FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of October 30, 2023 (this “First Amendment”) and entered into by and among EVERTEC, INC., a Puerto Rico corporation (“Parent”),
EVERTEC GROUP, LLC, a Puerto Rico limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Loan Parties (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below)), the Incremental Term A Lenders (as defined below), the Incremental Term B
Lenders (as defined below) and Truist Bank, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2022 (as amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the First Amendment
Effective Date (as defined below), the “Existing Credit Agreement”), among Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders and L/C Issuers party thereto from time to time and Truist Bank, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and an
L/C Issuer;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.22 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower may seek Incremental Commitments (i) in the form of Additional Term Loan Commitments to increase the aggregate
principal amount of any existing Class of Term Loans and (ii) to establish a new Class of Term B Loans, in each case, from any existing Lender or other Person pursuant to an Additional Credit Extension Amendment among the Parent, the Borrower, the
other Loan Parties, each Lender agreeing to provide such Incremental Commitments and the Administrative Agent;
WHEREAS, Parent intends to indirectly acquire (the “First Amendment Acquisition”) Sinqia S.A. (“Target”) and its subsidiaries (together with Target, the “Acquired Business”)
pursuant to that certain Merger Agreement and Other Covenants, dated as of July 20, 2023, by and among Evertec Brasil Informatica S.A., Sinqia S.A. and certain “Intervening Parties” named therein (including all schedules, annexes and exhibits
thereto, the “Acquisition Agreement”);
WHEREAS, on the First Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower intends to incur Incremental Commitments (i) in the form of Additional Term Loan Commitments to increase the Term A Loans under the
Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to Section 2.22 of the Existing Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount of $60,000,000 (the “Incremental Term A Loan Commitments”) and (ii) in the form of Term B Loan Commitments pursuant to
Section 2.22 of the Existing Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount of $600,000,000 (the “Incremental Term B Loan Commitments”), in each case, and thereafter use the proceeds thereof, together with cash on hand of the Acquired
Business, to (w) add cash to the balance sheet, (x) pay the purchase price pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, (y) finance the repayment of Sinqia S.A.’s Debentures (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) (the “Target
Refinancing”) and (z) pay fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing and the transactions related thereto (the foregoing, the “First Amendment Transactions”);
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WHEREAS, (i) each Person identified on Annex 1-A hereto (each in such capacity, an “Incremental Term A Lender” and collectively, the “Incremental Term A Lenders”; for the
avoidance of doubt, such term includes any assignees of the Incremental Term A Lenders) has agreed to provide the Incremental Term A Loan Commitments in the amount set forth opposite its name on Annex 1-A hereto, with the proceeds of any
Incremental Term A Loans made on the First Amendment Effective Date to be used to fund the First Amendment Transactions and (ii) each Person identified on Annex 1-B hereto (each in such capacity, an “Incremental Term B Lender” and
collectively, the “Incremental Term B Lenders”; for the avoidance of doubt, such term includes any assignees of the Incremental Term B Lenders) has agreed to provide the Incremental Term B Loan Commitments in the amount set forth opposite
its name on Annex 1-B hereto, with the proceeds of any Incremental Term B Loans made on the First Amendment Effective Date to be used to fund the First Amendment Transactions; and
WHEREAS, Truist Securities, Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A. and Fifth Third Bank, National Association are acting as the joint lead arrangers and joint lead bookrunners under the Amended Credit
Agreement and this First Amendment (in such capacities, the “First Amendment Arrangers”);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants 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:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Existing Credit Agreement.
2. Incremental Term A Loan Commitments; Incremental Term B Loan Commitments.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this First Amendment, each Incremental Term A Lender, severally and not jointly, agrees to provide its Incremental Term A Loan Commitment in the
amount set forth opposite its name on Annex 1-A hereto on the First Amendment Effective Date and to make loans thereunder (“Incremental Term A Loans” and, together with the Incremental Term A Loan Commitments, the “Incremental
Term A Loan Facility”) to the Borrower in a single drawing in Dollars on the First Amendment Effective Date. Pursuant to Section 2.22 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Incremental Term A Loans, for all purposes under the Amended Credit
Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, shall be deemed to constitute a fungible increase to the Class of Term A Loans under the Amended Credit Agreement. Additionally, the Incremental Term A Loan Facility, as an increase to the Term A
Facility under the Amended Credit Agreement, shall be a Covenant Facility under the Amended Credit Agreement.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this First Amendment, each Incremental Term B Lender, severally and not jointly, agrees to provide its Incremental Term B Loan Commitment in the
amount set forth opposite its name on Annex 1-B hereto on the First Amendment Effective Date and to make loans thereunder (“Incremental Term B Loans” and, together with the Incremental Term B Loan Commitments, the “Incremental
Term B Loan Facility”) to the Borrower in a single drawing in Dollars on the First Amendment Effective Date. Pursuant to Section 2.22 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Incremental Term B Loans, for all purposes under the Amended Credit
Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, shall be deemed to constitute a separate Class of Term Loans from, and will not be fungible with, the Term A Loans under the Amended Credit Agreement. Additionally, the Incremental Term B Loan
Facility shall be a Non-Covenant Facility under the Amended Credit Agreement.
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(b) The Incremental Term A Lenders and the Incremental Term B Lenders acknowledge and agree that upon the First Amendment Effective Date, each Incremental Term A Lender and each
Incremental Term B Lender shall be a “Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, and shall perform all the obligations of and shall have
all rights of a Lender.
3. Amendments to Loan Documents. The Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended, effective as of the First Amendment Effective Date, to delete the stricken text (indicated
textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text)as set forth in the pages of the Existing Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto (the Existing Credit Agreement as amended
hereby, the “Amended Credit Agreement”).
4. Conditions Precedent. This First Amendment shall become effective as of the first date (the “First Amendment Effective Date”) when each of the conditions set forth in this
Section 4 shall have been satisfied:
(i) the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from (A) Parent, (B) the Borrower, (C) each of the other Loan Parties, (D) the Administrative Agent,
(E) the Collateral Agent, (F) each Incremental Term A Lender and (G) each Incremental Term B Lender, in each case, either (x) a counterpart of this First Amendment signed on behalf of such party or (y) written evidence satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this First Amendment) that such party has signed a counterpart of this First Amendment;
(ii) (A) other than payment of funds, all conditions to the obligations of the parties to the Acquisition Agreement to consummate the First Amendment Acquisition have
been satisfied and (B) since its execution, the Acquisition Agreement has not been amended, supplemented, waived or modified pursuant to its terms in a manner that in the aggregate (when taken as a whole) is materially adverse to the First
Amendment Arrangers, the Incremental Term A Lenders or the Incremental Term B Lenders, in their respective capacities as such, without the consent of the First Amendment Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed); provided that each First Amendment Arranger shall be deemed to have consented to such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification unless it shall have objected in writing thereto within three
business days of being notified or otherwise becoming aware of such amendment, waiver or modification;
(iii) the notice of prepayment in connection with the Target Refinancing, which shall be irrevocable, has been delivered prior to or substantially concurrently with the
borrowing of the Incremental Term A Loans and the Incremental Term B Loans;
(iv) since the date of the Acquisition Agreement, there shall not have occurred a Material Adverse Change (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) that would result in
the failure of a condition precedent to Parent’s (or a Subsidiary’s) obligation to consummate the First Amendment Acquisition under the Acquisition Agreement or that would give Parent (or a Subsidiary) the right (taking into account any notice and
cure provisions) to terminate Parent’s obligations pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement;
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(v) the First Amendment Arrangers, the Incremental Term A Lenders and the Incremental Term B Lenders shall have received:
(A) (x) the audited balance sheet and related statements of income (or operations) and cash flows of the Target, as of the most recent fiscal year ended at least 90 days
prior to the First Amendment Effective Date and (y) the audited balance sheet and related statements of income (or operations) and cash flows of Parent, as of the end of each of the three fiscal years ended at least 90 days prior to the First
Amendment Effective Date;
(B) (x) an unaudited balance sheet and related statements of income (or operations) and cash flows of the Target, as of the end of each fiscal quarter (other than the
fourth fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) ended after the most recent fiscal year end and at least 45 days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date and (y) an unaudited balance sheet and related statements of income (or operations) and cash
flows of Parent, as of the end of each fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) ended after the most recent fiscal year end and at least 45 days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date; and
(C) a pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related pro forma income statement of Parent, as of and for the twelve month period ending on the last day of the most
recently completed four-fiscal quarter period of Parent for which financial statements are due under clause (A) or (B) above, as applicable, in each case, giving effect to the First Amendment Transactions as if the First Amendment Transactions had
occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of the statement of income), it being agreed that such pro forma financial statements need not comply with Regulation S-X or include
purchase accounting adjustments;
provided that (i) the financial statements delivered pursuant to clauses
(A)(x) and (B)(x) above shall be prepared in accordance with GAAS, presented in accordance with international financial reporting standards-IASB (“IFRS-IASB”), (ii) the financial statements delivered pursuant to clauses (A)(y) and (B)(y)
above shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and (iii) the First Amendment Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of the financial statements contemplated by the preceding clauses (A)(x)
(with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022), (A)(y) (with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022), (B)(x) (with respect to the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023) and (B)(y) (with respect to the fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 2023) of this clause (v);
(vi) the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent, the Incremental Term A Lenders and the Incremental Term B
Lenders, a written opinion, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, of (i) Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx LLP, special New York counsel for the Loan Parties, and (ii) each local or foreign counsel specified on Annex 2, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
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(vii) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received with respect to each Loan Party, each of the items referred to in clauses (A), (B) and (C) below:
(A) a copy of the Organization Documents of such Loan Party, (A) in the case of the charter or certificate or articles of incorporation of a corporation, certified as of a
recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of the jurisdiction of its organization, and a certificate as to the good standing (to the
extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of such Loan Party as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official) or (B) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company or
the bylaws of a corporation, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Loan Party (or of the general partner or managing member of such Loan Party);
(B) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of each Loan Party dated the First Amendment Effective Date and certifying:
(1) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the Organization Documents of such Loan Party as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date and at all
times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (2) below,
(2) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors, the Board of Managers or the Board of Officers or the
shareholders or partners (as applicable) of such Loan Party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this First Amendment to which such Loan Party is a party or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such
Loan Party to which such person is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, the borrowings and credit extensions hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the First
Amendment Effective Date,
(3) that the Organization Documents of such Loan Party have not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto disclosed pursuant to clause (A) above,
(4) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing this First Amendment or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such
Loan Party, and
(5) as to the absence of any pending proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of such Loan Party; and
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(C) a certificate of a director or an officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer executing the
certificate pursuant to clause (B) above;
(viii) the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Incremental Term A Lenders and the Incremental Term B Lenders, shall have received a customary solvency certificate
signed by a Financial Officer of Parent confirming the solvency of Parent and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the First Amendment Transactions on the First Amendment Effective Date;
(ix) the Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request as required by Section 2.03 of the Existing Credit Agreement requesting that, conditioned upon the
consummation of the First Amendment Transactions, the Incremental Term A Lenders make the Incremental Term A Loans and the Incremental Term B Lenders make the Incremental Term B Loans on the First Amendment Effective Date;
(x) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date and signed by a Financial Officer of Parent, (A)
certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions in clauses (ii), (iii), (xi) and (xii) of this Section 4 and (B) certifying compliance with the Guarantor Coverage Test on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the First Amendment Acquisition
in accordance with the definition of “Permitted Business Acquisition” in the Existing Credit Agreement, subject to LCA Election rights and the grace periods for joining the Acquired Business set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement and the other
Loan Documents;
(xi) (A) each of the representations and warranties made by or with respect to the Acquired Business in the Acquisition Agreement to the extent a breach of such
representations and warranties is materially adverse to the interests of the Incremental Term A Lenders or the Incremental Term B Lenders (in their capacities as such) (the “Acquisition Agreement Representations”) and (B) the representations
and warranties made by Parent and the Borrower set forth Section 3.01 (with respect to organizational existence), Section 3.02 ((x) with respect to organizational power and authority, only as to execution, delivery and performance of this First
Amendment and related documentation and the extensions of credit hereunder and (y) with respect to no conflicts with Organizational Documents, such representation is made as in effect upon, or immediately after, consummation of the First Amendment
Acquisition), Section 3.03, Section 3.10, Section 3.11, Section 3.17 (subject to Permitted Liens and the Certain Funds Provisions), Section 3.19 (on a consolidated basis as of the First Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the First
Amendment Transactions), Section 3.25 and Section 3.26 (this clause (B), the “Specified Representations”), in each case, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent qualified by materiality, in which case such
representations shall be true and correct in all respects after giving effect to such materiality qualifier), in each case, on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date; provided that to the extent that
such representations specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be accurate in all material respects as of such earlier date;
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(xii) no Specified Event of Default shall exist and be continuing under the Existing Credit Agreement;
(xiii) the Parent Borrower shall have paid to the First Amendment Arrangers all fees due and payable to the First Amendment Arrangers pursuant to that certain Xxxxxxx
and Restated Fee Letter, dated as of August 11, 2023 (the “Fee Letter”), between Parent and the First Amendment Arrangers;
(xiv) to the extent invoiced in reasonable detail at least two (2) Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date (except as reasonably agreed to by Parent),
the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees payable thereto or to any First Amendment Arranger, Incremental Term A Lender or Incremental Term B Lender on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date and all other amounts due and payable
pursuant to this Amendment on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx llp) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Loan Parties hereunder or under any Loan Document (which amount may be offset against the proceeds from the Incremental Term A Loans
or the Incremental Term B Loans made hereunder);
(xv) the Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent the appropriate Note for the account of each Incremental Term A Lender and each
Incremental Term B Lender that has requested the same at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the First Amendment Effective Date;
(xvi) the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of bring-down lien, tax and judgment searches in each jurisdiction, and searches of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office, reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Loan Parties;
(xvii) the Incremental Term A Lenders and the Incremental Term B Lenders shall have received, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective
Date, (A) all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act and (B) to the extent the Borrower qualifies
as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a customary FinCEN beneficial ownership certificate, that in each case has been requested in writing at least ten (10) business days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date
(it being agreed delivery of a signed LSTA Beneficial Ownership Form shall satisfy this clause (B)), that, in each case, has been requested in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date; and
(xviii) the Administrative Agent shall have received such executed amendments to the existing Security Documents as are necessary to account for the incurrence of the
Incremental Term A Loans and the Incremental Term B Loans and are specified on Annex 3 hereto.
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5. Loan Party Certifications. Each of the Loan Parties hereby certifies that as of the First Amendment Effective Date:
(a) each Loan Party has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this First Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement;
(b) each Loan Party has duly executed and delivered this First Amendment and each of this First Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Loan Party enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’
rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing; and
(c) the execution and delivery by each Loan Party of this First Amendment and performance by each Loan Party of each of this First Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement, and the
receipt of credit extensions hereunder and the Transactions (a) have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder, partnership, limited liability company or other organizational action required to be obtained by such Loan Party, (b) will not
violate the Organization Documents of such Loan Party, (c) will not violate (i) any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation, or any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority in effect at the
time of execution of this First Amendment or (ii) any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such Loan Party is a party or by which it or any of its property is or may be bound at the time of execution of this First
Amendment, (d) will not be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation
(including any payment) or to a loss of a material benefit under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument, and (e) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by
such Loan Party, other than Permitted Liens, except in the case of clause (c) or (d) as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
6. Effect of First Amendment.
(a) The provisions of this First Amendment are deemed incorporated as of the First Amendment Effective Date into the Existing Credit Agreement as if fully set forth therein. Except as
expressly set forth herein, this First Amendment shall not, by implication or otherwise, limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of, the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are
ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. This First Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. Nothing herein shall be deemed to establish a
precedent for purposes of interpreting the provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement or entitle any Loan Party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or
agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances. This First Amendment shall apply to and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement and
the other Loan Documents specifically referred to herein.
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(b) On and after the First Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Existing Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import, and each
reference to the “Credit Agreement,” “thereunder,” “thereof,” “therein” or words of like import in any other Loan Document, shall be deemed a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement. This First Amendment shall constitute an Additional Credit
Extension Amendment entered into pursuant to Section 2.22 of the Existing Credit Agreement and a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
7. Reaffirmation. By executing and delivering a counterpart hereof, (i) each Loan Party hereby agrees that, as of the First Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to this
First Amendment, all Obligations of the Borrower shall be guaranteed pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and shall be secured pursuant to the Security Documents in accordance with the terms and
provisions thereof; and (ii) each Loan Party hereby (A) agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this First Amendment, as of the First Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to this First Amendment, the Security Documents
continue to be in full force and effect, (B) agrees as of the First Amendment Effective Date that all of the Liens and security interests created and arising under each Security Document remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, and
the perfected status and priority of each such Lien and security interest continues in full force and effect on a continuous basis, unimpaired, uninterrupted and undischarged, as collateral security for all Obligations under the Loan Documents (as
modified hereby) to which it is a party, in each case, to the extent provided in, and subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in, such Loan Documents (as amended by this First Amendment) and (C) as of the First Amendment Effective
Date, affirms and confirms all of its obligations and liabilities under the Amended Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document (including this First Amendment) to which it is a party, in each case, after giving effect to this First Amendment,
including its guarantee of the Obligations and the pledge of and/or grant of a security interest in its assets as Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents to secure such Obligations, all as provided in the Security Documents, and acknowledges
and agrees that as of the First Amendment Effective Date such obligations, liabilities, guarantee, pledge and grant continue in full force and effect in respect of, and to secure, such Obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, in each case after giving effect to this First Amendment.
8. Post-Closing Obligations.
(a) No later than ninety (90) calendar days following the consummation of the First Amendment Acquisition (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion):
(i) the Borrower shall cause Evertec Brasil Informatica S.A., Sinqia S.A., Sinqia Tecnologia Ltda. and Torq Inovação Digital Ltda. to become Guarantors in accordance
with (and to the extent required by) Section 5.10(a)(i) of the Existing Credit Agreement to the extent necessary to satisfy the Guarantor Coverage Test after giving effect to the First Amendment Acquisition (the “Joining Loan Parties”); and
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(ii) the Joining Loan Parties shall, in accordance with (and to the extent required by) Sections 5.10(a)(ii)(y)-(vi) and Section 5.10(b) of the Existing Credit
Agreement, deliver duly executed, notarized, apostilled, sworn-translated and registered (each as required under its applicable governing law) original counterparts of the applicable Security Documents, as well as legal opinions, certificates,
notices, security powers-of-attorney and other documentation as required under the applicable Security Documents and the Existing Credit Agreement, including the delivery of any stock certificates representing the Equity Interests of the Joining
Loan Parties to the Collateral Agent.
(b) No later than fifteen (15) Business Days following the First Amendment Effective Date (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) the
Borrower shall do or cause to be done each of the following:
(i) cause EVERTEC Group, LLC and EVERTEC Panamá, S.A. to make an endorsement in guarantee of their shares certificates in EVERTEC Dominicana, S.A.S. in favor of Truist
Bank, as Collateral Agent, by virtue of the amendments to the Dominican Republic share pledge agreements specified in items A(1) and A(3) on Annex 3 hereto; and
(ii) annotate the share registry book of EVERTEC Dominicana, S.A.S. to reflect that the amendments to the Dominican Republic share pledge agreements specified in items
A(1) and A(3) on Annex 3 hereto have been registered.
9. Waivers; Amendment. This First Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed and delivered on behalf of each of the
parties hereto and in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.08 of the Existing Credit Agreement.
10. Entire Agreement. This First Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof.
11. Applicable Law; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. The provisions of Sections 9.07, 9.11 and 9.15 of the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby
deemed to be incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis. Each party to this First Amendment hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any jurisdiction, other than the jurisdiction of any New York State
court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City in the borough of Manhattan and any appellate court from any thereof, that could apply by virtue of its present or future domicile or any other reason.
12. Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this First Amendment should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
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13. Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this First Amendment and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this First Amendment.
14. Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall
constitute but one contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this First Amendment by facsimile, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective
as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this First Amendment. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this First Amendment and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed
signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the
New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to
accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this First Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
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EVERTEC, INC., as Parent
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Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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EVERTEC GROUP, LLC, as the Borrower
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EVERTEC COSTA RICA, S.A., as Guarantor
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Title: | Authorized Representative |
[Evertec – Signature Page to First Amendment]
EVERTEC DOMINICANA, SAS, as Guarantor
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||
Title: |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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EVERTEC MÉXICO SERVICIOS DE PROCESAMIENTO, S.A. DE C.V., as Guarantor | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Title: | Authorized Representative |
EVERTEC GUATEMALA, S.A., as Guarantor | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Title: | Authorized Representative |
[Evertec – Signature Page to First Amendment]
EVERTEC PANAMÁ, S.A., as Guarantor
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Title: | Authorized Representative |
[Evertec – Signature Page to First Amendment]
TRUIST BANK, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Title: | Director |
[Evertec – Signature Page to First Amendment]
TRUIST BANK, as an Incremental Term B Lender
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Title: | Director |
[Evertec – Signature Page to First Amendment]
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, as an Incremental Term A Lender | |||
By: | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | ||
Title: |
VP & Relationship Officer
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title: |
VP & Relationship Officer
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[Evertec – Signature Page to First Amendment]
FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO, as an Incremental Term A Lender
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: | Senior Vice President |
[Evertec – Signature Page to First Amendment]
EXHBIT A
Amended Credit Agreement
ANNEX 1-A
Incremental Term A Loan Commitments
Incremental Term A Lender
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Incremental Term A Loan
Commitments
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Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
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$
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50,000,000
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FirstBank Puerto Rico
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$
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10,000,000
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TOTAL:
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$
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60,000,000
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ANNEX 1-B
Incremental Term B Loan Commitments
Incremental Term B Lender
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Incremental Term B Loan
Commitments
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Truist Bank
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$
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600,000,000
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TOTAL:
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$
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600,000,000
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ANNEX 2
Local Counsel
Local Counsel
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Jurisdiction
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Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLC
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Puerto Xxxx
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Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx y Xxxxxxx, S.C.
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Mexico
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Xxxxx, Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx. Xxxx x Xxxxxxxx, S.C
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Mexico
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx
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Dominican Republic
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BLP
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Costa Rica
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BLP
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Guatemala
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Dentons
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Panama
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ANNEX 3
Amendments, Supplements and Xxxxxxxx to Existing Foreign Security Documents
A. Dominican Republic
1. |
An Amendment to the Share Pledge Agreement (Contrato de Prenda Sobra Acciones), dated as of December 1, 2022, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, as the pledgor, and Truist Bank, as the collateral agent.
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2. |
An Amendment to the Trademark Pledge Agreement (Contrato de Prenda de Signos Distintivos), dated as of December 1, 2022, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, as the pledgor, and Truist Bank, as the
collateral agent.
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3. |
A Supplement to the Share Pledge Agreement (Contrato de Prenda Sobra Acciones), dated as of December 1, 2022, among EVERTEC Panama, S.A., as the pledgor, and Truist Bank, as the collateral agent.
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4. |
An Amendment to the Trademark Pledge Agreement (Contrato de Prenda de Signos Distintivos), dated as of December 1, 2022, among EVERTEC Dominicana, S.A.S, as the pledgor, and Truist Bank, as the
collateral agent.
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X. Xxxxx Rica
1. |
An Amendment to the Pledge Agreement (Contrato de Garantía Mobiliaria), dated as of December 20, 2022, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, as a pledgor, EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A., as a pledgor, and Truist
Bank, as the collateral agent.
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C. Panama
1. |
A Supplement to the Share Pledge Agreement (Contrato de Prenda Sobra Acciones), dated as of December 8, 2022, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, as the pledgor, and Truist Bank, as the collateral agent.
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EXHIBIT A
Deal CUSIP: X0000XXX0
Revolving Facility CUSIP: X0000XXX0
Term A Loan CUSIP: X0000XXX0
Incremental Term B Loan CUSIP: X0000XXX0
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of December 1, 2022,
as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of October 30, 2023,
Among
as Parent,
EVERTEC GROUP, LLC,
as Borrower,
The Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
and
TRUIST BANK,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer
TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, and
FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
and
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO,
and
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agents
and
FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, and
FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO,
as Co-Documentation Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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SECTION 1.01.
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Defined Terms.
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1
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SECTION 1.02.
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Terms Generally.
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SECTION 1.03.
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Accounting Terms.
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SECTION 1.04.
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Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents.
