AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Execution Version
AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 10, 2021 (this “Amendment”), among Vail Holdco Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Avantor FUNDING, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each of the Guarantors party hereto, XXXXXXX XXXXX BANK USA, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity and including any permitted successor or assign, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below), the Lenders party hereto, XXXXXXX SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC, as Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer, and the New Term Lender (in such capacity, the “New Term Lender”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and certain other parties entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of November 21, 2017 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2018, as amended by Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2019, as amended by Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2020, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment));
WHEREAS, Holdings and the Borrower have requested an amendment to the Credit Agreement pursuant to which certain provisions of the Credit Agreement will be amended as set forth herein;
WHEREAS, Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement permits the Borrower to obtain one or more Incremental Term Commitments from any Lender or Additional Lender pursuant to an Incremental Amendment among the Borrower, each Lender and/or Additional Lender agreeing to provide such Incremental Term Commitments and the Administrative Agent;
WHEREAS, the Borrower will acquire (the “Xxxxxx Acquisition”), directly or indirectly through VWR International Investors GmbH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) incorporated under the laws of Germany and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Borrower and VWR Funding, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Borrower (collectively, “Xxxxxx Buyer”), the capital stock and other equity interests of Xxxxxx GmbH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) incorporated under the laws of Germany, Xxxxxx Objekt GmbH & Co. KG, a limited partnership formed and organized under the laws of Germany and Xxxxxx Beteiligungs GmbH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) incorporated under the laws of Germany (collectively, the “Xxxxxx Target”), from the existing equity holders of such entities (the “Xxxxxx Sellers”). The Acquisition will be consummated pursuant to a Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2021 (together with all exhibits, schedules and other disclosure letters thereto, collectively, as modified, amended, supplemented, consented to or waived, the “Xxxxxx Acquisition Agreement”) by and among Xxxxxx Buyer, the Xxxxxx Sellers and the other parties thereto, pursuant to which the Xxxxxx Sellers will receive cash in exchange for all of their shares/interests in the Xxxxxx Target (collectively, the “Xxxxxx Acquisition Consideration”) and the Xxxxxx Target will become a wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Xxxxxx Acquisition, on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, the Borrower desires to obtain Incremental Term Commitments pursuant to Section 2.14
of the Credit Agreement (i) in an aggregate principal amount of €605,000,000 (the “Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans”) and (ii) in an aggregate principal amount of €325,000,000 (the “Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans” and, together with the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans, the “Incremental Euro Term Loans”), in each case, which will be a new Class of Term Loans, the proceeds of which will be applied (i) to pay the Xxxxxx Acquisition Consideration and (ii) to pay the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions (as defined below) (such fees and expenses, the “Xxxxxx Transaction Costs”) (the amounts set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above, collectively, the “Xxxxxx Acquisition Funds”). The transactions described in this recital (including the entry into this Amendment, the borrowing of the Incremental Euro Term Loans and the payment of Xxxxxx Transaction Costs) are collectively referred to herein as the “Xxxxxx Transactions”;
WHEREAS, Citibank, N.A., Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Lending Partners LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. are joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners with respect to the Incremental Euro Term Loans and this Amendment (the “Amendment No. 6 Arrangers”);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Amendments
Subject to the occurrence of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date:
(a) The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto, as is necessary or appropriate to effectuate the Incremental Euro Term Loans (the amendments in this Article I(a), the “Incremental Amendment”).
(b) Schedule 1.01(A) to the Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, hereby replaced in its entirety with the table attached as Annex A hereto.
ARTICLE II
Section 2.1 Incremental Euro Term Loans
(a) Pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, the New Term Lender agrees (i) that it shall be considered a Lender, an Incremental B-4 Euro Term Lender, an Incremental B-5 Euro Term Lender and a Term Lender for all purposes under the Loan Documents and agrees to be bound by the terms thereof (ii) to fund Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans and Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans, in each case, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite the New Term Lender’s name on Annex A hereto.
(b) The terms and provisions of the Incremental Euro Term Loans shall be as set forth in the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) and the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans and the Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans, in each case, will constitute a new Class of Term
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Loans ranking pari passu in right of payment and security with the Initial Term Loans for all purposes under the Credit Agreement. The aggregate amount of the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans funded pursuant to this Amendment shall be €605,000,000. The aggregate amount of the Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans funded pursuant to this Amendment shall be €325,000,000. The Borrower shall use the net proceeds of the Incremental Euro Term Loans to pay the Xxxxxx Acquisition Funds. The funding of the Incremental Euro Term Loans will occur in one drawing on the date hereof pursuant to the Borrower’s request (even if, with respect to the Incremental Euro Term Loans pursuant to this Amendment only and not any other Borrowing, the deadlines for notices of Borrowing in Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement are not strictly observed).
(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, for all purposes of the Loan Documents, (i) the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans shall constitute “Incremental Term Loans”, “Term Loans” and “Euro Term Loans”, (ii) the Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans shall constitute “Incremental Term Loans”, “Term Loans” and “Euro Term Loans” and (iii) the New Term Lender shall constitute a “Term Lender” and a “Lender”.
(d) The New Term Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Amendment, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document (including this Amendment) and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or any Class of Lenders on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date.
ARTICLE III
Conditions to Effectiveness
Section 3.1 Article I and Article II of this Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Amendment No. 6 Effective Date”) on which:
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) the New Term Lender and (iii) each Loan Party, (x) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party or (y) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a telecopy or other electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Amendment) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Amendment.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date) of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, New York counsel for the Loan Parties. Each of the Borrower, Holdings and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinion.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such certificates of good standing (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates (or a representation that such Responsible Officers are the same as those whose signature and incumbency certificates were delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date), certificates of incorporation (or a representation that such certificates have not been amended since the Closing Date) and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this
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Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date.
(d) The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all fees, if applicable, and expenses due to the Administrative Agent and the Amendment No. 6 Arrangers, as separately agreed in writing, on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, to the extent such fees and/or expenses are invoiced at least one business day prior to the Closing Date. All reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent) of the Administrative Agent and the Amendment No. 6 Arrangers in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been paid as separately agreed in writing, to the extent invoiced at least three business days prior to the Closing Date.
(e) The Amendment No. 6 Specified Representations shall be true and correct. “Amendment No. 6 Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b) (as to the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents), 5.01(c), 5.02(a), 5.02(b)(i), 5.02(b)(iii), 5.04, 5.12, 5.16, 5.17 (solely with respect to the use of the proceeds of the Incremental Euro Term Loans funded on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date not violating Section 5.17 of the Credit Agreement), 5.17(a)(iii) and 5.18 of the Credit Agreement.
(f) [Reserved]
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraph (e) of this Section 3.1.
(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Committed Loan Notice with respect to the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans and the Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans to be made on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date at the Administrative Agent’s Office at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date (or in each case, such shorter notice as is approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), and such Committed Loan Notice shall otherwise meet the requirements set forth in Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement.
(i) The Administrative Agent and the New Term Lender shall have received, no later than three (3) Business Days in advance of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, (i) all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties and the principals thereof (including background checks on the Borrower and the Guarantors and on the principals thereof) that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the New Term Lender in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date and that the Administrative Agent and the New Term Lender reasonably determine that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Patriot Act, the results of which shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the New Term Lender and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall deliver a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower to the New Term Lender that has requested such Beneficial Ownership Certification at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date (provided that, upon the execution and delivery by such New Term Lender of its signature page to this Amendment, the condition set forth in this clause (i) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
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(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent Lien search in each of the jurisdictions in which Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, or other filings or recordations should be made to evidence or perfect security interests in the Collateral, and such search shall reveal no Liens on any of the Collateral, except for Liens permitted by Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement or discharged on or prior to the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(k) The Xxxxxx Acquisition shall have been consummated, or substantially simultaneously with the initial borrowing of the Incremental Euro Term Loans, shall be consummated, in accordance with the terms of the Xxxxxx Acquisition Agreement, after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers by Xxxxxx Buyer thereto, other than those modifications, amendments, consents or waivers that are materially adverse to the interests of the New Term Lender, unless consented to in advance in writing by the New Term Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that (i) any reduction in the purchase price shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the New Tem Lender so long as the full amount of such decrease is allocated to reduce the Incremental Euro Term Loans on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date and (ii) any increase in the purchase price shall not be materially adverse to the New Term Lender so long as such increase is not funded with the proceeds of debt.
ARTICLE IV
A.Representations and Warranties.
Section 4.1 To induce the New Term Lender to enter into this Amendment, each Loan Party represents and warrants that:
(a) Organization; Power. Each Loan Party (i) is duly organized or incorporated, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable in the corresponding jurisdiction, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and (ii) has all requisite organizational or constitutional power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, except, in the case of clause (i) (other than with respect to Holdings and the Borrower), where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Authorization; Enforceability. This Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, shareholder or other organizational action by each Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforcement Qualifications.
(c) Specified Representations. The Amendment No. 6 Specified Representations shall be true and correct.
ARTICLE V
Miscellaneous
Section 5.1 Effect of Amendment.
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(a) On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement,” “thereunder,” “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, mean and are a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified by this Amendment. This Amendment is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
(b) The Credit Agreement, as specifically amended by this Amendment, and each of the other Loan Documents are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all of the respective Obligations of Holdings, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in each case as the Credit Agreement is amended by this Amendment.
(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment does not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 5.2 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Amendment constitutes the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to the other Loan Documents and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature” and words of like import in any Loan Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any Requirements of Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Section 5.3. GOVERNING LAW, etc. This AMENDMENT shall be GOVERNED BY AND construed in ACCORDANCE with the law of the State of New York. The provisions of Sections 10.15(b) and 10.16 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein and apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.
Section 5.4 Headings. Article and Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and are not to affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.
Section 5.5 Reaffirmation. Each Loan Party hereby expressly acknowledges the terms of this Amendment and reaffirms, as of the date hereof, (i) the covenants and agreements contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party, including, in each case, such covenants and agreements as in effect immediately after giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and
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(ii) its prior guarantee of the Obligations under each Guaranty, as applicable, and its prior grant of Liens on the Collateral to secure the applicable Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
[signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
AVANTOR FUNDING, INC., | |||||||||||||||||
as Borrower | |||||||||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||||||
Title: | Senior Vice President – Global Taxation | ||||||||||||||||
VAIL HOLDCO SUB LLC, | |||||||||||||||||
as Holdings | |||||||||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||||||
Title: | Vice President | ||||||||||||||||
VWR CHEMICALS, LLC | |||||||||||||||||
EPL PATHOLOGY ARCHIVES, LLC | |||||||||||||||||
AVANTOR FLUID HANDLING, LLC | |||||||||||||||||
THERAPAK, LLC | |||||||||||||||||
VWR GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
NUSIL ACQUISITION CORP. | |||||||||||||||||
NUSIL TECHNOLOGY LLC | |||||||||||||||||
NUSIL INVESTMENTS LLC | |||||||||||||||||
APPLIED SILICONE COMPANY LLC | |||||||||||||||||
XXXXXXXXX-XXXXXX LLC | |||||||||||||||||
SITECH NUSIL, LLC | |||||||||||||||||
PURITAN PRODUCTS, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
AVANTOR PERFORMANCE MATERIALS | |||||||||||||||||
INTERNATIONAL, LLC | |||||||||||||||||
AVANTOR PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC | |||||||||||||||||
VWR CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||||
VWR FUNDING, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC | |||||||||||||||||
VWR MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC | |||||||||||||||||
VWR INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
RELIABLE BIOPHARMACEUTICAL, LLC, | |||||||||||||||||
each as a Guarantor | |||||||||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||||||
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 6]
Accepted and Acknowledged: | |||||||||||||||||
XXXXXXX SACHS BANK USA, as Administrative | |||||||||||||||||
Agent | |||||||||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||||||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 6]
CITIBANK, N.A., as the New Term Lender | |||||||||||||||||
Agent | |||||||||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||||||||
Title: | Managing Director & Vice President |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 6]
ANNEX A
Schedule 1.01A
Commitments
[Schedule on file with the Administrative Agent]
EXHIBIT A
[See attached].
