Lenders, (x) amend the definition of Borrowing Availability or (y)
amend any of the following definitions, in each case the effect of which would be to increase the
amounts available for borrowing hereunder: Borrowing Base, Eligible Accounts, Eligible Inventory
(including, in each case, the defined terms used therein) (it being understood that the
establishment, modification or elimination of Reserves and adjustment, establishment and
elimination of criteria for Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory, in each case by the
Administrative Agents in accordance with the terms hereof, will not be deemed to require a
Supermajority Lender consent), provided further, that no such change, waiver,
discharge or termination shall (1) without the consent of each Issuing Lender, amend, modify or
waive any provision of Section 1 or alter its rights or obligations with respect to Letters of
Credit, (2) without the consent of the Swingline Lender, alter the Swingline Lender’s rights or
obligations with respect to Swingline Loans, (3) without the consent of the Administrative Agent,
amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 12 or any other provision as same relates to the
rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent, or (4) without the consent of Collateral Agent,
amend, modify or waive any provision relating to the rights or obligations of the Collateral Agent.
(b) If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination of or to any
of the provisions of this Agreement as contemplated by clauses (i) through (v), inclusive, of the
first proviso to Section 13.12(a), the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but the consent
of one or more of such other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained, then the Borrower
shall have the right, so long as all non-consenting Lenders whose individual consent is required
are treated as described in either clause (A) or (B) below, to either (A) replace each such
non-consenting Lender or Lenders (or, at the option of the Borrower, if the respective Lender’s
consent is required with respect to less than all Loans (or related Revolving Loan
Commitments), to replace only the Revolving Loan Commitments and/or Loans of the respective
non-consenting Lender which gave rise to the need to obtain such Lender’s individual consent) with
one or more Replacement Lenders pursuant to Section 2.13 so long as at the time of such
replacement, each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or
termination or (B) terminate such non-consenting Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment (if such
Lender’s consent is required as a result of its Revolving Loan Commitment) the outstanding Loans of
such Lender which gave rise to the need to obtain such Lender’s consent and/or cash collateralize
its applicable RL Percentage of the Letter of Credit of Outstandings, in accordance with Sections
4.02(b) and/or 5.01(b), provided that, unless the Revolving Loan Commitments which are
terminated and Loans which are repaid pursuant to preceding clause (B) are immediately replaced in
full at such time through the addition of new Lenders or the increase of the Revolving Loan
Commitments and/or outstanding Loans of existing Lenders (who in each case must specifically
consent thereto), then in the case of any action pursuant to preceding clause (B), the Required
Lenders (determined after giving effect to the proposed action) shall specifically consent thereto,
provided, further, that the Borrower shall not have the right to replace a Lender,
terminate its Revolving Loan Commitment or repay its Loans solely as a result of the exercise of
such Lender’s rights (and the withholding of any required consent by such Lender) pursuant to the
second proviso to Section 13.12(a).
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13.13. Survival. All indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Sections 2.10, 2.11,
3.06, 5.04, 12.06 and 13.01 shall survive the execution, delivery and termination of this Agreement
and the Notes and the making and repayment of the Obligations.
13.14. Domicile of Loans. Each Lender may transfer and carry its Loans at, to or for the account of any office,
Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
to the extent that a transfer of Loans pursuant to this Section 13.14 would, at the time of such
transfer, result in increased costs under Section 2.10, 2.11, 3.06 or 5.04 from those being charged
by the respective Lender prior to such transfer, then the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay
such increased costs (although the Borrower shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of
the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective transfer).
13.15. Register. The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent to serve as its agent, solely for
purposes of this Section 13.15, to maintain a register (the “Register”) on which it will
record the Revolving Loan Commitments from time to time of each of the Lenders, the Loans made by
each of the Lenders and each repayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of each
Lender. Failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect
the Borrower’s obligations in respect of such Loans. With respect to any Lender, the transfer of
the Revolving Loan Commitments of such Lender and the rights to the principal of, and interest on,
any Loan made pursuant to such Revolving Loan Commitments shall not be effective until such
transfer is recorded on the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent with respect to
ownership of such Revolving Loan Commitments and Loans and prior to such recordation all amounts
owing to the transferor with respect to such Revolving Loan Commitments and Loans shall remain
owing to the transferor. The registration of assignment or Revolving Loan transfer of all or part
of any Revolving Loan Commitments and Loans shall be recorded by the Administrative Agent on the
Register only upon the acceptance by the Administrative Agent of a properly executed and delivered
Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to Section 13.04(b). Coincident with the delivery of
such an Assignment and Assumption Agreement to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and
registration of assignment or transfer of all or part of a Loan, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, the assigning or transferor Lender shall surrender the Note (if any) evidencing such
Loan, and thereupon one or more new Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to
the assigning or transferor Lender and/or the new Lender at the request of any such Lender. The
Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages and liabilities of whatsoever nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred
by the Administrative Agent in performing its duties under this Section 13.15.
13.16. Confidentiality.
(a) Subject to the provisions of clause (b) of this Section 13.16, each Lender agrees that it
will use its reasonable efforts not to disclose without the prior consent of the Borrower (other
than to its employees, auditors, advisors or counsel or to another Lender if such Lender or such
Lender’s holding or parent company in its sole discretion determines that any such party should
have access to such information, provided such Persons shall be subject to the provisions
of this Section 13.16 to the same extent as such Lender) any information with respect to the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which is now or in the future furnished pursuant to this
Agreement or any other Credit Document, provided that any Lender may disclose any such
information (i) as has become generally available to the public other than by virtue of a breach of
this Section 13.16(a) by the respective Lender, (ii) as may be required or appropriate in any
report, statement or testimony submitted to any municipal, state or Federal regulatory body having
or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Lender or to the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or similar organizations (whether in the United States or elsewhere)
or their successors, (iii) as may be required or appropriate in respect to any summons or
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subpoena or in connection with any litigation, (iv) in order to comply with any law, order,
regulation or ruling applicable to such Lender, (v) to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Agent, (vi) to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty in any swap, hedge or similar
agreement (or to any such contractual counterparty’s professional advisor), so long as such
contractual counterparty (or such professional advisor) agrees to be bound by the provisions of
this Section 13.16 and (vii) to any prospective or actual transferee or participant in connection
with any contemplated transfer or participation of any of the Notes or Commitments or any interest
therein by such Lender, provided that such prospective transferee agrees to be bound by the
confidentiality provisions contained in this Section 13.16.
(b) The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that each Lender may share with any of its
affiliates, and such affiliates may share with such Lender, any information related to the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any non-public customer information
regarding the creditworthiness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), provided such Persons
shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 13.16 to the same extent as such Lender.