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SECTION 1.05.
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Additional Alternative Currencies.
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SECTION 1.06.
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Change of Currency.
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54 |
SECTION 1.07.
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Times of Day.
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SECTION 1.08.
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Letter of Credit Amounts.
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SECTION 1.09.
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Limited Condition Transactions.
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SECTION 1.10.
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Rates.
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SECTION
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Certain Calculations and Determinations.
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ARTICLE II
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THE CREDITS
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56
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SECTION 2.01.
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Commitments.
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SECTION 2.02.
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Loans and Borrowings.
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56
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SECTION 2.03.
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Requests for Borrowings.
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SECTION 2.04.
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Swingline Loans.
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SECTION 2.05.
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Letters of Credit.
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61
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SECTION 2.06.
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[Reserved].
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SECTION 2.07.
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Funding of Borrowings.
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SECTION 2.08.
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Interest Elections.
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SECTION 2.09.
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Termination and Reduction of Commitments.
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70
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SECTION 2.10.
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Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
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SECTION 2.11.
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Repayment of Term Loans and Revolving Facility Loans.
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SECTION 2.12.
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Prepayment of Loans.
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SECTION 2.13.
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Fees.
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SECTION 2.14.
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Interest.
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SECTION 2.15.
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Inability to Determine Rates; Benchmark Replacement Setting.
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SECTION 2.16.
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Increased Costs.
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SECTION 2.17.
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Break Funding Payments.
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SECTION 2.18.
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Taxes.
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SECTION 2.19.
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Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
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SECTION 2.20.
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Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
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SECTION 2.21.
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Illegality.
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SECTION 2.22.
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Incremental Commitments.
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SECTION 2.23.
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Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments.
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SECTION 2.24.
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Refinancing Term Loans.
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SECTION 2.25.
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Replacement Revolving Commitments.
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91
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SECTION 2.26.
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Cash Collateral.
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92 |
SECTION 2.27.
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Defaulting Lenders.
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93 |
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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95 | |
SECTION 3.01.
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Organization; Powers.
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95 |
SECTION 3.02.
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Authorization.
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95
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SECTION 3.03.
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Enforceability.
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SECTION 3.04.
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Governmental Approvals.
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SECTION 3.05.
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Financial Statements.
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96
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SECTION 3.06.
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No Material Adverse Effect.
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96
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SECTION 3.07.
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Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases.
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SECTION 3.08.
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Subsidiaries.
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SECTION 3.09.
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Litigation; Compliance with Laws.
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97
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SECTION 3.10.
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Federal Reserve Regulations.
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SECTION 3.11.
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Investment Company Act.
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SECTION 3.12.
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Use of Proceeds.
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SECTION 3.13.
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Taxes.
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SECTION 3.14.
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No Material Misstatements.
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98
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SECTION 3.15.
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Employee Benefit Plans.
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SECTION 3.16.
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Environmental Matters.
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99
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SECTION 3.17.
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Security Documents.
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SECTION 3.18.
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EEA Financial Institution.
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100
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SECTION 3.19.
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Solvency.
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SECTION 3.20.
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Labor Matters.
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SECTION 3.21.
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No Default.
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101 |
SECTION 3.22.
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Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
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101
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SECTION 3.23.
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Senior Debt.
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101
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SECTION 3.24.
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Insurance.
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SECTION 3.25.
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Anti-Money Laundering.
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SECTION 3.26.
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Anti-Corruption and Sanctions.
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ARTICLE IV
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CONDITIONS OF LENDING
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102
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SECTION 4.01.
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All Credit Events.
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102
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SECTION 4.02.
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First Credit Event.
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ARTICLE V
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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105
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SECTION 5.01.
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Existence; Businesses and Properties.
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105
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SECTION 5.02.
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Insurance.
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106 |
SECTION 5.03.
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Taxes.
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106 |
SECTION 5.04.
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Financial Statements, Reports, etc.
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107
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SECTION 5.05.
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Litigation and Other Notices.
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108
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SECTION 5.06.
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Compliance with Laws.
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SECTION 5.07.
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Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections.
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SECTION 5.08.
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Use of Proceeds.
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SECTION 5.09.
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Compliance with Environmental Laws.
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109 |
SECTION 5.10.
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Further Assurances; Additional Security.
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109 |
SECTION 5.11.
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[Reserved].
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113 |
SECTION 5.12.
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Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
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113 |
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ARTICLE VI
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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114
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SECTION 6.01.
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Indebtedness.
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SECTION 6.02.
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Liens.
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SECTION 6.03.
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[Reserved].
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SECTION 6.04.
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Investments, Loans and Advances.
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SECTION 6.05.
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Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions.
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SECTION 6.06.
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Restricted Payments.
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SECTION 6.07.
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Transactions with Affiliates.
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SECTION 6.08.
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Line of Business.
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SECTION 6.09.
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Limitation on Payments and Modifications of Certain Indebtedness;
Modifications of Organization Documents.
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SECTION 6.10.
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Financial Performance Covenant.
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SECTION 6.11.
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Limitation on Dividend Blockers and Other Negative Pledges.
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SECTION 6.12.
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No Other “Designated Senior Debt”.
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SECTION 6.13.
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Changes in Fiscal Year.
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ARTICLE VII
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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132
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SECTION 7.01.
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Events of Default.
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SECTION 7.02.
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Application of Funds
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ARTICLE VIII
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THE AGENTS
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136
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SECTION 8.01.
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Appointment.
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SECTION 8.02.
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Delegation of Duties.
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SECTION 8.03.
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Exculpatory Provisions.
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SECTION 8.04.
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Reliance by Agents.
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SECTION 8.05.
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Notice of Default.
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SECTION 8.06.
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Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Other Lenders.
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SECTION 8.07.
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Indemnification.
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SECTION 8.08.
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Agents in their Individual Capacity.
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SECTION 8.09.
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Successor Agents.
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SECTION 8.10.
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Payments Set Aside.
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SECTION 8.11.
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Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.
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SECTION 8.12.
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Collateral and Guaranty Matters.
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SECTION 8.13.
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Additional Agents.
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SECTION 8.14.
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Intercreditor Agreements and Collateral Matters.
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SECTION 8.15.
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Withholding Taxes.
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SECTION 8.16.
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Certain ERISA Matters.
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SECTION 8.17.
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Puerto Rico Filings.
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SECTION
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Erroneous Payments.
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ARTICLE IX
|
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MISCELLANEOUS
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145
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SECTION 9.01.
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Notices; Communications.
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SECTION 9.02.
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Survival of Agreement.
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SECTION 9.03.
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Effectiveness.
|
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SECTION 9.04.
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Successors and Assigns.
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SECTION 9.05.
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Expenses; Indemnity.
|
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SECTION 9.06.
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Right of Set-off.
|
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SECTION 9.07.
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Applicable Law.
|
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SECTION 9.08.
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Waivers; Amendment.
|
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SECTION 9.09.
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Interest Rate Limitation.
|
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SECTION 9.10.
|
Entire Agreement.
|
|
SECTION 9.11.
|
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
|
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SECTION 9.12.
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Severability.
|
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SECTION 9.13.
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Counterparts.
|
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SECTION 9.14.
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Headings.
|
|
SECTION 9.15.
|
Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
|
|
SECTION 9.16.
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Confidentiality.
|
|
SECTION 9.17.
|
Platform; Borrower Materials.
|
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SECTION 9.18.
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Release of Liens, Guarantees and Pledges.
|
|
SECTION 9.19.
|
Judgment Currency.
|
|
SECTION 9.20.
|
USA PATRIOT Act Notice.
|
|
SECTION 9.21.
|
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
|
|
SECTION 9.22.
|
[Reserved].
|
|
SECTION 9.23.
|
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.
|
|
SECTION 9.24.
|
Flood Matters.
|
|
SECTION
|
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.
|
|
Exhibits and Schedules
Exhibit A
|
Agreed Security Principles
|
Exhibit B
|
Form of Assignment and Acceptance
|
Exhibit C
|
Auction Procedures
|
Exhibit D
|
Form of Borrowing Request/Interest Election Request
|
Exhibit E
|
Form of Swingline Borrowing Request
|
Exhibit F
|
[Reserved]
|
Exhibit G
|
Form of Guarantee Agreement
|
Exhibit H
|
Form of Collateral Agreement
|
Exhibit I
|
Form of Perfection Certificate
|
Exhibit J
|
Form of First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
|
Exhibit K
|
Form of Global Intercompany Note
|
Exhibit L
|
Form of Compliance Certificate
|
Schedule 1.01A
|
Closing Date Security Documents
|
Schedule 1.01B
|
Existing Letters of Credit
|
Schedule 1.01C
|
Existing Loan Party Jurisdictions
|
Schedule 2.01
|
Closing Date Commitments
|
Schedule 3.04
|
Governmental Approvals
|
Schedule 3.09(b)
|
Compliance with Law
|
Schedule 4.02(b)
|
Local Counsel
|
Schedule 5.10(g)
|
Post-Closing Collateral Matters
|
Schedule 6.01
|
Existing Indebtedness
|
Schedule 6.02
|
Existing Liens
|
Schedule 6.04
|
Existing Investments
|
Schedule 6.07
|
Existing Transactions with Affiliates
|
Schedule 9.01
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Notice Information
|
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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of December 1, 2022 (this “Agreement”), among
EVERTEC, INC., a Puerto Rico corporation (“Parent”), EVERTEC GROUP, LLC, a Puerto Rico limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Lenders and L/C Issuers party hereto from time to time and TRUIST BANK, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and an L/C Issuer.
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested the Lenders to provide (a) tranche A term loans on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount not in
excess of $415,000,000 and (b) revolving credit loans, swingline loans and letters of credit in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $200,000,000;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Lenders are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
Accordingly the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
“ABR” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of
(a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) Adjusted Term SOFR for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding
Business Day) plus 1%, provided that if the ABR shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement. Any change in ABR due
to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR, respectively.
“ABR Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.
“ABR Loan” shall mean any ABR Term Loan, ABR Revolving Loan or Swingline
Loan.
“ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
ABR Revolving Loans.
“ABR Revolving Loan” shall mean any Revolving Facility Loan bearing
interest at a rate determined by reference to the ABR in accordance with the provisions of Article II.
“ABR Term Loan” shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate
determined by reference to the ABR in accordance with the provisions of Article II.
“ABR Term SOFR Determination Day” shall have the meaning set forth the
definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Acquired Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness of any Person existing
at the time that such Person becomes a Subsidiary, or is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder, or Indebtedness of any Person that is assumed by any Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition of
assets from such Person permitted by Section 6.05; provided that such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a
Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation) or such acquisition.
“Acquisition Closing Failure” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(m).
“Additional Agents” shall mean the persons identified as the Joint Lead
Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners, Co-Syndication Agents and Co-Documentation Agents on the cover page of this Agreement.
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“Additional Credit Extension Amendment” shall mean an amendment to this
Agreement (which may be in the form of an amendment and restatement of this Agreement) providing for any Incremental Commitments pursuant to Section 2.22, Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.23,
Refinancing Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.24 and/or Replacement Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.25, which shall be consistent with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (including the definition of “Class”) and otherwise
reasonably satisfactory to the parties thereto. Each Additional Credit Extension Amendment shall be executed by the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender (to the extent Section 9.08 would require the consent of the Swingline Lender for any
amendment effected in such Additional Credit Extension Amendment), the L/C Issuer (to the extent Section 9.08 would require the consent of the L/C Issuer for any amendment effected in such Additional Credit Extension Amendment), the Loan Parties
and the other parties specified in the applicable Section of this Agreement (but not any other Lender or Person not specified in the applicable Section of this Agreement), but shall not effect any amendments that would require the consent of each
affected Lender or all Lenders pursuant to the proviso in Section 9.08(b) unless such consents have been obtained. Each Additional Credit Extension Amendment shall specify whether the Incremental Commitments, Extended Term Loans and/or Extended
Revolving Commitments, Refinancing Term Loans and/or Replacement Revolving Commitments provided for thereunder are a Covenant Facility or a Non-Covenant Facility.
“Additional Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.22(a).
“Additional Term Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.22(a).
“Additional Term Loans” shall mean term loans made pursuant to
Additional Term Loan Commitments.
“Adjusted Term SOFR” shall mean, for purposes of any calculation, the
rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided, that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less
than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Adjustment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
definition of “Pricing Grid.”
“Administrative Agent” shall mean Truist Bank in its capacity as
administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.13(d).
“Administrative Agent’s Office” shall mean, with respect to any
currency, the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 9.01 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account
with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to Parent and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an Administrative
Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any EEA Financial
Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified person,
another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the person specified.
“Agent Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.17.
“Agents” shall mean the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
“Agreed Security Principles” shall mean the principles set forth on Exhibit A.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble
to this Agreement.
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“Alternative Currency” shall mean Mexican Pesos, together with each
other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.05.
“Alternative Currency Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
Alternative Currency Loans.
“Alternative Currency Equivalent” shall mean, at any time, with respect
to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in
respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.
“Alternative Currency Loan” shall mean a Loan that bears interest at a
rate based on the Alternative Currency Rate. All Alternative Currency Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“Alternative Currency Sublimit” means an amount equal to $40,000,000.
The Alternative Currency Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility Commitments.
“Alternative Currency Rate” means, for any Interest Period, with
respect to any Loan:
(a) with respect to any Revolving Facility Loan denominated in Mexican Pesos, the rate per annum equal to the Interbanking Equilibrium Interest Rate (“TIIE”), as published by Banco de México in the Federation’s Official Gazette (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) on
the Rate Determination Date with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and
(b) with respect to any Revolving Facility Loan
denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Mexican Pesos) or with respect to any Term Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency (to the extent such Loans denominated in such currency will bear interest at a term rate), the term rate
per annum as designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section
1.05 plus the adjustment (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.05;
provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” shall mean all laws, rules, and regulations of
any jurisdiction applicable to Parent or any of its subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” shall mean any and all laws, judgments,
orders, executive orders, decrees, ordinances, rules, regulations, statutes, case law or treaties applicable to Parent or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, related to terrorism financing or money laundering including any applicable provision
of the USA PATRIOT Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959).
“Applicable Commitment Fee” shall mean for any day 0.20% per annum; provided, that on and after the first Adjustment Date after the Closing Date, the Applicable Commitment Fee will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid.
“Applicable ECF Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Excess Cash
Flow Period, (a) if the Total Net Leverage Ratio at the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period is greater than or equal to 2.75:1.00, 50%, (b) if the Total Net Leverage Ratio at the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period is less than 2.75:1.00 but
greater than or equal to 2.25:1.00, 25% and (c) if the Total Net Leverage Ratio as the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period is less than 2.25:1.00, 0%.
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“Applicable Margin” shall mean for any day (i) with respect to any Term
A Loan, 1.50% per annum in the case of any SOFR Loan and 0.50% per annum in the case of any ABR Loan, (ii) with respect to any Incremental
Term B Loan, 3.50% per annum in the case of any SOFR Loan and 2.50% per annum in the case of any ABR Loan, (iii) with respect to any Revolving Facility Loan, (A) 1.50% per annum in the case of any SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency
Loan and (B) 0.50% per annum in the case of any ABR Loan and (iiiiv) with respect to Swingline Loans, 0.50% per annum; provided, that on and after the first Adjustment Date after the
Closing Date, the Applicable Margin with respect to any Term A Loan, Revolving Facility Loans and Swingline Loans will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid.
“Applicable Time” shall mean, with respect to any borrowings and
payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the
relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
“Approved Fund” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.04(b).
“Asset Sale” shall mean any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation
of, or any sale, transfer or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback of assets) to any person of any asset or assets of Parent or any Subsidiary, including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware
LLC Division.
“Assignee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.04(b).
“Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean an assignment and acceptance
entered into by a Lender and an Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (if required by Section 9.04), in the form of Exhibit B or such
other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent and reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower.
“Auction” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.12(g).
“Auction Manager” shall mean a Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner or
another investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will manage the Auction Prepayment Offer.
“Auction Notice” shall mean an auction notice given by the Borrower in
accordance with the Auction Procedures with respect to an Auction Prepayment Offer.
“Auction Prepayment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.12(g).
“Auction Prepayment Offer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.12(g).
“Auction Procedures” shall mean the auction procedures with respect to
Auction Prepayment Offers set forth in Exhibit C.
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.05(b).
“Availability Period” shall mean, with respect to each Class of
Revolving Facility Loans, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date and, in the case of each of the Revolving Facility Loans, Revolving Facility Borrowings,
Swingline Loans, Swingline Borrowings and Letters of Credit, the date of termination of the applicable Revolving Facility Commitments.
“Available Tenor” shall mean, as of any date of determination and with
respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or
(y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in
each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section
2.15(e).
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“Available Unused Commitment” shall mean, with respect to a Revolving
Facility Lender at any time, an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the amount by which (a) the Revolving Facility Commitment of such Revolving Facility Lender at such time exceeds (b) the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of such Revolving
Facility Lender at such time.
“Bail-In Action” shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and
Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” shall mean (a) with respect to any EEA Member
Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in
the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the
resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United State Code, as
amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“Benchmark” shall mean, initially, with respect to (i) Alternative
Currency Loans, the Relevant Rate or (ii) SOFR Loans, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term
SOFR Reference Rate, applicable Relevant Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” shall mean the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.15(b).
“Benchmark Replacement” shall mean with respect to any Benchmark
Transition Event, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(a) Daily Simple SOFR plus the Daily Simple SOFR Adjustment; or
(b) the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that
has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B)
any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities in such currency and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” shall mean, with respect to any
replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected
by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the
applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the
replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities in such currency.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” shall mean the earliest to occur of the
following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
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(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (i) the date of the public
statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available
Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced
by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative or non-compliant with or non-aligned
with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks; provided that such non-representativeness, non-compliance
or non-alignment will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such
Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) above with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth
therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of
the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) a public statement or publication of information by
or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component
thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide
any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b) a public statement or publication of information by
the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the
administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the
administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently
or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of
such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(c) a public statement or publication of information by
or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) announcing that all Available
Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for
Financial Benchmarks.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or
publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
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“Benchmark Unavailability Period” shall mean, the period (if any) (a)
beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.15 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in
accordance with Section 2.15.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” shall mean a certification
regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” shall mean 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” shall mean any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as
defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.”
“Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
of the United States of America.
“Board of Directors” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) in the
case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers of such Person, (iii) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of such
Person and (iv) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing or, in each case, any duly authorized committee of such body.
“Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble
hereto, together with its permitted successors.
“Borrowing” shall mean a group of Loans of a single Type in a single
currency under a single Class and made on a single date and, in the case of SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Minimum” shall mean $1,000,000 or such lower amount approved
by the Administrative Agent from time to time.
“Borrowing Multiple” shall mean $1,000,000 or such lower amount approved
by the Administrative Agent from time to time.
“Borrowing Request” shall mean a request by the Borrower in accordance
with the terms of Section 2.03 and substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Business Day” shall mean 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 where the Administrative Agent’s Office with respect to Loans denominated in Dollars is located; provided that if such day relates
to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of an Alternative Currency Loan, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan (other than any interest rate
settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency; provided that, when used in connection with a SOFR Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also
exclude any day which is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any person in respect of any
period, the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by such person during such period that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in “additions to property, plant or equipment” or similar items reflected in the statement of cash flows
of such person.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any person shall mean the obligations of
such person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other similar arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as
capital leases or financing leases on a balance sheet of such person under GAAP and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP, in each
case subject to Section 1.03.
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“Capitalized Software Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the
aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by a person during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in accordance with GAAP,
are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of such person and its subsidiaries.
“Captive Insurance Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is subject to
regulation as an insurance company (or any Subsidiary thereof).
“Cash Collateralize” shall mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to
the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuer, Swingline Lender or the Lenders (as applicable), as collateral for L/C Obligations, Obligations in respect of Swingline Loans, or obligations of Lenders to fund
participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each
case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender (as applicable). “Cash Collateral”
shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Interest Expense” shall mean, with respect to Parent and the
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, Interest Expense for such period to the extent such amounts are paid in cash for such period, excluding, without duplication, in any event (a) payment in kind of Interest Expense or other
non-cash Interest Expense (including as a result of the effects of purchase accounting), (b) to the extent included in Interest Expense, the amortization and write-off of any debt issuance costs, commissions, financing fees paid by, or on behalf
of, Parent or any Subsidiary, including such fees paid in connection with the Transactions, and the expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees, including those paid in connection with the Transactions, or any amendment of this
Agreement, (c) the amortization of debt discounts, if any, or fees in respect of Swap Agreements and (d) any other expenses included in Interest Expense not paid in cash.
“Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any agreement relating to cash
management services (including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer, ACH services and other cash management arrangements).
“Change in Law” shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation
or treaty after the Closing Date, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or L/C
Issuer (or, for purposes of Section 2.05(c)(i)(A) or 2.16(b), by any Lending Office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any) with any written request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the
force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Closing Date; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx
Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by
the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to
be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Change of Control” shall mean:
(a) any person or “group” (within the
meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) shall have “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Voting Stock of Parent representing 50% or more of the
voting power of the Voting Stock of Parent;
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(b) Parent shall cease to directly or
indirectly own 100% of the Equity Interests of Borrower; or
(c) any “change of control” (or
similar event) shall occur under the definitive documentation governing any Material Indebtedness (of a type referred to in clause (a), (b) or (i) of the definition of “Indebtedness”) (but excluding any such “change of control” or similar event
under any Indebtedness that is exchangeable into Equity Interests), in each case that, if triggered, would not result in an automatic (i) event of default thereunder, (ii) acceleration of the maturity thereof or (iii) requirement to make a
prepayment of, or offer to purchase for, the principal amount thereof).
“Charges” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.09.
“Class” shall mean (i) with respect to any Commitment, its character as
a Revolving Facility Commitment, Extended Revolving Commitment, Replacement Revolving Commitment, Term A Loan Commitment, Incremental
Term B Loan Commitment, Other Term A Loan Commitments, Term B Loan Commitments, commitment in respect of Extended Term Loans or commitment in respect of Refinancing Term Loans (whether established by way of new Commitments or by
way of conversion or extension of existing Commitments or Loans) designated as a “Class” in an Additional Credit Extension Amendment and (ii) with respect to any Loan or Borrowing, whether such Loans or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are
made pursuant to the Revolving Facility Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments or Replacement Revolving Commitments, Term A Loan,
Incremental Term B Loan, Other Term A Loan, Term B Loan, Extended Term Loan or a Refinancing Term Loan (whether made pursuant to new Commitments or by way of conversion or extension of existing Loans) designated as a “Class” in an
Additional Credit Extension Amendment; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the borrowing and
repayment of Revolving Facility Loans shall be made on a pro rata basis across all Classes of Revolving Facility Commitments (except to the extent that any applicable Additional Credit Extension Amendment pursuant to Section 2.23 or 2.25 provides
that the Class of Revolving Facility Loans established thereunder shall be entitled to less than pro rata repayments), and any termination of Revolving Facility Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis across all Classes of Revolving
Facility Commitments (except to the extent that any applicable Additional Credit Extension Amendment pursuant to Section 2.23 or 2.25 provides that the Class of Revolving Facility Commitments established thereunder shall be entitled to less than
pro rata treatment). Commitments or Loans that have different maturity dates, pricing (other than upfront fees and other similar fees) or other terms shall be designated separate Classes. There shall be a maximum of three Classes of Revolving
Facility Commitments outstanding at any time.
“Closing Date” shall mean December 1, 2022, the date of the initial
borrowings hereunder.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Collateral” shall mean all the “Collateral” (or equivalent term) as
defined in any Security Document and shall also include the Mortgaged Properties and all other property that is now or hereafter subject to any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to any Security
Documents and which has not been released from such Lien in accordance with the Loan Documents at the time of determination.
“Collateral Agent” shall mean Truist Bank in its capacity as collateral
agent for the Secured Parties under this Agreement and the Security Documents, or any successor collateral agent pursuant hereto and thereto.
“Collateral Agreement” shall mean the Collateral Agreement, dated as of
the Closing Date, among the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit H.
“Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.13(a).
“Commitments” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, such Xxxxxx’s
Revolving Facility Commitment, Term A Loan Commitment, Incremental Term B Loan Commitment, Incremental Term Loan
Commitment, commitment in respect of Extended Term Loans or commitment in respect of Refinancing Term Loans.
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“Commodity Exchange Act” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.
