EXECUTION COPY
CREDIT AGREEMENT
[Frontier/HLB]
Dated as of
May 23, 2002
AMONG
FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.,
Borrower,
THE LENDERS LISTED HEREIN,
and
HAMBURGISCHE LANDESBANK -GIROZENTRALE-,
as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Section 1. Certain Definitions and Interpretive Matters...................................................1
Section 2. Loans; Borrower's Notice of Delivery Dates; Closing Procedure;
Alternative Structure..........................................................................2
Section 3. Fees...........................................................................................3
Section 4. Conditions.....................................................................................3
Section 5. Closing Procedure..............................................................................7
Section 6. Extent of Interest of Lenders..................................................................8
Section 7. Representations and Warranties.................................................................8
Section 8. Indemnities...................................................................................12
Section 9. Covenants of the Borrower.....................................................................19
Section 10. The Notes.....................................................................................23
Section 11. Events Of Default; Certain Rights of Administrative Agent.....................................28
Section 12. Remedies......................................................................................31
Section 13. Replacement Engines...........................................................................35
Section 14. The Administrative Agent......................................................................37
Section 15. Investment Of Funds...........................................................................39
Section 16. Supplements and Amendments to the Mortgage and Other Operative
Documents.....................................................................................40
Section 17. Notices.......................................................................................41
Section 18. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial..................................41
Section 19. Costs and Expenses............................................................................42
Section 20. Section 1110 Compliance.......................................................................42
Section 21. Confidentiality...............................................................................43
Section 22. Covenants of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.........................................43
Section 23. Leveraged Lease Financing.....................................................................44
Section 24. Miscellaneous.................................................................................45
Section 25. Terms of FIXED RATE SETTING...................................................................47
Schedules:
I. Notice and Account Information
II. Participation in Original Amount
Exhibit A - Form of Borrowing Notice
Exhibit B - Form of Assignment Agreement
[Credit Agreement [Frontier/HLB]]
CREDIT AGREEMENT [Frontier/HLB]
THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT [Frontier/HLB] dated as of May 23, 2002 among
(i) Frontier Airlines, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower"), (ii) the lenders
that are party hereto identified under the caption "Lenders" on the signature pages
hereto or that, pursuant to Section 24(c) hereof, shall become a "Lender" hereunder
(individually, a "Lender" and, collectively, the "Lenders") and (iii) Hamburgische
Landesbank -Girozentrale-, a Landesbank organized under the laws of Germany, as
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders (the "Administrative Agent").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, certain terms are used herein as defined in Section 1(a) hereof; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent are entering into the Mortgage and Security
Agreement [Frontier/HLB] dated as of the date hereof (the "Mortgage") pursuant to
which the Borrower agrees, among other things, to issue one or more Notes in respect
of each Aircraft as evidence of the Borrower's indebtedness to the Lenders, which
Notes will be secured by the mortgage and security interest created by the Borrower in
favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, and the Borrower shall
execute and deliver a Mortgage Supplement covering each Aircraft, supplementing the
Mortgage.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Certain Definitions and Interpretive Matters.
Except as otherwise defined in this Agreement, including its annexes,
schedules and exhibits, terms used herein in capitalized form shall have the meanings
attributed thereto in the Mortgage. The rules of interpretation contained in Section
1.02 of the Mortgage shall be applicable to this Agreement. In addition the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
"Aircraft 1743" means, collectively, the Airbus A319-111 airframe bearing
manufacturer's serial number 1743, together with two (2) CFM International Model CFM
56-5B5/P Engines bearing manufacturer's serial numbers 575406 and 575407.
"Aircraft TBD" means, collectively, the Airbus A319-111 airframe scheduled to
be delivered to the Borrower under its Purchase Agreement in December 2002, together
with two (2) CFM International Model CFM 56-5B5/P Engines initially installed thereon,
in each case bearing the manufacturer's serial numbers set forth in the Mortgage
Supplement with respect thereto.
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to any of the
Operative Documents refers to such document as it may be modified, amended or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms and the terms of each
other agreement restricting the modification, amendment or supplement thereof.
Section 2. Loans; Borrower's Notice of Delivery Dates; Closing Procedure; Alternative Structure.
(a) Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Lender
agrees to make a secured loan to the Borrower in respect of each Aircraft (herein called,
for such Aircraft, a "Loan") on a date to be designated pursuant to Section 2 hereof, on
or about (x) in the case of Aircraft 1743, May 23, 2002 but in no event later than June 30,
2002 (the "Initial Commitment Termination Date") and (y) in the case of Aircraft TBD, in
December, 2002, but in no event later than January 31, 2003 (the "Second Commitment
Termination Date"), in the amount in Dollars for each Aircraft and Leverage Option set
forth opposite such Lender's name in Schedule II hereto (its "Commitment" for such
Aircraft), and to receive, as evidence of each such secured loan, Note(s) of the
applicable Series in an amount equal to its Commitment for such Aircraft; provided
that the aggregate amount of Loans for all Aircraft to be made by each Lender shall
not exceed the amount in Dollars set forth opposite such Lender's name in Schedule II
hereto as its Maximum Commitment (its "Maximum Commitment"). The aggregate amount of
the Commitments for each Aircraft shall equal the Original Amount for such Aircraft.
Each Loan shall bear interest and amortize in accordance with Section 2.02 of the
Mortgage.
(b) Notice of Delivery Dates. The Borrower agrees to give the Lenders and
the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days' prior written notice of the
Delivery Date for each Aircraft, which Delivery Date shall be a Business Day not later
than (i) in the case of Aircraft 1743, the Initial Commitment Termination Date and (ii)
in the case of Aircraft TBD, the Second Commitment Termination Date, by executing and
delivering a borrowing notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the "Borrowing
Notice"), which notice shall also specify (if not previously selected as provided in
paragraph (e) below) the Leverage Option elected and any funding instructions. The
payment by each Lender of its Commitment in respect of any Aircraft in the manner
required by this Section 2 shall constitute a waiver of such notice.
(c) Closing Procedure. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
and simultaneous with receipt by the Seller of the Original Amount for any Aircraft pursuant
to this Section 2, the Borrower shall authorize the delivery and filing for record at the
FAA of the Mortgage and/or the Mortgage Supplement for such Aircraft. On the Delivery Date
for each Aircraft specified in the Borrower's notice referred to in the first paragraph of
this Section 2, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Lender agrees
to pay the amount of its Commitment for such Aircraft to the Seller by wire
transferring such amounts to the Seller's account at Credit Lyonnais, 0000 Xxxxxx xx
xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, ABA No. * Account # *, Attention Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx,
Reference Frontier MSN 1743 or TBD, as the case may be, or to such other account as
the Borrower shall direct the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) in
writing, upon closing.
(d) Alternative Structure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement or any other Operative Document, the Borrower, subject to the provisions of this
Section 2(d) and Section 23 hereof, may elect to finance Aircraft 1743 and/or Aircraft TBD
on the basis of a U.S. leveraged lease financing, whereupon the Lenders' Commitments shall
be utilized for such purpose, and the Lenders' obligations to finance the applicable
aircraft on a mortgage basis, and the Borrower's obligations to use the Lenders'
Commitments to finance the applicable aircraft on a mortgage basis, shall be deemed
discharged by such utilization.
(e) Leverage Option. The Borrower may notify the Administrative Agent at any
time after the date hereof of the Leverage Option for any Aircraft, which notice shall be
irrevocable.
Section 3. Fees.
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders),
on or before each Delivery Date, an up-front fee of the percentage (the "Up-front Fee")
of the Original Amount of each Loan to be funded on such Delivery Date as separately agreed,
to the account of the Administrative Agent specified in Schedule I hereto (or such other
account as the Administrative Agent may direct in writing).
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders),
after the date hereof, a commitment fee of *% (the "Commitment Fee") on the unutilized
Commitments (for which purpose the figures for Option B shall govern unless the Borrower,
pursuant to Section 2(e) hereof, has notified the Administrative Agent that it has elected
Option A with respect to any Aircraft, in which case the Commitments for such Aircraft
shall be determined in accordance with Option A effective from the date of receipt by
the Administrative Agent of notice of such election), to the account of the
Administrative Agent specified in Schedule I hereto (or such other account as the
Administrative Agent may direct in writing). The Commitment Fee shall accrue from and
including April 30, 2002 to but excluding the earlier of (x) the Delivery Date for the
last Aircraft financed hereunder and (y) the Second Commitment Termination Date. The
Commitment Fee shall be payable on August 23, 2002, November 23, 2002 and on the
earlier dates contemplated by clauses (x) and (y) of the preceding sentence. The
Commitment Fee shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual
number of days elapsed. Promptly following receipt by the Administration Agent of the
Commitment Fee in respect of any period, the Administrative Agent shall distribute the
same to each Lender, pro rata based on such Lender's unutilized Commitments.
Section 4. Conditions.
(a) Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of the Commitment. It is agreed
that the Commitment of the Lenders is subject to the satisfaction prior to or on the first
Delivery Date of the following conditions precedent:
(i) The following documents shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the respective party or parties thereto, shall each be satisfactory in form and
substance to the Administrative Agent and shall be in full force and effect and
executed counterparts shall have been delivered to the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent or their respective counsel:
(A) the Mortgage; and
(B) a copy of that portion of the Purchase Agreement and Engine Agreement certified by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower as being a true
and accurate copy of the same that relates to the Assigned Warranties
and the related obligations of the Borrower or a successor in interest
to the Borrower which has the right to exercise any such warranty.
(ii) Each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have received the following, in each
case in form and substance satisfactory to each of them:
(A) a certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Borrower and
a copy of resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower or the
executive committee thereof, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Borrower, duly authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, the Mortgage and each other
document required to be executed and delivered by the Borrower on each
Delivery Date in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof;
and
(B) a certificate of the Borrower as to the Person or Persons authorized to execute and
deliver this Agreement, the other Operative Documents, and any other documents
to be executed on behalf of the Borrower in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and as to the signature of such
person or persons.
(iii) Each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion addressed to
such Lender and the Administrative Agent from each of: (A) Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.,
General Counsel for the Borrower and (B) Xxxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx, Colt & Mosle LLP,
special counsel to the Borrower, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the addressees thereof.
(b) Conditions Precedent to each Lender's Commitment to Lend on each Delivery Date.
It is agreed that the respective obligations of each Lender to lend its Commitment to the
Borrower in respect of each Aircraft is subject to the satisfaction prior to or on the
Delivery Date for each Aircraft of the following conditions precedent:
(i) Each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower a
duly executed Borrowing Notice with respect to such Delivery Date pursuant to
Section 2 hereof.
(ii) No change shall have occurred after the date of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement in applicable law or regulations thereunder or interpretations thereof by
appropriate regulatory authorities which, in the reasonable opinion of each
Lender would make it a violation of law or regulations for such Lender to make
its Commitment for such Aircraft available to fund the applicable Loan or to
realize the benefits of the security afforded by the Mortgage in respect
thereof.
(iii) on such Delivery Date, such Aircraft will have been duly certified by the FAA as
to type and airworthiness, will have been insured by the Borrower in accordance
with the terms of the Mortgage, will have suffered no Event of Loss (or event which,
with the passage of time would constitute an Event of Loss) and will be in the
condition and state of repair required under the terms of the Mortgage.
(iv) The following documents shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the respective party or parties thereto, shall each be satisfactory in form and
substance to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and shall be in full force
and effect and executed counterparts shall have been delivered to the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent or their respective counsel, provided that only each
Lender shall receive an executed original of its respective Note(s):
(A) the Mortgage Supplement covering such Aircraft and dated such Delivery Date;
Schedule I to such Mortgage Supplement shall be completed as provided in
Section 2.02(c) of the Mortgage;
(B) the Note(s) of the Series for such Aircraft in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the Original Amount reflecting the Leverage Option selected by the
Borrower;
(C) the Consent and Agreement and the Engine Consent and Agreement, in each case, in
respect of such Aircraft, each of which shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(D) the Warranty Xxxx of Sale and FAA Xxxx of Sale for such Aircraft.
(v) The Borrower shall have authorized the filing by the Administrative Agent of
Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or statements covering all the
security interests created by or pursuant to the granting clause of the Mortgage
that are not covered by the recording system established by the Federal Aviation
Act, and such financing statement or statements shall have been duly filed in all
places deemed necessary or advisable in the opinion of counsel for the Lenders,
and any additional Uniform Commercial Code financing statements deemed advisable
by the Lenders shall have been duly filed and all other action shall have been
taken as is deemed necessary or advisable, in the opinion of counsel for the
Lenders, to establish and perfect the Administrative Agent's security interest
in such Aircraft.
(vi) All appropriate action required to have been taken by the Federal Aviation
Administration, or any governmental or political agency, subdivision or
instrumentality of the United States, on or prior to such Delivery Date in
connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall have been
taken, and all orders, permits, waivers, authorizations, exemptions and approvals
of such entities required to be in effect on such Delivery Date in connection with
the transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall have been issued, and all
such orders, permits, waivers, authorizations, exemptions and approvals shall be
in full force and effect on such Delivery Date.
(vii) On such Delivery Date the following statements shall be true, and the Lenders shall
have received evidence satisfactory to it to the effect that:
(A) the Borrower has good title to such Aircraft, free and clear of Liens other than
(subject to filing and recording of the FAA Xxxx of Sale with the Federal
Aviation Administration if the Borrower does not already own such Aircraft)
the mortgage and security interests created by the Mortgage and the
Mortgage Supplement for such Aircraft;
(B) the Mortgage, the FAA Xxxx of Sale and the Mortgage Supplement for such Aircraft
have been duly filed with the FAA for recordation (or are in the process
of being so filed for recordation) and there exist no Liens of record on
such Aircraft prior to the Lien of the Mortgage;
(C) such Aircraft has been duly certified as to type and airworthiness by the FAA, and
the Borrower has authority to operate such Aircraft (and the Lenders shall
have received a copy of the airworthiness certificate for such Aircraft);
and
(D) the Administrative Agent is entitled to the protection of Section 1110 of the United
States Bankruptcy Code in connection with its right to take possession of
such Aircraft in the event of a case under Chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code in which the Borrower is a debtor.
(viii) On such Delivery Date, the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained
in Section 7(a) of this Agreement shall be true and accurate as though made on and
as of each such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties
relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties
shall be true and accurate on and as of such earlier date), including the
representation and warranty that there had not occurred any event which
constitutes a Default or an Event of Default which is presently continuing.
(ix) Each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion addressed
to such Lender and the Administrative Agent from each of: (A) Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Esq., General Counsel for the Borrower and (B) Xxxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx, Colt & Mosle
LLP, special counsel to the Borrower, each in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the addressees thereof.
(x) Each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion addressed
to such Lender and the Administrative Agent and the Borrower from Daugherty, Fowler,
Peregrin & Xxxxxx, FAA counsel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the addressees thereof.
(xi) The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion addressed to the
Administrative Agent from in-house counsel to AVSA, in respect of the Bills of Sale
for the Aircraft delivered on such Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the addressees thereof.
(xii) Each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed
by the President, a Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer
of the Borrower, dated the Delivery Date, addressed to each Lender and the
Administrative Agent and certifying as to the matters stated in paragraphs (viii)
and (xiv) of this Section 4(b).
(xiii) Each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have received an independent insurance
brokers' report and certificate(s) of insurance, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to each Lender and the Administrative Agent as to the due compliance
with the terms of Article VI of the Mortgage relating to insurance with respect to
such Aircraft.
(xiv) On such Delivery Date it shall be true that no Event of Loss (or event which with
the passage of time would become an Event of Loss) with respect to such Aircraft
(or constituent Airframe) or any Engine has occurred.
(xv) No action or proceeding shall have been instituted nor shall governmental action
be threatened before any court or governmental agency, nor shall any order, judgment
or decree have been issued or proposed to be issued by any court or governmental
agency at the time of such Delivery Date to set aside, restrain, enjoin or prevent
the completion and consummation of this Agreement or the transaction contemplated
hereby.
