AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of June 7, 2024, by and among Lucid Group, Inc. (the “Borrower Representative”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Agent”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
WHEREAS, the Borrower Representative, each of the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders and Issuing Banks party thereto and the Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2022 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below), the “Credit Agreement”; and as amended by this Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Amended Credit Agreement);
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.14(g) of the Credit Agreement, (a) Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which all tenors of the Relevant Rate based on “CDOR” (the “CDO Rate”) for Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars under the Credit Agreement will no longer be used for determining the interest rate of Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars and will otherwise cease and (b) the Agent and the Borrower Representative desire to amend the Credit Agreement for the purpose of replacing the CDOR Rate under the Credit Agreement with an Alternative Currency Successor Rate based on “XXXXX” on the terms and conditions of this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1.Amendments to the Credit Agreement; Etc. Effective as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below): The Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to delete the red or green stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following examples: stricken text and stricken text) and (ii) to add the blue or green double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following examples: double-underlined text and double-underlined text), in each case, as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.
SECTION 2.Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon, and only upon, the satisfaction or waiver of each of the following conditions precedent in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (the date of such satisfaction or waiver, the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”):
(a)Amendment. This Amendment shall have been duly executed by the Borrower Representative and the Agent.
(b)Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 below shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, unless such representation or warranty is made as of an earlier specified date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date (in each case, without duplication of any materiality standard set forth in any such representation or warranty).
(c)No Default or Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.
(d)Expenses. The Borrower Representative shall have paid all reasonable and documented and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement for which invoices have been presented at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date hereof or such later date to which the Borrower Representative may agree (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel required to be paid), in each case on or before the date hereof.
SECTION 3.Representations and Warranties of the Borrower Representative. The Borrower Representative represents and warrants as follows:
(a)The Borrower Representative is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation.
(b)No Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
(c)This Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower Representative and the agreements and obligations of the Borrower Representative contained herein constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower Representative, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and except to the extent that availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(d)Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower Representative of this Amendment nor compliance with the terms and provisions thereof nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate, conflict with or cause a breach or a default under any provision of applicable law or regulation or of the Organizational Documents of the Borrower Representative or of any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Borrower Representative, except for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower Representative, other than the Liens created by the Loan Documents and Permitted Liens.
SECTION 4.Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents.
(a)On and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in each of the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement.
(b)The Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, as specifically amended by this Amendment, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in each case as amended by this Amendment.
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(c)The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Agent under any of the Loan Documents or constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(d)This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.
SECTION 5.Execution in Counterparts; Etc. This Amendment may be in the form of an electronic record and may be executed using electronic signatures (including, without limitation, facsimile and .pdf) and shall be considered an original, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. This Amendment may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Amendment. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the Agent of a manually signed paper counterpart which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed counterpart converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any 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 or other similar applicable Laws including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) and the Electronic Commerce Act, 2000 (Ontario); provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.
SECTION 6.GOVERNING LAW; ETC. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Sections 9.09 (Consent to Jurisdiction) and 9.10 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis, as if set forth in full herein.
SECTION 7.Expenses; Indemnity. Section 9.03 (Costs and Expenses) of the Credit Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis, as if set forth in full herein.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
LUCID GROUP, INC., | |||||||||||
as the Borrower Representative | |||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||||||||
Title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer, VP of Accounting |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | |||||||||||
as the Agent | |||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X Xxxxxxxx | ||||||||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X Xxxxxxxx | ||||||||||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
AMENDED CREDIT AGREEMENT
[See Attached.]
Execution Version
CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of June 9, 2022, As amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 7, 2024 among LUCID GROUP, INC., as Borrower Representative THE BORROWERS PARTY HERETO THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
BOFA SECURITIES, INC. and CITIBANK, N.A.
as Joint Lead Arrangers
as Joint Lead Arrangers
BOFA SECURITIES, INC., CITIBANK, N.A., BARCLAYS BANK PLC, XXXXXXX XXXXX BANK USA, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. and RBC CAPITAL MARKETS1
as Joint Bookrunners
as Joint Bookrunners
BOFA SECURITIES, INC. and CITIBANK, N.A.
as Syndication Agents
and
as Syndication Agents
and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, XXXXXXX XXXXX BANK USA, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. and RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
as Documentation Agents
as Documentation Agents
1 RBC Capital Markets is a marketing name for the capital markets activities of Royal Bank of Canada and its affiliates.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. | Defined Terms | 1 | ||||||
Section 1.02. | Classification of Loans and Borrowings | 84 | ||||||
Section 1.03. | Terms Generally | 84 | ||||||
Section 1.04. | Accounting Terms; GAAP | 85 | ||||||
Section 1.05. | Limited Condition Transactions; Certain Calculations and Tests | 85 | ||||||
Section 1.06. | Pro Forma Calculations | 86 | ||||||
Section 1.07. | Divisions | 87 | ||||||
Section 1.08. | Additional Alternative Currencies | 87 | ||||||
Section 1.09. | Letter of Credit Amounts | 88 | ||||||
Section 1.10. | Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents | 88 | ||||||
Section 1.11. | Timing of Payment or Performance | 88 | ||||||
Section 1.12. | Sustainability Targets | 89 | ||||||
Section 1.13. | Funding in Certain Currencies | 89 |
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
THE CREDITS
Section 2.01. | Commitments | 90 | ||||||
Section 2.02. | Loans and Borrowings | 90 | ||||||
Section 2.03. | Requests for Revolving Borrowings | 91 | ||||||
Section 2.04. | Protective Advances | 92 | ||||||
Section 2.05. | Overadvances | 93 | ||||||
Section 2.06. | Letters of Credit | 93 | ||||||
Section 2.07. | Funding of Borrowings | 100 | ||||||
Section 2.08. | Interest Elections | 100 | ||||||
Section 2.09. | Termination and Reduction of Commitments; Increase in Revolving Commitments | 102 | ||||||
Section 2.10. | Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | 106 | ||||||
Section 2.11. | Prepayment of Loans | 107 | ||||||
Section 2.12. | Fees | 107 | ||||||
Section 2.13. | Interest | 108 | ||||||
Section 2.14. | Inability to Determine Term SOFR; Replacement of Benchmark; Illegality | 109 | ||||||
Section 2.15. | Increased Costs | 114 | ||||||
Section 2.16. | Break Funding Payments | 116 | ||||||
Section 2.17. | Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up | 116 | ||||||
Section 2.18. | Payments Generally; Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Set-offs | 120 | ||||||
Section 2.19. | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | 123 | ||||||
Section 2.20. | Defaulting Lenders | 123 | ||||||
Section 2.21. | Returned Payments | 125 | ||||||
Section 2.22. | Secured Banking Services and Secured Swap Agreements | 125 | ||||||
Section 2.23. | Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers | 126 | ||||||
Section 2.24. | Swingline Loans | 129 |
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Section 3.01. | Existence and Power | 131 | ||||||
Section 3.02. | Organization and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention | 132 | ||||||
Section 3.03. | Binding Effect | 132 | ||||||
Section 3.04. | Corporate Structure | 132 | ||||||
Section 3.05. | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | 133 | ||||||
Section 3.06. | Litigation | 133 | ||||||
Section 3.07. | Ownership of Property | 133 | ||||||
Section 3.08. | Labor Matters | 133 | ||||||
Section 3.09. | Investment Company Act | 133 | ||||||
Section 3.10. | Margin Regulations | 133 | ||||||
Section 3.11. | Compliance With Laws | 133 | ||||||
Section 3.12. | Taxes | 134 | ||||||
Section 3.13. | Compliance with ERISA | 134 | ||||||
Section 3.14. | Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions | 134 | ||||||
Section 3.15. | Compliance with Environmental Requirements; No Hazardous Materials | 134 | ||||||
Section 3.16. | Intellectual Property; Data Security | 135 | ||||||
Section 3.17. | Real Property Interests | 135 | ||||||
Section 3.18. | Solvency | 136 | ||||||
Section 3.19. | Full Disclosure | 136 | ||||||
Section 3.20. | Collateral Documents | 136 | ||||||
Section 3.21. | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 136 | ||||||
Section 3.22. | Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Etc | 137 | ||||||
Section 3.23. | Affected Financial Institution | 137 |
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS.