§ 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
“Compliance Certificate” shall mean a certificate of a Financial Officer
of Parent substantially in the form of Exhibit L hereto, with such changes thereto as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent.
“Conduit Lender” shall mean any special purpose entity organized and
administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided,
that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating
Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender; provided, further, that a Conduit Lender shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 and 9.05 (subject to the
limitations and requirements of those Sections) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 9.04(b) but no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant
to Section 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 or 9.05 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender unless the designation of such Conduit Lender was made with the prior written
consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or (b) be deemed to have any Commitment.
“Conforming Changes” shall mean, with respect to either the use or
administration of any Relevant Rate or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR”, the definition of
“Business Day”, the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates
and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 2.17 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower) decides in its reasonable discretion may be appropriate to reflect the adoption
and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of
such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent (in
consultation with the Borrower) decides in its reasonable discretion is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Consolidated Debt” at any date shall mean the sum of (without
duplication) all Indebtedness (other than letters of credit or bank guarantees, to the extent undrawn) consisting of Capital Lease Obligations, Indebtedness for borrowed money and Disqualified Stock of Parent and the Subsidiaries determined on a
consolidated basis on such date in accordance with GAAP, but subject to Section 1.03.
“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, with respect to any person for any
period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such person and its subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis; provided that, without duplication,
(i) any net after tax extraordinary,
nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income or expense or charge (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), including, without limitation, any severance, relocation or other restructuring expenses, any expenses related to any
reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, fees, expenses or charges relating to facilities closing costs, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee
benefit plans, excess pension charges, acquisition integration costs, facilities opening costs, project start-up costs, business optimization costs, in each case, shall be excluded,
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(ii) any net after-tax income or
loss from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gain or loss on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations, shall be excluded,
(iii) any net after-tax gain or loss
(less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to business dispositions or asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by Parent) shall be excluded,
(iv) any net after-tax income or loss
(less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of indebtedness, Swap Agreements or other derivative instruments shall be excluded,
(v) (A) the Net Income for such
period of any person that is not a Subsidiary of such person, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or
other payments paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent person or a Subsidiary thereof (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such referent person) in respect of such period and (B) the Net Income for such period
shall include any ordinary course dividend, distribution or other payment in cash received from any person in excess of the amounts included in clause (A) which is distributed within six months of the end of the fiscal year in which it is
earned,
(vi) Consolidated Net Income for such
period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period,
(vii) effects of purchase accounting
adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to such person and its Subsidiaries) in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP, resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to any consummated
acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded,
(viii) any impairment charges or asset
write-offs (other than write-offs of inventory and accounts receivable), in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP, shall be excluded,
(ix) any (a) non-cash compensation
charges or expenses or (b) costs or expenses realized in connection with or resulting from stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights shall be excluded,
(x) non-cash gains, losses, income
and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations shall be excluded,
(xi) any currency translation gains
and losses related to currency remeasurements, including but not limited to, Indebtedness, and any net loss or gain resulting from Swap Agreements for currency exchange risk, shall be excluded,
(xii) the non-cash portion of
“straight-line” rent expense shall be excluded, and the cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense which exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense shall be included,
(xiii) to the extent covered by
insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as such person has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (A) not denied by
the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (B) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), expenses with respect to
liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded,
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(xiv) non-cash charges for deferred tax
asset valuation allowances shall be excluded, and
(xv) the Net Income for such period of any subsidiary of such person shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by
such subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such subsidiary or its equityholders, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions have been legally
waived.
“Consolidated Total Assets” shall mean, as of any date, the total assets
of Parent and the Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and “Controls”
and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.
“Covenant Facility” shall mean each Revolving Facility, the Term A
Facility, each Class of Other Term Loans designated as a “Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Additional Credit Extension Amendment for such Other Term Loans, each Class of Refinancing Term Loans designated as a “Covenant Facility” pursuant to the
Additional Credit Extension Amendment for such Refinancing Term Loans and each Class of Extended Term Loans designated as a “Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Additional Credit Extension Amendment for such Extended Term Loans.
“Covenant Facility Acceleration” shall mean that (a) the Commitments
under each Covenant Facility have been terminated, (b) the principal amount of all Term Loans under each Covenant Facility have been declared to be due and payable prior to their scheduled maturity date by the Required Covenant Lenders pursuant
to Section 7.01 and (c) any Revolving Facility Loans outstanding have been declared to be due and payable prior to their scheduled maturity date by the Required Covenant Lenders pursuant to Section 7.01.
“Covenant Lender” shall mean a Lender under a Covenant Facility.
“Covered Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.25.
“Credit Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article
IV.
“Cumulative Credit” shall mean, at any date, an amount, not less than
zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to, without duplication (and without duplication of amounts that otherwise increased the amount available for Investments pursuant to Section 6.04):
(a) $200,000,000, plus
(b) the Cumulative Excess Cash Flow
Amount on such date of determination, plus
(c) the cumulative amount of net cash
proceeds received after the Closing Date and on or prior to such time from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Parent; provided, that this
clause (c) shall exclude any proceeds of sales of Equity Interests financed as contemplated by Section 6.04(e)(iii), proceeds of Equity Interests used to make Investments pursuant to Section 6.04(s), proceeds of Equity Interests used to make a
Restricted Payment in reliance on clause (x) of the first proviso to Section 6.06(c) and any amounts used to finance the payments or distributions in respect of any Junior Financing pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(iii), plus
(d) 100% of the aggregate principal
amount of any Indebtedness (including the liquidation preference or maximum fixed repurchase price, as the case may be, of any Disqualified Stock) of Parent or any Subsidiary issued after the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness issued to a
Subsidiary), which has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) in Parent; provided that this clause (d) shall exclude
the conversion or exchange of any Junior Financing to Equity Interest pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(iii), plus
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(e) 100% of the aggregate amount
received by Parent or any Subsidiary in cash (and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by Parent) of property other than cash received by Parent or any Subsidiary) after the Closing Date from:
(i) the sale (other than to Parent or
any Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or
(ii) any dividend or other
distribution by an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus
(f) in the event any Unrestricted
Subsidiary has been redesignated as a Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, Parent or any Subsidiary, the fair market value (as determined in good
faith by the Parent) of the Investments of Parent or any Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), plus
(g) the aggregate amount of any
Declined Amounts, plus
(h) an amount equal to any returns
(including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by Parent or any Subsidiary in respect of any Investments made pursuant to Section 6.04(j), minus
(i) any amounts thereof used to make
Investments pursuant to Section 6.04(j)(ii) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus
(j) any amounts thereof used to make
Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 6.06(e) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus
(k) any amounts thereof used to make
payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(iv)(y).
“Cumulative Excess Cash Flow Amount” shall mean, at any date, an amount,
not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to the sum, for each Excess Cash Flow Period, (x) Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period minus (y) the Applicable ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for such
Excess Cash Flow Period.
“Current Assets” shall mean, with respect to Parent and the Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all assets (other than cash and Permitted Investments or other cash equivalents) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of Parent and the
Subsidiaries as current assets at such date of determination, other than amounts related to current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits.
“Current Liabilities” shall mean, with respect to Parent and the
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of Parent and the Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of
determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals of Interest Expense (excluding Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), (c) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals, if
any, of transaction costs resulting from the Transactions, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to bonuses, pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, and (f) accruals for add-backs to EBITDA included in clauses (a)(iv)
through (a)(vi) of the definition of such term.
“Daily Simple SOFR” shall mean, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions
for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for
syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent,
then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
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“Daily Simple SOFR Adjustment” shall mean a percentage equal to 0.10%
per annum.
“Damages” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.05(b).
“Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code of the United
States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable
jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Declined Amounts” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.12(e).
“Default” shall mean any event or condition which, but for the giving of
notice, lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” shall mean, subject to Section 2.27(b), any Lender
that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such
failure is the result of such Xxxxxx’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been
satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans)
within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a
public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Xxxxxx’s determination that a condition precedent to funding
(which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative
Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this
clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had
appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has become, the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental
Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such
Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of
clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.27(b)) as of the date established
therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the L/C Issuers, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender promptly following such
determination.
“Delaware Divided LLC” shall mean any Delaware LLC which has been formed
upon consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.
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“Delaware LLC” shall mean any limited liability company organized or
formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.
“Delaware LLC Division” shall mean the statutory division of any
Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” shall mean the fair market value (as
determined in good faith by Parent) of non-cash consideration received by Parent or one of its Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible
Officer, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or cash equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.
“Disinterested Director” shall mean, with respect to any person and
transaction, a member of the Board of Directors of such person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.
“Disqualified Stock” shall mean, with respect to any person, any Equity
Interests of such person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is
mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the
occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior Payment in Full), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provides for
the scheduled payments of dividends in cash or (d) at the option of the holders thereof, is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Stock, in each case, prior
to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the earlier of (x) the then Latest Maturity Date and (y) the date of Payment in Full; provided, however, that (i) only the portion of the Equity Interests that so mature or are mandatorily redeemable, are so convertible or exchangeable or are so redeemable at the option of the holder
thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; (ii) if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of Parent or any Subsidiary or by any such plan to such employees, such
Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by Parent in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or
disability; and (iii) any class of Equity Interests of such person that by its terms authorizes such person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be
Disqualified Stock.
“Dollar Equivalent” shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to any
amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at
such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.
“Dollars” or “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
“EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to Parent and the Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of Parent and the Subsidiaries for such period plus (a) the sum of (in each case without duplication and
to the extent the respective amounts described in subclauses (i) through (viii) of this clause (a) otherwise reduced such Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined):
(i) provision for Taxes based on
income, profits or capital of Parent and the Subsidiaries for such period, including, without limitation, state franchise and similar Taxes and foreign withholding Taxes,
(ii) Interest Expense (and to the
extent not included in Interest Expense, (x) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock and (y) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities)
of Parent and the Subsidiaries for such period (net of interest income of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period),
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(iii) depreciation and amortization
expenses of Parent and the Subsidiaries for such period including, without limitation, the amortization of intangible assets, deferred financing fees and Capitalized Software Expenditures and amortization of unrecognized prior service costs and
actuarial gains and losses related to pensions and other post-employment benefits,
(iv) any costs, fees, expenses or
charges (other than depreciation or amortization expense as described in the preceding clause (iii)) related to the Transactions and any issuance of Equity Interests, Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence,
modification or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), including any amendment or other modification of the Obligations or other Indebtedness,
(v) business optimization expenses
and other restructuring charges, reserves, expenses or accruals (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, those related to optimization programs, operating improvements, cost savings initiatives, facility closure,
facility consolidations, retention, severance, systems establishment costs, contract termination costs, future lease commitments and excess pension charges),
(vi) any other non-cash charges
(excluding the write off of any receivables or inventory); provided, that, for purposes of this subclause (vi) of this clause (a), any non-cash charges or losses
shall be treated as cash charges or losses in any subsequent period during which cash disbursements attributable thereto are made (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period),
(vii) any costs or expense incurred
pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are funded with cash proceeds
contributed to the capital of Parent or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of Parent (other than Disqualified Stock) solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Credit,
and
(viii) any deductions (less any
additions) attributable to minority interests except, in each case, to the extent of cash paid (or received),
minus (b) the sum of (without duplication and to the extent the amounts described in this
clause (b) increased such Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income of Parent and the Subsidiaries for such period (but excluding the recognition of
deferred revenue or any such items (x) in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period or (y) which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that
reduced EBITDA in any prior period).
For purposes of determining EBITDA under this Agreement, before giving effect, on a Pro Forma Basis, to any relevant transaction (within the meaning
of the definition of “Pro Forma Basis”) occurring after the Closing Date, EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021 shall be deemed to be $66,653,674, EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022 shall be deemed to be
$64,611,849, EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022 shall be deemed to be $64,485,967 and EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022 shall be deemed to be $67,106,215.
“EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any credit institution or
investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this
definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
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“EEA Member Country” shall mean any of the member states of the European
Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway and any other state that is a member of the European Economic Area.
“EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean any public administrative
authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Person” shall mean any person other than (i) Parent or any of
its Affiliates, (ii) a natural person or any holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural person, (iii) any Defaulting Lender or (iv) an Ineligible Institution.
“EMU” shall mean the economic and monetary union in accordance with the
Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.
“EMU Legislation” shall mean the legislative measures of the European
Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
“Environment” shall mean ambient and indoor air, surface water and
groundwater (including potable water), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources such as flora and fauna, and wetlands, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean all applicable laws (including common
law), rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees or judgments, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the Environment, the generation, management, Release or threatened Release of, or
exposure to, any Hazardous Material or to human health and safety (to the extent relating to the Environment or Hazardous Materials).
“Equity Interests” of any person shall mean any and all shares,
interests, rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity or ownership of such person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general
partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest, and any securities or other rights or interests convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing; provided
that Equity Interests shall not include any debt securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for any Equity Interests.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as the same may be amended from time to time and any final regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with Parent or a Subsidiary, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under
Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code.
“ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any Reportable Event or the requirements of
Section 4043(b) of ERISA apply with respect to a Plan; (b) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA with respect to a Plan, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section
412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any
Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the incurrence by Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; (e) the receipt by Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under
Section 4042 of ERISA; (f) the incurrence by Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan (including a cessation of operations that is treated as a
withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA) or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the receipt by Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA
Affiliate of any notice, concerning the impending imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; or (h) the conditions for imposition
of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan.
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“Erroneous Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.18(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 8.18(d).
“Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.18(d).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 8.18(d).
“Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 8.18(d).
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation
Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
“Euro” shall mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States
introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 7.01.
“Excess Cash Flow” shall mean, with respect to Parent and the
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any Excess Cash Flow Period, EBITDA of Parent and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such Excess Cash Flow Period, minus,
without duplication,
(a) Cash Interest Expense of Parent
and the Subsidiaries for such Excess Cash Flow Period,
(b) permanent repayments or
prepayments of any Indebtedness (other than repayments of revolving loans unless accompanied by a corresponding permanent reduction in revolving commitments) made in cash by Parent or any Subsidiary during such Excess Cash Flow Period (other
than any mandatory or voluntary prepayment or open market prepayments or Auction Prepayments of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(g)), but only to the extent that the Indebtedness so prepaid cannot be reborrowed or redrawn and such prepayments
do not occur in connection with a refinancing of all or any portion of such Indebtedness,
(c) (i) Capital Expenditures by
Parent and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that are paid in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period or that will be paid in cash within six months after the close of such Excess Cash Flow Period, (ii) Capitalized Software Expenditures
that are paid in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period or that will be paid in cash within six months after the close of such Excess Cash Flow Period, and (iii) the aggregate consideration in respect of Permitted Business Acquisitions and
other Investments permitted hereunder that are paid in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period or that will be paid in cash within six months after the close of such Excess Cash Flow Period, in each case, but only to the extent such Capital
Expenditures, Capitalized Software Expenditures, Permitted Business Acquisitions and other Investments are not funded with the proceeds of any long-term Indebtedness (other than any Revolving Facility Loan or Swingline Loan); provided, that
with respect to any such amounts to be paid after the close of such Excess Cash Flow Period, (x) any amount so deducted shall not be deducted again in a subsequent Excess Cash Flow Period, and (y) appropriate reserves shall have been
established in accordance with GAAP,
(d) Taxes paid in cash by Parent and
the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such Excess Cash Flow Period or that will be paid within six months after the close of such Excess Cash Flow Period; provided, that with respect to any such amounts to be paid after the close of
such Excess Cash Flow Period, (i) any amount so deducted shall not be deducted again in a subsequent Excess Cash Flow Period, and (ii) appropriate reserves shall have been established in accordance with GAAP,
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(e) an amount equal to any increase
in Working Capital of Parent and the Subsidiaries for such Excess Cash Flow Period,
(f) amounts paid in cash during such
Excess Cash Flow Period on account of (A) items that were accounted for as non-cash reductions of Net Income in determining Consolidated Net Income or as non-cash reductions of Consolidated Net Income in determining EBITDA of Parent and the
Subsidiaries in a prior Excess Cash Flow Period and (B) reserves or accruals established in purchase accounting,
(g) to the extent not deducted in the
computation of Net Proceeds in respect of any asset disposition or condemnation giving rise thereto, the amount of any mandatory prepayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness created hereunder or under any other Loan Document), together
with any interest, premium or penalties required to be paid (and actually paid) in connection therewith,
(h) Restricted Payments (x) made in
cash pursuant to Sections 6.06(c), (f), (g), (h) and (i) during such Excess Cash Flow Period or (y) declared during such Excess Cash Flow Period and made (or to be
made) under Section 6.06(h), and
(i) the amount related to items
that were added to or not deducted from Net Income in calculating Consolidated Net Income or were added to or not deducted from Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA to the extent such items represented a cash payment (which had not
reduced Excess Cash Flow upon the accrual thereof in a prior Excess Cash Flow Period), or an accrual for a cash payment, by Parent and the Subsidiaries or did not represent cash received by Parent and the Subsidiaries, in each case on a
consolidated basis during such Excess Cash Flow Period,
plus, without duplication,
(j) an amount equal to any decrease
in Working Capital for such Excess Cash Flow Period,
(k) all amounts referred to in
clauses (b) and (c) above to the extent funded with the proceeds of the sale or issuance of any Equity Interests (including any capital contributions) and any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other
disposition (including any sale and leaseback of assets and any mortgage or lease of Real Property) to any person of any asset or assets, in each case to the extent there is a corresponding deduction from Excess Cash Flow above,
(l) any extraordinary or
nonrecurring gain realized in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period (except to the extent such gain consists of Net Proceeds subject to Section 2.12(b)),
(m) to the extent deducted in the
computation of EBITDA, cash interest income,
(n) the amount related to items that
were deducted from or not added to Net Income in connection with calculating Consolidated Net Income or were deducted from or not added to Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA to the extent either (i) such items represented cash
received by Parent or any Subsidiary or (ii) such items do not represent cash paid by Parent or any Subsidiary, in each case on a consolidated basis during such Excess Cash Flow Period, and
(o) any amounts not actually paid in
a subsequent Excess Cash Flow Period within six months after the close of such Excess Cash Flow Period in which such expenditures were deducted from Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clauses (c) or (h)(y) above.
For the avoidance of doubt, Excess Cash Flow shall not be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
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“Excess Cash Flow Period” shall mean each fiscal year of Parent,
commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time and any successor thereto.
“Excluded Indebtedness” shall mean all Indebtedness not incurred in
violation of Section 6.01 (other than Refinancing Term Loans and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(r)(i)).
“Excluded Jurisdiction” shall mean China, Venezuela, Uruguay, Argentina
and such other jurisdictions as agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time; provided that Borrower, in its sole discretion, may cause any Subsidiary that is organized in an Excluded Jurisdiction to become a
Guarantor in accordance with the definition thereof and thereafter such Subsidiary shall not constitute a Subsidiary organized in an “Excluded Jurisdiction” (unless released from its obligations under its Guarantee in accordance with the terms
thereof and hereof).
“Excluded Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Collateral Agreement.
“Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean (a) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b)
subject to Section 9.18(a), any subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary on the Closing Date or at the time of its acquisition or formation (for so long as such Subsidiary remains a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary), (c) any Subsidiary to the
extent excluded by the application of the Agreed Security Principles, (d) any Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law or by a binding contractual obligation existing on the Closing Date or at the time of the acquisition or
formation of such Subsidiary (and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition or formation) (any such contractual obligation, a “Contractual Obligation”) from
providing a Guarantee (provided that such Contractual Obligation is not entered into by Parent or its Subsidiaries principally for the purpose of qualifying as an “Excluded Subsidiary” under this definition) or if such Guarantee would require
governmental (including regulatory) or third party (other than a Loan Party or a controlled Affiliate of a Loan Party) consent, approval, license or authorization, (e) any special purpose securitization vehicle (or similar entity) created
pursuant to a transaction permitted under this Agreement, (f) any Subsidiary that is a not-for-profit organization, (g) any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, (h) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the
Administrative Agent (confirmed in writing by notice to Parent), the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of providing the Guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom
and (i) any Immaterial Subsidiary (except to the extent necessary to comply with the Guarantor Coverage Test as provided in, and within the time periods set forth in, Section 6.11 hereof); provided that Borrower may, with the consent of the
Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), cause any Subsidiary that qualifies as an Excluded Subsidiary under the clauses above to become a Guarantor in accordance with the definition thereof and thereafter
such Subsidiary shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” (unless released from its obligations under its Guarantee in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof).
“Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor,
any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under
the Commodity Exchange Act (or the application or official interpretation thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after
giving effect to Section 3 of the Guarantee Agreement, any other keepwell, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Specified Loan Parties) at the time
the Guarantee of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation
that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to any Recipient, the
following Taxes:
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(a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by)
its net income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its overall gross income by a jurisdiction as a result of such Recipient being organized or having its principal office located in or, in the case of any Lender, having its
applicable Lending Office located in, such jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) or that are Other Connection Taxes,
(b) any Taxes in the nature of the
branch profits tax imposed by Section 884(a) of the Code that is imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (a) above,
(c) with respect to any Lender, any
Puerto Rican withholding Tax imposed by reason of such Xxxxxx being considered a related person with respect to the Borrower, as such relationship is defined in sections 1010.05, 1062.08, 1062.11, 1091.01 and 1092.01 of the PR Code,
(d) any withholding Tax that is
attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.18(e) and (f), and
(e) any Taxes imposed pursuant to
FATCA.
“Existing Class” shall mean a Class of Existing Term Loans or a Class of
Existing Revolving Commitments.
“Existing Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of
November 27, 2018, as amended or otherwise modified prior to the Closing Date, among the Borrower, Parent, the lenders and other persons party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for such lenders.
“Existing Letters of Credit” shall mean the Letters of Credit originally
issued under the Existing Credit Agreement and set forth on Schedule 1.01B.
“Existing Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.23(b).
“Existing Term Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.23(a).
“Extended Class” shall mean a Class of Extended Term Loans or a Class of
Extended Revolving Commitments.
“Extended Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.23(b).
“Extended Term Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.23(a).
“Extending Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.23(c).
“Extension Effective Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.23(c).
“Extension Election” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.23(c).
“Extension Request” shall mean a Revolving Extension Request or a Term
Extension Request.
“Facility” shall mean the respective facility and commitments utilized
in making Loans and credit extensions hereunder, it being understood that (i) as of the Closing Date there are two
Facilities, i.e., the Term A Facility and the Revolving Facility (and no Incremental Term Facility), and(ii) as of the First Amendment Effective Date there are three Facilities, i.e., the Term A Facility, the Revolving Facility and the Incremental Term B Loan Facility and (iii) thereafter, may include any Incremental Term Facility, any Class of Refinancing Term Loans and any
Class of Replacement Revolving Commitments.
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“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the
date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof and any
agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above) and any intergovernmental agreement or treaty (and any related law, regulation or official administrative guidance)
among Governmental Authorities implementing such Sections of the Code.
“Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum equal
to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next
succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to
Truist Bank on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Fee Letter” shall mean that certain Second Amended and Restated Agency Fee Letter dated SeptemberOctober 30, 20222023 by and among Parent, Truist Securities, Inc. and Truist Bank, as Agent.
“Fees” shall mean the Commitment Fees, the L/C Participation Fees, the
L/C Issuer Fees and the Administrative Agent Fees.
“First Amendment” shall mean the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of the First
Amendment Effective Date, among Parent, Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Incremental Term B Lenders party thereto.
“First Amendment Acquisition” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the First
Amendment.
“First Amendment Arrangers” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the First Amendment.
“First Amendment Effective Date” shall mean October 30, 2023.
“Financial Officer” of any person shall mean the Chief Financial
Officer, principal accounting officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller of such person.
“Financial Performance Covenant” shall mean the covenant set forth in
Section 6.10.
“FIRREA” shall mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and
Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.
“First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an intercreditor
agreement among the holders of First Lien Obligations or their representatives, substantially in the form of Exhibit J, with such changes thereto as may be agreed by
the Administrative Agent.
“First Lien Obligations” shall mean the Obligations and the Other First
Lien Obligations (if any).
