OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, dated as of January 17, 2024 (this “Amendment”), among Phillip Street Middle Market Lending Investments LLC, as the borrower (the “Borrower”), Phillip Street Middle Market Lending Fund LLC, as the collateral...
Exhibit 10.6
EXECUTION VERSION
OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, dated as of January 17, 2024 (this “Amendment”), among Xxxxxxx Street Middle Market Lending Investments LLC, as the borrower (the “Borrower”), Xxxxxxx Street Middle Market Lending Fund LLC, as the collateral manager (the “Collateral Manager”), Ally Bank, as the arranger (the “Arranger”) and as the administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), the Lenders party hereto, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as the collateral custodian (the “Collateral Custodian”) and as securities intermediary (the “Securities Intermediary”) and Alter Domus (US) LLC, as the document agent (the “Document Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Arranger, the other Lenders from time to time parties thereto, the Administrative Agent, Xxxxxxx Street Middle Market Lending Fund LLC, as the transferor, Xxxxxxx Street Middle Market Lending Investment Holdings LLC, as the equityholder, the Collateral Custodian and the Document Agent, are party to the Loan, Security and Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2023 (the “Loan Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower, as the pledgor, the Administrative Agent and the Securities Intermediary, are party to the Control Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2023 (the “Control Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Loan Agreement in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Loan Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Control Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01(b) of the Control Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
ARTICLE II
SECTION 2.1. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. As of the date of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement shall be amended as follows:
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SECTION 2.2. Amendments to the Control Agreement. As of the date of this Amendment, the Control Agreement shall be amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Control Agreement attached as Appendix C hereto.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
SECTION 3.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date first written above, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).
ARTICLE IV
Conditions Precedent
SECTION 4.1. This Amendment shall become effective upon the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto.
ARTICLE V
Miscellaneous
SECTION 5.1. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 5.2. Severability Clause. Any provision of this Amendment which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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SECTION 5.3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended hereby, each of the Loan Agreement and the Control Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment shall form a part of the Loan Agreement or the Control Agreement, as applicable, for all purposes.
SECTION 5.4. Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Amendment in counterparts (including by electronic means, .pdf file, .jpeg file or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, including Orbit, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, or any other similar platform identified by the Borrower and reasonably available at no undue burden or expense to the Collateral Custodian or Securities Intermediary), all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. Neither the Collateral Custodian nor the Securities Intermediary shall have a duty to inquire into or investigate the authenticity or authorization of any such electronic signature and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any such electronic signature without any liability with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.5. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.
SECTION 5.6. Collateral Custodian, Securities Intermediary and Document Agent. The Collateral Custodian, the Document Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall be entitled to all rights, protections, immunities and indemnities set forth in the Loan Agreement and the Control Agreement as if fully set forth in this Amendment. The Collateral Custodian, the Document Agent and the Securities Intermediary are hereby directed to execute and deliver this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
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Appendix A
Amendments to Loan Agreement
EXECUTION VERSION
CONFORMED THROUGH OMNIBUS AMENDMENT DATED JANUARY 17, 2024
U.S. $250,000,000
LOAN, SECURITY AND COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
by and among
XXXXXXX STREET MIDDLE MARKET LENDING FUND LLC,
as the Collateral Manager and Transferor
XXXXXXX STREET MIDDLE MARKET LENDING INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC,
as the Equityholder
XXXXXXX STREET MIDDLE MARKET LENDING INVESTMENTS LLC,
as the Borrower
EACH OF THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as the Lenders
ALLY BANK,
as the Administrative Agent and the Arranger
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
as the Collateral Custodian
and
ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC,
as the Document Agent
Dated as of February 10, 2023
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ARTICLE I |
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DEFINATION |
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Section 1.1 |
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Certain Defined Terms |
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Section 1.2 |
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Other Terms |
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Section 1.3 |
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Computation of Time Periods |
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Section 1.4 |
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Interpretation |
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Section 1.5 |
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Calculation of Borrowing Base |
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Section 1.6 |
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Rates |
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ARTICLE II |
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THE NOTES |
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Section 2.1 |
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The Notes |
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Section 2.2 |
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Procedures for Loan Advances by the Lenders |
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Section 2.3 |
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Principal Repayments |
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Section 2.4 |
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Determination of Interest |
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Section 2.5 |
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Notations on Notes |
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Section 2.6 |
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Reduction of Borrowing Base Deficiency |
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Section 2.7 |
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Settlement Procedures |
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Section 2.8 |
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Alternate Settlement Procedures |
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Section 2.9 |
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Collections and Allocations |
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Section 2.10 |
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Payments, Computations, Etc |
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Section 2.11 |
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Fees |
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Section 2.12 |
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Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Illegality |
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Section 2.13 |
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Taxes |
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Section 2.14 |
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Reinvestment; Discretionary Sales, Substitutions and Repurchases of Loans |
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Section 2.15 |
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Assignment of the Sale Agreements |
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Section 2.16 |
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Defaulting Lenders |
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Section 2.17 |
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Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
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Section 2.18 |
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Increase of Commitment; Facility Amount |
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ARTICLE III |
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CONDITIONS TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND LOAN ADVANCES |
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Section 3.1 |
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Conditions to Effective Date |
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Section 3.2 |
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Conditions Precedent to All Loan Advances and Acquisitions of Loans |
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Section 3.3 |
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Custodianship; Transfer of Loans and Permitted Investments |
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ARTICLE IV |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 4.1 |
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Representations and Warranties of the Borrower |
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Section 4.2 |
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Representations and Warranties of the Borrower Relating to this Agreement and the Collateral |
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Section 4.3 |
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Representations and Warranties of the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager |
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Section 4.4 |
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Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Custodian and Document Agent |
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ARTICLE V |
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GENERAL COVENANTS |
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Section 5.1 |
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Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower |
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Section 5.2 |
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Negative Covenants of the Borrower |
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Section 5.3 |
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Affirmative Covenants of the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager |
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Section 5.4 |
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Negative Covenants of the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager |
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Section 5.5 |
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Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Custodian and Document Agent |
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Section 5.6 |
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Negative Covenants of the Collateral Custodian and Document Agent |
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ARTICLE VI |
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COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATION |
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Section 6.1 |
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Designation of the Collateral Manager |
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Section 6.2 |
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Duties of the Collateral Manager |
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Section 6.3 |
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Authorization of the Collateral Manager |
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Section 6.4 |
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Collection of Payments; Accounts |
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Section 6.5 |
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Realization Upon Defaulted or Delinquent Loans |
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Section 6.6 |
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Collateral Manager Compensation |
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Section 6.7 |
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Payment of Certain Expenses by the Collateral Manager |
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Section 6.8 |
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Reports |
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Section 6.9 |
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Annual Statement as to Compliance |
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Section 6.10 |
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The Collateral Manager Not to Resign |
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Section 6.11 |
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Collateral Manager Termination Events |
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ARTICLE VII |
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THE COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN |
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Designation of Collateral Custodian |
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Section 7.2 |
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Merger or Consolidation |
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Collateral Custodian Compensation |
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Section 7.5 |
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Collateral Custodian Removal |
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Section 7.6 |
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Limitation on Liability |
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Section 7.7 |
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Resignation of the Collateral Custodian |
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Section 7.8 |
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Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral; Audits |
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ARTICLE VIII |
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SECURITY INTEREST |
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Section 8.1 |
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Grant of Security Interest |
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Section 8.2 |
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Release of Lien on Collateral |
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Section 8.3 |
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Remedies |
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Section 8.4 |
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Waiver of Certain Laws |
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Section 8.5 |