Section 4.01. | Effective Date | 137 | ||||||
Section 4.02. | Each Credit Event | 139 |
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Section 5.01. | Financial Statements and Other Reports | 140 | ||||||
Section 5.02. | Maintenance of Existence | 144 | ||||||
Section 5.03. | Payment and Performance of Obligations | 144 | ||||||
Section 5.04. | Maintenance of Property; Insurance | 144 | ||||||
Section 5.05. | Compliance with Laws | 145 | ||||||
Section 5.06. | Inspection of Property, Books and Records | 146 | ||||||
Section 5.07. | Use of Proceeds | 146 | ||||||
Section 5.08. | [Reserved] | 146 | ||||||
Section 5.09. | [Reserved] | 146 |
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Section 5.10. | [Reserved] | 146 | ||||||
Section 5.11. | Fiscal Year | 146 | ||||||
Section 5.12. | Further Assurances | 147 | ||||||
Section 5.13. | Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security | 147 | ||||||
Section 5.14. | Designation of Subsidiaries | 150 | ||||||
Section 5.15. | Cash Management | 150 | ||||||
Section 5.16. | [Reserved] | 151 | ||||||
Section 5.17. | Conduct of Business | 151 | ||||||
Section 5.18. | Post-Closing Covenant | 152 |
ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Section 6.01. | Debt | 152 | ||||||
Section 6.02. | Liens | 157 | ||||||
Section 6.03. | Restricted Distributions | 159 | ||||||
Section 6.04. | Restrictive Agreements | 162 | ||||||
Section 6.05. | Fundamental Changes | 164 | ||||||
Section 6.06. | Dispositions | 164 | ||||||
Section 6.07. | Investments | 167 | ||||||
Section 6.08. | Transactions with Affiliates | 170 | ||||||
Section 6.09. | Modification of Organizational Documents | 171 | ||||||
Section 6.10. | [Reserved] | 171 | ||||||
Section 6.11. | [Reserved] | 171 | ||||||
Section 6.12. | Prepayment and Amendment of Other Debt | 171 | ||||||
Section 6.13. | Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio | 172 | ||||||
Section 6.14. | Minimum Liquidity | 172 | ||||||
Section 6.15. | Sale and Leaseback Transactions | 173 | ||||||
Section 6.16. | Intellectual Property | 173 |
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.01. | Events of Default | 173 | ||||||
Section 7.02. | Right to Cure | 176 |
ARTICLE VIII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
Section 8.01. | Appointment and Authority | 177 | ||||||
Section 8.02. | Rights as a Lender | 177 | ||||||
Section 8.03. | Exculpatory Provisions | 178 | ||||||
Section 8.04. | Reliance by Administrative Agent | 179 | ||||||
Section 8.05. | Delegation of Duties | 179 | ||||||
Section 8.06. | Resignation of Administrative Agent | 179 | ||||||
Section 8.07. | Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Other Lenders | 181 |
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Section 8.08. | No Other Duties, Etc | 182 | ||||||
Section 8.09. | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding | 182 | ||||||
Section 8.10. | Collateral and Guaranty Matters | 183 | ||||||
Section 8.11. | Banking Services and Swap Agreements | 183 | ||||||
Section 8.12. | Certain ERISA Matters | 184 | ||||||
Section 8.13. | Recovery of Erroneous Payments | 185 |
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Section 9.01. | Notices | 185 | ||||||
Section 9.02. | Waivers; Amendments | 187 | ||||||
Section 9.03. | Expenses; Limitation of Liability; Indemnity; Etc | 191 | ||||||
Section 9.04. | Successors and Assigns | 194 | ||||||
Section 9.05. | Survival | 198 | ||||||
Section 9.06. | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution | 199 | ||||||
Section 9.07. | Severability | 200 | ||||||
Section 9.08. | Right of Setoff | 200 | ||||||
Section 9.09. | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process | 200 | ||||||
Section 9.10. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 201 | ||||||
Section 9.11. | Headings | 201 | ||||||
Section 9.12. | Confidentiality | 201 | ||||||
Section 9.13. | Several Obligations; Nonreliance; Violation of Law | 203 | ||||||
Section 9.14. | USA PATRIOT Act; Beneficial Ownership | 203 | ||||||
Section 9.15. | Disclosure | 203 | ||||||
Section 9.16. | Appointment for Perfection | 203 | ||||||
Section 9.17. | Interest Rate Limitation | 203 | ||||||
Section 9.18. | Marketing Consent | 203 | ||||||
Section 9.19. | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 204 | ||||||
Section 9.20. | No Fiduciary Duty, etc | 204 | ||||||
Section 9.21. | Intercreditor Agreement | 205 | ||||||
Section 9.22. | Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFC | 205 | ||||||
Section 9.23. | Judgment Currency | 206 | ||||||
Section 9.24. | Release of Liens and Guarantees | 206 |
ARTICLE X
[RESERVED].
[RESERVED].
ARTICLE XI
THE BORROWER REPRESENTATIVE.
THE BORROWER REPRESENTATIVE.
Section 11.01. | Appointment; Nature of Relationship | 208 | ||||||
Section 11.02. | Powers | 208 | ||||||
Section 11.03. | Employment of Agents | 208 | ||||||
Section 11.04. | Notices | 208 | ||||||
Section 11.05. | Successor Borrower Representative | 208 | ||||||
Section 11.06. | Execution of Loan Documents; Borrowing Base Certificate | 208 |
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SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.01(a) | — | Eligible Real Property | ||||||
Schedule 1.01(b) | — | Subsidiary Guarantors | ||||||
Schedule 1.01(c) | — | Unrestricted Subsidiaries | ||||||
Schedule 1.01(d) | — | Commitment Schedule | ||||||
Schedule 1.12 | — | Sustainability Targets | ||||||
Schedule 2.06 | — | Existing Letters of Credit | ||||||
Schedule 2.06A | — | Letter of Credit Fees | ||||||
Schedule 3.04 | — | Corporate Structure | ||||||
Schedule 3.06 | — | Litigation; Labor Matters | ||||||
Schedule 3.07 | — | Ownership of Property | ||||||
Schedule 3.16 | — | Intellectual Property | ||||||
Schedule 3.20 | — | UCC Filing Offices | ||||||
Schedule 3.22 | — | Deposit Accounts; Securities Accounts | ||||||
Schedule 5.18 | — | Post-Closing Covenant | ||||||
Schedule 6.01(b) | — | Debt | ||||||
Schedule 6.02 | — | Liens | ||||||
Schedule 6.07 | — | Investments | ||||||
Schedule 6.08 | — | Affiliate Transactions | ||||||
Schedule 6.15 | — | Transactions |
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A | — | Form of Assignment and Assumption | ||||||
Exhibit B-1 | — | Form of Borrowing Request / Swingline Loan Request | ||||||
Exhibit B-2 | — | Form of Interest Election Request | ||||||
Exhibit C | — | Form of Borrowing Base Certificate | ||||||
Exhibit D-1 | — | Form of Crossing Liens Intercreditor Agreement | ||||||
Exhibit D-2 | — | Form of Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement | ||||||
Exhibit D-3 | — | Form of Intercompany Note | ||||||
Exhibit E | — | Compliance Certificate | ||||||
Exhibit F-1 | — | U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) | ||||||
Exhibit F-2 | — | U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) | ||||||
Exhibit F-3 | — | U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) | ||||||
Exhibit F-4 | — | U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of June 9, 2022 (as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) among LUCID GROUP, INC. (the “Company”), as a Borrower, the Lenders and Issuing Banks from time to time party hereto, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
WHEREAS, the Borrower Representative has requested that the Lenders and Issuing Banks extend credit to the Borrowers in the form of an asset-based revolving credit facility with Revolving Commitments in an original aggregate amount equal to $1,000,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders and Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers hereunder, subject to the terms and conditions set form herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“ABL Collateral” means all Collateral consisting of the following:
(1) Accounts;
(2) Payment Intangibles that constitute credit card receivables, including Credit Card Account Receivables;
(3) Inventory;
(4) (a) Instruments, Documents, Chattel Paper and General Intangibles evidencing or substituted for the foregoing and (b) Chattel Paper evidencing car leases;
(5) all Deposit Accounts with any bank or other financial institution (including all cash, cash equivalents, financial assets, negotiable instruments and other evidence of payment, and other funds on deposit therein or credited thereto);
(6) all Securities Accounts with any securities intermediary (including any and all Investment Property held therein or credited thereto) except to the extent that such Investment Property constitute identifiable proceeds of Fixed Assets;
(7) all accessions to, substitutions for and replacements of the foregoing, together with all books and records, customer lists, credit files, computer files, programs, printouts and other computer materials and records related thereto and any General Intangibles at any time evidencing or relating to any of the foregoing; and
(8) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds (including without limitation, all insurance proceeds), Supporting Obligations and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
provided, however, that, any Collateral, regardless of type, received in exchange for ABL Collateral pursuant to an Enforcement Action in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement shall be treated as ABL Collateral under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and any Fixed Asset Facility Documents; provided, further, that any Collateral of the type that constitutes
ABL Collateral, if received in exchange for Fixed Assets pursuant to an Enforcement Action in accordance with the terms of any Fixed Asset Facility Documents and this Agreement, shall be treated as Fixed Assets under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and any Fixed Asset Facility Documents; and, provided, further, however, that “ABL Collateral” shall include proceeds from the disposition of any Fixed Assets permitted by this Agreement and any Fixed Asset Facility Documents to the extent such proceeds would otherwise constitute ABL Collateral and are not required to be applied to the mandatory prepayment of any Fixed Asset Facility Obligations pursuant to the applicable Fixed Asset Facility Documents, unless such proceeds either (a) arise from a disposition of Fixed Assets resulting from any Enforcement Action taken by Fixed Asset Facility Collateral Agent on behalf of the secured parties in respect of such Fixed Asset Facility permitted by this Agreement or (b) are deposited in a segregated cash collateral account with the Fixed Asset Facility Collateral Agent to the extent required by the applicable Fixed Asset Facility Documents. Each capitalized term used in this definition that is not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article 9 of the UCC. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the Secured Parties remain entitled to the benefit of a second priority Lien in any Collateral comprised of Fixed Assets (the “Fixed Asset Collateral”) unless a Fixed Asset Release Date has occurred and no Fixed Asset Facility is then outstanding or will contemporaneously be outstanding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in no event shall “ABL Collateral” include, and the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to Collateral need not be satisfied with respect to, any Excluded Assets.