(xvi) The Administrative Agent shall have received the Up-front Fee pursuant to Section
3(a) and, if applicable, any Commitment Fee pursuant to Section 3(b) that is due
and payable.
(xvii) The Lenders shall have received from the Borrower the statement of financial
position and statement of earnings and cash flow for the Borrower for the fiscal
quarter most recently ended at least 60 days prior to such Delivery Date, and since
the date of such statement of financial position and statement of earnings and cash
flow, there shall have occurred no materially adverse change in the financial
condition or operations of the Borrower which would affect the Borrower's ability
to perform its obligations hereunder or under any of the Operative Documents.
Promptly upon the recording of the Mortgage and any Mortgage Supplement covering an
Aircraft pursuant to the Federal Aviation Act, the Borrower will cause Daugherty,
Fowler, Peregrin & Xxxxxx, FAA counsel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to deliver to the
Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower an opinion as to the due and valid
registration of such Aircraft in the name of the Borrower, the due recording of the
Mortgage and the Mortgage Supplement and the lack of filing of any intervening
documents with respect to such Aircraft. Promptly following each Delivery Date, the
Borrower shall cause a huissier to serve a copy of a notice delivered on such Delivery
Date on the Manufacturer and the Seller in accordance with Article 1690 of the French
Civil Code.
Section 5. Closing Procedure.
Following the Borrower's notice of the Delivery Date for any Aircraft as
provided in Section 2 hereof, the parties will pre-position the executed Mortgage
and/or Mortgage Supplement with FAA counsel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, together with
the FAA Xxxx of Sale for such Aircraft and the application for registration of such
Aircraft in the name of the Borrower. On such Delivery Date and in sufficient time to
permit the closing to occur during business hours of the FAA in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, each Lender will wire transfer its Commitment for such Aircraft to the
Seller. On each Delivery Date, by conference telephone call among the Seller, the
Borrower, the Lenders (and/or their counsel acting on their behalf), the
Administrative Agent and FAA counsel, the Seller will authorize the filing of the FAA
Xxxx of Sale for the Aircraft to be delivered on such Delivery Date and the Borrower
will authorize the filing of the Mortgage and/or the Mortgage Supplement for such
Aircraft upon receipt by the Seller of the Original Amount of the Loan for such
Aircraft. The irrevocable authorization to FAA counsel to date the FAA Xxxx of Sale
and the Mortgage Supplement for such Aircraft and file the FAA Xxxx of Sale and the
Mortgage and/or Mortgage Supplement for such Aircraft will occur prior to the transfer
of the Original Amount of the Loan for such Aircraft to the Seller, but the filing
will not occur until the Seller's receipt of the purchase price for such Aircraft.
The Note(s) will be delivered to the Lenders, as applicable, and legal opinions
delivered to all parties immediately following the filing of the FAA Xxxx of Sale and
the Mortgage and/or Mortgage Supplement for such Aircraft at the FAA.
Section 6. Extent of Interest of Lenders.
No Lender shall have any further interest in, or other right with respect to,
the mortgage and security interests created by the Mortgage when and if the Original
Amount of and interest on all Note(s) held by such Lender and all other sums payable
to such Lender hereunder, under the Mortgage and under such Note(s) shall have been
paid in full.
Section 7. Representations and Warranties.
(a) Borrower's Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants
that on the date hereof and on each Delivery Date:
(i) the Borrower is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing
pursuant to the laws of the State of Colorado; is duly qualified to do business as
a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which its operations or the nature of
its business requires, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have
a material adverse effect on the Borrower or its business; is a U.S. Air
Carrier; maintains its location (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the
Uniform Commercial Code) in Colorado; and has the corporate power and
authority to engage in air transport and to carry on scheduled passenger
service as presently conducted, to own the Aircraft and to enter into and
perform its obligations under the Operative Documents;
(ii) the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Operative Documents
will, on such Delivery Date, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Borrower, do not require any stockholder approval, or
approval or consent of any trustee or holders of any indebtedness or obligations
of the Borrower except such as have been duly obtained or by such Delivery Date
will have been duly obtained and will on such Delivery Date be in full force and
effect, and none of such Operative Documents contravenes any law, judgment,
government rule, regulation or order binding on the Borrower or the articles
of incorporation or bylaws of the Borrower or contravenes the provisions of,
or constitutes a default under, or results in the creation of any Lien (other
than Permitted Liens) upon the property of the Borrower under, any indenture,
mortgage, contract or other agreement to which the Borrower is a party or by
which it or its properties may be bound or affected;
(iii) neither the execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Operative Documents nor
the performance by the Borrower of its obligations thereunder requires the consent
or approval of, the giving of notice to, or the registration with, or the taking
of any other action in respect of any Federal, state or foreign government
authority or agency, except for (A) the orders, permits, waivers, exemptions,
authorizations and approvals of the regulatory authorities having jurisdiction
over the operation of the Aircraft by the Borrower, which orders, permits,
waivers, exemptions, authorizations and approvals have been duly obtained or
will on or prior to such Delivery Date be duly obtained, and will on such
Delivery Date be in full force and effect, (B) any normal periodic and other
reporting requirements under the Federal Aviation Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder and the applicable rules, and regulations of the FAA,
in each case to the extent required to be given or obtained only after such
Delivery Date, (C) any filings, registrations or applications specifically
described in this Agreement, and (D) an air operator's certificate with
respect to Airbus Model A319 aircraft, which certificate has been obtained by
the Borrower;
(iv) the Operative Documents to which the Borrower is a party delivered on or prior to
the date hereof or such Delivery Date, as the case may be, each constitute legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in
accordance with the terms thereof except as such may be limited by equitable
principles or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally;
(v) there are no pending or, to the best of Borrower's knowledge, threatened actions
or proceedings before any court, arbitrator or administrative agency which individually
(or in the aggregate in the case of any group of related lawsuits) is expected to
have a material and adverse effect on the financial condition of the Borrower or the
ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Operative
Documents;
(vi) except for (A) the filing for recording pursuant to the Federal Aviation Act of the
FAA Xxxx of Sale for each Aircraft (and the application for registration of such
Aircraft in the name of the Borrower) and the Mortgage with the Mortgage Supplement
for each Aircraft, (B) the filing of financing statements (and continuation
statements at periodic intervals) with respect to the interests created by such
documents under the Uniform Commercial Code of Colorado and such other states as
may be specified in the opinion furnished pursuant to Section 4(b)(ix) hereof and
(C) the affixation of the nameplates referenced in Section 3.04 of the Mortgage,
no further action, including any filing or recording of any document
(including any financing statement in respect thereof under Article 9 of the
Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), is necessary or
advisable in order to establish and perfect the first mortgage Lien on each
Aircraft in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Mortgage in any
applicable jurisdiction in the United States;
(vii) there has not occurred any event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default
hereunder which is presently continuing;
(viii) the statements of financial position of the Borrower as of December 31, 2001 and
the date of the most recently concluded fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which
a statement of financial position has been provided and the related statements of
earnings and cash flow of the Borrower in all material respects for the year and
fiscal quarter, respectively, then ended, copies of which have been furnished to
the Lenders, fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower at such date
and the results of operations and cash flow of the Borrower for the period
ended on such dates, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, and subject, in the case of the statements
pertaining to the Borrower's most recently concluded fiscal quarter, to normal
year-end adjustments, and since December 31, 2001, there has been no material
and adverse change in the business or financial condition of the Borrower;
(ix) on such Delivery Date the Borrower will have good title to the Mortgage Estate
delivered on such Delivery Date free and clear of all Liens, except the Lien of
the Mortgage, and Inchoate Liens;
(x) neither the Borrower nor anyone acting on behalf of the Borrower has directly or
indirectly offered any interest in the Notes for sale to, or solicited any offer
to acquire any of the same from, anyone other than the Lenders and not more than
35 other institutions believed capable of evaluating and bearing the risks of
investment in the transactions contemplated hereby;
(xi) the Borrower has filed or caused to be filed all Federal, state, local and (to the
best of Borrower's knowledge) foreign tax returns which are required to be filed
and has paid or caused to be paid or provided adequate reserves for the payment of
all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or (except to the extent being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for the payment of
which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles) on any assessment received by the Borrower, to
the extent that such taxes have become due and payable, except such returns or
taxes as do not materially and adversely affect the business, property or
assets, operations or financial condition, of the Borrower and do not involve
a material risk of the sale, forfeiture or loss of, or the creation of any
Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on the Aircraft;
(xii) the Borrower is not (x) in default under any indenture, mortgage, lease or Credit
Agreement or under any other agreement or instrument of a material nature to which
the Borrower is now a party or by which it is bound, and no event has occurred and
is continuing which, under the provisions of any such indenture, mortgage, Credit
Agreement or other material agreement or instrument, with the lapse of time or
the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder or (y) in
violation of any law, order, injunction, decree, rule or regulation applicable
to the Borrower of any court or administrative body, which violation (a) would
reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the business,
operations or financial condition of the Borrower or the Borrower's ability to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Operative Documents or
(b) would involve a material risk of the sale, forfeiture or loss of, or the
creation of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on, any of the Mortgage
Estate;
(xiii) the Borrower has not engaged in any transaction in connection with which the
Borrower could be subjected to either a material civil penalty assessed pursuant
to Section 502(i) of ERISA, or a material tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Code;
(w) no material liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (other than
liability for premiums) has been incurred by the Borrower with respect to any Plan;
(x) there has been no event or condition which presents a material risk of
termination of any Plan by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (y) no
accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and
Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, exists with respect to any
Plan; and (z) no material amount of "withdrawal liability," as that term is
used in Section 4201 of ERISA, has been or is expected to be incurred by the
Borrower nor has the Borrower or any affiliate of the Borrower been notified
by any multi-employer plan (within the meaning of Section 3(37)(A) of ERISA)
that such multi-employer plan is in reorganization or insolvency within the
meaning of Section 4241 or Section 4245 of ERISA or that such multi-employer
plan intends to terminate or has been terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA
(for purposes of this subclause (z), the term "affiliate" shall mean any
corporation or person which is a member of the same controlled group of
corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as the
Borrower or is under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of
the Code) with the Borrower);
(xiv) neither the Borrower nor any Plan nor any trust created thereunder has engaged in
a "prohibited transaction," within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section
4975 of the Code with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby which could
subject the Borrower to any tax or penalty pursuant to Section 4975 of the
Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA;
(xv) the Borrower is not an "investment company" as defined in, or subject to regulation
under, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Borrower is not a "holding
company" as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935;
(xvi) none of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information
furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder
(as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any
material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; and
(xvii) no part of the proceeds of any Loan hereunder will be used, whether directly or
indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, including Regulations U and X.
(b) Representations and Warranties of Administrative Agent and Lenders.
Each Lender severally represents and warrants to each of the other
Parties hereto, as of the date hereof and as of each Delivery Date that:
(i) it is acquiring its Notes in the ordinary course of its commercial banking
business and it has no present intention of distributing or reselling any interest
to be acquired by it hereunder or under any of the other Operative Documents or
any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and
(ii) no part of the funds to be used by it to purchase or fund, as the case may be,
its Notes or its interest under any of the Operative Documents constitutes plan
assets of an employee benefit plan which is subject to the United States Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") and/or subject
to Section 4975 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
As used in this Section 7(b)(ii), the term "plan assets" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term under ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 8. Indemnities.
(a) General Indemnity. Subject to the next following paragraph but without
limiting any other rights that any Indemnitee may have under the other Operative Documents
or applicable law, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnitee on an after-tax
basis against, and agrees to protect, save and keep harmless each of them from any and all \
Expenses imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of or
resulting from (i) the operation, possession, use, maintenance, overhaul, testing,
registration, reregistration, delivery, non-delivery, lease, nonuse, modification, alteration,
or sale of any Aircraft, Airframe or Engine, or any engine used in connection with any
Airframe or any part of any of the foregoing by the Borrower, any lessee or any other
Person whatsoever, whether or not such operation, possession, use, maintenance,
overhaul, testing, registration, reregistration, delivery, non-delivery, lease,
nonuse, modification, alteration, or sale is in compliance with the terms of the
Mortgage, including, without limitation, claims for death, personal injury or property
damage or other loss or harm to any person whatsoever and claims relating to any laws,
rules or regulations pertaining to such operation, possession, use, maintenance,
overhaul, testing, registration, reregistration, delivery, non-delivery, lease,
non-use, modification, alteration, sale or return including environmental control,
noise and pollution laws, rules or regulations; (ii) the manufacture, design,
purchase, acceptance, rejection, delivery, or condition of any Aircraft, Airframe or
Engine, any engine used in connection with any Airframe, or any part of any of the
foregoing including, without limitation, latent and other defects, whether or not
discoverable, or trademark or copyright infringement; (iii) any breach of or failure
to perform or observe, or any other noncompliance with, any covenant or agreement to
be performed, or other obligation of the Borrower under any of the Operative
Documents, or the falsity of any representation or warranty of the Borrower in any of
the Operative Documents; and (iv) any Event of Default hereunder or the enforcement
against the Borrower of any of the terms hereof (including, without limitation,
Section 12 hereof).
The foregoing indemnity shall not extend to any Expense of any
Indemnitee to the extent attributable to one or more of the following: (1) acts or
omissions involving the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnitee or
any Person acting on behalf of such Indemnitee (other than gross negligence imputed to
such Indemnitee solely by reason of its interest in an Aircraft, as finally determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction); (2) any Tax, or increase in tax liability under
any tax law (such matter being the subject to the indemnity in Sections 8(b) and (c)
hereof); (3) a failure on the part of the Administrative Agent to distribute in
accordance with the Operative Documents any amounts received and distributable by it
thereunder; (4) any breach of undertaking or any misrepresentation contained herein or
in any other Operative Document to which such Indemnitee is a party or any agreement
relating hereto or thereto by such Indemnitee and in each case not attributable
directly to any breach of undertaking, any misrepresentation or any noncompliance with
any of the terms hereof or of any other Operative Document or any agreement relating
hereto or thereto by Borrower; (5) attributable to a Lender Lien; or (6) any Expenses
as a result of a violation of the Securities Act (as defined below) relating to or
arising out of the offer, issuance, sale or delivery by such Indemnitee (or any person
who controls such Indemnitee within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of
1933 (the "Securities Act"), as amended) of any security based upon the credit of the
Borrower.
If a claim is made against an Indemnitee involving one or more
Expenses and such Indemnitee has notice thereof, such Indemnitee (or its agent) shall
promptly after receiving such notice give notice of such claim to the Borrower;
provided that the failure to provide such notice shall not release the Borrower from
any of its obligations to indemnify hereunder except to the extent that the Borrower
is prejudiced as a result of the failure to give such notice in a timely fashion, and
no payment by the Borrower to an Indemnitee pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be
deemed to constitute a waiver or release of any right or remedy which the Borrower may
have against such Indemnitee for any actual damages as a result of the failure by such
Indemnitee to give the Borrower such notice. The Borrower shall be entitled, at its
sole cost and expense, acting through a single counsel reasonably acceptable to the
respective Indemnitee, so long as the Borrower has acknowledged in writing its
responsibility for such Expense hereunder (unless such Expense is covered by the
second paragraph of this Section 8(a), except that such acknowledgment does not apply
if the decision of a court or arbitrator provides that the Borrower is not liable
hereunder), (A) in any judicial or administrative proceeding that involves solely a
claim for one or more Expenses, to assume responsibility for and control thereof,
(B) in any judicial or administrative proceeding involving a claim for one or more
Expenses and other claims related or unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the
Operative Documents, to assume responsibility for and control of such claim for
Expenses to the extent that the same may be and is severed from such other claims (and
such Indemnitee shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain such severance), and (C) in
any other case, to be consulted by such Indemnitee with respect to judicial
proceedings subject to the control of such Indemnitee and to be allowed, at the
Borrower's sole expense, to participate therein. The Indemnitee may participate at
its own expense and with its own counsel in any judicial proceeding controlled by the
Borrower pursuant to the preceding provisions. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing,
the Borrower shall not be entitled to assume responsibility for and control of any
such judicial or administrative proceedings if any Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, if such proceedings will involve a material risk of the
sale, forfeiture or loss of an Aircraft unless the Borrower shall have posted a bond
or other security reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Indemnitee with respect to
such risk or if such proceedings could entail any risk of criminal liability being
imposed on such Indemnitee.