EXHIBIT A
MARKED VERSION REFLECTING CHANGES
PURSUANT TO AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
ADDED TEXT SHOWN UNDERSCORED
DELETED TEXT SHOWN STRIKETHROUGH
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of November 21, 2017,
as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 27, 2018,
as further amended by Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 18, 2019,
as further amended by Amendment No. 3, dated as of January 24, 2020,
as further amended by Amendment No. 4, dated as of July 14, 2020,
and as further amended by Amendment No. 5, dated as of November 6, 20202020,
and as further amended by Amendment No. 6, dated as of June 10, 2021,
among
VAIL HOLDCO SUB LLC,
as Holdings,
AVANTOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Borrower,
THE OTHER GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,
XXXXXXX XXXXX BANK USA,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,
XXXXXXX SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
as Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer,
THE LENDERS AND L/C ISSUERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME
and
CITIBANK, N.A.,
XXXXXXX XXXXX LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
and
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
and
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.
as Amendment No. 56 Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01. | Defined Terms | 1 | |||||||||
Section 1.02. | Other Interpretive Provisions | 6567 | |||||||||
Section 1.03. | Accounting Terms | 6668 | |||||||||
Section 1.04. | Rounding | 6668 | |||||||||
Section 1.05. | References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. | 6668 | |||||||||
Section 1.06. | Times of Day | 6668 | |||||||||
Section 1.07. | Timing of Payment or Performance | 6668 | |||||||||
Section 1.08. | Limited Condition Transactions | 6668 | |||||||||
Section 1.09. | Pro Forma Calculations | 6769 | |||||||||
Section 1.10. | Letters of Credit | 6870 | |||||||||
Section 1.11. | Certifications | 6870 | |||||||||
Section 1.12. | Certain Determinations | 6870 | |||||||||
Section 1.13. | Additional Approved Currencies | 6971 | |||||||||
Section 1.14. | Divisions | 7072 |
ARTICLE II
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 2.01. | The Loans | 7072 | |||||||||
Section 2.02. | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans | 7173 | |||||||||
Section 2.03. | Letters of Credit | 7375 | |||||||||
Section 2.04. | Swing Line Loans | 8082 | |||||||||
Section 2.05. | Prepayments | 8385 | |||||||||
Section 2.06. | Termination or Reduction of Commitments | 9395 | |||||||||
Section 2.07. | Repayment of Loans | 9395 | |||||||||
Section 2.08. | Interest | 9496 | |||||||||
Section 2.09. | Fees | 9497 | |||||||||
Section 2.10. | Computation of Interest and Fees | 9597 | |||||||||
Section 2.11. | Evidence of Indebtedness | 9597 | |||||||||
Section 2.12. | Payments Generally | 9598 | |||||||||
Section 2.13. | Sharing of Payments | 9799 | |||||||||
Section 2.14. | Incremental Credit Extensions | 98100 | |||||||||
Section 2.15. | Refinancing Amendments | 103105 | |||||||||
Section 2.16. | Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Credit Loans | 104106 | |||||||||
Section 2.17. | Defaulting Lenders | 107109 |
ARTICLE III
TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
Section 3.01. | Taxes | 108111 | |||||||||
Section 3.02. | Illegality | 111114 | |||||||||
Section 3.03. | Inability to Determine Rates | 111114 | |||||||||
Section 3.04. | Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Eurocurrency Rate Loan Reserves | 112115 | |||||||||
Section 3.05. | Funding Losses | 113116 | |||||||||
Section 3.06. | Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation | 113116 |
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Section 3.07. | Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances | 114117 | |||||||||
Section 3.08. | Survival | 115118 |
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 4.01. | Conditions to Initial Credit Extension | 115118 | |||||||||
Section 4.02. | Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date | 117120 |
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 5.01. | Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws | 118121 | |||||||||
Section 5.02. | Authorization; No Contravention | 118121 | |||||||||
Section 5.03. | Governmental Authorization | 118121 | |||||||||
Section 5.04. | Binding Effect | 119121 | |||||||||
Section 5.05. | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | 119122 | |||||||||
Section 5.06. | Litigation | 119122 | |||||||||
Section 5.07. | Ownership of Property; Liens | 119122 | |||||||||
Section 5.08. | Environmental Matters | 119122 | |||||||||
Section 5.09. | Taxes | 120123 | |||||||||
Section 5.10. | ERISA Compliance | 120123 | |||||||||
Section 5.11. | Use of Proceeds | 120123 | |||||||||
Section 5.12. | Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act | 121124 | |||||||||
Section 5.13. | Disclosure | 121124 | |||||||||
Section 5.14. | Labor Matters | 122124 | |||||||||
Section 5.15. | Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. | 122125 | |||||||||
Section 5.16. | Solvency | 122125 | |||||||||
Section 5.17. | USA Patriot Act; OFAC; FCPA | 122125 | |||||||||
Section 5.18. | Security Documents | 122125 | |||||||||
Section 5.19. | Senior Indebtedness | 123126 | |||||||||
Section 5.20. | Subsidiaries | 123126 |
ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Section 6.01. | Financial Statements | 123126 | |||||||||
Section 6.02. | Certificates; Other Information | 125128 | |||||||||
Section 6.03. | Notices | 126129 | |||||||||
Section 6.04. | Payment of Taxes | 127130 | |||||||||
Section 6.05. | Preservation of Existence, Etc. | 127130 | |||||||||
Section 6.06. | [Reserved] | 127130 | |||||||||
Section 6.07. | Maintenance of Insurance | 127130 | |||||||||
Section 6.08. | Compliance with Laws | 127130 | |||||||||
Section 6.09. | Books and Records | 127130 | |||||||||
Section 6.10. | Inspection Rights | 128131 | |||||||||
Section 6.11. | Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors | 128131 | |||||||||
Section 6.12. | Compliance with Environmental Laws | 129132 | |||||||||
Section 6.13. | Further Assurances; Post-Closing Obligations | 129132 | |||||||||
Section 6.14. | Designation of Subsidiaries | 130133 | |||||||||
Section 6.15. | Maintenance of Ratings | 130133 | |||||||||
Section 6.16. | Use of Proceeds | 130133 |
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Section 6.17. | Transactions with Affiliates. | 130133 |
ARTICLE VII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Section 7.01. | Liens | 132135 | |||||||||
Section 7.02. | Investments | 136139 | |||||||||
Section 7.03. | Indebtedness | 139142 | |||||||||
Section 7.04. | Fundamental Changes | 144147 | |||||||||
Section 7.05. | Dispositions | 145148 | |||||||||
Section 7.06. | Restricted Payments | 147150 | |||||||||
Section 7.07. | Change in Lines of Business | 150153 | |||||||||
Section 7.08. | [Reserved] | 150154 | |||||||||
Section 7.09. | Burdensome Agreements | 151154 | |||||||||
Section 7.10. | [Reserved] | 152155 | |||||||||
Section 7.11. | Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio | 152155 | |||||||||
Section 7.12. | Fiscal Year | 152155 | |||||||||
Section 7.13. | Prepayments, Etc. of Subordinated Indebtedness | 152156 | |||||||||
Section 7.14. | Permitted Activities | 153156 |
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 8.01. | Events of Default | 154157 | |||||||||
Section 8.02. | Remedies Upon Event of Default | 156159 | |||||||||
Section 8.03. | Application of Funds | 156160 | |||||||||
Section 8.04. | Borrower Right to Cure | 157161 |
ARTICLE IX
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS
Section 9.01. | Appointment and Authority | 158162 | |||||||||
Section 9.02. | Rights as a Lender | 159162 | |||||||||
Section 9.03. | Exculpatory Provisions | 159162 | |||||||||
Section 9.04. | Reliance by Administrative Agent | 160163 | |||||||||
Section 9.05. | Delegation of Duties | 160163 | |||||||||
Section 9.06. | Resignation of Administrative Agent | 160164 | |||||||||
Section 9.07. | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders | 161164 | |||||||||
Section 9.08. | No Other Duties, Etc. | 161165 | |||||||||
Section 9.09. | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim | 162165 | |||||||||
Section 9.10. | Collateral and Guaranty Matters | 162165 | |||||||||
Section 9.11. | Cash Management Obligations and Secured Hedge Agreements | 163166 | |||||||||
Section 9.12. | Withholding Tax Indemnity | 163167 |
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01. | Amendments, Etc. | 164167 | |||||||||
Section 10.02. | Notices and Other Communications | 167170 | |||||||||
Section 10.03. | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | 169172 | |||||||||
Section 10.04. | Attorney Costs and Expenses | 169172 |
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Section 10.05. | Indemnification by the Borrower | 170173 | |||||||||
Section 10.06. | Payments Set Aside | 171175 | |||||||||
Section 10.07. | Successors and Assigns | 172175 | |||||||||
Section 10.08. | Confidentiality | 178181 | |||||||||
Section 10.09. | Setoff | 179182 | |||||||||
Section 10.10. | Interest Rate Limitation | 179182 | |||||||||
Section 10.11. | Counterparts | 179183 | |||||||||
Section 10.12. | Integration | 180183 | |||||||||
Section 10.13. | Survival of Representations and Warranties | 180183 | |||||||||
Section 10.14. | Severability | 180183 | |||||||||
Section 10.15. | GOVERNING LAW | 180184 | |||||||||
Section 10.16. | WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY | 181184 | |||||||||
Section 10.17. | Binding Effect | 181184 | |||||||||
Section 10.18. | USA Xxxxxxx Xxx | 000000 | |||||||||
Section 10.19. | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | 181185 | |||||||||
Section 10.20. | Intercreditor Agreements | 182185 | |||||||||
Section 10.21. | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 182185 | |||||||||
Section 10.22. | Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs | 182185 |
ARTICLE XI
GUARANTEE
Section 11.01. | The Guarantee | 183186 | |||||||||
Section 11.02. | Obligations Unconditional | 184187 | |||||||||
Section 11.03. | Reinstatement | 184188 | |||||||||
Section 11.04. | Subrogation; Subordination | 185188 | |||||||||
Section 11.05. | Remedies | 185188 | |||||||||
Section 11.06. | [Reserved] | 185188 | |||||||||
Section 11.07. | Continuing Guarantee | 185188 | |||||||||
Section 11.08. | General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations | 185188 | |||||||||
Section 11.09. | Release of Guarantors | 185188 | |||||||||
Section 11.10. | Right of Contribution | 185189 | |||||||||
Section 11.11. | Keepwell | 186189 |
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SCHEDULES
1.01A | Commitments | |||||||
1.01B | Closing Date Documents | |||||||
1.01C | Existing Letters of Credit | |||||||
5.06 | Litigation | |||||||
5.08 | Environmental Matters | |||||||
5.2 | Subsidiaries | |||||||
6.13(b) | Post-Closing Matters | |||||||
6.17 | Affiliate Transactions | |||||||
7.01(b) | Existing Liens | |||||||
7.02(f) | Existing Investments | |||||||
7.03(b) | Existing Indebtedness | |||||||
7.09 | Burdensome Agreements | |||||||
10.02 | Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices |
EXHIBITS
Form of | ||||||||
A | Committed Loan Notice | |||||||
B | Compliance Certificate | |||||||
C-1 | Term Note | |||||||
C-2 | Revolving Credit Note | |||||||
C-3 | Swing Line Note | |||||||
D | Solvency Certificate | |||||||
E-1 | Acceptance and Prepayment Notice | |||||||
E-2 | Discount Range Prepayment Notice | |||||||
E-3 | Discount Range Prepayment Offer | |||||||
E-4 | Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice | |||||||
E-5 | Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer | |||||||
E-6 | Specified Discount Prepayment Notice | |||||||
E-7 | Specified Discount Prepayment Response | |||||||
F | [Reserved] | |||||||
G | Intercompany Note | |||||||
H-1 to H-4 | Tax Certificates | |||||||
I | [Reserved] | |||||||
J-1 | Assignment and Assumption | |||||||
J-2 | Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption | |||||||
J-3 | Affiliated Lender Notice |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of November 21, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 27, 2018, as further amended by Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 18, 2019, as further amended by Amendment No. 3, dated as of January 24, 2020, as further amended by Amendment No. 4, dated as of July 14, 2020 and2020, as further amended by Amendment No. 55, dated as of November 6, 2020,2020 and as further amended by Amendment No. 6, dated as of June 10, 2021, among VAIL HOLDCO SUB LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), AVANTOR FUNDING, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party hereto from time to time, XXXXXXX XXXXX BANK USA, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, XXXXXXX SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC, as Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and, individually, a “Lender”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
Pursuant to Amendment No. 5,6, and upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein, the Original Credit Agreement is being amended in the form of this Agreement.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement (including in the preamble and preliminary statements hereto), the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Acceptable Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(D)(2).
“Acceptable Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(D)(3).
“Acceptance and Prepayment Notice” means a notice of the Borrower’s acceptance of the Acceptable Discount in substantially the form of Exhibit E-1.
“Acceptance Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(D)(2).
“Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Borrower of the Company and its subsidiaries on the Closing Date.
“Acquisition Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 4, 2017, by and among the Borrower, the Company, and Merger Sub.
“Additional Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
“Additional Refinancing Lender” means, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.15; provided that each Additional Refinancing Lender shall be subject to the approval of (i) the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the extent that each such Additional Refinancing Lender is not an Affiliate of a then-existing Lender or an Approved Fund, (ii) the Borrower and (iii) in the case of a Refinancing Amendment in respect of the Revolving Credit Loans, each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender.
“Administrative Agent” means Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Bank USA, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
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“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify Holdings and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative thereto. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Xxxxxxxxx LLC and its Affiliates shall be deemed to be Affiliates of Jefferies Finance LLC and its Affiliates.
“Affiliated Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is the Sponsor (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries and other than any Debt Fund Affiliate) or a Non-Debt Fund Affiliate.
“Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(k)(i).
“Agent-Related Persons” means the Agents and their respective Affiliates and the respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing.
“Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2018.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means November 27, 2018.
“Amendment No. 2” means Amendment No. 2 to this Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2019.