“ABR”, when used in reference to (a) a rate of interest, refers to the Alternate Base Rate, and (b) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate. All ABR Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.
“Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion (it being understood and agreed that an intercreditor agreement in form and substance substantially the same as the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-1 or Exhibit D-2, as applicable, is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
“Acceptable Real Estate Appraisal” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Eligible Real Property”.
“Account Debtor” shall mean any Person obligated on an Account.
“Accounts” shall mean (a) all of the rights of any Loan Party in, to and under all “accounts” (as defined in the UCC), (b) all of the rights of any Loan Party in, to and under all purchase orders for goods, services or other property, (c) all of the rights of any Loan Party to any goods, services or other property represented by any of the foregoing (including returned or repossessed goods and unpaid seller’s rights of rescission, replevin, reclamation and rights to stoppage in transit) and (d) all monies due to or to become due to any Loan Party under any and all contracts for any of the foregoing (in each case, whether or not yet earned by performance on the part of such Loan Party), including, without limitation, the right to receive the proceeds of said purchase orders and contracts, and all Supporting Obligations of any kind given by any Person with respect to all or any of the foregoing.
“Account Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(b).
“Acquired Borrowing Base Component” shall mean with respect to assets acquired pursuant to any permitted acquisition or other permitted Investment, (i) (A) until the earlier of (x) the date on which the Administrative Agent receives a Report in respect of the Accounts and Inventory acquired pursuant to such acquisition or Investment and (y) the date that is 120 days after such acquisition or Investment is consummated, the sum of (1) the net book value of Eligible Accounts acquired in connection with such permitted acquisition or other Investment multiplied by 65.0%, plus (2) the net book value of Eligible
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Inventory acquired in connection with such permitted acquisition or other Investment multiplied by 45.0% and (ii) thereafter, $0; provided that, subject to the immediately following proviso, during such period such Accounts and Inventory shall constitute Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory, respectively, for all purposes under this Agreement other than for purposes of clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the definition of “Borrowing Base”; provided, further, that the Administrative Agent shall take such actions as are reasonably required to obtain or prepare a Report within 120 days of such acquisition of such Accounts and such Inventory (which Report shall be at the expense of the Company and the related field examinations and/or appraisals shall be in addition to any other field examinations and appraisals permitted to be conducted under this Agreement) promptly upon the request of the Company; provided, further, that, (1) if the inclusion of all such Eligible Accounts and such Eligible Inventory acquired pursuant to any such acquisition or other Investment in the Acquired Borrowing Base Component, would, in the aggregate, cause the Borrowing Base calculated on a pro forma basis for such acquisition (the “Post-Acquisition Borrowing Base”) to exceed the Borrowing Base in existence at such time prior to giving effect to such acquisition (the “Pre-Acquisition Borrowing Base”) by more than 20.0%, then the Acquired Borrowing Base Component shall exclude all such Accounts and Inventory to the extent such Accounts and Inventory would cause the Post-Acquisition Borrowing Base to exceed the Pre-Acquisition Borrowing Base by more than 20.0%.
“Additional Alternative Currency” shall mean any Eligible Currency that is approved in accordance with Section 1.08.
“Additional Lender” means at any time, any bank, other financial institution or institutional lender or institutional investor (but not an Ineligible Institution) that, in any case, is not an existing Lender and that agrees to provide any portion of any Incremental Commitments in accordance with Section 2.09(e); provided that each Additional Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank pursuant to subclauses (B) and (C) of Section 9.04(b)(i) (in each case, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and solely to the extent such consent would be required for an assignment of Loans or Commitments to such Person under Section 9.04(b)).
“Adjustment Date” means the first day of each fiscal quarter of the Company.
“Administrative Agent” shall mean Bank of America, in its capacity as administrative agent hereunder and under any of the other Loan Documents and its successors in such capacity.
“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 with respect to any Person (a) any other Person that directly or indirectly controls such Person and (b) any other Person that is controlled by or is under common control with such controlling Person; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (and/or any direct or indirect controlling Person and/or Persons under direct or indirect common control) shall not constitute an Affiliate of the Company for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise. For purpose of this definition, the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Agent-Related Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(d).
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“Aggregate Revolving Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate of the Revolving Commitments of all of the Lenders, as increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. As of the Effective Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment is $1,000,000,000.
“Aggregate Revolving Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all the Lenders at such time.
“Agreement Currency” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.23.
“Agreement Value” shall mean, for each Swap Agreement, on any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company, any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated on such date.
“ALTA” shall mean the American Land Title Association.
“Alternate Base Rate” 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 Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50% and (c) the Term SOFR Rate 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 for the purpose of this definition, the Term SOFR Rate for any day shall be based on the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m. New York City time on such day (or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Term SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Term SOFR Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement has been determined pursuant to Section 2.14), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Alternative Currencies” means Pounds Sterling, Euro, Canadian Dollars, Australian Dollars, Swiss Francs, Japanese Yen and each Additional Alternative Currency.
“Alternative Currency Daily Rate” shall mean, for any day, with respect to any Credit Extension:
(a) denominated in Pounds Sterling, the rate per annum equal to XXXXX determined pursuant to the definition thereof;
(b) denominated in Swiss Francs, the rate per annum equal to XXXXX determined pursuant to the definition thereof; and
(c) and with respect to Loans, Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit reimbursement obligations, denominated in any other Alternative Currency (to the extent such Loans denominated in such currency will bear interest at a daily rate), the daily 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 1.08(a);
provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in an Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice.
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“Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan” or “Alternative Currency Daily Rate Borrowing” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Alternative Currency Daily Rate”. All Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“Alternative Currency Loan” shall mean a Loan that bears interest at the Alternative Currency Daily Rate, the Alternative Currency Term Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate.
“Alternative Currency Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(g).
“Alternative Currency Term Rate” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Credit Extension:
(a) denominated in Euros, the rate per annum equal to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) on the day that is two TARGET Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;
(b) denominated in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (the “CDOR Rate”)forward-looking term rate based on XXXXX (“Term XXXXX, as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) on(in such case, the “Term XXXXX Rate Determination Date with a term equivalent to”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day, plus the Term XXXXX Adjustment;
(c) denominated in Australian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the Bank Xxxx Xxxx Reference Bid Rate (“BBSY”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (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;
(d) denominated in Japanese Yen, the rate per annum equal to the Tokyo Interbank Offer Rate (“XXXXX”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (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
(e) and with respect to Loans, Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit reimbursement obligations denominated in any other Alternative Currency, 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 or Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 1.08(a) plus the adjustment (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders or Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 1.08(a);
provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Term Rate shall be less than the applicable Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be such Floor for purposes of this Agreement.
“Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan” or “Alternative Currency Term Rate Borrowing” shall mean a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Alternative Currency Term Rate. All Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“Amendment No. 1” shall mean that certain Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2024, by and between the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” has the meaning specified in the Amendment No. 1.
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“Ancillary Document” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.06(b).
“Anti-Corruption Laws” shall mean all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to anti-bribery or anti-corruption, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act, in each case as amended from time to time.
“Applicable Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) with respect to Revolving Loans, LC Exposure or Overadvances, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Revolving Commitment; provided that, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon such Lender’s share of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure at that time and (b) with respect to Protective Advances or with respect to the Aggregate Revolving Exposure, a percentage based upon its share of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure and the unused Commitments; provided that, in accordance with Section 2.20, so long as any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment shall be disregarded in the calculations under clauses (a) and (b) above.
“Applicable Rate” shall mean, for any day, with respect to any Initial Revolving Loan, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Revolver ABR Spread / Canadian Prime Rate Spread” or “Revolver Term Rate Spread / Alternative Currency Daily Rate Spread”, as the case may be, determined as of each Adjustment Date based upon the Average Quarterly Availability during the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company immediately preceding such Adjustment Date; provided that the “Applicable Rate” with respect to the Initial Revolving Loans shall be the applicable rates per annum set forth below in Category 2 during the period from the Effective Date to, and including, the last day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company ending after the Effective Date:
Average Quarterly Availability | Revolver ABR Spread / Canadian Prime Rate Spread | Revolver Term Rate Spread / Alternative Currency Daily Rate Spread | ||||||
Category 1 ≥ 66⅔ of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment | 0.25% | 1.25% | ||||||
Category 2 < 66⅔ of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment but ≥ 33⅓ of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment | 0.50% | 1.50% | ||||||
Category 3 < 33⅓ of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment | 0.75% | 1.75% |
For purposes of the foregoing, each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in Average Quarterly Availability shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the applicable Adjustment Date and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such Adjustment Date, it being understood and agreed that, for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate on the first day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, the Average Quarterly Availability during the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company shall be used. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Average Quarterly Availability shall be deemed to be in Category 3 (A) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (B) at the option of the Administrative Agent or at the request of the Required Lenders if the Borrowers fail to deliver any Borrowing Base Certificate or related information required to be delivered by them pursuant to Section 5.01, during the period from the expiration of the time for delivery thereof until each such Borrowing Base Certificate and related information is so delivered.