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Power of Attorney |
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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Events of Default |
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Section 9.2 |
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Remedies |
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ARTICLE X |
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INDEMNIFICATION |
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Indemnities by the Borrower |
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Section 10.2 |
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Indemnities by the Collateral Manager |
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Section 10.3 |
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Taxes |
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THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
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Appointment |
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Section 11.2 |
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Standard of Care; Exculpatory Provisions |
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Section 11.3 |
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The Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc |
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Section 11.4 |
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Credit Decision with Respect to the Administrative Agent |
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Section 11.5 |
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Indemnification of the Administrative Agent |
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Section 11.6 |
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The Successor Administrative Agent |
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Section 11.7 |
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Delegation of Duties |
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Section 11.8 |
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Payments by the Administrative Agent |
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Collateral Matters |
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Erroneous Payments |
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ARTICLE XII |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 12.1 |
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Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 12.2 |
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Notices, Etc |
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Section 12.3 |
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Ratable Payments |
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Section 12.4 |
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No Waiver; Remedies |
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Section 12.5 |
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Binding Effect; Benefit of Agreement |
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Section 12.6 |
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Term of this Agreement |
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Section 12.7 |
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Governing Law; Jury Waiver |
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Section 12.8 |
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Consent to Jurisdiction; Waivers |
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Section 12.9 |
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Costs and Expenses |
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Section 12.10 |
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No Proceedings |
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Section 12.11 |
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Recourse Against Certain Parties |
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Section 12.12 |
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Protection of Right, Title and Interest in the Collateral; Further Action Evidencing Loan Advances |
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Section 12.13 |
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Confidentiality |
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Section 12.14 |
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Execution in Counterparts; Severability; Integration |
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Section 12.15 |
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Waiver of Setoff |
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Section 12.16 |
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Assignments by the Lenders |
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Section 12.17 |
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Heading and Exhibits |
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Section 12.18 |
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Benchmark Replacement Settings |
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Section 12.19 |
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Divisions |
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Section 12.20 |
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Judgment Currency |
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Section 12.21 |
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Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes |
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Section 12.22 |
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USA Patriot Act |
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ARTICLE XIII |
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TAX CONSIDERATIONS |
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Section 13.1 |
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Acknowledgement of Parties |
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ARTICLE XIV |
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DOCUMENT AGENT |
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Section 14.1 |
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Designation of Document Agent |
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Section 14.2 |
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Duties of Document Agent |
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Section 14.3 |
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Merger or Consolidation |
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Section 14.4 |
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Document Agent Compensation |
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Section 14.5 |
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Document Agent Removal |
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Limitation on Liability |
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Document Agent Resignation |
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Section 14.8 |
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Release of Documents |
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Section 14.9 |
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Return of Required Loan Documents |
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Section 14.10 |
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Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral Portfolio |
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Section 14.11 |
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Document Agent as Agent |
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Section 14.12 |
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Indemnification |
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A-1 |
Form of Funding Notice |
EXHIBIT A-2 |
Form of Repayment Notice |
EXHIBIT A-3 |
Form of Reinvestment Notice |
EXHIBIT A-4 |
Form of Borrowing Base Certificate |
EXHIBIT A-5 |
Form of Incumbency Certificate |
EXHIBIT A-6 |
Form of Quarterly Payment Date Report |
EXHIBIT A-7 |
Form of Static Pool Analysis |
EXHIBIT A-8 |
Form of Notice of Continuation |
EXHIBIT A-9 |
Form of Disbursement Request |
EXHIBIT B |
Form of Promissory Note |
EXHIBIT C |
Form of Officer’s Certificate as to Solvency |
EXHIBIT D |
Form of Officer’s Closing Certificate |
EXHIBIT E |
Form of Release of Underlying Instruments |
EXHIBIT F |
Form of Compliance Certificate |
EXHIBIT G |
Form of Transferee Letter |
EXHIBIT H |
Form of Joinder Supplement |
EXHIBIT I-1 |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate – For Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
EXHIBIT I-2 |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate – For Foreign Participants that are not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
EXHIBIT I-3 |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate – For Foreign Participants that are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
EXHIBIT I-4 |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate – For Foreign Lenders that are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
EXHIBIT J |
Form of Document Agent Certification |
EXHIBIT K |
Form of Assignment and Assumption |
EXHIBIT L |
Form of Annual Statement as to Compliance |
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SCHEDULE I |
Loan Party Names |
SCHEDULE II |
Loan List |
SCHEDULE III |
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SCHEDULE IV |
Agreed-Upon Procedures |
SCHEDULE V |
S&PGICS Industry Classifications |
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ANNEX A |
Addresses for Notices |
ANNEX B |
Commitments |
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EXECUTION VERSION
CONFORMED THROUGH OMNIBUS AMENDMENT DATED JANUARY 17, 2024
LOAN, SECURITY AND COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN, SECURITY AND COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (as amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time, this “Agreement”) is made as of February 10, 2023, by and among:
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend credit hereunder by providing Commitments and making Loan Advances from time to time for the purchase of certain Eligible Loans from the Equityholder pursuant to the Equityholder Sale Agreement and for the general business purposes of the Borrower;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Collateral Manager act as the collateral manager of the Borrower and manage the Collateral; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
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NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the foregoing Recitals, the mutual premises and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms.
Certain capitalized terms used throughout this Agreement are defined in this Section 1.1. As used in this Agreement and its schedules, exhibits and other attachments, unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“1940 Act”: The United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Account”: Any of the Collateral Account, the General Collection Account, the Principal Collection Account, the Interest Collection Account, the Unfunded Exposure Account, the Pre-Funded Loan Account, the Pre-Funded Equity Account (if any) and any sub-accounts thereof deemed appropriate or necessary by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Custodian for convenience in administering such accounts. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may elect not to create or maintain a Pre-Funded Equity Account.
“Account Control Agreement”: The account control agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrower, as the pledgor, the Administrative Agent and the Securities Intermediary, as the same may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Accrual Period”: With respect to (a) the first Quarterly Payment Date, the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Quarterly Determination Date preceding the first Quarterly Payment Date, and (b) any subsequent Quarterly Payment Date, the period from and including the Quarterly Determination Date preceding the previous Quarterly Payment Date to but excluding the Quarterly Determination Date preceding the current Quarterly Payment Date (or, in the case of the final Quarterly Payment Date, to and including such Quarterly Payment Date).
“Adjusted Borrowing Value”: For any Loan, for any date of determination, an amount equal to the Assigned Value of such Loan at such time multiplied by the Outstanding Balance of such Loan at such time.
“Administrative Agent”: Ally Bank, in its capacity as the administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, together with its permitted successors and permitted assigns, including any successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.6.
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“Administrative Expenses”: All amounts (including indemnification payments) due or accrued and payable by the Borrower to any Person incurred in connection with any Transaction Document (the payment of which is not expressly otherwise provided for therein, e.g., principal on Advances Outstanding and Interest hereunder, Collateral Custodian Fees and Document Agent Fees) or Collateral, including, but not limited to, any third party service provider to the Borrower, any Lender, the Collateral Custodian, the Document Agent, or the Securities Intermediary, accountants, agents, independent directors, rating agencies and counsel of any of the foregoing for fees and expenses or any other Person in respect of any other fees, expenses, or other payments (including indemnification payments).
“Administrative Questionnaire”: An administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Advance Date”: With respect to any Loan Advance, the date on which such Loan Advance is made.
“Advance Rate”: As follows:
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“Advances Outstanding”: On any day, the aggregate principal amount of all Loan Advances outstanding on such day, after giving effect to all repayments of Loan Advances and the making of new Loan Advances on such day.
“Affiliate”: With respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, or is a director or officer of such Person; provided that for purposes of determining whether any Loan is an Eligible Loan or any Obligor is an Eligible Obligor or for purposes of the definitions of “Excess Concentration Limit” or “Obligor”, the term Affiliate shall not include any Affiliate relationship among Obligors which may exist solely as a result of direct or indirect ownership of, or control by, a common Financial Sponsor. For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote 20.00% or more of the voting securities of such Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Aggregate Unfunded Exposure Amount”: On any date of determination, the sum of the Unfunded Exposure Amounts of all Loans included in the Collateral.
“Aggregate Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount”: On any date of determination, the sum of the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amounts of all Loans included in the Collateral.
“Agreed-Upon Procedures Report”: The meaning specified in Section 5.1(t)(v).
“Agreement”: The meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Ally Bank”: The meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Anti-Corruption Laws”: The Applicable Law in any jurisdiction that relates to anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or ordinances, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws”: The Applicable Law in any jurisdiction that relates to money laundering or terrorism financing, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto.
“Applicable Collateral Value”: With respect to Eligible Loans relating to (i) Tier 3 Obligors, eighty-five percent (85.00%) (ii) Tier 2 Obligors, ninety-two and one-half percent (92.50%), and (iii) Tier 1 Obligors, one hundred percent (100.00%).