“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” means June 18, 2019.
“Amendment No. 3” means Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2020.
“Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” means January 24, 2020.
“Amendment No. 4” means Amendment No. 4 to this Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2020.
“Amendment No. 4 Effective Date” means July 14, 2020.
“Amendment No. 5” means Amendment No. 5 to this Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2020.
“Amendment No. 5 Effective Date” means November 6, 2020.
“Amendment No. 6” means Amendment No. 6 to this Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2021.
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“Amendment No. 6 Effective Date” means June 10, 2021.
“Annual Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheets of each of the Borrower and the Company as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the Borrower and the Company as of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(a).
“Applicable Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(C)(2).
“Applicable Asset Sale Percentage” means, (a) 100% if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available is greater than 4.50:1.00, (b) 50.0% if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available) is less than or equal to 4.50:1.00 and greater than 3.75:1.00 and (c) 0.0% if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available) is less than or equal to 3.75:1.00.
“Applicable ECF Percentage” means, for any fiscal year, (a) 50%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is greater than 4.50:1.00, (b) 25%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than or equal to 4.50:1.00 and greater than 3.75:1.00 and (c) 0%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than or equal to 3.75:1.00.
“Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to:
(a) with respect to Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans,
(i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.01: (A) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 2.25% and (B) for Base Rate Loans, 1.25%;
(ii) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):
Applicable Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pricing Level | Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio | Eurocurrency Rate for Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans | Base Rate for Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans | |||||||||||||||||
1 | > 2.06:1.00 | 2.25% | 1.25% | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ≤ 2.06:1.00 | 2.00% | 1.00% |
(b) with respect to Initial B-3 Euro Term Loans,
(i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.01, for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 2.50%
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(ii) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):
Applicable Rate | ||||||||||||||
Pricing Level | Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio | Eurocurrency Rate for Initial B-3 Euro Term Loans | ||||||||||||
1 | > 2.06:1.00 | 2.50% | ||||||||||||
2 | ≤ 2.06:1.00 | 2.25% |
(c) with respect to Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loans,
(i) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 2.50% and for Base Rate Loans, 1.50%;
(ii) if at any time the corporate family rating of the Borrower assigned by Xxxxx’x is at least Ba3 (stable outlook) and the public corporate rating of the Borrower assigned by S&P is at least BB- (stable outlook), then for so long as such ratings remain at least at such level and are not withdrawn by Moody’s or S&P, as applicable, the Applicable Rate in effect for the Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loans shall be reduced by 0.25% per annum;
(d) with respect to the commitment fee for the unused Revolving Credit Commitments: (x) until delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01 for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and thereafter at any time at which the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a) is greater than 2.50:1.00, a percentage per annum equal to 0.375% and (y) at any time after the delivery of the first such financial statements, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a) is less than or equal to 2.50:1.00, a percentage per annum equal to 0.25%;(d) with respect to Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans,
(i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.01, for EURIBO Rate Loans, 2.75%;
(ii) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):
Applicable Rate | ||||||||||||||
Pricing Level | Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio | Eurocurrency Rate for Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans | ||||||||||||
1 | > 1.90:1.00 | 2.75% | ||||||||||||
2 | ≤ 1.90:1.00 | 2.50% |
(e) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans,
(i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.01, a percentage per annum equal to: (A) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans and Letter of Credit fees, 2.25% and (B) for Base Rate Loans, 1.25%;
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(ii) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans,
(i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.01, for EURIBO Rate Loans, 2.25%;
(ii) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):
Applicable Rate | ||||||||||||||
Pricing Level | Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio | Eurocurrency Rate for Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans | ||||||||||||
1 | > 1.90:1.00 | 2.25% | ||||||||||||
2 | ≤ 1.90:1.00 | 2.00% |
(f) with respect to the commitment fee for the unused Revolving Credit Commitments: (x) until delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01 for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and thereafter at any time at which the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a) is greater than 2.50:1.00, a percentage per annum equal to 0.375% and (y) at any time after the delivery of the first such financial statements, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a) is less than or equal to 2.50:1.00, a percentage per annum equal to 0.25%;
(g) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans,
(i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.01, a percentage per annum equal to: (A) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans and Letter of Credit fees, 2.25% and (B) for Base Rate Loans, 1.25%;
(ii) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):
Applicable Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pricing Level | Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio | Eurocurrency Rate for Revolving Credit Loans and Letter of Credit Fees | Base Rate for Revolving Credit Loans | |||||||||||||||||
1 | > 3.00:1.00 | 2.50% | 1.50% | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ≤ 3.00:1.00 and > 2.50:1.00 | 2.25% | 1.25% | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ≤ 2.50:1.00 and > 2.00:1.00 | 2.00% | 1.00% | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ≤ 2.00:1.00 and > 1.50:1.00 | 1.75% | 0.75% | |||||||||||||||||
5 | ≤ 1.50:1.00 | 1.50% | 0.50% |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a); provided that at the option of (i) the Administrative Agent or the
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Required Revolving Lenders, the highest pricing level (e.g., Pricing Level 1) in the case of the Applicable Rate for Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders with respect to the Term Loans, the highest pricing level (e.g., Pricing Level 1) in the case of the Applicable Rate for Term Loans shall apply (x) as of the first Business Day after the date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered, and shall continue to so apply to and including the date on which such Compliance Certificate is so delivered (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply) and (y) as of the first Business Day after an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) shall have occurred and be continuing, and shall continue to so apply to but excluding the date on which such Event of Default is cured or waived (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply).
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the public corporate credit rating or corporate family rating of the Borrower shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (v) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or any Extended Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Extension Amendment, (w) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Revolving Commitment Increase, any Class of New Revolving Credit Commitments, any Class of Incremental Term Loans or any Class of Incremental Revolving Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Incremental Amendment, (x) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Replacement Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant agreement, (y) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, any Class of Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans or any Class of Refinancing Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment and (z) in the case of the Initial Term Loans, the Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loans, the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans or the Incremental B-4 Dollar5 Euro Term Loans, as applicable, the Applicable Rate shall be increased as, and to the extent, necessary to comply with the provisions of Section 2.14.
“Applicable Requirements” shall mean, in respect of any Indebtedness, that such Indebtedness satisfies the following requirements:
(a) subject to the Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, such Indebtedness shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date of the Incremental B-4 DollarEuro Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness; provided that if such Indebtedness is unsecured or secured on a junior lien basis to the Secured Obligations, such Indebtedness shall not mature earlier than the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date of the Incremental B-4 DollarEuro Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness; provided, further, that the requirements set forth in this clause (a) shall not apply to any Indebtedness consisting of a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facility is to be converted satisfies the requirements set forth in this clause (a);
(b) (i) in respect of any Indebtedness that is not revolving in nature, such Indebtedness does not have greater amortization or mandatory prepayments than the Initial Term Loans, the Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loans, the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans or the Incremental B-4 Dollar5 Euro Term Loans and (ii) in respect of any Indebtedness that is revolving in nature, such Indebtedness shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility or have amortization or scheduled mandatory commitment reductions (other than at maturity); provided that the requirements set forth in clause (b)(i) shall not apply to any Indebtedness consisting of a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facility is to be converted satisfies the requirements set forth in this clause (b);
(c) subject to the Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, such Indebtedness shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Incremental B-4 DollarEuro Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness; provided, that the requirements set forth in this clause (c) shall not apply to any Indebtedness consisting of
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a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facility is to be converted satisfies the requirement set forth in this clause (c);
(d) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral, a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Intercreditor Agreement (or any Intercreditor Agreement shall have been amended or replaced in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which results in such Senior Representative having rights to share in the Collateral on a pari passu basis or a junior lien basis to the Secured Obligations, as applicable);
(e) the holders of such Indebtedness may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans then outstanding;
(f) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured, it is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than the Collateral (it being agreed that such Indebtedness shall not be required to be secured by all of the Collateral);
(g) such Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than any Loan Party and shall not have any obligors other than any Loan Party; and
(h) other terms and conditions of such Indebtedness shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the lenders providing such Indebtedness;
provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent (and provided to the Lenders) at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirements of this definition, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirements of this definition unless the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders notify the Borrower within such five Business Day period that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, disagree with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it or they disagree).
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (b) with respect to Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant L/C Issuers and (ii) the Revolving Credit Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swing Line Facility, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders.
“Approved Bank” has the meaning set forth in clause (c) of the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”
“Approved Currency” means each of (i) Dollars, (ii) Euros, (iii) Sterling, (iv) Canadian dollars and (v) any other currency that is approved in accordance with Section 1.13.
“Approved Foreign Currency” means any Approved Currency other than Dollars.
“Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.
“Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(b).
“Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 hereto.
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“Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable and documented fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Financing Lease Obligation of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
“Auction Agent” means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by a Discounted Purchaser (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(vi); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be designated as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent).
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
“Available Excluded Contribution Amount” means the cash or Cash Equivalents, but excluding any Cure Amount, received by the Borrower after the Closing Date from:
(1) contributions in respect of Qualified Equity Interests, and
(2) the sale (other than to any Subsidiary of the Borrower or pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower,
in each case, designated as Available Excluded Contribution Amounts pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower on or promptly after the date such capital contributions are made or proceeds are received, as the case may be, and which are excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Credit.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the NYFRB Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (c) the Eurocurrency Rate for an Interest Period of one month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), (d) in respect of Initial Term Loans only, 2.00% and (e) in respect of the Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loans only, 2.00%. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the NYFRB Rate, the Prime Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the NYFRB Rate, the Prime Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate, respectively
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan denominated in Dollars that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Benchmark Replacement” means the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which, in the case of a Loan denominated in Dollars, may include Term SOFR) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to EurocurrencyRelevant Rate for U.S. dollar-
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denominated syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable currency and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of EurocurrencyRelevant Rate with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for each applicable Interest Period, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of EurocurrencyRelevant Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of EurocurrencyRelevant Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar- denominated syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable currency at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Administrative Agent and the Borrower decide may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of
(a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate; or
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to EurocurrencyRelevant Rate:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate;
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate, the U.S. Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate, which states that the administrator of the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate has ceased or will cease to provide the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such
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statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate; or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate announcing that the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate is no longer representative.
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate and solely to the extent that the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 3.03(b) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 3.03(b).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and, in any event, substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Bona Fide Debt Fund” means any Person that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of
business which is managed, sponsored or advised by any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with (a) any competitor of the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any Affiliate of such competitor, but with respect to which no personnel involved with any investment by such competitor or Affiliate (i) makes, has the right to make or participates with others in making any investment decisions with respect to such Person or (ii) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any entity that forms a part of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
“Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment” means the offer by any Discounted Purchaser to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a Specified Discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(vi)(B).
“Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Discounted Purchaser of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified range of discounts to par pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(vi)(C).
“Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Loan Party of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(vi)(D).
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“Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing or a Term Borrowing of a particular Class, as the context may require.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of New York, and if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means a day on which dealings in deposits in the applicable Approved Currency are conducted by and between banks in the applicable London interbank market.
“Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (including with respect to internally developed software) (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Financing Lease Obligations) by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Cash Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(g).
“Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked account at a commercial bank selected by the Administrative Agent, in the name of the relevant Borrower and under the sole dominion and “control” (within the meaning of the UCC) of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Cash Collateralize” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(g).
“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(a) Dollars;
(b) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States or any country that is a member state of the European Union having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of such government is pledged in support thereof;
(c) time deposits or eurodollar time deposits with, insured certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances or overnight bank deposits of any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii)(A) is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any member nation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or is the principal banking Subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any member nation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and (B) has combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 or $100,000,000 in the case of any non-U.S. bank (any such bank in the foregoing clause (i) or (ii) being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities not exceeding 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(d) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by an Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate note issued by, or guaranteed by, a corporation (other than structured investment vehicles and other than corporations used in structured financing transactions)
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and in each case rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Xxxxx’x, in each case with average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(e) marketable short-term money market and similar funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Xxxxx’x or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Xxxxx’x nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by Holdings);
(f) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b), (d) and (e) above entered into with any Approved Bank;
(g) securities with average maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Xxxxx’x (or the equivalent thereof);
(h) Indebtedness or preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Xxxxx’x (or, if at any time neither Xxxxx’x nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another rating agency) with average maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(i) Investments (other than in structured investment vehicles and structured financing transactions) with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Xxxxx’x;
(j) securities with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Approved Bank;
(k) (i) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (j) above denominated in Euros, Sterling, or Canadian dollars or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to the foregoing and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Restricted Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction and (ii) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies in those countries in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(l) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as Current Assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in money market investment programs which are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or which are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such Investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (k) above; and
(m) investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (l) above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (a) and (k) above; provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clause (a) or (k) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.
For the avoidance of doubt, any items identified as Cash Equivalents under this definition will be deemed to be Cash Equivalents for all purposes regardless of the treatment of such items under GAAP.