The Applicable Rate for any Class of Incremental Term Loans shall be as set forth in the applicable Incremental Amendment.
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“Appraisal and Field Examination Event” shall mean at any time Specified Availability is less than the greater of (i) 15% of the Line Cap and (ii) the Dollar Equivalent of $75,000,000 for 5 consecutive Business Days; provided, that to the extent that the Appraisal and Field Examination Event has occurred, if the Specified Availability is greater than the applicable amount specified above for at least 20 consecutive calendar days, the Appraisal and Field Examination Event shall no longer be deemed to exist or be continuing until such time as the Specified Availability may again be less than the applicable specified amount. If a field examination and/or appraisal is initiated after an Appraisal and Field Examination Event has occurred and material work has occurred with respect thereto, the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to complete (and be entitled to reimbursement of expenses related to) such field examination and/or appraisal regardless of whether such Appraisal and Field Examination Event has ended.
“Appropriate Lender” shall mean, at any time, a Lender that has a Commitment or holds a Loan at such time.
“Approved Counterparty” means any Person that was the Administrative Agent or a Lender or any Affiliate of the foregoing (i) at the time it entered into a Swap Agreement or Banking Services Agreement, as applicable, in its capacity as a party thereto, (ii) with respect to a Swap Agreement or Banking Services Agreement, in each case in effect as of the Effective Date, as of the Effective Date, as applicable, in its capacity as a party thereto, and in the case of (i) or (ii) notwithstanding whether such Approved Counterparty may cease to be the Administrative Agent, Lender or an Affiliate of the foregoing thereafter, as applicable.
“Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
“Asset Sale” shall mean any Disposition (by way of merger, casualty, condemnation or otherwise, including a Casualty Event) by the Company, the other Borrowers or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries other than (a) Dispositions of ABL Collateral, (b) Dispositions permitted by Section 6.06 (other than 6.06(l)) and (c) a Disposition or series of related Dispositions having a value not in excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000.
“Assignment and Assumption” shall mean an assignment and assumption agreement entered into by a Xxxxxx and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Australian Dollar” shall mean the lawful currency of Australia.
“Availability” shall mean, at any time, an amount equal to (a) the Line Cap minus (b) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure (calculated, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, as if such Defaulting Lender had funded its Applicable Percentage of all outstanding Borrowings).
“Availability Period” shall mean the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of all of the 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), as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement as of such date.
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“Average Quarterly Availability” shall mean, as of any Adjustment Date for any fiscal quarter of the Company, an amount equal to the average daily Availability during such fiscal quarter immediately preceding such Adjustment Date; provided, that in order to determine Availability on any day for purposes of this definition, the Borrowing Base for such day shall be determined by reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01 as of such day.
“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).
“Bank of America” shall mean Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, in its individual capacity, and its successors.
“Banking Services” shall mean each and any of the following bank services provided to any Loan Party or its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) credit cards for commercial customers (including, without limitation, “commercial credit cards” and purchasing cards), (b) stored value cards, (c) merchant processing services, and (d) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, any direct debit scheme or arrangement, overdrafts, cash pooling services and interstate depository network services). Banking Services shall not include any Swap Agreements.
“Banking Services Agreement” shall mean those agreements entered into from time to time by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with a Lender or any of its Affiliates in connection with the obtaining of any of the Banking Services.
“Banking Services Obligations” shall mean any and all obligations of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection with Banking Services.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. §101 et seq.), as amended from time to time.
“Bankruptcy Event” shall mean, with respect to any Person, when such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business, appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, unless such ownership interest results in or provides such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the U.S. or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permits such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality), to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
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“BBSY” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (c) of the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate”.
“Benchmark” shall mean, initially, the Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to such 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 2.14(b). Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.
“Benchmark Replacement” shall mean, for purposes of Section 2.14(b)(ii), the first alternative set forth below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:
(1) [reserved];
(2) the sum of: (a) Daily SOFR and (b) the SOFR Adjustment; and
(3) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (2) or (3) above would be less than the applicable Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be such 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 for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such 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 Representative for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities; provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower Representative) in its reasonable discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” shall mean, with respect to any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”, “Business Day” or “Interest Period” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower Representative) decides in its reasonable discretion may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any
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portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower Representative) decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” shall mean the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of 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); and
(2) in the case of clause (3) 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 no longer representative or not to comply 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 (3) 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 (1) or (2) 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:
(1) 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);
(2) 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 NYFRB, 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
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(3) 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 no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative or do not, or as a specified future date will not, comply 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).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” shall mean a certification regarding beneficial ownership as 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 Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party shall mean an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the U.S.
“Bona Fide Debt Fund” means any fund or investment vehicle that is primarily engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and other similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.
“Borrower Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.13(b)(ii).
“Borrower Representative” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.01.
“Borrowers” shall mean, collectively and jointly and severally, (a) the Company and (b) any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company designated as a Borrower by the Borrower Representative by notice in writing to the Administrative Agent but shall not include any Foreign Subsidiary (other than as provided in Section 2.09); provided that, with respect to each Restricted Subsidiary so designated pursuant to this clause (b), (w) the Administrative Agent shall have received a joinder agreement to this Agreement executed by such Restricted Subsidiary in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (x) to the extent not previously complied with, such Restricted Subsidiary shall comply with the requirements of Section 5.13 mutatis mutandis (it being understood that the documents described in Section 5.13(a) shall be delivered on the effective date of the joinder agreement to the extent not previously delivered), (y) the Administrative Agent shall have received documents of the type described in Section 4.01(a)(ii), 4.01(c) and 4.01(f) dated as of the effective date of the joinder agreement with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary in substantially the same form as such documents that were delivered with respect to the Company on the Effective Date and (z) the Administrative Agent shall have received, at least three (3) days prior to the effective date of such joinder, (i) all documentation and other information regarding such Restricted Subsidiary reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, to the extent requested in writing to the Borrower Representative at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of such joinder and (ii) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary
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qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) days prior to the effective date of such joinder (or such later date as such requesting Person may agree), any Lender that has reasonably requested, in a written notice to the Borrower Representative at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of such joinder, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Restricted Subsidiary shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification. Each of the Borrowers are sometimes individually referred to as a “Borrower”.
“Borrowing” shall mean (a) Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, (b) a Swingline Loan, (c) a Protective Advance and (d) an Overadvance.