“First Lien Secured Net Debt” at any date shall mean (a) the aggregate
principal amount of Consolidated Debt of Parent and its Subsidiaries outstanding at such date determined in accordance with GAAP (but subject to Section 1.03 and after giving effect to all incurrences and repayment of all Indebtedness on such
date) that consists of, without duplication, (i) Capital Lease Obligations, (ii) Disqualified Stock and (iii) Indebtedness for borrowed money that in each case is then secured by Liens on property or assets of Parent or its Subsidiaries
constituting Collateral (other than property or assets held in a defeasance or similar trust or arrangement for the benefit of the Indebtedness secured thereby) on a pari passu basis with the Obligations hereunder, less (b) unrestricted cash and
cash equivalents (determined in accordance with GAAP) of Parent and its Subsidiaries at such date (after giving effect to all transactions to occur on such date) in excess of $25,000,000.
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“First Lien Secured Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date, the
ratio of (a) First Lien Secured Net Debt on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date to (b) EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended as of such date, all determined on
a consolidated basis.
“Flood Insurance Laws” shall mean, collectively, (i) the National Flood
Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Insurance Reform
Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, and (iii) the Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxx Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter
in effect or any successor statute thereto.
“Floor” shall mean (i) with respect to the Term A Loans and the Revolving Facility Loans, a rate of interest equal to 0.00% and (ii) with respect to the Incremental Term B Loans, a rate of interest equal to 0.50%.
“Fronting Exposure” shall mean at any time there is a Defaulting Lender,
(a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other
Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting
Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect
from time to time in the United States, applied on a consistent basis, subject to the provisions of Section 1.03.
“Global Intercompany Note” shall mean a promissory note executed by
Xxxxxx and the Subsidiaries, substantially in the form of Exhibit K.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean any federal, state, commonwealth,
provincial, municipality, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory or legislative body (for the avoidance of doubt, “Governmental Authority” shall include any court or governmental agency, authority,
instrumentality or regulatory or legislative body of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any subdivision thereof).
“Guarantee” of or by any person (the “guarantor”) shall mean (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable
or performable by another person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or
indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such
Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness
or other obligation or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the holders of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such holders against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part),
or (b) any Lien on any assets of the guarantor securing any Indebtedness (or any existing right, contingent or otherwise, of the holder of Indebtedness to be secured by such a Lien) of any other person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other
obligation is assumed by the guarantor; provided, however, the term “Guarantee” shall not
include endorsements for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets
permitted by this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guarantee
is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such person in good faith.
“Guarantee Agreement” shall mean (i) the Guarantee Agreement, dated as
of the Closing Date, among the Loan Parties party thereto and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit G, and (ii) any additional guarantee
agreement governed by the laws of a non-U.S. jurisdiction in accordance with the Agreed Security Principles.
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“guarantor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
definition of the term “Guarantee.”
“Guarantor Coverage Test” means, at any date of determination, the
requirement that, the aggregate Consolidated Total Assets and EBITDA (in each case, calculated on the same basis as for all other purposes under this Agreement (but on an unconsolidated basis in the case of Parent only) and excluding goodwill,
all intra group items and Investments in Subsidiaries) of the Loan Parties on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, equals or exceeds 80% of Consolidated Total Assets and 80% EBITDA of Parent and its
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries on a Pro Forma Basis, respectively; provided that, for the purposes of calculating the Guarantor Coverage Test only, (i) to the extent any Loan Party generates negative EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, such Loan
Party shall be deemed to have zero EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, for the purpose of calculating the numerator of the Guarantor Coverage Test and (ii) the calculation of EBITDA and Consolidated Total Assets shall disregard the EBITDA and
Consolidated Total Assets of any Person organized in an Excluded Jurisdiction (unless, for the avoidance of doubt, such Person is a Loan Party).
“Guarantors” shall mean, collectively, (a) Parent, (b) the Subsidiary
Loan Parties and (c) with respect to the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations (other than of the Borrower), the Borrower.
“Hazardous Materials” shall mean all pollutants, contaminants, wastes,
chemicals, materials, substances and constituents, including, without limitation, explosive or radioactive substances or petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls or radon gas, of any
nature subject to regulation, or which can give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law.
“ISP” shall mean the International Standby Practices, International
Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“Immaterial Subsidiary” shall mean any subsidiary that, together with
its subsidiaries, did not (a) have assets with an aggregate value in excess of 5.0 % of the Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of Parent most recently ended or EBITDA (for such subsidiary and its
subsidiaries) representing in excess of 5.0% of EBITDA (for Parent and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) for the Test Period most recently ended or (b) taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, have assets with an aggregate
value in excess of 10.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of Parent most recently ended or EBITDA representing in excess of 10.0% of EBITDA (for Parent and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) for the
Test Period most recently ended.
“Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness means any increase in the amount
of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount or deferred financing fees, the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness
(with terms that are, taken as a whole, not more favorable to the applicable creditors than the terms of such Indebtedness, as reasonably determined by Parent or Borrower in good faith) or in the form of Equity Interests, as applicable, the
accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies.
“Incremental Amount” shall mean, on or after the Closing Date, the sum
of (a) the greater of (X) $265,000,000 and (Y) 100% of EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended, plus (b) the amount of any voluntary
prepayment of any Term Loans (including the amount of actual cash expended in connection with any Auction Prepayment pursuant to Section 2.12(g)) and/or any permanent reduction of the Revolving Facility Commitments; provided that the relevant prepayment or reduction is not funded with the proceeds of any long-term Indebtedness (other than any Revolving Facility Loan or Swingline Loan), plus (c) the maximum principal amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred at such time that would not cause the First Lien Secured Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis to exceed 3.25 to
1.00; provided that in calculating the First Lien Secured Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of this definition only, (i) the commitments under any then proposed
Additional Revolving Commitments (if any) shall be assumed to be fully drawn and (ii) the cash proceeds of any Incremental Commitments incurred on such date shall be excluded in the calculation of the First Lien Secured Net Leverage Ratio. The
Borrower may select use of the Incremental Amount between clauses (a), (b) and (c) in such order as it determines (which shall be specified in the applicable Additional Credit Extension Amendment) and, in the case of a concurrent use of clauses
(a) or (b) and clause (c), the amount utilized under clause (a) or (b) shall not be required to be given pro forma effect in calculating the First Lien Secured Net Leverage Ratio in clause (c). The Borrower may redesignate any Indebtedness
originally designated as incurred under clause (a) or (b) as having been incurred under clause (c), so long as at the time of such redesignation, the Borrower would be permitted to incur under clause (c) the aggregate principal amount of
indebtedness being so redesignated (for purposes of clarity, with any such redesignation having the effect of increasing the Borrower’s ability to incur indebtedness under clause (a) or (b) as of the date of such redesignation by the amount of
indebtedness so redesignated).
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“Incremental Commitments” shall mean the Additional Revolving
Commitments, the Additional Term Loan Commitments, the Other Term A Loan Commitments and the Term B Loan Commitments (including,
for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term B Loan Commitments).
“Incremental Commitments Effective Date” shall have the meaning assigned
to such term in Section 2.22(b).
“Incremental Equivalent Debt” shall mean Indebtedness of a Loan Party in
the form of notes issued in a public or private offering; provided that (i) such Indebtedness shall be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Secured
Obligations and shall be subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) the terms of such Indebtedness shall not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligations prior to the then Latest Maturity Date
(other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss (so long as, in the case of a change of control offer to purchase provision, a change of control would not be triggered thereunder unless a Change of
Control is also triggered hereunder, and in the case of an asset sale or event of loss offer to purchase provision, the net proceeds of any asset sale are permitted to be applied to the prepayment of the Loans on a not less than ratable basis
than such Indebtedness) and customary acceleration rights after an event of default) and (iii) the covenants, events of default, guarantees and other terms of such Indebtedness (other than pricing and redemption premiums), taken as a whole, shall
not be more restrictive to Parent and the Subsidiaries than those set forth in this Agreement; provided that a certificate of a Financial Officer of Parent delivered to
the Administrative Agent in good faith at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the
material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that Parent has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement in this clause (iii) shall be conclusive
evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement in this clause (iii).
“Incremental Term Facility” shall mean the Incremental Term Loan
Commitments and the Incremental Term Loans made hereunder.
“Incremental Term Facility Maturity Date” shall mean, with respect to
any series or tranche of Incremental Term Loans established pursuant to an Additional Credit Extension Amendment, the maturity date for such series or tranche as set forth in such Additional Credit Extension Amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term B Loan Facility Maturity Date).
“Incremental Term A Loan Commitments” shall mean with respect to each Lender, the commitment of
such Lender to make Term A Loans as set forth in Section 2.01(a)(ii). The initial amount of each Lender’s Incremental Term A Loan Commitment is set forth on Annex 1-A to the First Amendment, or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which
such Lender shall have assumed its Incremental Term A Loan Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Incremental Term A Loan Commitments on the First Amendment Effective Date is $60,000,000.
“Incremental Term B Lender” shall mean a Lender with an Incremental Term B Loan Commitment or an
outstanding Incremental Term B Loan.
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“Incremental Term B Loan Commitments” shall mean with respect to each Lender, the commitment of
such Lender to make Incremental Term B Loans as set forth in Section 2.01. The initial amount of each Lender’s Incremental Term B Loan Commitment is set forth on Annex 1-B to the First Amendment, or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to
which such Lender shall have assumed its Incremental Term B Loan Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Incremental Term B Loan Commitments on the First Amendment Effective Date is $600,000,000.
“Incremental Term B Loan Facility” shall mean the Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and the
Incremental Term B Loans made hereunder.
“Incremental Term B Loan Facility Maturity Date” shall mean October 30, 2030, the date that is
seven years after the First Amendment Effective Date.
“Incremental Term B Loan Installment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.11(a)(ii).
“Incremental Term B Loans” shall mean the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Incremental Term Lender” shall mean a Lender with an Incremental Term
Loan Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Term Loan.
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment” shall mean an Additional Term Loan
Commitment, Other Term A Loan Commitment or Term B Loan Commitment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term B
Loan Commitment).
“Incremental Term Loan Installment Date” shall have, with respect to any
series or tranche of Incremental Term Loans established pursuant to an Additional Credit Extension Amendment, the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(iii).
“Incremental Term Loans” shall mean Term Loans made by one or more
Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.22. Incremental Term Loans may be made in the form of additional Term A Loans, or, to the extent permitted by Section 2.22 and provided for in the relevant Additional Credit Extension Amendment,
Other Term A Loans or Term B Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term B Loans).
“Indebtedness” of any person shall mean, if and to the extent (other
than with respect to clause (h) below) the same would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such person evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than such obligations accrued in the ordinary course), to the extent the same
would be required to be shown as a long-term liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, (d) all Capital Lease Obligations of such person, (e) all net payments that such person would have to make in the event of an early
termination, on the date Indebtedness of such person is being determined, in respect of outstanding Swap Agreements, (f) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such person as an account party in respect of letters
of credit, (g) the principal component of all obligations of such person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (h) all Guarantees by such person of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (g) above and (i) the amount of all obligations of
such person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (excluding accrued dividends that have not increased the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock); provided, that Indebtedness shall not include (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and intercompany liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, (B) prepaid or deferred revenue arising
in the ordinary course of business, (C) purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase prices of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset or (D) earn-out
obligations until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such person in accordance with GAAP. The Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such person is a general partner, other
than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the liability of such person in respect thereof.
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“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes,
imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.05(b).
“Ineligible Institution” shall mean (x) the Persons identified in
writing to the Joint Lead Arrangers by Xxxxxx as “Ineligible Institutions” prior to the general commencement of syndication or such later date approved by the Administrative Agent, and (y) any competitors of the Parent or its Subsidiaries
identified in writing to the Administrative Agent by Parent as “Ineligible Institutions” from time to time after the Closing Date, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that (i) a Person shall cease to be an Ineligible Institution when Parent delivers a notice to such effect to the Administrative Agent, (ii) the addition of any Person as an
Ineligible Institution after the Closing Date shall not be effective until the third Business Day after the Administrative Agent consents to the addition of such Person as an Ineligible Institution, (iii) the identification of any Person as an
Ineligible Institution after the Closing Date shall not apply to retroactively disqualify any Person that was a Lender (including with respect to any pending trades) or a participant prior to the effectiveness of the addition of such Person as an
Ineligible Institution and (iv) any notice to the Administrative Agent adding or removing an Ineligible Institution shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 9.01 in order for such update to be effective.
“Information” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
3.14(a).
“Information Memorandum” shall mean the Lender Presentation provided to
the Lenders and the Private Supplement provided to the Lenders (other than Public Lenders), dated November 1, 2022.
“Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 3.22.
“Interest Election Request” shall mean a request by the Borrower to
convert or continue a Term Borrowing or Revolving Facility Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.
“Interest Expense” shall mean, with respect to any person for any
period, the sum of (a) gross interest expense of such person for such period on a consolidated basis, including (i) the amortization of debt discounts, (ii) the amortization of all fees (including fees with respect to interest rate Swap
Agreements) payable in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included in interest expense and (iii) the portion of any payments or accruals with respect to Capital Lease Obligations allocable to interest expense and (b)
capitalized interest of such person. For purposes of the foregoing, gross interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received and costs incurred by Parent and the Subsidiaries with respect to interest
rate Swap Agreements, and interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by Parent to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP; provided that, for purposes of calculating Interest Expense, no effect shall be given to the discount and/or premium resulting from the bifurcation of derivatives under FASB
ASC 815 and related interpretations as a result of the terms of the Indebtedness to which such Interest Expense relates.
“Interest Payment Date” shall mean, (a) as to any SOFR Loan or
Alternative Currency Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the scheduled maturity date of such Loan; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such
Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any ABR Loan (including a Swingline Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the scheduled maturity date of such Loan.
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“Interest Period” shall mean, as (i) to each SOFR Loan, the period
commencing on the date such SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a SOFR Loan and ending on the date one, three or six months thereafter, as selected by Parent, (ii) to each Revolving Facility Loan that is an Alternative Currency
Loan denominated in Mexican Pesos, the period commencing on the date such Alternative Currency Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as an Alternative Currency Loan and ending on the date 28 days or 91 days thereafter, as selected by
Parent or Borrower, and (iii) to each other Alternative Currency Loan, the period commencing on the date such Alternative Currency Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as an Alternative Currency Loan and ending on the date one, three or
six months thereafter (subject to availability) or such other period that is requested by Parent or Borrower and consented to by all the Lenders of such Alternative Currency Loan, as selected by Parent or Borrower; provided that:
(a) any Interest Period that would
otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period that begins
on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such
Interest Period;
(c) no Interest Period for any Loan
shall extend beyond the maturity date of such Loan; and
(d) no tenor that has been removed
from this definition pursuant to Section 2.15(e) shall be available for specification in such Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request.
Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.
“Investment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
6.04.
“ISP” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the
“International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Documents” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the
Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) regarding the rights and obligations between the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) and the L/C Issuer in
connection with the issuance of Letters of Credit.
“Joint Bookrunners” shall mean (i) Truist Securities, Inc., Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Citizens Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association and Firstbank Puerto Rico,
in their capacities as joint bookrunners of the facilities hereunder on the Closing Date and (ii) the First Amendment Arrangers.
“Joint Lead Arrangers” shall mean (i) Truist Securities, Inc., Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Citizens Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association and Firstbank Puerto Rico,
in their capacities as joint lead arrangers of the facilities hereunder on the Closing Date and (ii) the First Amendment Arrangers.
“Junior Financing” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 6.09(b).
“Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in the definition of “Junior Liens.”
“Junior Liens” shall mean Liens (other than Liens securing the
Obligations) that are subordinated to the Liens granted under the Loan Documents on customary terms pursuant to an intercreditor agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (a “Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement”) (it being understood that Junior Liens are not required to be pari passu with other Junior Liens, and that Indebtedness secured by Junior Liens may have Liens that are senior in
priority to, or pari passu with, or junior in priority to, other Liens constituting Junior Liens).
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“Latest Maturity Date” shall mean, at any time of determination, the
latest of (i) the Latest Revolving Facility Maturity Date, (ii) the Term A Facility Maturity Date, (iii) anythe Incremental Term B Facility Maturity Date, (iv) any other Incremental Term Facility Maturity Date and (ivv) the maturity date of any Refinancing
Term Loans.
“Latest Revolving Facility Maturity Date” shall mean, at any time of
determination, the later of (i) the Revolving Facility Maturity Date, (ii) the maturity date of any Extended Revolving Commitments and (iii) the maturity date of any Replacement Revolving Commitments.
“L/C Alternative Currency” shall mean (i) Mexican Pesos and (ii) any
other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved as an “L/C Alternative Currency” in accordance with Section 1.05.
“L/C Credit Extension” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit,
the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Disbursement” shall mean any drawing or other payment made by the
L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit.
“L/C Disbursement Participation” shall mean, with respect to each
Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any Unreimbursed L/C Disbursement in accordance with its Revolving Facility Percentage. All L/C Disbursement Participations shall be denominated in Dollars.
“L/C Issuer” shall mean (i) with respect to the Existing Letters of
Credit only, Bank of America, N.A., (ii) Truist Bank and (iii) any successor L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.05(l), 8.09 or 9.04(i).
“L/C Issuer Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.13(b).
“L/C Obligations” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the
aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed L/C Disbursements. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such
Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.08. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the
operation of Rule 3.13 or 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“L/C Participation Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.13(b).
“Lender” shall mean (i) each financial institution listed on Schedule 2.01 holding Commitments and/or Loans and (ii) each other Person that shall have become a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to Section 9.04, 2.22, 2.23 or 2.25 and
holding Commitments and/or Loans, in each case, other than any such Person that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance in accordance with Section 9.04 or upon Payment in Full of the Obligations held by such
Person.
“Lending Office” shall mean, as to any Lender, the office or offices of
such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender
or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.
“Letter of Credit” shall mean any letter of credit issued hereunder,
providing for the payment of cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder and including any Existing Letters of Credit. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit; provided, that no L/C Issuer
shall be required to issue trade or commercial Letters of Credit without its prior written consent. Letters of Credit shall be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency.
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“Letter of Credit Application” shall mean an application and agreement
for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each L/C
Issuer, the commitment of such L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.05. The amount of each L/C Issuer’s Letter of Credit Commitment is equal to the product of (i) the Letter of Credit Sublimit times (ii) a fraction, the
numerator of which is such L/C Issuer’s Revolving Facility Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Commitments of all L/C Issuers.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” shall mean the day that is five
Business Days prior to the Latest Revolving Facility Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of
(a) $60,000,000 and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.
“Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage,
preferred mortgage, deed of trust, easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, lien, notice of claim of lien, hypothecation, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance in or on such asset and (b) the
interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset; provided that in no event shall an operating lease or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“Limited Condition Transaction” shall mean (a) any acquisition or
similar Investment by one or more of Parent and its Subsidiaries permitted under this Agreement, in each case whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing, and (b) any repayment, repurchase
or refinancing of Indebtedness with respect to which an irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice of repayment (or similar notice) is required to be delivered.
“Loan Documents” shall mean this (i) Agreement, (ii) the Guarantee
Agreement, (iii) the Letters of Credit, (iv) each Issuer Document, (v) the Security Documents, (vi) any Notes, (vii) any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.26, (viii) each Additional
Credit Extension Amendment and (ix) amendments, supplements and joinders to the Loan Documents.
“Loan Parties” shall mean Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan
Parties.
“Loans” shall mean the Term A Loans, the Incremental Term B Loans, the Incremental Term Loans (if any), the Refinancing Term Loans (if any), the Revolving Facility Loans and the
Swingline Loans.
“Local Time” shall mean, with respect to a Loan or Borrowing made to the
Borrower, New York City time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
“Margin Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Regulation U.
“Material Acquisition” shall mean (a) a Permitted Business Acquisition
for which the aggregate cash and non-cash consideration (including assumed Indebtedness, the good faith estimate by Parent of the maximum amount of any deferred purchase price obligations (including any earn out payments) and Equity Interests)
exceeds $100,000,000, or (b) a series of related Permitted Business Acquisitions in any twelve (12) month period, for which the aggregate cash and non-cash consideration (including assumed Indebtedness, the good faith estimate by Parent of the
maximum amount of any deferred purchase price obligations (including any earn out payments) and Equity Interests) for all such Permitted Business Acquisitions exceeds $100,000,000; provided,
that, for any Permitted Business Acquisition or series of Permitted Business Acquisitions to qualify as a “Material Acquisition”, the Administrative Agent shall have received (not fewer than ten (10) Business Days (or such lesser period of time
as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) prior to the consummation of such Permitted Business Acquisition or the last in a series of related Permitted Business Acquisitions) a Material Acquisition Election
Certificate with respect to such Permitted Business Acquisition or series of Permitted Business Acquisitions.
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“Material Acquisition Election Certificate” shall mean a certificate of
a Financial Officer of Parent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (a) certifying that the applicable Permitted Business Acquisition or series of related Permitted Business Acquisitions meet the criteria set
forth in clause (a) or (b) (as applicable) of the definition of “Material Acquisition”, and (b) notifying the Administrative Agent that Parent has elected to treat such Permitted Business Acquisition or series of related Permitted Business
Acquisitions as a “Material Acquisition.”
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (i) a material adverse effect on
the business, property, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) an adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of the
Agents and the Lenders thereunder.
“Material Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness (other than Loans and
Letters of Credit) of any one or more of Parent or any Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount exceeding the greater of (x) $67,500,000 and (y) 25% of the EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended.
“Material Intellectual Property” shall mean any intellectual property
that is material to the operation of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Material Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary other than Immaterial
Subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower is a Material Subsidiary.
“Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.09.
“Merchant Agreement” shall mean any contract entered into with a
merchant relating to the provision of Merchant Services.
“Merchant Services” shall mean services provided to merchants relating
to the authorization, transaction capture, settlement, chargeback handling and Internet-based transaction processing of credit, debit, stored-value and loyalty card and other payment transactions (including provision of point of service devices
and other equipment necessary to capture merchant transactions and other ancillary services).
“Minimum Collateral Amount” shall mean, at any time, (i) with respect to
Cash Collateral consisting of cash, deposit or other account balances or other security provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C
Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, (ii) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.26(a)(i), an amount equal to
105% of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, and (iii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer in their sole discretion.
“Moody’s” shall mean Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgaged Properties” shall mean the Owned Real Properties owned by any
Loan Party that are encumbered by a Mortgage pursuant to Section 5.10.
“Mortgages” shall mean, collectively, the mortgages, trust deeds, deeds
of trust, deeds to secure debt, assignments of leases and rents, charges and other security documents delivered with respect to Mortgaged Properties in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which Parent or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate (other than one considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Code Section 414) is making or accruing an obligation to make
contributions, or has within any of the preceding six plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.
“Net Income” shall mean, with respect to any person, the net income
(loss) attributable to such person’s common stockholders, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Net Proceeds” shall mean:
(a) 100% of the cash proceeds
actually received by Parent or any Subsidiary (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise and including casualty
insurance settlements and condemnation awards, but only as and when received) from any Asset Sale pursuant to Section 6.05(e) or (q), net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance
premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, required debt payments and required payments of other obligations relating to the applicable asset to the extent such debt or obligations are
secured by a Lien permitted hereunder (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) on such asset, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii) Taxes paid or payable
as a result thereof, and (iii) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) related to any
of the applicable assets and (y) retained by Parent or any Subsidiary including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations; provided, that, if Parent shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Parent to the Administrative Agent promptly following receipt of any such proceeds
setting forth Parent’s intention to use any portion of such proceeds, to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets useful in the business of Parent and the Subsidiaries or to make Permitted Business Acquisitions
and other Investments permitted hereunder (except for Permitted Investments or intercompany Investments in Subsidiaries), in each case within 15 months of such receipt, such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to
the extent not, within 15 months of such receipt, so used or contractually committed to be so used (it being understood that if any portion of such proceeds are not so used within such 15 month period but within such 15 month period are
contractually committed to be used, then such remaining portion if not so used within 21 months of such receipt shall constitute Net Proceeds as of such date without giving effect to this proviso); provided, further, that (x) no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in any fiscal year shall
constitute Net Proceeds in such fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed $15,000,000 (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds) and
(y) no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed $5,000,000; and
(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from
the incurrence, issuance or sale by Parent or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness (other than Excluded Indebtedness), net of all taxes and fees (including investment banking fees), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in
connection with such issuance or sale.
“New York Courts” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.15.
“Non-Consenting Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.20(c).
“Non-Covenant Facility” shall mean each Class of Other Term Loans
designated as a “Non-Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Additional Credit Extension Amendment for such Other Term Loans, each Class of Refinancing Term Loans designated as a “Non-Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Additional Credit Extension
Amendment for such Class of Refinancing Term Loans and each Class of Extended Term Loans designated as a “Non-Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Additional Credit Extension Amendment for such Extended Term Loans; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term B Loan Facility shall be a Non-Covenant Facility.