“Applicable Law”: For any Person or property of such Person, all existing and future laws, rules, regulations, statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, permits, certificates, orders and licenses of and interpretations by any Governmental Authority which are applicable to such Person or property (including, without limitation, Regulation Z and Regulation B of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, awards or orders of any court, arbitrator or other administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction.
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“Applicable Leverage Ratio”: (a) With respect to First Lien Loans, the Obligor Net Senior Leverage Ratio of the applicable Obligor, (b) with respect to First Lien Last Out Loans and Second Lien Loans, Obligor Net Total Leverage Ratio of the applicable Obligor, (c) with respect to Recurring Revenue Loans, the Obligor Debt-to-Recurring Revenue Ratio of the applicable Obligor and (d) with respect to Tower Cash Flow Loans, the Obligor Tower Cash Flow Multiple of the applicable Obligor.
“Applicable Spread”: A rate per annum equal to with respect to any Loan Advance bearing interest at the Benchmark, (i) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, 2.75% or (ii) with respect to any past due amounts, either (x) upon request of the Required Lenders (which may be retroactive to the date upon which such Event of Default occurred) if an Event of Default (other than an Insolvency Event with respect to the Borrower) has occurred and is continuing, 4.75% or (y) if an Insolvency Event has occurred with respect to the Borrower, 4.75%.
“Approved Foreign Country”: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom, or such other foreign country approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Approved Foreign Currency”: AUD, CAD, EUR and GBP or such other foreign currency approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Approved Foreign Currency Reserve”: At any time, an amount equal to three percent (3.00%) of the Adjusted Borrowing Value of all Eligible Loans for which the Eligible Loan is denominated in an Approved Foreign Currency (other than the United States Dollar) to the extent the Approved Foreign Currency of such Eligible Loan is not hedged for the benefit of the Borrower in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Approved Fund”: 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.
“Approved Valuation Firm”: With respect to each Loan, (a) each of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Inc., Lincoln Partners Advisors, LLC, Xxxxx Inc., Xxxx & Xxxxxx LLC, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx and Company, Valuation Research Corporation, Media Cap Advisors, Inc., TAP Advisors, and (b) any other independent appraisal firm or independent financial advisor recognized as being experienced in conducting valuations of loans consented to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“ARRC”: The Alternative Reference Rate Committee convened by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“Assigned Value”:
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12.18 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in accordance with Section 12.18. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for so long as the “Benchmark” is determined by reference to Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR, no Benchmark Unavailability Period shall be deemed to have occurred until the Benchmark Replacement Date shall have occurred with respect to each such benchmark rate.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification”: A certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation”: 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“BHC Act Affiliate”: The meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
“Borrower”: The meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Borrower Interest Collections”: With respect to the Borrower, as of any date, an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate amount of Interest Collections received in the Collection Accounts with respect to the Loans for the preceding twelve (12) month period; provided that, with respect to any time period for which twelve (12) calendar months of such amounts are not available, Borrower Interest Collections shall be determined based on annualizing such amounts as are available for the Borrower.
“Borrowing Base”: As of any Measurement Date, an amount equal to the difference of (i) the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of all Eligible Loans as of such date minus (ii) an amount equal to the Excess Concentration Amount as of such date minus (iii) the Approved Foreign Currency Reserve; provided that any Loan which at any time is no longer an Eligible Loan shall not be included in the calculation of “Borrowing Base” duringuntil such time as the Borrower delivers the notice required pursuant to Section 5.1(o)(vi)(5) with respect thereto.
“Borrowing Base Certificate”: A certificate setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base and the Availability as of each Measurement Date, in the form of Exhibit A-4, prepared by the Collateral Manager and certified by Responsible Officer thereof.
“Borrowing Base Deficiency”: The amount by which, on any date of determination, (a) the Advances Outstanding exceed (b) Availability.
“Borrowing Base Tower Cash Flow Loan”: A Tower Cash Flow Loan for which a portion of the availability for the applicable Obligor is comprised of a percentage of costs incurred on any “development tower assets” (referring to recently completed and in-construction tower and land assets) or any comparable term.
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“Breakage Costs”: With respect to any Lender and to the extent requested by such Lender in writing (which writing shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting any such amounts), any amount or amounts as shall compensate such Lender for any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense actually incurred by such Lender as a result of the liquidation or re-employment of deposits or other funds required by the Lender if any payment by the Borrower of Advances Outstanding or Interest occurs on a date other than a Quarterly Payment Date; provided that the Breakage Costs in respect of any such payment by the Borrower on any Quarterly Payment Date shall be deemed to be zero. All Breakage Costs shall be due and payable hereunder on each Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with Section 2.7 and Section 2.8. The determination by the applicable Lender in any such writing of the amount of any such loss, cost or expense shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“Business Day”: Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of New York or in the city in which the principal Corporate Trust Office of the Collateral Custodian is located.
“Capital Stock”: Any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all similar ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
“Cash”: Cash or legal currency of the United States or an Approved Foreign Currency as at the time shall be legal tender for payment of all public and private debts in the applicable jurisdiction.
“Certificated Security”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(4) of the UCC.
“Change of Control”: The occurrence of any of the following events: (a) the Investment Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor of the Fund (without the consent of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), unless the replacement Investment Advisor has been approved by the Administrative Agent (any such replacement, a “Permitted Removal”); provided that, upon request of any limited partner of the Fund in connection with the removal of the Investment Advisor by a Majority in Interest (as defined in the Fund Operating Agreement) pursuant to the provisions of the Fund Operating Agreement, the Administrative Agent will, without unreasonable delay, confirm whether or not such proposed Investment Advisor will receive credit approval, and any subsequent appointment of such proposed and approved Investment Advisor as subsequent Investment Advisor shall not constitute a Change of Control, (b)(i) the Fund ceases to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, 100.00% of the equity interests of the Equityholder or (ii) the Equityholder ceases to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, 100.00% of the equity interests of the Borrower, in each case, free and clear of all Liens other than Liens created under the Transaction Documents or otherwise approved in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their respective sole discretion or (c) the Collateral Manager ceases to be the
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Equal to or greater than $10,000,000 but less than $50,000,000 |
> 50.0% |
20.0% |
≤ 50.0% |
30.0% |
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Equal to or greater than $50,000,000 and does not have a Specified Rating |
> 50.0% |
25.0% |
≤ 50.0% |
35.0% |
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Equal to or greater than $50,000,000 and has a Specified Rating |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
“Effective Date”: February 10, 2023.
“Eligible Loan”: Each Loan (i) for which the Administrative Agent has received the items set forth in Section 3.2(a) andor 3.2(b), as applicable, and the Document Agent has received or will receive the related Required Loan Documents; provided that any Loan for which the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) has failed to deliver the Required Loan Documents described in Section 3.2(h) within the time periods set forth therein shall cease to be an Eligible Loan (but for the avoidance of doubt shall become an Eligible Loan once so delivered); and (ii) that satisfies each of the following eligibility requirements (unless otherwise waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion):
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make commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Underlying Instruments to contain ARRC recommended benchmark replacement provisions or similar commercially reasonable enhanced benchmark provisions;
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“Eligible Obligor”: On any date of determination, any Obligor (or guarantor, as applicable) that:
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“Equity Security”: (i) Any equity security or any other security that is not eligible for purchase by the Borrower as a Loan, and (ii) any security purchased as part of a “unit” with a Loan and that itself is not eligible for purchase by the Borrower as a Loan.
“Equityholder”: Xxxxxxx Street Middle Market Lending Investment Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Equityholder Sale Agreement”: The Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, among the Equityholder and the Borrower, as amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time.
“ERISA”: The United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated or issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate”: (a) Any corporation that is a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as the Borrower, (b) a trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with the Borrower, or (c) for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, a member of the same affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code) as the Borrower.
“Erroneous Payment”: The meaning specified in Section 11.10(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”: The meaning specified in Section 11.10(d).
“Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”: The meaning specified in Section 11.10(d).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”: The meaning specified in Section 11.10(d).
“Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”: The meaning specified in Section 11.10(ed).
“Events of Default”: The meaning specified in Section 9.1.