“Borrowing Base” shall mean, at any time, the sum of:
(a) 90% of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Credit Card Receivables (other than Eligible Investment Grade Accounts) at such time, plus
(b) 90% of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Investment Grade Accounts (other than Eligible Credit Card Receivables) at such time, plus
(c) 85% of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Accounts (other than Eligible Credit Card Receivables and Eligible Investment Grade Accounts) at such time, plus
(d) the lesser of (i) 75% of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Inventory, at such time, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a first-in-first-out basis, and (ii) the product of 85% multiplied by the Net Orderly Liquidation Value percentage identified in the most recent Inventory appraisal ordered by the Administrative Agent of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Inventory, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a first-in-first-out basis, plus
(e) prior to the Fixed Asset Release Date, the lesser of (i) 75% of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Machinery and Equipment at such time, valued at the lower of cost or market value, and (ii) the product of 85% multiplied by the Net Orderly Liquidation Value identified in the most recent Equipment appraisal ordered by the Administrative Agent of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Machinery and Equipment, plus
(f) prior to the Fixed Asset Release Date, the Real Estate Component, plus
(g) 100% of Eligible Cash, plus
(h) the Acquired Borrowing Base Component, minus
(i) Reserves;
provided that the maximum amount included as part of the Borrowing Base pursuant to the foregoing clauses (e) and (f) shall not exceed, in the aggregate, (x) at any time prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, 50% of the Borrowing Base and (y) from and after the second anniversary of the Effective Date, 35% of the Borrowing Base. The calculations in clause (d) above may be determined on a combined basis for Eligible Inventory or on a category by category basis for Eligible Inventory, as determined by Administrative Agent from time to time in its Permitted Discretion based on its review of any appraisal and/or field examination of such Inventory; provided, that, commencing with the delivery of the Borrowing Base Certificate for the month ended December 31, 2023, the Borrower Representative shall determine amounts to be included pursuant to clause (d) above based on monthly inventory accounting methods consistent with the Company's quarterly inventory accounting methods as in effect on the Effective Date (or as otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion). The calculations in clause (e) above may be determined on a combined basis for Eligible Machinery and Equipment or on a category by category basis for Eligible Machinery and
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Equipment, as determined by Administrative Agent from time to time in its Permitted Discretion based on its review of any appraisal of such Equipment. The establishment or increase of any Reserve will be limited to the exercise by the Administrative Agent of its Permitted Discretion, upon at least five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Borrower Representative (which notice will include a reasonably detailed description of the Reserve being established); provided that, upon such notice, the Borrowers will not be permitted to borrow so as to exceed the Borrowing Base after giving effect to such new or modified Reserves. During such five Business Day period, the Administrative Agent will, if requested, discuss any such new or modified Reserve with the Borrower Representative, and the Borrower Representative may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or matter that is the basis for such new or modified Reserve no longer exists or exists in a manner that would result in the establishment of a lower Reserve, in each case, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) the amount of any such Reserve will have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for such Reserve, (y) no Reserves will be duplicative of other reserves or items that are otherwise addressed, excluded or already accounted for through eligibility criteria (including collection/advance rates) and (z) no Reserve shall be imposed on the first 5% of dilution and thereafter no dilution Reserve shall exceed 1% for each incremental whole percentage in dilution over 5% (it being agreed that partial percentage point Reserves are permitted (e.g., a Reserve for 0.1 percentage points where dilution is 5.1%)). To the extent any component of the Borrowing Base is denominated in a currency other than Dollars, such amount shall be reflected in the Borrowing Base (and reported in the Borrowing Base Certificate) in Dollars based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” shall mean a certificate, signed and certified as accurate and complete by a Financial Officer of the Borrower Representative, in substantially the form of Exhibit C or another form that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, together with such supporting information and schedules as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
“Borrowing Request” shall mean a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an Electronic System as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent) by the Borrower Representative requesting any Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
“Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that,
(a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan, shall mean a Business Day that is also a TARGET Day;
(b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Pounds Sterling, shall mean a day other than a day banks are closed for general business in London because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of the United Kingdom;
(c) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, shall mean a day other than a day banks are closed for general business in Toronto because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of Canada;
(d) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Australian Dollars, shall mean a day other than a day banks are closed for general business in Sydney because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of Australia;
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(e) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Japanese Yen, shall mean a day other than a day banks are closed for general business in Tokyo because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of Japan;
(f) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Swiss Francs, shall mean a day other than a day banks are closed for general business in Bern because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of Switzerland;
(g) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments in an Additional Alternative Currency, or any other dealings in any Additional Alternative Currency to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement, means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such Additional Alternative Currency; and
(h) if such day relates any interest rate settings as to Loan the reference rate for which utilizes Term SOFR and for any notice periods related to the borrowing or continuation of, or the conversion into, a Term SOFR Loan, shall also mean any 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.
“Canadian Dollar” shall mean the lawful currency of Canada.
“Canadian Prime Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate of interest per annum equal to the greater of (a) the interest rate per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its reference rate in effect on such day at its principal office in Toronto for determining interest rates applicable to commercial loans denominated in Canadian Dollars and made by it in Canada (each change in such reference rate being effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective) and (b) the interest rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the CDOR RateTerm XXXXX Rate for a one (1) month term that is two (2) Business Days prior to such date plus the Term XXXXX Adjustment and (ii) 1.00% per annum, in each case, adjusted automatically with each quoted or published change in such rate, all without the necessity of any notice to the Borrower Representative or any other Person; provided that if the Canadian Prime Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Canadian Prime Rate Loan” or “Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing” mean a Loan or Borrowing that bears interest at the Canadian Prime Rate. All Canadian Prime Rate Loans shall be denominated in Canadian Dollars.
“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the additions to property, plant and equipment and other expenditures of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, that are (or are required to be) set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP, but excluding in each case any such expenditures that (i) are made to restore, repair, replace or rebuild property to the condition of such property immediately prior to any Casualty Event, to the extent such expenditure is made with insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or damage recovery proceeds relating to any such Casualty Event, (ii) are financed with the proceeds of any Asset Sale which proceeds do not constitute Net Cash Proceeds, (iii) are made pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, or (iv) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time.
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“Capital Lease” of any Person shall mean any lease of any property by such Person as lessee which would, in accordance with GAAP but subject to Section 1.04(b), be required to be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.
“Capital Lease Obligations” shall mean, at any time, with respect to any Capital Lease, the amount of all obligations of such Person that is capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP but subject to Section 1.04(b).
“Cash Dominion Event” shall mean any of the following: (a) at any time Specified Availability is less than the greater of (i) 12.5% of the Line Cap and (ii) the Dollar Equivalent of $62,500,000 for 5 consecutive Business Days or (b) a Specified ABL Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided, that (x) to the extent that the Cash Dominion Event has occurred due to clause (a) of this definition, if the Specified Availability is greater than the applicable amount specified above for at least 20 consecutive calendar days, the Cash Dominion Event shall no longer be deemed to exist or be continuing until such time as the Specified Availability may again be less than the applicable specified amount and (y) to the extent that the Cash Dominion Event has occurred due to clause (b) of this definition, if no Specified ABL Event of Default exists for at least 20 consecutive calendar days, the Cash Dominion Event shall no longer be deemed to exist or be continuing until such time as a Specified ABL Event of Default may occur and be continuing again.
“Cash Dominion Notice” means a written notice delivered by the Administrative Agent at any time a Cash Dominion Event has occurred and is continuing to any bank or other depository at which any Controlled Account is maintained directing such bank or other depository to remit all funds in such Controlled Account to the applicable Exclusive Control Account on a daily basis.
“Casualty Event” shall mean any event that gives rise to the receipt by any Loan Party of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards (or any agreement entered into in connection with any right to receive insurance proceeds or any current or potential condemnation proceeding) in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) or other assets the restoration, repairing, replacement or rebuilding of which would constitute a Capital Expenditure to restore, repair, replace or rebuild such equipment, fixed assets, real property or other assets.
“CDOR Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate”.
A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:
(a) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, but excluding (i) any employee benefit plan of such Person and its subsidiaries and any Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan and (ii) any Permitted Party), acquires beneficial ownership of Voting Stock of the Company representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights that have not yet vested);
(b) the Company ceases to own, beneficially and of record, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock of each other Borrower; and
(c) a “change of control” or similar event (which, in the case of Permitted Convertible Notes, shall include any “fundamental change,” “make-whole fundamental change” or other similar event risk provision) shall occur as provided in any document governing any Material Debt and in connection with such “change of control” or similar event, the Company shall be obligated to prepay, repurchase or offer to repurchase all of the affected Material Debt.
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“Change in Law” shall mean the occurrence after the date of this Agreement (or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) of any of the following: (a) the adoption of or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority; or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements 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.
“Charge” means any fee, loss, charge, expense, cost, accrual or reserve of any kind.
“Class” (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular series of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Commitments or Incremental Commitments and (c) when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Initial Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Protective Advances, Overadvances or Incremental Loans. Incremental Commitments (and in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Incremental Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” shall mean any and all property of a Person in which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral shall exclude the Excluded Assets, unless specifically consented to by the Company in writing.
“Collateral Access Agreement” shall mean any landlord waiver or other agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, between the Administrative Agent and any third party (including any bailee, consignee, customs broker, creditor, warehouseman or other similar Person) in possession of any Collateral or any landlord of any real property where any Collateral is located, as such landlord waiver or other agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Collateral Agreement” shall mean the Collateral Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, among the Company, the other Borrowers party thereto from time to time, the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Collateral Documents” shall mean, collectively, the Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages and any other agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection with this Agreement that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens to secure the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, all other security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, loan agreements, notes, guarantees, subordination agreements, pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, fee letters, notices, leases, financing statements and all other written matter whether theretofore, now or hereafter executed by any Loan Party and delivered to the Administrative Agent.
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“Commingled Inventory” shall mean Inventory of any Borrower that is commingled (whether pursuant to a consignment, a toll manufacturing agreement or otherwise) with Inventory of another Person (other than a Borrower) at a location owned or leased by any Borrower to the extent that such Inventory of the applicable Borrower is not readily identifiable.
“Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the sum of such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Commitment, together with the commitment of such Lender to acquire participations in Protective Advances hereunder, and its Incremental Commitment (if any). The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on the Commitment Schedule, in the applicable Incremental Amendment, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable.
“Commitment Fee Rate” shall mean, for any day, with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, a rate per annum equal to 0.25%.
“Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(e).
“Commitment Schedule” shall mean the Schedule attached hereto as Schedule 1.01(d).
“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 statute.
“Communications” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).
“Company” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Compliance Certificate” shall mean a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Compliance Period” shall mean at any time from and after the occurrence of the FCCR Covenant Trigger Date, Specified Availability is less than the greater of (i) 12.5% of the Line Cap and (ii) the Dollar Equivalent of $62,500,000 and shall continue for the period until Specified Availability is equal to or greater than the greater of (i) 12.5% of the Line Cap and (ii) the Dollar Equivalent of $62,500,000 for at least 20 consecutive calendar days.