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“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean each Lender that is not a Defaulting
Lender.
“Non-Extension Notice Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.05(b).
“Non-U.S. Subsidiary” shall mean any direct or indirect Subsidiary of
the Borrower that is not a U.S. Subsidiary.
“Note” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(e).
“Obligations” shall mean (a) the due and punctual payment by the
Borrower of (i) the unpaid principal of and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the
Loans made to the Borrower, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (ii) each payment required to be made by the Borrower hereunder in respect of any Letter of Credit, when
and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed
or allowable in such proceeding) and obligations to provide cash collateral, and (iii) all other monetary obligations of the Borrower to any of the Secured Parties under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including obligations
to pay fees, expense reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), (b) the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Borrower under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan
Documents and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all the obligations of each other Loan Party under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents (including obligations incurred during the pendency of any
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding).
“Officer’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate signed by a Financial
Officer of Parent.
“OID” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
“Organization Document” shall mean, (a) with respect to any corporation,
the charter or certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles
of formation or organization and operating agreement or limited liability company agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable
agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or
organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Other First Lien Obligations” shall mean the “Other First Lien
Obligations” as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, including any interest accruing after commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding with respect to any holder of Other First Lien Obligations whether or not allowed in
such proceeding.
“Other First Lien Secured Parties” shall mean the “Other First Lien
Secured Parties” as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
“Other First Liens” shall mean Liens on the Collateral securing loans or
notes on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations (such loans or notes, the “Other First Lien Debt”), which may be granted under the Loan Documents to
the Collateral Agent (if acceptable to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) for the benefit of the holders of such Other First Lien Debt or under separate security documents to a collateral agent for the benefit of the holders of the
Other First Lien Debt and, in each case, shall be subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
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“Other Connection Taxes” shall mean, with respect to any Recipient,
Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (including as a result of such Recipient engaging in a trade or business in (or being resident in) such jurisdiction for tax
purposes) but excluding any connection with such jurisdiction arising solely from such Recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations, received payments, received or perfected a security interest
under, and/or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, any Loan Document.
“Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp, court, recording,
filing or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes arising from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or
otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.20(b)).
“Other Term A Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.22(a).
“Other Term A Loans” shall mean term loans that (i) are not Term A
Loans, (ii) have annual scheduled amortization in excess of 1.00% of the original aggregate principal amount of such term loans, (iii) have a final maturity not earlier than the Term A Facility Maturity Date, and (iv) are primarily syndicated to
commercial banks in the primary syndication thereof.
“Other Term Loans” shall mean Other Term A Loans and Term B Loans,
collectively.
“Outstanding Amount” shall mean (i) with respect to any Loans on any
date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Loans occurring on such date; (ii) with respect to Swingline Loans on any date,
the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Swingline Loans occurring on such date; and (iii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar
Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such
date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed L/C Disbursements.
“Owned Real Property” shall mean each parcel of Real Property that is
owned in fee by any Loan Party that has an individual fair market value (as determined by Parent in good faith) of at least $20,000,000 (provided that such $20,000,000
threshold shall not be applicable in the case of Real Property that is integrally related to the ownership or operation of a Mortgaged Property or otherwise necessary for such Mortgaged Property to be in compliance with all requirements of law
applicable to such Mortgaged Property); provided that, with respect to any Real Property that is partially owned in fee and partially leased by any Loan Party, Owned
Real Property will include only that portion of such Real Property that is owned in fee and only if (i) such portion that is owned in fee has an individual fair market value (as determined by Parent in good faith) of at least $20,000,000 (provided that such $20,000,000 threshold shall not be applicable in the case of Real Property that is integrally related to the ownership or operation of a Mortgaged
Property or otherwise necessary for such Mortgaged Property to be in compliance with all requirements of law applicable to such Mortgaged Property) and (ii) a mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) is
permitted on such portion of Real Property owned in fee by applicable law and by the terms of any lease, or other applicable document governing any leased portion of such Real Property.
“Parent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to
this Agreement, together with its permitted successors.
“Participant” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.04(c)(i).
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“Participant Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.04(c)(iii)
“Participating Member State” shall mean each state so described in any
EMU Legislation.
“Payment in Full” shall mean that (i) all Obligations have been paid in
full in cash (other than (x) contingent or unliquidated obligations to the extent no claim therefor has been made and (y) obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Swap Agreements), whether or not as a result of enforcement
and (ii) all Commitments have been terminated and all Letters of Credit have expired or have been cancelled or terminated (other than Letters of Credit as to which arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C
Issuer shall have been made). The term “Paid in Full” shall have a corresponding meaning.
“Payment Recipient” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.18(a).
“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to
and defined in ERISA.
“Perfection Certificate” shall mean the Perfection Certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
“Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” shall have the meaning set forth
in the definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Permitted Business Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition by Parent or
any Subsidiary of all or any substantial part of the assets of any other person or division or line of business of another person, or Equity Interests of another Person that becomes a Subsidiary thereby, or any merger, consolidation or
amalgamation with another person (or any subsequent investment made in a person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (ii) all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable laws; (iii) to the extent required (and subject to the grace periods permitted) by Section 5.10 or,
solely with respect to a proposed acquisition for which the aggregate cash and non-cash consideration (including assumed Indebtedness, the good faith estimate by Parent of the maximum amount of any deferred purchase price obligations (including
any earn out payments) and Equity Interests) exceeds $200,000,000, the Guarantor Coverage Test, any person acquired in such acquisition, if acquired by a Loan Party, shall be merged into a Loan Party or become, following the consummation of such
acquisition in accordance with Section 5.10 (including the grace periods provided thereunder) and subject to the Agreed Security Principles, a Subsidiary Loan Party; and (iv) with respect to any such acquisitions and investments in assets that
are not owned by Loan Parties (or Persons that are required to become Loan Parties in accordance with Section 5.10) or in Equity Interests in persons that are not Loan Parties or do not become Subsidiary Loan Parties (or that are not required to
become Loan Parties in accordance with Section 5.10) and with respect to which the aggregate cash and non-cash consideration (including assumed Indebtedness, the good faith estimate by Parent of the maximum amount of any deferred purchase price
obligations (including any earn out payments) and Equity Interests) exceeds $200,000,000, the Loan Parties shall be in compliance with the Guarantor Coverage Test on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition as set forth in an
Officer’s Certificate of Parent; provided that no acquisitions or investments may be made pursuant to this clause (iv) in any Persons that are organized in Excluded
Jurisdictions (unless, for the avoidance of doubt, such Person is or becomes a Loan Party).
“Permitted Investments” shall mean:
(a) direct obligations of the United
States of America or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof, in each case with maturities not exceeding two
years;
(b) time deposit accounts,
certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign
country recognized by the United States of America having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $250,000,000 and whose long-term debt, or whose parent holding company’s long-term debt, is rated A (or such similar equivalent rating
or higher by at least one “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” registered under Section 15E of the Exchange Act);
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(c) repurchase obligations with a
term of not more than 180 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (b) above;
(d) commercial paper, maturing not
more than one year after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Borrower) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States
of America with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made of P-1 (or higher) according to Xxxxx’x, or A-1 (or higher) according to S&P (or such similar equivalent rating or higher by at least one “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization” registered under Section 15E of the Exchange Act);
(e) securities with maturities of two
years or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any State, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least A by S&P or A by
Xxxxx’x (or such similar equivalent rating or higher by at least one “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” registered under Section 15E of the Exchange Act);
(f) shares of mutual funds whose
investment guidelines restrict 95% of such funds’ investments to those satisfying the provisions of clauses (a) through (e) above;
(g) money market funds that (i)
comply with the criteria set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Xxxxx’x and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000;
(h) time deposit accounts,
certificates of deposit and money market deposits in an aggregate face amount not in excess of 0.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of Parent and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of the end of Parent’s most recently completed
fiscal year; and
(i) instruments equivalent to those
referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above denominated in any foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and commonly used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the
United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction.
“Permitted Liens” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 6.02.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness issued
in exchange for, or as a modification of, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund (collectively, to “Refinance”) the Indebtedness being Refinanced (or previous refinancings thereof
constituting Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness) (and, in the case of revolving Indebtedness being Refinanced, to effect a corresponding reduction in the commitments with respect to such revolving Indebtedness being Refinanced); provided, that with respect to any Indebtedness being Refinanced: (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender
premiums) thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses), (b) except with respect to Section 6.01(i), the weighted average life to maturity of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is greater than or equal
to the shorter of (i) the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (ii) the weighted average life to maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness being Refinanced that were due on
or after the date that is one year following the then Latest Maturity Date were instead due on the date that is one year following the then Latest Maturity Date, (c) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the
Obligations under this Agreement, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the
Indebtedness being Refinanced, (d) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is Indebtedness of one or more Loan Parties, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be incurred by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (e) no Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness shall have greater guarantees or security than the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided that any Indebtedness secured by a Junior Lien may
be Refinanced with Indebtedness that is secured by other Junior Liens that are senior in priority to the Junior Liens securing such Indebtedness being Refinanced, so long as the Liens securing such refinancing Indebtedness are subject to
intercreditor terms that, vis-à-vis the Obligations, are no less favorable to the Lenders than those set forth in the intercreditor agreement governing such Indebtedness being Refinanced.
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“Permitted Short Term Debt” shall mean any bridge facilities that
convert into facilities that upon conversion would comply with the applicable maturity limitations set forth in Section 2.22 upon the satisfaction of customary conversion conditions.
“person” or “Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited liability company or government, individual or family trusts, or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.
“Plan” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a
Multiemployer Plan) that is, (i) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, (ii) sponsored or maintained (at the time of determination or at any time within the five years prior thereto) by
Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, and (iii) in respect of which Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as
defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Platform” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.17(a).
“Pledged Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Collateral Agreement.
“PR Code” shall mean the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, as
amended, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“Pricing Grid” shall mean, with respect to the Term A Loans, the
Revolving Facility Loans and the Applicable Commitment Fee, the applicable table set forth below:
Term A Loans and Revolving Facility Loans:
Pricing
Level
|
Total Net Leverage Ratio
|
Applicable Margin
for SOFR Loans
and Revolving
Facility
Alternative
Currency Loans
|
Applicable
Margin for
ABR Loans
|
||
1
|
Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00
|
2.50%
|
1.50%
|
||
2
|
Less than 3.00 to 1.00 and greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00
|
2.25%
|
1.25%
|
||
3
|
Less than 2.50 to 1.00 and greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00
|
2.00%
|
1.00%
|
||
4
|
Less than 2.00 to 1.00 and greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00
|
1.75%
|
0.75%
|
||
5
|
Less than 1.50 to 1.00
|
1.50%
|
0.50%
|
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Applicable Commitment Fee:
Pricing
Level
|
Total Net Leverage Ratio
|
Applicable
Commitment Fee
|
||
1
|
Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00
|
0.500%
|
||
2
|
Less than 3.00 to 1.00 and greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00
|
0.375%
|
||
3
|
Less than 2.50 to 1.00 and greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00
|
0.250%
|
||
4
|
Less than 1.50 to 1.00
|
0.200%
|
For the purposes of the Pricing Grid, (i) changes in the Applicable Margin and Applicable Commitment Fee resulting from changes in the Total Net
Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date (the “Adjustment Date”) of delivery of the relevant financial statements pursuant to Section 5.04, and shall remain in
effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph and (ii) the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis. If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within the time periods
specified in Section 5.04, then, at the option of the Administrative Agent or the Required Class Lenders for the applicable Facility, until the date that is three Business Days after the date on which such financial statements are delivered,
pricing level 1 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such financial statements were to have been delivered but were not delivered.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this definition or elsewhere in this Agreement, if it is subsequently determined that the
Total Net Leverage Ratio set forth in any Compliance Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.04(c) is inaccurate as a result of any fraud, intentional misrepresentation or willful misconduct of Parent or any of its
subsidiaries or any officer thereof and the result is that the Lenders received interest or fees for any period based on an Applicable Margin and the Applicable Commitment Fee that is less than that which would have been applicable had the Total
Net Leverage Ratio been accurately determined, then, for all purposes of this Agreement, the “Applicable Margin” and the “Applicable Commitment Fee” for any day occurring within the period covered by such Compliance Certificate shall
retroactively be deemed to be the relevant percentage as based upon the accurately determined Total Net Leverage Ratio for such period, and any shortfall in the interest or fees theretofore paid by the Borrower for the relevant period pursuant to
this Agreement as a result of the miscalculation of the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be (and shall be) due and payable under the relevant provisions of this Agreement, as applicable, at the time the interest or fees for such period
were required to be paid pursuant to said Section (and shall remain due and payable until paid in full, together with all amounts owing under Section 2.14, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), but shall be paid for the ratable account
of the Lenders at the time that such determination is made.
“primary obligor” shall have the meaning given to such term in the
definition of the term “Guarantee.”
“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly
announced from time to time by Truist Bank as its prime rate. The “Prime Rate” is a rate set by Truist Bank based upon various factors including Truist Bank’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used
as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Truist Bank shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public
announcement of such change.
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“Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, as to any person, for any Specified
Transactions that occur during the applicable period or subsequent to the commencement of a period for which the financial effect of such events is being calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being made, such
calculation as will give pro forma effect to such events (and any increase or decrease in EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) as if such events occurred on the first day of the
four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended on or before the occurrence of such event (the “Reference Period”): (i) in making any determination of EBITDA, effect shall
be given to (a) any Asset Sale, any acquisition, Investment, disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation (or any similar transaction or transactions not otherwise permitted under Section 6.04 or 6.05 that require a waiver or consent of the
Required Lenders and such waiver or consent has been obtained), any dividend, distribution or other similar payment, any designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and any Subsidiary Redesignation, and (b) any restructurings,
operative improvements or cost savings or similar initiatives of the business of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has made and/or has determined to make during the Reference Period or subsequent to such
Reference Period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the date of calculation of EBITDA and are expected to have a continuing impact and are factually supportable, which would include the amount of cost savings projected by Parent in good
faith net of the amount of actual benefits realized or expected to be realized prior to or during such date from actions taken or to be taken in connection with any Asset Sale, acquisition, Investment, disposition, merger, amalgamation,
consolidation or any strategic cost initiative, which adjustments Parent determines are reasonable as set forth in an Officer’s Certificate of Parent; provided that (x)
any such projected cost savings are reasonably identifiable and expected by Parent to be realized within 18 months of such Asset Sale, acquisition, Investment, disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or strategic cost initiative and (y)
the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this clause (i)(b) for any period of four fiscal quarters shall not exceed 20% of EBITDA for such period (calculated prior to giving effect to this clause (i)(b)) (the foregoing, together with any
transactions related thereto or in connection therewith, the “relevant transactions”), in each case that occurred during the Reference Period (or, in the case of
determinations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Pro Forma Compliance” or pursuant to Sections 2.12(g), 6.01, 6.02, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06 and 6.09, occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon
which the respective Permitted Business Acquisition or relevant transaction is consummated), and (ii) (A) any Subsidiary Redesignation then being designated, effect shall be given to such Subsidiary Redesignation and all other Subsidiary
Redesignations after the first day of the relevant Reference Period and on or prior to the date of the respective Subsidiary Redesignation then being designated, collectively, and (B) any designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary,
effect shall be given to such designation and all other designations of Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries after the first day of the relevant Reference Period and on or prior to the date of the then applicable designation of a Subsidiary
as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, collectively.
Pro forma calculations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis” shall be determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of
Parent and may include, all adjustments used in connection with the calculation of “Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth in the Information Memorandum to the extent such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable. Parent shall deliver
to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth such demonstrable or additional operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings and information and calculations supporting them in
reasonable detail.
For purposes of this definition, any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars based on the average exchange rate for such
currency for the most recent twelve month period immediately prior to the date of determination in a manner consistent with that used in calculating EBITDA for the applicable period.
“Pro Forma Compliance” shall mean, at any date of determination, that
Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the relevant transactions (including the assumption, the issuance, incurrence and permanent repayment of Indebtedness), with the Financial Performance
Covenant recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Parent and its Subsidiaries for which the financial statements and certificates required pursuant to Section 5.04 have been or were required to have been
delivered (provided, that prior to first delivery of financial statements after the Closing Date, such covenant shall be deemed to have applied to Parent’s most recently
completed fiscal quarter).
“Projections” shall mean the projections of Parent and the Subsidiaries
included in the Information Memorandum and any other projections and any forward-looking statements (including statements with respect to booked business) of such entities furnished to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of
Parent or any of the Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date.
“PTE” shall mean a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the
U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.17.
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“Puerto Rico Filings” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 8.17.
“QFC Credit Support” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.25.
“Qualified Eligible Contract Participant Guarantor” shall mean, in
respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person
as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell
under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Qualified Equity Interests” shall mean any Equity Interests of Parent
other than Disqualified Stock.
“Rate Determination Date” means two (2) Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period (or such other day as is generally treated as the rate fixing day by market practice in such interbank market, as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then “Rate Determination Date” means such other day as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative
Agent).
“Real Property” shall mean, collectively, all right, title and interest
(including, without limitation, any leasehold estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned in fee or leased by any Loan Party, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating
thereto, and all improvements situated, placed or constructed upon, or fixed to or incorporated into, or which becomes a component part of or which is permanently moored to, such real property, and appurtenant fixtures incidental to the ownership
or lease thereof.
“Recipient” shall mean the Administrative Agent and any Lender.
“Reference Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis.”
“Refinance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
definition of the term “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness,” “Refinancing” and “Refinanced”
shall have a correlative meaning.
“Refinancing Failure” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(m).
“Refinancing Term Effective Date” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.24(b).
“Refinancing Term Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.24(b).
“Refinancing Term Loan Installment Date” shall have, with respect to any
series or tranche of Refinancing Term Loans established pursuant to an Additional Credit Extension Amendment, the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(iv).
“Refinancing Term Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.24(a).
“Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.04(b)(iv).
“Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time
in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time
in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
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“Related Fund” shall mean, with respect to any Lender that is a fund
that invests in bank or commercial loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank or commercial loans and similar extensions of credit and is advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or
(c) an entity (or an Affiliate of such entity) that administers, advises or manages such Lender.
“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified person, such
person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such person and such person’s Affiliates.
“Release” shall mean any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring,
emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, emanating or migrating in, into, onto or through the Environment.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (a) with respect to SOFR, the SOFR
Administrator or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or the SOFR Administrator with respect to its publication of SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity and (b) with respect to any Alternative
Currency, the applicable administrator for the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of the applicable
Relevant Rate, in each case acting in such capacity.
“Relevant Rate” means with respect to any Borrowing denominated in (a)
Dollars, SOFR and (b) any Alternative Currency, the Alternative Currency Rate, as applicable.
“Replaced Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.25(a).
“Replacement Revolving Commitment” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.25(a).
“Replacement Revolving Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.25(b).
“Reportable Event” shall mean any reportable event as defined in Section
4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than those events as to which the 30-day notice period referred to in Section 4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, with respect to a Plan (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA
Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code).
“Repricing Transaction” shall mean each of (a) the repayment, prepayment, refinancing or
replacement of all or a portion of the Incremental Term B Loans with the proceeds of any secured term loans incurred by Parent or any Subsidiary which have an effective interest cost or weighted average yield (as determined by the
Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practice and, in any event, excluding any arrangement or commitment fees in connection therewith) that is less than the effective interest cost or weighted average yield (as
determined by the Administrative Agent on the same basis) of the Incremental Term B Loans (or portion thereof) so repaid, prepaid, refinanced or replaced or repriced and (b) any amendment, waiver or other modification to, or consent under, this
Agreement which has the effect of reducing the effective yield (to be determined by the Administrative Agent on the same basis as set forth in the preceding clause (a)) of the Incremental Term B Loans; provided that in no event shall any such
repayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement, amendment, waiver, modification or consent in connection with a Change of Control or a Transformative Acquisition constitute a Repricing Transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) any
reduction in margin or fees pursuant to a leveraged-based or other applicable “step-down” that may, from time to time, be applicable to the Incremental Term B Loan Facility shall not constitute a Repricing Transaction and (y) any assignment of
Incremental Term B Loans to a Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Agreement shall not constitute a Repricing Transaction. Any determination by the Administrative Agent of any effective interest rate as contemplated by
preceding clauses (a) and (b) shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any Person with respect to such determination.
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“Required Class Lenders” shall mean, at any time, (i) with respect to
any Term Facility, Lenders having Loans and unused Commitments under such Term Facility representing more than 50% of the sum of all Loans and unused Commitments under such Term Facility at such time and (ii) with respect to any Revolving
Facility, Lenders having Revolving Facility Commitments under such Revolving Facility representing more than 50% of all Revolving Facility Commitments under such Revolving Facility at such time (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments under
such Revolving Facility have been terminated, Lenders having Revolving Facility Credit Exposures under such Revolving Facility representing more than 50% of all Revolving Facility Credit Exposures under such Revolving Facility at such time); provided that the amount of any participation in any Swingline Loan and Unreimbursed L/C Disbursements that any Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that has not been
reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swingline Lender or applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making the determination of the “Required Class Lenders” with respect to the
Revolving Facility.
“Required Covenant Lenders” shall mean, at any time, the Covenant
Lenders having Loans and unused Commitments under such Classes that are Term Facilities (other than Term B Loans, Extended Term Loans with respect to Term B Loans and Refinancing Term Loans with respect to Term B Loans) and Revolving Facility
Commitments (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments have been terminated, Lenders having Revolving Facility Credit Exposures) representing more than 50% of all Loans and unused Commitments under such Classes that are Term Facilities (other
than Term B Loans, Extended Term Loans with respect to Term B Loans and Refinancing Term Loans with respect to Term B Loans) and Revolving Facility Commitments (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments have been terminated, all Revolving
Facility Credit Exposures); provided that the amount of any participation in any Swingline Loan and Unreimbursed L/C Disbursements that any Defaulting Lender has failed
to fund that has not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swingline Lender or applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making the determination of the “Required Covenant
Lenders” with respect to the Revolving Facility.
“Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders having Term Loans
and Commitments (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Facility Credit Exposures) that, taken together, represent more than 50% of the sum of all Term Loans and Commitments (and, if the Revolving Facility
Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Facility Credit Exposures) at such time. The Loans, Commitments and Revolving Facility Credit Exposures of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time; provided that the amount of any participation in any Swingline Loan and Unreimbursed L/C Disbursements that any Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that has not been
reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swingline Lender or applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making the determination of the “Required Lenders.”
“Required Prepayment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.12(e).
“Required Revolving Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders having
Revolving Facility Commitments (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Facility Credit Exposures) that, taken together, represent more than 50% of the sum of all Revolving Facility Commitments (and, if the
Revolving Facility Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Facility Credit Exposures) at such time. The Revolving Facility Commitments and Revolving Facility Credit Exposures of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining
Required Revolving Lenders at any time; provided that the amount of any participation in any Swingline Loan and Unreimbursed L/C Disbursements that any Defaulting
Lender has failed to fund that has not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swingline Lender or applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making the determination of the
“Required Revolving Lenders.”
“Resolution Authority” shall mean an EEA Resolution Authority or, with
respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” of any person shall mean any executive officer or
Financial Officer of such person and, solely for purposes of any notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or similar official thereof designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent.
“Restricted Payments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 6.06.
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“Revaluation Date” shall mean (a) with respect to any Loan denominated
in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of an Alternative Currency Loan, (ii) each date of a continuation of an Alternative Currency Loan pursuant to Section 2.08, and (iii) such additional dates as the
Administrative Agent shall determine or, with respect to the Revolving Facility, the Required Class Lenders under the Revolving Facility shall require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of
the following: (i) each date of issuance of any such Letter of Credit, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof, (iii) each date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under any
such Letter of Credit, and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required Class Lenders under the Revolving Facility shall require.
“Revolving Extension Request” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.23(b).
“Revolving Facility” shall mean the Revolving Facility Commitments and
the Revolving Facility Loans made hereunder.
“Revolving Facility Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
Revolving Facility Loans of a single Class.