“Excepted Persons”: The meaning specified in Section 12.13(a).
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“Excess Concentration Amount”: As of any date of determination (and after giving effect to all Eligible Loans to be purchased or sold by the Borrower as of such date), the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the following amounts (without duplication):
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provided that, (x) during the Revolving Period, as of the date of any increase or decrease in the Facility Amount, the Dollar amounts set forth in clauses (b) through (q) above shall automatically be increased or decreased, as applicable, in proportion to the amount of such increase or decrease, as applicable, in the Facility Amount and (y) on and after the Revolving Period End Date, the Dollar amounts, as adjusted pursuant to clause (x), shall remain unchanged from such amounts as of the Revolving Period End Date, notwithstanding any change in the Facility Amount following such date.
“Exchange Act”: The United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Amounts”: Any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Loan included as part of the Collateral, which amount (x) was not originally paid using Collections (it being understood that once Collections are distributed to the Transferor, they are no longer Collections) and (y) is attributable to (i) the reimbursement by the related Obligor of payment by the Borrower or the Transferor of any Tax, fee or other charge imposed by any Governmental Authority on such Loan or on any Underlying Assets, (ii) the reimbursement by the related Obligor of payment by the Borrower or the Transferor of other out-of-pocket expenses or insurance premiums, (iii) any payments or reimbursements related to indemnification obligations, (iv) any escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with Loans which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the Obligor and the secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements under Underlying Instruments or (v) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount received with respect to any Loan that is not part of the Collateral because it is replaced, sold or otherwise transferred).
“Excluded Taxes”: Any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Secured Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Secured Party, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan is senior to, and is not (and is not expressly
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permitted by its terms to become) subordinate in right of payment to, any other obligation for borrowed money of such Obligor, and (iv) that is not secured solely or primarily by the Capital Stock of its Obligor or any of such Obligor’s Affiliates; provided that, notwithstanding the requirements set forth above, a Loan shall not be precluded from constituting a First Lien Loan solely because the related Obligor also has a Permitted Pari Passu Revolving Loan, a Permitted Priority Revolving Loan or a Permitted Working Capital Facility. For the avoidance of doubt, a First Lien Last Out Loan shall not constitute a First Lien Loan unless the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, designates such Eligible Loan that would otherwise constitute a First Lien Last Out Loan as a First Lien Loan.
“Fitch”: Fitch, Inc. or any successor thereto.
“Floor”: A rate of interest equal to 0.0%.
“Foreign Lender”: A Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Fund”: Xxxxxxx Street Middle Market Lending Fund LLC.
“Fund Operating Agreement”: The Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Fund, dated as of October 19, 2022, as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Funding Date”: In the case of any Loan Advance, the proposed Business Day on which a Loan Advance is to be made after the receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Lenders of a Funding Notice, subject to the required notice provisions of and together with the other required deliveries in accordance with Section 2.2.
“Funding Notice”: A notice in the form of Exhibit A-1 requesting a Loan Advance, including the items required by Section 2.2.
“GAAP”: Generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States.
“General Collection Account”: A Securities Account created and maintained on the books and records of the Collateral Custodian (or any other party acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) entitled “General Collection Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the Lien of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“General Intangible”: The meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC.
“GICS Industry Classification”: The industry classifications set forth in Schedule V hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated with the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders if MSCI Inc. publishes revised industry classifications. month at the end of such Interest Period), shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;
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“Interest Rate”: The sum of (a) the Benchmark, plus (b) the Applicable Spread plus (c) if applicable, the Benchmark Spread Adjustment; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, “Interest Rate” shall mean the Base Rate plus the Applicable Spread under the applicable circumstances described in Section 2.12. Accrued and unpaid interest on Loan Advances shall be payable on each Quarterly Payment Date.
“Investment”: With respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan, advance or investment by such Person in any other Person, whether by means of share purchase, capital contribution, loan or otherwise, excluding the acquisition of Loans, Permitted Investments and the acquisition of Equity Securities otherwise permitted by the terms hereof which are related to such Loans.
“Investment Advisor”: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Asset Management, L.P., in its capacity as the Investment Manager under the Investment Management Agreement.
“Investment Management Agreement”: The Investment Management and Advisory Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2022, by and between the Investment Advisor and the Collateral Manager, as the same may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Investment Property”: The meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the UCC.
“IRS”: The United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Joinder Supplement”: An agreement among the Borrower (if applicable), a Lender and the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit H to this Agreement (appropriately completed) delivered in connection with a Person becoming a Lender hereunder after the Effective Date.
“Lender”: The meaning specified in the Preamble, including collectively, each financial institution (i) listed on Annex B as having Commitments or (ii) which may from time to time become a Lender hereunder by executing and delivering a Joinder Supplement and/or an Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (and for purposes of Section 2.12 and Section 2.13 of this Agreement any successor, assignee or participant).
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“Lien”: Any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, right, claim, security interest or encumbrance of any kind of or on any Person’s assets or properties in favor of any other Person. For the avoidance of doubt, customary restrictions on transfers of a Loan pursuant to the related Underlying Instruments shall not be deemed to be a “Lien”.
“Liquidity”: With respect to any Recurring Revenue Loan for any Relevant Test Period, the amount of (i) Unrestricted Cash and cash equivalents plus (ii) any unfunded revolving commitments for which such Obligor can satisfy the conditions to draw any such amounts.
“Loan”: Any commercial loan or note which is originated or acquired by the Transferor, the Equityholder or the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or which is otherwise acquired by the Borrower in the ordinary course of business.
“Loan Advance”: Each funding by the Lenders hereunder (including each advance made for the purpose of funding the Unfunded Exposure Account pursuant to Section 2.2(e)). The application of amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account to fund a Revolving Loan or Delayed Draw (Unfunded) Loan in accordance with Section 2.9(e) shall not be considered a “Loan Advance”.
“Loan Checklist”: An electronic or hard copy, as applicable, of a checklist delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Document Agent, for each Loan, of all Required Loan Documents to be included within the respective Loan File.
“Loan File”: With respect to each Loan, a file containing (a) each of the documents and items as set forth on the Loan Checklist with respect to such Loan and (b) duly executed copies of any other relevant records relating to such Loans and the Underlying Assets pertaining thereto.
“Loan List”: That certain list of Loans attached hereto as Schedule II, as such Schedule shall be deemed to be updated from time to time by reference to the list of Loans set forth on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate.
“Loan Parties”: The Borrower, the Equityholder, the Transferor and the Collateral Manager.
“Loan Register”: The meaning specified in Section 5.3(k).
“Margin Stock”: “Margin Stock” as defined under Regulation U.
“Material Adverse Effect”: With respect to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, financial condition, operations, performance or properties of the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Collateral Manager, both individually or taken as a whole, (b) the validity, enforceability or collectability of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the validity, enforceability or collectability of the Loans generally or any material portion of the Collateral, (c) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders andor the Secured Parties with respect to matters arising under this Agreement or in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, is materially adverse to the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
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“Measurement Date”: Each of (i) the Effective Date; (ii) the date of any Funding Notice or Reinvestment Notice; (iii) with respect to any Loan, the earlier to occur of (a) the date that the Collateral Manager has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Value Adjustment Event or (b) the date that the Assigned Value of any Loan is adjusted; (iv) unless such date is two (2) or fewer days prior to the next Quarterly Payment Date, the Business Day prior to the date any Principal Collections are to be released pursuant to Section 2.7(b); (v) within three (3) Business Days of the date on which a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party becomes aware that any Loan included in the latest calculation of the Borrowing Base fails to meet one or more of the criteria listed in the definition of “Eligible Loan” (other than any criteria thereof waived by the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of acquisition of such Loan by the Borrower); (vi) the date any Loan described in the foregoing subclause (v) again satisfies all of the criteria listed in the definition of “Eligible Loan” and is first re-included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base; (vii) the date on or prior to each Reinvestment, Discretionary Sale or Substitution pursuant to Section 2.14 and Section 3.2, as applicable; (viiviii) each Monthly Reporting Date (provided that in each case that the Monthly Reporting Date is the applicable Measurement Date, the calculations reported as of such date shall be made as of the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month); (ix) the date of any Pre-Funded Equity Acquisition effected in order to cure a Borrowing Base Deficiency pursuant to Section 2.9(g); and (viiix) each other date requested by the Administrative Agent with at least five (5) Business Days advance notice.
