THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (herein, the “Amendment”) is entered into as of May 6, 2020, among Willdan Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors signatory hereto, the Lenders signatory hereto and BMO Xxxxxx Bank N.A., a national banking association, individually as a Lender and as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
A. The Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 26, 2019 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”). All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as such terms have in the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended hereby (the “Credit Agreement”).
B. The Borrower has requested that the Lenders make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement, and the Lenders party hereto are willing to do so under the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
1.1. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Existing Credit Agreement (including the exhibits thereto, but excluding the schedules thereto) shall be and hereby is amended to delete the struck text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: struck text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Existing Credit Agreement attached as Annex I hereto.
SECTION 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent:
2.1. The Loan Parties, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have executed and delivered this Amendment.
2.2. The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of the applicable Lenders, such fees (if any) that have been agreed to in writing between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS.
In order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of the Credit Agreement are and shall be and remain true and correct (except that the representations contained in Section 6.5 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent), (b) the Borrower is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement or shall result after giving effect to this Amendment, (c) each Loan Party has taken all necessary action to authorize it to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Amendment in accordance with the terms hereof and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (d) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Loan Parties and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
SECTION 4. MISCELLANEOUS.
4.1. The Loan Parties heretofore executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent the Security Agreement and certain other Collateral Documents. The Loan Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Liens created and provided for by the Collateral Documents continue to secure, among other things, the Secured Obligations arising under the Credit Agreement as amended hereby; and the Collateral Documents and the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder, the obligations of the Loan Parties thereunder, and the Liens created and provided for thereunder remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected, impaired or discharged hereby. Nothing herein contained shall in any manner affect or impair the priority of the liens and security interests created and provided for by the Collateral Documents as to the indebtedness which would be secured thereby prior to giving effect to this Amendment.
4.2. Except as specifically amended herein, the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its original terms. Each of the Guarantors reaffirm their Guaranties under Section 11 of the Credit Agreement. Reference to this specific Amendment need not be made in the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to or with respect to the Credit Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Credit Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
4.3. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of or incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including the fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent.
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4.4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the different parties on different counterpart signature pages, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original. Delivery of a counterpart hereof by facsimile transmission or by e‑mail transmission of an Adobe portable document format file (also known as a “PDF” file) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. This Amendment shall be construed and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (including Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of the General Obligations law of the State of New York) without regard to conflicts of law principles that would require application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
[SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW]
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This Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is entered into as of the date and year first above written.
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/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX |
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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ELECTROTEC OF NY ELECTRICAL INC. PUBLIC AGENCY RESOURCES WILLDAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS WILLDAN ENGINEERING WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES WILLDAN HOMELAND SOLUTIONS WILLDAN LIGHTING & ELECTRIC, INC. WILLDAN LIGHTING & ELECTRIC OF CALIFORNIA WILLDAN LIGHTING & ELECTRIC OF WASHINGTON, INC. ABACUS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMPANY INTEGRAL ANALYTICS, INC. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, INC. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, INC. |
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Chairman of the Board |
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GENESYS ENGINEERING, P.C. |
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Vice President |
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LIME ENERGY CO. LIME FINANCE, CO. LIME ENERGY SERVICES, CO. ENERPATH INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY ENERPATH SERVICES, INC. |
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Xxxxx XxXxxxxxxx |
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Vice President and Treasurer |
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BMO XXXXXX BANK N.A., as a Lender and as Administrative Agent |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
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Senior Vice President |
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BANK OF AMERICA N.A., as a Lender |
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Xxxx Xxxxxx |
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SVP |
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CITIBANK, NA., as a Lender |
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Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Director |
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MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., as a Lender |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Director |
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender |
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ANNEX I
AMENDED CREDIT AGREEMENT
(See attached)
EXECUTION VERSIONAnnex I to Third Amendment to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JUNE 26, 2019,
AMONG
as the Borrower,
THE GUARANTORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
AND
BMO XXXXXX BANK N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP., AS JOINT LEAD ARRANGER AND JOINT BOOK RUNNER
MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., AS JOINT LEAD ARRANGER, JOINT BOOK RUNNER
AND SYNDICATION AGENT
(ForAnnex I to Third Amendment Annex Redline) Conformed Amended and Restatedto A&R Credit Agreement (Willdan) (Amendments 1-2) 4833-9965-9195, 2020) 4821-9872-3002 v29.docx
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION |
HEADING |
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SECTION 1. |
DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION |
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Section 1.1. |
Definitions |
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Section 1.2. |
Interpretation |
40 43 |
Section 1.3. |
Change in Accounting Principles |
41 44 |
Section 1.4. |
Divisions |
42 44 |
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SECTION 2. |
THE FACILITIES |
42 44 |
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Section 2.1. |
Term Loan Facilities |
42 44 |
Section 2.2. |
Revolving Facility |
43 45 |
Section 2.3. |
Letters of Credit |
45 48 |
Section 2.4. |
Applicable Interest Rates |
49 52 |
Section 2.5. |
Minimum Borrowing Amounts; Maximum Eurodollar Loans |
50 52 |
Section 2.6. |
Manner of Borrowing Loans and Designating Applicable Interest Rates |
50 53 |
Section 2.7. |
Payment and Maturity of Loans |
52 55 |
Section 2.8. |
Prepayments |
53 55 |
Section 2.9. |
Default Rate |
55 58 |
Section 2.10. |
Evidence of Indebtedness |
56 59 |
Section 2.11. |
Commitment Terminations |
57 60 |
Section 2.12. |
Replacement of Lenders |
57 60 |
Section 2.13. |
Defaulting Lenders |
58 61 |
Section 2.14. |
Cash Collateral for Fronting Exposure |
61 63 |
Section 2.15. |
Increase in Revolving Credit Commitments or Making Incremental Term Loans |
62 64 |
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SECTION 3. |
FEES |
63 65 |
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Section 3.1. |
Fees |
63 65 |
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SECTION 4. |
TAXES; CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES, INCREASED COSTS, AND FUNDING INDEMNITY |
64 66 |
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Section 4.1. |
Taxes |
64 67 |
Section 4.2. |
Change of Law |
68 70 |
Section 4.3. |
Unavailability of Deposits or Inability to Ascertain, or Inadequacy of, LIBOR |
68 71 |
Section 4.4. |
Increased Costs |
70 72 |
Section 4.5. |
Funding Indemnity |
71 73 |
Section 4.6. |
Discretion of Lender as to Manner of Funding |
71 74 |
Section 4.7. |
Lending Offices; Mitigation Obligations |
72 74 |
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SECTION 5. |
PLACE AND APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS |
72 75 |
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Section 5.1. |
Place and Application of Payments |
72 75 |
Section 5.2. |
Non‑Business Days |
73 75 |
Section 5.3. |
Payments Set Aside |
73 75 |
Section 5.4. |
Account Debit |
73 76 |
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SECTION 6. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
73 76 |
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Section 6.1. |
Organization and Qualification |
73 76 |
Section 6.2. |
Subsidiaries |
74 76 |
Section 6.3. |
Authority and Validity of Obligations |
74 77 |
Section 6.4. |
Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock |
75 77 |
Section 6.5. |
Financial Reports |
75 78 |
Section 6.6. |
No Material Adverse Change |
75 78 |
Section 6.7. |
Full Disclosure |
76 78 |
Section 6.8. |
Trademarks, Franchises, and Licenses |
76 78 |
Section 6.9. |
Governmental Authority and Licensing |
76 79 |
Section 6.10. |
Good Title |
76 79 |
Section 6.11. |
Litigation and Other Controversies |
76 79 |
Section 6.12. |
Taxes |
76 79 |
Section 6.13. |
Approvals |
77 79 |
Section 6.14. |
Affiliate Transactions |
77 80 |
Section 6.15. |
Investment Company |
77 80 |
Section 6.16. |
ERISA |
77 80 |
Section 6.17. |
Compliance with Laws |
77 80 |
Section 6.18. |
OFAC |
78 81 |
Section 6.19. |
Labor Matters |
79 81 |
Section 6.20. |
Other Agreements |
79 82 |
Section 6.21. |
Solvency |
79 82 |
Section 6.22. |
No Default |
79 82 |
Section 6.23. |
No Broker Fees. |
79 82 |
Section 6.24. |
Security Documents |
79 82 |
Section 6.25. |
Bonding Capacity |
80 83 |
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SECTION 7. |
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
80 83 |
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Section 7.1. |
All Credit Events |
80 83 |
Section 7.2. |
Effective Date |
81 84 |
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SECTION 8. |
COVENANTS |
84 87 |
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Section 8.1. |
Maintenance of Business |
84 87 |
Section 8.2. |
Maintenance of Properties |
84 87 |
Section 8.3. |
Taxes and Assessments |
84 87 |
Section 8.4. |
Insurance |
85 87 |
Section 8.5. |
Financial Reports |
85 88 |
Section 8.6. |
Inspection; Field Audits |
88 90 |
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Section 8.7. |
Borrowings and Guaranties |
88 91 |
Section 8.8. |
Liens |
90 93 |
Section 8.9. |
Investments, Acquisitions, Loans and Advances |
92 94 |
Section 8.10. |
Mergers, Consolidations and Sales |
93 96 |
Section 8.11. |
Maintenance of Subsidiaries |
94 96 |
Section 8.12. |
Dividends and Certain Other Restricted Payments |
94 97 |
Section 8.13. |
ERISA |
94 97 |
Section 8.14. |
Compliance with Laws |
94 97 |
Section 8.15. |
Compliance with OFAC Sanctions Programs and Anti-Corruption Laws |
95 98 |
Section 8.16. |
Burdensome Contracts With Affiliates |
96 99 |
Section 8.17. |
No Changes in Fiscal Year |
96 99 |
Section 8.18. |
Formation of Subsidiaries; Guaranty Requirements |
96 99 |
Section 8.19. |
Change in the Nature of Business |
97 100 |
Section 8.20. |
Use of Proceeds |
97 100 |
Section 8.21. |
No Restrictions |
97 100 |
Section 8.22. |
Subordinated Debt |
97 100 |
Section 8.23. |
Financial Covenants |
98 101 |
Section 8.24. |
Modification of Certain Documents |
98 102 |
Section 8.25. |
Post-Closing Covenants |
99 103 |
Section 8.26. |
Bonding Capacity |
99 103 |
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SECTION 9. |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
99 103 |
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Section 9.1. |
Events of Default |
99 103 |
Section 9.2. |
Non‑Bankruptcy Defaults |
102 106 |
Section 9.3. |
Bankruptcy Defaults |
103 107 |
Section 9.4. |
Collateral for Undrawn Letters of Credit |
103 107 |
Section 9.5. |
Post‑Default Collections |
104 108 |
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SECTION 10. |
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
105 109 |
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Section 10.1. |
Appointment and Authority |
105 109 |
Section 10.3. |
Action by Administrative Agent; Exculpatory Provisions |
105 109 |
Section 10.4. |
Reliance by Administrative Agent |
106 110 |
Section 10.6. |
Resignation or Removal of Administrative Agent |
107 111 |
Section 10.7. |
Non‑Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders |
108 112 |
Section 10.8. |
L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender. |
108 112 |
Section 10.9. |
Hedging Liability and Bank Product Obligations |
109 113 |
Section 10.10. |
Designation of Additional Agents |
109 113 |
Section 10.11. |
Authorization to Enter into, and Enforcement of, the Collateral Documents; Possession of Collateral |
110 114 |
Section 10.12. |
Authorization to Release, Limit or Subordinate Liens or to Release Guaranties |
111 115 |
Section 10.13. |
Authorization of Administrative Agent to File Proofs of Claim |
111 115 |
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Section 10.14. |
Authorization to Enter into Intercreditor Agreement and Subordination Agreements |
112 116 |
Section 10.15. |
Certain ERISA Matters |
112 116 |
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SECTION 11. |
THE GUARANTEES |
113 117 |
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Section 11.1. |
The Guarantees |
113 117 |
Section 11.2. |
Guarantee Unconditional |
114 118 |
Section 11.3. |
Discharge Only upon Payment in Full; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances |
115 119 |
Section 11.4. |
Subrogation |
115 119 |
Section 11.5. |
Subordination |
115 119 |
Section 11.6. |
Waivers |
116 120 |
Section 11.7. |
Limit on Recovery |
116 120 |
Section 11.8. |
Stay of Acceleration |
116 120 |
Section 11.9. |
Benefit to Borrower and Guarantors |
116 120 |
Section 11.10. |
Keepwell |
116 120 |
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SECTION 12. |
COLLATERAL |
117 121 |
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Section 12.1. |
Collateral |
117 121 |
Section 12.2. |
Depository Banks |
117 121 |
Section 12.3. |
Liens on Real Property |
118 122 |
Section 12.4. |
Further Assurances |
118 122 |
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SECTION 13. |
MISCELLANEOUS |
118 122 |
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Section 13.1. |
Notices |
118 122 |
Section 13.2. |
Successors and Assigns |
120 124 |
Section 13.3. |
Amendments |
126 130 |
Section 13.4. |
Costs and Expenses; Indemnification |
127 131 |
Section 13.5. |
No Waiver, Cumulative Remedies |
130 134 |
Section 13.6. |
Right of Setoff |
130 134 |
Section 13.7. |
Sharing of Payments by Lenders |
130 134 |
Section 13.8. |
Survival of Representations |
131 135 |
Section 13.9. |
Survival of Indemnities |
131 135 |
Section 13.10. |
Counterparts, Integration; Effectiveness. |
131 135 |
Section 13.11. |
Headings |
132 136 |
Section 13.12. |
Severability of Provisions |
132 136 |
Section 13.13. |
Construction |
132 136 |
Section 13.14. |
Excess Interest |
132 136 |
Section 13.15. |
Lender’s and L/C Issuer’s Obligations Several |
133 137 |
Section 13.16. |
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility |
133 137 |
Section 13.17. |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
134 138 |
Section 13.18. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
135 139 |
Section 13.19. |
USA Patriot Act |
135 139 |
Section 13.20. |
Confidentiality |
135 139 |
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Section 13.21. |
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions |
136 140 |
Section 13.22. |
Amendment and Restatement |
136 140 |
Section 13.23. |
Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs |
137 141 |
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Signature Page |
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EXHIBIT A |
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Notice of Payment Request |
EXHIBIT B |
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Notice of Borrowing |
EXHIBIT C |
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Notice of Continuation/Conversion |
EXHIBIT D-1 |
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Term A Note |
EXHIBIT D‑2 |
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Revolving Note |
EXHIBIT D‑3 |
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Swing Note |
EXHIBIT D‑4 |
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Delayed Draw Term Note |
EXHIBIT E |
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Increase Request |
EXHIBIT F |
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Compliance Certificate |
EXHIBIT G |
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Additional Guarantor Supplement |
EXHIBIT H |
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Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit I‑1 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit I‑2 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit I‑3 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit I‑4 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate |
EXHIBIT J |
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Share Repurchase Compliance Certificate |
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SCHEDULE 1.1(a) |
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Existing Letters of Credit |
SCHEDULE 1.1(b) |
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Fiscal Quarters |
SCHEDULE 2.1/2.2 |
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Commitments |
SCHEDULE 6.2 |
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Subsidiaries |
SCHEDULE 6.10 |
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Owned Real Property |
SCHEDULE 6.19 |
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Collective Bargaining Agreements |
SCHEDULE 8.7(m) |
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Existing Earn Out Obligations |
SCHEDULE 8.9 |
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Investments |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is entered into as of June 26, 2019, by and among Willdan Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party to this Agreement as Guarantors, the several financial institutions from time to time party to this Agreement as Lenders, and BMO Xxxxxx Bank N.A., a national banking association, as Administrative Agent as provided herein.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (as amended prior to the date hereof, without giving effect to the amendments and restatements set forth herein, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, the lenders thereunder made available to the Borrower (a) a revolving facility (including letter of credit and swing line sub-facilities) and (b) a delayed draw term loan facility, in each case upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders desire to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety in order to make certain amendments as more fully set forth herein, which amendment and restatement shall become effective upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 7.2 hereof; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement not constitute a novation of the obligations and liabilities of the parties under the Existing Credit Agreement, and the parties hereto hereby agree that all obligations under the Loan Documents (as amended prior to the Closing Date and in the Loan Documents) shall continue in full force and effect from and after the Closing Date.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION.
Section 1.1. Definitions. The following terms when used herein shall have the following meanings:
“Acquired Business” means the entity or assets acquired by the Borrower or another Loan Party in an Acquisition after the date hereof.
“Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person or of any business or division of a Person (in each case other than a Person that is a Subsidiary), (b) the acquisition of in excess of 50% of the capital stock, partnership interests,
membership interests or equity of any Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary), or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary) provided that the Borrower or another Loan Party is the surviving entity.
“Adjusted EBITDA” means, with reference to any Test Period, EBITDA for such Test Period, plus, without duplication, (a) non-cash charges and other pro forma adjustments for such Test Period deducted in the determination of Net Income for such Test Period and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, plus (b) fees and expenses paid in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents, plus (c) fees and expenses associated with (i) the Xxxx Acquisition, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000, (ii) the Ocelot Acquisition, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000, and (iii) other investments permitted pursuant to Section 8.9 (including Permitted Acquisitions) whether or not such investment is consummated, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 in any Fiscal Year, plus (d) fees and expenses related to equity offerings of Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 in any Fiscal Year, plus (e) all fees, costs, expenses, charges, losses and similar items incurred in connection with any Disposition, any issuance, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, any discontinued operations and any casualty or condemnation event, plus (f) all unusual and/or non-recurring costs, expenses, charges, losses and similar items (excluding, in each case, costs, expenses, charges, losses and similar items resulting from or attributable to the Covid-19 pandemic) not to exceed 10% of Adjusted EBITDA (calculated before giving effect to this clause (f)) during any Test Period, minus (g) all amounts included in the calculation of Net Income with respect to such Test Period in respect of non-cash gains and other pro forma adjustments included in the calculation of Net Income with respect to such Test Period, minus (h) all unusual and/or non-recurring cash gains. Adjusted EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis giving effect to any Permitted Acquisition, the Xxxx Acquisition and the Ocelot Acquisition, as applicable, and any disposition of a Subsidiary or business segment during such Test Period and including pro forma cost savings to the extent such cost savings are approved in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent; provided that the aggregate amount of all such cost savings added back to EBITDA during any Test Period shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of Adjusted EBITDA for such Test Period.