13.17. Special Provisions Regarding Pledges of Equity Interests in, and Promissory Notes
Owed by, Persons Not Organized in the United States. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the provisions of the various Security
Documents executed and delivered by the Credit Parties require that, among other things, all
promissory notes executed by, and capital stock and other Equity Interests in, various Persons
owned by the respective Credit Party be pledged, and delivered for pledge, pursuant to the Security
Documents. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that each Credit Party shall be
required to take all actions under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Credit Party is
organized to create and perfect all security interests granted pursuant to the various Security
Documents and to take all actions under the laws of the United States and any State thereof to
perfect the security interests in the capital stock and other Equity Interests of, and promissory
notes issued by, any Person organized under the laws of said jurisdictions (in each case, to the
extent said capital stock, other Equity Interests or promissory notes are owned by any Credit
Party). Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, to the extent any Security
Document requires or provides for the pledge of promissory notes issued by, or capital stock or
other Equity Interests in, any Person organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than those
specified in the immediately preceding sentence, it is acknowledged that, as of the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date, no actions have been required to be taken to perfect, under local law of the
jurisdiction of the Person who issued the respective promissory notes or whose capital stock or
other Equity Interests are pledged, under the Security Documents. The Borrower hereby agrees that,
following any request by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders to do so, the Borrower
will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, take such actions (including, without limitation, the
execution of Additional Security Documents, the making of any filings and the delivery of
appropriate legal opinions) under the local law of any jurisdiction with respect to which such
actions have not already been taken as are determined by the Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders to be necessary or desirable in order to fully perfect, preserve or protect the security
interests granted pursuant to the various Security Documents under the laws of such jurisdictions.
If requested to do so pursuant to this Section 13.17, all such actions shall be taken in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 13.17 and Section 9.12 and within the time periods set forth
therein. All conditions and representations contained in this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to effect the foregoing and so that same
are not violated by reason of the failure to take actions under local law (but only with respect to
capital stock of, other Equity Interests in, and promissory notes issued by, Persons organized
under laws of jurisdictions other than the United States and any State thereof) not required to be
taken in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.17, provided that to the extent
any representation or warranty would not be true because the foregoing actions were not taken, the
respective representation of warranties shall be required to be true and correct in all material
respects at such time as the respective
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action is required to be taken in accordance with the foregoing provisions of Section 9.12 and
this Section 13.17.
13.18. Patriot Act. Each Lender subject to the USA PATRIOT ACT (Title 111 of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law
October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”) hereby notifies the Borrower and the other Credit Parties that
pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information
that identifies the Borrower and the other Credit Parties and other information that will allow
such Lender to identify the Borrower and the other Credit Parties in accordance with the Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to ABL Credit Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
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Calazo Corporation |
AG 1970, Inc. |
AG 1971, Inc. |
AG 1972, Inc. |
Alyssum Corporation |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Corporation |
Xxx Xxxxx, Inc. |
Calicahomes, Inc. |
California Polaris, Inc. |
CB North, LLC |
CB South, LLC |
Dole ABPIK, Inc. |
Dole Arizona Dried Fruit and Nut Company |
Dole Carrot Company |
Dole Citrus |
Dole DF&N, Inc. |
Xxxx Dried Fruit and Nut Company, a California General Partnership |
Dole Farming, Inc. |
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. |
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Inc. |
Dole Packaged Foods, LLC |
E. T. Wall Company |
Earlibest Orange Association, Inc. |
Fallbrook Citrus Company, Inc. |
Lindero Headquarters Company, Inc. |
Lindero Property, Inc. |
Xxxxxxx Ranch, LLC |
Oceanview Produce Company |
Prairie Vista, Inc. |
Rancho Manana, LLC |
Royal Packing Co. |
Xxxxxxx Terminal Co. |
Bananera Antillana (Colombia), Inc. |
Clovis Citrus Association |
Delphinium Corporation |
Xxxx Xxxxx Company, LLC |
Dole Europe Company |
Xxxx Foods Flight Operations, Inc. |
Dole Northwest, Inc. |
Dole Sunfresh Express, Inc. |
Standard Fruit and Steamship Company |
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Sun Country Produce, Inc. |
West Foods, Inc. |
Cool Advantage, Inc. |
Cool Care, Inc. |
Saw Grass Transport, Inc. |
Blue Anthurium, Inc. |
Cerulean, Inc. |
Dole Diversified, Inc. |
Dole Land Company, Inc. |
Dole Packaged Foods Corporation |
La Petite d’Agen, Inc. |
MK Development, Inc. |
Malaga Company, Inc. |
Muscat, Inc. |
Oahu Transport Company, Limited |
Wahiawa Water Company, Inc. |
Zante Currant, Inc. |
Diversified Imports Co. |
Dole Assets, Inc. |
Dole Fresh Fruit Company |
Dole Holdings, Inc. |
Dole Logistics Services, Inc. |
Dole Ocean Cargo Express, Inc. |
Dole Ocean Liner Express, Inc. |
Renaissance Capital Corporation |
Sun Giant, Inc. |
DNW Services Company |
Pacific Coast Truck Company |
Pan-Alaska Fisheries, Inc. |
[Schedule I-II to Amendment No. 3 to ABL Credit Agreement]
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[EXHIBIT B to
Amendemnet No.3]
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
dated as of March 2, 2010
among
XXXX FOOD COMPANY, INC.,
the other GRANTORS from time to time party hereto,
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Collateral Agent
under the ABL Credit Agreement,
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Collateral Agent
under the Term Credit Agreement
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Collateral Agent under the Notes Security Documents
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS |
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This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT is dated as of March 2, 2010 and is
by and among XXXX FOOD COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the other
GRANTORS (as defined in Section 1.1) from time to time party hereto, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK
BRANCH (in its individual capacity, and any successor corporation thereto by merger, consolidation
or otherwise, “DBAG”), as ABL Collateral Agent (as defined below), DBAG, as Term Collateral
Agent (as defined below), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (in its individual capacity, and any
successor corporation thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise, “U.S. Bank”), as Notes
Collateral Agent (as defined below).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, certain of the Grantors have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of April 12,
2006, as amended on March 18, 2009, as amended on October 26, 2009, as amended on March 2, 2010 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time,
the “ABL Credit Agreement”), among the Company, as borrower, the lenders from time to time
party thereto (the “ABL Lenders”), DBAG, as administrative agent (in such capacity and
together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ABL Administrative Agent”),
DBAG, as collateral agent (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such
capacity, the “ABL Collateral Agent”), and the other parties thereto;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the various ABL Credit Documents, Grantors have provided guarantees and
security for the ABL Obligations;
WHEREAS, certain of the Grantors have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28,
2003, as amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, as further amended and restated as of April 12,
2006, as amended on March 18, 2009, as amended on October 26, 2009, as amended on March 2, 2010 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time,
the “Term Credit Agreement” and, together with the ABL Credit Agreement, the “Credit
Agreements”), among the Company, as a borrower (in such capacity, the “U.S. Term
Borrower”), and Solvest, Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Bermuda, as a borrower (in
such capacity the “Bermuda Term Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Term Borrower, the
“Term Borrowers”), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Term Lenders”
and, together with the ABL Lenders, the “Lenders”), DBAG, as administrative agent (in such
capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Term
Administrative Agent” and, together with the ABL Administrative Agent, the “Administrative
Agents”) and as deposit bank, DBAG, as collateral agent (in such capacity and together with its
successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Term Collateral Agent”), and the other
parties thereto;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the various Term Documents, Grantors have provided guarantees and
security for the Term Obligations;
WHEREAS, the Company is party to an Indenture dated as of March 18, 2009 (as amended,
restated, supplemented, waived, Refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “137/8%
Notes Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors identified therein and U.S.