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“Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Hedge Bank in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, credit card, debit card and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds, in each case, pursuant to a Treasury Services Agreement, in each case, to the extent designated by the Borrower and such Hedge Bank as “Cash Management Obligations” in writing to the Administrative Agent; provided that, with respect to any such Hedge Bank that constitutes an Agent or an Affiliate thereof, such designation shall be deemed to have been made automatically and without any action by the Borrower or such Hedge Bank. The designation of any Cash Management Obligations shall not create in favor of such Hedge Bank any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Guarantor under the Loan Documents.
“Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.
“CFC” means any “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
“Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur if:
(a) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), but excluding (x) any employee benefit plan of such person and its Subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan and (y) any combination of Permitted Holders, shall have, directly or indirectly, acquired beneficial ownership of Equity Interests representing 35% or more of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such “person” or “group” of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower unless the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract, or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower;
(b) Holdings shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower; or
(c) a “change of control” or similar event shall occur under the Senior Notes or in any other document pertaining to any Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries the outstanding principal amount of which is in excess of the Threshold Amount.
Notwithstanding the preceding or any provision of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act (or any successor provision), (i) a Person or group shall not be deemed to beneficially own securities subject to an equity or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement, (ii) if any group includes one or more Permitted Holders, the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of the Borrower beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Permitted Holders that are part of such group shall not be treated as being beneficially owned by any other member of such group for purposes of determining whether a Change of Control has occurred and (iii) a Person or group will not be deemed to beneficially own the Equity Interests of another Person as a result of its ownership of the Equity Interests or other securities of such other Person’s parent entity (or related contractual rights) unless it owns 50% or more of the total voting power of the Equity Interests entitled to vote for the election of directors of such parent entity having a majority of the aggregate votes on the board of directors (or similar body) of such parent entity.
For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Borrower” as used in this definition includes any Successor Company that assumes the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.04(d).
“Class” (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Credit Commitments, New Revolving Credit
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Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitments, Initial B-3 Euro Term Commitments, Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Commitments, Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loan Commitments, Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loan Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Refinancing Term Commitments of a given Refinancing Series or Commitments in respect of Replacement Term Loans and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, Revolving Credit Loans under Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Incremental Revolving Loans, Revolving Credit Loans under Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans, Initial B-3 Euro Term Loans, Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loans, Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans, Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans, Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Replacement Term Loans. Commitments (and in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.
“Closing Date” means November 21, 2017.
“Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Collateral Agent and the collateral agent with respect to the Senior Secured Notes Documents and acknowledged by the Loan Parties.
“Closing Date Revolver Cap” shall mean a limit of $50,000,000 on the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans that are available to be borrowed on the Closing Date in accordance with the requirements of Section 5.11, which amount shall not include the face amount of any Letters of Credit issued on the Closing Date.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” means the “Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement and all the “Collateral” or “Pledged Assets” (or similar term) as defined in any other Collateral Document and any other assets pledged or in which a Lien is granted pursuant to any Collateral Document (but in any event excluding the Excluded Assets).
“Collateral Agent” means Xxxxxxx Sachs Bank USA, in its capacity as collateral agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor collateral agent.
“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered (i) on the Closing Date, pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iv) and (v) and (ii) at such time as may be designated therein, pursuant to the Collateral Documents, the proviso to Section 4.01(a) or Section 6.11 or 6.13, subject, in each case, to the limitations and exceptions of this Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto;
(b) all Secured Obligations shall have been guaranteed by Holdings and each existing and subsequently acquired or organized Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings that is a direct or indirect wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) (together with the Borrower, each, a “Guarantor”);
(c) the Secured Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a first-priority security interest (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01) in (i) all of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) all of the Equity Interests of each wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Subsidiary described in the following clause (iii)) directly owned by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests and 100% of the issued and outstanding non-voting Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is a FSHCO that is directly owned by Holdings, the Borrower or any
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Subsidiary Guarantor and (iv) 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests and 100% of the issued and outstanding non-voting Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is a CFC that is directly owned by Holdings, the Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case other than any Excluded Assets;
(d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder, including subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, or under any Collateral Document, the Secured Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected first-priority security interest in substantially all of the Loan Parties’ tangible and intangible assets and Material Real Property other than Excluded Assets, in each case, (i) with the priority required by the Collateral Documents and (ii) subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, including the limitations and exceptions set forth in Section 4.01) and the Collateral Documents; and
(e) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Material Real Property required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.11 or Section 6.13 (the “Mortgaged Properties”) duly executed and delivered by the applicable Loan Party, (ii) a completed Life-of-Loan Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property, (iii) a policy or policies of title insurance (or marked unconditional commitment to issue such policy or policies) in the amount equal to not less than 100.0% of the fair market value of such Mortgaged Property, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a first priority Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except Permitted Liens, together with such customary endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates, (iv) such affidavits, instruments of indemnification (including a so-called “gap” indemnification) as are customarily requested by the title insurance company to induce the title company to issue the title policies and endorsements contemplated above, (iv) evidence of payment by the Borrower of all title policy premiums, search and examination charges, escrow charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgages and issuance of the title policies referred to above, (v) a survey of each Mortgaged Property in such form as shall be required by the title company to issue the so-called comprehensive and other survey-related endorsements and to remove the standard survey exceptions from the title policies and endorsements contemplated above (provided, however, that a survey shall not be required to the extent that the issuer of the applicable title insurance policy provides reasonable and customary survey-related coverages (including, without limitation, survey-related endorsements) in the applicable title insurance policy based on an existing survey and/or such other documentation as may be reasonably satisfactory to the title insurer) and (vi) such legal opinions as are customarily delivered with respect to any such Mortgage, including (x) opinions as to the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Mortgages by the relevant Loan Party and (y) customary opinions of local counsel for such Loan Party in the state in which such Material Real Property is located, with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgage;
provided, however, that (i) the foregoing definition shall not require, and the Loan Documents shall not contain any requirements as to, (A) the creation or perfection of pledges of, security interests in, Mortgages on, or the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals or taking other actions with respect to any Excluded Assets, (B) the perfection of pledges of or security interests in motor vehicles, airplanes and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement (or the equivalent) or (C) the obtaining of any landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters, and (ii) the Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents.
The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the perfection of security interests in, or the delivery of the Mortgages with respect to, particular assets and the delivery of assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) or any other compliance with the requirements of this definition where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection or compliance cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or
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times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Loan Documents.
No actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required in order to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect such security interests (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).
The foregoing definition shall not require control agreements, perfection by “control” pursuant to the UCC or perfection by possession or delivery pursuant to the UCC with respect to any Collateral other than (x) certificated Equity Interests of the Borrower and, to the extent constituting Collateral, all Restricted Subsidiaries of Holdings and (y) the Intercompany Note and other instruments described in Section 2.02(b) of the Security Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in the event that a Foreign Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor, such Loan Party shall grant a perfected lien on substantially all of its assets pursuant to arrangements reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, subject to customary limitations in such jurisdiction as may be reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, and nothing in the definition of “Excluded Asset” or other limitation in this Agreement shall in any way limit or restrict the pledge of assets and property by any such Foreign Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or the pledge of the Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary by any other Loan Party that holds such Equity Interests.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Intercreditor Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Mortgages, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iv) and (v), 6.11 or 6.13 and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Commitment” means a Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Extension Series, Revolving Commitment Increase, New Revolving Credit Commitment, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Refinancing Series, Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitment, Initial B-3 Euro Term Commitment, Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Commitment, Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loan Commitment, Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loan Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment, Refinancing Term Commitment of a given Refinancing Series or a Commitment in respect of Replacement Term Loans, as the context may require.
“Committed Loan Notice” means a written notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Company” means VWR Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Compensation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(c)(ii).
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
“Compliance Date” means the last day of any fiscal quarter on which the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and Letters of Credit (excluding up to (i) $100,000,000 of Letters of Credit and (ii) other Letters of Credit to the extent Cash Collateralized or backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer) exceeds 35% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
“Confidential Information Memorandum” shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum of the Borrower dated as of September 5, 2017.
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“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such period, plus:
(a) without duplication and to the extent already deducted (and not added back) in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:
(i) Fixed Charges of the Borrower for such period and, to the extent not reflected in Fixed Charges, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations or such derivative instruments, and bank and letter of credit fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, plus items excluded from the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” pursuant to clauses (a) through (f) thereof, plus
(ii) provision for taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital, including, federal, foreign and state income, franchise, excise, value added and similar taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital and foreign withholding taxes of such Person paid or accrued during such period (including in respect of repatriated funds, including any penalties and interest relating to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations, and (without duplication) any payments to Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings pursuant to Section 7.06(h), plus
(iii) the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense (including amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, internal labor costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, capitalized expenditures (including Capitalized Software Expenditures), customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs and contract acquisition costs) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP, plus
(iv) any other non-cash charges (other than any accrual in respect of bonuses), including any write-offs, write-downs,, expenses, losses or items (provided, in each case, that if any non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (A) the Borrower may elect not to add back such non-cash charges in the current period and (B) to the extent the Borrower elects to add back such non-cash charges in the current period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period), plus
(v) the amount of any non-controlling interest consisting of income attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary deducted (and not added back) in such period in calculating Consolidated Net Income, excluding cash distributions in respect thereof, plus
(vi) (i) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees, indemnities and related expenses paid or accrued in such period to (or on behalf of) the Investors (including any termination fees payable in connection with the early termination of management and monitoring agreements), (ii) the amount of payments made to option, phantom equity or profits interests holders of the Borrower or any of its Parent Entities in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to shareholders of the Borrower or its Parent Entities, which payments are being made to compensate such option, phantom equity or profits interests holders as though they were shareholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, including any cash consideration for any repurchase of equity, in each case to the extent permitted under the Indenture (including expenses relating to distributions made to equity holders of the Borrower any of its Parent Entities resulting from the application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718—Compensation—Stock Compensation and (iii) the amount of fees, expenses and indemnities paid to directors of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, plus
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(vii) losses or discounts on sales of receivables and related assets in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility, plus
(viii) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (c) below for any previous period and not added back, plus
(ix) any costs or expenses incurred by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or phantom equity or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any severance agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are non-cash or otherwise funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of such Person or Net Proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of such Person (other than Disqualified Stock), plus
(x) any net pension or other post-employment benefit costs representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715—Compensation—Retirement Benefits, and any other items of a similar nature, plus
(xi) with respect to any joint venture that is not a Restricted Subsidiary, an amount equal to the proportion of those items described in clauses (b) and (c) above relating to such joint venture corresponding to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ proportionate share of such joint venture’s Consolidated Net Income (determined as if such joint venture were a Restricted Subsidiary), plus
(b) without duplication, the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to the Transactions or any other Specified Event (as defined below) projected by such Person in good faith to be realized as a result of actions that have been taken or initiated or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of such Person), including any cost savings, expenses and charges (including restructuring and integration charges) in connection with, or incurred by or on behalf of, any joint venture of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether accounted for on the financial statements of any such joint venture or such Person) (x) with respect to the Transactions, on or prior to the date that is 36 months after the Closing Date (including actions initiated prior to the Closing Date) and (y) with respect to any investment, sale, transfer or other disposition of assets, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, Subsidiary designation, restructuring, cost saving initiative or other initiative (collectively, a “Specified Event”), whether initiated, before, on or after the Closing Date, within 24 months after such Specified Event (which cost savings shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA until fully realized and calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of the relevant period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions; provided that (i) such cost savings are reasonably quantifiable and factually supportable, (ii) no cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (y) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges relating to such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies that are included in clause (x) above (it being understood and agreed that “run rate” shall mean the full recurring benefit that is associated with any action taken) and (iii) no cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies relating to any Specified Event shall be added pursuant to this clause (b) except to the extent the cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies relating to the Transactions as described in the Confidential Information Memorandum have been achieved or are no longer available or permitted to be added pursuant to this clause (b), in which case an amount up to such amounts that have been achieved or are no longer available or permitted shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA to the extent otherwise allowed pursuant to this clause (b); provided, further, that the aggregate amount of any adjustments made pursuant to clauses (x) and (y) for any transactions following the Closing Date shall not exceed in the aggregate 30% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (before giving effect to any such adjustments);
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provided, further, that addbacks made otherwise in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act shall not be included in the foregoing cap of 30% of Consolidated EBITDA,
less
(c) without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:
(i) non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period), and
(ii) the amount of any non-controlling interest consisting of loss attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-Wholly-Owned subsidiary added (and not deducted) in such period from Consolidated Net Income,
in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated First Lien Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date that is secured by a Lien on the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a first priority basis.
“Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any four-quarter period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) consolidated interest expense of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (a) amortization of OID resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (b) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (c) non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the xxxx to market valuation of Swap Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (d) the interest component of Financing Lease Obligations, and (e) net payments, if any made (less net payments, if any, received), pursuant to interest rate Swap Obligations with respect to Indebtedness, and excluding (o) annual agency fees paid to the administrative agents and collateral agents under this Agreement or other credit facilities, (p) any additional interest with respect to failure to comply with any registration rights agreement owing with respect to the Senior Notes or other securities, (q) costs associated with obtaining Swap Obligations, (r) any expense resulting from the discounting of any Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition, (s) penalties and interest relating to taxes, (t) any “additional interest” or “liquidated damages” with respect to other securities for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, (u) amortization or expensing of deferred financing fees, amendment and consent fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees, expenses and discounted liabilities and any other amounts of non-cash interest, (v) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees and any other fees related to the Transactions or any acquisitions after the Closing Date, (w) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Qualified Securitization Facility, (x) any accretion of accrued interest on discounted liabilities and any prepayment premium or penalty, (y) interest expense attributable to a parent entity resulting from push-down accounting, and (z) any lease, rental or other expense in connection with a Non-Financing Lease Obligation); plus
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(2) consolidated capitalized interest of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less
(3) interest income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.