The Indemnitee shall supply the Borrower with such information
reasonably requested by the Borrower as is necessary or advisable for the Borrower to
control or participate in any proceeding to the extent permitted by this
Section 8(a). Such Indemnitee shall not enter into a settlement or other compromise
with respect to any Expense without the prior written consent of the Borrower, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless such Indemnitee waives
its right to be indemnified with respect to such Expense under this Section 8(a). In
the case of any Expense indemnified by Borrower hereunder which is covered by a policy
of insurance maintained by Borrower, each Indemnitee agrees, at Borrower's expense, to
cooperate reasonably with the insurers in the exercise of their rights to investigate,
defend or compromise such loss or liability as may be reasonably required to retain
the benefits of such insurance with respect to such loss or liability.
To the extent of any payment of any Expense pursuant to this
Section 8(a), the Borrower, without any further action, shall be subrogated to any
claims the Indemnitee may have relating thereto. The Indemnitee agrees to give such
further assurances or agreements and to cooperate with the Borrower to permit the
Borrower to pursue such claims, if any, to the extent reasonably requested by the
Borrower.
In the event that the Borrower shall have paid an amount to an
Indemnitee pursuant to this Section 8(a), and such Indemnitee subsequently shall be
reimbursed in respect of such indemnified amount from any other Person, such
Indemnitee shall promptly pay the Borrower the amount of such reimbursement, including
interest received attributable thereto, provided that no Special Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing.
Amounts payable under this Section 8(a) shall be payable by the
Borrower within thirty days of demand therefor.
(b) General Tax Indemnity.
(i) Subject to the exclusions described in Section 8(b)(ii) below, any and all payments
by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (each, a "Tax Indemnitee")
under this Agreement or any of the other Operative Documents shall be made free
and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies,
imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect
thereto, excluding taxes measured by or based on net or taxable income (all
such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings
and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as "Taxes"). If any Taxes shall
be required by law to be deducted from or in respect of any sum payable under
this Agreement to any Tax Indemnitee, then (i) the sum payable by the Borrower
shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required
deductions in respect of such Taxes (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section) such Tax Indemnitee (as the case
may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such
deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions, and (iii)
the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation
authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law. The Borrower
shall not, however, be required to pay amounts, if any, pursuant to clause (i)
of the preceding sentence to any Tax Indemnitee organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction outside of the United States of America unless such Tax
Indemnitee provides or has provided to the Borrower a completed Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN, or any successor form, or
Form W-9, or any successor form, and any other applicable form, certificate or
document prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States
certifying as to such Tax Indemnitee's entitlement to an exemption from, or
reduction of, United States withholding tax on payments to be made hereunder
and any new or other forms or certificates prescribed by the Internal Revenue
Service of the United States in the event that a lapse in time or change in
circumstance renders a previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any
material respect.
The Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp, recording or
documentary taxes or similar levies that arise from any payment made under this
Agreement or under any other Operative Document or from the execution, delivery or
registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Operative
Document (hereinafter referred to as "Other Taxes").
The Borrower will indemnify each Tax Indemnitee on an after-tax basis
for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes
imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section) paid by such Tax
Indemnitee and any liability (including penalties, interest, additions to tax and
expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or
Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. The Borrower shall pay any
indemnification requested under this Section within 30 days from the date any Tax
Indemnitee or their respective agent (as the case may be) makes written demand
therefor.
Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes,
the Borrower will furnish to the relevant Tax Indemnitee the original or a certified
copy of a receipt or other documents reasonably acceptable to the relevant Tax
Indemnitee evidencing payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes.
If, as a result of an assignment under Section 24(c)(iii) below, a
Person organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States becomes
a Tax Indemnitee and payments to it to be made under this Agreement are exempt from
United States withholding tax, or are subject to such tax at a reduced rate under an
applicable tax treaty, then such assignee shall provide to the Borrower, promptly
following the date that it became a Tax Indemnitee and from time to time thereafter,
so long as it is lawfully able to do so in its reasonable judgment, a properly
completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN or Form
W-9, or any successor form, and any other applicable form, certificate document
prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service certifying as to such assignee's
entitlement to such exemption or reduced rate with respect to all payments to be made
to such assignee under this Agreement and any new or other forms or certificates
prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States in the event that a
lapse in time or change in circumstance renders a previous certification obsolete or
inaccurate in any material respect. Unless the Borrower shall have received forms or
other documents reasonably satisfactory to it establishing that payments under this
Agreement are not subject to United States withholding tax, or are subject to such tax
at a rate under an applicable tax treaty, the Borrower shall, subject to its
obligations under Section 8(a), withhold taxes from such payments at the applicable
statutory rate in the case of payments to or for any Tax Indemnitee, if it is
organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States.
Within 30 days after written request from the Borrower the relevant
Tax Indemnitee, as appropriate, shall, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred, execute and deliver to the Borrower such certificates, forms or other
documents which can be furnished consistent with the facts and applicable law, and
which are reasonably necessary for the Tax Indemnitee to obtain a refund of Taxes
indemnified by the Borrower under this Section (which shall be paid to the Borrower
promptly upon receipt).
Without prejudice to the survival of any other provision of this
Agreement, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section
shall survive the repayment in full of the Loans.
(ii) Exclusions. In addition to any exclusions described in Section 8(b)(i)
above, the foregoing tax indemnity shall not apply to:
(A) Taxes imposed on a Tax Indemnitee resulting from such Tax Indemnitee not claiming
any applicable exemption or rate reduction under any applicable law or
treaty (unless such Tax Indemnitee provides, at Borrower's expense, an
opinion of independent counsel, selected by such Tax Indemnitee and
reasonably acceptable to Borrower, that there is no reasonable basis
for such claim; provided that, Borrower notifies such Tax Indemnitee
in writing that any such exemption is available and such Tax
Indemnitee determines in good faith that neither it nor any Affiliate
will be adversely impacted by claiming any such applicable exemption);
(B) Taxes imposed on a Tax Indemnitee resulting from such Tax Indemnitee failing to
comply with certification, information, documentation, reporting or
similar requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or
connection with the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes if such Tax
Indemnitee was aware of the requirement to comply and such Tax
Indemnitee's compliance is required by applicable law or treaty as a
precondition to relief or exemption from such Taxes and such Tax
Indemnitee was eligible for such relief or exemption, unless such
failure to comply was due to failure of Borrower timely to notify the
Tax Indemnitee in writing of such requirement or to provide
reasonable assistance in complying with such requirement or the Tax
Indemnitee determines in good faith that either it or any Affiliate
will be adversely impacted by so complying;
(C) Taxes imposed on a Tax Indemnitee resulting from the actual gross negligence (other
than gross negligence or willful misconduct imputed or attributed to such
Tax Indemnitee by reason of its interest in any Aircraft, Engine or Part)
or willful misconduct of such Tax Indemnitee;
(D) Taxes imposed upon a Tax Indemnitee as a result of any transfer by such Tax
Indemnitee of any Aircraft, Engine or Part or the Lease or any other
Operative Document or of such Tax Indemnitee's interest in any thereof
unless such transfer is requested by Borrower or occurs at a time when
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(E) Taxes imposed upon any Tax Indemnitee in its individual capacity based on or
measured by fees for services rendered under the Operative Documents; and
(F) Taxes imposed upon any Tax Indemnitee with respect to any period after (1) the
termination of the Mortgage, in accordance with the terms thereof and (2)
payment of all amounts payable under the Operative Documents having been made.
(For purposes of this Agreement and the other
Operative Documents, Taxes, other than those exempted in Section
8(b)(i) or by virtue of clauses (A) through (F) above, are
hereinafter referred to as "Indemnified Taxes".)
In the event of a dispute between Borrower and any
Tax Indemnitee regarding the applicability of any of the exclusions
described in Section 8(b)(i) or Section 8(b)(ii) or the amount of any
Indemnified Taxes, Borrower within 30 days of demand therefor shall
pay to such Tax Indemnitee any amount of Tax claimed to be owed
pursuant to Section 8(b)(i), as the case may be. Any payment made by
Borrower pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be
refunded by the relevant Tax Indemnitee if it subsequently is on a
final and unconditional basis established that such amount was not
required to be paid under this Section 8(b)(i) or (b)(ii) hereof, as
the case may be.
(iii) Contest. If a claim is made against any Tax Indemnitee for any Indemnified
Taxes (a "Claim"), such Tax Indemnitee will, as promptly as practical after
such Tax Indemnitee has received written notification of such Claim, give Borrower
written notice of such Claim; provided that, that a failure to give such
notice in a timely manner shall not preclude a Claim for indemnification hereunder
except to the extent that the Borrower is prejudiced as a result of the failure to
give such notice in a timely fashion. If Borrower so requests in writing within
thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of such notice, such Tax Indemnitee shall
consult with Borrower to consider what action may be taken to resist payment
of the relevant Indemnified Taxes and following such consultation such Tax
Indemnitee may take any reasonable action in the name of such Tax Indemnitee
to contest the Claim in the name of such Tax Indemnitee or, in such Tax
Indemnitee's sole discretion, in the name of Borrower, to the extent permitted
by law; provided that, the following conditions are met:
(A) such Tax Indemnitee shall have received adequate provision satisfactory to it for
such Claim and any liability, expense or loss arising out of or related
to such contest (including without limitation indemnification for all
costs, expenses, losses, reasonable legal and accounting fees and
disbursements, penalties and interest);
(B) the contest will not result in any danger of the sale, forfeiture or loss of, or
the creation of any Lien on, any Aircraft, any Engine, any Part, or any
interest therein unless bonded in a manner and amount acceptable to the
Tax Indemnitees;
(C) if such contest shall be conducted in a manner requiring the payment of the Claim,
Borrower shall have paid such Claim to the extent required;
(D) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(E) prior to commencing any administrative appeal, Borrower shall have acknowledged
its liability to such Tax Indemnitee hereunder for the contested amount;
(F) such Tax Indemnitee shall have received a legal opinion (at the expense of Borrower)
from counsel selected by such Tax Indemnitee (and reasonably satisfactory
to Borrower) indicating that a reasonable basis for such contest exists;
and
(G) such Tax Indemnitee has not received, or does not receive, an opinion from its
external tax advisor concluding that the proposed actions to contest such
Claim would trigger a significant possibility of creating a local franchise
issue of the Tax Indemnitee (e.g., adverse publicity or impairing of the
Tax Indemnitee's relationship with local regulators) or impairing the
status of other open tax matters (e.g., tax audits) between such Tax
Indemnitee and the local taxing authorities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 8(b)(iii), no Tax Indemnitee shall be obligated to contest a
Claim to the United States Supreme Court. In addition,
notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(b), if at
any time such Tax Indemnitee waives its right of indemnification
under this Section 8(b) in respect of a Claim, or if, after having
received payment of indemnification from Borrower hereunder in
respect of such Claim, such Tax Indemnitee tenders such payment to
Borrower, then Borrower shall not be entitled to contest, or to
continue to contest, any such Claim.
(iv) If by reason of any Indemnified Taxes paid or otherwise indemnified against by the
Borrower pursuant to this Section 8(b), any Tax Indemnitee at any time actually
realizes a net reduction in any Taxes not indemnified against by the Borrower and
not previously taken into account in computing the amount of any indemnity payable
by the Borrower under this Section 8(b), such Tax Indemnitee shall, so long as
no Special Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, promptly pay to
the Borrower an amount that, after subtraction of any further Tax savings such
Tax Indemnitee realizes as a result of the payment thereof, is equal to the
amount of such net Tax reduction; provided that any subsequent loss of Tax
benefit for which payment has been made to the Borrower under this Section
8(b)(iv) (or was taken into account in computing an amount payable by the
Borrower under this Section 8(b)) shall be treated as an indemnifiable Tax
hereunder without regard to the exclusions set forth in Sections 8(b)(i) or
8(b)(ii) hereof.
(v) Verification. At the Borrower's written request, the computation of the
amount of any indemnity payment owed by the Borrower or any amount owed by a Tax
Indemnitee to the Borrower pursuant to this Section 8 shall be verified and
certified by an internationally recognized independent public accounting firm
mutually selected by the Tax Indemnitee and the Borrower. The costs of such
verification (including the fee of such public accounting firm) shall be borne
by the Borrower unless such verification shall result in an adjustment in the
Borrower's favor of 5% or more of the net present value of the payment as
computed by such Tax Indemnitee, in which case the costs shall be paid by such
Tax Indemnitee. Such determination shall be final and binding, absent
manifest error on the part of the certified public accountants. The Tax
Indemnitees hereby agree to cooperate with the accountants in connection
therewith, provided, however, notwithstanding anything that may be to the
contrary in the Operative Documents, in no event shall the Borrower have the
right to examine any information supplied to the verifying firm or the tax
returns or books of the Tax Indemnitee in connection with the verifying
procedures described herein or for any other reason.
(c) Interest. The Borrower will pay to each Indemnitee on demand, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, interest on any amount of indemnity not paid when due
pursuant to this Section 8 until the same shall be paid, at the Past Due Rate.
Section 9. Covenants of the Borrower.
(a) Borrower Merger. For so long as the Mortgage remains in force, the Borrower
shall not consolidate with or merge into or with any other Person, and not convey, transfer,
lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property and other assets to,
or acquire all or any substantial part of the property or other assets or capital stock of
(if such acquisition is analogous in either purpose or effect to a consolidation or
merger), any other Person, unless:
(i) Such transaction shall not have any material adverse effect on the rights of the
Lenders or the Administrative Agent under or in respect of the Operative Documents
or the Aircraft;
(ii) The Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger or the Person which
acquires by conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition all or substantially
all of such property and other assets or stock (the "Successor Entity"): (A) shall
be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United Sates or any
state thereof or the District of Columbia; (B) immediately after giving effect
to such transaction, shall be the Borrower or shall have acquired or succeeded
to all or substantially all of the property and other assets of the Borrower
(if such assets are being transferred) as an entirety, and shall have a
tangible net worth (determined in accordance with GAAP) of not less than the
Borrower's tangible net worth (determined in accordance with GAAP) immediately
prior to such transaction; (C) shall be a U.S. Air Carrier; and (D) shall
execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such recordations and filings
with any Governmental Authority and such other documents as the Administrative
Agent (at the direction of the Lenders) determines shall be reasonably
necessary or advisable to evidence, or in connection with, such consolidation,
merger, sale, lease, transfer or other disposition and an agreement, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (at the
direction of the Lenders) which is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable
assumption by such Successor Entity of the due and punctual performance and
observance of each covenant and condition of the borrower under the Operative
Documents to which the Borrower is a party, and an officer's certificate to
such effect and to the effect that the other requirements of this Section have
been satisfied, and a legal opinion from counsel to such effect and otherwise
in such form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
(at the direction of the Lenders);
(iii) Such Person shall have a credit rating (as determined by S&P or Xxxxx'x, as
applicable) no worse than the Borrower's immediately prior to such transaction;
and
(iv) No Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a result thereof.
Upon any consolidation or merger in accordance with this Section 9(a), the
Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every
right and power of, the Borrower under this Agreement with the same effect as if such
Successor Entity had been named as the Borrower herein.
(b) U.S. Air Carrier. The Borrower covenants and agrees that at all times it
will be an "air carrier" within the meaning of the Federal Aviation Act operating under
certificates issued pursuant to Section 40102(a) of such Act and shall otherwise meet the
standards of the definition of U.S. Air Carrier.