Bank, as trustee (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such
capacity, the “137/8% Notes Trustee”), and as collateral agent for the holders of Notes
Obligations (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the
“Notes Collateral Agent” and, together with the ABL Collateral Agent and the Term
Collateral Agent, the “Collateral Agents” and together with the Administrative Agents and
the Trustee, the “Agents”);
WHEREAS, the Company is party to an Indenture dated as of September 25, 2009 (as amended,
restated, supplemented, waived, Refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “8%
Notes Indenture” and, together with the 137/8% Notes Indenture, the “Indentures”), among
the Company, the guarantors identified therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee
(in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “8% Notes
Trustee” and, together with the 137/8% Notes trustee, the “Trustees”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the various Notes Documents, Grantors have provided guarantees and
security for the Notes Obligations;
WHEREAS, the Company and the other Grantors have secured the ABL Obligations under the ABL
Credit Agreement and any other ABL Documents (including any Permitted Refinancing thereof) with a
First Priority Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral and a Second Priority Lien on the TL Priority
Collateral;
WHEREAS, the Company and the other Grantors have secured the Term Obligations under the Term
Credit Agreement and any other Term Documents (including any Permitted Refinancing thereof) with a
First Priority Lien on the TL Priority Collateral and a Second Priority Lien on the ABL Priority
Collateral; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the other Grantors have secured the Notes Obligations under the
Indentures and any other Notes Documents with a Third Priority Lien on the TL Priority Collateral
and a Third Priority Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions.
1.1. Defined Terms. The following terms when used in this Agreement, including its
preamble and recitals, shall have the following meanings:
“8% Notes Indenture” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“8% Notes Trustee” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“137/8% Notes Indenture” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“137/8% Notes Trustee” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“ABL Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
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“ABL Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto and
includes any New ABL Agent to the extent set forth in Section 3.4(g).
“ABL Collateral Priority Lien” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a)(iv).
“ABL Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“ABL Documents” shall mean the ABL Credit Agreement and the Credit Documents (as
defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), (y) each Secured Cash Management Agreement with one or more
Secured Cash Management Bankss which is secured pursuant to one or more of the Security Documents
(as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and (z) and each of the other agreements, documents and
instruments providing for or evidencing any ABL Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing of
any ABL Obligations), and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in
connection with any ABL Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing of any ABL Obligations),
together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions, renewals or supplements to,
or restatements of, any of the foregoing.
“ABL Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“ABL Obligations” shall mean all obligations (including guaranty obligations) of every
nature of each Grantor from time to time owed to (i) the ABL Secured Parties or any of them, under
any ABL Document (including any ABL Document in respect of a Permitted Refinancing of any ABL
Obligations), and (ii) the Secured Cash Management Banks or any of them, under any Secured Cash
Management Agreement, in each case, whether for principal, premium, interest (including interest
which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, would have accrued on any ABL Obligation (including any Permitted Refinancing of any
ABL Obligations), whether or not a claim is allowed against such Person for such interest in the
related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under (and obligations to cash
collateralize) letters of credit and bank guaranties, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
“ABL Permitted Liens” shall mean the “Permitted Liens” under, and as defined in, the
ABL Credit Agreement as originally in effect.
“ABL Priority Collateral” shall mean, subject to the relevant provisions of Sections
6.20 and 6.21, all interests of each Grantor in the following, in each case whether now owned or
existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located, including (1) all rights of each
Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due under or pursuant to the following, (2) all rights
of each Grantor to receive return of any premiums for or proceeds of any insurance, indemnity,
warranty or guaranty with respect to the following or to receive condemnation proceeds with respect
to the following, (3) all claims of each Grantor for damages arising out of, or for breach of, or
default under, any of the following, and (4) all rights of each Grantor to terminate, amend,
supplement, modify or waive performance under any of the following, to perform thereunder and to
compel performance and otherwise exercise all remedies thereunder:
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(i) all Accounts and Receivables, but for purposes of this clause (i) excluding rights
to payment for any property which specifically constitutes TL Priority Collateral (and not
by virtue of clause (xi) of the definition thereof) which has been or is to be sold, leased,
licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts and all cash, checks, other negotiable instruments, funds
and other property held therein or credited thereto, and all Money (in each case, other than
the Asset Sale Proceeds Account, and all cash, checks, securities, financial assets or other
property held therein or credited thereto which constitute TL Priority Collateral and all
identifiable proceeds of any TL Priority Collateral);
(iv) all Inventory;
(v) to the extent evidencing or governing any of the items referred to in the preceding
clauses (i) through (iv), all General Intangibles, Instruments (including, without
limitation, Promissory Notes) and Letter of Credit Rights; provided that to the
extent any of the foregoing also relates to TL Priority Collateral, only that portion
related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (iv) as being included
in the ABL Priority Collateral shall be included in the ABL Priority Collateral;
(vi) to the extent relating to any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses
(i) through (v), all Documents and Insurance; provided that to the extent any of the
foregoing also relates to TL Priority Collateral only that portion related to the items
referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (v) as being included in the ABL Priority
Collateral shall be included in the ABL Priority Collateral;
(vii) to the extent relating to any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses
(i) through (vi), all Supporting Obligations; provided that to the extent any of the
foregoing also relates to TL Priority Collateral only that portion related to the items
referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (vi) as being included in the ABL Priority
Collateral shall be included in the ABL Priority Collateral;
(viii) all books, Records, Receivables Records and Collateral Records relating to the
foregoing (including without limitation all books, databases, customer lists, engineer
drawings, Records, Receivables Records and Collateral Records, whether tangible or
electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); and
(ix) all Cash Proceeds, products, accessions, rents and profits of or in respect of any
of the foregoing (including without limitation, all insurance proceeds) and all collateral
security, guarantees and other Collateral Support given by any Person with respect to any of
the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above or in the definition of the TL Priority
Collateral, to the extent proceeds of Collateral are identifiable proceeds received from the sale
or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any of the Domestic Subsidiaries
of the Company which is a Grantor or all or substantially all of the assets of any such Domestic
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Subsidiary, such proceeds shall constitute (1) first, in an amount equal to the net book value of
the Accounts (as described in clause (i) above, and excluding any Accounts to the extent excluded
pursuant to said clause (i)) and Inventory owned by such Domestic Subsidiary at the time of such
sale, ABL Priority Collateral and (2) second, to the extent in excess of the amounts described in
preceding clause (1), TL Priority Collateral.
“ABL Priority Collateral Enforcement Actions” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.3(a).
“ABL Priority Collateral Lien” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
“ABL Priority Collateral Processing and Sale Period” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4.3(a).
“ABL Secured Parties” shall mean the lenders (including, in any event, each letter of
credit issuer and each swingline lender) and agents under the ABL Credit Agreement and the Secured
Cash Management Banks and shall include all former lenders and agents under the ABL Credit
Agreement and Secured Cash Management Banks to the extent that any ABL Obligations owing to such
Persons were incurred while such Persons were lenders or agents under the ABL Credit Agreement or
Secured Cash Management Banks and such ABL Obligations have not been paid or satisfied in full and
all new ABL Secured Parties to the extent set forth in Section 3.4(g).