“Adjusted LIBOR” means, for any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, a rate per annum determined in accordance with the following formula:
Adjusted LIBOR |
= |
LIBOR |
|
|
1 - Eurodollar Reserve Percentage |
“Administrative Agent” means BMO Xxxxxx Bank N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent hereunder, and any successor in such capacity pursuant to Section 10.6.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
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“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified; provided that, in any event for purposes of this definition, any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the securities having the ordinary voting power for the election of directors or governing body of a corporation or 5% or more of the partnership or other ownership interest of any other Person (other than as a limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed to control such corporation or other Person.
“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Anti-Corruption Law” means the FCPA and any law, rule or regulation of any jurisdiction concerning or relating to bribery or corruption that are applicable to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.
“Applicable Margin” means, with respect to Loans, Reimbursement Obligations, Letter of Credit Fees, and the commitment fees payable under Section 3.1(a), until(a) for the period from and including March 5, 2020 to but excluding the Third Amendment Date, the rates per annum shown opposite Level V of the pricing grid in subsection (i) below, (b) for the period from and including the Third Amendment Date to but excluding the first Pricing Date, the rates per annum shown opposite Level VVII of the pricing grid in subsection (ii) below, and (c) thereafter from one Pricing Date to the next the Applicable Margin means, the rates per annum determined in accordance with the following scheduleapplicable pricing grid below:
(i) At all times other than during the Covenant Relief Period:
LEVEL |
TOTAL LEVERAGE |
APPLICABLE| |
APPLICABLE |
APPLICABLE |
APPLICABLE |
V |
Greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.0 |
1.00% |
2.00% |
1.50% |
0.35% |
IV |
Less than 2.50 to 1.0, and greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.0 |
0.75% |
1.75% |
1.31% |
0.30% |
III |
Less than 2.00 to 1.0, and greater than or equal to 1.25 to 1.0 |
0.50% |
1.50% |
1.125% |
0.25% |
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LEVEL |
TOTAL LEVERAGE |
APPLICABLE| |
APPLICABLE |
APPLICABLE |
APPLICABLE |
|
II |
Less than 1.25 to 1.0, and greater than or equal to 0.50 to 1.0 |
0.25% |
1.25% |
0.94% |
0.20% |
|
I |
Less than 0.50 to 1.0 |
0.125% |
1.125% |
0.84% |
0.15% |
(ii) At all times during the Covenant Relief Period:
LEVEL |
TOTAL LEVERAGE |
APPLICABLE |
APPLICABLE |
APPLICABLE |
APPLICABLE |
VII |
Greater than or equal to 5.00 to 1.0 |
1.50% |
2.50% |
1.875% |
0.45% |
VI |
Less than 5.00 to 1.0, and greater than or equal to 3.50 to 1.0 |
1.25% |
2.25% |
1.688% |
0.40% |
V |
GreaterLess than 3.50 to 1.0, and greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.0 |
1.00% |
2.00% |
1.50% |
0.35% |
IV |
Less than 2.50 to 1.0, and greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.0 |
0.75% |
1.75% |
1.31% |
0.30% |
III |
Less than 2.00 to 1.0, and greater than or equal to 1.25 to 1.0 |
0.50% |
1.50% |
1.125% |
0.25% |
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LEVEL |
TOTAL LEVERAGE |
APPLICABLE |
APPLICABLE |
APPLICABLE |
APPLICABLE |
II |
Less than 1.25 to 1.0, and greater than or equal to 0.50 to 1.0 |
0.25% |
1.25% |
0.94% |
0.20% |
I |
Less than 0.50 to 1.0 |
0.125% |
1.125% |
0.84% |
0.15% |
For purposes hereof, the term “Pricing Date” means, for any Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower ending on or after September 27, 2019, the date on which the Administrative Agent is in receipt of the Borrower’s most recent financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter then ended, pursuant to Section 8.5(a) or (b), commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending July 3, 2020. The Applicable Margin shall be established based on the Total Leverage Ratio for the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter and the Applicable Margin established on a Pricing Date shall remain in effect until the next Pricing Date. If the Borrower has not delivered its financial statements by the date such financial statements are required to be delivered under Section 8.5(a) or (b), until such financial statements are delivered, the Applicable Margin shall be the highest Applicable Margin (i.e., Level V of the pricing grid in subsection (i) above or Level VII of the pricing grid in subsection (ii) above, as applicable, shall apply). If the Borrower subsequently delivers such financial statements before the next Pricing Date, the Applicable Margin shall be determined on the date of delivery of such financial statements and remain in effect until the next Pricing Date. In all other circumstances, the Applicable Margin shall be in effect from the Pricing Date that occurs immediately after the end of the Fiscal Quarter covered by such financial statements until the next Pricing Date. Each determination of the Applicable Margin made by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the foregoing shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders if reasonably determined. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any financial statement or compliance certificate delivered pursuant to Sections 8.5(a), (b) or (h) is inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the imposition of a higher Applicable Margin for any period than the Applicable Margin applied for that period, then (iA) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected financial statement and a corrected compliance certificate for that period (the “Corrected Financials Date”), (iiB) the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on the corrected compliance certificate for that period, and (iiiC) the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent (for the account of the Lenders that hold the Commitments and Loans at the time such payment is received, regardless of whether those Lenders held the Commitments and Loans during the relevant period) the accrued additional
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interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for that period; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, such deficiency shall be due and payable as at such Corrected Financials Date and no Default under Section 9.1(a) shall be deemed to have occur with respect to such deficiency prior to such date. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to Section 2.9 and Section 9 hereof, and shall survive the termination of this Agreement until the payment in full in cash of the Obligations.
“Application” is defined in Section 2.3(b).
“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Assigned Accounts” is defined in Section 12.2.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 13.2(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit H or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Authorized Representative” means those persons shown on the list of officers provided by the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.2 or on any update of any such list provided by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, or any further or different officers of the Borrower so named by any Authorized Representative of the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEAAffected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bank Product Obligations” of the Loan Parties means any and all of their obligations, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection with Bank Products.
“Bank Products” means each and any of the following bank products and services provided to any Loan Party by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates (or by a Person that was the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the
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Administrative Agent or a Lender on the Closing Date or the date the agreement evidencing such Bank Product was entered into): (a) credit or charge cards for commercial customers (including, without limitation, “commercial credit cards” and purchasing cards), (b) stored value cards, and (c) depository, cash management, and treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, overdrafts and interstate depository network services).
“Base Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the greatest of: (a) the rate of interest announced or otherwise established by the Administrative Agent from time to time as its prime commercial rate as in effect on such day, with any change in the Base Rate resulting from a change in said prime commercial rate to be effective as of the date of the relevant change in said prime commercial rate (it being acknowledged and agreed that such rate may not change more than once per day and may not be the Administrative Agent’s best or lowest rate), (b) the sum of (i) the Federal Funds Rate for such day, plus (ii) 1/2 of 1%, or (c) the LIBOR Quoted Rate for such day plus 1.00%. As used herein, the term “LIBOR Quoted Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the quotient of (i) the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher one hundred‑thousandth of a percentage point) for deposits in U.S. Dollars for a one‑month interest period as reported on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day) divided by (ii) one (1) minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage, provided that in no event shall the “LIBOR Quoted Rate” be less than (i) 0.75% during the Covenant Relief Period and (ii) 0.00% at all other times.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate specified in Section 2.4(a).
“Benchmark Replacement” means the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may include SOFR, Compounded SOFR or Term SOFR) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement for LIBOR for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of LIBOR with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for each applicable Interest Period, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of LIBOR with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of LIBOR with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar- denominated syndicated credit
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facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to LIBOR:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of LIBOR permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide LIBOR; or
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to LIBOR:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of LIBOR announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide LIBOR, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide LIBOR;
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR, the U.S. Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for LIBOR, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for LIBOR or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for LIBOR, which states that the administrator of LIBOR has ceased or will cease to provide LIBOR permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide LIBOR; or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory
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supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR announcing that LIBOR is no longer representative.
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR and solely to the extent that LIBOR has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced LIBOR for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 4.3(b) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced LIBOR for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 4.3(b).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise) for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and incorporated in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Bonding Agreement” means, collectively, all contractual arrangements entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with providers of bid, performance or payment bonds.
“Bonds” means, collectively, all bonds issued by any Surety pursuant to a Bonding Agreement.
“Borrower” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“Borrowing” means the total of Loans of a single type advanced, continued for an additional Interest Period, or converted from a different type into such type by the Lenders under a Facility on a single date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, for a single Interest Period. Borrowings of Loans are made and maintained ratably from each of the Lenders under a Facility
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according to their Percentages of such Facility. A Borrowing is “advanced” on the day Lenders advance funds comprising such Borrowing to the Borrower, is “continued” on the date a new Interest Period for the same type of Loans commences for such Borrowing, and is “converted” when such Borrowing is changed from one type of Loans to the other, all as determined pursuant to Section 2.6. Borrowings of Swingline Loans are made by the Swingline Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“Business Day” means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are not authorized or required to close in Chicago, Illinois and, if the applicable Business Day relates to the advance or continuation of, or conversion into, or payment of a Eurodollar Loan, on which banks are dealing in U.S. Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar market in London, England.
“Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate amount of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as a liability) by such Person during that period for the acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a Capital Lease) of fixed or capital assets or additions to property, plant, or equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs, and improvements) which should be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP; provided that the following shall be excluded from the foregoing: (i) expenditures incurred in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, the Xxxx Acquisition and the Ocelot Acquisition, or incurred by the Person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition, the Xxxx Acquisition and the Ocelot Acquisition, prior to the closing of such Permitted Acquisition, the Xxxx Acquisition or the Ocelot Acquisition, as applicable; (ii) subject to compliance with Section 2.8(b)(ii) hereof to the extent applicable, capital expenditures in respect of the reinvestment of any insurance proceeds (or other similar recoveries, including indemnification payments) paid on account of any loss or damage, or arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation, or made with cash proceeds of dispositions; and (iii) expenditures made with cash proceeds from any issuances of Capital Stock of the Borrower or contributions of capital made to the Borrower.
“Capital Lease” means any lease of Property which in accordance with GAAP is required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision contained herein, other than for purposes of the preparation and delivery of financial statements as contemplated by this Agreement, any lease that would have been treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of December 14, 2018, and any lease entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after December 14, 2018 that would have been treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP if it was entered into as of December 14, 2018, shall be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capital Lease.
“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, for any Person, the amount of the liability shown on the balance sheet of such Person in respect of a Capital Lease determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Collateralize” means, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuer or Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances subject to a first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent or, if the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer shall agree in their sole
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discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof, (b) marketable direct obligations issued or fully guaranteed by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Xxxxx’x, (c) commercial paper maturing within one (1) year from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A‑1 from S&P or at least P‑1 from Xxxxx’x, (d) certificates of deposit, time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000, (e) deposit accounts maintained with (i) any bank that satisfies the criteria described in clause (d) above, or (ii) any other bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof so long as the full amount maintained with any such other bank is fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (f) repurchase obligations of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (d) of this definition or recognized securities dealer having combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000, having a term of not more than seven (7) days, with respect to securities satisfying the criteria in clauses (a) or (d) above, provided all such agreements require physical delivery of the securities securing such repurchase agreement, except those delivered through the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, and (g) investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are invested in the types of assets described in clauses (a) through (f) above.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx‑Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Change of Control” means any of (a) the acquisition by any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) at any time of beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of the Borrower on a fully‑diluted basis, (b) the failure of individuals who
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are members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower on the Closing Date (together with any new or replacement directors whose initial nomination for election was approved by a majority of the directors who were either directors on the Closing Date or previously so approved) to constitute a majority of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower, or (c) any “Change of Control” (or words of like import), as defined in any agreement or indenture relating to any issue of Material Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, shall occur.
“Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement or such later Business Day upon which each condition described in Section 7.2 shall be satisfied or waived in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.
“Collateral” means all properties, rights, interests, and privileges from time to time subject to the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent, or any security trustee therefor, by the Collateral Documents.
“Collateral Access Agreement” means any landlord waiver, warehouse, processor or other bailee letter or other agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, between the Administrative Agent and any third party (including any bailee, consignee, customs broker, or other similar Person) in possession of any Collateral or any landlord of the Borrower or any Subsidiary for any real property where any Collateral is located, as such landlord waiver, bailee letter or other agreement may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Collateral Account” is defined in Section 9.4.
“Collateral Documents” means the Mortgages, the Security Agreement, the Master Reaffirmation Agreement and all other mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, pledge agreements, assignments, financing statements, control agreements, and other documents as shall from time to time secure or relate to the Secured Obligations or any part thereof.
“Commitments” means the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Term A Loan Commitments, and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Compounded SOFR” means the compounded average of SOFRs for the applicable Corresponding Tenor, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate (which may include compounding in arrears with a lookback and/or suspension period as a mechanism to determine the interest amount payable prior to the end of each Interest Period) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with: (1) the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body
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for determining compounded SOFR; provided that: (2) if, and to the extent that, the Administrative Agent determines that Compounded SOFR cannot be determined in accordance with clause (1) above, then the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate that the Administrative Agent determines are substantially consistent with at least five currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) that are publicly available for review.
“Constituent Documents” means, with respect to any Person, collectively and, in each case, together with any modification of any term thereof, (a) the articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, constitution or certificate of formation of such Person, (b) the bylaws, operating agreement or joint venture agreement of such Person, (c) any other constitutive, organizational or governing document of such Person, whether or not equivalent, and (d) any other document setting forth the manner of election or duties of the directors, officers or managing members of such Person or the designation, amount or relative rights, limitations and preferences of any Voting Stock of such Person.
“Construction Joint Venture” means an investment made in the ordinary course of business in connection with joint ventures (including legal entity joint ventures) or a similar pooling of efforts in respect of a specific project or series of related specific projects for a limited or fixed duration which is formed to conduct business of the type in which any Loan Party is presently engaged and which procures the services necessary to conduct its business (other than incidental services) through the owners of such joint venture or pooling of efforts or through subcontractors to the owners of such joint venture.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with any Loan Party, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to a Benchmark Replacement means a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the applicable Interest Period with respect to the then-current benchmark.
“Covenant Relief Period” means the period from and including the Third Amendment Date to and including the earlier of (i) July 2, 2021 and (ii) the last day of the Fiscal Quarter in which the Borrower has delivered written notice to the Administrative Agent that it elects to terminate the Covenant Relief Period as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter; provided, that any such notice from the Borrower to end the Covenant Relief Period shall be irrevocable.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is
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defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” is defined in Section 13.23 hereof.
“Credit Event” means the advancing of any Loan, or the issuance of, or extension of the expiration date or increase in the amount of, any Letter of Credit.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Debtor Relief Plan” means a plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws.
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or any event or condition the occurrence of which would, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, constitute an Event of Default.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.13(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, at any time after the Closing Date, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation
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of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.13(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.
“Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date through and including June 26, 2022.
“Delayed Draw Term Loan” is defined in Section 2.1 and, as so defined, includes a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan, each of which is a “type” of Delayed Draw Term Loan hereunder.
“Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility” means the credit facility for the Delayed Draw Term Loans described in Section 2.1.
“Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment” means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make its Delayed Draw Term Loan during the Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period in the principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.1/2.2 attached hereto and made a part hereof, as the same may be reduced or modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The Borrower and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments of the Lenders aggregate $50,000,000 on the Closing Date.
“Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date” means June 26, 2024.
“Delayed Draw Term Loan Percentage” means, for each Lender, the percentage of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments represented by such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment or, if the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments have been terminated or have expired, the percentage held by such Lender of the aggregate principal amount of all Delayed Draw Term Loans then outstanding.
“Delayed Draw Term Note” is defined in Section 2.10.
“Designated Disbursement Account” means the account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent or its Affiliate and designated in writing to the Administrative Agent as the Borrower’s Designated Disbursement Account (or such other account as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may otherwise agree).
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“Disposition” means the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of Property, other than (a) the sale or lease of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (b) the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of Property of a Loan Party to another Loan Party in the ordinary course of its business and (c) solely for purposes of Section 2.8(b)(ii), the sale or transfer of account receivablesaccounts receivable, and any contract rights, equipment and materials related to such accounts receivable, pursuant to Section 8.10(g).
“Disqualified Institution” means, on any date, (i) those Persons identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing prior to the Closing Date, (ii) Persons that are reasonably determined by the Borrower to be competitors (or Affiliates of competitors) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and which have been specifically identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing prior to the Closing Date and (iii) any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons and any Affiliate of any Person referred to in the proviso below, to the extent such Affiliate (x) is clearly identifiable as an affiliate of such Person solely by similarity of such Affiliate’s name and (y) is not a bona fide debt investment fund that is an Affiliate of such Person); provided, however, that the Borrower, by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders after the Closing Date, shall be permitted to supplement from time to time in writing by name the list of Persons that are Disqualified Institutions to the extent that the Persons added by such supplements are competitors (or Affiliates of competitors) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), and each such supplement shall become effective three (3) Business Days after delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including through the Platform) in accordance with Section 13.1, but which shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any Persons that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in the Loans (but solely with respect to such Loans). It is understood and agreed that (i) the Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility or liability to determine or monitor whether any Lender or potential Lender is a Disqualified Institution, (ii) the Borrower’s failure to deliver such list (or supplement thereto) in accordance with Section 13.1 shall render such list (or supplement) not received and not effective and (iii) “Disqualified Institution” shall exclude any Person that the Borrower has designated as no longer being a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent from time to time in accordance with Section 13.1.
“Division” means, in reference to any Person which is an entity, the division of such Person into two (2) or more separate persons with the dividing person either continuing or terminating its existence as part of the division as contemplated under Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Act for limited liability companies formed under Delaware law or any analogous action taken pursuant to any applicable law (of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) with respect to any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity. The word “Divide”, when capitalized shall have correlative meaning.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
“DQ List” has the meaning specified in Section 13.2(f).
“Early Opt-in Election” means the occurrence of:
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(1) (i) a determination by the Administrative Agent or (ii) a notification by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) that the Required Lenders have determined that U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 4.3(b) are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBOR, and
(2) (i) the election by the Administrative Agent or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.