“Minimum Credit Enhancement Amount”: As of any date, an amount equal to the sum of the Adjusted Borrowing Values of all Eligible Loans owing by the three (3) Obligors which have the greatest Obligor Exposure.
“Minimum Credit Enhancement Amount Test”: As of any date, the test that is satisfied if the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of all Eligible Loans as of such date plus the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account as of such date minus the Advances Outstanding is equal to or greater than the Minimum Credit Enhancement Amount.
“Money”: The meaning specified in Section 1-201(24) of the UCC.
“Monthly Reporting Date”: The twentieth (20th) day of each calendar month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, with the first Monthly Reporting Date occurring on March 20, 2023.
“Moody’s”: Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto. by the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.
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“Pledge Agreement (Borrower Equity)”: The Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, made by the Equityholder in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, pledging all of the equity interests of the Borrower, as amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time.
“Pre-Funded Equity”: Any amount contributed by the Fund to the Borrower and deposited in the applicable Pre-Funded Equity Account for the purpose of acquiring one or more Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Pre-Funded Equity Account”: A Securities Account created and maintained on the books and records of the Collateral Custodian (or any other party acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) entitled “Pre-Funded Equity Account”, if any, in the name of the Borrower, and subject to the Lien of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may elect not to create or maintain a Pre-Funded Equity Account.
“Pre-Funded Equity Acquisition”: The meaning specified in Section 2.9(g).
“Pre-Funded Loan”: A Loan which will, upon the acquisition thereof, be an Eligible Loan; Pre-Funded Loans may be funded to the related Obligors from a disbursement of the proceeds of a Loan Advance made into the Pre-Funded Loan Account prior to (but in no event earlier than three (3) Business Days prior to) the origination date of such Loan.
“Pre-Funded Loan Account”: A Securities Account created and maintained on the books and records of the Collateral Custodian (or any other party acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) entitled “Pre-Funded Loan Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the Lien of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Prepayment Premium”: With respect to any voluntary reduction of the Facility Amount (in whole or in part) pursuant to Section 2.3, prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, an amount equal to 1.00% of the amount by which the Facility Amount has been reduced.
“Principal Collection Account”: A Securities Account created and maintained on the books and records of the Collateral Custodian (or any other party acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) entitled “Principal Collection Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the Lien of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Principal Collections”: All amounts received by the Borrower or the Collateral Custodian that are not Interest Collections or, Excluded Amounts or Pre-Funded Equity to the extent received in cash by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Collateral Custodian; provided that amounts initially deposited as Pre-Funded Equity may be transferred to the Principal Collection Account and redesignated as Principal Collections pursuant to Section 2.6, at which time such amounts shall permanently cease to be treated as Pre-Funded Equity and shall be deemed Principal Collections.
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“Pro Rata Share”: With respect to a Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing the Commitment of such Lender (as determined pursuant to the definition of “Commitment”) by the aggregate Commitments of all the Lenders (as determined pursuant to the definition of “Commitment”) or, if the Commitments have been terminated, based on the Advances Outstanding.
“Proceeds”: With respect to any Collateral, all property that is receivable or received when such Collateral is collected, sold, liquidated, foreclosed, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes all rights to payment with respect to any insurance relating to such Collateral, net of all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any such collection, sale, liquidation, foreclosure, exchange or disposal.
“Property”: Any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including Capital Stock.
“Public Lenders”: The meaning specified in Section 12.2(d).
“Purchase Price”: With respect to any Loan, an amount (expressed as a percentage of par) equal to (i) the purchase price (or, if different principal amounts of such Loan were purchased at different purchase prices, the weighted average of such purchase prices) paid by the Transferor, the Equityholder or the Borrower (as applicable) for such Loan (exclusive of any interest, PIK Interest and original issue discount) divided by (ii) the principal balance of the portion of such Loan purchased by the Borrower outstanding as of the date of such purchase (exclusive of any interest, PIK Interest and original issue discount); provided that the Purchase Price of any Loan determined to be equal to or greater than ninety-five percent (95.0%) in accordance with the foregoing calculation shall be deemed to be one hundred percent (100%).
“QFC”: 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).
“Qualified Borrowing Base Tower Cash Flow Loan”: A Borrowing Base Tower Cash Flow Loan for which the applicable Development Basket Debt does not exceed 10% of the total indebtedness for such Loan.
“Qualified Institution”: A depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any one of the States thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), (i)(a) that has either (1) a long-term unsecured debt rating of “A” or better by S&P and “A2” or better by Moody’s or (2) a short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit rating of “A-1” or better by S&P or “P-1” or better by Moody’s, (b) the parent corporation of which has either (1) a long-term unsecured debt rating of “A” or better by S&P and “A2” or better by Moody’s or (2) a short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit rating of “A-1” or better by S&P and “P-1” or better by Moody’s or (c) is otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC. shall initially include the period from the date of formation of such Obligor to the most recently ended month or fiscal quarter (as the case may be), with applicable amounts in such period annualized for purposes of such calculations, and shall subsequently include each period of the last twelve (12) consecutive reported calendar months or four (4) consecutive reported fiscal quarters (as the case may be) of such Obligor.
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“Repayment Notice”: Each notice required to be delivered by the Borrower in respect of any repayment of Advances Outstanding, in the form of Exhibit A-2.
“Replacement Collateral Manager”: The meaning specified in Section 6.11(a).
“Replacement Collateral Manager Fee”: The fee payable to the Replacement Collateral Manager or any successor Collateral Manager on each Quarterly Payment Date in arrears in respect of each Accrual Period after the resignation or removal of Xxxxxxx Street Middle Market Lending Fund LLC (or any other Affiliate of any Loan Party or the Investment Advisor) as Collateral Manager hereunder, which fee shall be an amount equal to (A) (i) the sum of the AssignedAdjusted Borrowing Value of the Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loans owned by the Borrower on each day of such Accrual Period divided by (ii) the number of days in such Accrual Period multiplied by (B) a rate equal to 0.50% per annum; provided, however, that the Replacement Collateral Manager shall be entitled to receive payment for such greater amount as agreed between the Replacement Collateral Manager and the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Reportable Event”: A reportable event within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty (30) day notice period referred to in Section 4043(c) of ERISA has been waived.
“Required Funding Amount”: If (i) (A) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (B) the Revolving Period End Date has not occurred, in each case as of the date of determination and after giving effect to any withdrawals from the Unfunded Exposure Account on such date of determination, the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount, and (ii) (A) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (B) the Revolving Period End Date has occurred, in either case as of the date of determination and after giving effect to any withdrawals from the Unfunded Exposure Account on such date of determination, the Unfunded Exposure Amount.
“Required Lenders”: (a) The Administrative Agent and (b) the Lenders representing an aggregate of more than 50.00% of (i) prior to the earlier to occur of the Revolving Period End Date or the Termination Date, the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders then in effect and (ii) thereafter, the Advances Outstanding; provided that (A) if two (2) or more Lenders each represent 20.00% or more of (i) prior to the earlier to occur of the Revolving Period End Date or the Termination Date, the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders then in effect and (ii) thereafter, the Advances Outstanding, then “Required Lenders” shall also include at least two (2) such Lenders, and (B) the Commitment of, and the portion of any Advances Outstanding, as applicable, held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders. For purposes of determining the repurchase or retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire equity interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding.
“Review Criteria”: The meaning specified in Section 14.2(b)(i).
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“Revolving Loan”: Any Loan (other than a Delayed Draw (Unfunded) Loan) that is a senior secured obligation (including funded and unfunded portions of revolving credit lines, unfunded commitments under specific facilities, letter of credit facilities and other similar loans and investments) that under the Underlying Instruments relating thereto may require one or more future advances to be made to the Obligor by the Borrower and which provides that such borrowed money may be repaid and reborrowed from time to time; provided that any such Loan will be a Revolving Loan only until all commitments by the Borrower to make advances to the Obligor thereof expire, are terminated, or are irrevocably reduced to zero.
“Revolving Period”: The period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the day preceding the earlier to occur of the Revolving Period End Date or the Termination Date.