“ABL Security Agreement” shall mean the Security Agreement (as defined in the ABL
Credit Agreement).
“ABL Security Documents” shall mean the ABL Security Agreement and the other Security
Documents (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and any other agreement, document or instrument
pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any ABL Obligations (including any Permitted
Refinancing of any ABL Obligations) or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens
are governed, together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions, renewals or
supplements to, or restatements of, any of the foregoing.
“ABL Standstill Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Account” shall mean any “account” as such term is defined in the UCC as in effect in
the State of New York on the date hereof, and in any event shall include but shall not be limited
to, all rights to payment of any monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, (i) for
property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, (ii)
for services rendered or to be rendered, (iii) for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued,
(iv) for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, (v) for energy provided or to be
provided, (vi) for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract, (vii) arising out
of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card, or
(viii) as winnings in a lottery or other game of chance operated or sponsored by a State,
governmental unit of a State, or person licensed or authorized to operate the game by a State or
governmental unit of a State. Without limiting the foregoing, the term “account” shall include all
Health-Care-Insurance Receivables.
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“Additional Junior Lien Agreement” shall mean any agreement covering any additional
indebtedness issued by the Company constituting secured obligations under the Notes Security
Documents (pursuant to a joinder agreement thereto), to the extent such secured indebtedness is
permitted to be incurred in accordance with the Indentures, the Term Credit Agreement and the ABL
Credit Agreement and the terms of such joinder agreement subject the agent and the holders of such
indebtedness to the terms of this Agreement.
“Administrative Agents” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling (including but not limited to all directors and officers of such Person),
controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be
deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (i) to
vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or
equivalent governing body) of such Person or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by contract or otherwise; provided, however, that neither any Agent nor any Lender
(nor any Affiliate thereof) shall be considered an Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary
thereof.
“Agents” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Agreement” shall mean this Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement as the same
may be amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its
terms.
“Asset Sale Proceeds Account” shall mean one or more Deposit Accounts established by
the TL Collateral Agent into which there shall be deposited proceeds of sales or dispositions of TL
Priority Collateral (to the extent such proceeds constitute TL Priority Collateral).
“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,”
as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
“Bankruptcy Law” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code, and any similar federal or state or
non-U.S. law or statute for the supervision, administration or relief of debtors, including,
without limitation, bankruptcy or insolvency laws.
“Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of
Term Obligations.
“Bermuda Term Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Business Day” shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be
in New York, New York, a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or
required by law or other government action to close.
“Capital Lease” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property
(whether real, person or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, is or
should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
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“Capital Stock” shall mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent
ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including without limitation,
partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to
purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all
obligations under Capital Leases of such Person, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted
for as indebtedness in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
“Cash Proceeds” shall mean all proceeds of any Collateral received by any Grantor
consisting of cash and checks.
“Chattel Paper” shall mean “chattel paper” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the
UCC, as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof. Without limiting the foregoing, the
term “Chattel Paper” shall in any event include all “tangible chattel paper” and all “electronic
chattel paper”, as each term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New
York on the date hereof.
“Collateral” shall mean all property (whether real, personal, movable or immovable)
with respect to which any security interests have been granted (or purported to be granted) by any
Grantor pursuant to any ABL Security Document, Term Security Document or Notes Security Document.
“Collateral Agents” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Collateral Records” shall mean all books, records, ledger cards, files,
correspondence, customer lists, blueprints, technical specifications, manuals, computer software,
computer printouts, tapes, disks and related data processing software and similar items that at any
time evidence or contain information relating to any of the Collateral or are otherwise necessary
or helpful in the collection thereof or realization thereupon.
“Collateral Support” shall mean all property (real or personal) assigned, hypothecated
or otherwise securing any Collateral and shall include any security agreement or other agreement
granting a lien or security interest in such real or personal property.
“Commercial Tort Claims” shall mean all “commercial tort claims” as such term is
defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
“Commodities Accounts” shall mean all “commodity accounts” as such term is defined in
Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Comparable ABL Security Document” shall mean, in relation to any Collateral subject
to any Lien created under any Term Security Document or Notes Security Document, that ABL Security
Document which creates (or purports to create) a Lien on the same Collateral, granted by the same
Grantor, as the same may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented
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from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, thereof and the Credit Agreements and
the Indentures.
“Comparable Notes Security Document” shall mean, in relation to any Collateral subject
to any Lien created under any Term Security Document or ABL Security Document, that Notes Security
Document which creates (or purports to create) a Lien on the same Collateral, granted by the same
Grantor, as the same may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the terms hereof, thereof, the Credit Agreements and the Indentures.
“Comparable Term Security Document” shall mean, in relation to any Collateral subject
to any Lien created under any ABL Security Document or Notes Security Document, that Term Security
Document which creates (or purports to create) a Lien on the same Collateral, granted by the same
Grantor, as the same may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the terms hereof, thereof and the Credit Agreements and the Indentures.
“Contingent Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person as
a result of such Person being a general partner of any other Person, unless the underlying
obligation is expressly made non-recourse as to such general partner, and any obligation of such
Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other
obligations (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in
any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such
Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property
constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (x) for the
purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working capital or equity
capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary
obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring
the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of
such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary
obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term
Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in
the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an
amount equal to the lesser of (x) the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in
respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum
reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform
thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith and (y) the stated amount of such Contingent
Obligation.
“Copyright Licenses” shall mean any and all agreements providing for the granting of
any right in or to Copyrights (whether such Grantor is licensee or licensor thereunder).
“Copyrights” shall mean any United States or foreign copyright (including community
designs), now or hereafter owned by any Grantor, including, but not limited to, copyrights in
software and databases, and all Mask Works (as defined under 17 U.S.C. 901 of the U.S. Copyright
Act), whether registered or not registered, and, with respect to any and all of the foregoing: (i)
all registrations and applications therefor (whether in the United States Copyright Office or any
foreign equivalent office), (ii) all extensions and renewals thereof, (iii) all rights
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corresponding thereto throughout the world, (iv) all rights to xxx for past, present and
future infringements thereof and (v) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties,
income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit.
“Credit Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“DBAG” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Defaulting ABL Secured Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(h).
“Defaulting Term Secured Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(h).
“Deposit Account” shall mean a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a
bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account
evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.
“DIP Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Discharge of ABL Obligations” shall mean, except to the extent otherwise provided in
Section 3.4(f), the occurrence of all of the following:
(i) termination or expiration of all commitments to extend credit that would constitute
ABL Obligations;
(ii) payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest and premium (if any) on
all ABL Obligations (other than any undrawn letters of credit or bank guaranties);
(iii) discharge or cash collateralization (at 110% of the aggregate undrawn amount) of
all outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties constituting ABL Obligations; and
(iv) payment in full in cash of all other ABL Obligations that are outstanding and
unpaid at the time the termination, expiration, discharge and/or cash collateralization set
forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above have occurred (other than any obligations for
taxes, costs, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other contingent liabilities in
respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time).