(c) Further Assurances. The Borrower covenants and agrees with each party hereto
as follows:
(i) The Borrower will cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered all and
every such further acts, conveyances and assurances as the Lenders shall reasonably
require for accomplishing the purposes of this Agreement and the other Operative
Documents; provided that any instrument or other document so executed by the
Borrower will not expand any obligations or limit any rights of the Borrower
in respect of the transactions contemplated by any Operative Documents. The
Borrower shall cause each Aircraft to remain duly registered, in the name of
the Borrower, except as otherwise required or permitted hereunder or under the
Mortgage, under the Federal Aviation Act.
(ii) The Borrower, at its expense, will cause (A) the Mortgage, all Mortgage Supplements
and all amendments to the Mortgage to be promptly filed and recorded, or filed for
recording, to the extent permitted under the Federal Aviation Act, or required
under any other applicable law and (B) the lien of the Mortgage to at all times be
and remain a first priority and perfected Lien on the Mortgage Estate. The
Borrower agrees to furnish the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with
copies of the foregoing documents with recording data as promptly as
practicable following the issuance of same by the FAA.
(iii) The Borrower shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses (including costs and
disbursements of counsel)incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
after the date hereof in connection with (x) any supplements or amendments of the
Operative Documents (including, without limitation, any related recording costs)
(other than any supplement or amendment associated with a transfer of any Note or
the sale of participation interests therein not requested by Borrower), (y) any
Default and any enforcement or collection proceedings resulting therefrom or in
connection with the negotiation of any restructuring or "work-out" (whether or
not consummated), or (z) the enforcement of this Section 9.
(d) Liens. The Borrower will not directly or indirectly create, incur, assume
or suffer to exist any Lien on or with respect to the Mortgage Estate, title thereto or any
interest therein except (i) the rights of the Borrower as herein provided, the Lien of the
Mortgage and any other rights existing pursuant to the Operative Documents, (ii) Liens for
Taxes of the Borrower either not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings (and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles), so long as the continuing existence of such
Liens during such proceedings do not involve any material risk of the sale, forfeiture
or loss of any Airframe or any Engine or any interest therein, (iii) mechanics',
material suppliers', workers', repairers', employees' or other like Liens arising in
the ordinary course of the Borrower's business for amounts that are not overdue or are
being contested diligently and in good faith by appropriate proceedings (and for which
adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles), so long as there is not, or the continuing existence of such Liens during
such proceedings do not involve, any material risk of sale, forfeiture or loss of an
Airframe or any Engine or any interest therein, (iv) Liens arising out of any judgment
or award against the Borrower with respect to which an appeal or proceeding for review
is being prosecuted diligently and in good faith, so long as such Liens do not result
in a material risk of the sale, forfeiture or loss of any Airframe or any Engine or
any interest therein, (v) the rights of others under agreements or arrangements to the
extent expressly permitted by the terms of Sections 3.03, 4.02 and 4.04 of the
Mortgage, (vi) customary salvage or similar rights of insurers under policies required
to be maintained by the Borrower under Article VI of the Mortgage, (vii) any other
Lien with respect to which the Borrower shall have provided a bond or other security
in an amount and under terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and
(viii) Lender Liens. The Borrower will promptly, at its own expense, take (or cause
to be taken) such actions as may be necessary duly to discharge any Lien not excepted
above if the same shall arise at any time.
(e) Inspection. At reasonable times, the Administrative Agent or its authorized
representatives on behalf of the Lenders, may inspect the Aircraft and FAA (or other '
applicable governmental authority) required books and records of the Borrower relating to
the maintenance of the Aircraft (at the inspecting party's expense (other than in the case
of an inspection occurring while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in
which case the Borrower shall bear the reasonable cost of such inspection)) and shall
keep any information obtained thereby confidential as provided in Section 21 hereof.
Any such inspection of an Aircraft shall be upon reasonable advance notice from such
inspecting party to the Borrower, shall be during normal business hours and shall be a
visual, walk-around inspection (including on-board inspection) and may include
inspection of areas exposed by any open panels, bays or the like, but shall not
include opening any panels, bays or the like without the express written consent of
the Borrower; provided that, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, no exercise of such inspection right shall interfere with the normal
operation or maintenance of the Aircraft by, or the business of, the Borrower. The
Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to make any such inspection nor shall it
incur any liability or obligation by reason of not making any such inspection.
(f) Amendments, Supplements, Etc. Forthwith upon the execution and delivery
of each Mortgage Supplement from time to time required by the terms of the Mortgage and
upon the execution and delivery of any amendment to the Mortgage or this Agreement, the
Borrower will cause such Mortgage Supplement or amendment to be duly filed and recorded,
and maintained of record, in accordance with the applicable laws of the government of
registry of the Aircraft. In addition, the Borrower will promptly and duly execute and
deliver to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) such further
documents and take such further action as the Lenders or the Administrative Agent (on
behalf of the Lenders) may from time to time reasonably request in order to more effectively
carry out the intent and purpose of the Mortgage and to establish and protect the
rights and remedies created or intended to be created in favor of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the Mortgage, including, without limitation,
if requested by the Administrative Agent, at the expense of Borrower, the execution
and delivery of supplements or amendments hereto, each in recordable form, subjecting
to the Mortgage any engine substituted for any Engine pursuant to the terms thereof
and the recording or filing of counterparts hereof, in accordance with the laws of
such jurisdiction as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
(g) Access to or Furnishing of Information. The Borrower agrees to furnish to
the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall provide to the Lenders):
(i) as soon as available, but not later than 90 days after the close of each fiscal
year of the Borrower occurring after the date hereof, an audited balance sheet and
related statements of the Borrower at and as of the end of such fiscal year, together
with an audited statement of income and cash flows of the Borrower for such
fiscal year, each of which shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall
be accompanied by an unqualified opinion of a firm of independent public
accountants of nationally recognized standing that said financial statements
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and results of
operation of the Borrower as at the end of, and for, such period in accordance
with GAAP;
(ii) as soon as available, but not later than 60 days after the close of each of the
first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, an unaudited balance
sheet of the Borrower at and as of the end of such quarter, together with an
unaudited statement of income and cash flows of the Borrower for such quarter,
each of which shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, certified by the Chief
Financial Officer of the Borrower that said financial statements fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition and results of operation of the
Borrower as at the end of, and for, such period in accordance with GAAP (subject
to normal year-end audit adjustments);
(iii) on an annual basis, together with the financial statements delivered pursuant to
the preceding paragraph (i), a certificate of the chief financial officer, Treasurer,
any Vice President, or other officer of the Borrower elected by the Borrower's
Board of Directors stating that such authorized officer has reviewed the
activities of the Borrower and that, to the best knowledge of such authorized
officer, there exists no Default or Event of Default hereunder;
(iv) simultaneously with the mailing thereof to its shareholders, copies of all such
financial statements, SEC Forms 10-K and 10-Q reports, notices of proxy statements
as the Borrower shall mail to its shareholders generally;
(v) from time to time, such other information as the Administrative Agent or any Lender
may reasonably request; and
(vi) promptly after the occurrence thereof and actual knowledge thereof by a responsible
officer of the Borrower, notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any
Default or Event of Default.
Section 10. The Notes.
(a) Method of Payment. Principal and interest and other amounts due hereunder or
under the Notes or in respect hereof or thereof shall be payable in Dollars in immediately
available funds prior to 11:00 a.m., New York, New York time, on the due date thereof, to
the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office and the Administrative Agent shall, subject
to the terms and conditions hereof and of the Mortgage, remit all such amounts so
received by it to each Lender at the account set forth in Schedule I hereto or to such
other account or accounts as such Lender may designate to the Administrative Agent in
writing from time to time, in immediately available funds for distribution to the
Lenders, such payment to be made, in the case of any such designated account in New
York, New York, prior to 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the due date thereof. In the
event the Administrative Agent shall fail to make any such payment as provided in the
immediately foregoing sentence after its receipt of funds at the place and prior to
the time specified above, the Administrative Agent agrees to compensate the Lenders
for loss of use of funds in a commercially reasonable manner. All such payments by
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be made free and clear of and without
reduction on account of all wire and other like charges. Prior to the due presentment
for registration of transfer of any Note, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered on the Note
Register as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of
all amounts payable with respect to such Note and for all other purposes whether or
not such Note shall be overdue, and neither the Borrower nor the Administrative Agent
shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
(b) Application of Payments. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each
payment of principal and interest or other amounts due in respect of each Note shall be
distributed to each Lender ratably, without priority of any one Note over any other Note,
in the proportion that the amount of such payment or payments then due under each Note
bears to the aggregate amount of the payments then due under all Notes. Each such payment
shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, be applied, first, to the
payment of any amount (other than the principal of or interest on such Note) due in
respect of such Note, second, to the payment of interest on such Note (as well as any
interest on overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, interest and other
amounts payable thereunder) due thereunder, third, to the payment of the principal of
such Note then due and fourth, the balance, if any, remaining thereafter, to the
payment of the principal of such Note remaining unpaid (provided that such Note shall
not be subject to prepayment without the consent of such Lender except as permitted by
Sections 10(f) and 10(g) hereof). The amounts paid pursuant to clause fourth above
shall be applied to the installments of principal of such Note in inverse order of
maturity.
(c) Registration, Transfer and Exchange of Notes. The Administrative Agent agrees
with the Borrower that the Administrative Agent shall keep a register (herein sometimes
referred to as the "Note Register") in which provision shall be made for the
registration of Notes of each Series and the registration of transfers of Notes of such
Series. Prior to the due presentment for registration of the transfer of any Note, the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall deem and treat the person in whose name such
Note is registered on the Note Register as the absolute owner of such Note, and the Lender
for the purpose of receiving payment of all amounts payable with respect to such Note, and
for all other purposes whether or not such Note is overdue, and neither the Borrower
nor the Administrative Agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The Note
Register shall be kept at the office of the Administrative Agent or at the office of
any successor Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent is hereby appointed
"Note Registrar" for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein
provided. Subject to Section 24(c) hereof, upon surrender for registration of
transfer of any Note of any Series at the Payment Office and upon delivery by the
Administrative Agent to the Borrower of such surrendered Note, the Borrower shall
execute, and the Administrative Agent shall deliver, in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of a like aggregate principal amount
and Series. At the option of the Lender, its Notes of any Series may be exchanged for
other Notes of such Series of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate
principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at the Payment Office.
Each new Note issued upon transfer or exchange shall be in a principal amount of at
least $5,000,000 (except as may be necessary to evidence the entire outstanding
principal amount of a Note) and dated the Delivery Date of the Aircraft of the related
Series. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Borrower shall
execute and deliver the Notes which the Lender making the exchange is entitled to
receive. All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes
shall be the valid obligations of the Borrower evidencing the same respective
obligations, and entitled to the same security and benefits under the Mortgage, as the
Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. Every Note
presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, shall (if so
required by the Administrative Agent) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent duly executed
by the Lender or its attorney duly authorized in writing, and the Administrative Agent
may require evidence satisfactory to it as to the compliance of any such transfer with
the Securities Act and the securities laws of any applicable state. The
Administrative Agent shall make a notation on each new Note or Notes of the amount of
all payments of principal previously made on the old Note or Notes with respect to
which such new Note is issued and the date to which interest accrued on such old Note
or Notes has been paid. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to register
the transfer of or exchange any surrendered Notes as above provided during the five
calendar day period preceding the due date of any payment on such Notes. The
Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower and the Lenders notice of each transfer
of a Note under this Section 10(c). Any such transferee of a Note, by its acceptance
of a Note, agrees to the provisions of the Operative Documents applicable to the
Lenders, and shall be deemed to have covenanted to the parties to the Operative
Documents as to the matters covenanted by the original Lender therein; provided that
no transferee of a Note shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to
Section 10(h) of this Agreement than the transferor of such Note would have been
entitled to receive had no such transfer occurred.
(d) Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. If any Note shall become mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen, the Borrower shall, upon the written request of the Lender,
execute and deliver in replacement thereof, a new Note of a like Series, in the same
principal amount, dated the date of such Note and designated as issued under the Mortgage.
If the Note being replaced has become mutilated, such Note shall be surrendered to the
Administrative Agent and the original thereof shall be furnished to the Borrower by
the Administrative Agent. If the Note being replaced has been destroyed, lost or
stolen, the Lender shall furnish to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such
security or indemnity as may be reasonably required by them to hold the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent harmless and evidence satisfactory to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the
ownership thereof; provided, however, that if the Lender is an original party hereto
or an Affiliate thereof or a bank or other financial institution with a net worth (or
capital and surplus, as the case may be) in excess of $500,000,000, the written notice
of such destruction, loss or theft and such ownership and the written undertaking of
the Lender delivered to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to hold harmless the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent in respect of the execution and delivery of such
new Note shall be sufficient evidence, security and indemnity.
(e) Payment of Expenses on Transfer. Upon the issuance of a new Note or new Notes
pursuant to Sections 10(c) or (d), the Borrower and/or the Administrative Agent may require
from the party requesting such new Note or Notes payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse
the Borrower and/or the Administrative Agent for, or to provide funds for, the payment
of any tax or other governmental charge in connection therewith or any charges and
expenses connected with such tax or other governmental charge paid or payable by the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent.
(f) Prepayment. (i) On at least ten Business Days' prior written notice, the Borrower
may prepay on the date specified in its notice of prepayment delivered pursuant to this
Section 10(f) in whole, or in part, the Notes of any Series then outstanding
at the principal amount thereof (or portion thereof to be repaid), together
with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment plus all Break Amount
and Additional Costs, if any, and all other amounts due to each Lender
hereunder, thereunder and under the other Operative Documents; provided that
any partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate original principal amount of
at least $5,000,000 and in $1,000,000 multiples thereof, and the amount
thereof shall be specified in such written notice. The Administrative Agent
will give prompt notice to the Lenders of the Borrower's intent to prepay any
Note.
(ii) On at least ten Business Days' prior written notice, the Borrower shall prepay on the
date specified in its notice of prepayment delivered pursuant to this Section 10(f)
the Notes of any Series in full, but not in part, together with accrued interest thereon
to the date of prepayment plus all Break Amount and Additional Costs, if any, and
all other amounts due thereunder and hereunder and under the other Operative
Documents to the Lenders upon the occurrence of an Event of Loss with respect
to the related Airframe; such prepayment shall, in any event, be no later than
the last day permitted for such payment under Section 5.01 of the Mortgage.
The Administrative Agent will give notice of prepayment to the Lenders under
this Section 10(f)(ii) promptly.
(iii) Any notice of prepayment delivered pursuant to paragraph (i) or (ii) above shall be
irrevocable if not revoked within five Business Days of the specified date of payment
and shall identify the amount to be prepaid and the Series of Notes subject to
prepayment.
(g) Provisions Relating to Prepayment. (i) Notice of prepayment having been given and not
revoked as aforesaid, the principal amount of the Notes so to be prepaid, plus
accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment, together with the Break
Amount and Additional Costs, if any, herein provided, shall become due and
payable on the prepayment date.
(ii) On the date fixed for prepayment under Section 10(f), immediately available funds
in Dollars shall be deposited by the Borrower in the account of the Administrative
Agent at the place and by the time and otherwise in the manner provided in Section
10(a), in an amount equal to the principal amount of Notes to be prepaid together
with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date fixed for such
prepayment, all Break Amount and Additional Costs, if any, and all other
amounts due to the Lenders hereunder, thereunder and under the other Operative
Documents.
(iii) Each Lender shall furnish to the Borrower, with a copy to the Administrative Agent,
a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amounts
of Break Amount due to such Lender, which certificate shall be presumptively correct
absent manifest error.