“Earn Out Obligations” means and includes any cash earn out obligations, performance payments or similar obligations of any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries to any sellers arising out of or in connection with an Acquisition, but excluding any working capital adjustments or payments for services or licenses provided by such sellers.
“EBITDA” means, with reference to any Test Period, (i) Net Income for such Test Period plus all amounts deducted in arriving at such Net Income amount in respect of (a) Interest Expense for such Test Period, (b) federal, state, and local income taxes for such Test Period, (c) depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets for such Test Period.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 13.2(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 13.2(b)(iii)). For the avoidance of doubt, any Disqualified Institution is subject to Section 13.2(f).
“Eligible Line of Business” means any business engaged in as of the date of this Agreement by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any business reasonably related or substantially similar thereto.
“Environmental Claim” means any investigation, notice, violation, demand, allegation,
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action, suit, injunction, judgment, order, consent decree, penalty, fine, lien, proceeding or claim (whether administrative, judicial or private in nature) arising (a) pursuant to, or in connection with an actual or alleged violation of, any Environmental Law, (b) in connection with any Hazardous Material, (c) from any abatement, removal, remedial, investigative, corrective or response action in connection with a Hazardous Material, Environmental Law or order of a Governmental Authority or (d) from any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to health, safety, natural resources or the environment.
“Environmental Law” means any current or future Legal Requirement pertaining to (a) the protection of health, safety and the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) the conservation, management, protection or use of natural resources and wildlife, (c) the protection or use of surface water or groundwater, (d) the management, manufacture, possession, presence, use, generation, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, Release, threatened Release, abatement, removal, investigation, remediation or handling of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material or (e) pollution (including any Release to air, land, surface water or groundwater), and any amendment, rule, regulation, order or directive issued thereunder.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, costs of compliance, penalties or indemnities), of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other legally enforceable consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any successor statute thereto, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
“Eurodollar Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at the rate specified in Section 2.4(b).
“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means the maximum reserve percentage, expressed as a decimal, at which reserves (including, without limitation, any emergency, marginal, special, and supplemental reserves) are imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) on “eurocurrency liabilities”, as defined in such Board’s Regulation D (or any successor thereto), subject to any amendments of such reserve requirement by such Board or its successor, taking into account any transitional adjustments thereto. For purposes of this definition, the relevant Loans shall be deemed to be “eurocurrency liabilities” as defined in Regulation D without benefit or credit for any prorations, exemptions or offsets under Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any such reserve percentage.
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“Event of Default” means any event or condition identified as such in Section 9.1.
“Event of Loss” means, with respect to any Property, any of the following: (a) any loss, destruction or damage of such Property or (b) any condemnation, seizure, or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of such Property, or confiscation of such Property or the requisition of the use of such Property.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, with respect to any period, the amount (if any) by which (a) EBITDA (but determined for such purposes without giving effect to any unusual and infrequently occurring gains or losses) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period exceeds (b) the sum of (i) Interest Expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries payable in cash during such period, plus (ii) federal, state and local income taxes and tax distributions of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries payable in cash during such period, plus (iii) the aggregate amount of payments required to be made, and actually made, by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period in respect of all principal on all Indebtedness (whether at maturity, as a result of mandatory sinking fund redemption, mandatory prepayment, acceleration or otherwise, but excluding payments made under the Revolving Facility (except to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments) and excluding prepayments of the Term Loans made under Section 2.8), plus (iv) the aggregate amount of Unfinanced Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period, plus (v) the aggregate amount of payments made in cash by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period in respect of Permitted Acquisitions, the Xxxx Acquisition and the Ocelot Acquisition, as applicable, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness, plus (vi) the aggregate amount of Share Repurchases permitted under Section 8.12 that are made by the Borrower during such period, plus (vii) noncash items added in arriving at Net Income or EBITDA (other than the accrual of revenue in accordance with GAAP), plus (viii) cash losses, charges, expenses, costs and fees not deducted in the calculation of Net Income or EBITDA, plus (ix) cash committed or approved by the Borrower’s board of directors during such period, or after such period and prior to the time of determination of Excess Cash Flow, to be used to make Capital Expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions and/or other investments permitted pursuant to Section 8.9 in the succeeding twelve months for which a binding agreement exists, plus (x) any increase in working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents) during such period, minus (xi) any decrease in working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents) during such period.
“Excluded Deposit Account” means (a) a deposit account the balance of which consists exclusively of (and is identified when established as an account established solely for the purposes of) (i) withheld income Taxes and federal, state, local or foreign employment Taxes in such amounts as are required in the reasonable judgment of a Loan Party to be paid to the Internal Revenue Service or any other U.S., federal, state or local or foreign government agencies within the following month with respect to employees of such Loan Party, (ii) amounts required to be paid over to an employee benefit plan pursuant to DOL Reg. Sec. 2510.3‑102 on behalf of or for the benefit of employees of any Loan Party, (iii) amounts which are required to be pledged or otherwise provided as security pursuant to any requirement of any Governmental Authority or foreign pension requirement, (iv) amounts to be used to fund payroll obligations (including, but not limited to, amounts payable to any employment contracts between any Loan Party and their respective employees); and (b) other deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of
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business containing cash amounts that do not exceed at any time $100,000 for any such account and $250,000 in the aggregate for all such accounts under this clause (b), unless requested by the Administrative Agent after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default.
“Excluded Equity Issuances” means (a) the issuance by any Subsidiary of equity securities to the Borrower or any Guarantor, as applicable, (b) the issuance of equity securities by the Borrower to any Person that is an equity holder of the Borrower prior to such issuance (a “Subject Holder”) so long as such Subject Holder did not acquire any equity securities of the Borrower so as to become a Subject Holder concurrently with, or in contemplation of, the issuance of such equity securities to such Subject Holder, (c) the issuance of equity securities of the Borrower to directors, officers and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to employee stock option plans (or other employee incentive plans or other compensation arrangements) approved by the Borrower’s Board of Directors, and (d) the issuance of equity securities of the Borrower in order to finance the purchase consideration (or a portion thereof) in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or Capital Expenditures.
“Excluded Property” means (a) any fee‑owned real property with a fair market value of less than $500,000 in the aggregate, unless requested by the Administrative Agent after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default; (b) any leased real property; (c) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal law; (d) any equipment securing purchase money indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligations if the granting of a Lien to any third party is prohibited by the agreement(s) setting forth the terms and conditions applicable to such Indebtedness but only if such Indebtedness and the Liens securing the same are permitted by Sections 8.7(b) and 8.8(d) of the Credit Agreement, provided that if and when the prohibition which prevents the granting of a Lien in any such Property is removed, terminated or otherwise becomes unenforceable as a matter of law (including, without limitation, the termination of any such security interest resulting from the satisfaction of the Indebtedness secured thereby), and notwithstanding any previous release of Lien provided by the Administrative Agent requested with respect to any such Indebtedness, the Excluded Property will no longer include such Property and the Administrative Agent will be deemed to have, and at all times to have had, a security interest in such property and the Collateral will be deemed to include, and at all times to have included, such Property without further action or notice by any Person; (e) any permit or license issued to any Loan Party as the permit holder or licensee thereof or any lease to which any Loan Party is lessee thereof, in each case only to the extent and for so long as the terms of such permit, license, or lease effectively (after giving effect to Sections 9‑406 through 9‑409, inclusive, of the Uniform Commercial Code in the applicable state (or any successor provision or provisions) or any other applicable law) prohibit the creation by such Loan Party of a security interest in such permit, license, or lease in favor of the Administrative Agent or would result in an effective invalidation, termination or breach of the terms of any such permit, license or lease (after giving effect to Sections 9‑406 through 9‑409, inclusive, of the Uniform Commercial Code in the applicable state (or any successor provision or provisions) or any other applicable law), in each case unless and until any required consents are obtained, provided that the Excluded Property will not include, and the Collateral shall include
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and the security interest granted in the Collateral shall attach to, (x) all proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any such excluded items referred to herein unless such proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute excluded items hereunder, (y) all rights to payment due or to become due under any such excluded items referred to herein, and (z) if and when the prohibition which prevents the granting of a security interest in any such Property is removed, terminated, or otherwise becomes unenforceable as a matter of law, the Administrative Agent will be deemed to have, and at all times to have had, a security interest in such property, and the Collateral will be deemed to include, and at all times to have included, such Property without further action or notice by any Person; (f) equity interests of any Foreign Subsidiary which, if granted, would cause a material adverse effect on the applicable Borrower’s federal income tax liability, unless requested by the Administrative Agent after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, provided that Excluded Property shall not include, and the Collateral shall include, (x) non‑voting equity interests of a first‑tier Foreign Subsidiary owned by any Loan Party and (y) voting equity interests of a first‑tier Foreign Subsidiary owned by any Loan Party representing not more than 66% of the total voting power of all outstanding voting equity interests of such Foreign Subsidiary, with equity interests of such Foreign Subsidiary constituting “stock entitled to vote” within the meaning of Treasury regulation section 1.956‑2(c)(2) being treated as voting equity interests of such Foreign Subsidiary for purposes of this clause (f); (g) Excluded Deposit Accounts; (h) equity interests of Inactive Subsidiaries, Factoring SPVs and Genesys Engineering, P.C.; and (i) cash deposits subject to a Lien (other than a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent or any Lender) permitted under, and only to the extent contemplated by, Section 8.8.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason not to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.12) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that,
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pursuant to Section 4.1 amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 4.1(g), and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” is defined in the preliminary statements hereof.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means the letters of credit set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) hereto.
“Facility” means any of the Revolving Facility or any Term Loan Facility.
“Factoring SPV” means a special purpose vehicle that is set up solely for the purpose of selling or otherwise transferring accounts receivable and related assets in a factoring arrangement or similar transaction.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code
“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd‑1, et seq.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that in no event shall the Federal Funds Rate be less than 0.00%.
“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source.
“Financial Officer” of any Person means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person.
“Financial Standby Letters of Credit” shall mean letters of credit and bank guarantees in which the underlying performance being supported thereby is financial in nature, as determined by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent, which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower absent manifest error.
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“Fiscal Month” means, for the first and second Fiscal Month in any Fiscal Quarter, a four-week period of the Borrower, and for the third Fiscal Month in any Fiscal Quarter, a five‑week period of the Borrower, where such week begins on Saturday.
“Fiscal Quarter” means a three-Fiscal Month period of the Borrower. For the sake of clarity, the last day of each Fiscal Quarter shall be those dates set forth on Schedule 1.1(b), which schedule shall be updated by the Borrower from time to time upon request of the Administrative Agent.
“Fiscal Year” means a four-Fiscal Quarter period of the Borrower, which period commences on the first Saturday after the last Fiscal Month of the Fiscal Year. For the sake of clarity, the Fiscal Year of 2019 commenced on December 29, 2018.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any Test Period, the ratio of (i) Adjusted EBITDA for such Test Period, less Unfinanced Capital Expenditures during such Test Period to (ii) Fixed Charges for such Test Period.
“Fixed Charges” means, with reference to any Test Period, the sum of (a) all scheduled payments of principal paid or required to be paid during such Test Period with respect to Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (b) Interest Expense paid or required to be paid in cash during such Test Period, (c) federal, state, and local income taxes (and franchise taxes in lieu of income taxes) paid or required to be paid in cash by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries during such Test Period, and (d) Restricted Payments paid in cash by the Borrower during such Test Period. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) the determination of the amount of Fixed Charges of the type described in clause (a) above for each Test Period through the Test Period ending on or about June 26, 2020 shall include, without limitation, the Scheduled Amortization Amount in lieu of the actual amount of scheduled principal paid in respect of the Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement during such Test Period, and (ii) clause (b) above for all Test Periods through the Test Period ending on June 26, 2020 shall be deemed to equal (x) the amount of Interest Expense in respect of the Loans hereunder incurred from and after the Closing Date through and including the last day of such Test Period multiplied by (y)(A) 365 divided by (B) the number of calendar days from and including the Closing Date through and including the last date of such Test Period.
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary that (a) is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (b) conducts substantially all of its business outside of the United States of America, and (c) has substantially all of its assets outside of the United States of America.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to any L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender,
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such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra‑national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
“Guarantors” means and includes each Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than any Inactive Subsidiary or any Factoring SPV), and the Borrower, in its capacity as a guarantor of the Secured Obligations of another Loan Party; provided, however, that unless otherwise required by the Administrative Agent during the existence of any Event of Default, a Foreign Subsidiary shall not be required to be a Guarantor hereunder if providing such Guaranty Agreement would cause a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s federal income tax liability.
“Guaranty Agreements” means and includes the Guarantee of the Loan Parties provided for in Section 11 and any other guaranty agreement executed and delivered in order to guarantee the Secured Obligations or any part thereof in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative
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Agent.
“Hazardous Material” means any substance, chemical, compound, product, solid, gas, liquid, waste, byproduct, pollutant, contaminant or material which is hazardous, toxic, or a pollutant and includes, without limitation, (a) asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) and (b) any material classified or regulated as “hazardous,” “toxic,” or a “pollutant” or words of like import pursuant to an Environmental Law.
“Hazardous Material Activity” means any activity, event or occurrence involving a Hazardous Material, including, without limitation, the manufacture, possession, presence, use, generation, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, Release, threatened Release, abatement, removal, remediation, handling of or corrective or response action to any Hazardous Material.
“Hedging Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries shall be a Hedging Agreement.
“Hedging Liability” means the liability of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any of their respective Affiliates (or to any other counterparty that was the Administrative Agent, a Lender, or any of their respective Affiliates as of the date such Hedging Agreement is entered into) in respect of any Hedging Agreement as such Loan Party may from time to time enter into with any one or more of the Lenders party to this Agreement or their Affiliates, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor); provided, however, that, with respect to any Guarantor, Hedging Liability Guaranteed by such Guarantor shall exclude all Excluded Swap Obligations.
“Hostile Acquisition” means the acquisition of the capital stock or other equity interests of a Person through a tender offer or similar solicitation of the owners of such capital stock or other equity interests which has not been approved (prior to such acquisition) by resolutions of the board of directors of such Person or by similar action if such Person is not a corporation, or as to which such approval has been withdrawn.
“Inactive Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower which has no or only de minimis assets or business operations and generates no revenue. As of the Closing Date, Willdan Infrastructure, a California corporation, Willdan Electrical of NY, Inc., a New York corporation, Lime Energy Resources, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ADVB Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, Lime Energy Asset Development, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Landmark Service Company, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company, and Landmark Electrical and Mechanical Services, LLC, a New York limited liability company, are the sole Inactive Subsidiaries.
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“Increase” is defined in Section 2.15 hereof.
“Increase Date” is defined in Section 2.15 hereof.
“Incremental Amendment” is defined in Section 2.15 hereof.
“Incremental Term Loan” is defined in Section 2.15 hereof.
“Indebtedness” means for any Person (without duplication) (a) all indebtedness created, assumed or incurred in any manner by such Person representing money borrowed (including by the issuance of debt securities), (b) all indebtedness for the deferred purchase price of property or services (including Earn Out Obligations solely to the extent they have become due and remain unpaid, but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business which are not more than sixty (60) days past due), (c) all indebtedness secured by any Lien upon Property of such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, (d) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person on or with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and other extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money, (f) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any equity interest in such Person or any other Person or any warrant, right or option to acquire such equity interest, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends, (g) all net obligations (determined as of any time based on the termination value thereof) of such Person under any interest rate, foreign currency, and/or commodity swap, exchange, cap, collar, floor, forward, future or option agreement, or any other similar interest rate, currency or commodity hedging arrangement, and (h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non‑recourse to such Person.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) all Taxes other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Information” is defined in Section 13.20 hereof.
“Interest Expense” means, with reference to any Test Period, the sum of all interest charges (including imputed interest charges with respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations and all amortization of debt discount and expense) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Test Period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of each Interest Period with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and on the maturity date and, if the applicable Interest Period is longer than three (3) months, on each day occurring every three (3) months after the commencement of such Interest Period, (b) with respect to any Base Rate Loan
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(other than Swingline Loans), the last day of every calendar month and on the maturity date, and (c) as to any Swingline Loan, (i) bearing interest by reference to the Base Rate, the last day of every calendar month, and on the maturity date and (ii) bearing interest by reference to the Swingline Lender’s Quoted Rate, the last day of the Interest Period with respect to such Swingline Loan, and on the maturity date.
“Interest Period” means the period commencing on the date a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans or Swingline Loans (bearing interest at the Swingline Lender’s Quoted Rate) is advanced, continued, or created by conversion and ending (a) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, one (1), two (2), three (3), or six (6) months thereafter and (b) in the case of Swingline Loans bearing interest at the Swingline Lender’s Quoted Rate, on a date thereafter mutually agreed to by the Borrower and the Swingline Lender, provided, however, that:
(i) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the final maturity date of the relevant Loans;
(ii) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Term Loans shall extend beyond a date on which the Borrower is required to make a scheduled payment of principal on such Term Loans unless the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus (b) the aggregate principal amount of such Term Loans that are Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods expiring on or before such date equals or exceeds the principal amount to be paid on such Term Loans on such payment date;
(iii) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, provided that, if such extension would cause the last day of an Interest Period for a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans to occur in the following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall be the immediately preceding Business Day; and
(iv) for purposes of determining an Interest Period for a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, a month means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month; provided, however, that if there is no numerically corresponding day in the month in which such an Interest Period is to end or if such an Interest Period begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month, then such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month in which such Interest Period is to end.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“L/C Issuer” means BMO Xxxxxx Bank N.A. or any one of its Affiliates, in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or such other Lender requested by the Borrower (with such Lender’s consent) and approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, in each case together with its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.3(h).
“L/C Obligations” means the aggregate undrawn face amounts of all outstanding Letters
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of Credit and all unpaid Reimbursement Obligations.
“L/C Sublimit” means $25,000,000, as reduced or otherwise amended pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Legal Requirement” means any treaty, convention, statute, law, common law, rule, regulation, ordinance, license, permit, governmental approval, injunction, judgment, order, consent decree or other requirement of any Governmental Authority, whether federal, state, or local.
“Lenders” means and includes BMO Xxxxxx Bank N.A. and the other Persons listed on Schedule 2.1/2.2 and any other Person that shall have become party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender.
“Lending Office” is defined in Section 4.7.
“Letter of Credit” is defined in Section 2.3(a).
“Letter of Credit Fee” is defined in Section 3.1(b).