“Discharge of Term Obligations” shall mean, except to the extent otherwise provided in
Section 2.4(f), the occurrence of all of the following:
(i) termination or expiration of all commitments to extend credit that would constitute
Term Obligations (including, without limitation the Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations);
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(ii) payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest and premium (if any) on
all Term Obligations (other than any undrawn letters of credit or bank guaranties)
including, without limitation, any such Term Obligations constituting Bermuda Guaranteed
Obligations;
(iii) discharge or cash collateralization (at 110% of the aggregate undrawn amount) of
all outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties constituting Term Obligations
including, without limitation, outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties
constituting Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations; and
(iv) payment in full in cash of all other Term Obligations (including, without
limitation, Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations) that are outstanding and unpaid at the time the
termination, expiration, discharge and/or cash collateralization set forth in clauses (i)
through (iii) above have occurred (other than any obligations for taxes, costs,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other contingent liabilities in respect of
which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time).
“Documents” shall mean all “documents” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC
in the State of New York on the date hereof.
“Domestic Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the Term Credit Agreement as
originally in effect.
“Eligible ABL Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(h).
“Eligible Term Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(h).
“Equipment” shall mean any “equipment” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC
as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof, and in any event, shall include, but
shall not be limited to, all machinery, equipment, furnishings, appliances, furniture, fixtures,
tools, and vehicles now or hereafter owned by any Grantor in each case, regardless of whether
characterized as equipment under the UCC) and (y) and any and all additions, substitutions and
replacements of any of the foregoing and all accessions thereto, wherever located, whether or not
at any time of determination incorporated or installed therein or attached thereto, and all
replacements therefore, together with all attachments, components, parts, equipment and accessories
installed thereon or affixed thereto.
“First Priority” shall mean, (i) with respect to any Lien purported to be created on
any ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to any ABL Security Document, that such Lien is prior in right
to any other Lien thereon, other than any ABL Permitted Liens (excluding ABL Permitted Liens as
described in clause (iii) of Section 10.03 of the ABL Credit Agreement) applicable to such ABL
Priority Collateral which as a matter of law (and giving effect to any actions taken pursuant to
the last paragraph of Section 10.03 of the ABL Credit Agreement) have priority over the respective
Liens on such ABL Priority Collateral created pursuant to the relevant ABL Security Document and
(ii) with respect to any Lien purported to be created on any TL Priority Collateral pursuant to any
Term Security Document, that such Lien is prior in right to any other Lien thereon, other than any
TL Permitted Liens (excluding TL Permitted Liens as described in clause (iii) of Section 9.03 of
the Term Credit Agreement) applicable to such TL Priority Collateral
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which as a matter of law (and giving effect to any actions taken pursuant to the last
paragraph of Section 9.03 of the Term Credit Agreement) have priority over the respective Liens on
such TL Priority Collateral created pursuant to the relevant Term Security Document.
“Fixtures” shall mean all “fixtures” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC
as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
“Foreign Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the Term Credit Agreement as
originally in effect.
“General Intangibles” shall mean “general intangibles” as defined in Article 9 of the
UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
“Goods” shall mean “goods” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in
effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
“Grantors” shall mean the Company and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries that have
executed and delivered, or may from time to time hereafter execute and deliver, an ABL Security
Document, a Term Security Document or a Notes Security Document.
“Health-Care-Insurance Receivable” shall mean any “health-care-insurance receivable”
as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State
of New York.
“Hedge Agreement” shall mean any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and any Other
Hedging Agreement.
“Indebtedness” shall mean, as to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness
(including principal, interest, fees and charges) of such Person for borrowed money or for the
deferred purchase price of property or services, (ii) the maximum amount available to be drawn or
paid under all letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations
issued for the account of such Person and all unpaid drawings and unreimbursed payments in respect
of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations, (iii) all
indebtedness of the types described in clause (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of this
definition secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such
indebtedness has been assumed by such Person (provided that, if the Person has not assumed
or otherwise become liable in respect of such indebtedness, such indebtedness shall be deemed to be
in an amount equal to the fair market value of the property to which such Lien relates as
determined in good faith by such Person), (iv) the aggregate amount of all Capitalized Lease
Obligations of such Person, (v) all obligations of such Person to pay a specified purchase price
for goods or services, whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e., take-or-pay and similar
obligations, (vi) all Contingent Obligations of such Person, and (vii) all obligations under any
Interest Rate Protection Agreement, any Other Hedging Agreement or under any similar type of
agreement and (viii) obligations arising under Synthetic Leases.
“Indentures” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto and shall also
include any Additional Junior Lien Agreement.
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“Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding” shall mean any of the following: (i) the
filing by any Grantor of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy under any provision of any bankruptcy
law (including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code) or a petition to take advantage of any
receivership or insolvency laws, including, without limitation, any petition seeking the
dissolution, winding up, total or partial liquidation, reorganization, composition, arrangement,
adjustment or readjustment or other relief of such Grantor, such Grantor’s debts or such Grantor’s
assets or the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official for
such Grantor or a material part of such Grantor’s property; (ii) the admission in writing by such
Grantor of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; (iii) the appointment of a
receiver, liquidator, trustee, custodian or other similar official for such Grantor or all or a
material part of such Grantor’s assets; (iv) the filing of any petition against such Grantor under
any bankruptcy law (including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code) or other receivership or
insolvency law, including, without limitation, any petition seeking the dissolution, winding up,
total or partial liquidation, reorganization, composition, arrangement, adjustment or readjustment
or other relief of such Grantor, such Grantor’s debts or such Grantor’s assets or the appointment
of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official for such Grantor or a material
part of such Grantor’s property; (v) the general assignment by such Grantor for the benefit of
creditors or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of such Grantor; or (vi) a
corporate (or similar) action taken by such Grantor to authorize any of the foregoing.
“Instrument” shall mean “instruments” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC
as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof (provided, however,
Instruments shall not include any Instruments received in connection with grower loans extended in
accordance with Section 9.05 of the Term Credit Agreement, Section 10.05 of the ABL Credit
Agreement to the extent local law or the relevant grower loan documents prohibit such pledge).
“Insurance” shall mean (i) all insurance policies covering any or all of the
Collateral (regardless of whether the ABL Collateral Agent, the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes
Collateral Agent is the loss payee or additional insured thereof) and (ii) any key man life
insurance policies.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean, collectively, the Copyrights, the Copyright
Licenses, the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks, the Trademark Licenses, the Trade
Secrets, and the Trade Secret Licenses.
“Intercreditor Agreement Joinder” shall mean an agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit A.
“Interest Rate Protection Agreement” shall mean any interest rate swap agreement,
interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement,
interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.
“Inventory” shall mean merchandise, inventory and goods, and all additions,
substitutions and replacements thereof and all accessions thereto, wherever located, together with
all goods, supplies, incidentals, packaging materials, labels, materials and any other items used
or usable in manufacturing, processing, packaging or shipping same, in all stages of production
from raw materials through work in process to finished goods, and all products and proceeds of
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whatever sort and wherever located, any portion thereof which may be returned, rejected,
reclaimed or repossessed by any of the Collateral Agents from any Grantor’s customers, and shall
specifically include all “inventory” as such term is defined in the UCC as in effect in the State
of New York on the date hereof.