(h) Increased Costs. (i) (i) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for
the account of each Lender from time to time such amounts as such Lender may determine
to be necessary to compensate such Lender for any increase in actual costs that such
Lender determines are attributable to its making, funding or maintaining its
Commitment or the Loans or any reduction in any amount receivable by such
Lender hereunder in respect of any of its Commitments or the Loans (such
increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable, including amounts
covered by clause (ii) below, being herein called "Additional Costs"),
resulting from any Regulatory Change that:
(A) imposes any tax that is the functional equivalent of any reserve, special deposit or
similar requirement of the sort covered by clause (ii) below; or
(B) imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit or similar requirements (including
any Reserve Requirement) relating to any extensions of credit or other
assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, any Lender
(including, without limitation, any of such loans or any deposits referred
to in the definition of "LIBOR" in Section 1.01 of the Mortgage), or any
such obligations; or
(C) imposes any other condition affecting the Mortgage, or its Notes (or any of such
extensions of credit or liabilities) or any such obligation.
(ii) Without limiting the effect of the foregoing provisions of this Section 10(h)
(but without duplication), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for
account of any Lender from time to time on request such amount as the Lender may
determine to be necessary to compensate such Lender (or, without duplication, the
holding company of which such Lender is a subsidiary) for any increase in actual
costs that it determines are attributable to the maintenance by such Lender (or any
lending office or such holding company) of its Commitment or Loans hereunder,
resulting from the implementation of any risk-based capital guideline, reserve
requirement or other similar requirement hereafter issued by any Governmental
Authority pursuant to any law or regulation or any interpretation, directive
or request (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure
to comply therewith would be unlawful so long as compliance therewith is
standard banking practice in the relevant jurisdiction) (including, without
limitation, implementing at the national level any Regulatory Change of the
Basel Accord), the effect of which would be to reduce the return on investment
of assets or equity in respect of its Commitments or Loans, including, without
limitation, any such reduction attributable to any funding arrangements
utilized in connection with the Loans; such compensation shall include,
without limitation, an amount equal to any reduction of the rate of return on
assets or equity of such Lender (or any lending office or such bank holding
company) could have achieved but for such law, regulation, interpretation,
directive or request. For purposes of this Section 10(h)(ii), "Basel Accord"
shall mean the proposals for risk-based capital framework described by the
Basel Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices in its paper
entitled "International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital
Standards" dated July, 1988, it being understood that, as at the date hereof,
there has been no Regulatory Change of the Basel Accord (i.e., "Basel II" has
not been adopted).
(iii) Any Lender (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) shall notify the Borrower
of any event occurring after the date hereof entitling such Lender to compensation
under paragraph (i) or (ii) of this Section 10(h) as promptly as practicable, but in
any event within 60 days, after such Lender obtains actual knowledge thereof;
provided that (A) such Lender shall, with respect to compensation payable
pursuant to this Section 10(h) in respect of any Additional Costs resulting
from such event, only be entitled to payment under this Section 10(h) for
Additional Costs incurred from and after the date that is 60 days prior to the
date such Lender (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) does give such
notice and (B) such Lender will use commercially reasonable efforts (at the
Borrower's expense) to mitigate the amount of the Additional Costs associated
with such event, including designating a different lending office for the
Notes of such Lender affected by such event if such designation will avoid the
need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the sole
opinion of such Lender, result in any economic, legal or regulatory
disadvantage to such Lender (other than economic disadvantages for which the
Borrower agrees to indemnify such Lender and which indemnity is acceptable to
such Lender in its discretion acting reasonably based on its credit assessment
of the Borrower). Any such Lender (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf)
will furnish to the Borrower an officer's certificate setting forth in
reasonable detail (x) the events giving rise to such Additional Costs, (y) the
basis for determining and allocating such Additional Costs and (z) the amount
of each request by such Lender for compensation under paragraph (i) or (ii) of
this Section 10(h) (subject, however, to any limitations such Lender may
require in respect of disclosure of confidential information relating to its
capital structure), together with a statement that the determinations and
allocations made in respect of the Additional Costs comply with the provisions
of this Section 10(h), including as provided in the last proviso of this
paragraph (iii). Determinations and allocations by any such Lender for
purposes of this Section 10(h) of the effect of any Regulatory Change pursuant
to paragraph (i) of this Section 10(h), or of the effect of capital maintained
pursuant to paragraph (ii) of this Section 10(h), on its costs or rate of
return of maintaining Notes or its funding, or on amounts receivable by it in
respect of Notes, and of the amounts required to compensate such Lender under
this Section 10(h), shall be conclusive absent manifest error, provided that
such determinations and allocations are made on a reasonable basis and, in the
case of allocations, are made fairly.
(iv) If a Lender gives notice of a claim against the Borrower under this Section 10(h),
the Borrower shall have the right (i) to require such Lender to sell its Notes to
an institution designated by the Borrower in compliance with Section 24(c)(iii)
of this Agreement for an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount thereof
plus accrued interest thereon to the date of sale, together with the Break Amount
and all other amounts owing thereto, if any, or (ii) to prepay the outstanding
principal amount of Notes held by such Lender, together with accrued interest
to the date of such prepayment and Break Amount, if any, and all other amounts
owing thereto.
(v) The Borrower shall not be required to make payments under this Section 10(h) to
any Lender if (A) a claim hereunder arises solely through circumstances peculiar
to such Lender and which do not affect commercial lenders similar to such Lender
in the jurisdiction of organization of such Lender generally or (B) the claim arises
out of a voluntary relocation by such Lender of its lending office (it being
understood that any such relocation effected pursuant to Section 10(h)(iii)(B)
is not "voluntary"), or (C) such Lender is required by the Borrower pursuant
to Section 10(h)(iv) above to sell its Notes to a purchaser designated by the
Borrower and fails to do so.
(vi) Amounts payable by the Borrower under this Section 10(h) shall be payable by the
Borrower within 30 days of demand therefor.
Section 11. Events Of Default; Certain Rights of Administrative Agent.
(a) Each of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default (whether any such
event shall be voluntary or involuntary or come about or be effected by operation of law or
pursuant to or in compliance with any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order,
rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(i) The Borrower shall have failed to make a payment of any principal or interest due on
any Note within two Business Days after the same shall have become due; or
(ii) The Borrower shall have failed to make any payment of any amount hereunder or under
the Operative Documents other than principal and interest on the Loan after the same
shall have become due and such failure shall continue for ten Business Days after
the Borrower's receipt of written demand therefor by the party entitled
thereto; or
(iii) The Borrower shall fail to procure and maintain (or cause to be procured and maintained),
with respect to the Aircraft, insurance required to be maintained in accordance with the
provisions of Article VI of the Mortgage or such insurance shall lapse or be
canceled; or
(iv) The Borrower shall have failed to perform or observe, or caused to be performed and
observed, any other covenant or agreement to be performed or observed by it under any
Operative Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of
thirty (30) days after the Borrower's receipt of written notice thereof from
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders; or
(v) Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower in any Operative Document or
any document or certificate furnished by the Borrower in connection therewith or
pursuant thereto shall prove to have been incorrect in any respect that is materially
adverse to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent in such party's reasonable
judgment at the time made and shall remain material; or
(vi) The commencement by the Borrower of a voluntary case under the federal bankruptcy
laws, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other applicable federal or
state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law in the United States, or the
consent by the Borrower to the appointment of or taking possession by a
receiver, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar
official) of the Borrower or for all or substantially all of its property, or
the making by the Borrower of any assignment for the benefit of creditors or
the Borrower shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the foregoing
or to authorize a general payment moratorium; or
(vii) The commencement of an involuntary case or other proceeding in respect of the
Borrower under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or
any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law
in the United States or seeking the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, custodian,
trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Borrower or for all or
substantially all of its property, or seeking the winding-up or liquidation of
its affairs and the continuation of any such case or other proceeding remains
undismissed and unstayed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days, or an
order, judgment or decree shall be entered in any proceeding by any court of
competent jurisdiction appointing, without the consent of the Borrower, a
receiver, trustee or liquidator of the Borrower, or for all or substantially
all of its property, or sequestering of all or substantially all of the
property of the Borrower and any such order, judgment or decree or appointment
or sequestration shall be final or shall remain in force undismissed, unstayed
or unvacated for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days after the date of
entry thereof; or
(viii) The Borrower fails or ceases to be a U.S. Air Carrier or shall have been suspended
as a U.S. Air Carrier or shall otherwise no longer have all applicable licenses
(or such licenses shall be suspended) necessary to operate as a commercial airline; or
(ix) Immediately upon such time as the Mortgage ceases to create a valid, perfected first
priority mortgage on any Airframe or Engine in favor of the Administrative Agent for
any reason other than the failure of the Lenders to cause continuation statements to
be filed to the extent required by the Uniform Commercial Code or the filing by
or on behalf of the Lenders of a termination statement releasing such Airframe
or Engine from the Lien of the Mortgage; or
(x) A "Lease Event of Default" shall have occurred and be continuing under (and as defined
in) any Related Transactions; or
(xi) (i) The Borrower shall default in the payment when due of any principal of or
interest on, or fail to make a scheduled rental payment on, any of its other
indebtedness or any lease obligation; or (ii) any event specified in any note,
agreement, indenture, lease or other document evidencing or relating to any
indebtedness or any lease obligation shall occur, and, after giving effect to any
applicable notice and/or grace periods, the effect of such default (in the case of
clause (i)) or event (in the case of clause (ii)) is to cause, or to permit the
holder or holders of such indebtedness or lease obligation (or a trustee or
agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, such indebtedness or
lease obligation to become due or to be terminated, or to be prepaid in full
(whether by redemption, purchase, offer to purchase or otherwise), prior to
its stated maturity; provided that, (x) the outstanding amount of such
indebtedness and (y) the capitalized amount of such lease obligation shall,
singly or in the aggregate, be in excess of $10,000,000.
(b) Certain Rights of Administrative Agent.
(i) In anticipation of receipt from Borrower of payment of sums due and owing hereunder
or under any Operative Document, the Administrative Agent shall have the option,
but shall not be obligated to, advance to the Lenders on any Interest Payment Date,
as provided in Section 10(a) hereof, an amount equal to that required to be paid
to the Lenders by the Borrower on such Interest Payment Date.
(ii) The Administrative Agent shall not, as a result of exercising its option to make
the advance described in Section 11(b)(i) above, obtain any Lien on the Mortgage
Estate for or on account of costs or expenses incurred in connection with the
exercise of such right, nor shall any claim of the Administrative Agent against
the Borrower or any other party for the repayment of such costs or expenses impair
the prior right and security interest of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the
Lenders) in and to the Mortgage Estate. Upon any advance by the
Administrative Agent to the Lenders as provided in Section 11(b)(i), the
Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to the rights of the Lenders in
respect of any late payment made by Borrower and interest at the Past Due Rate
payable by the Borrower on account of its being overdue (but shall have no
rights as a secured party hereunder), and thereafter, the Administrative Agent
shall be entitled to receive such overdue payment and such interest; provided,
that the Administrative Agent shall not be entitled to seek recovery of any
such advance (or any payment in lieu thereof) except pursuant to the foregoing
right of subrogation.
Section 12. Remedies.
(a) General; Acceleration. (i) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing and so long as the same shall be continuing, then and in every such
case, the Administrative Agent may exercise any or all of the rights and powers
and pursue any and all of the remedies pursuant to this Section 12 and shall have
and in addition, may exercise all of the rights and remedies of a secured
party under the Uniform Commercial Code.
(ii) If an Event of Default referred to in Sections 11(a)(vi) or (vii) shall have occurred,
then and in every such case (x) the Commitments shall automatically be cancelled and
(y) the unpaid principal of all Notes then outstanding, together with interest accrued
but unpaid thereon, and all other amounts due to the Lenders thereunder and
hereunder and under the other Operative Documents, shall, unless the
Administrative Agent, acting upon the instructions of the Lenders shall
otherwise direct, immediately and without further act become due and payable,
without presentment, demand, protest or notice, all of which are hereby waived.
(iii) If any other Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then and in
every such case, the Administrative Agent may at any time, by written notice or
notices to the Borrower, (x) cancel the Commitments and/or (y) declare all the Notes
to be due and payable, whereupon the Commitments shall be cancelled and the unpaid
principal of all Notes then outstanding, together with interest accrued but
unpaid thereon, and all other amounts due to the Lenders thereunder, hereunder
and under the other Operative Documents, shall immediately and without further
act become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other
notice, all of which are hereby waived.
(iv) If the principal of the Notes shall have become due and payable pursuant to this
Section 12(a), there shall also become due and payable, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, to the Lenders upon demand, without presentment, protest or notice, all of
which are hereby waived, the Break Amount and Additional Costs (if any) therefor.
(v) The Lenders shall be entitled, at any sale pursuant to this Section 12, to credit
against any purchase price bid at such sale by the Lenders all or any part of the
unpaid obligations owing to the Lenders and secured by the Lien of the Mortgage.
The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall, upon any such purchase, acquire
good title to the property so purchased, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, free of all rights of redemption.
(vi) The Administrative Agent agrees to give to the Borrower at least ten days' prior
written revocable notice of any foreclosure of the Lien of the Mortgage, or of any
other action to cause the Borrower to lose its title in an Aircraft (which period
of notice the parties hereto confirm is commercially reasonable).
(b) Repossession and Sale. At any time during the continuation of an Event of Default,
the Administrative Agent in addition to any rights it might otherwise have at law, may do either
or both of the following:
(i) Upon the written demand of the Administrative Agent, and at the Borrower's expense,
cause the Borrower to return promptly, and the Borrower shall return promptly, all
or any part of any Aircraft as the Administrative Agent may so demand, to the
Administrative Agent at a major airport on the Borrower's route system in one of
the forty eight (48) contiguous states of the United States of America chosen by
the Administrative Agent in the manner and condition required by Section 3.01 of
the Mortgage, or, alternatively, the Administrative Agent at its option, may,
to the extent permitted by law, peaceably enter upon the premises where all or
any part of an Aircraft is located and take immediate possession of and remove
the same by summary proceedings or otherwise (and, at the Administrative
Agent's option store the same at the Borrower's premises until disposal
thereof by the Administrative Agent), all without liability accruing to the
Administrative Agent for or by reason of such entry or taking of possession or
removal so long as the Administrative Agent has acted in accordance with the
provisions of the Mortgage; provided that during any period an Aircraft is
activated under CRAF in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.03 of the
Mortgage and in the possession of the government of the United States of
America or an instrumentality or agency thereof, the Administrative Agent
shall not, on account of any Event of Default, be entitled to do any of the
following in such manner as to limit the Borrower's control under the Mortgage
of the associated Airframe or any Engines installed thereon, unless at least
sixty (60) days' (or such lesser period as may then be applicable under the
Military Airlift Command program of the government of the United States of
America) prior written notice of default hereunder shall have been given by
the Administrative Agent by registered or certified mail to the Borrower with
a copy addressed to the Contracting Office Representative for the Military
Airlift Command of the United States Air Force under the contract with the
Borrower relating to such Aircraft; or
(ii) with or without taking possession thereof, sell all or any part of any Aircraft at
public or private sale, as the Administrative Agent may determine, or otherwise
dispose of, hold, use, operate or lease to others, as the Administrative Agent,
in its sole discretion, may determine, all free and clear of any rights of the
Borrower, except as hereinafter set forth in this Section 12.
In addition, the Borrower shall be liable, except as otherwise
provided above and without duplication of amounts payable hereunder, for any and all
reasonable and actual legal fees and other costs and expenses incurred by the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the enforcement of any of
their respective rights and remedies hereunder.
At any sale of an Aircraft or any part thereof pursuant to this
Section 12, the Administrative Agent on the Lenders' behalf, may bid for and purchase
such property. The Administrative Agent on the Lenders' behalf, agrees to give the
Borrower at least ten days' written notice of the date fixed for any public sale of
any Airframe or any Engine or of the date on or after which will occur the execution
of any contract providing for any private sale (together with details thereof).