For purposes of this definition, interest on a Financing Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Financing Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP (or, if not implicit, as otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP).
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that, without duplication:
(a) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, any after-tax effect of extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items (including gains or losses and all fees and expenses relating thereto) for such period shall be excluded,
(b) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period to the extent included in net income (loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded,
(c) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within 12 months after the closing of any acquisition constituting an Investment that are so required to be established or adjusted as a result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP or changes as a result of adoption or modification of accounting policies in accordance with GAAP shall be excluded,
(d) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees, expenses and charges relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, shall be excluded,
(e) the net income (loss) for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions that are actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent subsequently converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,
(f) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded,
(g) any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense arising from the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights or equity incentive programs or any other equity-based compensation shall be excluded, and any cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests by management of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parents in connection with the Transactions or a Qualified IPO, shall be excluded,
(h) any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Investment, Permitted Acquisition or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement, to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount (i) is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnitor in writing within 180 days of the occurrence of such event and (ii) is in fact
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indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365-day period), shall be excluded,
(i) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount (i) is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnitor in writing within 180 days of the occurrence of such event and (ii) is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses, charges or losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded,
(j) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or such Person’s assets are acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded (except to the extent required for any calculation of Consolidated EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis),
(k) solely for the purpose of determining the Cumulative Credit pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof, the income of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of such income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary (which has not been waived) shall be excluded, except (solely to the extent permitted to be paid) to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Guarantors by such Person during such period in accordance with such documents and regulations,
(l) the purchase accounting effects of adjustments in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP (including in the inventory, property and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items thereof) and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of the Transactions or any acquisition constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement consummated prior to or after the Closing Date, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof shall be excluded,
(m) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, changes to accrual of revenue so long as consistent with past practices of the Company and its Subsidiaries (regardless of treatment under GAAP) shall be excluded,
(n) (i) any non-cash profits interest or non-cash compensation expense realized from employee benefit plans or other post-employment benefit plans or recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors, managers or employees and management compensation plans or equity incentive programs or the treatment of such options under variable plan accounting and (ii) non-cash income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, shall be excluded, and
(o) any amounts paid that are used to fund payments to any equity holder to pay taxes related to such equity holder’s ownership of the Borrower and that, if paid by the Borrower would have reduced Consolidated Net Income, shall be included to reduce Consolidated Net Income
For the avoidance of doubt, (other than for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow) Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated, including pro forma adjustments, in accordance with Section 1.09.
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“Consolidated Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date that is secured by a Lien on the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
“Consolidated Total Assets” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the amount that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of third party Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of third party Indebtedness for borrowed money, drawn but unreimbursed obligations under letters of credit, obligations in respect of Financing Lease Obligations and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments; provided, however, that Consolidated Total Debt shall exclude all obligations relating to Non-Financing Lease Obligations.. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that (i) obligations under Swap Contracts and (ii) obligations owed by Unrestricted Subsidiaries do not constitute Consolidated Total Debt.
“Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
“Consolidated Working Capital” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, Current Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided that increases or decreases in Consolidated Working Capital shall be (a) calculated without regard to any changes in Current Assets or Current Liabilities as a result of (i) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent, (ii) the effects of purchase accounting, (iii) the effect of fluctuations in the amount of accrued or contingent obligations, assets or liabilities under Swap Contracts or (iv) any impact of foreign exchange translations and (b) adjusted to eliminate any distortion resulting from mergers, acquisitions and dispositions occurring during the applicable period.
“Contract Consideration” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Affiliate.”
“Covered Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.22.
“Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d) other Indebtedness, in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or part, existing Term Loans or existing Revolving Credit Loans (or unused Revolving Credit Commitments), or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (the “Refinanced Debt”); provided that (i) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not mature (or require commitment reductions) prior to the maturity date of the Refinanced Debt, and, in the case of any refinancing of Term Loans, such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Refinanced Debt (provided that the requirements set forth in this clause (i) shall not apply to any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consisting of a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge
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facility is to be converted satisfies the requirements set forth in this clause (i)), (ii) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not have an aggregate principal amount (including any unutilized commitments) greater than the aggregate principal amount (including any unutilized commitments) of the Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and fees and expenses associated with the refinancing, (iii) any payments and borrowings shall be made pro rata as between the Revolving Credit Facility and any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of revolving loans or revolving commitments in accordance with the aggregate principal amounts thereof, respectively, (iv) the terms and conditions of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (except as otherwise provided in this definition) shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the financing sources providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (v) [reserved], (vi) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, repurchased, retired, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained, (vii) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than any Loan Party and shall not have any obligors other than any Loan Party, (viii) to the extent such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is secured, it is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral (it being agreed that such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be required to be secured by all of the Collateral), (ix) if such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral, a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall have become party to an Intercreditor Agreement (or any Intercreditor Agreement shall have been amended or replaced in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which results in such Senior Representative having rights to share in the Collateral on a pari passu basis or a junior lien basis to the Secured Obligations, as applicable), (x) if the Refinanced Debt is subordinated in right of payment to, or to the Liens securing, the Obligations, then any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to, or to the Liens securing, the Obligations, as applicable, pursuant to a customary subordination agreement or provisions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (xi) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be pari passu or junior in right of payment and, if secured, secured on a pari passu or junior basis with the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Facility (provided that if such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (other than any such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is revolving in nature) is pari passu in right of payment and with respect to security with the Initial Term Loans, the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans and the Incremental B-4 Dollar5 Euro Term Loans, the Initial Term Loans, the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans and the Incremental B-4 Dollar5 Euro Term Loans shall be subject to the “most favored nation” pricing adjustment (if applicable) set forth in the proviso to Section 2.14(e)(iii) as if such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness were an Incremental Term Loan incurred under Section 2.14) and (xii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with Initial Term Loans, the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans and the Incremental B-4 Dollar5 Euro Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not greater than pro rata basis) and any other Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may participate on a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments hereunder and shall not require any mandatory prepayments in addition to those hereunder; provided, further, that in determining if the foregoing conditions in this proviso are met, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent (and provided to the Lenders) at least five Business Days prior to such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such resulting Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders notify the Borrower within such five Business Day period that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, disagree with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it or they disagree).
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Cumulative Credit” means, at any date of determination, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to, without duplication:
(a) the greater of $250,000,000 and 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), plus
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(b) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) beginning with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2017 to the end of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered (or were required to be delivered) pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), plus
(c) the cumulative amount of cash and Cash Equivalent proceeds from (i) the sale of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower after the Closing Date and on or prior to such time (including upon exercise of warrants or options) (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount, an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs) which proceeds have been contributed as common equity to the capital of the Borrower and (ii) the Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower (or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount, an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs) issued upon conversion of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the Obligations) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower owed to a Person other than a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party, plus
(d) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions to the common capital of the Borrower or the net proceeds of the issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent) contributed to the Borrower, received in cash and Cash Equivalents after the Closing Date (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount or an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs), plus
(e) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in cash and Cash Equivalents from:
(i) the sale, transfer or other disposition (other than to the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests or any assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any minority Investments or other joint venture (that is not a Restricted Subsidiary), or
(ii) any dividend or other distribution by an Unrestricted Subsidiary or received in respect of minority Investments or other joint venture (that is not a Restricted Subsidiary), or
(iii) any Returns received in respect of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or any minority Investments;
in each case, solely to the extent such Investments described in clause (i) through (iii) in this clause (e) were originally made using the Cumulative Credit and solely to the extent of such original Investments; plus
(f) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the Investments of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries made using the Cumulative Credit in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable) and (ii) the amount originally invested from the Cumulative Credit by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus
(g) an amount equal to any Returns in cash and Cash Equivalents actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Investments made pursuant to Section 7.02(v)(i), plus
(h) [reserved], plus
(i) an amount equal to Declined Proceeds, minus
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(j) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to make Investments pursuant to Section 7.02(v) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus
(k) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to incur Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.03(bb) after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date and prior to such time, minus
(l) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to pay dividends or make distributions or other Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.06(l) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus
(m) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to make payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings pursuant to Section 7.13 after the Closing Date and prior to such time.
“Cure Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).
“Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).
“Current Assets” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current assets at such date of determination, other than amounts related to current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits (but excluding assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments).
“Current Liabilities” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals for Capital Expenditures, (c) accruals for Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments under Section 7.06(h)), (d) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves, (f) any Revolving Credit Exposure or Revolving Credit Loans, (g) any earn-out obligations or deferred purchase price obligations and (h) the current portion of pension liabilities.
“Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) that is a bona fide debt fund or an investment vehicle that is engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in, acquiring or trading commercial loans, bonds or similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and whose managers have fiduciary duties to the investors in such fund independent of, or in addition to, their duties to the Sponsor.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Declined Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(viii).
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, without cure or waiver hereunder, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2.0% per annum; provided that with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.17(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of L/C Obligations,
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within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations, (d) has failed, within two Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to pay any amounts owing to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, after the Closing Date and other than via an Undisclosed Administration, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (iv) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (e) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each L/C Issuer and each Lender. For purposes of this definition, “Undisclosed Administration” means, in relation to a Lender or its direct or indirect parent company, the appointment of a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender or such parent company is subject to home jurisdiction, if applicable law requires that such appointment not be disclosed.
“Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(B)(2).
“Discount Range” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(C)(1).
“Discount Range Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(C)(1).
“Discount Range Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(vi)(C) substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2.
“Discount Range Prepayment Offer” means the irrevocable written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-3, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.
“Discount Range Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(C)(1).
“Discount Range Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(C)(3).
“Discounted Prepayment Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(D)(3).
“Discounted Prepayment Effective Date” means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(vi)(B)(1), 2.05(a)(vi)(C)(1) or 2.05(a)(vi)(D)(1), respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the applicable Discounted Purchaser and the Auction Agent.
“Discounted Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi).
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“Discounted Term Loan Prepayment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(A).
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale-leaseback transaction and any sale or issuance of Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares or other shares required by applicable Law) in a Restricted Subsidiary) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.
“Disqualified Equity Interest” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than (i) solely for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares or (ii) as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued (x) pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings or the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) by any such plan to any such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
“Disqualified Lender” means (i) any Person identified in writing by the Borrower or the Sponsor to the Administrative Agent on or prior to May 4, 2017, (ii) any other Person identified by name in writing to the Administrative Agent after May 4, 2017 to the extent such Person is or becomes a competitor of the Borrower or its subsidiaries and (iii) any Affiliate of any Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above that is clearly identifiable on the basis of its name; provided that a “competitor” or an Affiliate of any Person referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above shall not include any Bona Fide Debt Fund or investment vehicle that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business which is managed, sponsored or advised by any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such competitor or Affiliate, as applicable, and for which no personnel involved with the investment of such competitor or Affiliate thereof, as applicable, (i) makes any investment decisions or (ii) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to the Loan Parties or any entity that forms a part of the Loan Parties’ business (including their subsidiaries); provided, further, that (x) no Affiliate of an Initial Lender shall be designated a Disqualified Lender, (y) the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility for monitoring compliance with any provisions of this Agreement with respect to Disqualified Lenders and (z) updates to the Disqualified Lender list shall not retroactively invalidate or otherwise affect any (A) assignments or participations made to, (B) any trades entered into with or (C) information provided to, any Person before it was designated as a Disqualified Lender. It is acknowledged and agreed by the Borrower that the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to disclose to any Lender upon such Lender’s request whether any potential assignee or participant is a Disqualified Lenders.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
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“Dollar Equivalent” means, with respect to an amount of an Approved Currency other than Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date or other relevant date of determination) for the purchase of Dollars with such Approved Currency.
“Dollar Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has (i) an Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitment or an Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loan or (ii) an Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Commitment or an Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loan.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception” means, with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Ratio Debt and any Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.03(g), (v) or (z) permitted to be incurred hereunder, that up to the greater of $1,100,000,000 and 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness, (the “Specified Debt”) may have a maturity date that is earlier than and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than, the Indebtedness with respect to which the Specified Debt is otherwise required to have a later maturity date.