“Connection Income Taxes” shall mean Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus
(a) without duplication and, except in the case of clause (xiii), (xiv), (xvii) or (xviii), to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of:
(i) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period determined in accordance with GAAP;
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(ii) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including federal, state, franchise, excise, international withholding and similar taxes payable by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or accrued during such period including any penalties and interest relating to any tax examinations and state taxes in lieu of business fees (including business license fees);
(iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period;
(iv) any cash distributions or payments made by an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period in respect of the operating cash flow of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(v) an amount equal to the sum of (A) Integration Costs, (B) any net after-tax unusual, extraordinary, exceptional, infrequent or non-recurring losses, expenses or other Charges (as determined by the Borrower Representative in good faith) during such period (including any unusual, extraordinary, exceptional, infrequent or non-recurring losses, expenses or other Charges directly attributable to the implementation of cost savings initiatives and any accruals or reserves in respect of any unusual, extraordinary, exceptional, infrequent or non-recurring items), (C) any fees, expenses or charges (including any amortization or write-off of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums or prepayment penalties) related to any Permitted Acquisition and any other Investment permitted hereunder, any Equity Issuance, any incurrence of Debt permitted under Section 6.01, obtaining an increase in Aggregate Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.09, any waivers in respect of, or amendments or modifications to, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any Permitted Additional Indebtedness Document, and any disposition, recapitalization or option buyout in each case, whether or not such transactions have been consummated and (D) any fees, expenses or charges incurred in connection with any Permitted Reorganization or Tax Restructuring (in each case, whether or not consummated);
(vi) the amount of (A) strategic and/or business initiative costs, business optimization Charges, including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, implementation of operational and reporting systems and technology initiatives; strategic initiatives; retention; severance; systems establishment costs; systems conversion and integration costs; contract termination costs; recruiting and relocation costs and expenses; costs, expenses and charges incurred in connection with curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefits plans; costs to start-up, ramp-up, pre-opening, opening, closure, transition and/or consolidation of distribution centers, operations, offices and facilities and Charges attributable to the undertaking and/or implementation of cost savings initiatives, cost rationalization programs, operating expense reductions, synergies and/or similar initiatives or programs (including, without limitation, in connection with any inventory optimization program, integration, restructuring or transition, any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, any implementation of operational and reporting systems and initiatives (including any expense relating to the implementation of enhanced accounting or IT functions or new system designs), systems implementation or establishment Charges) including in connection with the Transactions and any Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment, and new systems design and implementation, as well as consulting fees and any one-time expense relating to enhanced accounting function, (B) business or facilities (including greenfield facilities) start-up, opening, transition, consolidation, shut-down, closing, expansion and consolidation costs (including but not limited to termination costs, moving costs and legal costs), unused warehouse space costs, new contract costs, restructuring Charges (including restructuring and integration costs related to acquisitions after the Effective Date and adjustments to existing reserves and any restructuring Charge relating to any Permitted Reorganization or any Tax Restructuring), whether or not classified as restructuring expense on the consolidated financial statements, Charges relating to entry into a new market or to exiting a market, one time Charges (including compensation
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expense), consulting Charges, software and other intellectual property development Charges, corporate development Charges and Charges in connection with new operations, (C) recruiting, signing, retention and completion bonuses, costs and expenses, human resources costs, transition costs and management transition costs, advertising costs, losses associated with temporary decreases in work volume and expenses related to maintaining underutilized personnel (including duplicative personnel), any transition Charge, any employee ramp-up Charges, costs relating to early termination of rights fee arrangements, costs or cost inefficiencies related to facility or property disruptions or shutdowns and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans (including any settlement of multi-employer plan or pension liabilities) and (D) severance, relocation or recruiting costs;
(vii) any losses from abandoned, disposed or discontinued operations;
(viii) Transaction Costs incurred during such period;
(ix) any other noncash charges, losses or expenses (except to the extent representing a non-cash “straight-line” rent expense under sub-clause (x) below or an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period and excluding any amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid but not expensed in a previous period);
(x) the non-cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense for such period;
(xi) the amount of any minority interest expense attributable to minority interests of third parties in the positive income of any non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary;
(xii) (A) the amount of any restructuring charges or reserves, equity-based or non-cash compensation charges or expenses, including any such charges or expenses arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights or retention charges (including charges or expenses in respect of incentive plans), or pursuant to any management equity plan, stock option plan, equity-based compensation plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or long term incentive plan or agreement, any severance agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, (B) payments made to option holders in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution made to shareholders and (C) any Charge in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests held by management and members of the board of the Company (or any Parent Entity) or any Subsidiary thereof;
(xiii) any adjustments reflected in any quality of earnings report prepared by any of the “Big Four” accounting firms and furnished to the Administrative Agent, in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment consummated after the Effective Date;
(xiv) at the option of the Company, without duplication, the sum of the following amounts for such period: (A) pro forma adjustments, including the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, operational improvements and cost synergies (collectively, “Expected Cost Savings”) related to (X) any of the Transactions that are (i) reasonably identifiable and projected by the Company in good faith to be realized as a result of actions that have been taken or initiated or with respect to which steps have been taken or initiated or are expected to be taken or initiated (in the good faith determination of the Company) or (ii) identified to the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date (including by inclusion in any financial model, management presentation, confidential information memorandum, offering memorandum or quality of earnings or similar report of analysis) or (Y) any corporate or business restructuring initiatives, any Specified Transaction, any acquisition or combination, the commencement of activities constituting a business line, the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting a business line or related to any other initiative (including the effect of increased pricing in customer
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contracts, the renegotiation of contracts or other arrangements or efficiencies from the shifting of production of one or more products from one manufacturing facility to another (or the provision of services from one location to another)) (any such restructuring initiatives, Specified Transaction, acquisition or combination, cost savings initiative or other initiative, a “Cost Saving Initiative”) that are reasonably identifiable and projected by the Company in good faith to be realized as a result of actions that have been taken or initiated or with respect to which steps have been taken or initiated or are expected to be taken or initiated within 24 months after the date of any such restructuring initiatives, Specified Transaction, acquisition or combination or other Cost Saving Initiative (in the good faith determination of the Company); provided that in each case of this clause (xiv)(A), Expected Cost Savings shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA until fully realized and calculated on a pro forma basis as though such Expected Cost Savings had been realized on the first day of the relevant period, net of the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions (it being understood that “run rate” shall mean the full reasonably expected recurring benefit that is associated with the relevant action) (it being understood that the 24-month look-forward period referred to above will not apply to (x) any other provision of this definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, (y) any amount relating to any adjustment contemplated by the Transactions or identified to the Administrative Agent (including by inclusion in any financial model, management presentation, confidential information memorandum, offering memorandum or quality of earnings or similar report of analysis) prior to the Effective Date (without regard to the amounts or time periods therein) (in each case, regardless of whether actions are taken or are expected to be taken before or after the Effective Date) or (z) any pro forma adjustments consistent with Regulation S-X); and (B) other add-backs and adjustments that are consistent with Regulation S-X;
(xv) one-time public company registration, listing, compliance, reporting and related expenses;
(xvi) (A) losses or discounts in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing or otherwise in connection with factoring arrangements or the sale of Permitted Receivables Financing Assets and (ii) amortization of (x) capitalized fees, (y) loan origination costs and (z) portfolio discounts, in each case in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing;
(xvii) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such receipts (or netting arrangement) were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (b) below for any previous period and not added back;
(xviii) unrealized net losses in the fair market value of any arrangements under any hedge agreements or other derivative instruments; minus
(b) without duplication,
(i) consolidated interest income for such period determined in accordance with GAAP;
(ii) the cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense which exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense;
(iii) any net after-tax extraordinary or non-recurring gains during such period;
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(iv) all non-cash gains during such period for which no cash inflow is foreseeable;
(v) the amount of any minority interest income attributable to minority interests of third parties in the losses of any non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary; plus
(vi) cash expenditures (or any netting arrangements resulting in increased cash expenditures) not included in Consolidated EBITDA in any period to the extent non-cash losses relating to such expenditures were added to the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for any previous periods and not subtracted back.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate interest expense (including imputed interest expense in respect of Capital Leases), net of interest income, of the Company, the other Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of the foregoing, interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the Company, the other Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to interest rate Swap Agreements.
“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the net income or loss of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded:
(a) the income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary,
(b) the income or loss of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or the date that such Person’s assets are acquired by any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,
(c) the income of any Person in which any other Person (other than the Company, the other Borrowers or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or any director holding qualifying shares in accordance with applicable law) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Company, any other Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary by such Person during such period,
(d) any gains or losses attributable to Dispositions out of the ordinary course of business,
(e) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period (including with respect to the accounting for leases as either operating leases or capital leases and the impact of such accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 840 on the definitions and covenants herein, for which GAAP as in effect on the Effective Date shall be applied);
(f) net unrealized gains and losses resulting from obligations under Swap Agreement or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk and the application of FASB ASC 815-10;
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(g) gains and losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects determined in accordance with GAAP;
(h) the effect of any non-cash impairment charges or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs of assets or liabilities resulting from the application of GAAP and the amortization of intangibles arising from the application of GAAP;
(i) any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Investment, Permitted Acquisition or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement, to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within the next four fiscal quarters of the Company of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such next four fiscal quarters of the Company);
(j) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company 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 (x) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (y) in fact reimbursed within next four fiscal quarters of the Company of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such next four fiscal quarters of the Company), expenses, charges or losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption;
(k) any non-cash gain (or loss) attributable to the mark to market movement in the valuation of hedging obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815-Derivatives and Hedging or mark to market movement of other financial instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 825-Financial Instruments; provided that any cash payments or receipts relating to transactions realized in a given period shall be taken into account in such period; and
(l) any non-cash gain (or loss) attributable to changes in the fair market value of (i) convertible preferred stock warrant liability and/or (ii) common stock warrant liability.