Except as otherwise expressly provided above, no remedy referred to in this Section 12
is intended to be exclusive, but each shall be cumulative and in addition to any other
remedy referred to above or otherwise available to the Administrative Agent at law or
in equity; and the exercise or beginning of exercise by the Administrative Agent of
any one (1) or more of such remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous or later
exercise by the Administrative Agent of any or all of such other remedies. No express
or implied waiver by the Administrative Agent of any Event of Default shall in any way
be, or be construed to be, a waiver of any future or subsequent Event of Default.
(c) Taking of Aircraft. (i) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, at the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall promptly
execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such instruments of title and other
documents as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to
enable the Administrative Agent or an agent or representative designated by
the Administrative Agent, at such time or times and place or places as the
Administrative Agent may specify, to obtain possession of all or any part of
the Mortgage Estate to which the Administrative Agent shall at the time be
entitled hereunder. If the Borrower shall for any reason fail to execute and
deliver such instruments and documents after such request by the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may (A) obtain a judgment
conferring on the Administrative Agent the right to immediate possession and
requiring the Borrower to execute and deliver such instruments and documents
to (or as delivered by) the Administrative Agent, to the entry of which
judgment the Borrower hereby specifically consents, and (B) pursue all or part
of the Mortgage Estate wherever such Mortgage Estate may be found and may
peaceably enter any of the premises of the Borrower wherever it may be or be
supposed to be and search for and take possession of and remove the same. All
expenses of obtaining such judgment or of pursuing, searching for and taking
such property shall, until paid, be secured by the Lien of the Mortgage.
(ii) Upon every such taking of possession, the Administrative Agent may, from time to
time, at the expense of the Mortgage Estate, make all such expenditures for
maintenance, insurance, repairs, replacements, alterations, additions and
improvements to and of the Mortgage Estate, as it may deem proper. In each such
case, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to maintain, use, operate,
store, lease, control or manage the Mortgage Estate and to carry on the business
and to exercise all rights and powers of the Borrower relating to the Mortgage Estate,
as the Administrative Agent shall deem best, including the right to enter into any
and all such agreements with respect to the maintenance, insurance, use,
operation, storage, leasing, control, management or disposition of the
Mortgage Estate or any part thereof as the Administrative Agent may determine;
and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to collect and receive directly
all tolls, rents, revenues, issues, income, products and profits of the
Mortgage Estate and every part thereof. Such tolls, rents, revenues, issues,
income, products and profits shall be applied to pay the expenses of the use,
operation, storage, leasing, control, management or disposition of the
Mortgage Estate and of conducting the business thereof, and of all
maintenance, repairs, replacements, alterations, additions and improvements,
and to make all payments which the Administrative Agent may be required or may
elect to make, if any, for taxes, assessments, insurance or other proper
charges upon the Mortgage Estate or any part thereof (including the employment
of engineers and accountants to examine, inspect and make reports upon the
properties and books and records of the Borrower), and all other payments
which the Administrative Agent may be required or authorized to make under any
provision of the Mortgage, as well as just and reasonable compensation for the
services of the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.03(b), and of
all persons properly engaged and employed by the Administrative Agent.
(d) Discontinuance of Proceedings. In case the Administrative Agent (on its
own behalf, or on behalf of the Lenders) shall have instituted any proceeding to enforce
any right, power or remedy under the Mortgage by foreclosure, entry or otherwise, and such
proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or shall have been
determined adversely to the Administrative Agent, then and in every such case, the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall, subject to any determination in such proceedings,
be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Estate,
and all rights, remedies and powers of the Administrative Agent shall continue as if no
such proceedings had been instituted.
(e) Waiver of Past Dekfaults. The Administrative Agent, upon written instructions
from the Majority Lenders, shall waive any past Default or Event of Default hereunder and its
consequences and upon any such waiver such Default or Event of Default shall cease to exist
and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every
purpose of this Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
(f) Remedies Cumulative. Each and every right, power and remedy given to the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders specifically or otherwise herein shall be cumulative and
shall be in addition to every other right, power and remedy herein specifically given or now
or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute, and each and every right, power and
remedy whether specifically herein given or otherwise existing may be exercised from time to
time and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Administrative
Agent or the Lenders and the exercise or the beginning of the exercise of any power or
remedy shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right to exercise at the same time
or thereafter any other right, power or remedy. No delay or omission by the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders in the exercise of any right, remedy or power or
in the pursuit of any remedy shall impair any such right, power or remedy or be
construed to be a waiver of any default on the part of the Borrower or to be an
acquiescence therein.
(g) Payment After Event of Default, etc. All payments received and amounts held
or realized by the Administrative Agent after an Event of Default shall have occurred and
so long as such Event of Default shall be continuing, and after the Notes shall have been
accelerated pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof or after the Lenders or the Administrative
Agent shall foreclose or enforce the Mortgage or after the Notes shall have become due and
payable as provided in Section 12(a)(ii) or (iii), as well as all payments or amounts
then held by the Administrative Agent as part of the Mortgage Estate, shall be
promptly distributed by the Administrative Agent in the following order of priority:
first, so much of such payments or amounts as shall be required to
reimburse the Administrative Agent for any tax, expense, charge or other loss
(including, without limitation, all amounts to be expended at the expense of,
or charged upon the tolls, rents, revenues, issues, income, products and
profits of, the property included in the Mortgage Estate pursuant to
Section 12(c)(ii)) incurred by the Administrative Agent (to the extent not
previously reimbursed) (including, without limitation, the expenses of any
sale, taking or other proceeding, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses,
court costs, and any other expenditures incurred or expenditures or advances
made by the Administrative Agent, in the protection, exercise or enforcement
of any right, power or remedy or any damages sustained by the Administrative
Agent, liquidated or otherwise, upon such Event of Default) shall be applied
by the Administrative Agent in reimbursement of such expenses;
second, so much of such payments or amounts remaining as shall be
required to pay in full to the Lenders all amounts payable thereto pursuant to
any other Operative Document and secured hereunder (other than amounts payable
pursuant to clause "third" of this Section 12(g)) to the Lenders and remaining
unpaid, including Break Amount and Additional Costs, shall be distributed to
such Persons, and if the aggregate amount remaining shall be insufficient to
pay all such amounts in full, it shall be distributed ratably, without
priority of such person over any other;
third, so much of such payments or amounts remaining as shall be
required to pay in full the aggregate unpaid principal amount of and all
accrued but unpaid interest to the date of distribution on, the Notes shall be
distributed to the Lenders, and if the aggregate amount remaining shall be
insufficient to pay all such amounts in full, it shall be distributed ratably,
without priority of any such person over any other, in the proportion that the
principal amount of and all accrued but unpaid interest to the date of
distribution on, each Note bears to the aggregate principal amount of and all
accrued but unpaid interest to the date of distribution on all Notes; and
fourth, the balance, if any, of such payments or amount remaining
thereafter shall be distributed to the Borrower or as a court of competent
jurisdiction shall direct.
Section 13. Replacement Engines.
(a) Replacement Engines. At any time and from time to time, any Engine which
has been (or is to be treated as if the same had been) subject to an Event of Loss and may
be replaced under Section 5.02 of the Mortgage by a Replacement Engine shall be replaced
in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13(a) and the Borrower shall, from time
to time, direct the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver to or as directed in writing
by an appropriate instrument releasing such Engine from the Lien of the Mortgage, the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders shall execute and deliver such
instrument as aforesaid, but only upon receipt by or deposit with the Administrative
Agent of the following:
(i) A written request from the Borrower, requesting such release and specifically
describing the Engine(s) so to be released.
(ii) A certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower stating the
following with respect to the replacement of any Engine:
(A) the fair market value of the Replacement Engine as of the date of such certificate
(which value shall not be less than the then fair market value of the
Engine requested to be released, assuming such Engine was in the condition
and repair required to be maintained (but without regard to hours and
cycles until overhaul));
(B) the fair market value of the Engine to be released (immediately prior to the date
such Engine suffered an Event of Loss);
(C) that the release of the Engine so to be released will not impair the security of
the Mortgage or be in contravention of any of the provisions of the
Mortgage;
(D) that each of the conditions specified in Section 5.02 of the Mortgage with respect
to such Replacement Engine have been satisfied; and
(E) that the Replacement Engine was first placed in service after October 22, 1994.
(b) Mortgage Supplements for Replacements. In the event of a Replacement Engine
being substituted as contemplated by Section 5.02 of the Mortgage, the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent agree for the benefit of the Lenders, subject to fulfillment of the
conditions precedent and compliance by the Borrower with its obligations set forth in
Section 5.02 of the Mortgage and the requirements of Section 13(a) with respect to such
Replacement Engine, to execute and deliver a Mortgage Supplement with respect thereto
as contemplated by Section 5.02 of the Mortgage, and, provided no Default or Event of
Default in each case under Section 11 hereof shall have occurred and be continuing, to
execute and deliver to the Borrower an appropriate instrument releasing the Engine
being replaced from the Lien of the Mortgage (which may be the Mortgage Supplement
that adds the Replacement Engine to the Mortgage).
(c) Effect of Replacement. In the event of the substitution of a Replacement
Engine pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Mortgage and Section 13(a) hereof, all provisions
of this Agreement and the Mortgage relating to an Engine or Engines being replaced shall
be applicable to such Replacement Engine or Engines with the same force and effect as if
such Replacement Engine or Engines were the same engine or engines as the Engine or Engines
being replaced but for the Event of Loss with respect to an Engine or Engines being
replaced.
Section 14. The Administrative Agent.
(a) Appointment, Powers and Immunities. Each Lender hereby appoints and authorizes
Hamburgische Landesbank-Girozentrale- ("HLB") to act as its Administrative Agent
hereunder and under the other Operative Documents with such powers as are specifically
delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and of the other
Operative Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
The Administrative Agent shall take all actions delegated to it hereunder as an agent
solely for the benefit of the Lenders. The Administrative Agent (which term as used
in this sentence and in Section 14(c) and the first sentence of Section 14(f) hereof
shall include reference to its Affiliates and its own and their Affiliates' officers,
directors, employees and agents, or either of them): (i) shall have no duties or
responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in the other
Operative Documents, and shall not by reason of this Agreement or any other Operative
Document be a trustee for the Lenders; (ii) shall not be responsible to the Lenders
for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties contained in this
Agreement or in any other Operative Document, or in any certificate or other document
referred to or provided for in, or received by any of them under, this Agreement or
any other Operative Document, or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness,
enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, any Note or any other Operative
Document or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or for
any failure by the Borrower or any other Person to perform any of its obligations
hereunder or thereunder; (iii) shall not be required to initiate or conduct any
litigation or collection proceedings hereunder or under any other Operative Document;
(iv) shall not be responsible to the Lenders for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it hereunder or under any other Operative Document or under any other
document or instrument referred to or provided for herein or therein or in connection
herewith or therewith, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct; and
(v) may be removed from its role as Administrative Agent by the Lenders with or
without cause and upon notice by Lenders to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent
shall not assign its interest to any replacement agent who is not a bank or financial
institution with a net worth (or capital and surplus, as the case may be) in excess of
$500,000,000 without the Borrower's prior written consent, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld. The Administrative Agent may employ agents and
attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any
such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it in good faith.
(b) Reliance by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled
to rely upon any certification, notice or other communication (including, without limitation,
any thereof by telephone, telecopy, telex, telegram or cable) believed by it to be genuine
and correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or
Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and
other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. As to any matters not expressly
provided for herein or in any other Operative Document, the Administrative Agent shall
in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder or
thereunder in accordance with instructions given by each Lender as is required in such
circumstance, and such instructions of such Lender and any action taken or failure to
act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the Lenders.
(c) Defaults. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or
notice of the occurrence of a Default (other than the non-payment of principal of or interest
on Notes) unless the Administrative Agent have received notice from the Lenders or the Borrower
specifying such Default and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default". In the event
that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice of the occurrence of a Default, the
Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders (and shall give
the Lenders prompt notice of each such non-payment). The Administrative Agent shall
(subject to Section 16(a) hereof) take such action with respect to such Default as
shall be directed by the Majority Lenders, provided that, unless and until the
Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may
(but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action,
with respect to such Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interest of the
Lenders except to the extent that this Agreement expressly requires that such action
be taken, or not be taken, only with the consent or upon the authorization of the
Majority Lenders.
(d) Rights as Administrative Agent. HLB (and any successor acting as Administrative
Agent) and its affiliates may (without having to account therefor to the Lenders) accept
deposits from, lend money to, make investments in and generally engage in any kind of loan,
trust or other business with the Borrower (and any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates)
as if it were not acting as the Administrative Agent, and HLB and its affiliates may
accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with
this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders.
(e) Failure to Act. Except for action expressly required of the Administrative Agent
hereunder and under the other Operative Documents, the Administrative Agent shall in all
cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder and thereunder unless it
shall receive indemnification against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred
by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.
(f) Resignation or Removal of the Administrative Agent. Subject to the appointment
and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided below, and subject further
to the penultimate sentence of this Section 14(f), the Administrative Agent may resign at
any time by giving notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower, and the Administrative
Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by the Majority Lenders. Upon
any such resignation or removal, the Majority Lenders shall have the right to appoint
a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have
been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment
within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent's giving of notice of
resignation or the Lenders' removal of the retiring Administrative Agent, then the
retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor
Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent
hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent or
shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges
and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent
shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring
Administrative Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the
provisions of this Section 14 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of
any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the
Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not assign its interest to any
replacement agent who is not a bank or financial institution with a net worth (or
capital and surplus, as the case may be) in excess of $500,000,000 without the
Borrower's prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
(g) Consents under Operative Documents. Except as otherwise provided in Section 16(a)
hereof, the Administrative Agent may, with the prior consent of the Majority Lenders (but
not otherwise), consent to any modification, supplement or waiver under any of the
Operative Documents, provided that, without the prior consent of each Lender, the
Administrative Agent shall not (except as provided herein) release any collateral or
otherwise terminate any Lien under any Operative Document providing for collateral
security, or agree to additional obligations being secured by such collateral security
(unless the Lien for such additional obligations shall be junior to the Lien in favor
of the other obligations secured by such Operative Document), except that no such
consent shall be required, and the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, to
release any Lien covering property which is the subject of a disposition of property
permitted hereunder or to which the Lenders have consented.
(h) Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent
shall have been notified by the Lenders or the Borrower (the "Payor") prior to the date on
which the Payor is to make payment to the Administrative Agent of (in the case of the
Lenders) the proceeds of a Loan to be made by it hereunder or (in the case of the Borrower)
a payment to the Administrative Agent for account of one or more of the Lenders
hereunder (such payment being herein called the "Required Payment"), which notice
shall be effective upon receipt, that the Payor does not intend to make the Required
Payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the
Required Payment has been made and may, in reliance upon such assumption (but shall
not be required to), make the amount thereof available to the intended recipient(s) on
such date and, if the Payor has not in fact made the Required Payment to the
Administrative Agent, the recipient(s) of such payment shall, on demand, repay to the
Administrative Agent the amount so made available together with interest thereon in
respect of each day during the period commencing on the date such amount was so made
available by the Administrative Agent until the date the Administrative Agent recovers
such amount at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate for such day and, if
such recipient(s) shall fail promptly to make such payment, the Administrative Agent
shall be entitled to recover such amount, from the Payor, together with interest as
aforesaid.