“LIBOR” means, for an Interest Period for a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, (a) the LIBOR Index Rate for such Interest Period, if such rate is available, and (b) if the LIBOR Index Rate cannot be determined, the arithmetic average of the rates of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) at which deposits in U.S. Dollars in immediately available funds are offered to the Administrative Agent at 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days before the beginning of such Interest Period by three (3) or more major banks in the interbank eurodollar market selected by the Administrative Agent for delivery on the first day of and for a period equal to such Interest Period and in an amount equal or comparable to the principal amount of the Eurodollar Loan scheduled to be made as part of such Borrowing, provided that in no event shall “LIBOR” be less than (i) 0.75% during the Covenant Relief Period and (ii) 0.00% at all other times.
“LIBOR Index Rate” means, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher one hundred‑thousandth of a percentage point) for deposits in U.S. Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period, as reported on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on the day two (2) Business Days before the commencement of such Interest Period.
“Lien” means any mortgage, lien, security interest, pledge, charge or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any Property, including the interests of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, Capital Lease or other title retention arrangement.
“Liquidity” means, with reference to any period, the aggregate amount of Unrestricted
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Cash of the Loan Parties and undrawn availability under any revolving credit facilities, including the Revolving Facility.
“Loan” means any Revolving Loan, Swingline Loan, or Term Loan, whether outstanding as a Base Rate Loan or Eurodollar Loan or otherwise, each of which is a “type” of Loan hereunder.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes (if any), the Applications, the Collateral Documents, the Guaranty Agreements, and each other instrument or document to be delivered hereunder or thereunder or otherwise in connection therewith.
“Loan Party” means the Borrower and each of the Guarantors.
“Xxxx Acquisition” means the indirect acquisition, by reverse subsidiary merger, of all of the outstanding equity interests of Lime Energy Co. and its Subsidiaries by a Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to the Xxxx Acquisition Agreement.
“Xxxx Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 1, 2018 by and among Willdan Energy Solutions, Xxxx Fruit, Inc., Lime Energy Co. and Xxxx Stockholder Representative, LLC, including the exhibits and disclosure memoranda thereto.
“Xxxx R&W Insurance Policy” has the meaning given to the term “R&W Insurance Policy” in the Xxxx Acquisition Agreement.
“Master Reaffirmation Agreement” means that certain Master Reaffirmation Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, Property, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document or (c) a material adverse effect upon (i) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document or the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder or (ii) the perfection or priority of any Lien granted under any Collateral Document.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit and excluding Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any other Loan Party), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $750,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “obligations” of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that such Loan Party or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral
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consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of all L/C Issuers with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (b) otherwise, an equal or lesser amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer in their sole discretion.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgages” means, collectively, each mortgage or deed of trust delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 12.3, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, as applicable, (a) with respect to any Disposition by a Person, cash and cash equivalent proceeds received by or for such Person’s account, net of (i) reasonable direct costs relating to such Disposition, (ii) sale, use, transfer or other transactional taxes paid or payable by such Person as a direct result of such Disposition, and (iii) the principal amount of any Indebtedness permitted hereby which is secured by a prior perfected Lien on the asset subject to such Disposition and is required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition, (b) with respect to any Event of Loss of a Person, cash and cash equivalent proceeds received by or for such Person’s account (whether as a result of payments made under any applicable insurance policy therefor or in connection with condemnation proceedings or otherwise), net of reasonable direct costs incurred in connection with the collection of such proceeds, awards or other payments, and (c) with respect to any offering of equity securities of a Person or the issuance of any Indebtedness by a Person, cash and cash equivalent proceeds received by or for such Person’s account, net of reasonable legal, underwriting, and other fees and expenses incurred as a direct result thereof.
“Net Income” means, with reference to any Test Period, the net income (or net loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Test Period computed on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from Net Income (a) the net income (or net loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of, or has merged into or consolidated with, the Borrower or another Subsidiary, (b) the net income (or net loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower has an equity interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower during such Test Period, and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any contractual obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or requirement of law applicable to such Subsidiary.
“Net Worth” means, for any Person and at any time the same is to be determined, total shareholder’s equity (including capital stock, additional paid-in capital, and retained earnings after deducting treasury stock) which would appear on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.
“Non‑Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms
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of Section 13.3 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
“Non‑Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Note” and “Notes” each is defined in Section 2.10.
“Obligations” means all obligations of the Borrower to pay principal and interest on the Loans, all Reimbursement Obligations owing under the Applications, all fees and charges payable hereunder, and all other payment obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising under or in relation to any Loan Document, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, due or to become due, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and howsoever evidenced, held or acquired.
“Ocelot Acquisition” means the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Onsite Energy Corporation by Willdan Energy Solutions pursuant to the Ocelot Acquisition Agreement.
“Ocelot Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 18, 2019 by and between Onsite Energy Corporation and Willdan Energy Solutions, including the exhibits and disclosure memoranda thereto, as amended to the extent not inconsistent with clause (c) of the definition of Onsite Acquisition Conditions and Section 8.24(d).
“Ocelot Acquisition Conditions” means the satisfaction of each of the following conditions with respect to the consummation of the Ocelot Acquisition:
(a) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a result of the Ocelot Acquisition and any Credit Event in connection therewith;
(b) the Ocelot Acquisition shall have been approved by the directors and (if necessary) shareholders (or the equivalent) of the Ocelot Target (excluding its Subsidiaries, if any, for this purpose), and all necessary legal and regulatory approvals with respect to the Ocelot Acquisition shall have been obtained. There shall be no injunction, temporary restraining order, or other legal action in effect that would prohibit the closing of the Ocelot Acquisition;
(c) (i) the Administrative Agent shall have received true, correct and complete copies of the Ocelot Acquisition Documents, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being acknowledged and agreed that the copies of the Ocelot Acquisition Documents provided to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date satisfy the foregoing), (ii) the Ocelot Acquisition shall have been consummated in accordance with the Ocelot Acquisition Agreement, without giving effect to any amendment, modification or waiver by the acquirer thereof or thereunder that would materially and adversely affect any Loan Party’s ability to repay its indebtedness, obligations and liabilities to the Lenders under the Loan Documents or the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and (iii) the representations and warranties in the Ocelot Acquisition Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
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respects as of the closing date of the Ocelot Acquisition;
(d) the Borrower shall substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Ocelot Acquisition comply with the requirements of Sections 11 and 12 with respect to the joinder of the Ocelot Target (other than Inactive Subsidiaries) as Guarantors and pledgors hereunder (which shall include, without limitation, a legal opinion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect thereto);
(e) since June 30, 2018, there has been no change in the condition (financial or otherwise) or business prospects of the Ocelot Target, taken as a whole, except those occurring in the ordinary course of business, none of which individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(f) the Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent certifying as to the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions and containing calculations evidencing that (i) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries’ Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently ended twelve (12) months (“LTM”) for which financial statements are available on date of the Ocelot Acquisition is at least $39,000,000 and (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio on the date of the Ocelot Acquisition does not exceed 3.00 to 1.00, calculated based on LTM Adjusted EBITDA; provided that, for purposes of determining compliance with the foregoing conditions, LTM Adjusted EBITDA and the Total Leverage Ratio shall be calculated on a pro forma basis, upon giving effect to the Ocelot Acquisition, any concurrent repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith and any Credit Event in connection therewith; and
(g) the Administrative Agent shall have received pay‑off and lien release letters from secured creditors of the Ocelot Target (other than secured parties intended to remain outstanding after the Closing Date with Indebtedness and Liens permitted by Sections 8.7 and 8.8) setting forth, among other things, the total amount of indebtedness outstanding and owing to them (or outstanding letters of credit issued for the account of the Ocelot Target) and containing an undertaking to cause to be delivered UCC termination statements and any other lien release instruments necessary to release their Liens on the assets of the Ocelot Target, which pay‑off and lien release letters shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Ocelot Acquisition Documents” means the Ocelot Acquisition Agreement and the Xxxx of Sale, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Intellectual Property Assignments and the Assignment and Assumption of Leases, in each case as defined in the Ocelot Acquisition Agreement.
“Ocelot R&W Insurance Policy” has the meaning given to the term “R&W Insurance” in the Onsite Acquisition Agreement.
“Ocelot Target” means Onsite Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its Subsidiaries (if any).
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“OFAC” means the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“OFAC Event” is defined in Section 8.15.
“OFAC Sanctions Programs” means all laws, regulations, and Executive Orders administered by OFAC, including without limitation, the Bank Secrecy Act, anti‑money laundering laws (including, without limitation, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107‑56 (a/k/a the USA Patriot Act)), and all economic and trade sanction programs administered by OFAC, any and all similar United States federal laws, regulations or Executive Orders (whether administered by OFAC or otherwise), and any similar laws, regulations or orders adopted by any State within the United States.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.12).
“Participant” is defined in clause (d) of Section 13.2.
“Participant Register” is defined in clause (d) of Section 13.2.
“Participating Interest” is defined in Section 2.3(e).
“Participating Lender” is defined in Section 2.3(e).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any Person succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
“Percentage” means for any Lender its Revolver Percentage, Term A Loan Percentage or Delayed Draw Term Loan Percentage, as applicable; and where the term “Percentage” is applied on an aggregate basis (including, without limitation, Section 13.4(c)), such aggregate percentage shall be calculated by aggregating the separate components of the Revolver Percentage, Term A Loan Percentage and Delayed Draw Term Loan Percentage, and expressing such components on a single percentage basis.
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“Performance Standby Letters of Credit” shall mean all standby letters of credit and bank guarantees other than Financial Standby Letters of Credit, as determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer absent manifest error.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition with respect to which all of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(a) the Acquired Business is in an Eligible Line of Business and has its primary operations within the United States of America;
(b) such Acquisition shall be structured as (1) an asset acquisition by a Borrower or Guarantor of all or substantially all of the assets of the Person whose assets are being acquired (or all or substantially all of a line or lines of business of such Person), (2) a merger of the Person to be acquired and into a Borrower or a Guarantor, with such Borrower or Guarantor as the surviving corporation in such merger, or (3) a purchase of no less than 100% of the equity interests of the Person to be acquired by a Borrower or Guarantor;
(c) the Acquisition shall not be a Hostile Acquisition;
(d) Reserved.
(e) the Borrower shall have notified the Administrative Agent not less than thirty (30) days (or such shorter period of time acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior to any such Acquisition and furnished to the Administrative Agent at such time (i) details as to such Acquisition as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including sources and uses of funds therefor) and (ii) audited financial statements of the Acquired Business or other financial statements of the Acquired Business as reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(f) if a new Subsidiary is formed or acquired as a result of or in connection with the Acquisition, the Borrower shall comply with the requirements of Sections 11 and 12 in connection therewith within the time periods set forth therein to the extent applicable;
(g) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate with covenant compliance calculations reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent demonstrating that upon giving effect to the Acquisition, any concurrent repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith and any Credit Event in connection therewith, (i) no Default shall exist, and (ii) the Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 8.23 on a pro forma basis (for the four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters most recently then ended for which financial statements required under Section 8.5 hereof have been delivered to the Administrative Agent as if the Acquisition occurred on the first day of such period and upon giving effect to the payment of the purchase price for the Acquired Business); provided that, in the case of the Total Leverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio upon giving effect to the Acquisition, any concurrent repayment of
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Indebtedness in connection therewith and any Credit Event in connection therewith shall not exceed the ratio that is 0.25x less than the then prevailing Total Leverage Ratio covenant compliance level set forth in Section 8.228.23;
(h) upon giving effect to the Acquisition and any Credit Event in connection therewith, the Borrower shall have not less than $15,000,000 of Liquidity;
(i) the Acquired Business must have a positive EBITDA including pro forma cost savings to the extent such cost savings are approved in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent for the twelve most recently completed calendar months;
(j) Reserved; and
(k) any Earn Out Obligations or Seller Notes incurred in connection with such Acquisition shall be subordinated to the Secured Obligations hereunder in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Person” means any natural Person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code that either (a) is maintained by a member of the Controlled Group for employees of a member of the Controlled Group or (b) is maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement under which more than one employer makes contributions and to which a member of the Controlled Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions.
“Premises” means the real property owned or leased by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, including without limitation the real property and improvements thereon owned by any Loan Party subject to the Lien of the Mortgages or any other Collateral Documents.
“Prepayment Percentage” is defined in Section 2.8(b)(v) hereof.
“Property” means, as to any Person, all types of real, personal, tangible, intangible or mixed property owned by such Person whether or not included in the most recent balance sheet of such Person and its subsidiaries under GAAP.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” is defined in Section 13.23 hereof.
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“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“R&W Insurance Policy Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b)(vi) hereof.
“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender, and (c) any L/C Issuer, as applicable.
“Reimbursement Obligation” is defined in Section 2.3(c).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, migrating, dumping, or disposing into the indoor or outdoor environment, including, without limitation, the abandonment or discarding of barrels, drums, containers, tanks or other receptacles containing or previously containing any Hazardous Material.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
“Repurchase Conditions” means with respect to any purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retiring any of the Borrower’s capital stock or other equity interests (as contemplated by Section 8.12 hereof) (each a “Share Repurchase”), the following conditions:
(i) upon giving effect to such Share Repurchase, the Borrower shall (A) be in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 8.23 on a pro forma basis, calculated using the then prevailing financial covenant compliance levels permitted as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements were required to be delivered hereunder, and (B) have Liquidity of not less than $10,000,000;
(ii) such Share Repurchase together with all other Share Repurchases made under Section 8.12 following the Closing Date shall not exceed $8,000,000 in the aggregate;
(iii) no Default exists or would arise upon giving effect to such Share Repurchase; and
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(iv) the Borrower shall have delivered a written certificate to the Administrative Agent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower (or in such other form acceptable to the Administrative Agent) certifying that each of the Repurchase Conditions have been satisfied in connection with such Share Repurchase and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations supporting such certifications in respect of clause (i) of this definition.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders. To the extent provided in the last paragraph of Section 13.3, the Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time; provided, however, that at any time there are two or more non-affiliated Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders, “Required Lenders” must include at least two non‑affiliated Lenders.
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the total Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders. To the extent provided in the last paragraph of Section 13.3, the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Revolving Lenders at any time; provided, however, that at any time there are two or more non-affiliated Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures that are not Defaulting Lenders, “Required Revolving Lenders” must include at least two non‑affiliated Lenders.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” of any person means any executive officer or Financial Officer of such Person and any other officer, general partner or managing member or similar official thereof with responsibility for the administration of the obligations of such person in respect of this Agreement.
“Restricted Payments” is defined in Section 8.12 hereof.
“Revolver Percentage” means, for each Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Credit Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated or expired, the percentage of the total Revolving Credit Exposure then outstanding held by such Lender.
“Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower hereunder in an aggregate principal or face amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.1/2.2 attached hereto and made a part hereof, as the same may be reduced or modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, Section 2.15 hereof). The Borrower and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders aggregate $50,000,000 on the Closing Date.
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“Revolving Credit Commitment Fee” is defined in Section 3.1(a) hereof.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Loans and such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans at such time.
“Revolving Credit Increase” is defined in Section 2.15 hereof.
“Revolving Credit Termination Date” means June 26, 2024, or such earlier date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments are terminated in whole pursuant to Section 2.11, 9.2 or 9.3.
“Revolving Facility” means the credit facility for making Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans and issuing Letters of Credit described in Sections 2.2 and 2.3.
“Revolving Loan” is defined in Section 2.2 and, as so defined, includes a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan, each of which is a “type” of Revolving Loan hereunder.
“Revolving Note” is defined in Section 2.10.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings.
“Scheduled Amortization Amount” means, for any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of the next four (4) principal payments on the Term Loans to become due pursuant to Section 2.7(a) and (b) following such date of determination.
“Secured Obligations” means the Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Obligations, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, due or to become due, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and howsoever evidenced, held or acquired (including all interest, costs, fees, and charges after the entry of an order for relief against any Loan Party in a case under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar proceeding, whether or not such interest, costs, fees and charges would be an allowed claim against such Loan Party in any such proceeding); provided, however, that, with respect to any Guarantor, Secured Obligations Guaranteed by such Guarantor shall exclude all Excluded Swap Obligations.
“Security Agreement” means that certain Security Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Seller Note” means any promissory note or notes issued by a Loan Party to the seller in respect of any Permitted Acquisition as partial consideration in connection with such Permitted Acquisition.
“Share Repurchase” is defined in the definition of “Repurchase Conditions”.
“SOFR” with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a
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successor administrator), on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.
“SOFR-Based Rate” means SOFR, Compounded SOFR or Term SOFR.
“Subordinated Debt” means, collectively, (i) all Seller Notes and Earn Out Obligations permitted under Section 8.7(k) and (l), respectively, and (ii) all other Indebtedness which is subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment of the Secured Obligations pursuant to subordination provisions approved in writing by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and is otherwise pursuant to documentation that is, which is in an amount that is, and which contains interest rates, payment terms, maturities, amortization schedules, covenants, defaults, remedies and other material terms that are in form and substance, in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (x) more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of which is at the time directly or indirectly owned by or (y) that is otherwise under the Control of, such Person or by any one or more other entities which are themselves subsidiaries of such Person. Unless otherwise expressly noted herein, the term “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower or of any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries. As used in this definition, “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
“Supported QFC” is defined in Section 13.23 hereof.
“Surety” means, collectively, any surety party to a Bonding Agreement.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Sweep Depositary” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Sweep to Loan Arrangement.
“Sweep to Loan Arrangement” means a cash management arrangement established by the Borrower with the Swingline Lender or an Affiliate of the Swingline Lender, as depositary (in such capacity, the “Sweep Depositary”), pursuant to which the Swingline Lender is authorized (a) to make advances of Swingline Loans hereunder, the proceeds of which are deposited by the Swing Lender into a designated account of the Borrower maintained at the Sweep Depositary, and (b) to accept as prepayments of the Swingline Loans hereunder proceeds of excess targeted balances held in such designated account at the Sweep Depositary, which cash management arrangement is subject to such agreement(s) and on such terms acceptable to the Sweep Depositary and the Swing Lender.
“Swingline” means the credit facility for making one or more Swingline Loans described in Section 2.2(b).
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“Swingline Lender” means BMO Xxxxxx Bank N.A., in its capacity as the Lender of Swingline Loans hereunder, or any successor Lender acting in such capacity appointed pursuant to Section 13.2.