“Revolving Facility Commitments” shall mean, with respect to any
Revolving Facility Lender, the commitment of such Revolving Facility Lender to make Revolving Facility Loans and purchase participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans, in each case as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time
to time pursuant to Section 2.09, Section 9.04, Section 2.22, Section 2.23, Section 2.24 or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement. The initial amount of each Revolving Facility Lender’s Revolving Facility Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Acceptance, Additional Credit Extension Amendment or other applicable definitive documentation pursuant to which such Lender shall
have assumed its Revolving Facility Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility Lenders’ Revolving Facility Commitment as of the Closing Date is $200,000,000. The Revolving Facility Commitments include the
Additional Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments and Replacement Revolving Commitments.
“Revolving Facility Credit Exposure” shall mean the sum of (a) the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Facility Loans at such time, (b) the Outstanding Amount of Swingline Loans at such time and (c) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations at such time. The Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of
any Lender at any time shall be the product of (x) such Revolving Facility Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage at such time and (y) the aggregate Revolving Facility Credit Exposure at such time.
“Revolving Facility Lender” shall mean a Lender with a Revolving
Facility Commitment or with Revolving Facility Credit Exposure.
“Revolving Facility Loans” shall mean loans made by a Lender pursuant to
Section 2.01(c). Each Revolving Facility Loan shall be a SOFR Loan, an Alternative Currency Loan or an ABR Loan.
“Revolving Facility Maturity Date” shall mean December 1, 2027.
“Revolving Facility Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any
Revolving Facility Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Facility Commitments representing such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Facility Commitment. If the Revolving Facility Commitments have terminated or expired, the Revolving Facility Percentages
shall be determined based upon the Revolving Facility Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments pursuant to Section 9.04.
“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Inc.
“Same Day Funds” shall mean (a) with respect to disbursements and
payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be
customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.
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“Sanctioned Country” shall mean, at any time, a country, region or
territory which is itself the subject or target of any country-wide or territory-wide Sanctions (on the Closing Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic and the Crimea
Region of Ukraine).
“Sanctioned Person” shall mean, at any time, (a) any Person listed in
any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European
Union member state or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person 50% or more owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing
clause (a) or (b).
“Sanctions” shall mean applicable economic or financial sanctions or
trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b)
the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority where Parent or any of its subsidiaries is organized or operates.
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
thereto.
“Secured Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any Cash Management
Agreement that is entered into by and between the Parent or any Subsidiary and any Person that (i) with respect to any Cash Management Agreement in effect on the Closing Date, is a Lender, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger, a Joint Bookrunner or an
Affiliate of a Lender, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger or a Joint Bookrunner on the Closing Date or (ii) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, is a Lender, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger, a Joint Bookrunner or an Affiliate of a
Lender, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger or a Joint Bookrunner.
“Secured Obligations” shall mean (a) the Obligations, (b) the due and
punctual payment and performance of all obligations of Parent or Subsidiary under each Secured Swap Agreement and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of Parent or any Subsidiary under each Secured Cash Management
Agreement, but excluding, with respect to each Guarantor that is not a Qualified Eligible Contract Participant Guarantor, the Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.
“Secured Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Collateral Agreement.
“Secured Swap Agreement” shall mean any Swap Agreement that is entered
into by and between the Parent or any Subsidiary and any Person that (i) with respect to any Swap Agreement in effect on the Closing Date, is a Lender, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger, a Joint Bookrunner or an Affiliate of a Lender, an Agent, a
Joint Lead Arranger or a Joint Bookrunner on the Closing Date or (ii) at the time it enters into a Swap Agreement, is a Lender, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger, a Joint Bookrunner or an Affiliate of a Lender, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger or a
Joint Bookrunner.
“Security Documents” shall mean collectively, the Collateral Agreement,
the Mortgages granted by any Loan Party and each of the security agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing or pursuant to Section 4.02 or 5.10.
“Settlement” shall mean the transfer of cash or other property with
respect to any credit, charge or debit card charge, check or other instrument, electronic funds transfer, or other type of paper-based or electronic payment, transfer or charge transaction for which a person acts as a processor, remitter, funds
recipient or funds transmitter for its customers in the ordinary course of business.
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“Settlement Assets” shall mean any cash, receivable or other property,
including a Settlement Receivable, due or conveyed to a person in consideration for a Settlement made or arranged, or to be made or arranged, by such person or an Affiliate of such person.
“Settlement Obligations” shall mean any payment or reimbursement
obligation in respect of a Settlement Payment. For the avoidance of doubt, Settlement Obligations shall not include Indebtedness for borrowed money.
“Settlement Lien” shall mean any Lien relating to any Settlement or
Settlement Obligations (and may include, for the avoidance of doubt, the grant of a Lien in or other assignment of a Settlement Asset in consideration of a Settlement Payment, Lien securing intraday and overnight overdraft and automated
clearinghouse exposure, and similar Liens)
“Settlement Payment” shall mean the transfer, or contractual undertaking
(including by automated clearinghouse transaction) to effect a transfer, of cash or other property to effect a Settlement.
“Settlement Receivable” shall mean any general intangible, payment
intangible, or instrument representing or reflecting an obligation to make payments to or for the benefit of a person in consideration for and in the amount of a Settlement made or arranged, or to be made or arranged, by such person.
“Similar Business” shall mean the businesses engaged in by Parent and
the Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date or any business or activity that is reasonably similar or complementary thereto or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto.
“SOFR” shall mean a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight
financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or
a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of SOFR Loans.
“SOFR Loan” shall mean a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on
Adjusted Term SOFR, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “ABR”.
“Specified Event of Default” shall mean any Event of Default pursuant to
Sections 7.01(b), (h) or (i).
“Specified Jurisdictions” shall mean, as of any date of determination,
the jurisdictions of organization or incorporation, as applicable, of the Loan Parties as of such date. As of the Closing Date, the Existing Loan Party Jurisdictions are listed on Schedule 1.01C.
“Specified Loan Party” shall mean any Loan Party that is not an
“eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 3 of the Guarantee Agreement).
“Specified Prepayment Debt” shall mean any senior unsecured, senior
secured or subordinated loans and/or notes of any Loan Party, no part of the principal of which is required to be paid (whether by way of mandatory sinking fund, mandatory redemption, mandatory prepayment or otherwise), prior to the date that is
six months after the then Latest Maturity Date (it being understood that any required offer to purchase such Indebtedness as a result of a change of control or asset sale shall not violate the foregoing restriction (so long as, in the case of a
change of control offer to purchase provision, a change of control would not be triggered thereunder unless a Change of Control is also triggered hereunder, and in the case of an asset sale offer to purchase provision, the net proceeds of any
asset sale are permitted to be applied to the prepayment of the Loans first or, in the case of Indebtedness secured by Other First Liens, on a not less than ratable basis than such Indebtedness)) and the terms and conditions of which (other than
with respect to pricing, amortization, final maturity and collateral), taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to Parent and its Subsidiaries than this Agreement or are otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided that (i) in respect of any senior secured Indebtedness with Liens on the Collateral (which may be Liens that are pari passu with, or junior to, the Liens on the
Collateral securing the Obligations), such Liens shall be Other First Liens or Junior Liens and (ii) in respect of any subordinated Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall be subject to customary subordination provisions reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent.
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“Specified Transaction” shall mean any of the following identified by
Parent: any Investment, any issuance, incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption or permanent repayment of indebtedness (including indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transaction), the creation
of any Lien, any designation or re-designation of an “unrestricted subsidiary,” any merger or other fundamental change, all sales, transfers and other dispositions or discontinuance of any subsidiary, line of business or division, and any
Restricted Payment.
“Spot Rate” for a currency shall mean the rate determined by the
Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange
trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the
Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer if the person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a
spot buying rate for any such currency; provided, further, that the L/C Issuer may use
such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (1) any
corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock is at the time of determination owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, (2) any partnership, joint venture or limited liability company of which (x) more than 50% of the capital accounts,
distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a
combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (y) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise Controls such entity and
(3) any Person that is consolidated in the consolidated financial statements of the specified Person in accordance with GAAP.
“Subsidiary” shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, a
subsidiary of Parent, including the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing (and except for purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” contained herein), an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed not to be a Subsidiary of Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of this Agreement.
“Subsidiary Loan Party” shall mean (a) each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of
Parent (other than the Borrower) on the Closing Date that is required to be a Guarantor in respect of the Obligations to satisfy the Guarantor Coverage Test and (b) each Subsidiary of Parent that becomes, or is required pursuant to Section 5.10
to become, a party to a Guarantee Agreement after the Closing Date, in each case, until released from such Guarantee Agreement in accordance with the Loan Documents. The Subsidiary Loan Parties on the Closing Date are indicated as such on
Schedule 1 of the Perfection Certificate.
“Subsidiary Redesignation” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 5.12(a).
“Supported QFC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.25.
“Swap Agreement” shall mean any agreement with respect to any swap,
forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or
measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided, that no phantom stock or similar
plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of Parent or any of the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
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“Swap Obligations” shall mean with respect to any Guarantor any
obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swingline Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Swingline
Loans.
“Swingline Borrowing Request” shall mean a request by the Borrower
substantially in the form of Exhibit E or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic
transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Swingline Lender” shall mean Truist Bank, in its capacity as a lender
of Swingline Loans and its successors in such capacity.
“Swingline Loans” shall mean the swingline loans made to the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Swingline Sublimit” shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of (a)
$20,000,000 and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments. The Swingline Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility Commitments.
“Target Refinancing” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the First Amendment.
“Taxes” shall mean all present or future sales, use, income, gross
receipts, volume of business, excise and property and other taxes, levies, imposts, duties (including stamp duties), deductions, charges (including ad valorem charges)
or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority and all interest, additions to tax and penalties related thereto.
“Term A Facility” shall mean the Term A Loan Commitments and the Term A
Loans made hereunder.
“Term A Facility Maturity Date” shall mean December 1, 2027.
“Term A Lenders” shall mean a Lender with a Term A Loan Commitment or an
outstanding Term A Loan.
“Term A Loan Commitment” shall mean with respect to each Lender, the
commitment of such Lender to make Term A Loans as set forth in Section 2.01. The initial amount of each Lender’s Term A Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01,
or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Term A Loan Commitment, as applicable. For
the avoidance of doubt, the Term A Loan Commitments shall include the Incremental Term A Loan Commitments. The aggregate amount of the Term A Loan Commitments on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date is $415,000,000459,437,500.
“Term A Loan Installment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.11(a)(i).
“Term A Loans” shall mean the term loans made by the Lenders to the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and any Incremental Term Loans in the form of Term A Loans made by the Incremental Term Lenders.
“Term B Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.22(a).
“Term B Loans” shall mean term loans that (i) are not Term A Loans or
Other Term A Loans, (i) have scheduled annual amortization not in excess of 1.00% of the original principal amount thereof and (iii) have a final maturity not earlier than one year following the then Latest Maturity Date of the Term A Loans and
Other Term A Loans then outstanding; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term
B Loans shall constitute Term B Loans.
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“Term Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Term Loans of a
single Class.
“Term Extension Request” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.23(a).
“Term Facility” shall mean the Term A Facility, the Incremental Term B Loan Facility, any Incremental Term Facility, Extended Term Loans and/or Refinancing Term Loans.
“Term Facility Maturity Date” shall mean (i) with respect to the Term A
Facility, the Term A Facility Maturity Date and, (ii) with respect to anythe Incremental Term B Loan Facility, the Incremental Term B Loan Facility Maturity Date and (iii) with respect to any other Incremental Term Facility, the Incremental Term
Facility Maturity Date for such Incremental Term Facility.
“Term Lender” shall mean a Lender with a Term Loan Commitment or an
outstanding Term Loan.
“Term Loan Commitment” shall mean any Term A Loan Commitment, any Incremental Term B Loan Commitment or any other Incremental Term Loan Commitment.
“Term Loan Installment Date” shall mean any Term A Loan Installment
Date, any Refinancing Term Loan Installment Date, any Incremental Term B Loan Installment Date or any Incremental Term
Loan Installment Date.
“Term Loans” shall mean the Term A Loans, the Incremental Term B Loans, the Incremental Term Loans, Extended Term Loans and/or the Refinancing Term Loans.
“Term SOFR” shall mean,
(a) for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, the
Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period 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 such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, that if
as of 5:00 p.m. on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference
Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for
such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination
Day, and
(b) for any calculation with respect to an ABR Loan on
any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “ABR Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities
Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided that if as of 5:00 p.m. on any ABR Term SOFR Determination Day the
Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR
Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long
as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such ABR Term SOFR Determination Day;
provided, that if Term SOFR determined as provided above (including
pursuant to the proviso under clause (a) or (b) above) shall ever be less than the Floor,
then Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
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“Term SOFR Administrator” shall mean the CME Group Benchmark
Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Adjustment” shall mean (i) with respect to the Term A Loans and the Revolving Facility Loans, a percentage equal to 0.10% per annum and (ii) with respect to the Incremental Term B Loans, a percentage equal to 0.00% per annum.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” shall mean the rate per annum determined by
the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Test Period” shall mean, on any date of determination, the period of
four consecutive fiscal quarters of Parent then most recently ended (taken as one accounting period) for which financial statements have been (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b).
“Total Net Debt” at any date shall mean (a) the aggregate principal
amount of Consolidated Debt of Parent and the Subsidiaries outstanding at such date determined in accordance with GAAP (but subject to Section 1.03 and after giving effect to all incurrences and repayment of all Indebtedness on such date), less
(b) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (determined in accordance with GAAP) of Parent and Subsidiaries at such date (after giving effect to all transactions to occur on such date) in excess of $25,000,000.
“Total Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (a)
Total Net Debt on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date to (b) EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended as of such date, all determined on a consolidated basis.
“Total Secured Net Debt” at any date shall mean (a) the aggregate
principal amount of Consolidated Debt of Parent and the Subsidiaries outstanding at such date determined in accordance with GAAP (but subject to Section 1.03) and after giving effect to all incurrences and repayment of all Indebtedness on such
date) that consists of, without duplication, (i) Capital Lease Obligations and (ii) other Indebtedness that in each case is then secured by Liens on property or assets of Parent or any Subsidiary constituting Collateral (other than property or
assets held in a defeasance or similar trust or arrangement for the benefit of the Indebtedness secured thereby) hereunder, less (b) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (determined in accordance with GAAP) of Parent and the Subsidiaries at
such date (after giving effect to all transactions to occur on such date) in excess of $25,000,000.
“Total Secured Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date, the ratio of
(a) Total Secured Net Debt on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date to (b) EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended as of such date, all determined on a consolidated
basis.
“Transactions” shall mean, collectively, (a) the execution and delivery
of the Loan Documents, the creation of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents, and the initial borrowings hereunder; (b) the repayment in full of all loans under the Existing Credit Agreement and the termination of the commitments and Liens
thereunder and under the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement); and (c) the payment of all fees, costs and expenses to be paid in connection with the foregoing.
“Transformative Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition by Parent or any Subsidiary that is
either (a) not permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or (b) permitted by the terms of Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition, but would not
provide Parent and its Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under the Loan Documents for the continuation and/or expansion of the combined operations following such consummation, as determined by Parent acting in good faith.
“Type” shall mean, when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, the
rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined.
“UCP” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(h).
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“UK Financial Institution” shall mean any BRRD Undertaking (as such term
is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the
United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” shall mean the Bank of England or any other
public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the Benchmark Replacement
excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor for the applicable
Facility, the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for such Facility for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Unfunded Pension Liability” shall mean, as of the most recent valuation
date for the applicable Plan, the excess of (1) the Plan’s actuarial present value (determined on the basis of reasonable assumptions employed by the independent actuary for such Plan for purposes of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of
ERISA) of its benefit liabilities (as defined in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA) over (2) the fair market value of the assets of such Plan.
“Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the
same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.
“United States” shall mean the United States of America, including
(other than for U.S. federal income tax purposes), for the avoidance of doubt, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
“Unreimbursed L/C Disbursement” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 2.05(f).
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean (i) any subsidiary of Parent
designated by Parent as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.12 subsequent to the Closing Date, except to the extent redesignated as a Subsidiary in accordance with such Section 5.12, and (ii) any subsidiary of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” shall mean any day except for
(i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States
government securities.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 9.25.
“U.S. Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is
organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“USA PATRIOT Act” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended from time to time and any successor thereto, including the Beneficial Ownership
Regulation.
“Voting Stock” shall mean for any Person, Equity Interests of that
Person generally entitled to vote for the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
“Waivable Mandatory Prepayment” shall mean a mandatory prepayment
pursuant to Section 2.12(b) (other than any mandatory prepayment with Net Proceeds described in clause (b) of the definition of “Net Proceeds”) or Section 2.12(c).
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“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” when applied to any Indebtedness at
any date, shall mean the number of years obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including
payment at final maturity, in respect thereof by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any person shall mean a subsidiary of such
person, all of the Equity Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or nominee or other similar shares required pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such person or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such person.
“Withdrawal Liability” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a
result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Working Capital” shall mean, with respect to Parent and the
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, Current Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided,
that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, increases or decreases in Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Current Assets or Current Liabilities as a result of (a) any reclassification in accordance with
GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent or (b) the effects of purchase accounting.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” shall mean (a) with respect to any
EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU
Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution
or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect
as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
SECTION 1.02. Terms Generally.
(a) With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan
Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(i) The definitions of terms herein
shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.
(ii) Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.
(iii) The words “include,” “includes”
and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.”
(iv) The word “will” shall be
construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”
(v) Any definition of or reference
to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to
any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document).
(vi) Any reference herein to any
Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.
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(vii) The words “hereto,” “herein,”
“hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof.
(viii) All references in a Loan
Document to Articles, Sections, Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear.
(ix) Any reference to any law (or
provision thereof) shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation
as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
(x) The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to
any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
(b) In the computation of periods of time from a
specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”
(c) Any financial ratios shall be calculated by dividing
the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is
no nearest number).
(d) Any reference herein to a merger, transfer,
consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to include a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of limited liability companies (or the
unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited
liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person).
SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in
effect from time to time; provided, that, if Parent notifies the Administrative Agent that Parent requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect
of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies Parent that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for
such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then (x) such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such
change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith, and (y) Parent shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents
required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Notwithstanding any other provision
contained herein, (i) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards 159 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) the
accounting for operating leases and capital leases under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2019 (including Accounting Standards Codification 840) shall apply for the purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of this Agreement,
including the definition of “Capital Lease Obligations”, unless Parent elects otherwise.
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SECTION 1.04. Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents.
(a) The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as
applicable, shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts with respect to Loans and Commitments and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies or L/C Alternative
Currencies, as applicable. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except
for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan
Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable. No Default or Event of Default shall arise as a result of changes in currency exchange rates from those rates
applicable at the time an applicable action was taken as long as such action was permitted hereunder when such action was taken.
(b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a
Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of an Alternative Currency Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such
Borrowing, Alternative Currency Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency or an L/C Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest
unit of such Alternative Currency or L/C Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.
SECTION 1.05. Additional Alternative Currencies.
(a) The Borrower may from time to time request that
Alternative Currency Loans be made in a currency other than an existing Alternative Currency and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than an existing L/C Alternative Currency; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request with respect to the
making of Alternative Currency Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent; and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the
approval of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.
(b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative
Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., 20 Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Event (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the
L/C Issuer, in its or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to Alternative Currency Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Facility Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request
pertaining to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer thereof. Each Revolving Facility Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining to Revolving Facility Loans that are Alternative Currency Loans)
or the L/C Issuer (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., 10 Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the
making of such Alternative Currency Loans or the issuance of such Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.
(c) Any failure by a Revolving Facility Lender or the
L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Revolving Facility Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to permit Alternative
Currency Loans to be made or Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Revolving Facility Lenders consent to making Alternative Currency Loans in such requested currency, the
Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an “Alternative Currency” hereunder for purposes of any Borrowings of Alternative Currency Loans; and if the Administrative
Agent and the L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an “L/C Alternative
Currency” hereunder for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.05, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify
the Borrower. The Required Class Lenders of the Revolving Facility may give notice to the Borrower that any Alternative Currency ceases to be an Alternative Currency hereunder, and such notice shall be effective 20 Business Days after such
notice. The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer may give notice to the Borrower that any Alternative Currency or L/C Alternative Currency, respectively, is no longer readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars,
and upon such notice such currency shall cease to be an Alternative Currency or L/C Alternative Currency, as applicable, hereunder.
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SECTION 1.06. Change of Currency.
(a) Each obligation of the Borrower to make a payment
denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the Closing Date shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU
Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank
market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such
Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.
(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to
such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices
relating to the Euro.
(c) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be
subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the
change in currency.
SECTION 1.07. Times of Day.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Local Time.
SECTION 1.08. Letter of Credit Amounts.
Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of
such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any
Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of
the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
SECTION 1.09. Limited Condition Transactions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of (a) (i) determining compliance with any applicable ratio or test (including any
First Lien Secured Net Leverage Ratio test, any Total Secured Net Leverage Ratio test or any Total Net Leverage Ratio test) and/or the availability or use under any baskets, (ii) determining the accuracy of representations and warranties
hereunder or under any other Loan Document or (iii) determining satisfaction of any conditions precedent, in each case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in connection with any Specified Transaction and/or (b) whether a Default or Event of Default
(or any type of Default or Event of Default) shall have occurred and be continuing, in each case of clauses (a) and (b), in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness in connection
therewith), the date of determination of such ratio, compliance or whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be deemed to be, at Parent’s option (Parent’s election to exercise such option, an “LCA Election”), the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “LCA
Test Date”). If on a Pro Forma Basis, after giving effect to the relevant Limited Condition Transaction and/or any other Specified Transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and the
use of proceeds thereof) determined as if such Limited Condition Acquisition or other transactions had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended Test Period ending prior to the LCA Test Date, Parent could have taken such action on the
relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with the applicable ratios and other conditions, then such provisions will be deemed to have been complied with, unless a Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date such Limited
Condition Acquisition is consummated.
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If Parent has made an LCA Election in respect of any Limited Condition Transaction or the other Specified Transactions to be entered into in
connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof), then, in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratios, tests, caps or baskets with respect to any other Specified Transaction on or
following the LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of (x) the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction or related Indebtedness is consummated and (y) the date that the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are
terminated or expire, as applicable, without consummation thereof, any such ratio, test, cap or basket shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions in connection therewith have
been consummated.
SECTION 1.10. Rates.
The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (a) the continuation of,
administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to ABR, a Relevant Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition
thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark
Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, ABR, a Relevant Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its
discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of ABR, a
Relevant Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark
Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain ABR, a Relevant Rate, the Term
SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind,
including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component
thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
SECTION 1.11. Certain Calculations and Determinations.