Section 15. Investment Of Funds. Any moneys held by the Administrative Agent as security
hereunder for Borrower's obligations shall, until paid to Borrower or otherwise applied in
accordance with the terms of the Operative Documents, be invested by the
Administrative Agent as Borrower may from time-to-time direct in writing (or orally
and confirmed in writing), but subject to availability at the Administrative Agent's
discretion (it being understood that absent such a direction, there shall be no
obligation to invest such moneys) in (a) obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United
States Government or agencies thereof, (b) open market commercial paper of any
corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State
thereof rated at least "P-2" or its equivalent by Xxxxx'x or at least "A-2" or its
equivalent by S&P, (c) certificates of deposit issued by commercial banks organized
under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision thereof having a
combined capital and surplus in excess of $750,000,000 which banks or their holding
companies have a rating of A or its equivalent by Xxxxx'x or S&P; provided, however,
that the aggregate amount at any one time so invested in certificates of deposit
issued by any one bank shall not exceed five percent (5%) of such bank's capital and
surplus, (d) Dollar denominated offshore certificates of deposit issued by, or
offshore time deposits with, any commercial bank described in (c) or any subsidiary
thereof, and (e) repurchase agreements with any financial institution having combined
capital and surplus of at least $750,000,000 with any of the obligations described in
clauses (a) through (d) as collateral, none of which investments (but exclusive of any
underlying investment that may be subject to a repo) shall have a term to maturity in
excess of 30 days. There shall be promptly remitted to Borrower or its order (but no
more frequently than monthly) any gain (including interest received) realized as a
result of any such investment (net or any, fees, commissions and other expenses, if
any, incurred in connection with such investment) unless a Special Default or an Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The Borrower shall be responsible
for any net loss realized as a result of any such investment and shall reimburse the
Administrative Agent on demand.
Section 16. Supplements and Amendments to the Mortgage and Other Operative Documents
(a) Instructions of Lenders; Limitations. (i) At any time and from time to time, at the
request of the Borrower the Administrative Agent (but only on the written direction or
consent of the Majority Lenders) shall execute a supplement to the Mortgage for the purpose
of adding provisions to, or changing or eliminating provisions of, the Mortgage as specified
in such request, provided, however, that, without the consent of each Lender, no such
amendment of or supplement to any such document, or waiver or modification of the
terms of any thereof, shall (i) modify any of the provisions of this Section 16(a) or
the definitions of the terms, "Majority Lenders" or "Operative Documents", contained
herein or in any other Operative Document, (ii) increase the principal amount of any
Note or reduce the amount or extend the time of payment of any amount owing or payable
under any Note or (except as provided in this Agreement) increase or reduce the Break
Amount or interest payable on any Note (except that only the consent of the Lender
holding any Note shall be required for any decrease in any amounts of or the rate of
Break Amount or interest payable on such Note or any extension for the time of payment
of any amount payable under such Note), (iii) reduce, modify or amend any indemnities
in favor of any Lender or in favor of or to be paid by the Borrower or alter the
definition of "Indemnitee" to exclude any Lender (except as consented to by each
Person adversely affected thereby), or (iv) release the Borrower from its obligations
in respect of the payment of the principal and interest then outstanding (or other
amounts payable therewith) or change any of the circumstances under which Stipulated
Insured Amount (or other amounts payable therewith) are payable. This Section 16(a)
shall not apply to any mortgage or mortgages supplemental hereto permitted by, and
complying with the terms of, Section 13(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, without
the consent of each Lender, no such supplement to the Mortgage, or waiver or
modification of the terms thereof or of any other agreement or document shall
expressly permit the creation of any Lien on the Mortgage Estate or any part thereof,
except as therein expressly permitted, or deprive any Lender of the benefit of the
Lien of the Mortgage on the Mortgage Estate, except as provided in Sections 13(a) and
13(b) hereof or in connection with the exercise of remedies under Section 12 hereof.
Except as provided in this Section 16(a), the Administrative Agent shall not amend,
supplement or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage or this Agreement.
(b) Administrative Agent Protected. If, in the opinion of the institution acting as
the Administrative Agent hereunder any document required to be executed pursuant to the
terms of Section 16(a) affects any right, duty, immunity or indemnity with respect to it
under the Mortgage, the Administrative Agent may in its discretion decline to execute such
document.
(c) Documents Mailed to the Lenders. Promptly after the execution by the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders of any document entered into pursuant to Section 16(a), the Administrative
Agent shall mail, by certified mail, postage prepaid, a conformed copy thereof to each
Lender at its address shown on the Note Register, but the failure of the Borrower or
the Administrative Agent, to mail such conformed copies shall not impair or affect the
validity of such document.
Section 17. Notices.
All notices, demands, instructions and other communications required or
permitted to be given to or made upon any party hereto shall be in writing and shall
be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or
by facsimile, or by prepaid courier service, and shall be effective upon receipt.
Unless otherwise specified in a notice sent or delivered in accordance with
the foregoing provisions of this Section 17, notices, demands, instructions and other
communications in writing shall be given to or made upon the respective parties hereto
at their respective addresses (or to their respective telex address or facsimile
numbers) as follows: (a) if to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to the
respective addresses set forth in Section 7.06 of the Mortgage, (b) if to the Lenders,
to the respective addresses set forth on Schedule I hereto, or (c) if to any
subsequent lender, addressed to such lender its address set forth in the Note Register
maintained pursuant hereto.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the
Operative Documents, and for the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be given
by the Lenders hereunder or under any of the Operative Documents may also be given by
the Administrative Agent on the Lenders' behalf. The Administrative Agent agrees to
give any notice so received to the Lenders.
Section 18. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) This Agreement shall in all respects be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the law of the State of New York, including all matters of construction, validity and performance.
(b) Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District
of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any
judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees
that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal
court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on
the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall
affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement against another party or its properties in the courts of
any jurisdiction.
(c) Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it
may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the
laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the
manner provided for notices in Section 17. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right
of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
(e) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER
PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 19. Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative
Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it in connection with the
negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and the other Operative Documents (including
the reasonable fees and expenses of its special counsel); provided that, if a Delivery
Date fails to occur due to the fault of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
(including the failure to obtain any necessary credit approval), the Administrative
Agent will be responsible for its own costs and expenses (including legal fees and
expenses); which costs and expenses shall be limited, in the case of the failure of
the second Delivery Date to occur, to the costs and expenses incurred solely in
connection with such second Delivery Date. The Borrower is also liable for all of its
own out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation
and the carrying out of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Operative
Documents (including the reasonable fees and expenses of all of its special counsel).
Section 20. Section 1110 Compliance.
Notwithstanding any provision herein or elsewhere contained to the contrary,
it is understood and agreed among the parties hereto that the transactions
contemplated by this Credit Agreement, and the other Operative Documents are expressly
intended to be, shall be and should be construed so as to be, entitled to the full
benefits of 11 U.S.C. Section 1110, as amended from time to time, and any successor
provision thereto.
Section 21. Confidentiality.
Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law or, as required to
be filed publicly with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or unless the Borrower,
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall otherwise consent in writing, each
party to this Agreement agrees to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement (and
all drafts hereof and documents ancillary hereto) in its communications with third
parties other than any Indemnified Party and not to disclose, deliver or otherwise
make available to any third party (other than its directors, officers, employees,
rating agencies, accountants or counsel or to bank examiners or other regulatory
personnel) the original or any copy of all or any part of this Agreement (or any draft
hereof and documents ancillary hereto) except to an Indemnified Party.
None of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective
Affiliates shall issue any news release or make any public announcement pertaining to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Documents without
the prior written consent of the other (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld) unless such news release or public announcement is required by applicable
law, in which case the parties shall consult with each other prior to the issuance of
such news release or public announcement.
Notwithstanding anything herein, there is no restriction (either express or
implied) on any disclosure or dissemination of the tax structure or tax aspects of the
transaction contemplated by the Operative Documents. Furthermore, each party hereto
acknowledges that it has no proprietary rights to any tax matters or tax idea
contemplated by the Operative Documents or to any element of the transaction structure
contemplated by the Operative Documents.
Section 22. Covenants of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
(a) Quiet Enjoyment. The Administrative Agent and each Lender each agrees that neither
it nor any of its Affiliates, nor anyone acting on behalf of any such Person will interfere
in the Borrower's quiet enjoyment of the Aircraft so long as no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing.
(b) Lender Liens. The Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby severally covenants
and agrees with each of the other parties hereto that so long as (i) it remains the
Administrative Agent or a Lender, as the case may be, and (ii) the Lien of the Mortgage on
any Aircraft has not been released in accordance with the terms of the Operative Documents,
it will (X) take such action as may be necessary to discharge any Lender Liens, if any, on
any Aircraft attributable to it or any of its Affiliates and (Y) indemnify and hold
harmless the other parties hereto from and against any loss, cost or expense which may
be suffered or incurred by any such Person as a result of its failure to discharge and
satisfy any such Lender Lien.
(c) Transfer Restrictions. Each Lender covenants that (notwithstanding anything
herein or in any other Operative Document to the contrary) it will not transfer its Notes
or any interest under any of the Operative Documents unless the transferee makes the
representation and warranty contained in Section 7(b).
Section 23. Leveraged Lease Financing. Notwithstanding any provision herein or
elsewhere in the Operative Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may elect,
prior to the borrowing for either Aircraft contemplated by Section 2(a) hereof, to finance
Aircraft 1743 and/or Aircraft TBD as a leveraged lease financing and the Lenders agree to
such utilization of their Commitments for such purpose, subject to the satisfaction of the
following terms and conditions:
(a) the Borrower shall provide at least 30 days' advance notice of its intention to effect
such a financing, which notice shall identify the equity investor (the "Owner Participant")
and owner trustee ("Lessor");
(b) the identified Owner Participant shall have a tangible net worth of at least
$50,000,000 (or have its obligations guaranteed by a parent corporation with such a tangible
net worth level), shall be an active participant in the aircraft leveraged lease industry
and the identity of which (as well as that of the Lessor) shall be reasonably satisfactory
to the Lenders;
(c) documentation for such transaction shall be in form and substance satisfactory to
the Lenders and shall:
(i) contain terms and conditions concerning the Borrower and the Aircraft no less
favorable to the Lenders than those binding on the Borrower contained in the
Operative Documents (provided that the lease in any such leveraged lease transaction
need not cross default to (i) the Mortgage or (ii) if both Aircraft shall be financed
by leveraged leases, to the lease for the other Aircraft unless the Owner
Participant for both Aircraft are the same and the Owner Participant has,
after reasonable efforts undertaken by the Borrower to achieve such result,
agreed to the same); and
(ii) contain debt/equity provisions as are consistent with market practice and reasonably
satisfactory to the Lenders, but shall not, without the consent of the Lenders,
contain any swap breakage cap or other limitation relating to any swap hedging
transaction or the ability of the Lenders to recover any swap hedging transaction
or the ability of the Lenders to recover any swap breakage losses ahead of recoveries
by the Owner Participant of its investment;
(d) the economic substance (e.g., loan amount, interest rate, payment periodicity,
maturity date, amortization profile and LIBOR) of the leveraged lease debt funded by the
Lenders shall be the same as that evidenced by the Notes under the Mortgage; provided that
(i) the level of indebtedness may be reduced in part; and
(ii) the amortization profile on the leveraged lease debt may be based on an optimized
leveraged lease basis so long as (x) the final maturity is no later than 12 years
following the Delivery Date of such Aircraft, (y) the average life of such debt
does not exceed 8 years (computed as of such Delivery Date) and (z) such amortization
profile shall otherwise be mutually agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders on
a good faith basis; and
(e) the Borrower shall pay to the Lenders (i) the reasonable fees and expenses of their
special counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting (by such special counsel of
the related indenture), execution and delivery of the documentation utilized to effect
such leveraged lease and (ii) any reasonable out-of-pocket (including travel) costs and
expenses of the Administrative Agent as a single representative for all of the Lenders
incurred in connection with the leveraged lease.
Section 24. Miscellaneous.
(a) The representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders and each party's obligations under any and all thereof,
shall survive the expiration or other termination of this Agreement or any other Operative
Document, except as expressly provided herein or therein.
(b) This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Neither this Agreement nor any
of the terms hereof may be terminated, amended, supplemented, waived or modified, except by
an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties thereto.
(c) (i) This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of, and
shall be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors
and permitted assigns.
(ii) The Borrower may not assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement
or the other Operative Documents except to the extent expressly provided thereby.
(iii) Subject to the provisions of clause (iv) below, any Lender may assign its Notes,
in whole or in part, as provided hereunder and in Section 10(c) hereof, to any
Person (including an Affiliate, another lender or other third party) which
assignment shall be effected pursuant to an agreement substantially in the form
of Exhibit B hereto. In addition, any Lender may, with the prior written consent
of the Borrower, assign, in whole or in part, its Commitment in respect of any
Aircraft to any other Person capable of meeting its funding obligation in
respect of the assigned Commitment, which assignment shall be effected
pursuant to an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
appropriately modified to relate to the assignment of a Commitment. Effective
upon the assignment of any Commitment in accordance with this Section 24(c),
such Lender shall be relieved of its obligations in respect of such Commitment
to the extent the assignee thereof shall have become obligated in respect
thereof.
(iv) Any assignment or transfer by such Lender hereunder shall be subject to the following
conditions:
(A) The transferring Lender shall have first obtained the prior written consent of the
Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld (provided that
no such consent shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing);
(B) The transferring Lender shall send the Borrower a written notice of such proposed
transfer, setting forth the name and address of the proposed transferee,
the amount of the transferring Lender's Notes proposed to be transferred
and the proposed date on which such transfer will occur. the Borrower
will then have three (3) Business Days to request such additional
information as it may reasonably require regarding such proposed
transferee, or , if no such additional information is requested and
such proposed transfer satisfies the other requirements of this
Section 24(c), the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to such
proposed transfer. In the event that the Borrower requests
additional information, it shall have three (3) Business Days from
the time such additional information is provided to reject such
proposed transfer, failing which, subject to satisfaction of the
other requirements of this Section 24(c), the Borrower shall be
deemed to have given its consent;
(C) as a result of any assignment or transfer, there shall be no more than five (5)
lenders in the aggregate;
(D) no such assignment or transfer shall be in an amount less than $5,000,000;
(E) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing, no assignment
or transfer shall, at the time of such assignment or transfer, increase
the obligations (including, without limitation, in respect of withholding
taxes or increased costs) of the Borrower under this Agreement or the
Mortgage; and
(F) except as otherwise set forth herein, no participant in any Loan assigned or
transferred hereunder shall have any rights directly against the Borrower.
In the event a Lender, in accordance with this Section 24(c), assigns
its interest in any Loan, together with its interest herein and in the other
Operative Documents, in each case to the extent relating to such Loan, then all
references to "the Lender" hereunder shall mean and refer to such assignee to the
extent of such assignment, and any subsequent assignment by such assignee shall have a
corresponding effect.
Subject always to the foregoing, this Agreement inures to the benefit
of, and is binding upon, the successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may not assign or transfer
its rights or obligations hereunder or under the other Operative Documents without
the prior written consent of the Lenders, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld.
(vi) All costs and expenses in connection with any assignment or transfer permitted by
this Section 24(c) (including any legal fees of counsel to the parties to the
Operative Documents) shall be borne by the relevant transferring/assigning lender,
except in the case of an assignment or transfer that is effected at the
request of the Borrower or if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, in which case such costs and expenses (including reasonable legal
fees) shall be borne by the Borrower.
(d) No Lender shall have any obligation or duty to the Borrower, or to other Persons
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations or duties of
such Lender expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Operative Documents, and
no Lender shall be liable for performance by any other party hereto of such other party's
obligations or duties hereunder. Without limitation of the generality of the
foregoing, under no circumstances whatsoever shall any Lender be liable to the
Borrower for any action or inaction on the part of the Administrative Agent in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein, whether or not such action or
inaction is caused by willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Administrative
Agent.
Section 25. Terms of Fixed Rate Setting.
(a) The Lenders, at the Borrower's direction, shall cause the Applicable Rate for
each Loan to be a fixed rate effective for the period commencing on a date selected by
Borrower during the term of the Notes (the "Swap Effective Date") and ending on the final
scheduled maturity date of the Notes issued in respect of such Loan (the "Swap Period").