“Early Opt-in Election” shall mean the occurrence of:
(1) (i) a determination by the Administrative Agent or (ii) a notification by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) that the Required Lenders have determined that U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable currency being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in the Section titled “Effect of Benchmark Transition Event,” are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the EurocurrencyRelevant Rate, and
(2) (i) the election by the Administrative Agent or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the higher of (A) the Eurocurrency Rate on such date for a deposit in dollars with a maturity of one month and (B) the Eurocurrency Rate floor, if any, with respect thereto as of such date, (ii) the interest rate margin as of such date, (with such interest rate margin to be determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) and (iii) the amount of OID and upfront fees (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID) paid or payable by the Borrower to the lenders with respect to such Indebtedness (with OID and upfront or similar fees being equated to interest rate based on an assumed four-year average life to maturity on a straight-line basis and without any present value discount) (it
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being understood that “Effective Yield” shall not include amendment fees, arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees and any similar fees payable to any lead arranger or bookrunner (or its Affiliates) in connection with the commitment or syndication of such indebtedness, consent fees paid or payable to consenting lenders, ticking fees on undrawn commitments or any other fees not paid or payable generally to all lenders in the primary syndication or placement of such Indebtedness).
“Eligible Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(a)(i).
“Enforcement Qualifications” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04.
“Environment” means indoor air, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, subsurface strata or sediment, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Laws” means any applicable Law relating to the prevention of pollution, or the protection of the Environment, and the protection of worker health and safety as it relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials, including any applicable provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. as it related to Hazardous Materials, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., and all analogous state or local statutes, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of investigation and remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) an actual or alleged noncompliance with any Environmental Law including any failure to obtain, maintain or comply with any Environmental Permit, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract or agreement to the extent pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity Contribution” means the direct or indirect equity investments by the Sponsor and certain other investors (including the Management Investors) to Holdings, which equity, when combined with the equity of the Management Investors that will be retained, rolled over or converted, if any, shall be no less than 25.0% of the total consolidated pro forma debt and equity of Holdings and its subsidiaries on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions (but without giving effect to any Revolving Credit Loans borrowed hereunder on the Closing Date to fund any working capital needs).
“Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs” means cash costs or expenses, incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, which cash proceeds have been contributed as common equity to the capital of the Borrower (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount, an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or any amount used in the Cumulative Credit).
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities); provided, that any instrument evidencing Indebtedness convertible or exchangeable for Equity Interests shall not be deemed to be Equity Interests unless and until such instrument is so converted or exchanged.
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“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is under common control with a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
“ERISA Event” means: (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section
4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “endangered,” “critical” or “critical and declining” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (d) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (e) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for, and that could reasonably be expected to result in, the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) with respect to a Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Sections 302 or 303 of ERISA, whether or not waived, or the filing, pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for the waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (h) a failure by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate to make a required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (i) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could reasonably be expected to result in liability to a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary; (j) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate; or (k) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to Section 303(k) of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“EURIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in euro for any Interest Period, the EURIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in euro (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that, if the EURIBO Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that if a EURIBO Rate shall not be available pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition at such time for such Interest Period, then the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Rate; provided, that, if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the EURIBO Rate (before giving effect to any adjustment for Statutory Reserves) shall be deemed not to be less than 0.00% per annum at any time; provided, further, that if it is not possible to calculate an Interpolated Rate for that EURIBO Loan the interest rate per annum selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Borrower) (including by reference to any applicable published market data) to be the comparable successor rate to EURIBO at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period;
“EURIBO Screen Rate” means, for any day and time and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the European Money Markets Institute EURIBO Rate (“EMMI EURIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or another commercially available source providing quotations of EMMI EURIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) for such Interest Period.
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“Euro Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has (i) an Initial B-3 Euro Term Commitment or a Euro Term Loan, (ii) an Incremental B-4 Euro Term Commitment or an Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loan or (iii) an Incremental B-5 Euro Term Commitment or an Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loan.
“Euro Term Loan” means any Initial B-3 Euro Term Loan, any Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loan, any Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loan or any Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan or Extended Term Loan designated as a “Euro Term Loan,” as the context may require.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means:
(a) with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in any Approved Currency other than euros, for any applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, if the LIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that if a Eurocurrency Rate shall not be available pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this clause (a) at such time for such Interest Period, then the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Rate; provided, that, if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that if it is not possible to calculate an Interpolated Rate for that Eurocurrency Rate Loan the interest rate per annum selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Borrower) (including by reference to any applicable published market data) to be the comparable successor rate to LIBOR at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period;
(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Screen Rate for Dollars for a period of one month at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, if the LIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that if a Eurocurrency Rate shall not be available pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this clause (b) at such time for such Interest Period, then the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Rate; provided, that, if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that if it is not possible to calculate an Interpolated Rate for that Base Rate Loan the interest rate per annum selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Borrower) (including by reference to any applicable published market data) to be the comparable successor rate to LIBOR at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period;
in the case of each of clause (a) and (b) above, multiplied by Statutory Reserves; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Eurocurrency Rate (before giving effect to any adjustment for Statutory Reserves) shall (x) in respect of Initial Term Loans only, be deemed not to be less than 1.00% per annum at any time, (y) in respect of Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loans only, be deemed not to be less than 1.00% per annum at any time and (z) in respect of Revolving Credit Loans, be deemed not to be less than 0.00% per annum at any time.
“Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.” Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Credit Loans may be denominated in any Approved Currency.
“Euros” means lawful currency of the European Union.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.
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“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year, an amount equal to:
(a) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) Consolidated Net Income for such period,
(ii) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period and long-term accounts receivable of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (other than any such decreases arising from acquisitions or dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting),
(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(v) expenses deducted from Consolidated Net Income during such period in respect of expenditures made during any prior period for which a deduction from Excess Cash Flow was made in such period pursuant to clause (b)(xi), (xii), (xiii), (xv) or (xvi) below, and
(vi) cash income or gain (actually received in cash) excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period pursuant to the definition thereof, minus
(b) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and cash charges included in clauses (a) through (o) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,”
(ii) [reserved],
(iii) to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash, the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A) the principal component of payments in respect of Financing Lease Obligations and (B) the amount of any scheduled repayment of Initial Term Loans, Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans or Incremental B-4 Dollar5 Euro Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07, Extended Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans and any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) to the extent required due to a Disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase, but excluding (X) all other prepayments of Term Loans and (Y) all prepayments or repayments in respect of any revolving credit facility),
(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(v) increases in Consolidated Working Capital and long-term accounts receivable of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (other than any such increases arising from acquisitions or dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period or the application of purchase accounting) for such period,
(vi) cash payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities or long-term assets of the Borrower and its Restricted
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Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash,
(vii) [reserved],
(viii) [reserved],
(ix) to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash, cash payments made in respect of earn-outs and deferred purchase price obligations;
(x) [reserved],
(xi) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts or executed letters of intent (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures to be consummated or made, plus any restructuring cash expenses, pension payments or tax contingency payments then due and payable that have been added to Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clause (a)(ii) above required to be made, in each case during the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of Internally Generated Cash actually utilized to finance such acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures during such period is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow for the next fiscal year,
(xii) [reserved],
(xiii) cash expenditures in respect of Swap Contracts during such period to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(xiv) any payment of cash to be amortized or expensed over a future period and recorded as a long-term asset,
(xv) reimbursable or insured expenses incurred during such fiscal year to the extent that such reimbursement has not yet been received and to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and
(xvi) cash expenditures for costs and expenses in connection with acquisitions or Investments, dispositions and the issuance of equity interests or Indebtedness to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income.
Notwithstanding anything in the definition of any term used in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” to the contrary, all components of Excess Cash Flow shall be computed for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“Excess Cash Flow Period” means each fiscal year of the Borrower commencing with and including the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Assets” means (i) any fee owned real property (other than Material Real Properties), any leasehold rights and interests in real property (it being understood that there shall be no requirement to obtain any
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landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters), (ii) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent perfection of the security interest in such assets cannot be accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement (or equivalent), (iii) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, capital lease obligation or similar arrangements, in each case to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, capital lease or a similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries), in each case, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable Law, but excluding the proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (iv) those assets to the extent that a grant of a security interest in such assets (A) is prohibited by contract (including leases and licenses) binding on such assets at the time of acquisition thereof and not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition, applicable Law, or any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, or (B) requires governmental consents required pursuant to applicable Law that have not been obtained (after the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent) in each case of clauses (A) and (B), after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC and other applicable Law, but excluding the proceeds thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (v) margin stock, and to the extent not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable Law, Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly-owned Subsidiaries, but excluding the proceeds thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (vi) [reserved], (vii) any property subject to a Lien permitted by Section 7.01(u) or (aa) (to the extent relating to a Lien originally incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(u)) to the extent that the granting of a security interest in such property would be prohibited under the terms of the Indebtedness secured thereby so long as such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of, the acquisition of such property after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction, (viii) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the accepted filing of a “Statement of Use” and issuance of a “Certificate of Registration” or an accepted filing of an “Amendment to Allege Use” whereby such intent-to-use trademark application is converted to a “use in commerce” application, solely to the extent that, and during the period, if any, in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of, or void, such intent-to-use trademark application or any registration that may issue therefrom under applicable federal law, (ix) assets where, reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing, that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets or obtaining title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals in respect of such assets are excessive in relation to the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (x) Equity Interests of captive insurance subsidiaries, (xi) Equity Interests and assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (xii) [reserved], (xiii) Equity Interests in excess of 65% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of each Subsidiary that is (A) a CFC or (B) a FSHCO, (xiv) Equity Interests of Immaterial Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors, not-for-profit Subsidiaries, any Securitization Subsidiary, (xv) Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Holdings that is (A) a CFC or (B) a FSHCO and (xvi) letter-of-credit rights and commercial tort claims, in each case in an amount less than $1,000,000, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement and (xvii) to the extent segregated and used exclusively to hold funds in trust for the benefit of unaffiliated third parties, (A) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (B) tax accounts, including, without limitation, sales tax accounts, (C) escrow, defeasance and redemption accounts and (D) fiduciary or trust accounts and, in the case of clauses (A) through (D), the funds or other property held in or maintained in any such account; provided, however, that Excluded Assets shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions replacements of any Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (i) through (xvii) (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would independently constitute Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (i) through (xvii).
“Excluded Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(F).
“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings, (b) any Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law or by Contractual Obligations permitted by this Agreement in existence at the time of acquisition of such Subsidiary but not entered into in contemplation thereof, from guaranteeing the Obligations or if guaranteeing the Obligations would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization, unless such consent, approval,
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license or authorization has been received, or for which the provision of a Guarantee would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or one of its subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Borrower and agreed in writing by the Administrative Agent, (c) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the burden or cost of providing a Guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (d) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries or captive insurance Subsidiaries, (e) any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (f) any Securitization Subsidiary, (g) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of Holdings that is a CFC, (h) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings that is a FSHCO, (i) [reserved], (j) captive insurance Subsidiaries, (k) any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary and (l) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment that has assumed secured Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(g)(i) and not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, in each case to the extent such secured Indebtedness prohibits such Subsidiary from becoming a Guarantor (so long as such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment). For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall not constitute an Excluded Subsidiary.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act (a “Swap Obligation”), if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor's failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest would otherwise have become effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation but for such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant” at such time. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof).
“Existing Credit Facilities” means (a) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2015, among VWR Funding Inc., each of the foreign subsidiary borrowers from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto, (b) that certain First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2017, among Avantor Performance Materials Holdings, LLC, Nusil Investments LLC, Avantor Holdings Sub, L.P., Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto and (c) that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of March 10, 2017, among Avantor Performance Materials Holdings, LLC, Nusil Investments LLC, Avantor Holdings Sub, L.P. as administrative agent and collateral agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto.
“Existing Letter of Credit” means each letter of credit previously issued (or deemed issued) for the account of the Borrower, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries under the Existing Credit Facilities that (a) is outstanding on the Closing Date and (b) is listed on Schedule 1.01C.
“Existing Receivables Facility” means the receivables facility under that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2020, by and among Avantor Receivables Funding, LLC, as Seller, VWR International, LLC, as Servicer, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrator and LC bank and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, renewed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Existing Revolver Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).
“Existing Senior Notes” shall mean the Company’s 4.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of March 25, 2015, among certain affiliates of the Company, Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee and the other parties thereto.
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“Existing Senior Secured Notes” means $1,500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrower’s 6.000% senior first lien notes due 2024 and €500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrower’s 4.750% senior first lien notes due 2024, in each case issued pursuant to the Existing Senior Secured Notes Indenture on the Closing Date.
“Existing Senior Secured Notes Documents” means the Existing Senior Secured Notes Indenture and the other transaction documents referred to therein (including the related guarantee, the notes and the notes purchase agreement).
“Existing Senior Secured Notes Indenture” means the indenture among the Borrower, as issuer, the guarantors listed therein and the trustee referred to therein pursuant to which the Existing Senior Secured Notes are issued, as such indenture may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Existing Term Loan Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).
“Extending Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).
“Extended Revolving Credit Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from an Extension Amendment.
“Extended Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Extending Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).
“Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to the terms of Section 2.16 and the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Extension Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(d).
“Extension Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).
“Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolver Extension Request, as the case may be.
“Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolver Extension Series, as the case may be.