(a) Parent may rely on more than one basket or exception
hereunder (including both ratio-based and non-ratio based baskets and exceptions, and including partial reliance on different baskets that, collectively, permit the entire proposed transaction) at the time of any proposed transaction, Parent
may, in its sole discretion, at any later time divide, classify or reclassify such transaction (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with the available baskets and exceptions hereunder at such later time (provided that with
respect to reclassification of Indebtedness and Liens, any such reclassification shall be subject to the parameters of Sections 7.01 and 7.03, as applicable);
(b) (i) unless Parent elects otherwise, if Parent or its
Subsidiaries in connection with the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions (A) incurs or repays Indebtedness, creates Liens, makes asset sales or other dispositions, makes Investments, makes Restricted Payments,
designates any subsidiary as restricted or unrestricted or takes any other action under or as permitted by a ratio-based basket and (B) incurs or repays Indebtedness, creates Liens, makes asset sales or other dispositions, makes Investments,
makes Restricted Payments, designates any subsidiary as restricted or unrestricted or takes any other action under a non-ratio-based basket (which shall occur substantially contemporaneously with the events in clause (A) above) under the same
covenant or other applicable test, then the applicable ratio will be calculated with respect to any such action under the applicable ratio-based basket under the same covenant or other applicable test without regard to any such action under any
such non-ratio-based basket made in connection with such transaction or series of related transactions;
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(c) if Parent or its Subsidiaries enters into any
revolving, delayed draw or other committed debt facility, Parent or Borrower may elect to determine compliance of such debt facility (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens from time to time in connection therewith) with this
Agreement and each other Loan Document on the date commitments with respect thereto are first received (or such other date as permitted by Section 1.09), in each case assuming the full amount of such facility is incurred (and any applicable
Liens are granted) on such date, in lieu of determining such compliance on any subsequent date (including any date on which Indebtedness is incurred pursuant to such facility); provided
that (A)(i) solely with respect to any revolving debt facility, for as long as such election is in effect any future calculation of such ratio-based basket shall only include amounts borrowed and outstanding as of such date of determination and
(ii) with respect to any other delayed draw or other committed debt facility, for as long as such election is in effect any future calculation of such ratio-based basket shall include the total amount of commitments under such facility until
such commitments are terminated and (B) at Parent’s election, debt commitments may be obtained prior to Parent’s ability to incur such Indebtedness as long as such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred on the date such commitments are funded
(and only to the extent so funded);
(d) if Parent or its Subsidiaries incurs Indebtedness
under a ratio-based basket, such ratio-based basket (together with any other ratio-based basket utilized in connection therewith, including in respect of other Indebtedness, Liens, asset sales or other dispositions, Investments, Restricted
Payments or payments in respect of Junior Financing) will be calculated excluding the cash proceeds of such Indebtedness for netting purposes (i.e., such cash proceeds shall not reduce the First Lien Secured Net Debt, Total Net Debt or Total
Secured Net Debt, as applicable pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of such terms); provided that the actual application of such proceeds may reduce Indebtedness
for purposes of determining compliance with any such applicable ratio-based basket; and
(e) without prejudice to subclause (i) above, if the Parent or any Subsidiary relies in full or in part on a non-ratio based basket or exception in connection with any proposed transaction, all or any portion of which
transaction subsequently is eligible to be reclassified as having been incurred pursuant to a ratio-based basket or exception, then such amounts originally permitted under the non-ratio-based basket or exception shall automatically be
reclassified as having been incurred pursuant to a ratio-based basket or exception to the maximum extent then permitted under such ratio-based basket or exception without the Parent needing to make any election, give any notice or take any
action to effect such reclassification.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
SECTION 2.01. Commitments.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein:
(a) (i) each Term A Lender agrees to make Term A Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date in Dollars in a principal amount not to exceed such
Xxxxxx’s Term A Loan Commitment and (ii) each Term A Lender agrees to make Term A Loans to the Borrower on the First Amendment
Effective Date in Dollars in a principal amount not to exceed such Lender’s Incremental Term A Loan Commitment;
(b) each Incremental Term B Lender agrees to make Incremental Term B Loans to the Borrower on the First Amendment Effective Date in Dollars in a principal amount
not to exceed such Xxxxxx’s Incremental Term B Loan Commitment;
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(c) each Revolving Facility Lender
agrees to make Revolving Facility Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in Dollars or any Alternative Currency in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Facility Credit
Exposure exceeding such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Facility Commitment, (ii) the total Revolving Facility Credit Exposure exceeding the total Revolving Facility Commitment or (iii) the aggregate amount of all Revolving Facility Loans denominated in
Alternative Currencies exceeding the Alternative Currency Sublimit; and
(d) within the foregoing limits and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Facility Loans. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings.
(a) Each Revolving Facility Loan and Term Loan shall be
made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans under the same Class and of the same Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments under the applicable Facility. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan
required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided, that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender
shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Subject to Section 2.15, each Borrowing (other than
a Swingline Borrowing) shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans, Alternative Currency Loans or SOFR Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Swingline Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. Each Lender at its option may
make any ABR Loan, Alternative Currency Loans or SOFR Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided, that any
exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such Lender shall not be entitled to any amounts payable under Section 2.16 solely in respect of
increased costs resulting from such exercise and existing at the time of such exercise.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any
Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum and, in the case of a Revolving Facility Borrowing, that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple. Subject to Section 2.04(c) and Section
2.05(e), at the time that each Term Borrowing or Revolving Facility Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is not less than the Borrowing Minimum and, in the case of a Revolving Facility Borrowing, that is an
integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple; provided, that an ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused
balance of the Commitments. Borrowings of more than one Type and under more than one Facility may be outstanding at the same time; provided, that there shall not at
any time be more than a total of 10 Alternative Currency Borrowings and SOFR Borrowings outstanding under this Agreement.
(d) Except as otherwise provided herein, an Alternative
Currency Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Alternative Currency Loan. During the existence of an Event of Default and upon the election of the Administrative Agent or the Required Class
Lenders, no Loans may be converted to or continued as Alternative Currency Loans without the consent of the Required Class Lenders of such Facility.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless
settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings.
To request a Revolving Facility Borrowing and/or a Term Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone
(a) in the case of a SOFR Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m. (x) three U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of any proposed Borrowing denominated in Dollars and (y) four Business Days
before the date of any proposed Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be
irrevocable (but may be conditional) and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or facsimile to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by a Responsible Officer of
the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
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(i) the Class of Loans comprising
such Borrowing;
(ii) the aggregate amount of the
requested Borrowing;
(iii) the date of such Borrowing,
which shall be a Business Day;
(iv) whether such Borrowing is to be
an ABR Borrowing, an Alternative Currency Borrowing or a SOFR Borrowing;
(v) in the case of a SOFR Borrowing
or an Alternative Currency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;
(vi) in the case of a Revolving
Facility Borrowing, the currency in which such Borrowing is to be denominated (which shall be Dollars or an Alternative Currency); and
(vii) the location and number of the
Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed.
If no election as to the currency of any Revolving Facility Borrowing is made, then the requested Borrowing shall be made in Dollars. If no election as to the Type of
Revolving Facility Borrowing or Term Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be (x) an ABR Borrowing in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars or (y) an Alternative Currency Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month’s
duration in the case of Revolving Facility Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested SOFR Borrowing or Alternative Currency Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have
selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each applicable Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such
Xxxxxx’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. Swingline Loans.
(a) The Swingline. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender may, in its sole discretion, agree, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Facility Lenders set forth in
this Section 2.04, to make loans in Dollars (each such loan, a “Swingline Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period
in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Swingline Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swingline Loans, when aggregated with the Revolving Facility Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Facility
Loans and L/C Obligations of the Revolving Facility Lender acting as Swingline Lender, may exceed the amount of such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Facility Commitment; provided,
however, that after giving effect to any Swingline Loan, (i) the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure shall not exceed the total Revolving Facility Commitments, and (ii)
the aggregate Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of any Revolving Facility Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall not exceed such Revolving Facility Lender’s Revolving Facility Commitment, and provided, further, that the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swingline Loan to refinance any outstanding Swingline
Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.12, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR
Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swingline Loan, each Revolving Facility Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swingline Lender a risk participation in such Swingline Loan in
an amount equal to the product of such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Facility Percentage times the amount of such Swingline Loan.
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(b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swingline Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be
received by the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000 and (ii) the requested borrowing date,
which shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swingline Borrowing Request, appropriately completed and signed by a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Promptly after receipt by the Swingline Lender of any telephonic Swingline Loan request, the Swingline Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative
Agent has also received such Swingline Loan request and, if not, the Swingline Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swingline Lender has received notice (by telephone or
in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swingline Borrowing (A) directing the Swingline Lender not to make such Swingline Loan as a result of the
limitations set forth in the provisos to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.01 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Swingline Lender may, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swingline Borrowing Request, make the amount of its Swingline Loan available to the Borrower at the account of the Borrower specified in such Swingline
Borrowing Request.
(c) Refinancing of Swingline Loans.
(i) The Swingline Lender at any time in its sole and absolute
discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Facility Lender make an ABR Revolving Loan in an amount equal to such Revolving
Facility Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Borrowing Request for purposes hereof) and in accordance
with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the Borrowing Minimum and Borrowing Multiples, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Facility Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.01. The Swingline
Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Borrowing Request promptly after (other than the delivery of a Borrowing Request) delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Facility Lender shall make an
amount equal to its Revolving Facility Percentage of the amount specified in such Borrowing Request available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the
applicable Swingline Loan) for the account of the Swingline Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Borrowing Request, whereupon, subject to Section
2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Facility Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made an ABR Revolving Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swingline Lender.
(ii) If for any reason any Swingline Loan cannot be refinanced by such an ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for ABR Revolving Loans submitted
by the Swingline Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swingline Lender that each of the Revolving Facility Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swingline Loan and each Revolving Facility Lender’s
payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
(iii) If any Revolving Facility Lender fails to make available to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Facility Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the
Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Facility Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which
such payment is immediately available to the Swingline Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swingline Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation,
plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swingline Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Facility Lender
pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s ABR Revolving Loan included in the relevant ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swingline Loan, as
the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Revolving Facility Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(iv) Each Revolving Facility Lender’s obligation to make ABR Revolving
Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(ii) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff,
counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence,
event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however,
that each Lender’s obligation to make ABR Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.01. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the
Borrower to repay Swingline Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after any Revolving Facility Lender has purchased and
funded a risk participation in a Swingline Loan, if the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of such Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Revolving Facility Lender its Revolving Facility Percentage thereof in
the same funds as those received by the Swingline Lender.
(ii) If any payment received by the Swingline Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swingline Loan is required to be returned by the Swingline Lender under any of the circumstances
described in Section 8.10 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swingline Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Facility Lender shall pay to the Swingline Lender its Revolving Facility Percentage thereof on demand of the
Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swingline
Lender. The obligations of the Revolving Facility Lenders under this clause shall be absolute and unconditional and survive Payment in Full and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) Interest for Account of Swingline Lender. The Swingline Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swingline Loans. Until each Revolving Facility Lender funds its ABR Revolving Loan
or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Facility Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of any Swingline Loan, interest in respect of such Revolving Facility Percentage shall be solely for the account of
the Swingline Lender.
(f) Payments Directly to Swingline Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swingline Loans directly to the Swingline Lender.
(g) Resignation as Swingline Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time a Swingline Lender assigns all of its Revolving Facility Commitment and Revolving Facility Loans pursuant
to Section 9.04(b), Truist Bank may, upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Facility Lenders and the Borrower, resign as Swingline Lender. In the event of any such resignation as Swingline Lender, the
Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders one or more successor Swingline Lender(s) hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of such Swingline
Lender, as the case may be. After the resignation of a Swingline Xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx, the retiring Swingline Lender shall remain a party hereto and shall retain all of the rights and obligations of a Swingline Lender provided for hereunder with
respect to Swingline Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make ABR Revolving Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to
Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment of a successor Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of a Swingline Xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx.
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SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit.
(a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in addition to the Loans provided for in Section 2.01, the Borrower may request
that the L/C Issuer, in reliance on the agreements of the Revolving Facility Lenders set forth in this Section 2.05, issue, at any time and from time to time during the period from and including the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit
Expiration Date, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in one or more L/C Alternative Currencies for its own account or the account of any of its Subsidiaries in such form as is acceptable to the L/C Issuer in its reasonable
determination. Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute utilization of the Revolving Facility Commitments. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall
be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension or
Renewal.
(i) To request the issuance of a
Letter of Credit (or the amendment of the terms and conditions, extension of the terms and conditions, extension of the expiration date, or reinstatement of amounts paid, or renewal of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall
deliver (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the L/C Issuer) to the L/C Issuer and to the Administrative Agent not later than (i) in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars,
11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case
may be and (ii) in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an L/C Alternative Currency, 11:00 a.m. at least four Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance
in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be, in each case, a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, extended,
reinstated or renewed, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with clause (d) of this Section
2.05), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, extend, reinstate or renew
such Letter of Credit. If requested by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower also shall submit a Letter of Credit Application and reimbursement agreement on the L/C Issuer’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. In the
event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of Letter of Credit Application and reimbursement agreement or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into
by the Borrower with, the L/C Issuer relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(ii) If the Borrower so requests in
any applicable Letter of Credit Application (or the amendment of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a standby Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each,
an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of
Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior written notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a
day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the L/C Issuer at the time such Letter of Credit is
issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Facility
Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the date permitted pursuant to Section 2.05(d); provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not (x) permit any such extension if (A) the L/C
Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof except that the expiration date may be extended to a date that is no more than one year from the
then-current expiration date, or (y) it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the
Administrative Agent that the Required Class Lenders under the Revolving Facility have elected not to permit such extension or (ii) be obligated to permit such extension if it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if
promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Facility Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions
specified in Section 4.01 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
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(c) Limitations on Amounts, Issuance and Amendment. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, extended, reinstated or renewed only if (and upon issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of each Letter
of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (x) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit
Sublimit that would be in effect at any time prior to the expiration of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time (after giving effect to the scheduled maturity of any Revolving Facility Commitment occurring prior to the expiration of all
such Letters of Credit), (y) the total Revolving Facility Credit Exposure shall not exceed the total Revolving Facility Commitments at any time prior to the expiration of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time (after giving effect to
the scheduled maturity of any Revolving Facility Commitment occurring prior to the expiration of all such Letters of Credit) and (z) no Lender’s Revolving Facility Credit Exposure shall exceed such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Facility Commitments.
(i) The L/C Issuer shall not be under
any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of
any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Change in Law shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of
letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated
hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
(B) the issuance of such Letter of
Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit;
(C) except as otherwise agreed by the
Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or $100,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit;
(D) except as otherwise agreed by the
Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an L/C Alternative Currency;
(E) such Letter of Credit contains
any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder;
(F) the issuance of such Letter of
Credit would result in such Revolving Facility Lender’s Revolving Facility Credit Exposure exceeding its Revolving Facility Commitment;
(G) the stated amount of such Letter
of Credit would cause the aggregate stated amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer to exceed the aggregate amount of such L/C Issuer’s Letter of Credit Commitment; or
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(H) a default of any Revolving
Facility Lender’s obligations to fund under Section 2.05(f) exists or any Revolving Facility Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such
Revolving Facility Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s risk with respect to such Revolving Facility Lender, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to
eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.27) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all
other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
(ii) The L/C Issuer shall be under no
obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the
proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(iii) The L/C Issuer shall not amend
any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.
(d) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall have a stated expiration date no later than the earlier of (i) the date twelve months after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any
extension of the expiration date thereof, whether automatic or by amendment, twelve months after the then‑current expiration date of such Letter of Credit) and (ii) the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless such expiring date shall be
approved, with respect to clause (i), by the L/C Issuer and the Required Revolving Lenders or, with respect to clause (ii), by the L/C Issuer and all of the Revolving Facility Lenders.
(e) Participations.
(i) By the issuance of a Letter of
Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount or extending the expiration date thereof), and without any further action on the part of the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, the L/C Issuer hereby grants to each Revolving Facility
Lender, and each Revolving Facility Lender hereby acquires from the L/C Issuer, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of
Credit. Each Revolving Facility Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this clause (e) in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall not be affected by
any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Facility Commitments.
(ii) In consideration and in
furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Facility Lender hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the L/C Issuer, such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Facility Percentage of each
L/C Disbursement made by the L/C Issuer not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the notice provided by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Facility Lenders pursuant to Section 2.05(f) until such L/C Disbursement is
reimbursed by the Borrower or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason, including after the Revolving Facility Maturity Date. Such payment shall be made without any offset,
abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each such payment shall be made in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Facility Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.05), and the
Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the L/C Issuer the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(f), the Administrative
Agent shall distribute such payment to the L/C Issuer or, to the extent that the Revolving Facility Lenders have made payments pursuant to this clause (e) to reimburse the L/C Issuer, then to such Lenders and the L/C Issuer as their interests
may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this clause (e) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any L/C Disbursement shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement.
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(iii) Each Revolving Facility Lender
further acknowledges and agrees that its participation in each Letter of Credit will be automatically adjusted to reflect such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at
each time such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Facility Commitment is amended pursuant to the operation of Section 2.22 or 2.25, as a result of an assignment in accordance with Section 9.04 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement.
(iv) If any Revolving Facility Lender
fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05(e), then, without limiting the other provisions of
this Agreement, the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such
payment is immediately available to L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any
administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s
Revolving Facility Loan included in the relevant Revolving Facility Borrowing or L/C Disbursement Participation. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Facility Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any
amounts owing under this clause (e)(iv) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f) Reimbursement. If the L/C Issuer shall make any L/C Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in respect of such L/C Disbursement by paying to the Administrative
Agent an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement not later than the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice; provided that, if
such L/C Disbursement is not less than Borrowing Minimum, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or Section 2.04 that such payment be financed with a Borrowing of ABR
Loans or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Borrowing of ABR Loans or Swingline Loan. In the case of a Letter
of Credit denominated in an L/C Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in Dollars, unless the L/C Issuer shall have specified in such notice that it will accept reimbursement in the L/C Alternative Currency in which
such Letter of Credit was so denominated. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an L/C Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of
the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Facility Lender of the applicable L/C Disbursement, the payment
then due from the Borrower in respect thereof (the “Unreimbursed L/C Disbursement”) and such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Facility Percentage thereof. In such event, the
Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of ABR Revolving Loans to be disbursed on the date of payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed L/C Disbursement, without regard to the
Borrowing Minimum or Borrowing Multiple for the principal amount of ABR Revolving Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the aggregate Revolving Facility Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 (other
than the delivery of a Borrowing Request). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.05(f) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(g) Obligations Absolute.
(i) The obligation of the Borrower to
reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Disbursement shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all
circumstances, including the following:
(A) any lack of validity or
enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Letter of Credit, or any term or provision herein or therein;
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(B) the existence of any claim,
counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be
acting), the L/C Issuer or any other person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(C) any draft, demand, certificate or
other document presented under such Letter of Credit that appears on its face to be valid proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement in such draft or other document being untrue or inaccurate in
any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(D) waiver by the L/C Issuer of any
requirement that exists for the L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;
(E) honor of a demand for payment
presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;
(F) any payment made by the L/C
Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the
Uniform Commercial Code, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;
(G) any payment by the L/C Issuer
under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any person purporting to be a
trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection
with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;
(H) any adverse change in the
relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant L/C Alternative Currency to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally;
(I) any amendment or waiver of or any
consent to departure from all or any of the provisions of this Agreement, any Letter of Credit or any other Loan Document; or
(J) any other event or circumstance
whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.05, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.
(ii) The Borrower shall promptly
examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the L/C
Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
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(iii) None of the Administrative
Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit by the L/C Issuer or any payment or failure to
make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or
relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the L/C
Issuer; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to
consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the L/C Issuer’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts
and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the L/C Issuer (as finally determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction), the L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination, and that:
(A) the L/C Issuer may replace a
purportedly lost, stolen, or destroyed original Letter of Credit or missing amendment thereto with a certified true copy marked as such or waive a requirement for its presentation;
(B) the L/C Issuer may accept
documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and may make payment upon
presentation of documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit and without regard to any non-documentary condition in such Letter of Credit;
(C) the L/C Issuer shall have the
right, in its sole discretion, to decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and
(D) this sentence shall establish the
standard of care to be exercised by the L/C Issuer when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the parties hereto hereby waive, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, any standard of care inconsistent with the foregoing).
Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or
responsibility by reason of (i) any presentation that includes forged or fraudulent documents or that is otherwise affected by the fraudulent, bad faith, or illegal conduct of the beneficiary or other Person, (ii) the L/C Issuer declining to
take-up documents and make payment (A) against documents that are fraudulent, forged, or for other reasons by which that it is entitled not to honor or (B) following a Borrower’s waiver of discrepancies with respect to such documents or request
for honor of such documents or (iii) the L/C Issuer retaining proceeds of a Letter of Credit based on an apparently applicable attachment order, blocking regulation, or third-party claim notified to such L/C Issuer.
(h) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii)
the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (the “UCP”), as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of
issuance shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible to the Borrower for, and the L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall not be impaired by, any
action or inaction of the L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the L/C
Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade
– International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.
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(i) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders
with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article VIII with respect to any acts taken
or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article
VIII included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
(j) Disbursement Procedures. The L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall, within the time allowed by applicable laws or the specific terms of the Letter of Credit following its receipt thereof, examine all documents
purporting to represent a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit. The L/C Issuer shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing of such demand for payment if the L/C Issuer has made or
will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to
reimburse the L/C Issuer and the Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement.
(k) Interim Interest. If the L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall make any L/C Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement in full on the date such L/C Disbursement is made, the
unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such L/C Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such L/C Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR
Revolving Loans; provided that if the Borrower fails to reimburse such L/C Disbursement when due pursuant to Section 2.05(f), then Section 2.14(d) shall apply.
Interest accrued pursuant to this clause (k) shall be for the account of the L/C Issuer, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to Section 2.05(f) to reimburse the L/C Issuer shall be for the
account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(l) Replacement of the L/C Issuer. Any L/C Issuer may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced L/C Issuer and the successor L/C Issuer. The Administrative
Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of any L/C Issuer. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced L/C Issuer pursuant to Section
2.13. From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (x) the successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (y)
references herein to the term “L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous L/C Issuer, or to such successor and all previous L/C Issuers, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an L/C Issuer
hereunder, the replaced L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall
not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(m) Resignation of L/C Issuer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time any L/C Issuer assigns all of its Revolving Facility Commitment and Revolving Facility Loans pursuant to Section
9.04(b), such L/C Issuer may, upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Revolving Facility Xxxxxxx, resign as L/C Issuer. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall be
entitled to appoint from among the Lenders one or more successor L/C Issuer(s) hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of a L/C Issuer. If any L/C Issuer resigns
as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges, obligations and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C
Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make ABR Revolving Loans or purchase L/C Disbursement Participations pursuant to Section 2.05(e)). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer, (a) such
successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of a L/C Issuer hereunder and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit of the
resigning L/C Issuer, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such successor L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of such resigning L/C Issuer with respect to such
Letters of Credit; provided that this clause (b) may be overridden if the Borrower and the resigning and succeeding L/C Issuers agree otherwise.
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(n) Additional L/C Issuers. From time to time, the Borrower may by notice to the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the
applicable Revolving Facility Lender designate such Revolving Facility Lender to act as an L/C Issuer hereunder. In the event that there shall be more than one L/C Issuer hereunder, each reference to “the L/C Issuer” hereunder with respect to
any Letter of Credit shall refer to the person that issued such Letter of Credit and each such additional L/C Issuer shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement as an L/C Issuer to the same extent as if it had been originally named as
an L/C Issuer hereunder. Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit (to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof), each L/C Issuer (other than Truist Bank) will also
deliver to the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment. On the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (and on such other dates as the Administrative Agent may request), each L/C
Issuer shall provide the Administrative Agent a list of all Letters of Credit issued by it that are outstanding at such time together with such other information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
(o) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be
obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the
Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.
SECTION 2.06. [Reserved].
SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings.
(a) Each Lender shall make each Term Loan or Revolving
Facility Loan to be made by it hereunder available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the applicable currency not later than 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and not
later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Revolving Facility Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, in each case on the Business Day specified in the applicable Borrowing Request. The
Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower as specified in the Borrowing Request; provided, however, that if, on the date the Borrowing Request with respect to a Revolving Facility Borrowing denominated in
Dollars is given by the Borrower, there are Unreimbursed L/C Disbursements outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such Unreimbursed L/C Disbursements, and, second, shall be made
available to the Borrower as provided above.
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received
notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of ABR Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make
available to the Administrative Agent such Xxxxxx’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Xxxxxx has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.07(a) (or, in the case of a Borrowing of
ABR Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.07(a)) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a
Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding
amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made
by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or
similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans under the applicable Facility. If the
Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period.
If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim
the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
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SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections.
(a) Each Borrowing of Revolving Facility Loans or Term
Loans initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a SOFR Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request.
Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a SOFR Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in
this Section; provided, that except as otherwise provided herein, a SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an
Interest Period for such SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Loan, as applicable. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Revolving Facility Borrowing or Term Borrowing, in which case each such
portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which
may not be converted or continued. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency may only be made, and maintained, as Alternative Currency Loans.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be
made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or facsimile to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request
in the form of Exhibit D and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election
Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing to which such
Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant
to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the
election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing
is to be an ABR Borrowing, an Alternative Currency Borrowing or a SOFR Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a
SOFR Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period.”
If any such Interest Election Request requests a SOFR Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then
the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election
Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender to which such Interest Election Request relates of the details thereof and of such Xxxxxx’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest
Election Request with respect to a SOFR Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such
Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing; provided, that any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency shall instead be continued as an Alternative Currency
Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as a
Default or Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a SOFR Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Borrowing shall (A) in the case of such a Borrowing
made in Dollars, be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (B) in the case of such a Borrowing made in an Alternative Currency be continued as an Alternative Currency Borrowing with an Interest
Period of one month’s duration.
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SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Unless previously terminated, (i) the Revolving
Facility Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date and, (ii) the Term A Loan Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the Term A Loans on the Closing Date., (iii) the Incremental Term A Loan Commitments
shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the Term A Loans on the First Amendment Effective Date and (iv) the Incremental Term B Loan Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the
funding of the Incremental Term B Loans on the First Amendment Effective Date.