(b) If the Borrower desires to elect a Fixed Rate, it shall give the Lenders at least
five Business Days' advance notice of such intention. By 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on
the date three Business Days prior to the Swap Effective Date, if the Borrower desires the
Applicable Rate to become a Fixed Rate, each Lender shall quote to the Borrower the fixed
rate of interest at which such Lender would be willing to lend to the Borrower. No later
than two minutes after receipt of such quotation, the Borrower shall inform each Lender
whether it accepts or rejects such fixed rate quotation. If such fixed rate quotation
is accepted, such quoted fixed rate (the "Fixed Rate") shall be the Applicable Rate
hereunder. Each Lender agrees to provide its quotation of a Fixed Rate in accordance
with market practice based upon the Notional Swap Transaction and as though such
Lender were the floating rate payor thereunder.
(c) In the event the Applicable Rate is the Fixed Rate, on the date of (i) any
prepayment of the Notes pursuant to the Mortgage or (ii) any acceleration of the Notes
pursuant to the Mortgage, each Lender will provide a quotation, as it reasonably determines
in good faith in accordance with market practice, representing the termination value of
the Notional Swap Transaction by 12:00 noon New York City time on such date (the
"Termination Date").
(d) Each Lender agrees that, so long as no Special Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, it shall, promptly pay to the Borrower at such account as
the Borrower may specify any Swap Breakage Gain in respect of the Notes, except that it
may first deduct therefrom any amounts then due to it (or, if acting as a swap agent, any
Lender) under the Operative Documents and apply any amount so retained to the
satisfaction thereof. At such time as there shall not be continuing any such Special
Default or Event of Default, such amount shall be paid to the Borrower.
(e) Upon the request of the Borrower, each Lender shall provide to the Borrower a
good faith estimate of the Swap Breakage Loss or Swap Breakage Gain, as the case may be,
related to the Notes, in connection with the occurrence, or anticipated occurrence, of any
event contemplated by the Operative Documents that might give rise to an obligation to pay
Swap Breakage Loss or Swap Breakage Gain.
(f) Upon determination by a Lender of any Swap Breakage Loss or Swap Breakage Gain
payable to or by it, as the case may be, such Lender will provide to the Borrower a
certificate, certifying such Swap Breakage Loss or Swap Breakage Gain, which certified
amount shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Any Swap Breakage Loss or Swap Breakage
Gain payable pursuant to the terms of the Operative Documents shall be payable in Dollars.
(g) Each Lender agrees to provide its quotation of Swap Break Costs based upon the
Notional Swap Transaction and as though such Lender were the floating rate payor thereunder.
(h) References in this Section 25 to any Lender shall, to the extent appropriate, mean
such Lender in its own right or acting through a swap agent.
[signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Credit Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and
year first above written.
FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.,
Borrower
By:____________________________
Its:___________________________
HAMBURGISCHE LANDESBANK
-GIROZENTRALE-,
Administrative Agent
By:____________________________
Its:___________________________
By:____________________________
Its:___________________________
LENDERS:
HAMBURGISCHE LANDESBANK
-GIROZENTRALE-
By:____________________________
Its:___________________________
By:____________________________
Its:___________________________
[Credit Agreement [Frontier/HLB]]
Schedule I
Notice & Account Information
Lenders
Notice to:
Hamburgische Landesbank -Girozentrale-
Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxx-Xxxxx 00
X-00000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Attention: Dept. Airlines/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Telephone: x00-00-0000-0000
Telecopier: x00-00-0000-0000 (this relates to Lender and Administrative Agent)
Payment Instructions
Bank Name: JPMorgan Chase
Acct. No.: *
Acct. Name: Hamburgische Landesbank Girozentrale
ABA No.: *
SWIFT No.: *
Reference: Frontier Airlines/687 723
Borrower:
Frontier Airlines, Inc.
Frontier Center One
0000 Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
[Credit Agreement [Frontier/HLB]]
Schedule II
Participation in Original Amount
[All amounts are expressed in millions of U.S. Dollars]
% of Commitment for each Maximum
Lender Original Amount Aircraft Commitment
1743 TBD
Hamburgische Option A
Landesbank
-Girozentrale- * * * *
Hamburgische Option B
Landesbank
-Girozentrale- * * * *
[Credit Agreement [Frontier/HLB]]
EXHIBIT A
Form of borrowing notice
[LETTERHEAD OF BORROWER]
----------------------, 200_
HAMBURGISCHE LANDESBANK -GIROZENTRALE-
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the Credit Agreement [Frontier/HLB], dated as of May 23, 2002 (the
"Credit Agreement", which term, if such agreement shall not have been executed and
delivered by the parties thereto prior to the date hereof, shall mean the most
recently circulated draft thereof), among Frontier Airlines, Inc., as borrower (the
"Borrower"), the lenders that are party thereto identified under the caption "Lenders"
on the signature pages thereto or that, pursuant to Section 24(c) thereof, shall
become a "Lender" thereunder (individually, a "Lender" and, collectively, the
"Lenders") and Hamburgische Landesbank -Girozentrale-, as Administrative Agent on
behalf of the Lenders. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Borrowing
Notice shall have the meaning given such terms (whether by reference to another
document or otherwise) in the Credit Agreement.
In accordance with Section 2 of the Credit Agreement, Borrower hereby requests
that a Loan be advanced by the Lenders on __________________ (the "Closing Date").
The Borrower elects Option [A/B]. The Lenders are directed to pay $__________ of the
proceeds of the Commitment by wire transfer to the following account:
[Credit Lyonnais
New York, NY
ABA #: *
Account #: *
Attention: Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Reference: Frontier MSN _____]
Borrower agrees that it shall not postpone the Closing Date except as
expressly agreed between the parties in writing. In the event of a postponement of
the Closing Date or other reduction or modification or termination of the related
Loan, Borrower shall compensate Lenders upon written request by Lenders for all
losses, damages, liabilities and reasonable expenses (including any losses and
expenses incurred on account of funds borrowed, contracted for or utilized for
purposes relating to the Loan or in connection with the re-employment or reinvestment
of such funds or an interruption of the use of such funds and including interest or
other such costs on funds borrowed until such funds are returned to their funding
source) that Lenders sustain as a result of (a) the failure of Borrower to borrow any
part of the Commitment of the Lenders, (b) the repayment or voluntary prepayment of
any portion of the Loan, (c) the failure of Borrower to prepay the Loan on a
prepayment date, (d) the repayment or prepayment of any portion of the Loan as a
result of the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its remedies
following the occurrence of an Event of Default, or (e) the repayment or prepayment of
any portion of the Loan. Compensation to the Lenders under this Borrowing Notice
shall include interest at the Applicable Rate on each Lender's Commitment from the
Closing Date and any Break Amounts and Additional Costs or and other amounts (other
than interest) payable by each Lender to providers of funds obtained by each Lender in
order to make its Commitment, and costs incurred by each Lender in redeploying funds
that were to be used by it to make its Commitment.
Very truly yours,
FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.
By:____________________________
Name:
Title
[Credit Agreement [Frontier/HLB]]
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT [Frontier/HLB] dated as of __________ __, ____ between
________________________________ (the "Assignee") and _____________________________
(the "Assignor").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Assignor is the holder of the Note No. ____ dated __________ __,
____ (the "Assignor's Note") issued under the Credit Agreement [Frontier/HLB], dated
as of May 23, 2002 (the "Credit Agreement") between Frontier Airlines, Inc., as
Borrower, the lenders that are party thereto identified under the caption "Lenders" on
the signature pages thereto or that, pursuant to Section 24(c) thereof, shall become a
"Lender" thereunder (individually, a "Lender" and, collectively, the "Lenders") and
Hamburgische Landesbank -Girozentrale-, as Administrative Agent;
WHEREAS, the Assignor proposes to assign to the Assignee $____________ of the
$_____________ Assignor's Note and a pro rata portion of all of the rights and
obligations of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement and the other Operative
Documents (as defined below) in respect thereof, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, and the Assignee proposes to accept the assignment of
such rights and obligations from the Assignor on such terms and subject to such
conditions;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in
the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
Section 2. Assignment. On __________ __, ____ (the "Effective Date"), and on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Assignor will sell,
assign and transfer to the Assignee, without recourse to or representation, express or
implied, by the Assignor (except as expressly set forth in Section 5 hereof), a
$___________ portion of the Assignor's Note and a pro rata portion of the rights and
obligations of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement and the other Operative
Documents in respect thereof (but not with respect to any indemnity or other claim,
interest thereon at the Past Due Rate and Break Amounts, if any, accrued and unpaid as
of the Effective Date or thereafter payable to the Assignor in respect of the period
prior to the Effective Date), and the Assignee shall accept such assignment from the
Assignor and assume all of the obligations of the Assignor accruing from and after the
Effective Date under the Credit Agreement and the other Operative Documents relating
to the Assignor's Note on such terms and subject to such conditions. Upon the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof, (A) the Assignee shall,
on the Effective Date, succeed to the rights and be obligated to perform the
obligations of a Lender under the Credit Agreement and the other Operative Documents,
and (B) the Assignor shall be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement
and the other Operative Documents accrued from and after the Effective Date, in each
case to the extent such obligations have been assumed by the Assignee.
Section 3. Payments. As consideration for the sale, assignment and transfer
contemplated in Section 2 hereof, the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor, on the
Effective Date, in lawful currency of the United States and in immediately available
funds, to the account specified below its signature on the signature pages hereof, an
amount equal to $_______________.
Section 4. Conditions. This Assignment Agreement shall be effective upon the
due execution and delivery of this Assignment Agreement by the Assignor and the
Assignee and the effectiveness of the assignment contemplated by Section 2 hereof is
subject to (a) the receipt by the Assignor of the payment provided for in Section 3
hereof [and the receipt by the Assignee of an up-front fee in the amount of $_______]
and (b) the delivery to the Administrative Agent of the Assignor's Note, duly endorsed
for [partial] transfer to the Assignee, together with a request in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A that a new Note be issued to the Assignee and Assignor.
Section 5. Representations and Warranties of the Assignor. The Assignor
represents and warrants as follows: (a) the Assignor has full power and authority,
and has taken all action necessary to execute and deliver this Assignment Agreement
and any other documents required or permitted to be executed or delivered by it in
connection with this Assignment Agreement and to fulfill its obligations under, and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Assignment Agreement, and no
governmental authorizations or other authorizations are required in connection
therewith, (b) the Assignor's interest in the Assignor's Note is free and clear of any
and all Liens created by or through the Assignor, (c) this Assignment Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Assignor, enforceable
against the Assignor in accordance with its terms, and (d) the Assignor has received
no written notice of any Default having occurred and continuing on the date of
execution hereof.
Section 6. Representations and Warranties of the Assignee. The Assignee
hereby represents and warrants to the Assignor that (a) the Assignee has full power
and authority, and has taken all action necessary to execute and deliver this
Assignment Agreement and any and all other documents required or permitted to be
executed or delivered by it in connection with this Assignment Agreement and to
fulfill its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by,
this Assignment Agreement, and no governmental authorizations or other authorizations
are required in connection therewith, (b) this Assignment Agreement constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Assignee, enforceable against the Assignee
in accordance with its terms, and (c) the Assignee has fully reviewed the terms of the
Operative Documents and has independently and without reliance upon the Assignor and
based on such information as the Assignee has deemed appropriate, made its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement.
Section 7. Further Assurances. The Assignor and the Assignee hereby agree to
execute and deliver such other instruments, and take such other action, as either
party may reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Assignment Agreement.
Section 8. Governing Law. This Assignment Agreement shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
Section 9. Notices. All communications between the parties or notices in
connection herewith shall be in writing, hand-delivered or sent by ordinary mail,
telex or facsimile transmitter, addressed as set forth on the signature pages hereof.
All such communications and notices shall be effective upon receipt.
Section 10. Binding Effect. This Assignment Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
Section 11. Interpretation. The headings of the various sections hereof are
for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of
any provision hereof.
Section 12. Integration of Terms. This Assignment Agreement contains the
entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all oral statements and other writings with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
Section 13. Counterparts. This Assignment Agreement may be executed in one
or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which, taken
together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment Agreement to be
executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above
written.
[ASSIGNEE]
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
Wire Instructions:
[ASSIGNOR]
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
Wire Instructions:
[Credit Agreement [Frontier/HLB]]
Exhibit A
to Assignment Agreement
Request for Note and Registration
--------- --, ----
To: Hamburgische Landesbank -Girozentrale-,
as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the assignment by ____________________________ (the "Assignor"),
of certain of its rights and obligations with respect to Note No. ______ (Series __)
in the principal amount of $____________ (the "Assignor's Note") to
___________________________ (the "Assignee"), pursuant to an Assignment Agreement
[Frontier/HLB] dated as of _______ __, ____ between the Assignor and the Assignee.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
thereto in such Assignment Agreement. The Assignor hereby delivers the Assignor's
Note to Hamburgische Landesbank -Girozentrale-, in its capacity as Administrative
Agent. The Assignor requests Borrower to issue to (i) the Assignee a new Note (the
"New Note") in the principal amount of $____________ and (ii) to the Assignor a new
Note (the "Assignor's New Note") in the principal amount of $______________, each,
with a [Delivery Date] issue date.
The Administrative Agent is hereby instructed to pay all interest on the
portion of the Assignor's Note being assigned hereunder accrued through the date
hereof directly to Assignor on the Interest Payment Date such interest is payable and
paid.
The Assignor requests the Administrative Agent to deliver the New Note to the
Assignee at its address set forth below and to deliver the Assignor's New Note to the
undersigned.
Very truly yours,
[ASSIGNOR]
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
[ASSIGNEE]
By:____________________________
Name
Title:
Address for Notices:
Wire Instructions
Accepted and Agreed
HAMBURGISCHE LANDESBANK
-GIROZENTRALE-,
as Administrative Agent
By:________________________________
Title:
Exhibit C
Terms of Notional Swap Transaction
(capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings
assigned thereto in the Definitions (as defined in the definition of Swap Form))
Trade Date: __________ __, ____1
Effective Date: __________ __, ____2
Termination Date: __________ __, 2___3, subject to
adjustment in accordance with the
Modified Following Business Day
Convention.
Notional Amount: The Notional Amount in effect for a
Calculation Period shall be the
amount set forth in Schedule I
attached hereto opposite the
applicable date beginning such
Calculation Period; provided,
however, that such dates are subject
to adjustment in accordance with the
Modified Following Business Day
Convention only with respect to
determining the Floating Payments.
Fixed Payments
Fixed Rate
Payer: Party B. [Lender]
Fixed Rate
Payment Dates: The __ of every _________,
__________, ____________ and
________4, beginning __________ __,
____5 and ending on the Termination
Date, payable in arrears, subject to
adjustment in accordance with the
Modified Following Business Day
Convention.
Fixed Rate
Period End
Dates: The __ of every __________,
___________, ___________ and
________6, beginning __________ __,
____7 and ending on the Termination
Date (no adjustment of Period End
Dates).
Fixed Rate: _____%.8
Fixed Rate
Day Count
Fraction: 30/360.
Compounding: Inapplicable.
Floating Payments
Floating
Rate Payer: Party A. [Lender or Swap Agent]
Floating Rate
Payment Dates: The ___ of every __________,
_________, __________ and _________9,
beginning __________ __, ____10 and
ending on the Termination Date,
payable in arrears, subject to
adjustment in accordance with the
Modified Following Business Day
Convention.
Floating Rate
Option USD - LIBOR - BBA (except for first
Calculation Period)
Floating Rate ___%11 (exclusive of Spread)
for first
Calculation
Period:
Spread: [1.50%][1.60%] - Option A/B
Designated [Except for first Calculation Period,
Maturity: three months for each Calculation
Period.]
Floating Rate Actual/360.
Day Count
Fraction:
Floating Rate Each Floating Rate Payment Date, exclusive
Reset Dates: of the last Floating Rate Payment Date.
Compounding: Inapplicable.
Business Day for London
Rate Setting:
Business Day for New York, Denver and London
Payments:
SCHEDULE I
TO THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE RATE SWAP TRANSACTION
DATED __________ __, ____
DATE12 NOTIONAL AMOUNT13