“Swingline Lender’s Quoted Rate” is defined in Section 2.2(b).
“Swingline Sublimit” means $15,000,000, as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Swingline Loan” and “Swingline Loans” each is defined in Section 2.2(b).
“Swing Note” is defined in Section 2.10.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term A Loan” is defined in Section 2.1(a) and, as so defined, includes a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan, each of which is a “type” of Term A Loan hereunder.
“Term A Loan Commitment” means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make its Term A Loan on the Closing Date in the principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.1/2.2 attached hereto, as the same may be reduced or modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, Section 2.15 hereof). The Borrower and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Term A Loan Commitments of the Lenders aggregate $100,000,000 on the Closing Date.
“Term A Loan Percentage” means, for each Lender, the percentage of the Term A Loan Commitments represented by such Lender’s Term A Loan Commitment or, if the Term A Loan Commitments have been terminated or have expired, the percentage held by such Lender of the aggregate principal amount of all Term A Loans then outstanding.
“Term A Note” is defined in Section 2.10.
“Term Loan” means, collectively, the Term A Loans, the Delayed Draw Term Loans and, unless the context shall otherwise require, Incremental Term Loans, and as so defined, includes a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan, each of which is a “type” of Term Loan hereunder.
“Term Loan Facility” means the credit facility for the Term A Loans, the Delayed Draw Term Loans and, unless the context shall otherwise require, the Incremental Term Loans described in Section 2.1 and Section 2.15, respectively.
“Term A Loan Maturity Date” means June 26, 2024.
“Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
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“Test Period” means, at any time the same is to be determined, the four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries most recently ended.
“Third Amendment Date” means May 6, 2020.
“Total Consideration” means, with respect to an Acquisition, the sum (but without duplication) of (a) cash paid or payable in connection with any Acquisition, whether paid at or prior to or after the closing thereof, (b) indebtedness payable to the seller in connection with such Acquisition, including all Seller Notes and all Earn Out Obligations and other future payment obligations subject to the occurrence of any contingency (provided that, in the case of any future payment subject to a contingency, such shall be considered part of the Total Consideration to the extent of the reserve, if any, required under GAAP to be established in respect thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party), (c) the fair market value of any equity securities, including any warrants or options therefor, delivered in connection with any Acquisition, (d) the present value of covenants not to compete entered into in connection with such Acquisition or other future payments which are required to be made over a period of time and are not contingent upon any Loan Party or its Subsidiary meeting financial performance objectives (exclusive of salaries paid in the ordinary course of business) (discounted at the Base Rate), but only to the extent not included in clause (a), (b) or (c) above, and (e) the amount of indebtedness assumed in connection with such Acquisition.
“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure and outstanding Term Loans of such Lender at such time.
“Total Funded Debt” means, at any time the same is to be determined, an amount equal to (a) the sum (but without duplication) of (i) all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such time described in clauses (a)‑(f), both inclusive, of the definition thereof, and (ii) all Indebtedness of any other Person of the types described in clauses (a)-(f), both inclusive, of the definition thereof, which is directly or indirectly Guaranteed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has agreed (contingently or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire or in respect of which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has otherwise assured a creditor against loss, minus (b) Unrestricted Cash then held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is either in deposit accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent or deposit accounts subject to account control agreements for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and effective to grant “control” (as defined under the applicable state’s Uniform Commercial Code) to the Administrative Agent over such account) in an amount not to exceed (i) $15,000,000 during the Covenant Relief Period and (ii) $10,000,000, thereafter; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Performance Standby Letters of Credit shall be excluded from the calculation of Total Funded Debt.
“Total Leverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Total Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Adjusted EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Test Period.
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“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and, if the applicable jurisdiction shall not have any Uniform Commercial Code, the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unfinanced Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any period, the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period to the extent permitted by this Agreement and not financed with proceeds of Indebtedness or with equity securities of the Borrower described in clause (d) of the definition of Excluded Equity Issuances; provided that any Capital Expenditures financed under the Revolving Facility shall be considered Unfinanced Capital Expenditures.
“Unfunded Vested Liabilities” means, for any Plan at any time, the amount (if any) by which the present value of all vested nonforfeitable accrued benefits under such Plan exceeds the fair market value of all Plan assets allocable to such benefits, all determined as of the then most recent valuation date for such Plan, but only to the extent that such excess represents a potential liability of a member of the Controlled Group to the PBGC or the Plan under Title IV of ERISA.
“Unrestricted Cash” means, at any time the same is to be determined, all cash and cash equivalentsCash Equivalents of the Loan Parties on deposit with a financial institution and readily accessible by a Loan Party.
“U.S. Dollars” and “$” each means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” is defined in Section 13.23 hereof.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (f) of Section 4.1.
“Voting Stock” of any Person means capital stock or other equity interests of any class or classes (however designated) having ordinary power for the election of directors or other similar
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governing body of such Person, other than stock or other equity interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency.
“Welfare Plan” means a “welfare plan” as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
Section 1.2. Interpretation. The foregoing definitions are equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (e) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. All references to time of day herein are references to Chicago, Illinois, time unless otherwise specifically provided. Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined or any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made for the purposes of this Agreement, it shall be done in accordance with GAAP except where such principles are inconsistent with the specific provisions of this Agreement. The Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that whether or not the Borrower may at any time adopt Accounting Standards Codification 825 or account for assets and liabilities acquired in an acquisition on a fair value basis pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification 805, all determinations of compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be made on
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the basis that the Borrower has not adopted Accounting Standards Codification 825 or Accounting Standards Codification 805.
Section 1.3. Change in Accounting Principles. If, after the date of this Agreement, there shall occur any change in GAAP from those used in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.5 and such change shall result in a change in the method of calculation of any financial covenant, standard or term found in this Agreement, either the Borrower or the Required Lenders may by notice to the Lenders and the Borrower, respectively, require that the Lenders and the Borrower negotiate in good faith to amend such covenants, standards, and terms so as equitably to reflect such change in accounting principles, with the desired result being that the criteria for evaluating the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be the same as if such change had not been made. No delay by the Borrower or the Required Lenders in requiring such negotiation shall limit their right to so require such a negotiation at any time after such a change in accounting principles. Until any such covenant, standard, or term is amended in accordance with this Section, financial covenants shall be computed and determined in accordance with GAAP in effect prior to such change in accounting principles. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower shall neither be deemed to be in compliance with any financial covenant hereunder nor out of compliance with any financial covenant hereunder if such state of compliance or noncompliance, as the case may be, would not exist but for the occurrence of a change in accounting principles after the date hereof.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) notwithstanding any change in GAAP after the Closing Date that would require lease obligations that would be treated as operating leases as of the Closing Date to be classified and accounted for as Capital Leases or otherwise reflected on the Borrower’s consolidated balance sheet, such obligations shall continue to be excluded from the definition of Indebtedness and the definition of Capital Lease and (ii) any lease that was entered into after the date of this Agreement that would have been considered an operating lease under GAAP in effect as of the Closing Date shall be treated as an operating lease for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and obligations in respect thereof shall be excluded from the definition of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money and the definition of Capital Lease.
Section 1.4. Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any Division (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its equity interests at such time.
SECTION 2. THE FACILITIES.
Section 2.1. Term Loan Facilities. (a) (i) On the Closing Date, the aggregate principal amount of the “Delayed Draw Term Loans” outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement (the “Existing Delayed Draw Term Loans”) shall be deemed to have been, and hereby is, converted into a portion of the outstanding Term A Loans (as hereinafter defined) hereunder in like amount, without constituting a novation, and shall constitute a portion of the Term A Loans for all purposes
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hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The Loan Parties hereby represent, warrant, agree, covenant and confirm that as of the Closing Date they have no defense, set off, claim or counterclaim against the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders or any other Person with respect to their Obligations in respect of the Existing Delayed Draw Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender, by its acceptance hereof, severally agrees to make a loan (together with the outstanding Existing Delayed Draw Term Loans so converted, individually a “Term A Loan” and collectively for all the Lenders the “Term A Loans”) in U.S. Dollars to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Lender’s Term A Loan Commitment. The Term A Loans shall be advanced in a single Borrowing on the Closing Date and shall be made ratably by the Lenders in proportion to their respective Term A Loan Percentages, at which time the Term A Loan Commitments shall expire; provided, that, with respect to any Continuing Lender holding a portion of the Existing Delayed Draw Term Loans, such Continuing Lender’s commitment to lend a portion of the Term A Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date shall be deemed satisfied in an amount equal to its portion of the then outstanding Existing Delayed Draw Term Loans. As provided in Section 2.6(a) hereof, the Borrower may elect that the Term A Loans, or any other Term Loans, be outstanding as Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, it being understood that, notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, the Term A Loans shall initially be Eurodollar Loans with an Interest Period of one month. No amount repaid or prepaid on the Term A Loans, or any other Term Loans, may be borrowed again.
(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender, by its acceptance hereof, severally agrees to make a loan or loans (individually a “Delayed Draw Term Loan” and collectively for all the Lenders the “Delayed Draw Term Loans”) in U.S. Dollars to the Borrower from time to time during the Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be requested or made during the Covenant Relief Period. The Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be made ratably by the Lenders in proportion to their respective Delayed Draw Term Loan Percentages, at which time the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments shall expire to the extent contemplated by the immediately following sentence. The principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loans shall permanently reduce the amount available under the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, and no amount repaid or prepaid on any Delayed Draw Term Loan may be borrowed again. As provided in Section 2.6(a) hereof, the Borrower may elect that the Delayed Draw Term Loans be outstanding as Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans. Each Borrowing of Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000, and there shall be no more than five (5) Borrowings of the Delayed Draw Term Loans during the Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period.
Section 2.2. Revolving Facility.
(a) Revolving Credit Commitments. On the Closing Date, the aggregate principal amount of the “Revolving Loans” outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement (the “Existing Revolving Loans”), if any, shall be deemed to have been, and hereby is, converted into a portion of the outstanding Revolving Loans (as hereinafter defined) hereunder in like amount, without constituting a novation, and shall constitute a portion of the Revolving Loans for all purposes hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The Loan Parties hereby represent, warrant,
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agree, covenant and confirm that as of the Closing Date they have no defense, set off, claim or counterclaim against the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders or any other Person with respect to their Obligations in respect of the Existing Revolving Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender, by its acceptance hereof, severally agrees to make a loan or loans (together with the Existing Revolving Loans, so converted, individually a “Revolving Loan” and collectively for all the Lenders the “Revolving Loans”) in U.S. Dollars to the Borrower from time to time on a revolving basis up to the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, subject to any reductions thereof pursuant to the terms hereof, before the Revolving Credit Termination Date. The sum of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, and L/C Obligations at any time outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments in effect at such time. Each Borrowing of Revolving Loans shall be made ratably by the Lenders in proportion to their respective Revolver Percentages. As provided in Section 2.6(a), the Borrower may elect that each Borrowing of Revolving Loans be either Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans. Revolving Loans may be repaid and the principal amount thereof reborrowed before the Revolving Credit Termination Date, subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
(b) Swingline Loans. (i) Generally. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, as part of the Revolving Facility, the Swingline Lender may, in its sole discretion, make loans in U.S. Dollars to the Borrower under the Swingline (individually a “Swingline Loan” and collectively the “Swingline Loans”) which shall not in the aggregate at any time outstanding exceed the Swingline Sublimit. Swingline Loans may be availed of from time to time and borrowings thereunder may be repaid and used again during the period ending on the Revolving Credit Termination Date. Except to the extent the Swingline Lender agrees to a lower amount, each Swingline Loan shall be in a minimum amount of $100,000 or such greater amount which is an integral multiple of $50,000; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing minimum amounts shall not apply to Swingline Loans made pursuant to a Sweep to Loan Arrangement. Each Swingline Loan shall bear interest until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum equal to either (x) the rate per annum for Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Facility as from time to time in effect or (y) the Swingline Lender’s Quoted Rate (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed) pursuant to subsection (ii) below. Interest on each Swingline Loan shall be due and payable by the Borrower on each Interest Payment Date and on the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
(ii) Requests for Swingline Loans. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior notice (which may be written or oral) no later than 3:00 p.m. (Chicago time) on the date upon which the Borrower requests that any Swingline Loan be made, of the amount and date of such Swingline Loan, and, if applicable, the Interest Period requested therefor. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower. Thereafter, the Swingline Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent (who shall thereafter promptly notify the Borrower) whether or not it has elected to make such Swingline Loan. If the Swingline Lender agrees to make such Swingline Loan, it may in its discretion quote an interest rate to the Borrower at which the Swingline Lender would be willing to make such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower for the Interest Period so requested (the rate so quoted for a given Interest Period being herein referred to as “Swingline Lender’s Quoted Rate”). The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the interest rate quote is given for immediate and irrevocable acceptance. If the Borrower does not so immediately accept the Swingline Lender’s Quoted Rate
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for the full amount requested by the Borrower for such Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender’s Quoted Rate shall be deemed immediately withdrawn. If the Swingline Lender’s Quoted Rate is not accepted or otherwise does not apply, such Swingline Loan shall bear interest at the rate per annum for Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Facility as from time to time in effect. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the proceeds of each Swingline Loan extended to the Borrower shall be deposited or otherwise wire transferred to the Borrower’s Designated Disbursement Account or as the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Swingline Lender may otherwise agree. Anything contained in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the undertaking of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (provided that the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to assume that the conditions precedent to an advance of any Swingline Loan have been satisfied unless notified to the contrary by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders).
(iii) Refunding Swingline Loans. Without regard to the notice requirements of Section 2.6(a) or minimum borrowing amounts under Section 2.5 and in its sole and absolute discretion, the Swingline Lender may at any time, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf for such purpose) and with notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, request each Lender to make a Revolving Loan in the form of a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolver Percentage of the amount of the Swingline Loans outstanding on the date such notice is given (which Loans shall thereafter bear interest as provided for in Section 2.4(a)). Unless an Event of Default described in Section 9.1(j) or 9.1(k) exists with respect to the Borrower, regardless of the existence of any other Event of Default, each Lender shall make the proceeds of its requested Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, at the Administrative Agent’s office in Chicago, Illinois (or such other location designated by the Administrative Agent), before 12:00 Noon (Chicago time) on the Business Day following the day such notice is given. The Administrative Agent shall promptly remit the proceeds of such Borrowing to the Swingline Lender to repay the outstanding Swingline Loans.
(iv) Participation in Swingline Loans. If any Lender refuses or otherwise fails to make a Revolving Loan when requested by the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(iii) above (because an Event of Default described in Section 9.1(j) or 9.1(k) exists with respect to the Borrower or otherwise), such Lender will, by the time and in the manner such Revolving Loan was to have been funded to the Swingline Lender, purchase from the Swingline Lender an undivided participating interest in the outstanding Swingline Loans in an amount equal to its Revolver Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans that were to have been repaid with such Revolving Loans. From and after the date of any such purchase, the parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that such Swingline Loans shall thereafter bear interest as Base Rate Loans as provided for in Section 2.2(b)(i)(x) above). Each Lender that so purchases a participation in a Swingline Loan shall thereafter be entitled to receive its Revolver Percentage of each payment of principal received on the Swingline Loan and of interest received thereon accruing from the date such Lender funded to the Swingline Lender its participation in such Loan. The several obligations of the Lenders under this Section shall be absolute, irrevocable, and unconditional under any and all circumstances whatsoever and shall not be subject to any set‑off, counterclaim or defense to payment which any Lender may have or have had against the Borrower, any other Lender, or any other Person whatsoever. Without limiting the generality of the
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foregoing, such obligations shall not be affected by any Default or by any reduction or termination of the Commitments of any Lender, and each payment made by a Lender under this Section shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding, or reduction whatsoever.
(v) Sweep to Loan Arrangement. So long as a Sweep to Loan Arrangement is in effect, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Swingline Loans may be advanced and prepaid hereunder notwithstanding any notice, minimum amount, or funding and payment location requirements hereunder for any advance of Swingline Loans or for any prepayment of any Swingline Loans. The making of any such Swingline Loans shall otherwise be subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Swingline Lender shall have the right in its sole discretion to suspend or terminate the making and/or prepayment of Swingline Loans pursuant to such Sweep to Loan Arrangement with notice to the Sweep Depositary and the Borrower (which may be provided on a same‑day basis), whether or not any Default exists. The Swingline Lender shall not be liable to the Borrower or any other Person for any losses directly or indirectly resulting from events beyond the Swingline Lender’s reasonable control, including without limitation any interruption of communications or data processing services or legal restriction or for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in connection with any Sweep to Loan Arrangement.
Section 2.3. Letters of Credit.
(a) General Terms. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, as part of the Revolving Facility, the L/C Issuer shall issue standby and commercial letters of credit (each a “Letter of Credit”) for the account of the Borrower or for the account of the Borrower and one or more of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate undrawn face amount up to the L/C Sublimit. Each Letter of Credit shall be issued by the L/C Issuer, but each Lender shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer for such Lender’s Revolver Percentage of the amount of each drawing thereunder and, accordingly, Letters of Credit shall constitute usage of the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender pro rata in an amount equal to its Revolver Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Existing Letters of Credit shall each constitute a “Letter of Credit” herein for all purposes of this Agreement with the applicable Borrower or Subsidiary as the applicant therefor, to the same extent, and with the same force and effect as if the Existing Letters of Credit had been issued under this Agreement at the request of the Borrower.