“Revolving Period End Date”: The earliest to occur of (a) the Scheduled Revolving Period End Date, (b) the date that is ninety (90) days after the termination of the “Commitment Period” (as defined in the Fund Operating Agreement) and (c) the date of the declaration of the Revolving Period End Date pursuant to Section 9.2(a).
“S&P”: S&P Global Ratings (or its successors in interest).
“S&P Industry Classification”: The industry classifications set forth in Schedule V hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated with the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders if S&P publishes revised industry classifications.
“Sale Agreements”: Each of the Equityholder Sale Agreement and the Transferor Sale Agreement.
“Sale Proceeds”: With respect to any Loan, all proceeds received as a result of the sale of such Loan, net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Custodian incurred in connection with any such sale.
“Sanctioned Person”: Any Person, group, sector, territory or country that is the subject or target of any Sanctions, including, without limitation, any legal entity that is deemed to be a subject or target of Sanctions based on the direct or indirect ownership or control of such entity by any other Sanctioned Person.
“Sanctions”: Any and all economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and anti-terrorism laws, including, but not limited to, those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by: (a) the United States of America, including those administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, or through any existing or future executive order; (b) the United Nations Security Council; (c) the European
“Security Entitlement”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC.
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“Senior Collateral Manager Fee”: So long as Xxxxxxx Street Middle Market Lending Fund LLC (or any Affiliate of any Loan Party or the Investment Advisor) is the Collateral Manager, the fee payable to the Collateral Manager on each Quarterly Payment Date in arrears in respect of each Accrual Period, which fee shall be an amount equal to (A) (i) the sum of the AssignedAdjusted Borrowing Value of the Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loans owned by the Borrower on each day of such Accrual Period divided by (ii) the number of days in such Accrual Period multiplied by (B) a rate equal to 0.35% per annum.
“SOFR”: A rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator”: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website”: The website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SOFR Determination Day”: The meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“SOFR Rate Day”: The meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“Solvent”: As to any Person at any time, having a state of affairs such that all of the following conditions are met: (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person in an orderly liquidation of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and other liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and does not propose to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property assets would constitute unreasonably small capital.
“Specified Rating”: As to any Obligor or Loan, (i) a public debt rating equal to or better than “B-” by S&P or the equivalent public debt rating of another Rating Agency or (ii) if no rating referenced in clause (i) is available, a private debt rating equal to or better than “B-” by S&P or the equivalent private debt rating of another Rating Agency; provided that in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), (x) if both the applicable Obligor and the applicable Loan have at least one rating under any such clause, the applicable Loan rating shall apply for purposes of determining the rating under such clause and (y) if the applicable Obligor or Loan has more than one rating under any such clause, the lowest such rating shall apply for purposes of determining the rating under such clause.
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“Structured Finance Obligation”: Any obligation secured directly by, referenced to, or representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or other Financial Assets of any Obligor that is a single purpose bankruptcy remote special purpose entity established to finance such Financial Assets, including collateralized debt obligations and mortgage-backed securities, including (but not limited to) collateral debt obligations, collateral loan obligations, asset backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities or any resecuritization thereof.
“Subordinated Collateral Manager Fee”: So long as Xxxxxxx Street Middle Market Lending Fund LLC (or any Affiliate of any Loan Party or the Investment Advisor) is the Collateral Manager, the fee payable to the Collateral Manager on each Quarterly Payment Date in arrears in respect of each Accrual Period, which fee shall be an amount equal to (A) (i) the sum of the AssignedAdjusted Borrowing Value of the Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loans owned by the Borrower on each day of such Accrual Period divided by (ii) the number of days in such Accrual Period multiplied by (B) a rate equal to 0.15% per annum.
“Subsidiary”: As to any Person, a corporation, partnership, exempted limited partnership, company, exempted company, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership, exempted limited partnership, company, exempted company, limited liability company or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.
“Substitution”: The meaning specified in Section 2.14(b).
“Syndicate Communications”: Collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Obligor pursuant to any Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to Article XII, including through the Platform.
“Tape”: The meaning specified in Section 7.2(b)(vi).
“Taxes”: 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 SOFR”: The greater of (a) the Floor and (b) the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR for a tenor comparable to the applicable Available Tenor selected by the Borrower in accordance with the definition of “Benchmark” on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term Recurring Revenue Loans, Obligors for which the Obligor Debt-to-Recurring Revenue Ratio of the applicable Obligor with respect to such Recurring Revenue Loan is less than 3.00 to 1.00 but
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greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 and (d) with respect to Tower Cash Flow Loans, Obligors for which the Obligor Tower Cash Flow Multiple of the applicable Obligor with respect to such Tower Cash Flow Loan is less than 15.00 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 13.50 to 1.00.
“Total Interest Coverage Ratio”: With respect to the Borrower, for the trailing twelve (12) month period then ending (or, prior to the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Effective Date, the period from the Effective Date to the end of such month), the ratio of (i)(A) the Borrower Interest Collections during such period, minus (B) all Senior Collateral Manager Fees and Subordinated Collateral Manager Fees payable by the Borrower during such period to (ii) Interest Expense for such period.
“Tower Cash Flow Loan”: Any Loan that satisfies all of the requirements set forth in the definition of “First Lien Loan” or “First Lien Last Out Loan” except that it is underwritten to Obligor Tower Cash Flow as determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard.
“Transaction”: The meaning specified in Section 3.2.
“Transaction Documents”: This Agreement, each Sale Agreement, the Account Control Agreement, the Pledge Agreement (Borrower Equity), the Fee Letter, each Note, any Joinder Supplement, any Transferee Letter, any Assignment and Assumption, the Collateral Custodian Fee Letter and the Document Agent Fee Letter.
“Transferee Letter”: The meaning specified in Section 12.16.
“Transferor”: Xxxxxxx Street Middle Market Lending Fund LLC, as seller of Loans to the Equityholder.
“Transferor Sale Agreement”: The Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, among the Transferor and the Equityholder, as amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time.
“UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement”: The applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Uncertificated Security”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(l818) of the UCC.
“Underlying Assets”: With respect to a Loan, any property or other assets designated and pledged as collateral to secure repayment of such Loan, including to the extent provided for in the relevant Underlying Instruments, a pledge of the stock, membership or other ownership interests in the related Obligor and all Proceeds from any sale or other disposition of such property or other assets. recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
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“U.S. Person”: A “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime”: Each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”: The meaning specified in Section 2.13(g)(ii)(B)(3).
“Value Adjustment Event”: With respect to any Loan, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events after the related Funding Date:
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the circumstances giving rise to a Value Adjustment Event are cured, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, the Borrower may request that the Administrative Agent deem (which determination shall be made in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion) that such Value Adjustment Event shall no longer be in effect for subsequent Accrual Periods after such Value Adjustment Event has been cured. For the avoidance of doubt, an Eligible Loan shall not cease to be an Eligible Loan solely as a result of a reduction in Assigned Value pursuant to a Value Adjustment Event but will remain an Eligible Loan with the new Assigned Value.
“Warranty Loan”: Any Loan for which either the Transferor or the Equityholder becomes subject to an obligation under the applicable Sale Agreement to repurchase or substitute such Loan.
“Weighted Average Advance Rate”: As of any date of determination with respect to all Eligible Loans included in the Borrowing Base, the amount obtained by (x) summing the products obtained by multiplying:
The Advance Rate at such time applicable to each such Eligible Loan |
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The sum of (i) the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Eligible Loan minus (ii) an amount equal to the Excess Concentration Amount attributable to such Eligible Loan |
and dividing such sum by (y) the sum of (i) the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of all Eligible Loans minus (ii) an amount equal to the Excess Concentration Amount as of such date; provided that if the Borrowing Base contains fifteen (15) Eligible Loans or fewer, the Weighted Average Advance Rate shall not exceed 50.00%; provided, further, that for the purpose of determining the number of Eligible Loans for the purpose of the foregoing proviso, all Eligible Loans to a single Obligor shall be treated as one (1) Eligible Loan.
“Withdrawal Conditions”: The meaning specified in Section 2.9(e)(i).
“Withholding Agent”: Any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent, or the Collateral Custodian to the extent required by Applicable Law.