“Investment Accounts” shall mean all Securities Accounts, Commodities Accounts and
Deposit Accounts.
“Investment Property” shall mean all “investment property” as such term is defined in
Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
“Joint Venture” shall mean a joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement,
whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form; provided, in no event shall any
corporate subsidiary of any Person be considered to be a Joint Venture to which such Person is a
party.
“Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Letter of Credit Rights” shall mean “letter-of-credit rights” as such term is defined
in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, security interest, encumbrance, charge, lien (statutory or other), charge, preference,
priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any agreement to
give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing
or similar statement or notice filed under the UCC or any similar recording or notice statute or
other law, and any lease having substantially the same effect as the foregoing).
“Material Contract” shall mean any contract or other arrangement to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (other than the Term Documents, the ABL Documents and the
Notes Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew could
reasonable be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement
as originally in effect).
“Money” shall mean “money” as defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of New York
on the date hereof.
“New ABL Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(g).
“New Term Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(g).
“Noteholders” shall mean the holders of the Notes.
“Notes” shall mean (x) the Company’s 137/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 issued
pursuant to the terms of the 137/8% Indenture, (y) the Company’s 8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
issued pursuant to the terms of the 8% Notes Indenture and (z) any Indebtedness issued pursuant to
any Additional Junior Lien Agreement.
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“Notes Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Notes Documents” shall mean the Indentures and each of the other agreements,
documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any Notes Obligations (including any
Permitted Refinancing of any Notes Obligations), and any other document or instrument executed or
delivered at any time in connection with any Notes Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing
of any Notes Obligations), together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions,
renewals or supplements to, or restatements of, any of the foregoing.
“Notes Obligations” shall mean all obligations (including guaranty obligations) of
every nature of each Grantor from time to time owed to the Noteholders or any of them, under any
Notes Document (including any Notes Document in respect of a Permitted Refinancing of any Notes
Obligations), whether for principal, premium, interest (including interest which, but for the
filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, would
have accrued on any Notes Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing of any Notes
Obligations), whether or not a claim is allowed against such Person for such interest in the
related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under (and obligations to cash
collateralize) letters of credit and bank guaranties, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
“Notes Permitted Liens” shall mean “Permitted Liens” under, and as defined in, the
Indentures.
“Notes Secured Parties” shall mean the Notes Collateral Agent, any other agent or
trustee for the Noteholders pursuant to the terms of the Indentures and the Notes Documents and the
Noteholders.
“Notes Security Agreement” shall mean the Security Agreement (as defined in the
Indentures).
“Notes Security Documents” shall mean the Notes Security Agreement and the other
Security Documents (as defined in the Indentures) and any other agreement, document or instrument
pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Notes Obligations (including any Permitted
Refinancing of any Notes Obligations) or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens
are governed, together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions, renewals or
supplements to, or restatements of, any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, “Notes
Security Documents” shall not include any ABL Documents or any Term Documents.
“Other Hedging Agreements” shall mean any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap
agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect against fluctuations in
currency values.
“Patent Licenses” shall mean all agreements providing for the granting of any right in
or to Patents (whether such Grantor is a licensee or licensor thereunder).
“Patents” shall mean all patents (whether United States or foreign) in or to which any
Grantor now has or hereafter has any right, title or interest therein and certificates of
invention, or similar industrial property rights, and applications for any of the foregoing,
including, but
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not limited to: (i) all reissues, divisions, continuations (including, but not limited to,
continuations-in-part and improvements thereof), extensions, renewals, and reexaminations thereof,
(ii) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, (iii) all inventions and improvements
described therein, (iv) all rights to xxx for past, present and future infringements thereof, (v)
all licenses, claims, damages, and proceeds of suit arising therefrom, and (vi) all Proceeds of the
foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and proceeds of suit.
“Permitted Refinancing” shall mean, as to any Indebtedness, the Refinancing of such
Indebtedness (“Refinancing Indebtedness”) to refinance such existing Indebtedness;
provided that, in the case of such Refinancing Indebtedness, the following conditions are
satisfied:
(i) the weighted average life to maturity of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be
greater than or equal to the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being
refinanced, and the first scheduled principal payment in respect of such Refinancing
Indebtedness shall not be earlier than the first scheduled principal payment in respect of
the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(ii) the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be less than or equal
to the principal amount then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced, except to the
extent an increase in the principal amount thereof is permitted at such time pursuant to the
ABL Documents, the Term Documents and the Notes Documents which then remain in effect; and
(iii) the terms applicable to such Refinancing Indebtedness and, if applicable, the
related guarantees of such Refinancing Indebtedness, shall not violate the applicable
requirements contained in any Term Documents or ABL Documents which remain outstanding after
giving effect to the respective Permitted Refinancing.
“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation,
limited liability company, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or political
subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
“Pledged ABL Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(f).
“Pledged Debt” shall mean all Indebtedness owed to a Grantor issued by the obligors
named therein, the instruments evidencing such Indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments
and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect of or in exchange for any or all of such Indebtedness.
“Pledged Equity Interests” shall mean all Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC Interests,
Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged Trust Interests.
“Pledged LLC Interests” shall mean all interests in any limited liability company and
the certificates, if any, representing such limited liability company interests and any interest of
a Grantor on the books and records of such limited liability company or on the books and records of
any securities intermediary pertaining to such interest and all dividends, distributions,
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cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from
time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or
all of such limited liability company interests.
“Pledged Partnership Interests” shall mean all interests in any general partnership,
limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other partnership and the certificates, if
any, representing such partnership interests and any interest of a Grantor on the books and records
of such partnership or on the books and records of any securities intermediary pertaining to such
interest and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities
and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect of or in exchange for any or all of such partnership interests.
“Pledged Stock” shall mean all shares of capital stock owned by a Grantor, and the
certificates, if any, representing such shares and any interest of a Grantor in the entries on the
books of the issuer of such shares or on the books of any securities intermediary pertaining to
such shares, and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments,
securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares.
“Pledged TL Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(f).
“Pledged Trust Interests” shall mean all interests in a Delaware business trust or
other trust (whether under the laws of the State of Delaware or otherwise) and the certificates, if
any, representing such trust interests and any interest of a Grantor on the books and records of
such trust or on the books and records of any securities intermediary pertaining to such interest
and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and
other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect of or in exchange for any or all of such trust interests.
“Proceeds” shall mean all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC
as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof and, in any event, shall also include, but
not be limited to, (i) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty
payable to either Collateral Agent or any Grantor from time to time with respect to any of the
Collateral, (ii) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to any
Grantor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure
or forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any governmental authority (or any person
acting under color of governmental authority) and (iii) any and all other amounts from time to time
paid or payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral.
“Processing and Sale Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
“Promissory Note” shall mean a “promissory note” as such term is defined in Article 9
of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
“Receivables” shall mean all rights to payment, whether or not earned by performance,
for goods or other property sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, or services
rendered or to be rendered, including, without limitation all such rights constituting or
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evidenced by any Account, Chattel Paper, Instrument, General Intangible or Investment
Property, together with all of a Grantor’s rights, if any, in any goods or other property giving
rise to such right to payment and all Collateral Support and Supporting Obligations related thereto
and all Receivables Records.