“Facility” means the Revolving Credit Facility, any series of New Revolving Credit Commitments, a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans, any Term Facility, a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Term Loans or a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Term Loans, as the context may require.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury regulations or other official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version described above) and any agreements or arrangements between the United States or the United States Treasury Department and a foreign government or one or more agencies thereof to implement the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official practices adopted pursuant to such published intergovernmental agreement, any intergovernmental agreements implementing the foregoing and any laws, fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules, guidance notes and practices adopted by a non-U.S. jurisdiction to implement the foregoing or any similar provisions of non-U.S. law.
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“FCPA” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(a).
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions (as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source.
“Fee Letter” means the Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated as of May 6, 2017, among the Borrower, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Bank USA, Barclays Bank PLC, Jefferies Finance LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Financial Covenant Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(e).
“Financing Lease Obligation” means, an obligation that is required to be accounted for as a financing lease (and, for the avoidance of doubt, not a straight-line or operating lease) on both the balance sheet and income statement for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. At the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a financing or capital lease would be the amount required to be reflected as a liability on such balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP.
“FIRREA” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Flood Hazard Property” means any real property or portion of any real property that is (a) in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as being located in a special flood hazard area, and (b) contains “improved real estate” or a “mobile home” (as defined by the Flood Insurance Laws) within such special flood hazard area.
“Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) the Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxx Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuers, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“FSHCO” means any Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Equity Interests of one or more direct or indirect Subsidiaries that are CFCs.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.
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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that, subject to Section 1.03, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that it requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through conforming changes made consistent with IFRS) on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through conforming changes made consistent with IFRS), then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supranational body exercising such powers or functions, such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Granting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(h).
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.
“Guarantors” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and shall include Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary that shall have become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.11. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower in its sole discretion may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations by causing such Restricted Subsidiary to execute a joinder to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and any such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor, Loan Party and Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder for all purposes; provided that if such Restricted Subsidiary is not organized in the United States, (a) the jurisdiction of organization of such Restricted Subsidiary shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and (b) such Restricted Subsidiary shall have complied with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
“Guaranty” means, collectively, the guaranty of the Obligations by the Guarantors pursuant to this Agreement.
“Hazardous Materials” means all hazardous, dangerous or toxic materials, substances or wastes, and all pollutants or contaminants, in any form, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and toxic mold that are regulated pursuant to, or which could give rise to liability under, Environmental Law.
“Hedge Bank” means any Person that is a Lender or an Agent, or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing, at the time it enters into a Secured Hedge Agreement or a Treasury Services Agreement (notwithstanding that such
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Hedge Bank may cease to be a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing after entering into a Secured Hedge Agreement or a Treasury Services Agreement), as applicable, in its capacity as a party thereto and (other than any Person that is an Agent or an Affiliate of an Agent at the time it enters into such Secured Hedge Agreement) that has been specifically designated a “Hedge Bank” with respect to such Secured Hedge Agreement or Treasury Services Agreement, as applicable, in a writing from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, and (other than a Person already party hereto as a Lender or Agent or any Person that is an Affiliate of an Agent at the time it enters into such Secured Hedge Agreement) that delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter agreement reasonably satisfactory to it (i) appointing the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) agreeing to be bound by Sections 10.05, 10.15 and 10.16 and Article IX as if it were a Lender.
“Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Honor Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“Identified Participating Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(C)(3).
“Identified Qualifying Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(D)(3).
“IFRS” means international accounting standards as promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Material Subsidiary.
“Incremental Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(f).
“Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Commitment” means, as to each Dollar Term Lender, its obligation to make an Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loan in Dollars to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(v) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Dollar Term Lender’s name in Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Dollar Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section 2.14). The aggregate amount of the Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Commitments on the Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loan Amendment Effective Date is $1,175,000,000.
“Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loan Amendment Effective Date” shall be the Incremental Amendment Effective Date (as defined in Amendment No. 5).
“Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loans” means the Dollar-denominated term loans made by the Lenders pursuant to their Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Commitments on the Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loan Amendment Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(v).
“Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loan Amendment Effective Date” shall be the Incremental Amendment Effective Date (as defined in Amendment No. 5).Euro Term Commitment” means, as to each Euro Term Lender, its obligation to make an Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loan in Euro to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(x) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Euro Term Lender’s name in Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Incremental B-4 Euro Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Euro Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section 2.14). The aggregate amount of the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Commitments on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date is €605,000,000.
“Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans” means the Euro-denominated term loans made by the Lenders pursuant to their Incremental B-4 Euro Term Commitments on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(x).
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“Incremental B-5 Euro Term Commitment” means, as to each Euro Term Lender, its obligation to make an Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loan in Euro to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(xi) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Euro Term Lender’s name in Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Incremental B-5 Euro Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Euro Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section 2.14). The aggregate amount of the Incremental B-5 Euro Term Commitments on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date is €325,000,000.
“Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans” means the Euro-denominated term loans made by the Lenders pursuant to their Incremental B-5 Euro Term Commitments on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(xi).
“Incremental Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Incremental Equivalent Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(z).
“Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(d).
“Incremental Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
“Incremental Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).
“Incremental Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Incremental Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
“Incremental Revolving Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).
“Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services;
(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
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(f) all Attributable Indebtedness;
(g) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests if and to the extent that the foregoing would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP; provided that Indebtedness of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower appearing on the balance sheet of the Borrower solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP shall be excluded; and
(h) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Guarantees of such Person in respect of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (g) in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (A) include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise limited, (B) in the case of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany liabilities having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business (other than, with respect to Indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany Indebtedness owing by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Unrestricted Subsidiary) and (C) exclude (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any earn-out obligation, deferred purchase price obligations, contingent post-closing purchase price adjustments or indemnification payments in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or permitted Investment, any acquisition or Investment consummated prior to the Closing Date or any permitted Disposition, unless such obligation is not paid after becoming due and payable, (iii) accruals for payroll and other liabilities accrued in the ordinary course of business, (iv) obligations under any Securitization Facility, (v) Non-Financing Lease Obligations, straight-line leases and operating leases and (vi) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) above shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (y) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.
“Indemnified Taxes” means, with respect to any Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, all Taxes imposed on or with respect to payments under the Loan Documents other than (i) any Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income, net profits, or branch profits however denominated, (and including, for the avoidance of doubt, any backup withholding in respect thereof under Section 3406 of the Code or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), and franchise (and similar) Taxes in each case imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized in or having its principal office or applicable lending office in such jurisdiction, or as a result of any present or former connection between such Lender or Agent and such jurisdiction other than any connections arising solely from executing, delivering, being a party to, performing its obligations under, receiving payments under, receiving or perfecting a security interest under, or enforcing, any Loan Document, or selling or assigning an interest in any Loan or Loan Document, (ii) any Taxes attributable to the failure of such Agent or Lender to deliver the documentation required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(d), (iii) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 3.07(a)), any U.S. federal withholding Tax that is in effect and would apply to amounts payable hereunder under the law applicable at such time the Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or acquires an applicable interest in the Loan, or designates a new Lending Office, except to the extent such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower or any Guarantor with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 3.01, and (iv) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” for purposes of this definition shall include each L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.08.
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“Initial B-1 Dollar Term Commitment” means the Term Commitments of the Initial B-1 Dollar Term Lenders as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
“Initial B-1 Dollar Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Initial B-1 Dollar Term Commitment or an Initial B-1 Dollar Term Loan.
“Initial B-1 Dollar Term Loans” means the Dollar-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii).
“Initial B-1 Euro Term Commitment” means the Term Commitments of the Initial B-1 Euro Term Lenders as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
“Initial B-1 Euro Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Initial B-1 Euro Term Commitment or an Initial B-1 Euro Term Loan.
“Initial B-1 Euro Term Loans” means the euro-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(vii).
“Initial B-2 Dollar Term Commitment” means the Term Commitments of the Initial B-2 Dollar Term Lenders as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
“Initial B-2 Dollar Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Initial B-2 Dollar Term Commitment or an Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loan.
“Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loans” means the Dollar-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii).
“Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitment” means the Term Commitments of the Initial B-2 Euro Term Lenders as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
“Initial B-2 Euro Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Initial B-2 Euro Term Commitment or an Initial B-2 Euro Term Loan.
“Initial B-2 Euro Term Loans” means the euro-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(viii).
“Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitment” means, as to each Dollar Term Lender, its obligation to make an Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loan in Dollars to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iv) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Dollar Term Lender’s name in Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Dollar Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section 2.14). The aggregate amount of the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitments on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is $677,213,077.84.
“Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans” means the Dollar-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iv).
“Initial B-3 Euro Term Commitment” means, as to each Euro Term Lender, its obligation to make an Initial B-3 Euro Term Loan in euros to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ix) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Euro Term Lender’s name in Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Initial B-3 Euro Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Euro Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section 2.14). The aggregate amount of the Initial B-3 Euro Term Commitments on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is €349,142,621.51.
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“Initial B-3 Euro Term Loans” means the euro-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ix).
“Initial Dollar Term Commitment” means the Term Commitments of the Initial Dollar Term Lenders as of the Closing Date.
“Initial Dollar Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Initial Dollar Term Commitment or an Initial Dollar Term Loan.
“Initial Dollar Term Loans” means the Dollar-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Closing Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i).
“Initial Euro Term Commitment” means the Term Commitments of the Initial Euro Term Lenders as of the Closing Date.
“Initial Euro Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Initial Euro Term Commitment or an Initial Euro Term Loan.
“Initial Euro Term Loans” means the euro-denominated term loans made by the Lenders on the Closing Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(vi).
“Initial Lender” means each of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Bank USA, Barclays Bank PLC, Jefferies Finance LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Initial Term Commitments” means, collectively, the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Commitments and the Initial B-3 Euro Term Commitments.
“Initial Term Loans” means, collectively, the Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loans and the Initial B-3 Euro Term Loans.
“Intellectual Property Security Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Intercompany Note” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement executed in connection with any transaction requiring such agreement to be executed pursuant to the terms hereof, among the Collateral Agent, Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Guarantors and one or more Senior Representatives of Indebtedness incurred under Section 2.14 or Section 7.03 or any other party, as the case may be, on customary terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (or replaced in connection with a Refinancing Amendment or incurrence of Indebtedness under Section 7.03) from time to time with the consent of the Agents (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.
“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, three or six months thereafter or, to the extent agreed by each Lender of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, 12 months or periods shorter than one month, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:
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(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date.
“Internally Generated Cash” means, with respect to any Person, funds of such Person and its Subsidiaries not constituting (x) proceeds of the issuance of (or contributions in respect of) Equity Interests of such Person, (y) proceeds of the incurrence of Indebtedness by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (other than under any revolving credit facility or line of credit) or (z) proceeds of Dispositions and Casualty Events.
“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the rate as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case the “Screen Rate”) for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available in Dollars) that is shorter than the Interest Period and (b) the Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available for Dollars) that is longer than the Interest Period, in each case, as of approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness (in each case owing to Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll over or extension of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of (i) all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or any business unit, line of business or division thereof or (ii) all or substantially all of the customer lists of any Person or any business unit, line of business or division thereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, “tuck in” acquisitions). For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Junior Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(a).
“Junior Financing Documentation” means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement.
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“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.
“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the reinstatement or increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Issuer” means Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Lending Partners LLC, Citibank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., PNC Bank, National Association and any other Person that becomes an L/C Issuer in accordance with Section 2.03(k) or 10.07(j), in each case, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.10. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.13 or 3.14 of the ISP or any similar term stated in the Letter of Credit or in rules or laws to which the Letter of Credit is made subject or if there is a pending drawing, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Initial Term Loans, Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loans, Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans, Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Replacement Term Loans and Refinancing Term Commitments, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, legally binding guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the legally binding interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, legally binding requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
“LCT Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08.
“LCT Test Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08.
“Lead Arrangers” means Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Bank USA, Barclays Bank PLC, Jefferies Finance LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners under this Agreement. With respect to Amendment No. 1, the Lead Arranger shall be Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Bank USA. With respect to Amendment No. 2, the Lead Arranger shall be Xxxxxxx Sachs Lending Partners LLC. With respect to Amendment No. 3, the Lead Arranger shall be Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Lending Partners LLC. With respect to Amendment No. 4, the Lead Arrangers shall be Xxxxxxx Sachs Lending Partners LLC and Citibank, N.A. With respect to Amendment No. 5, the Lead Arrangers shall be Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Lending Partners LLC, Citibank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and BofA Securities, Inc. With respect to Amendment No. 6, the Lead Arrangers shall be Citibank, N.A., Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Lending Partners LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
“Lender” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as the context requires, includes an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender.”
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, such office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
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“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit and may be issued in any Approved Currency; provided that (i) Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Lending Partners LLC, in its capacity as an L/C Issuer, shall only be required to issue standby letters of credit and shall not be required to issue commercial letters of credit, (ii) (x) Jefferies Finance LLC, in its capacity as an L/C Issuer, shall only be required to issue standby letters of credit denominated in Dollars and shall not be required to issue commercial letters of credit and (y) Jefferies Finance LLC will cause Letters of Credit to be issued by unaffiliated financial institutions and such Letters of Credit shall be treated as issued by Jefferies Finance LLC for all purposes under the Loan Documents and (iii) Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as an L/C Issuer, shall only be required to issue standby letters of credit denominated in Dollars and shall not be required to issue commercial letters of credit.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the relevant L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean, as to any L/C Issuer, the amount set forth on Schedule 1.01A opposite such L/C Issuer’s name or, in the case of an L/C Issuer that becomes an L/C Issuer after the Closing Date, the amount notified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower and such L/C Issuer; provided that the Letter of Credit Commitment of any L/C Issuer may be increased or decreased if agreed in writing between the Borrower and such L/C Issuer (each acting in its sole discretion) and notified to the Administrative Agent.