“Zero Coupon Obligation”: A debt obligation that does not bear interest for all or part of the period that it is outstanding or that provides for periodic payments in cash less frequently than quarterly or that pays interest only at its stated maturity.
Section 1.2 Other Terms.
All accounting terms used but not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York, and used but not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined therein.
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Section 1.3 Computation of Time Periods.
Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.”
Section 1.4 Interpretation.
In each Transaction Document, unless a contrary intention appears:
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this Section 2.3(a) shall be applied first to the Loan Advances that bear interest at the Base Rate, second, ratably, to the Loan Advances that bear interest at Daily Simple SOFR and then, ratably, to the Loan Advances that bear interest at Term SOFR, in the direct order of Interest Period maturities.
Section 2.4 Determination of Interest.
The Administrative Agent shall calculate and determine the Interest (including unpaid Interest related thereto, if any, due and payable on a prior Quarterly Payment Date and the Benchmark) to be paid by the Borrower on each Quarterly Payment Date for the related Accrual Period and shall advise the Borrower and the Collateral Manager thereof no later than the third Business Day prior to such Quarterly Payment Date.
Section 2.5 Notations on Notes.
Each Lender is hereby authorized to enter on a schedule attached to the Note with respect to such Lender, as applicable, a notation (which may be computer generated) or to otherwise record in its internal books and records or computer system with respect to each Loan Advance made by the applicable Lender of (a) the date and principal amount thereof and (b) each payment and repayment of principal thereof. Any such recordation shall, absent manifest error, constitute prima facie evidence of the Advances Outstanding, as applicable, under each such Note. The failure of any Lender to make any such notation on the schedule attached to the applicable Note shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loan Advances in accordance with the terms set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between any such recordation or notation and the entries in the Register, the entries in the Register shall prevail.
Section 2.6 Reduction of Borrowing Base Deficiency.
Any Borrowing Base Deficiency may be reduced to zero by the Borrower taking one or more of the following actions, which after giving effect thereto, cause the aggregate Advances Outstanding to no longer exceed Availability at such time:
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Section 2.7 Settlement Procedures.
(a) Interest Collections. On each Quarterly Payment Date, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Manager shall direct the Collateral Custodian (which direction shall be deemed given upon receipt by the Collateral Custodian of the related Quarterly Payment Date Report) to pay pursuant to the latest Quarterly Payment Date Report (and the Collateral Custodian shall make payments from the Interest Collection Account to the extent of Available Funds, in reliance on the information set forth in such Quarterly Payment Date Report) to the following Persons, the following amounts in the following order of priority:
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Section 2.8 Alternate Settlement Procedures.
On each Business Day (a) following the occurrence of and during the continuation of an Event of Default or (b) following the declaration of the occurrence, or the deemed occurrence, as applicable, of the Termination Date pursuant to Section 9.2(a), the Collateral Manager (or, after delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Administrative Agent) shall direct the Collateral Custodian to pay pursuant to the latest Quarterly Payment Date Report or such other direction as may be timely given by the Administrative Agent (and the Collateral Custodian shall make payment from the Collection Account to the extent of Available Funds and the Pre-Funded Equity Account (other than, if agreed to by the Required Lenders in its sole discretion, Principal Collections that have been designated for use to settle binding commitments with respect to Eligible Loans entered into prior to the applicable Quarterly Determination Date), in reliance on the information set forth in such Quarterly Payment Date Report or such other direction) to the following Persons, the following amounts in the following order of priority:
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Custodian may conclusively rely), the Collateral Custodian will release funds from the Pre-Funded Loan Account to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed the lesser of (A) the amount requested by the Borrower and (B) the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funded Loan Account on such day. At any time, the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (or, after delivery of Notice of Exclusive Control, the Administrative Agent), may, and in the case that such amounts are the proceeds of Loan Advances that remain on deposit for longer than ten (10) Business Days, upon the direction of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, shall (to the extent the Borrower no longer believes that such amounts shall be used to acquire a Pre-Funded Loan within the next ten (10) Business Days), cause any amounts on deposit in the Pre-Funded Loan Account (x) that are the proceeds of Loan Advances to be applied to repay such Loan Advances and (y) that were funded to the Pre-Funded Loan Account by the Borrower, the Fund or their Affiliates in respect of a Pre-Funded Loan the acquisition of which was not consummated by the Borrower in such ten (10) Business Day period to be disbursed at the discretion of the Borrower.
Section 2.10 Payments, Computations, Etc.
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computations of interest and other fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year consisting amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.13 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party 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 Section 2.13(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 Section 2.13(h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.13(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 and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 2.13(h) 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.
Section 2.14 Reinvestment; Discretionary Sales, Substitutions and Repurchases of Loans.
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Section 3.2 Conditions Precedent to All Loan Advances and Acquisitions of Loans.
Each Loan Advance under this Agreement, each Reinvestment of Principal Collections pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(i) and, each acquisition of Loans in connection with a Substitution pursuant to Section 2.14(b) and each Pre-Funded Equity Acquisition (each, a “Transaction”) shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that must be satisfied (or waived in writing by the Lenders):
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Section 3.3 Custodianship; Transfer of Loans and Permitted Investments.
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of its Contractual Obligation, (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement, and Xxxxx described in clause (f) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”) upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, or (iv) violate any Applicable Law.
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than criteria waived by the Administrative Agent on or prior to the related Funding Date in respect of such Loan) listed in the definition of “Eligible Loan”, (5) any Loan described in the foregoing subclause (4) again satisfies all of the criteria listed in the definition of “Eligible Loan” and the Borrower intends to re-include such Eligible Loan in the calculation of the Borrowing Base, or (56) any amendment to the Governing Documents of the Equityholder or the Transferor if such amendment materially and adversely affects the interests of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as determined in the reasonable judgement of the Collateral Manager;
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the case may be, the collateral database compiled and delivered (or caused to be the information and the calculations included in such Borrowing Base Certificates and Quarterly Payment Date Reports were not determined or performed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, except for such exceptions as such accountants (or such other party) shall believe to be immaterial and such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement, or (B) a Collateral Manager Termination Event occurred during the applicable reporting period; provided that, if the Administrative Agent has provided written notice to the Borrower that the Administrative Agent has, in its reasonable discretion, elected to directly engage a firm of independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing (or any other party identified by the Administrative Agent) to provide an Agreed-Upon Procedures Report for an applicable fiscal year, the Borrower shall not be obligated to separately furnish an Agreed-Upon Procedures Report for such fiscal year;
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It is acknowledged and agreed that in circumstances in which a Person other than the Borrower, the Transferor or the Collateral Manager acts as lead agent with respect to any Loan, the Collateral Manager shall perform its administrative and management duties hereunder only to the extent that, as a lender under the related loan syndication Underlying Instruments, it has the right to do so.
Section 6.3 Authorization of the Collateral Manager.
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with the grant of a security interest granted by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, hereunder, to collect all amounts due under any and all Collateral, including endorsing any of their names on checks and other instruments representing Collections, executing and delivering any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of on such Business Day, in which case the Administrative Agent shall use its reasonable efforts to pay such amounts to each Lender on such Business Day, but, in any event, shall pay such amounts to such Lender not later than the following Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall pay amounts owing to each Lender in accordance with the written instructions delivered by each such Lender to the Administrative Agent.
Section 11.9 Collateral Matters.
Each of the Lenders irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion:
Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Xxxxxxx will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property pursuant to this Section 11.9. In each case as specified in this Section 11.9, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Transaction Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and this Section 11.9.
Section 11.10 Erroneous Payments.
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(c) Each Lender and each Secured Party hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or Secured Party under any Transaction Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender or Secured Party under any Transaction Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any amount that the Administrative Agent has demanded to be returned under clause (a) above.