(b) Applications. At any time before the Revolving Credit Termination Date, the L/C Issuer shall, at the request of the Borrower, issue one or more Letters of Credit in U.S. Dollars, in a form satisfactory to the L/C Issuer, with expiration dates no later than the earlier of 12 months from the date of issuance (or which are cancelable not later than 12 months from the date of issuance and each renewal) or ten (10) days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date (except to the extent the Borrower delivers Cash Collateral as set forth below), in an aggregate face amount as set forth above, upon the receipt of an application duly executed by the Borrower and, if such Letter of Credit is for the account of one of its Subsidiaries, such Subsidiary for the relevant Letter of Credit, in the form then customarily prescribed by the L/C Issuer for the Letter of Credit requested (each an “Application”). If any L/C Issuer issues or has issued any Letter of Credit with an expiration date that occurs after the date ten (10) days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date (or the expiration date of which is automatically extended to a date after the date ten (10) days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date), the Borrower shall, not later than the date
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ten (10) days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, deliver to the Administrative Agent, without notice or demand, Cash Collateral in an amount equal to 105% of the face amount of each such Letter of Credit, to be held in accordance with Section 9.4 hereof. Notwithstanding anything contained in any Application to the contrary: (i) the Borrower shall pay fees in connection with each Letter of Credit as set forth in Section 3.1(b), (ii) except as otherwise provided herein or in Sections 2.8, 2.13 or 2.14, unless an Event of Default exists, the L/C Issuer will not call for the funding by the Borrower of any amount under a Letter of Credit before being presented with a drawing thereunder, and (iii) if the L/C Issuer is not timely reimbursed for the amount of any drawing under a Letter of Credit on the date such drawing is paid, except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.6(c), the Borrower’s obligation to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of such drawing shall bear interest (which the Borrower hereby promises to pay) from and after the date such drawing is paid at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate from time to time in effect (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 or 360 days, as the case may be, and the actual number of days elapsed as further set forth in Section 2.4(a) hereof). If the L/C Issuer issues any Letter of Credit with an expiration date that is automatically extended unless the L/C Issuer gives notice that the expiration date will not so extend beyond its then scheduled expiration date, unless the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders instruct the L/C Issuer otherwise, the L/C Issuer will give such notice of non‑renewal before the time necessary to prevent such automatic extension if before such required notice date: (i) the expiration date of such Letter of Credit if so extended would be after ten (10) days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date (except to the extent Cash Collateralized as provided above), (ii) the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, or (iii) an Event of Default exists and either the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (with notice to the Administrative Agent) have given the L/C Issuer instructions not to so permit the extension of the expiration date of such Letter of Credit. The L/C Issuer agrees to issue amendments to the Letter(s) of Credit increasing the amount, or extending the expiration date, thereof at the request of the Borrower subject to the conditions of Section 7 and the other terms of this Section.
(c) The Reimbursement Obligations. Subject to Section 2.3(b), the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for all drawings under a Letter of Credit (a “Reimbursement Obligation”) shall be governed by the Application related to such Letter of Credit, except that reimbursement shall be made by no later than 12:00 Noon (Chicago time) on the date when each drawing is to be paid if the Borrower has been informed of such drawing by the L/C Issuer on or before 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the date when such drawing is to be paid or, if notice of such drawing is given to the Borrower after 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the date when such drawing is to be paid, by no later than 12:00 Noon (Chicago time) on the following Business Day, in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s principal office in Chicago, Illinois, or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate in writing to the Borrower (who shall thereafter cause to be distributed to the L/C Issuer such amount(s) in like funds). If the Borrower does not make any such reimbursement payment on the date due and the Participating Lenders fund their participations therein in the manner set forth in Section 2.3(e) below, then all payments thereafter received by the Administrative Agent in discharge of any of the relevant Reimbursement Obligations shall be distributed in accordance with Section 2.3(e) below.
(d) Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse L/C Obligations shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the
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terms of this Agreement and the relevant Application under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, or the L/C Issuer shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the L/C Issuer; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower and each other Loan Party to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower or any Loan Party that are caused by the L/C Issuer’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the L/C Issuer (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment), the L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(e) The Participating Interests. Each Lender (other than the Lender acting as L/C Issuer in issuing the relevant Letter of Credit), by its acceptance hereof, severally agrees to purchase from the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer hereby agrees to sell to each such Lender (a “Participating Lender”), an undivided percentage participating interest (a “Participating Interest”), to the extent of its Revolver Percentage, in each Letter of Credit issued by, and each Reimbursement Obligation owed to, the L/C Issuer. Upon any failure by the Borrower to pay any Reimbursement Obligation at the time required on the date the related drawing is to be paid, as set forth in Section 2.3(c) above, or if the L/C Issuer is required at any time to return to the Borrower or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other Person any portion of any payment of any Reimbursement Obligation, each Participating Lender shall, not later than the Business Day it receives a certificate in the form of Exhibit A hereto from the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) to such effect, if such certificate is received before 1:00 p.m. (Chicago time), or not later than 1:00 p.m. (Chicago time) the following Business Day, if such certificate is received after such time, pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer an amount equal to such Participating
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Lender’s Revolver Percentage of such unpaid or recaptured Reimbursement Obligation together with interest on such amount accrued from the date the related payment was made by the L/C Issuer to the date of such payment by such Participating Lender at a rate per annum equal to: (i) from the date the related payment was made by the L/C Issuer to the date two (2) Business Days after payment by such Participating Lender is due hereunder, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation for each such day and (ii) from the date two (2) Business Days after the date such payment is due from such Participating Lender to the date such payment is made by such Participating Lender, the Base Rate in effect for each such day. Each such Participating Lender shall thereafter be entitled to receive its Revolver Percentage of each payment received in respect of the relevant Reimbursement Obligation and of interest paid thereon, with the L/C Issuer retaining its Revolver Percentage thereof as a Lender hereunder. The several obligations of the Participating Lenders to the L/C Issuer under this Section shall be absolute, irrevocable, and unconditional under any and all circumstances whatsoever and shall not be subject to any set‑off, counterclaim or defense to payment which any Participating Lender may have or have had against the Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person whatsoever. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such obligations shall not be affected by any Default or by any reduction or termination of any Commitment of any Lender, and each payment by a Participating Lender under this Section shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(f) Indemnification. The Participating Lenders shall, to the extent of their respective Revolver Percentages, indemnify the L/C Issuer (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such L/C Issuer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment) that the L/C Issuer may suffer or incur in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it. The obligations of the Participating Lenders under this subsection (f) and all other parts of this Section shall survive termination of this Agreement and of all Applications, Letters of Credit, and all drafts and other documents presented in connection with drawings thereunder.
(g) Manner of Requesting a Letter of Credit. The Borrower shall provide at least five (5) Business Days’ advance written notice to the Administrative Agent of each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, such notice in each case to be accompanied by an Application for such Letter of Credit properly completed and executed by the Borrower, and, in the case of an extension or amendment or an increase in the amount of a Letter of Credit, a written request therefor, in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, in each case, together with the fees called for by this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer of the Administrative Agent’s receipt of each such notice (and the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to assume that the conditions precedent to any such issuance, extension, amendment or increase have been satisfied unless notified to the contrary by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders) and the L/C Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the issuance of the Letter of Credit so requested.
(h) Replacement of the L/C Issuer. The L/C Issuer may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced L/C Issuer, and the
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successor L/C Issuer. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the L/C Issuer. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced L/C Issuer. From and after the effective date of any such replacement (i) the successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous L/C Issuer, or to such successor and all previous L/C Issuers, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an L/C Issuer hereunder, the replaced L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
Section 2.4. Applicable Interest Rates.
(a) Base Rate Loans. Each Base Rate Loan made or maintained by a Lender shall bear interest (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be (360 days, in the case of clause (c) of the definition of Base Rate relating to the LIBOR Quoted Rate), and the actual days elapsed on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date such Loan is advanced, or created by conversion from a Eurodollar Loan, until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate from time to time in effect, payable by the Borrower on each Interest Payment Date and at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise).
(b) Eurodollar Loans. Each Eurodollar Loan made or maintained by a Lender shall bear interest during each Interest Period it is outstanding (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date such Loan is advanced or continued, or created by conversion from a Base Rate Loan, until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the Adjusted LIBOR applicable for such Interest Period, payable by the Borrower on each Interest Payment Date and at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise).
(c) Rate Determinations. The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations hereunder, and its determination thereof shall be conclusive and binding except in the case of manifest error.
Section 2.5. Minimum Borrowing Amounts; Maximum Eurodollar Loans. Except for Swingline Loans (which are governed by Section 2.2(b)(i)) and refundings of Swingline Loans with Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(iii), each Borrowing of Base Rate Loans advanced under a Facility shall be in a minimum amount of $100,000. Each Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans advanced, continued or converted under a Facility shall be in an amount equal to $150,000 or such greater amount which is an integral multiple of $150,000. Without the Administrative Agent’s consent, there shall not be more than five (5) Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans outstanding hereunder at any one time.
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Section 2.6. Manner of Borrowing Loans and Designating Applicable Interest Rates.
(a) Notice to the Administrative Agent. Except for Swingline Loans (which are governed by Section 2.2(b)(i)) and refundings of Swingline Loans with Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(iii), the Borrower shall give notice to the Administrative Agent by no later than 12:00 Noon (Chicago time): (i) at least three (3) Business Days before the date on which the Borrower requests the Lenders to advance a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans and (ii) on the date the Borrower requests the Lenders to advance a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. The Loans included in each Borrowing shall bear interest initially at the type of rate specified in such notice of a new Borrowing. Thereafter, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may from time to time elect to change or continue the type of interest rate borne by each Borrowing or, subject to the minimum amount requirement for each outstanding Borrowing set forth in Section 2.5, a portion thereof, as follows: (i) if such Borrowing is of Eurodollar Loans, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower may continue part or all of such Borrowing as Eurodollar Loans or convert part or all of such Borrowing into Base Rate Loans or (ii) if such Borrowing is of Base Rate Loans, on any Business Day, the Borrower may convert all or part of such Borrowing into Eurodollar Loans for an Interest Period or Interest Periods specified by the Borrower. The Borrower shall give all such notices requesting the advance, continuation or conversion of a Borrowing to the Administrative Agent by telephone, telecopy, or other telecommunication device acceptable to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable once given and, if by telephone, shall be promptly confirmed in writing in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (Notice of Borrowing) or Exhibit C (Notice of Continuation/Conversion), as applicable, or in such other form acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Notice of the continuation of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans for an additional Interest Period or of the conversion of part or all of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Loans must be given by no later than 12:00 Noon (Chicago time) at least three (3) Business Days before the date of the requested continuation or conversion. All such notices concerning the advance, continuation or conversion of a Borrowing shall specify the date of the requested advance, continuation or conversion of a Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), the amount of the requested Borrowing to be advanced, continued or converted, the type of Loans to comprise such new, continued or converted Borrowing and, if such Borrowing is to be comprised of Eurodollar Loans, the Interest Period applicable thereto. Upon notice to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, in the case of an Event of Default under Section 9.1(j) or 9.1(k) with respect to the Borrower, without notice), no Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans shall be advanced, continued, or created by conversion if any Event of Default then exists. The Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may rely on any such telephonic, telecopy or other telecommunication notice given by any person the Administrative Agent in good faith believes is an Authorized Representative without the necessity of independent investigation, and in the event any such notice by telephone conflicts with any written confirmation such telephonic notice shall govern if the Administrative Agent has acted in reliance thereon.
(b) Notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt telephonic, telecopy or other telecommunication notice to each Lender of any notice from the Borrower received pursuant to Section 2.6(a) above and, if such notice requests the Lenders to make Eurodollar Loans, the Administrative Agent shall give notice to the Borrower and each Lender by like means of the interest rate applicable thereto promptly after the Administrative Agent has made
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such determination.
(c) Borrower’s Failure to Notify. If the Borrower fails to give notice pursuant to Section 2.6(a) above of the continuation or conversion of any outstanding principal amount of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans before the last day of its then current Interest Period within the period required by Section 2.6(a) and such Borrowing is not prepaid in accordance with Section 2.8(a), such Borrowing shall automatically be converted into a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. In the event the Borrower fails to give notice pursuant to Section 2.6(a) above of a Borrowing equal to the amount of a Reimbursement Obligation and has not notified the Administrative Agent by 12:00 Noon (Chicago time) on the day such Reimbursement Obligation becomes due that it intends to repay such Reimbursement Obligation through funds not borrowed under this Agreement, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Facility (or, at the option of the Swingline Lender, under the Swingline) on such day in the amount of the Reimbursement Obligation then due, which Borrowing shall be applied to pay the Reimbursement Obligation then due.
(d) Disbursement of Loans. Not later than 1:00 p.m. (Chicago time) on the date of any requested advance of a new Borrowing, subject to Section 7, each Lender shall make available its Loan comprising part of such Borrowing in funds immediately available at the principal office of the Administrative Agent in Chicago, Illinois (or at such other location as the Administrative Agent shall designate). The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of each new Borrowing received from each Lender available to the Borrower at the Administrative Agent’s principal office in Chicago, Illinois (or at such other location as the Administrative Agent shall designate), by depositing or wire transferring such proceeds to the credit of the Designated Disbursement Account of the Borrower requesting the Loan or as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may otherwise agree.
(e) Administrative Agent Reliance on Lender Funding. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by a Lender prior to (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, by 1:00 p.m. (Chicago time) on) the date on which such Lender is scheduled to make payment to the Administrative Agent of the proceeds of a Loan (which notice shall be effective upon receipt) that such Lender does not intend to make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such payment when due and the Administrative Agent may in reliance upon such assumption (but shall not be required to) make available to the Borrower the proceeds of the Loan to be made by such Lender and, if any Lender has not in fact made such payment to the Administrative Agent, such Lender shall, on demand, pay to the Administrative Agent the amount made available to the Borrower attributable to such Lender together with interest thereon in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date such amount was made available to the Borrower and ending on (but excluding) the date such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent at a rate per annum equal to: (i) from the date the related advance was made by the Administrative Agent to the date two (2) Business Days after payment by such Lender is due hereunder, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation for each such day and (ii) from the date two (2) Business Days after the date such payment is due from such Lender to the date such payment is made by such Lender, the Base Rate in effect for each such day. If such amount is not received from such Lender by the Administrative Agent immediately upon demand,
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the Borrower will, on demand, repay to the Administrative Agent the proceeds of the Loan attributable to such Lender with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable to the relevant Loan, but without such payment being considered a payment or prepayment of a Loan under Section 4.5 so that the Borrower will have no liability under such Section with respect to such payment. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
Section 2.7. Payment and Maturity of Loans.
(a) Scheduled Payments of Term A Loans. The Borrower shall make principal payments on the Term A Loans in installments of $2,500,000 on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower ending prior to the Term A Loan Maturity Date, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending September 27, 2019 (as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms of Section 2.8), with a final payment of all principal and interest not sooner paid on the Term A Loans due and payable on the Term A Loan Maturity Date. Each such principal payment shall be applied to the Lenders holding the Term A Loans pro rata based upon their Term A Loan Percentages.
(b) Scheduled Payments of Delayed Draw Term Loans. The Borrower shall make principal payments on such Delayed Draw Term Loans in installments on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower ending prior to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date, commencing with the first full Fiscal Quarter ending after the initial Borrowing of Delayed Draw Term Loans hereunder, with the amount of each such principal installment to equal two and one half of one percentage (2.50%) of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of such Delayed Draw Term Loans as of the day such installment is to be paid. All principal and interest not sooner paid on the Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date. Each principal payment made pursuant to this Section 2.7(b) shall be applied to the Delayed Draw Term Loans held by each Lender pro rata based upon their Delayed Draw Term Loan Percentages.
(c) Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans. Each Revolving Loan and Swingline Loan, both for principal and interest not sooner paid, shall mature and be due and payable by the Borrower on the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
Section 2.8. Prepayments.
(a) Optional. Subject to Section 2.2(b)(v), the Borrower may prepay the Loans in whole or in part (but, if in part, then: (i) if such Borrowing is of Base Rate Loans, in an amount not less than $100,000, (ii) if such Borrowing is of Eurodollar Loans, in an amount not less than $500,000, and (iii) in each case, in an amount such that the minimum amount required for a Borrowing pursuant to Sections 2.2(b) and 2.5 remains outstanding) upon not less than three (3) Business Days prior notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in the case of any prepayment of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans and notice delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 Noon (Chicago time) on the date of prepayment in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans (or, in any case, such shorter period of time then agreed to by the Administrative
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Agent), without penalty or premium (except amounts due under Section 4.5) such prepayment to be made by the payment of the principal amount to be prepaid and, in the case of any Term Loans or Eurodollar Loans or Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for prepayment plus any amounts due the Lenders under Section 4.5.
(b) Mandatory. (i) If at any time the sum of the unpaid principal balance of the Swingline Loans, Revolving Loans, and the L/C Obligations then outstanding shall be in excess of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately and without notice or demand pay over the amount of the excess to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders as and for a mandatory prepayment on such Obligations, with each such prepayment first to be applied to the Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans until paid in full with any remaining balance to be held by the Administrative Agent in the Collateral Account as security for the L/C Obligations.
(ii) If the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall at any time or from time to time make or agree to make a Disposition or shall suffer an Event of Loss with respect to any Property, then the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such proposed Disposition or Event of Loss (including the amount of the estimated Net Cash Proceeds to be received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in respect thereof) and, promptly upon receipt by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Disposition or Event of Loss, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the amount of all such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that (x) so long as no Default then exists, this subsection shall not require any such prepayment with respect to Net Cash Proceeds received on account of an Event of Loss so long as such Net Cash Proceeds are applied to reinvest in fixed or capital assets used or useful in the Borrower’s or another Loan Party’s business in accordance with this paragraph, (y) this subsection shall not require any such prepayment with respect to Net Cash Proceeds received on account of Dispositions during any Fiscal Year of the Borrower not exceeding $200,000 in the aggregate so long as no Default then exists, and (z) in the case of any Disposition not covered by clause (y) above and any Event of Loss, so long as no Default then exists, if the Borrower states in its notice of such event that the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary intends to reinvest, within 180 days of the applicable Disposition or Event of Loss, as applicable, the Net Cash Proceeds thereof in fixed or capital assets used or useful in the Borrower’s or another Loan Party’s business, then the Borrower shall not be required to make a mandatory prepayment under this subsection in respect of such Net Cash Proceeds to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are actually reinvested in such assets with such 180‑day period. Promptly after the end of such 180‑day period, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent whether the Borrower or such Loan Party has reinvested such Net Cash Proceeds in such assets, and, to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds have not been so reinvested, the Borrower shall promptly prepay the Obligations in the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds not so reinvested. If the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders so request, all proceeds of such Disposition or Event of Loss shall be deposited with the Administrative Agent (or its agent) and held by it in the Collateral Account. So long as no Default exists, the Administrative Agent is authorized to disburse amounts representing such proceeds from the Collateral Account to or at the Borrower’s direction for application to or reimbursement for the costs of reinvesting in such assets.