“Consolidated Total Assets” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the total assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the most recently delivered financial statements pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) or (b), as applicable.
“Controlled Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.15(a).
“Copyrights” shall mean all rights, title and interests (and all related IP Ancillary Rights) in or relating to copyrights and all mask work, database and design rights (including to the fullest extent arising under any Requirement of Law), whether or not registered or published and all registrations thereof.
“XXXXX” means the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average administered and published by the Bank of Canada (or any successor administrator).
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“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor shall mean, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Covered Entity” shall mean any of the following:
(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.22.
“Credit Card Account Receivables” shall mean any receivables due to any Borrower in connection with purchases from and other goods and services provided by such Borrower on the following credit cards or payment process systems: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Stripe, Shopify, Square and such other credit cards and payment processors as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably approve from time to time, in each case which have been earned by performance by such Borrower but not yet paid to such Borrower by the credit card issuer or the credit card processor, as applicable.
“Credit Extension” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.02.
“Credit Party” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any other Lender.
“Cure Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02.
“Cure Right” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02.
“Daily Rate Loan” or “Daily Rate Borrowing” shall mean an ABR Loan, a Canadian Prime Rate Loan or an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan.
“Daily SOFR” means the rate per annum equal to SOFR determined for any day pursuant to the definition thereof plus the SOFR Adjustment. Any change in Daily SOFR shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice. If the rate as so determined would be less than 0.0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.0% for purposes of this Agreement.
“DDA” means any checking, demand deposit or other account maintained by the Loan Parties.
“DDA Instruction” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.15(a).
“Debt” of a Person shall mean at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) to the extent reflected as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, which purchase price is due more than 6 months after the date of (x) placing the property in service or taking delivery and title thereto or (y) completion of the service rendered, as applicable, (iv) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (v) all obligations of such Person as account party under letters of credit or similar instrument, (vi) net obligations of such Person under Swap Agreements, valued at the Agreement Value thereof to the extent such obligations would appear as a net liability on a balance sheet of such Person (other than in the footnotes) prepared in accordance with GAAP, (vii) all Disqualified Equity
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Interests of such Person, (viii) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of the Debt described in clauses (i) through (vii) above and (ix) all Debt of the types described in clauses (i) through (vii) above secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such Debt has been assumed by such Person (provided that, if the Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable in respect of such Debt, such Debt shall be deemed to be in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate unpaid amount of Debt secured by such Lien and (y) the fair market value of the property to which such Lien relates as determined in good faith by such Person); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Debt will be deemed not to include indebtedness, guarantees or obligations that are (1) trade payables incurred by such Person in accordance with customary practices and in the ordinary course of business of such Person, (2) earn outs, purchase price holdbacks or similar obligations until such obligation has become a liability of such Person on its balance sheet in accordance with GAAP and solely if not paid after becoming due and payable, (3) intercompany liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, (4) intercompany loans and advances made by Loan Parties having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll over or extension of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry norm and (5) Debt of any direct or indirect parent appearing on the balance sheet of such Person solely by reason of push down accounting under GAAP.
Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the form of additional Debt with the same terms, the payment of dividends on Disqualified Equity Interests in the form of additional shares of Disqualified Equity Interests of the same class, accretion or amortization of original issue discount or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Debt outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Debt for purposes of Section 6.01. Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Debt which is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Debt shall not be included in the determination of such amount of Debt; provided that the incurrence of the Debt represented by such guarantee or letter of credit, as the case may be, was permitted under this Agreement. With respect to any Debt consisting of Disqualified Equity Interests, the principal amount thereof shall be deemed to be the liquidation preference or the maximum fixed repurchase price, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will Debt include any obligations in respect of any Issuer Option.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” shall mean any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender” shall mean any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Xxxxxx’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular Default, if any) has not been satisfied; (b) has notified any Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement, to the effect that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Xxxxxx’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular Default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized
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officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of (i) a Bankruptcy Event or (ii) a Bail-In Action.
“Deposit Account Control Agreement” means a control agreement executed by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Loan Party and the applicable bank or other depository at which a deposit account of such Loan Party is maintained that, in each case, gives the Administrative Agent the right, without further action by the applicable Loan Party, to direct the disposition of the funds in such deposit account.
“Designated Event of Default” shall mean any Event of Default under clauses (a), (b) (solely on account of a breach of Section 5.01(j), Section 6.13 or Section 6.14), (f) or (g) of Section 7.01.
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” shall mean the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower Representative setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Permitted Investments received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” shall mean the sale, transfer, or other disposition (in one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a division or otherwise) of any Property of any Person (including any sale and leaseback transaction, the sale of any Equity Interest owned by such Person and any issuance of Equity Interest by any subsidiary of such Person to any other Person).
“Disqualified Equity Interests” shall mean any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, or, other than with respect to Permitted Convertible Notes, requires the payment of any cash dividend or any other scheduled payment constituting a return of capital, in each case at any time on or prior to the date that is 91 days following the Stated Maturity Date at the time of the issuance of such Equity Interest; provided, however, that (i) only the portion of such Equity Interest which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be a Disqualified Equity Interest, (ii) if such Equity Interests are issued to any current or former employees or other service providers or to any plan for the benefit of employees, directors, officers, members of management or consultants (including any equity or incentive compensation or benefit plan) of the Company or its subsidiaries or by any such compensation or plan to such current or former employees, other service providers, directors, officers, members of management or consultants, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by such Person in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such current or former employee’s, other service provider’s, director’s, officer’s, management member’s or consultant’s termination, death or disability, (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 Equity Interests shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Equity Interests, and (iv) Equity Interests will not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because of provisions giving holders thereof the right to require repurchase or redemption upon an initial public offering, “asset sale” or “change of control” occurring prior to such date; or (b) is convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) Debt securities or (ii) any Equity Interest referred to in clause (a) above, in each case at any time prior to the date that is 91 days following the Stated Maturity Date at the time of the issuance of such Equity Interest.
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“Disqualified Lender” shall mean any (i) competitor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (ii) such other Person, in each case of the foregoing clause (i) and (ii), identified in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date, and, in the case of the foregoing clause (i) and (ii), the clearly identifiable (solely on the basis of the similarity of its name) Affiliates of any of the foregoing (other than any Affiliate that is a Bona Fide Debt Fund); provided that, after the Effective Date, the Borrower Representative shall be permitted, upon three Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent, to supplement in writing the list of competitors provided for in clause (i) to include additional competitors and/or any Affiliates thereof (other than any Affiliate that is a Bona Fide Debt Fund) and to remove institutions from such list (such list, as so supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Disqualified Institution List”); provided, further, that the foregoing shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in the Loans to the extent such party was not a Disqualified Lender at the time of the applicable assignment or participation, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent will make available to a Lender, upon the request of such Lender, the Disqualified Institution List.
“Document” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 9 of the UCC.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, for any amount, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, such amount, (b) if such amount is expressed in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with the Alternative Currency last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent) by Reuters on the Business Day (New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with the Alternative Currency, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion) and (c) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
“ECP” shall mean an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and the applicable rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the SEC.
“EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any institution 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 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.
“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.
“Effective Date” shall mean the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
“Electronic Signature” shall mean an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Electronic System” shall mean any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, web portal access for a Loan Party, Intralinks®, ClearPar®, Debt Domain, Syndtrak and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank and any of its respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.