(d) (i) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor in accordance with clause (a) above, from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender at any time, then effective immediately (with the consideration therefor being acknowledged by the parties hereto), (A) such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Loan Advances (but not its Commitments) of the relevant class with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loan Advances (but not Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) (on a cashless basis and such amount calculated at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee set forth in Section 12.16(a)(5) to be deemed waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance)), and is hereby (together with the Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to a Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants) with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and such Lender shall deliver any Notes evidencing such Loan Advances to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (but the failure of such Person to deliver any such Notes shall not affect the effectiveness of the foregoing assignment), (B) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to have acquired the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (C) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender (D) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall each be deemed to have waived any consents required under this Agreement to any such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and (E) the Administrative Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loan Advances subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(ii) Subject to Section 12.16 (but excluding, in all events, any assignment consent or approval requirements (whether from the Borrower or otherwise)), the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loan Advances acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan Advance (or portion thereof), and the
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Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Xxxxxx (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and interest, received by the Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Loans acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Loans are then owned by the Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent be reduced by any amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the applicable Lender from time to time.
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Appendix B
Amendments to Exhibits and Schedules to Loan Agreement
EXECUTION VERSION
CONFORMED THROUGH OMNIBUS AMENDMENT DATED JANUARY 17, 2024
EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
TO
LOAN, SECURITY AND COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 10, 2023
EXHIBITS |
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EXHIBIT A-1 |
Form of Funding Notice |
EXHIBIT A-2 |
Form of Repayment Notice |
EXHIBIT A-3 |
Form of Reinvestment Notice |
EXHIBIT A-4 |
Form of Borrowing Base Certificate |
EXHIBIT A-5 |
Form of Incumbency Certificate |
EXHIBIT A-6 |
Form of Quarterly Payment Date Report |
EXHIBIT A-7 |
Form of Static Pool Analysis |
EXHIBIT A-8 |
Form of Notice of Continuation |
EXHIBIT A-9 |
Form of Disbursement Request |
EXHIBIT B |
Form of Promissory Note |
EXHIBIT C |
Form of Officer’s Certificate as to Solvency |
EXHIBIT D |
Form of Officer’s Closing Certificate |
EXHIBIT E |
Form of Release of Underlying Instruments |
EXHIBIT F |
Form of Compliance Certificate |
EXHIBIT G |
Form of Transferee Letter |
EXHIBIT H |
Form of Joinder Supplement |
EXHIBIT I-1 |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate – For Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
EXHIBIT I-2 |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate – For Foreign Participants that are not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
EXHIBIT I-3 |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate – For Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
EXHIBIT I-4 |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate – For Foreign Lenders that are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
EXHIBIT J |
Form of Document Agent Certification |
EXHIBIT K |
Form of Assignment and Assumption |
EXHIBIT L |
Form of Annual Statement as to Compliance |
SCHEDULES |
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SCHEDULE I |
Loan Party Names |
SCHEDULE II |
Loan List |
SCHEDULE III |
[Reserved] |
SCHEDULE IV |
Agreed-Upon Procedures |
SCHEDULE V |
S&PGICS Industry Classifications |
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SCHEDULE IV
AGREED-UPON PROCEDURES
In accordance with Section 5.1(t)(v) of the Loan and Security Agreement, the Borrower or Collateral Manager will cause a firm of nationally recognized independent certified public accountants (or any other party identified by the Administrative Agent) to furnish in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants a report to the effect that such accountants (or such other party) have either verified, compared, or recalculated the following information contained in each of the Applicable Borrowing Base Certificates and Quarterly Payment Date Reports to the applicable system or records of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager and the financial statements of the underlying Obligors, as applicable:
Schedule IV
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SCHEDULE V
S&PGICS INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATIONS
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GICS Industry Classification |
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1 Aerospace & Defense 2 Air Freight & Logistics 3 Automobile Components 4 Automobiles 5 Banks 6 Beverages 7 Biotechnology 8 Broadline Retail 9 Building Products 10 Capital Markets 11 Chemicals 12 Commercial Services & Supplies 13 Communications Equipment 14 Construction & Engineering 15 Construction Materials 16 Consumer Finance 17 Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 18 Containers & Packaging 19 Distributors 20 Diversified Consumer Services 21 Diversified REITs 22 Diversified Telecommunication Services 23 Electric Utilities 24 Electrical Equipment 25 Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 26 Energy Equipment & Services 27 Entertainment 28 Financial Services 29 Food Products 30 Gas Utilities 31 Ground Transportation 32 Health Care Equipment & Supplies 33 Health Care Providers & Services 34 Health Care REITs 35 Health Care Technology 36 Hotel & Resort REITs 37 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
38 Household Durables 39 Household Products 40 Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 41 Industrial Conglomerates 42 Industrial REITs 43 Insurance 44 Interactive Media & Services 45 IT Services 46 Leisure Products 47 Life Sciences Tools & Services 48 Machinery 49 Marine Transportation 50 Media 51 Metals & Mining 52 Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 53 Multi-Utilities 54 Office REITs 55 Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 56 Paper & Forest Products 57 Passenger Airlines 58 Personal Care Products 59 Pharmaceuticals 60 Professional Services 61 Real Estate Management & Development 62 Residential REITs 63 Retail REITs 64 Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 65 Software 66 Specialized REITs 67 Specialty Retail 68 Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 69 Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 70 Tobacco 71 Trading Companies & Distributors 72 Transportation Infrastructure 73 Water Utilities 74 Wireless Telecommunication Services |
Schedule V
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Appendix C
Amendments to Control Agreement
EXECUTION VERSION
CONFORMED THROUGH OMNIBUS AMENDMENT DATED JANUARY 17, 2024
CONTROL AGREEMENT
among
XXXXXXX STREET MIDDLE MARKET LENDING INVESTMENTS LLC,
as Pledgor,
ALLY BANK,
as Administrative Agent,
and
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
as Securities Intermediary
Dated as of February 10, 2023
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designated as the “Principal Collection Account” with securities account number 11592045-1 and related deposit account number 11592045-1-D (such account, together with any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, the “Principal Collection Account”), (ii) the securities account and related deposit account designated as the “Interest Collection Account” with securities account number 11592045-2 and related deposit account number 11592045-2-D (such account, together with any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, the “Interest Collection Account”), (iii) the securities account and related deposit account designated as the “General Collection Account” with securities account number 11592045-3 and related deposit account number 11592045-3-D (such account, together with any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, the “General Collection Account” and together with the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account, the “Collection Account”), (iv) the securities account and related deposit account designated as the “Collateral Account” with securities account number 11592045-4 and related deposit account number 11592045-4-D (such account, together with any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, the “Collateral Account”), (v) the securities account and related deposit account designated as the “Unfunded Exposure Account” with securities account number 11592045-5 and related deposit account number 11592045-5-D (such account, together with any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, the “Unfunded Exposure Account”) and, (vi) the securities account and related deposit account designated as the “Pre-Funded Loan Account” with securities account number 11592045-6 and related deposit account number 11592045-6-D (such account, together with any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, the “Pre-Funded Loan Account”) and (vii) the securities account and related deposit account designated as the “Pre-Funded Equity Account” with securities account number 11592045-7 and related deposit account number 11592045-7-D (such account, together with any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, the “Pre-Funded Equity Account” and together with the Principal Collection Account, the Interest Collection Account, the General Collection Account, the Collateral Account and, the Unfunded Exposure Account and the Pre-Funded Loan Account, the “Secured Accounts”).
(b) Status of Secured Accounts; Treatment of Property as Financial Assets; Relationship of Parties. The Securities Intermediary hereby agrees with the Pledgor and Administrative Agent that: (i) each Secured Account is a “securities account” (within the meaning of Section 8-501(a) of the UCC and Article 1(1)(b) of the Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities Held with an Intermediary (the “Hague Securities Convention”)) in respect of which the Securities Intermediary is a “securities intermediary” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC) and an “intermediary” (within the meaning of Article 1(1)(c) of the Hague Securities Convention) or a “deposit account” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC, (ii) each item of property other than money or cash (whether investment property, financial asset, securities, instrument or other property except money or cash) credited to any Secured Account shall be credited to any Secured Account that is a securities account, and shall be treated as a “financial asset” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC), provided that nothing herein shall require the Securities Intermediary to credit to the Secured Accounts or to treat as a financial asset (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC) an asset in the nature of a general intangible (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC) or to “maintain” a sufficient quantity thereof (within the meaning of Section 8-504 of the UCC), and (iii) each Secured Account and any rights or proceeds derived therefrom are subject to a security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent arising under the Loan Agreement. The Securities Intermediary shall, subject to the terms
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