“Receivables Records” shall mean (i) all original copies of all documents, instruments
or other writings or electronic records or other Records evidencing Receivables, (ii) all books,
correspondence, credit or other files, Records, ledger sheets or cards, invoices, and other papers
relating to Receivables, including, without limitation, all tapes, cards, computer tapes, computer
discs, computer runs, record keeping systems and other papers and documents relating to
Receivables, whether in the possession or under the control of a Grantor or any computer bureau or
agent from time to time acting for a Grantor or otherwise, (iii) all evidences of the filing of
financing statements and the registration of other instruments in connection therewith, and
amendments, supplements or other modifications thereto, notices to other creditors or secured
parties, and certificates, acknowledgments, or other writings, including, without limitation, lien
search reports, from filing or other registration officers, (iv) all credit information, reports
and memoranda relating thereto and (v) all other written or nonwritten forms of information related
in any way to the foregoing or any Receivable.
“Record” shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the
State of New York on the date hereof.
“Recovery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.17.
“Refinance” shall mean, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew,
retire, defease, amend, modify, supplement, restructure, replace, refund or repay, or to issue
other Indebtedness, in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness in whole or in part.
“Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.
“Scotia Capital” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Second Priority” shall mean, (i) with respect to any Lien purported to be created on
any TL Priority Collateral pursuant to the ABL Security Documents, that such Lien is prior in right
to any other Lien thereon, other than (x) Liens permitted pursuant to clause (y) of Section
10.03(iii) of the ABL Credit Agreement and (y) TL Permitted Liens permitted to be prior to the
Liens on the TL Priority Collateral in accordance with clause (ii) of the definition of “First
Priority” contained herein; provided that in no event shall any such TL Permitted Lien be
permitted (on a consensual basis) to be junior and subordinate to any ABL Permitted Liens as
described in clause (x) above and senior in priority to the relevant Liens created pursuant to the
ABL Security Documents and (ii) with respect to any Lien purported to be created on any ABL
Priority Collateral pursuant to the Term Security Documents, that such Lien is prior in right to
any other Lien thereon, other than (x) Liens permitted pursuant to clause (y) of Section 9.03(iii)
of the Term Credit Agreement and (y) ABL Permitted Liens permitted to be prior to the Liens on the
ABL Priority Collateral in accordance with clause (i) of the definition of “First Priority”
contained herein; provided that in no event shall any such ABL Permitted Lien be permitted
(on a consensual basis) to be junior and subordinate to any TL Permitted Liens as described in
clause (x)
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above and senior in priority to the relevant Liens created pursuant to the Term Security
Documents.
“Secured Cash Management Agreement” means a Treasury Services Agreement entered into
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with a Secured Cash Managed Bank.
“Secured Cash Management Banks” means, with respect to any Treasury Services
Agreement, (x) any ABL Lender or any affiliate thereof (even if such ABL Lender subsequently ceases
to be a Lender under the ABL Credit Agreement for any reason) or (y) to the extent any such
Treasury Services Agreement was entered into prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, any
Original Lender or any affiliate thereof (even if such Original Lender ceased to be an Original
Lender under the Original Credit Agreement for any reason).
“Secured Hedge Counterparty” shall have the meaning provided in the Term Credit
Agreement as originally in effect.
“Secured Parties” shall mean the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Secured Parties and the
Notes Secured Parties.
“Securities” shall mean all “securities” as such term is defined in Article 8 of the
UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof, any stock, shares, partnership
interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit
sharing agreement or arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences
of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any
instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or
participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any
right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.
“Securities Accounts” shall mean all “securities accounts” as such term is defined in
Article 8 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
“Securities Entitlements” shall mean all “securities entitlements” as such term is
defined in Article 8 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
“Subsequent ABL Collateral Priority Lien” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.4(b).
“Subsequent Term Collateral Priority Lien” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(b).
“Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than
50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without
regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons
(whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned
or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of
that Person or a combination thereof; provided, in determining the percentage of owner-
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ship interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interest in the nature
of a “qualifying share” of the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding.
“Supporting Obligations” shall mean any “supporting obligation” as such term is
defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof, now or hereafter owned
by any Grantor, or in which any Grantor has any rights, and, in any event, shall include, but shall
not be limited to all of such Grantor’s rights in any Letter-of-Credit Right or secondary
obligation that supports the payment or performance of, and all security for, any Collateral
consisting of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments or Investment
Properties.
“Synthetic Lease” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease (including leases
that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether real, personal or
mixed), (i) that is not a capital lease in accordance with U.S. GAAP and (ii) in respect of which
the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for federal income tax purposes,
other than any such lease under which that Person is the lessor.
“Term Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Term Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Term Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto and
includes any New Term Agent to the extent set forth in Section 2.4(g).
“Term Collateral Priority Lien” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
“Term Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Term Documents” shall mean (x) the Term Credit Agreement and the Credit Documents (as
defined in the Term Credit Agreement), (y) each Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging
Agreement with one or more Secured Hedge Counterparties which is secured pursuant to one or more of
the Security Documents (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) and (z) each of the other
agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any Term Obligation (including
any Permitted Refinancing of any Term Obligation), and any other document or instrument executed or
delivered at any time in connection with any Term Obligation (including any Permitted Refinancing
of any Term Obligation), together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions,
renewals or supplements to, or restatements of, any of the foregoing.
“Term Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Term Obligations” shall mean all obligations (including guaranty obligations) of
every nature of each Grantor, from time to time owed to the Term Secured Parties or any of them,
under any Term Document (including any Term Document in respect of a Permitted Refinancing of any
Term Obligations), whether for principal, premium, interest (including interest which, but for the
filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Person, would have accrued on any Term
Obligation (including any Permitted Refinancing of any Term Obligations),
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whether or not a claim is allowed against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for such
interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under (and
obligations to cash collateralize) letters of credit and bank guaranties, fees, expenses,
indemnification or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, it is specifically agreed that (x) each
Grantor has provided a full and unconditional guarantee of all obligations of the Bermuda Term
Borrower under the Term Documents (the “Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations”), (y) each Grantor
has granted a Lien on its Collateral to secure the Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations and (z) the
Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations constitute a portion of the Term Obligations.
“Term Pledge Agreement” shall mean the U.S. Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Term
Credit Agreement).
“Term Secured Parties” shall mean the lenders and agents under the Term Credit
Agreement (including, without limitation, the holders of Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations) and the
Secured Hedge Counterparties and shall include all former lenders and agents under the Term Credit
Agreement and Secured Hedge Counterparties to the extent that any Term Obligations owing to such
Persons were incurred while such Persons were lenders or agents under the Term Credit Agreement or
Secured Hedge Counterparties and such Term Obligations have not been paid or satisfied in full and
all new Term Secured Parties to the extent set forth in Section 2.4(f) hereof.
“Term Security Agreement” shall mean the U.S. Security Agreement (as defined in the
Term Credit Agreement).