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $100,000,000 and (b) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.
“LIBOR Screen Rate” means the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for the applicable Approved Currency for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen or, in the event such rate does not appear on either of such Reuters pages, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, security deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to Real Property, and any Financing Lease Obligations having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing). For the avoidance of doubt, “Lien” shall not be deemed to include (i) any license or other contractual obligation relating to any IP Rights to the extent permitted under Section 7.01 or (ii) any Non-Financing Lease Obligation.
“Limited Condition Transaction” means any acquisition, including by way of merger, by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, permitted pursuant to this Agreement whose consummation is not conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
“Loan” means an extension of credit under Article II by a Lender to the Borrower in the form of a Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line Loans (including any Initial Term Loans, any Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loans, any Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans, any Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans, any Incremental Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Revolving Commitment Increase, any extension of credit under any New Revolving Credit Commitments, any Extended Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, any Refinancing Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment and any Replacement Term Loans).
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“Loan Documents” means, collectively, (i) this Agreement (including the schedules hereto), (ii) Amendment Xx. 0, (xxx) Xxxxxxxxx Xx. 0, (xx) Amendment No. 3, (v) Amendment No. 4, (vi) Amendment Xx. 0, (xxx) Xxxxxxxxx Xx. 0, (xxxx) the Notes, (viiiix) the Collateral Documents, (ixx) any Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or Extension Amendment, (xxi) each Letter of Credit Application, (xi) the Fee Letter, (xii) the Ticking Fee Letter and, (xiii) the Ticking Fee Letter and (xiv) any amendment or joinder to this Agreement.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
“London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“Management Agreement” means a Management Agreement by and between the Sponsor and Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as in effect as of the Closing Date, as such agreement may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in a manner that is not materially adverse to the Lenders.
“Management Investors” means the officers, directors, employees and other members of the management of Holdings (or any parent company) and its subsidiaries who are investors as of the Closing Date in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof.
“Market Capitalization” means an amount equal to (i) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its parent entities that are traded on a securities exchange on the date of the declaration of a Restricted Payment, multiplied by (ii) the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share of such common Equity Interests on the principal securities exchange on which such common Equity Interests are traded for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment.
“Margin Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.
“Master Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Swap Contract.”
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) on the Closing Date, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) and (b) after the Closing Date, a circumstance or condition that would or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (i) the business, property, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (iii) the material rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, including the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents.
“Material Domestic Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, (a) each Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings that is a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower and (b) each of Holdings’ other Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries (i) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) at such date or (ii) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in clause (i) or (ii) comprise in the aggregate (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) more than 7.5% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or more than (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) 7.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period (excluding revenue of Excluded Subsidiaries), then the Borrower shall, not later than 45 days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the
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Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (A) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Domestic Subsidiaries as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (B) comply with the provisions of Section 6.11 applicable to such Subsidiary.
“Material Foreign Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, each of Holdings’ Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries (a) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) at such date or (b) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Foreign Subsidiaries not meeting the thresholds set forth in clause (a) or (b) comprise in the aggregate (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) more than 5.0% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or more than (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), then Holdings shall, not later than 45 days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (i) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Foreign Subsidiaries as “Material Foreign Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (ii) comply with the provisions of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”
“Material Non-Public Information” means (A) after a Qualified IPO, information which is (a) not publicly available and (b) material with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries or their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws and (B) prior to a Qualified IPO, information that is (a) of the type that would not be required to be made publicly available (and could not be derived from publicly available information) if the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries were a public reporting company and (b) material with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.
“Material Real Property” means any fee-owned real property (other than the Philipsburg Real Property) located in the United States that is owned by any Loan Party and that has a fair market value in excess of $50,000,000 (at the Closing Date or, with respect to fee-owned real property acquired after the Closing Date, at the time of acquisition, in each case, as reasonably estimated by Borrower in good faith).
“Material Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Material Domestic Subsidiary or any Material Foreign Subsidiary.
“Maturity Date” means (i) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) with respect to the Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Incremental B-4 Dollar Term Loan Amendment Effective Date, (iii) with respect to the Incremental B-4 Euro Term Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, (iv) with respect to the Incremental B-5 Euro Term Loans, the fifth anniversary of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, (v) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, (x) if the Springing Maturity Condition does not apply, the fifth anniversary of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and (y) if the Springing Maturity Condition does apply, the Springing Maturity Date, (ivvi) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment, (vvii) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans or New Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment, (viviii) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, and (viiix) with respect to any Replacement Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable agreement; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately succeeding such day.
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Any provisions relating to the determination of a minimum tenor, maturity or Weighted Average Life to Maturity with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility for purposes of the incurrence of new indebtedness or commitments shall assume (solely for purposes of such determination and not for any other purpose) that the Springing Maturity Condition does not apply; provided that for all other purposes, including, without limitation, the determination of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and the Maturity Date with respect to Swing Line Loans, the Springing Maturity Condition shall apply.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10.
“Merger Sub” means Vail Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation.
“MFN Excluded Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(e)(iii).
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Mortgaged Properties” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”
“Mortgages” means collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt, hypothecs, assignments of leases and rents, and mortgages made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, and including such provisions as shall be necessary to conform such document to applicable local law and any other mortgages executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11, in each case, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified. If any Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction which imposes mortgage recording tax, intangibles tax, documentary stamp tax or other similar fees, charges, or impositions, the applicable Mortgage shall not secure an amount in excess of 100% of the fair market value of such Mortgaged Property as of the Closing Date or, with respect to any such Mortgaged Property acquired after the Closing Date, at the time of acquisition, in each case, as reasonably determined by the Borrower.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions or has any other liability, or during the preceding six plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
“Net Proceeds” means:
(a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise and including casualty insurance settlements and condemnation awards, but in each case only as and when received) from any Disposition or Casualty Event, net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien (other than a Lien subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) on the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), together with any applicable premium, penalty, interest and breakage costs, (iii) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (iii)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, (iv) Taxes and tax distributions permitted by Section 7.06(h)(iii) paid or reasonably estimated to be payable or, without duplication, permitted to be paid as a result thereof, (v) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes
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deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) related to any of the applicable assets and (y) retained by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations (however, the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event occurring on the date of such reduction) and (vi) any funded escrow established pursuant to the documents evidencing any such sale or disposition to secure any indemnification obligations or adjustments to the purchase price associated with any such sale or disposition (provided that to the extent that any amounts are released from such escrow to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, such amounts net of any related expenses shall constitute Net Proceeds); provided that, if the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries use any portion of such proceeds to (i) acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets useful in the business of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or to make Permitted Acquisitions or (ii) purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) (x) Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary, (y) all or substantially all the assets of a Person or any business unit, division or line of business thereof or (z) all or substantially all of the customer lists of any Person or any business unit, division or line of business thereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, “tuck in” acquisitions) or (iii) make any subsequent Investment in a Person, business unit, division, line of business (or assets constituting all or substantially all of the assets or customer lists of any Person or any business unit, division or line of business thereof) previously acquired by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case within 18 months of such receipt, such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent not, within 18 months of such receipt, so used or contractually committed to be so used (it being understood that if any portion of such proceeds are not so used within such 18-month period but within such 18-month period are contractually committed to be used, then upon the termination of such contract or if such Net Proceeds are not so used within the later of such 18-month period and 180 days from the entry into such contractual commitment such remaining portion shall constitute Net Proceeds as of the date of such termination or expiry without giving effect to this proviso); provided, further, that no proceeds realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless the aggregate amount of such net proceeds shall exceed the greater of $110,000,000 and 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) in any fiscal year (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (a)), and
(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, net of all taxes paid or reasonable estimated to be payable as a result thereof and fees (including investment banking fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such issuance or sale.
For purposes of calculating the amount of Net Proceeds, fees, commissions and other costs and expenses payable to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be disregarded.
“New Revolving Credit Commitment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(d).
“Non-Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of Holdings, but excluding (a) Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (b) any Debt Fund Affiliate and (c) any natural person.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.
“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
“Non-Financing Lease Obligation” means a lease obligation that is not required to be accounted for as a financing or capital lease on both the balance sheet and the income statement for financial reporting purposes in
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accordance with GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, a straight-line or operating lease shall be considered a Non-Financing Lease Obligation.
“Note” means a Term Note, a Revolving Credit Note or a Swing Line Note, as the context may require.
“Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit and any Secured Hedge Agreement (but excluding in any event Excluded Swap Obligations), whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and of their Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include (a) the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit fees, premiums, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.
“OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(a).
“Offered Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(D)(1).
“Offered Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(D)(1).
“OID” means original issue discount.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement or limited liability company agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Original Credit Agreement” means this Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Amendment No. 56 Effective Date.
“Other Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(ii).
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“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, L/C Issuer or other recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, documentary, recording, filing, property, or similar Taxes arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, performance, registration, delivery or enforcement of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to the Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the outstanding amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes thereto as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).
“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(e).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(e).
“Participating Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(C)(2).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute or any other liability, or in the case of a plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.
“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit II to the Security Agreement or any other form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time.
“Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(i).
“Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations and (ii) that such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.
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“Permitted Holders” means each of (i) the Sponsor; (ii) the Management Investors; and (iii) any Permitted Transferee of any of the foregoing Persons; provided that the Management Investors and their Permitted Transferees shall not comprise more than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the “Permitted Holders” at any time.
“Permitted Initial Term Loan Refinancing Debt” means Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that (i) does not mature earlier than the fifth anniversary of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and (ii) does not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility (excluding from such calculation of Weighted Average Life to Maturity customary amortization payments not to exceed 1% per annum).
“Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt” means secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of secured notes or loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (iii) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions. Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
“Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.
“Permitted Other Debt Conditions” means that such applicable Indebtedness, subject to the Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, does not mature or have scheduled amortization payments of principal or other payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (except (x) customary asset sale, initial public offering or change of control or similar event provisions that provide for the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations, (y) maturity payments and customary mandatory prepayments for a customary bridge financing which, subject to customary conditions, provides for automatic conversion or exchange into Indebtedness that otherwise complies with the requirements of this definition or (z) AHYDO payments), in each case prior to the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred.
“Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person permitted at the time of incurrence pursuant to Section 7.03; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, restructured, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest, fees and premium thereon plus (i) other amounts owing or paid related to such Indebtedness, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension and (ii) an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and, unless revolving in nature, has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended (provided that the requirements set forth in this clause (b) shall not apply to any Permitted Refinancing consisting of a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facility is to be converted satisfies the requirements set forth in this clause (b)), (c) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (d) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms (i) at least as favorable (taken as a whole) (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, and such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is incurred by one or more Persons who is an obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended or (ii) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Repricing Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.
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“Permitted Transferee” means, in the case of any Management Investor, (a) his or her or its executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee or beneficiaries, (b) his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children and step children) and/or direct lineal descendants or (c) a trust, the beneficiaries of which, or a corporation or partnership, the equity holders or partners of which, include only such Management Investor and his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children) and/or direct lineal descendants.
“Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness (including any unsecured Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness (a) constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Phillipsburg Real Property” means any Real Property situated in Phillipsburg, New Jersey as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.
“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established or maintained by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.
“Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
“Pledged Debt” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Pledged Equity” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Bank USA as its prime rate in effect; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
“Pro Forma Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b).
“Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant or calculation of any ratio hereunder, the determination or calculation of such test, covenant or ratio (including in connection with Specified Transactions) in accordance with Section 1.09.
“Pro Forma Compliance” means, with respect to the covenant in Section 7.11, compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with such covenant in accordance with Section 1.09.
“Pro Forma Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b).
“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender, at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments and, if applicable and without duplication, Loans of such Lender under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the applicable Facility or Facilities and, if applicable and without duplication, Loans under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time; provided that, in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility, if such Commitments have been terminated, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.
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“Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Projections” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c).
“Proposed New Classes” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.
“Public Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligations, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Qualified IPO” means the issuance by Holdings, the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering) that results in Holdings, the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings receiving net proceeds of at least $50,000,000, which are contributed by Holdings to the Borrower.
“Qualified Securitization Facility” means any Securitization Facility (a) constituting a securitization financing facility that meets the following conditions: (i) the board of directors or management of the Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such Securitization Facility is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower, and (ii) all sales and/or contributions of Securitization Assets and related assets to the applicable Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (b) constituting a receivables or payables financing or factoring facility. Without limitation, the term “Qualified Securitization Facility” shall include the Existing Receivables Facility.
“Qualifying Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(vi)(D)(3).
“Quarterly Financial Statements” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of each of the Borrower and the Company as of March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017.