(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time
to time reduce the Revolving Facility Commitments; provided, that (i) each such reduction shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not
less than $5,000,000 (or, if less, the remaining amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments), (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Facility Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans
in accordance with Section 2.12, (w) the total Revolving Facility Credit Exposure would exceed the total Revolving Facility Commitments, (x) the aggregate amount of Alternative Currency Loans under the Revolving Facility outstanding would
exceed the Alternative Currency Sublimit, (y) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans would exceed the Swingline Sublimit or (z) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the
Letter of Credit Sublimit and (iii) each reduction shall be applied ratably among all Classes of Revolving Facility Commitments.
(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent
of any election to terminate or reduce the Revolving Facility Commitments under clause (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective
date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the applicable Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided, that a notice of termination of the Revolving Facility Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of
other credit facilities or the occurrence of any transaction anticipated to occur in connection with such termination, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified
effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective
Commitments.
SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay
(i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each applicable Revolving Facility Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each applicable Revolving Facility Loan to the Borrower on the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date, (ii) to
the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender as provided in Section 2.11, and (iii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on
the Latest Revolving Facility Maturity Date.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its
usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Xxxxxx from time to time hereunder.
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(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in
which it shall record (i) the amount and currency of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof, the Interest Period (if any) applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and
payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) any amount received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant
to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the
Borrower to pay the Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be
evidenced by a promissory note (a “Note”). In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender or
its registered assigns and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Thereafter, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable Lender, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest
thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein or its registered assigns.
SECTION 2.11. Repayment of Term Loans and Revolving Facility Loans.
(a) Subject to the other paragraphs of this Section:
(i) The Borrower shall repay to the
Administrative Agent, in Dollars, for the ratable account of the Term A Lenders, (A) on the last Business Day of each month set forth in the table below (each, a “Term A Loan
Installment Date”), the principal amount of Term A Loans equal to the product of (x) the original aggregate principal amount of Term A Loans
on the Closing Date multiplied by (y) the percentageamount set forth in the table below opposite
the applicable Term A Loan Installment Date and (B) on the Term A Facility Maturity Date, the remaining outstanding principal amount of all Term A Loans:
Term A Loan Installment Date:
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(ii) The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent, in Dollars, for the ratable account of the Incremental Term B Lenders, (A) on the last Business Day of
each March, June, September and December, commencing with March 31, 2024 (each, an “Incremental Term B Loan Installment Date”), a principal amount in respect of the Incremental Term B Loans equal to 0.25% of the original aggregate principal
amount of Incremental Term B Loans on the First Amendment Effective Date and (B) on the Incremental Term B Loan Facility Maturity Date, the remaining outstanding principal amount of all Incremental Term B Loans.
(iii) In the event that any
Incremental Term Loans are made on an Incremental Commitments Effective Date, the Borrower shall repay such Incremental Term Loans on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Additional Credit Extension Amendment (each such date being
referred to as an “Incremental Term Loan Installment Date”).
(iv) In the event that any Refinancing
Term Loans are made on a Refinancing Term Effective Date, the Borrower shall repay such Refinancing Term Loans on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Additional Credit Extension Amendment (each such date being referred to as a “Refinancing Term Loan Installment Date”).
(v) The Refinancing Term Loans of any
Class shall mature as provided in the applicable Additional Credit Extension Amendment.
(b) To the extent not previously paid, outstanding
Revolving Facility Loans shall be due and payable on the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date.
(c) (i) Any mandatory prepayment of Term A Loans and Incremental Term B Loans (and any other Term
Loans that share such mandatory prepayments on a pro rata basis) pursuant to Section 2.12(b) and (c) shall be applied so that the aggregate amount of such prepayment is allocated among each Class of such Term Loans pro rata based on the
aggregate principal amount of such outstanding Term Loans (except that any mandatory prepayment with Net Proceeds described in
clause (b) of the definition of “Net Proceeds” shall be subject to Sections 2.23(f) and 2.24(c) to the extent applicable), irrespective of whether such outstanding Term Loans are ABR Loans or SOFR Loans, with the application of
such mandatory prepayment within each Class of Term Loans applied to the remaining installments of such Class on a pro rata basis among such remaining installments (except that any mandatory prepayment with Net Proceeds described in clause (b)
of the definition of “Net Proceeds” shall be applied to such remaining installments in direct order of maturity). Prior to the repayment of any Term Loan, the Borrower may select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be repaid (subject to the
foregoing) and shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) of such selection not later than 1:00 p.m. (i) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, one Business Day before the scheduled date of such repayment and (ii) in
the case of a SOFR Borrowing, three U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment; and
(ii) Any optional prepayments of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(a) shall be applied to the remaining installments of the Term Loans as the Borrower may direct under the applicable Class or Classes of Term Loans as the
Borrower may direct.
SECTION 2.12. Prepayment of Loans.
(a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and
from time to time to prepay any Loan in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as set forth in this Section and Section 2.17), in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less
than the Borrowing Minimum or, if less, the principal amount of Loans of any Class outstanding, upon prior notice to the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) (x) in the case of an ABR Loan, not less than one Business Day
prior to the date of prepayment, (y) in the case of SOFR Loans denominated in Dollars, not less than three U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the date of prepayment and (z) in the case of a Revolving Facility Loan denominated in
an Alternative Currency, not less than four Business Days prior to the date of prepayment. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.12(a) shall be irrevocable; provided, that such notice may state that it is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the occurrence of any transaction anticipated to occur in connection with such prepayment, in which case
such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Each such notice shall be signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and
shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will
promptly notify each applicable Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Xxxxxx’s pro rata share of such prepayment. In the event that, prior to the date which is six months after the First Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower makes any prepayment or amendment of Incremental Term B Loans in connection with any Repricing
Transaction (other than in connection with a Change of Control or Transformative Acquisition), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the Incremental Term B Lenders, a prepayment premium of 1% of the
amount of the Incremental Term B Loans being so prepaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced or amended.
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(b) Subject to Section 2.12(e) and (f), the Borrower
shall apply 100% of all Net Proceeds promptly upon receipt thereof by Parent or any Subsidiary to prepay Term Loans in accordance with clause (c) of Section 2.11; provided
that, with respect to Net Proceeds from Asset Sales, the Borrower may use a portion of such Net Proceeds to prepay or repurchase Other First Lien Debt (to the extent required by the terms of such Other First Lien Debt) in an amount not to
exceed the product of (x) the amount of such Net Proceeds multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of the Other First Lien Debt and the denominator of which is the sum of the outstanding principal
amount of such Other First Lien Debt and the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans.
(c) Subject to Section 2.12(e) and (f), within five
Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(a) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(c) for any Excess Cash Flow Period, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to (i) the Applicable ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period less (ii) (x) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans prepaid pursuant to Section 2.12(a), via open market prepayment (in the amount of actual cash expended) and Section 2.12(g) (in
the amount of actual cash expended), excluding (A) any prepayments funded with proceeds of long-term indebtedness (other than Revolving Facility Loans) or issuances of Equity Interests and (B) prepayments applied to amortization payments on the
Term Loans due in such Excess Cash Flow Period, and (y) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Facility Loans prepaid pursuant to Section 2.12(a) to the extent the Revolving Facility Commitments are correspondingly reduced pursuant to
Section 2.09, in each case, during such Excess Cash Flow Period or after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period but before the prepayment under this Section 2.12(c) for such period is due; provided that no such prepayment shall be due if the Applicable ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period is less than $20,000,000.
(d) If the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at
any time (including on any Revaluation Date) that (i) the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure at such time exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Revolving Facility Commitments then in effect or (ii) the aggregate amount of Alternative Currency
Loans under the Revolving Facility outstanding at such time exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall prepay the applicable Revolving
Facility Loans and/or the Swingline Loans and/or the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount (allocated among the Revolving Facility Loans, Swingline Loans and/or L/C Obligations as selected by the Borrower)
sufficient to reduce the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure or outstanding Alternative Currency Loans under the Revolving Facility as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed 100% of the Revolving Facility Commitments or Alternative
Currency Sublimit then in effect, as applicable.
(e) Anything contained herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, not less than three Business Days prior to the date (the “Required Prepayment Date”) on which the Borrower is required to make any Waivable Mandatory
Prepayment, the Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of the amount subject to such prepayment requirement, and Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter notify each Lender holding an outstanding Term Loan of the amount of such
Xxxxxx’s pro rata share of such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment and such Lender’s option to refuse such amount. Each such Lender may exercise such option by giving written notice to the Administrative Agent of its election to do so on or before
the second Business Day prior to the Required Prepayment Date (it being understood that any Lender which does not notify the Administrative Agent of its election to exercise such option on or before the first Business Day prior to the Required
Prepayment Date shall be deemed to have elected, as of such date, to accept the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment). On the Required Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent the amount of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment
less the amount of the Declined Amounts, which amount shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to prepay the Term Loans of those Lenders that have elected to accept such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment (which prepayment shall be applied to
the scheduled installments of principal of the Term Loans in the applicable Class(es) of Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.11(c)), and thereafter, the Borrower may retain the portion of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment that would have
otherwise been payable to those Lenders that have elected to exercise such option and decline such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Amounts”).
Such Declined Amounts retained by the Borrower may be used for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.
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(f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section
2.12 to the contrary, (i) to the extent that any repatriation (or other intercompany distribution or transfer) to the Borrower, directly or indirectly, from a Subsidiary organized outside the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as
a distribution or dividend (or other intercompany transfer) of any amount required to mandatorily prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(b) or (c) is prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to Puerto Rico,
the portion of any such amount so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in Section 2.12(b) or (c), as applicable, for so long, but only for so long, as the applicable local law will not permit
repatriation to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Subsidiary to promptly use commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local law to permit such
repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected amount is permitted under the applicable local law, such affected amount will be promptly applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the
prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(b) or (c), as applicable, to the extent provided herein, (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation (or other intercompany distribution or transfer)
to the Borrower, directly or indirectly, from a Subsidiary organized outside the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a distribution or dividend (or other intercompany transfer) of any amount required to mandatorily prepay the
Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(b) or (c) would have a material adverse tax cost consequence with respect to such affected amount, such amount so affected need not be prepaid at such time and (iii) to the extent that the Borrower has
determined in good faith that repatriation to the Borrower, directly or indirectly, from a Subsidiary organized outside the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico would give rise to a risk of liability for the directors of such
Subsidiaries; provided that, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), Parent and its Subsidiaries shall take commercially reasonable actions under applicable law
to permit such repatriation and without material adverse tax consequences and without giving rise to risk of liability for the directors of the applicable Subsidiaries. The portion of any mandatory prepayment that may be subject to the
operation of this Section 2.12(f) shall be limited (A) in the case of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.12(b), to the Net Proceeds received by a Subsidiary that is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in respect of an Asset Sale by such Subsidiary and (B) in the case of any mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.12(c), to the portion of the applicable Excess Cash Flow attributable to Subsidiaries that are not
organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Section 2.12 or any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower may prepay any Class or Classes of outstanding Term Loans (x) through open market purchase on a non-pro rata basis (and all Term Loans so purchased by the Borrower shall automatically be canceled and retired by the Borrower on the applicable settlement date (and for the avoidance of doubt, may not be reborrowed))
and or (y) upon an offer (each, an “Auction Prepayment Offer”) at a discount to par pursuant to one or more auctions (each, an “Auction”) on the following basis (any such prepayment, an “Auction Prepayment”):
(i) All Term Lenders (other than
Defaulting Lenders) of the applicable Class or Classes shall be permitted (but not required) to participate in each Auction. Any such Lender who elects to participate in an Auction may choose to offer all or part of such Lender’s Term Loans of
the applicable Class for prepayment. Each Term Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within the period specified in the offer if it determines to participate in such Auction.
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(ii) Each Auction Prepayment shall be
subject to the conditions that (A) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to the effect that (I) immediately prior to and after giving effect to the Auction Prepayment and on the date of any delivery of an Auction Notice (as
defined in Exhibit C), no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (II) as of the date of the Auction Notice, the Borrower is not in
possession of any material non-public information with respect to Parent or any of its subsidiaries that (x) has not been disclosed to the Lenders (other than Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to
Parent or any of its subsidiaries) prior to such date and (y) if not disclosed to the Lenders, could reasonably be expected to have a material effect (whether negative or positive) upon, or otherwise be material to, (1) a Lender’s decision to
participate in any Auction or (2) the market price of the Term Loans subject to such Auction, and (III) each of the conditions to such Auction Prepayment has been satisfied, (B) immediately prior to and after giving effect to the Auction
Prepayment, the sum of the unused Revolving Facility Commitments plus unrestricted cash and cash equivalents held by Loan Parties shall not be less than $25,000,000, (C) each offer of prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.12(g) must be in
an amount not less than $1,000,000 in principal amount of Term Loans, calculated on the face amount thereof unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent, (D) no Auction Prepayment shall be made from the proceeds of any
Revolving Facility Loan or Swingline Loan, (E) any Auction Prepayment shall be offered to all Lenders with Term Loans on a pro rata basis, (F) all Term Loans so prepaid by the Borrower shall automatically be canceled and retired by the Borrower
on the applicable settlement date (and for the avoidance of doubt, may not be reborrowed) and (G) no more than one Auction Prepayment Offer may be ongoing at any one time and no more than five Auction Prepayment Offers may be made in any one
fiscal year (unless the Administrative Agent consents in its reasonable discretion).
(iii) The Borrower must terminate any
Auction Prepayment Offer if it fails to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above in Section 2.12(g)(ii) that are required to be met at the time at which the Term Loans would have been prepaid pursuant to such Auction Prepayment
Offer. If the Borrower commences any Auction Prepayment Offer (and all relevant requirements set forth above that are required to be satisfied at the time of the commencement of such Auction Prepayment Offer have in fact been satisfied), and
if at such time of commencement the Borrower reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above that are required to be satisfied at the time of the consummation of such Auction Prepayment Offer shall be satisfied, then the
Borrower shall have no liability to any Term Lender or any other person for any termination of such Auction Prepayment Offer as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above that are required to be met at the
time that otherwise would have been the time of consummation of such Auction Prepayment Offer, and any such failure shall not result in any Default or Event of Default hereunder. All Term Loans prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section
2.12(g) shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the par principal amount so prepaid to, but not including, the date of the Auction Prepayment. The par principal amount of Term Loans prepaid pursuant to this Section 2.12(g) shall be
applied to reduce the final installment payment of principal thereof pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), as applicable.
(iv) Each Auction shall comply with
the Auction Procedures and any such other procedures established by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and agreed to by the Borrower.
(v) The Auction Manager acting in its
capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Article VIII and Section 9.05 to the same extent as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a reference to the Auction Manager, and the
Administrative Agent shall cooperate with the Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Auction Manager in order to enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with each Auction Prepayment Offer.
(vi) This Section 2.12(g) shall
neither (A) require the Borrower to undertake any Auction nor (B) limit or restrict the Borrower from making voluntary prepayments of Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.12(a).
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SECTION 2.13. Fees.
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to each Revolving
Facility Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), through the Administrative Agent, on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December in each year, and the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of all the Revolving
Facility Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein, a commitment fee in Dollars (the “Commitment Fee”) on the actual daily amount of the Available Unused
Commitment of such Lender under the Revolving Facility during the preceding quarter (or other period commencing with the Closing Date or ending with the date on which the last of the Revolving Facility Commitments of such Lender shall be
terminated) at a rate equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee. All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days. For the purpose of calculating any Revolving Facility Lender’s
Commitment Fee, the outstanding Swingline Loans during the period for which such Revolving Facility Lender’s Commitment Fee is calculated shall be deemed to be zero. The Commitment Fee due to each Revolving Facility Lender shall commence to
accrue on the Closing Date and shall cease to accrue on the date on which the last of the Commitments of such Revolving Facility Lender shall be terminated as provided herein.
(b) The Borrower from time to time agrees to pay (i) to
each Revolving Facility Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), through the Administrative Agent, on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of all
the Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein, a fee in Dollars (an “L/C Participation Fee”) on such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the daily aggregate
Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations (excluding the portion thereof attributable to Unreimbursed L/C Disbursements in respect of Letters of Credit) during the preceding quarter (or shorter period commencing with the Closing Date or ending with
the Revolving Facility Maturity Date or the date on which the applicable Revolving Facility Commitments shall be terminated) at the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Revolving Facility Borrowings effective for each day in such
period and (ii) directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee at the rate per annum equal to 0.125%, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in
arrears (under this clause (ii), “L/C Issuer Fees”). Such L/C Issuer Fees shall be due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and
December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Revolving Facility Maturity
Date and thereafter on demand. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C
Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable. All L/C Participation Fees and L/C Issuer Fees shall be computed on
the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days.
(c) During the period commencing at the time any Lender
became a Defaulting Lender until such time, if any, as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, no Commitment Fee shall accrue with respect to any of the applicable Revolving Facility Commitments of such Defaulting Lender and such
Defaulting Lender will only be entitled to receive L/C Participation Fees only to the extent allocable to its Revolving Facility Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral. Any such fees
owing to any Defaulting Lender which accrued during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall be deferred and shall be payable only if and when such Lender is no longer a Defaulting
Lender.
(d) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent, for the account of the Administrative Agent, the agency fees set forth in the Fee Letter, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, at the times specified therein (the “Administrative Agent Fees”).
(e) All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in
immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders, except that L/C Issuer Fees shall be paid directly to the applicable L/C Issuers and Administrative Agent Fees shall be for the
account of the Administrative Agent. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.
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SECTION 2.14. Interest.
(a) The Revolving Facility Loans (including each
Swingline Loan) and,
the Term A Loans and the Incremental Term B Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at (i) the ABR plus (ii) the Applicable Margin.
(b) The Revolving Facility Loans and, the Term A Loans and the Incremental Term B Loans comprising each SOFR Borrowing shall bear interest at (i) Adjusted Term SOFR for
the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus (ii) the Applicable Margin.
(c) The Revolving Facility Loans comprising each
Alternative Currency Borrowing shall bear interest at (i) the Alternative Currency Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus (ii) the Applicable
Margin.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of
or interest on any Loan or any Fees or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment,
at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2.00% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2.00% plus the
rate applicable to ABR Revolving Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section; provided, that this paragraph (c) shall not apply to any Event of Default that
has been waived by the Lenders pursuant to Section 9.08.
(e) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in
arrears (i) on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan, (ii) in the case of Revolving Facility Loans, upon termination of the applicable Revolving Facility Commitments and (iii) in the case of the Term Loans, on the applicable Term Facility
Maturity Date; provided, that (x) interest accrued pursuant to Section 2.14(d) shall be payable on demand, and (y) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any
Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan and any Swingline Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment.
(f) Except as otherwise specifically provided for
herein, all interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that (i) interest computed by reference to the ABR at times when the ABR is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days
(or 366 days in a leap year) and (ii) in the case of interest in respect of Alternative Currency Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which market practice (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) differs from the
foregoing, such interest will be calculated in accordance with such market practice, and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable ABR, Adjusted
Term SOFR or Alternative Currency Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(g) In connection with the use or administration of any
Relevant Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes
will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Conforming
Changes in connection with the use or administration of any Relevant Rate.
SECTION 2.15. Inability to Determine Rates; Benchmark Replacement Setting.
(a) Inability to Determine SOFR. Subject to paragraphs (b) through (f)
below, if, prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for any SOFR Borrowing or Alternative Currency Borrowing:
(i) the Administrative Agent shall
have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that the Relevant Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof, or
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(ii) the Administrative Agent shall
have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Relevant Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans, as
applicable, for such Interest Period,
then the Administrative Agent shall give written notice thereof (or telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the
Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter.
Upon notice thereof by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, any obligation of the Lenders to make SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans, as
applicable, and any right of the Borrower to continue SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans, as applicable, or to convert ABR Loans to SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans, as applicable, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected
SOFR Loans, the affected Alternative Currency Loans or affected Interest Periods) until the Administrative Agent revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to
or continuation of SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans (to the extent of the affected SOFR Loans, affected Alternative Currency Loans or affected Interest Periods) or, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such
request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding affected SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans, as applicable, will be deemed to have been converted into ABR Loans
at the end of the applicable Interest Period. Upon any such conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.17. Subject to paragraphs (b) through (f)
below, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that “Adjusted Term SOFR” cannot be
determined pursuant to the definition thereof on any given day, the interest rate on ABR Loans shall be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to clause (iii)
of the definition of “ABR” until the Administrative Agent revokes such determination.
(b) Benchmark Replacement.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in
accordance with clause (a) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark
for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement
Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such
Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written
notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
(ii) No Swap Agreement shall be
deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.15.
(c) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes
from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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(d) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of
any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative Agent will
promptly notify the Borrower of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.15(e). Any determination, decision or election that
may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.15, including any determination with respect to
a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be
made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.15.
(e) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if
the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or a Relevant Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to
time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of
information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will be not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then
the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that
was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement)
or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks
for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such
previously removed tenor.
(f) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may, during any Benchmark Unavailability Period, revoke (i) any pending
request for a SOFR Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans to be made, converted or continued any (ii) any pending request for an Alternative Currency Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Alternative Currency Loans
to be made, converted or continued and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted (a) any request for a SOFR Borrowing into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans and (b) any request for an Alternative
Currency Borrowing into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans denominated in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such requested Alternative Currency Borrowing. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any
time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of ABR based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of ABR.
SECTION 2.16. Increased Costs.
(a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve
(including pursuant to regulations issued from time to time by the Federal Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, special, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to
eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D)), special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended
by, any Lender or L/C Issuer; or
(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A)
Indemnified Taxes, (B) Other Taxes or (C) Excluded Taxes) with respect to its loans, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
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(iii) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer any other
condition affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; and
the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, continuing, converting to or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its
obligation to make any such Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or L/C Issuer
hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, for such additional
costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender or L/C Issuer determines that any
Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a
consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or such L/C Issuer
or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Xxxxxx’s or such L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company
with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C
Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender or an L/C Issuer setting
forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer or its holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest
error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Promptly after any Lender or any L/C Issuer has
determined that it will make a request for increased compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16, such Lender or L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower thereof. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or L/C Issuer to demand compensation
pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided, that the Borrower shall not be
required to compensate a Lender or an L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, notifies the Borrower of the Change in
Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include
the period of retroactive effect thereof.
SECTION 2.17. Break Funding Payments.
In the event of (a) the continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any principal of any Loan (other than an ABR Loan) other than on the last
day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including (i) as a result of an Event of Default, (ii) in connection with any Auction Prepayment or (iii) the occurrence during an Interest Period of a Revolving Facility Maturity Date), (b) the
failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any such Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (c) the assignment of any such Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of
a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the actual loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or
amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within
10 days after receipt thereof (or such later date approved by such Lender).
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SECTION 2.18. Taxes.
(a) Unless otherwise required by applicable laws, all
payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes; provided,
that if any applicable withholding agent shall be required to deduct any Taxes in respect of any such payment, then (i) if such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as
necessary so that after all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.18) have been made by the applicable withholding agent, the applicable Lender (or, in the case of a payment made to
the Administrative Agent for its own account, the Administrative Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction been made, (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions and (iii) the
applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes
to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative
Agent and each Lender within 10 days after written demand therefor or 5 Business Days before any such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes are due (whichever is later), for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes payable by the
Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.18), and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a
Lender or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf, on behalf of another Agent or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment,
a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Any Lender that is entitled to an
exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax under the law of a jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to any payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent at any time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower
or the Administrative Agent to permit such payments to be made without such withholding Tax or at a reduced rate.
(f) Any Lender shall deliver to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter as prescribed by applicable law or upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent), duly executed and properly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable, certifying that it is not subject to U.S. federal backup withholding.
(g) If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines,
in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Loan Party or with respect to which such Loan Party has paid additional amounts
pursuant to this Section 2.18, it shall pay over such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section 2.18 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender (including any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund) as is determined by the Administrative Agent or Lender in good faith
and in its sole discretion, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that
such Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Xxxxxx agrees to repay as soon as reasonably practicable the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant
Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section
2.18(g), in no event will the Administrative Agent or a Lender be required to pay any amount to any Loan Party pursuant to this Section 2.18(g) the payment of which would place the Administrative