“Term Security Documents” shall mean the Term Security Agreement and the other
Security Documents (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) and any other agreement, document or
instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Term Obligations (including any
Permitted Refinancing of any Term Obligation) or under which rights or remedies with respect to
such Liens are governed, together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions,
renewals or supplements to, or restatements of, any of the foregoing.
“Term Standstill Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Third Priority” shall mean, with respect to any Lien purported to be created on any
Collateral pursuant to the Notes Security Documents, that such Lien is prior in right to any other
Lien thereon other than Liens securing the ABL Obligations, Liens securing the Term Obligations and
Liens securing obligations permitted to be secured prior to the ABL Obligations and the Term
Obligations pursuant to the definitions of First Priority and Second Priority contained herein.
“TL Permitted Liens” shall mean the “Permitted Liens” under, and as defined in, the
Term Credit Agreement as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date (as defined therein).
“TL Priority Collateral” shall mean, subject to the relevant provisions of Sections
6.20 and 6.21, all interests of each Grantor in the following, in each case whether now owned or
existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located, including (1) all rights of each
Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due under or pursuant to the following, (2) all rights
of each Grantor to receive return of any premiums for or proceeds of any insurance,
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indemnity, warranty or guaranty with respect to the following or to receive condemnation
proceeds with respect to the following, (3) all claims of each Grantor for damages arising out of
or for breach of or default under any of the following, and (4) all rights of each Grantor to
terminate, amend, supplement, modify or waive performance under any of the following, to perform
thereunder and to compel performance and otherwise exercise all remedies thereunder:
(i) the Asset Sale Proceeds Account;
(ii) all Equipment;
(iii) all Fixtures;
(iv) all General Intangibles, including, without limitation, Material Contracts (in
each case other than General Intangibles evidencing or governing ABL Priority Collateral);
(v) all Instruments (other than Instruments evidencing or governing or attached to (to
the extent so attached) ABL Priority Collateral);
(vi) all Letter of Credit Rights (other than Letter of Credit Rights addressed in
clause (v) of the definition of “ABL Priority Collateral” herein);
(vii) without duplication, all Pledged Equity Interests, all Pledged Debt, all
Securities, all Security Entitlements and all Securities Accounts (in each case, other than
any Collateral specifically listed as ABL Priority Collateral and any Supporting Obligations
supporting ABL Priority Collateral);
(viii) all Intellectual Property;
(ix) all Commercial Tort Claims;
(x) all real property (including leasehold interests) on which the Grantors are
required to provide a Lien to the Term Secured Parties pursuant to the Term Credit Agreement
and any title insurance with respect to such real property and the proceeds thereof;
(xi) except to the extent constituting, or relating to, the ABL Priority Collateral,
all other personal property (whether tangible or intangible) of such Grantor;
(xii) to the extent constituting, or relating to, any of the items referred to in the
preceding clauses (i) through (xi), all Documents and Insurance; provided that to
the extent any of the foregoing also relates to ABL Priority Collateral only that portion
related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (xi) as being included
in the TL Priority Collateral shall be included in the TL Priority Collateral;
(xiii) to the extent relating to any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses
(i) through (xii), all Supporting Obligations; provided that to the extent any of
the foregoing also relates to ABL Priority Collateral only that portion related to the items
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ferred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (xii) as being included in the TL Priority
Collateral shall be included in the TL Priority Collateral;
(xiv) all books, Records and Collateral Records relating to the foregoing (including
without limitation all books, databases, customer lists, engineer drawings, Records and
Collateral Records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating
to any of the foregoing); provided that to the extent any of such books, Records and
Collateral Records also relates to ABL Priority Collateral only that portion related to the
items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (xiii) as being included in the TL
Priority Collateral shall be included in the TL Priority Collateral; and
(xv) all Cash Proceeds and, solely to the extent not constituting ABL Priority
Collateral, non-Cash Proceeds, products, accessions, rents and profits of or in respect of
any of the foregoing and all collateral security, guarantees and other Collateral Support
given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above or in the definition of “ABL Priority
Collateral,” to the extent proceeds of Collateral are identifiable proceeds received from the sale
or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any of the Domestic Subsidiaries
of the Company which is a Grantor or all or substantially all of the assets of any such Domestic
Subsidiary, such proceeds shall constitute (1) first, in an amount equal to the net book value of
the Accounts (as described in clause (i) of the definition of ABL Priority Collateral, and
excluding any Accounts to the extent excluded pursuant to said clause (i)) and Inventory owned by
such Domestic Subsidiary at the time of such sale, ABL Priority Collateral and (2) second, to the
extent in excess of the amounts described in the preceding clause (1), TL Priority Collateral.
“TL Priority Collateral Enforcement Action Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.3(a).
“TL Priority Collateral Enforcement Actions” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.3(a).
“Trade Secret Licenses” shall mean any and all agreements providing for the granting
of any right in or to Trade Secrets (whether a Grantor is a licensee or licensor thereunder).
“Trade Secrets” shall mean all trade secrets and all other confidential or proprietary
information and know-how whether or not such Trade Secret has been reduced to a writing or other
tangible form, including all documents and things embodying, incorporating, or referring in any way
to such Trade Secret, including but not limited to: (i) any secretly held existing engineering or
other data, information, production procedures and other know-how relating to the design,
manufacture, assembly, installation, use, operation, marketing, sale and/or servicing of any
products or business of any Grantor worldwide, (ii) the right to xxx for past, present and future
misappropriation or other violation of any Trade Secret, and (iii) all Proceeds of the foregoing,
including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and proceeds of suit.
“Trademark Licenses” shall mean any and all agreements providing for the granting of
any right in or to Trademarks (whether such Grantor is licensee or licensor thereunder).
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“Trademarks” shall mean (i) all United States and foreign trademarks, trade names,
corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, Internet domain names,
service marks, certification marks, collective marks, logos, other source or business identifiers,
designs and general intangibles of a like nature, all registrations and applications for any of the
foregoing, (ii) all extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing, (iii) all of the goodwill of
the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the foregoing, (iv) the right to xxx for
past, present and future infringement or dilution of any of the foregoing or for any injury to
goodwill, and (v) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments,
claims, damages, and proceeds of suit.
“Treasury Services Agreement” shall mean any agreement relating to treasury,
depositary and cash management services or automated clearinghouse transfer of funds.
“Trustees” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the
relevant jurisdiction.
“U.S. Bank” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“U.S. GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America as in effect from time to time.
“U.S. Term Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
1.2. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,”
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The
word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the
context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other
document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as
from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, (b) any reference herein to any
Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,”
“hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this
Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, (d) all references
herein to Exhibits or Sections shall be construed to refer to Exhibits or Sections of this
Agreement, (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash,
securities, accounts and contract rights, (f) terms defined in the UCC but not otherwise defined
herein shall have the same meanings herein as are assigned thereto in the UCC, (g) reference to any
law means such law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or re-enacted, in whole or in part, and
in effect on the date hereof, including rules, regulations, enforcement procedures and any
interpretations promulgated thereunder, and (h) references to Sections or clauses shall refer to
those portions of this Agreement, and any references to a c