(iii) If after the Closing Date any Loan Party shall issue new equity securities (whether
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common or preferred stock or otherwise), other than Excluded Equity Issuances, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the estimated Net Cash Proceeds of such issuance to be received by or for the account of such Loan Party in respect thereof. Promptly upon receipt by such Loan Party of Net Cash Proceeds of such issuance, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds. The Borrower acknowledges that its performance hereunder shall not limit the rights and remedies of the Lenders for any breach of Section 8.11 (Maintenance of Subsidiaries) or Section 9.1(i) (Change of Control) or any other terms of the Loan Documents.
(iv) If after the Closing Date any Loan Party shall issue any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.7 hereof, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the estimated Net Cash Proceeds of such issuance to be received by or for the account of such Loan Party in respect thereof. Promptly upon receipt by such Loan Party of Net Cash Proceeds of such issuance, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds. The Borrower acknowledges that its performance hereunder shall not limit the rights and remedies of the Lenders for any breach of Section 8.7 or any other terms of the Loan Documents.
(v) Within three (3) Business Days after receipt of the Borrower’s year‑end audited financial statements, and in any event within 125 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower (commencing with the Fiscal Year of the Borrower ending on or about December 31, 2020), the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations by an amount equal to 50% (the “Prepayment Percentage”) of Excess Cash Flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year less the aggregate amount of voluntary prepayments of principal of Term Loans and voluntary prepayments of principal of Revolving Loans (to the extent such voluntary prepayment of Revolving Loans is accompanied by a concurrent permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment) made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.8(a) hereof; provided, however, that the Prepayment Percentage shall be reduced to 25% for any Fiscal Year of the Borrower with respect to which the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year of the Borrower (as evidenced by financial statements and compliance certificates provided to the Administrative Agent for the relevant Fiscal Year in accordance with Section 8.5 hereof) is less than 2.0 to 1.0; provided further, however, that the Prepayment Percentage shall be reduced to 0% for any Fiscal Year of the Borrower with respect to which the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year of the Borrower (as evidenced by financial statements and compliance certificates provided to the Administrative Agent for the relevant Fiscal Year in accordance with Section 8.5 hereof) is less than 1.0 to 1.0.
(vi) If after the Closing Date, (A) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall receive any payment in connection with a claim under the Xxxx R&W Insurance Policy or any similar insurance policy issued in connection with any Acquisition (but in any event excluding any amounts so received that are applied, or to be applied, by the Borrower or such other Loan Party for the purpose of (i) payment of (or reimbursement of payments made for) claims and settlements to third Persons that are not Affiliates of a Loan Party, or (ii) covering any out-of-pocket expenses (including out-of-pocket legal expenses and any taxes) incurred by the Borrower or such other Loan Party in connection with obtaining such insurance payment or remediating any damages caused by any matter related to such claim under such insurance policy) (each such payment, a
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“R&W Insurance Policy Payment”), then the Borrower shall, within three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof, prepay the Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the amount of such R&W Insurance Policy Payment.
(vii) The amount of each such prepayment under clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section 2.8(b) shall be applied (A) first to the outstanding Term Loans (to be applied on a ratable basis among the Term A Loans, the Delayed Draw Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans (if any) based on the outstanding principal amounts thereof) until paid in full and (B) then, without a reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, to the Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans until paid in full with any remaining balance to be held by the Administrative Agent in the Collateral Account as security for the L/C Obligations in accordance with Section 9.4. Unless the Borrower otherwise directs, prepayments of Loans under this Section 2.8(b) shall be applied first to Borrowings of Base Rate Loans until payment in full thereof with any balance applied to Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans in the order in which their Interest Periods expire. Each prepayment of Loans under this Section 2.8(b) shall be made by the payment of the principal amount to be prepaid and, in the case of any Term Loans or Eurodollar Loans or Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment together with any amounts due the Lenders under Section 4.5.
(c) Generally. Any amount of Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans paid or prepaid before the Revolving Credit Termination Date may, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be borrowed, repaid and borrowed again. No amount of the Term Loans paid or prepaid may be reborrowed, and, in the case of any partial prepayment, such prepayment shall be applied to the remaining payments on the relevant Term Loans in the inverse order of maturity.
Section 2.9. Default Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, while any Event of Default exists or after acceleration, the Borrower shall pay interest (after as well as before entry of judgment thereon to the extent permitted by law) on the principal amount of all Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, letter of credit fees and other amounts at a rate per annum equal to:
(a) for any Base Rate Loan or any Swingline Loan bearing interest based on the Base Rate, the sum of 2.0% plus the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate from time to time in effect;
(b) for any Eurodollar Loan or any Swingline Loan bearing interest at the Swingline Lender’s Quoted Rate, the sum of 2.0% plus the rate of interest in effect thereon at the time of such Event of Default until the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto and, thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2.0% plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans plus the Base Rate from time to time in effect;
(c) for any Reimbursement Obligation, the sum of 2.0% plus the amounts due under Section 2.3 with respect to such Reimbursement Obligation;
(d) for any Letter of Credit, the sum of 2.0% plus the Letter of Credit Fee due under Section 3.1(b) with respect to such Letter of Credit; and
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(e) for any other amount owing hereunder not covered by clauses (a) through (d) above, the sum of 2% plus the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate from time to time in effect;
provided, however, that in the absence of acceleration pursuant to Section 9.2 or 9.3, any adjustments pursuant to this Section shall be made at the election of the Administrative Agent, acting at the request or with the consent of the Required Lenders, with written notice to the Borrower (which election may be retroactively effective to the date of such Event of Default). While any Event of Default exists or after acceleration, interest shall be paid on demand of the Administrative Agent at the request or with the consent of the Required Lenders.
Section 2.10. Evidence of Indebtedness. (a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall also maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the type thereof and the Interest Period with respect thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.
(c) The entries maintained in the accounts maintained pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) above shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Obligations in accordance with their terms.
(d) Any Lender may request that its Loans be evidenced by a promissory note or notes in the forms of Exhibit D‑1 (in the case of its Term A Loan and referred to herein as a “Term A Note”), D‑2 (in the case of its Revolving Loans and referred to herein as a “Revolving Note”), D‑3 (in the case of its Swingline Loans and referred to herein as a “Swing Note”) or D‑4 (in the case of its Delayed Draw Term Loan and referred to herein as a “Delayed Draw Term Note”), as applicable (the Term A Notes, Revolving Notes, Swing Note and Delayed Draw Term Notes being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Notes” and individually as a “Note”). In such event, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to such Lender or its registered assigns in the amount of the relevant Term Loan, Commitment, or Swingline Sublimit, as applicable. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such Note or Notes and interest thereon shall at all times (including after any assignment pursuant to Section 13.2) be represented by one or more Notes payable to the order of the payee named therein or any assignee pursuant to Section 13.2, except to the extent that any such Lender or assignee subsequently returns any such Note for cancellation and requests that such Loans once again be evidenced as described in subsections (a) and (b) above.
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Section 2.11. Commitment Terminations.
Optional Credit Terminations. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time, upon three (3) Business Days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period of time agreed to by the Administrative Agent), to terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments and/or the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments without premium or penalty and in whole or in part, any partial termination to be (i) in an amount not less than $500,000 and (ii) allocated ratably among the Lenders in proportion to their respective Revolver Percentages and/or Delayed Draw Term Loan Percentages, as the case may be, provided that the Revolving Credit Commitments may not be reduced to an amount less than the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans, Revolving Loans, and L/C Obligations then outstanding. Any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments below the L/C Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit then in effect shall reduce the L/C Sublimit and Swingline Sublimit, as applicable, by a like amount. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to each Lender of any such termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments. Any termination of the Commitments pursuant to this Section may not be reinstated.
Section 2.12. Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 4.4, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 4.1 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 4.7, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non‑Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 13.2), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 4.1 or Section 4.4) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:
(i) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 13.2;
(ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and funded participations in L/C Obligations, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 4.5 as if the Loans owing to it were prepaid rather than assigned) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 4.4 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 4.1, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;
(iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law; and
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(v) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non‑Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 2.13. Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.
(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 9 or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 13.7 hereto shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.14; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.14; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Obligations in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has
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not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non‑Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their Percentages of the relevant Commitments without giving effect to Section 2.13(a)(iv) below. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.13(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees.
(A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any commitment fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(B) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.14.
(C) With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non‑Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Non‑Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to each L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s or Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Non‑Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Percentages of the relevant Commitments (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitments) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Loans and interests in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans of any Non‑Defaulting Lender to exceed such
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Non‑Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject to Section 13.21, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non‑Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non‑Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.
(v) Cash Collateral; Repayment of Swingline Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to them hereunder or under law, (x) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.14.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and each L/C Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Percentages of the relevant Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.13(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
(c) New Swingline Loans/Letters of Credit. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swingline Loan and (ii) no L/C Issuer shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.
Section 2.14. Cash Collateral for Fronting Exposure At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one (1) Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.13(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.
(a) Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers, and agree to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for such Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of
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L/C Obligations, to be applied pursuant to clause (b) below. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower shall, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).
(b) Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 2.14 or Section 2.13 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.
(c) Termination of Requirement. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce any L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.14(c) following (A) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (B) the determination by the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to Section 2.14, the Person providing Cash Collateral and each L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations; and provided further that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Loan Documents.
Section 2.15. Increase in Revolving Credit Commitments and Incremental Term Loans. The Borrower may, on any Business Day prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, increase the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (the “Revolving Credit Increase”) and/or borrow one or more additional term loans (the “Incremental Term Loans”) by delivering an Increase Request substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E or in such other form acceptable to the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the desired effective date of such increase or the making of such term loan(s) (the “Increase”) identifying any proposed additional Lender(s), if any, which additional Lender(s) shall, to the extent such consent would be required under Section 13.3, in the case of an additional Lender providing a Revolving Credit Commitment, be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or additional Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, for existing Lender(s)) and the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment (or additional amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment(s)) or Incremental Term Loan(s) (or additional amount of its Term Loan Commitment(s)), as applicable; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate amount of all such Increases shall not exceed $100,000,000, (ii) any such Increase shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000, (iii) no Default shall exist at the time of the effective date of the Increase after giving effect to such Increase as fully-drawn and giving pro forma effect to the use of proceeds thereof, (iv) the Borrower shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis (after giving effect to such Increase as fully-drawn) with all financial covenants in Section 8.23 hereof, calculated using the required covenant compliance levels for the next succeeding determination period, provided that the Total
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Leverage Ratio shall be no greater than 0.25x less than the then required Total Leverage Ratio under Section 8.23(a), and (v) all representations and warranties contained in Section 6 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects on the effective date of such Increase. The effective date (the “Increase Date”) of the Increase shall be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Lender(s) providing such increase). With respect to an Increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments as described above, on the Increase Date, the new Lender(s) (or, if applicable, existing Lender(s)) shall advance Revolving Loans in an amount sufficient such that after giving effect to such advance(s) or loan(s) and the prepayment of Loans by any Lender(s) whose commitment is not increased, each Lender shall have outstanding its Revolver Percentage of Revolving Loans. It shall be a condition to such effectiveness that if any Eurodollar Loans are outstanding under the Revolving Facility on the date of such effectiveness, such Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to be prepaid on such date (to the extent necessary to allocate such outstanding Eurodollar Loans in accordance with the Percentage of each Lender after giving effect to the related Increase) and the Borrower shall pay any amounts owing to the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.5 hereof. The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent relating to any Increase. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Lender shall have any obligation to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment or make Incremental Term Loans and no Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment shall be increased without its consent thereto, and each Lender may at its option, unconditionally and without cause, decline to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment or make Incremental Term Loans.
The Incremental Term Loans (a) shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Loans, the Delayed Draw Term Loans and the Term A Loans, and (b) Incremental Term Loans shall have (i) a final maturity date no earlier than that of the Delayed Draw Term Loans and the Term A Loans and (ii) a weighted average life not less than the then remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Delayed Draw Term Loans and the Term A Loans, provided that, except as set forth above, the terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Term Loans (including interest rates and amortization applicable thereto) shall be determined by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans.
Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans and increases in Revolving Credit Commitment shall become Commitments (or in the case of an increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment to be provided by an existing Lender, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Credit Commitment) under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment, if any, each additional Lender, if any, and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15.
SECTION 3. FEES.
Section 3.1. Fees.
(a) Revolving Credit Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
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Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders in accordance with their Revolver Percentages a commitment fee (the “Revolving Credit Commitment Fee”) at the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed) times the daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments exceeds the principal amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations then outstanding; provided, however, that the principal amount of Swingline Loans shall be deemed usage of the Revolving Credit Commitment of the Swingline Lender for purposes of this Section. Such commitment fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September, and December in each year (commencing on the first such date occurring after the Closing Date) and on the Revolving Credit Termination Date, unless the Revolving Credit Commitments are terminated in whole on an earlier date, in which event the commitment fee for the period to the date of such termination in whole shall be paid on the date of such termination.
(b) Letter of Credit Fees. On the date of issuance or extension, or increase in the amount, of any Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3, the Borrower shall pay to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to such Letter of Credit as agreed to in writing between the Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer. Quarterly in arrears, on the last day of each March, June, September, and December, commencing on the first such date occurring after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders in accordance with their Revolver Percentages, a letter of credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed) in effect during each day of such quarter applied to the daily average face amount of Letters of Credit outstanding during such quarter. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the L/C Issuer for its own account the L/C Issuer’s standard issuance, drawing, negotiation, amendment, assignment, and other administrative fees for each Letter of Credit as established by the L/C Issuer from time to time.
(c) Administrative Agent Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own use and benefit, the fees agreed to between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in a fee letter dated as of the date hereof, or as otherwise agreed to in writing between them.
(d) Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders in accordance with their Delayed Draw Term Loan Percentages a commitment fee at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed) multiplied by the daily undrawn amount of the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, commencing on the Closing Date, and continuing through and including the last day of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period. Such commitment fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September, and December in each year (commencing on the first such date occurring after the Closing Date) and on the last day of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period, unless the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments are terminated in whole on an earlier date, in which event the commitment fee for the period to the date of such termination in whole shall be paid on the date of such termination.
SECTION 4. TAXES; CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES, INCREASED COSTS, AND FUNDING
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INDEMNITY.
Section 4.1. Taxes.
(a) Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section, the term “Lender” includes the Administrative Agent (to the extent it receives payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document in its capacity as such) any L/C Issuer and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.
(b) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(d) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for and amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 13.2(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as
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to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection (e).
(f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(g) Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 4.1(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), properly completed and duly executed copies of IRS Form W‑9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(i) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of
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interest under any Loan Document, properly completed and duly executed copies of IRS Form W‑8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, properly completed and duly executed copies of IRS Form W‑8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits”, “other income” or other applicable article of such tax treaty;
(ii) properly completed and duly executed copies of IRS Form W‑8ECI;
(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I‑1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) properly completed and duly executed copies of IRS Form W‑8BEN; or
(iv) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, properly completed and duly executed copies of IRS Form W‑8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W‑8ECI, IRS Form W‑8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I‑2 or Exhibit I‑3, IRS Form W‑9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I‑4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such
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time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out‑of‑pocket expenses (including Taxes) such indemnified party incurred in connection with such refund and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this subsection (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this subsection (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after‑Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(i) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
Section 4.2. Change of Law. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, if at any time any Change in Law makes it unlawful for any Lender to make or continue to maintain any Eurodollar Loans or to perform its obligations as contemplated hereby, such Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and such Lender’s obligations to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans under this Agreement shall be suspended until it is no longer unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans. The Borrower
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shall prepay on demand the outstanding principal amount of any such affected Eurodollar Loans, together with all interest accrued thereon and all other amounts then due and payable to such Lender under this Agreement; provided, however, subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower may then elect to borrow the principal amount of the affected Eurodollar Loans from such Lender by means of Base Rate Loans from such Lender, which Base Rate Loans shall not be made ratably by the Lenders but only from such affected Lender.
Section 4.3. Unavailability of Deposits or Inability to Ascertain, or Inadequacy of, LIBOR. (a) If on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans:
(i) the Administrative Agent determines that deposits in U.S. Dollars (in the applicable amounts) are not being offered to it in the interbank eurodollar market for such Interest Period, or that by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank eurodollar market adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable LIBOR, or
(ii) the Required Lenders advise the Administrative Agent that (A) LIBOR as determined by the Administrative Agent will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding their Eurodollar Loans for such Interest Period or (B) that the making or funding of Eurodollar Loans become impracticable,
then the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders, whereupon until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended.
(b) Effect of Benchmark Transition Event. (i) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or any other Loan Document, such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders; provided that, with respect to any proposed amendment containing a SOFR-Based Rate, the Required Lenders shall be entitled to object only to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment contained therein. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 4.3(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(ii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes under any amendment entered into in
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accordance with Section 4.3(b)(i) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective under any such amendment without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. Any further Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes may be effectuated under one or more amendments entered into in accordance with Section 13.3.
(iii) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 4.3(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent demonstrable error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 4.3(b).
(iv) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period, the component of the Base Rate based upon the LIBOR Quoted Rate will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.
Section 4.4. Increased Costs.
(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBOR) or any L/C Issuer;
(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes and (B) Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii) impose on any Lender or any L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other
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Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender, such L/C Issuer or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, L/C Issuer or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, L/C Issuer or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, L/C Issuer or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, L/C Issuer or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or L/C Issuer or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by any L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or L/C Issuer setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for its reimbursement claim and the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof.
(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine (9) months prior to the date that such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine (9) month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
Section 4.5. Funding Indemnity. If any Lender shall incur any loss, cost or expense (including, without limitation, any loss, cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or re‑employment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund or maintain any
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Eurodollar Loan or Swingline Loan bearing interest at the Swingline Lender’s Quoted Rate or the relending or reinvesting of such deposits or amounts paid or prepaid to such Lender) as a result of:
(a) any payment, prepayment or conversion of a Eurodollar Loan or such Swingline Loan on a date other than the last day of its Interest Period,
(b) any failure (because of a failure to meet the conditions of Section 7 or otherwise) by the Borrower to borrow or continue a Eurodollar Loan or such Swingline Loan, or to convert a Base Rate Loan into a Eurodollar Loan or such Swingline Loan on the date specified in a notice given pursuant to Section 2.6(a) or 2.2(b),
(c) any failure by the Borrower to make any payment of principal on any Eurodollar Loan or such Swingline Loan when due (whether by acceleration or otherwise), or
(d) any acceleration of the maturity of a Eurodollar Loan or such Swingline Loan as a result of the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder,
then, upon the demand of such Lender, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amount as will reimburse such Lender for such loss, cost or expense. If any Lender makes such a claim for compensation, it shall provide to the Borrower, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, a certificate setting forth the amount of such loss, cost or expense in reasonable detail and the amounts shown on such certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Section 4.6. Discretion of Lender as to Manner of Funding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Lender shall be entitled to fund and maintain its funding of all or any part of its Loans in any manner it sees fit, it being understood, however, that for the purposes of this Agreement all determinations hereunder with respect to Eurodollar Loans shall be made as if each Lender had actually funded and maintained each Eurodollar Loan through the purchase of deposits in the interbank eurodollar market having a maturity corresponding to such Loan’s Interest Period, and bearing an interest rate equal to LIBOR for such Interest Period.
Section 4.7. Lending Offices; Mitigation Obligations. Each Lender may, at its option, elect to make its Loans hereunder at the branch, office or affiliate specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (each a “Lending Office”) for each type of Loan available hereunder or at such other of its branches, offices or affiliates as it may from time to time elect and designate in a written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 4.4, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 4.1, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.4, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any
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such designation or assignment.
SECTION 5. PLACE AND APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS.
Section 5.1. Place and Application of Payments. All payments of principal of and interest on the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations, and all other Obligations payable by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall be made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent by no later than 12:00 Noon (Chicago time) on the due date thereof at the office of the Administrative Agent in Chicago, Illinois (or such other location as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Borrower), for the benefit of the Lender(s) or L/C Issuer entitled thereto. Any payments received after such time shall be deemed to have been received by the Administrative Agent on the next Business Day. All such payments shall be made in U.S. Dollars, in immediately available funds at the place of payment, in each case without set‑off or counterclaim. The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest on Loans and on Reimbursement Obligations in which the Lenders have purchased Participating Interests ratably to the Lenders and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuers, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or L/C Issuer, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to: (i) from the date the distribution was made to the date two (2) Business Days after payment by such Lender is due hereunder, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation for each such day and (ii) from the date two (2) Business Days after the date such payment is due from such Lender to the date such payment is made by such Lender, the Base Rate in effect for each such day.
Section 5.2. Non‑Business Days. Subject to the definition of Interest Period, if any payment hereunder becomes due and payable on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date of such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day on which date such payment shall be due and payable. In the case of any payment of principal falling due on a day which is not a Business Day, interest on such principal amount shall continue to accrue during such extension at the rate per annum then in effect, which accrued amount shall be due and payable on the next scheduled date for the payment of interest.
Section 5.3. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party is made to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated,
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declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, such L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and each L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation for each such day.
Section 5.4. Account Debit. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to charge any of the Borrower’s deposit accounts maintained with BMO Xxxxxx Bank N.A. for the amounts from time to time necessary to pay any then due Obligations; provided that the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent shall not be under an obligation to do so and the Administrative Agent shall not incur any liability to the Borrower or any other Person for the Administrative Agent’s failure to do so.
SECTION 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
Section 6.1. Organization and Qualification. Each Loan Party is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing as a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, as applicable, under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, has full and adequate power to own its Property and conduct its business as now conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the nature of the Property owned or leased by it requires such licensing or qualifying, except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.2. Subsidiaries. Each Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, has full and adequate power to own its Property and conduct its business as now conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the nature of the Property owned or leased by it requires such licensing or qualifying, except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 6.2 hereto identifies each Subsidiary (including Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties), the jurisdiction of its organization, the percentage of issued and outstanding shares of each class of its capital stock or other equity interests owned by any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and, if such percentage is not 100% (excluding directors’ qualifying shares as required by law), a description of each class of its authorized capital stock and other equity interests and the number of shares of each class issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock and other equity interests of each Subsidiary are validly issued and outstanding and fully paid and nonassessable and all such shares and other equity interests indicated on Schedule 6.2 as owned by the relevant
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Loan Party or another Subsidiary are owned, beneficially and of record, by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens other than the Liens granted in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents or otherwise permitted by this Agreement. There are no outstanding commitments or other obligations of any Subsidiary to issue, and no options, warrants or other rights of any Person to acquire, any shares of any class of capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary. The Inactive Subsidiaries have no or only de minimis assets or business operations and generate no revenue.
Section 6.3. Authority and Validity of Obligations. Each Loan Party has full right and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed by it, to make the borrowings herein provided for (in the case of the Borrower), to guarantee the Secured Obligations (in the case of each Guarantor), to grant to the Administrative Agent the Liens described in the Collateral Documents executed by such Loan Party, and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents executed by it. The Loan Documents delivered by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by such Persons and constitute valid and binding obligations of such Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries enforceable against each of them in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether the application of such principles is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents do not, nor does the performance or observance by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any of the matters and things herein or therein provided for, (a) contravene or constitute a default under any provision of law or any judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or any provision of the organizational documents (e.g., charter, certificate or articles of incorporation and by‑laws, certificate or articles of association and operating agreement, partnership agreement, or other similar organizational documents) of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, (b) contravene or constitute a default under any covenant, indenture or agreement of or affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or any of their respective Property, in each case where such contravention or default, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (c) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Property of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party other than the Liens granted in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
Section 6.4. Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of (a) the Term A Loans to (i) refinance certain indebtedness of the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement and of the Ocelot Target, (ii) fund certain fees and expenses associated with the closing of this Agreement and the Ocelot Acquisition and (iii) finance a portion of the Total Consideration paid in respect of the Ocelot Acquisition, (b) the Revolving Facility to (i) refinance certain existing indebtedness of the Loan Parties, (ii) fund certain fees and expenses associated with the closing of this Agreement, (iii) provide for working capital, (iv) finance Capital Expenditures and Permitted Acquisitions, and (v) finance other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (c) the Delayed Draw Term Loans to finance Permitted Acquisitions and associated fees and expenses during the life of this Agreement. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the
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Federal Reserve System), and no part of the proceeds of any Loan or any other extension of credit made hereunder will be used to purchase or carry any such margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock. Margin stock (as hereinabove defined) constitutes less than 25% of the assets of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries which are subject to any limitation on sale, pledge or other restriction hereunder.
Section 6.5. Financial Reports. The consolidated balance sheet of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries as at December 28, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year then ended, and accompanying notes thereto, which financial statements are accompanied by the audit report of Xxxxx LLP, independent public accountants, and the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries as at the Fiscal Quarter ended on or about March 29, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries for the one (1) Fiscal Quarter then ended, heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent, fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries as at said dates and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has contingent liabilities which are material to it that are required to be disclosed by GAAP other than as indicated on such financial statements or, with respect to future periods, on the financial statements furnished pursuant to Section 8.5.
Section 6.6. No Material Adverse Change. Since December 28, 2018, there has been no change in the condition (financial or otherwise) or business prospects of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party except those occurring in the ordinary course of business, none of whichevent or circumstance that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the parties hereto agree that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries solely to the extent set forth in those certain projections delivered to the Lenders on April 8, 2020 does not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.7. Full Disclosure. (a) The statements and information furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the commitments by the Lenders to provide all or part of the financing contemplated hereby do not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make the material statements contained herein or therein not misleading, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledging that as to any projections furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the Borrower only represents that the same were prepared on the basis of information and estimates the Borrower believed to be reasonable.
(b) As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date is true and correct in all respects.
Section 6.8. Trademarks, Franchises, and Licenses. The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries own, possess, or have the right to use all necessary patents, licenses, franchises,
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trademarks, trade names, trade styles, copyrights, trade secrets, know how, and confidential commercial and proprietary information to conduct their businesses as now conducted, without known conflict with any patent, license, franchise, trademark, trade name, trade style, copyright or other proprietary right of any other Person.
Section 6.9. Governmental Authority and Licensing. The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have received all licenses, permits, and approvals of all federal, state, and local governmental authorities, if any, necessary to conduct their businesses, in each case where the failure to obtain or maintain the same could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No investigation or proceeding which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in revocation or denial of any material license, permit or approval is pending or, to the knowledge of the any Loan Party, threatened.
Section 6.10. Good Title. The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have good and defensible title (or valid leasehold interests) to their assets as reflected on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (except for sales of assets in the ordinary course of business), subject to no Liens other than such thereof as are permitted by Section 8.8. As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party owns any real property other than as described on Schedule 6.10.
Section 6.11. Litigation and Other Controversies. There is no litigation or governmental or arbitration proceeding or labor controversy pending, nor to the knowledge of any Loan Party threatened, against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or any of their respective Property which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.12. Taxes. All U.S. federal, state income and other material Tax returns required to be filed by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party in any jurisdiction have, in fact, been filed, and all Taxes upon any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or upon any of their respective Property, income or franchises, which are shown to be due and payable in such returns, have been paid, except such Taxes, if any, (i) as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings which prevent enforcement of the matter under contest and as to which adequate reserves established in accordance with GAAP have been provided or (ii) solely with respect to Taxes other than U.S. federal Taxes, the imposition of which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party knows of any proposed additional Tax assessment against it or its Subsidiaries for which adequate provisions in accordance with GAAP have not been made on their accounts. Adequate provisions in accordance with GAAP for Taxes on the books of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries have been made for all open years, and for its current fiscal period.
Section 6.13. Approvals. No authorization, consent, license or exemption from, or filing or registration with, any court or governmental department, agency or instrumentality, nor any approval or consent of any other Person, is or will be necessary to the valid execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party of any Loan Document, except for (i) such approvals which have been obtained prior to the date of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect and (ii) filings which are necessary to perfect the security interests under the
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Collateral Documents.
Section 6.14. Affiliate Transactions. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contracts or agreements with any of its Affiliates that is not a Loan Party on terms and conditions which are less favorable to such Loan Party or such Subsidiary than would be usual and customary in similar contracts or agreements between Persons not affiliated with each other.
Section 6.15. Investment Company. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 6.16. ERISA. (a) Each Loan Party and each other member of its Controlled Group has fulfilled its obligations under the minimum funding standards of and is in compliance in all material respects with ERISA and the Code to the extent applicable to it and has not incurred any liability to the PBGC or a Plan under Title IV of ERISA other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has any contingent liabilities with respect to any post‑retirement benefits under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in article 6 of Title I of ERISA.
(b) As of the Closing Date, the Borrower is not and will not be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to the Borrower’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement.
Section 6.17. Compliance with Laws. (a) The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Legal Requirements applicable to or pertaining to their Property or business operations, where any non‑compliance, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except for such matters, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Loan Parties represent and warrant that: (i) the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, and each of the Premises, comply in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have obtained, maintain and are in compliance with all approvals, permits, or authorizations of Governmental Authorities required for their operations and each of the Premises; (iii) the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have not, and no Loan Party has knowledge of any other Person who has, caused any Release, threatened Release or disposal of any Hazardous Material at, on, or from any of the Premises in any material quantity and, to the knowledge of each Loan Party, none of the Premises are adversely affected by any such Release, threatened Release or disposal of a Hazardous Material; (iv) the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are not subject to and have no notice or knowledge of any Environmental Claim involving any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or any of the Premises, and there are no conditions or occurrences at any of the Premises which could reasonably be anticipated to form the basis for such an Environmental Claim; (v) none of the Premises contain and have contained any: (1) underground storage tanks, (2) material amounts of asbestos containing building material, (3) landfills or dumps, (4) hazardous waste management facilities as defined pursuant to any Environmental Law, or (5) sites on or nominated
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for the National Priority List or similar state list; (vi) the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have not used a material quantity of any Hazardous Material and have conducted no Hazardous Material Activity at any of the Premises; (vii) none of the Premises are subject to any, and no Loan Party has knowledge of any imminent restriction on the ownership, occupancy, use or transferability of the Premises in connection with any (1) Environmental Law or (2) Release, threatened Release or disposal of a Hazardous Material; (viii) there are no conditions or circumstances at any of the Premises which pose an unreasonable risk to the environment or the health or safety of Persons; and (ix) the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have no knowledge of any capital expenditures necessary to bring the Premises or their respective business or equipment into compliance with Environmental Laws. The Loan Parties have delivered to the Administrative Agent complete and accurate copies of all material environmental reports, studies, assessments and investigation results in the Loan Parties’ possession or control and that relate to any Loan Party’s or Subsidiary’s operations or to any of the Premises.
(c) Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by each Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws. No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary has made a payment, offering, or promise to pay, or authorized the payment of, money or anything of value (i) in order to assist in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any foreign official, foreign political party, party official or candidate for foreign political office, (ii) to a foreign official, foreign political party or party official or any candidate for foreign political office, and (iii) with the intent to induce the recipient to misuse his or her official position to direct business wrongfully to such Loan Party or such Subsidiary or to any other Person, in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws.
Section 6.18. OFAC. (a) Each Loan Party is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all OFAC Sanctions Programs applicable to it, (b) each Subsidiary of each Loan Party is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all OFAC Sanctions Programs applicable to such Subsidiary, (c) each Loan Party has provided to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, and the Lenders all information requested by them regarding such Loan Party and its Affiliates and Subsidiaries necessary for the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, and the Lenders to comply with all applicable OFAC Sanctions Programs, and (d) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any officer, director or Affiliate of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, is a Person, that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are, (i) the target of any OFAC Sanctions Programs or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of any OFAC Sanctions Programs.
Section 6.19. Labor Matters. There are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened that could, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.19, as of the Closing Date there are no collective bargaining agreements in effect between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party and any labor union; and as of the Closing Date no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is under any obligation to assume any collective bargaining agreement to or conduct any negotiations with any labor union with respect
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to any future collective bargaining agreements. Following the Closing Date no Loan Party is under any obligation to assume any collective bargaining agreement or to conduct any negotiations with any labor union with respect to any future collective bargaining agreement except, in each case, as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have remitted on a timely basis all amounts required to have been withheld and remitted (including withholdings from employee wages and salaries relating to income tax, employment insurance, and pension plan contributions), goods and services tax and all other amounts which if not paid when due could result in the creation of a Lien against any of its Property, except for Liens permitted by Section 8.8.
Section 6.20. Other Agreements. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under the terms of any covenant, indenture or agreement of or affecting such Person or any of its Property, which default if uncured could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.21. Solvency. Upon giving effect to the initial Credit Event on the Closing Date (if any) and the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are solvent, able to pay their debts as they become due, and have sufficient capital to carry on their business and all businesses in which they are about to engage.
Section 6.22. No Default. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 6.23. No Broker Fees. No broker’s or finder’s fee or commission will be payable with respect hereto or any of the transactions contemplated thereby; and the Loan Parties hereby agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, and the Lenders against, and agree that they will hold the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, and the Lenders harmless from, any claim, demand, or liability for any such broker’s or finder’s fees alleged to have been incurred in connection herewith or therewith and any expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising in connection with any such claim, demand, or liability.
Section 6.24. Security Documents. (a) The Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, acting on behalf of the holders of the Secured Obligations, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in, the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) and, (i) when financing statements and other filings in appropriate form are filed in the appropriate offices, and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Administrative Agent of the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control, the Liens created by the Security Agreement shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) (other than (A) the patents, trademarks, tradestyles, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights (including all registrations and applications therefor) and (B) such Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) in which a security interest cannot be perfected under the UCC as in effect at the relevant time in the relevant jurisdiction or in respect of which perfection is not required at such time by this Agreement or the Security Agreement), in each case subject to no Liens other than those permitted by Section 8.8 hereof.
(b) When (i) the Security Agreement or a short form thereof is filed in the United States
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Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and (ii) financing statements and other filings in appropriate form are filed in the applicable offices, the Liens created by such Security Agreement shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in the patents, trademarks, tradestyles, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights (including all registrations and applications therefor), in each case subject to no Liens other than those permitted by Section 8.8 hereof.
Section 6.25. Bonding Capacity. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have available bonding capacity under one or more Bonding Agreements in an amount sufficient to operate their respective businesses in the ordinary course. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all terms and conditions set forth in each Bonding Agreement and no default has occurred thereunder.
SECTION 7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
Section 7.1. All Credit Events. At the time of each Credit Event hereunder:
(a) each of the representations and warranties set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents shall be and remain true and correct in all material respects as of said time (where not already qualified by materiality, otherwise in all respects), except to the extent the same expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (where not already qualified by materiality, otherwise in all respects) as of such earlier date;
(b) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a result of such Credit Event;
(c) after giving effect to such extension of credit the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans, Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding under this Agreement shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect;
(d) in the case of a Borrowing (other than a Swingline Loan pursuant to a Sweep to Loan Arrangement or a refunding of a Swingline Loan with a Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(iii)) the Administrative Agent shall have received the notice required by Section 2.6, in the case of the issuance of any Letter of Credit the L/C Issuer shall have received a duly completed Application for such Letter of Credit together with any fees called for by Section 3.1, and, in the case of an extension or increase in the amount of a Letter of Credit, a written request therefor in a form acceptable to the L/C Issuer together with fees called for by Section 3.1; and
(e) such Credit Event shall not violate any order, judgment or decree of any court or other authority or any provision of law or regulation applicable to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender (including, without limitation, Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) as then in effect.
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(f) additionally, in the case of a Borrowing of a Delayed Draw Term Loan, (i) the Covenant Relief Period shall not be in effect and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received immediately prior to giving effect to any such Delayed Draw Term Loan, satisfactory evidence that, upon giving effect to the Delayed Draw Term Loan and any Credit Event in connection therewith, the Loan Parties shall be in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 8.228.23 on a pro forma basis, calculated using the required covenant compliance levels for the next succeeding determination period and, that the Total Leverage Ratio shall be no greater than 0.25x less than the then prevailing Total Leverage Ratio covenant compliance level set forth in Section 8.228.23.
Each request for a Borrowing hereunder and each request for the issuance of, increase in the amount of, or extension of the expiration date of, a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date on such Credit Event as to the facts specified in subsections (a) through (d), both inclusive, of this Section; provided, however, that the Lenders may continue to make advances under the Revolving Facility, in the sole discretion of the Lenders with Revolving Credit Commitments, notwithstanding the failure of the Borrower to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above and any such advances so made shall not be deemed a waiver of any Default or other condition set forth above that may then exist.
Section 7.2. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 13.3):
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement duly executed by the Loan Parties, the L/C Issuer, and the Lenders;
(b) if requested by any Lender, the Administrative Agent shall have received for such Lender such Lender’s duly executed Notes of the Borrower dated the date hereof and otherwise in compliance with the provisions of Section 2.10;