“Eligible Accounts” shall mean, at any time, all Accounts owned by a Loan Party based on the criteria set forth below. Eligible Accounts shall not include any Account of a Loan Party:
(a) which is not subject to a first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent;
(b) which is subject to any Lien other than (i) a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, (ii) a Permitted Encumbrance which does not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent unless an appropriate Reserve (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion) shall have been established or maintained by the Loan Parties or (iii) a Lien permitted in this Agreement that is subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement;
(c) (i) which is unpaid (a) more than 90 days after the date of the original invoice therefor; provided that, with respect to this clause (a), any Accounts owing by McLaren Applied LTD and its Affiliates may be included as Eligible Accounts after such 90 day period so long as such Accounts are not unpaid for more than 120 days after the date of the original invoice therefor or (b) more than 60 days after the original due date therefor or (ii) which has been written off the books of the Loan Parties or otherwise designated as uncollectible; provided that a Permitted Bank Financing Account shall not be eligible if it is unpaid more than 10 days past the consummation of the related sale;
(d) which is owing by an Account Debtor for which more than 50% of the Accounts owing from such Account Debtor and its Affiliates are ineligible pursuant to clause (c) above;
(e) at any time when the amount of Eligible Accounts exceeds the Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000, which is owing by an Account Debtor to the extent the aggregate amount of Accounts (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Bank Financing Accounts) owing from such Account Debtor and its Affiliates to all Loan Parties exceeds 25% of the aggregate amount of Eligible Accounts of all Loan Parties; provided, that the amount of Eligible Accounts that are excluded because they exceed the foregoing percentage shall be determined based on all of the otherwise Eligible Accounts after giving effect to any eliminations other than this clause (e);
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(f) with respect to which any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or in the Collateral Agreement has been breached or is not true in a material respect (and all respects to the extent such covenant, representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality);
(g) which (i) does not arise from the sale of goods or performance of services in the ordinary course of business, (ii) is not evidenced by an invoice or other documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion which has been sent to the Account Debtor, (iii) represents a progress billing (provided, the foregoing shall not exclude any Account in respect of the sale of motor vehicles solely because a de minimis portion of such Account relates to future services to be provided in respect of such motor vehicle(s)), (iv) is contingent upon such Loan Party’s completion of any further performance, (v) represents a sale on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment, cash-on-delivery or any other repurchase or return basis (except as to bill and hold invoices, if Administrative Agent shall have received an agreement in writing from the account debtor, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, confirming the unconditional obligation of the account debtor to take the goods related thereto and pay such invoice) or (vi) relates to payments of interest, finance charges or late charges;
(h) for which goods giving rise to such Account have not been received by the Account Debtor or for which the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed by such Loan Party (provided, the foregoing shall not exclude any Account in respect of the sale of motor vehicles solely because a de minimis portion of such Account relates to future services to be provided in respect of such motor vehicle(s)) or if, in duplication, such Account was invoiced more than once (provided, that only the amount of the Account related to the duplicative invoice shall be deemed ineligible by virtue of this clause (h));
(i) with respect to which any check or other instrument of payment has been returned uncollected for any reason;
(j) which is owed by an Account Debtor which has (i) applied for, suffered, or consented to the appointment of any receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of its assets, (ii) had possession of all or a material part of its property taken by any receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator, (iii) filed, or had filed against it, any request or petition for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, adjudication as bankrupt, winding-up, or voluntary or involuntary case under any state or federal bankruptcy laws (other than post-petition accounts payable of an Account Debtor that is a debtor-in-possession under the Bankruptcy Code and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), (iv) admitted in writing its inability, or is generally unable to, pay its debts as they become due or (v) ceased operation of its business;
(k) which is owed by any Account Debtor which has sold all or substantially all of its assets;
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(l) which is owed by an Account Debtor which (i) does not maintain its chief executive office in the U.S. or (ii) is not organized under applicable law of the U.S., any state of the U.S., or the District of Columbia, unless, in any such case, either (x) such Account is backed by a Letter of Credit acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and which is in the possession of, and is directly drawable by, the Administrative Agent or (y) such Account is subject to credit insurance payable to the Administrative Agent issued by an insurer and on terms and in an amount (net of any applicable deductibles) deemed acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion; provided that notwithstanding this clause (l), the Borrowing Base may include Accounts owing from large multinational corporations reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion so long as (1) such Account Debtor has an Investment Grade Rating, (2) such Account Debtor maintains its chief executive office in, and is organized under applicable law of, an Eligible Jurisdiction or Canada and (3) each parent entity of such Account Debtor maintains its chief executive office in, and is organized under applicable law of, the U.S., any state of the U.S., the District of Columbia, an Eligible Jurisdiction or Canada;
(m) which is owed in any currency other than Dollars, Euros, Pounds Sterling, Swiss Francs, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollars or any other Alternative Currency;
(n) which is owed by (i) any Governmental Authority of any country other than the U.S., (ii) any Governmental Authority of the U.S., or any department, agency, public corporation, or instrumentality thereof, unless the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. § 3727 et seq. and 41 U.S.C. § 15 et seq.) and any other steps necessary to perfect the Lien of the Administrative Agent in such Account have been complied with to the Administrative Agent’s satisfaction, or (iii) any Governmental Authority that is any state government of the U.S., or any department, agency, public corporation, or instrumentality thereof, unless the state law (if any) that is substantially equivalent to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. § 3727 et seq. and 41 U.S.C. § 15 et seq.) and any other steps necessary to perfect the Lien of the Administrative Agent in such Account have been complied with to the Administrative Agent’s satisfaction, in each case with respect to the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), unless such Account is backed by a Letter of Credit acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and which is in the possession of, and is directly drawable by, the Administrative Agent;
(o) which is owed by any Affiliate of any Loan Party or any employee, officer, director, agent or stockholder of any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates;
(p) which is owed by an Account Debtor or any Affiliate of such Account Debtor to which any Loan Party is indebted, but only to the extent of such indebtedness, or is subject to any security, deposit, progress payment, retainage or other similar advance made by or for the benefit of an Account Debtor, in each case to the extent thereof;
(q) which is subject to any counterclaim, deduction, defense, setoff or dispute but only to the extent of any such counterclaim, deduction, defense, setoff or dispute;
(r) which is evidenced by any promissory note, chattel paper or instrument (unless such promissory note, chattel paper or instrument is in the possession of the Administrative Agent, and to the extent necessary or appropriate, endorsed to the Administrative Agent);
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(s) which is owed by an Account Debtor (i) located in any jurisdiction which requires filing of a “Notice of Business Activities Report” or other similar report in order to permit such Loan Party to seek judicial enforcement in such jurisdiction of payment of such Account, unless such Loan Party has filed such report or qualified to do business in such jurisdiction or (ii) which is a Sanctioned Person;
(t) with respect to which such Loan Party has made any agreement with the Account Debtor for any reduction thereof, other than discounts and adjustments given in the ordinary course of business (provided, that only the amount of the non-ordinary course of business reduction of any such Account shall be deemed ineligible by virtue of this clause (t)), or any Account which was partially paid and such Loan Party created a new receivable for the unpaid portion of such Account (provided, that only the amount of partially paid shall be deemed ineligible by virtue of this clause (t));
(u) which does not comply in all material respects with the requirements of all applicable laws and regulations, whether Federal, state or local, including without limitation the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Federal Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z of the Board to the extent that such non-compliance adversely affects the collectability of the Accounts;
(v) which is for goods that have been sold under a purchase order or pursuant to the terms of a contract or other agreement or understanding (written or oral) that indicates or purports that any Person other than such Loan Party has or has had an ownership interest in such goods, or which indicates any party other than such Loan Party as payee or remittance party;
(w) which was created on cash on delivery terms;
(x) which is owing by an Account Debtor that is a natural person (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that this clause (x) shall not apply to any Permitted Bank Financing Account); or
(y) which the Administrative Agent determines in its Permitted Discretion may not be paid by reason of the Account Debtor’s inability to pay or which the Administrative Agent otherwise determines is unacceptable in its Permitted Discretion.
Without duplication of any dilution reserve or eligibility criteria, in determining the amount of an Eligible Account of a Loan Party, the face amount of an Account may, in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, be reduced by, without duplication, to the extent not reflected in such face amount, (i) the amount of all accrued and actual discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program allowances, price adjustments, finance charges or other allowances (including any amount that such Loan Party may be obligated to rebate to an Account Debtor pursuant to the terms of any agreement or understanding (written or oral)) and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of such Account but not yet applied by such Loan Party to reduce the amount of such Account.
“Eligible Cash” shall mean the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include cash restricted in favor of any Secured Party) and unrestricted Permitted Investments of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries that is in a deposit account or securities account, as the case may be, located within the United States and such account is either (a) the Exclusive Control Account or (b) any other account maintained with the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof and designated by the Borrower Representative in writing to the Administrative Agent as an “Eligible Cash” account, to the extent such designated account is subject to a control agreement (including a “springing” control agreement) to provide a perfected first priority security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect thereto; provided that, solely in the case of this clause (b), prior to any withdrawal by the Borrower Representative or its Subsidiaries of Eligible Cash from such designated account, the Borrower Representative shall provide the Administrative Agent with prompt prior notice of such withdrawal. Promptly (or such later time permitted by the Administrative Agent) following the voluntary deposit (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any deposits that are the result of the Sweep pursuant to Section 5.15) of any additional “Eligible Cash” in the Exclusive Control Account or any
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account described in clause (b) above, the Borrower Representative shall deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate to the Administrative Agent after giving effect to such deposit and no amount of any such deposit shall be deemed “Eligible Cash” hereunder until the delivery of such updated Borrowing Base Certificate; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such updated Borrowing Base Certificate shall not reflect any updates or modifications to any other component of the Borrowing Base set forth in the then-most most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01 as of such day.
“Eligible Credit Card Receivables” shall mean, at any time, all Credit Card Account Receivables based on the criteria below and that were earned, and are owned, by a Loan Party and represent bona fide amounts due to a Loan Party from a credit card processor and/or credit card issuer. Eligible Credit Card Receivables shall not include any Credit Card Account Receivable of a Loan Party:
(a) which is not subject to a first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent;
(b) which is subject to any Lien other than (i) a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, (ii) a Permitted Encumbrance which does not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent unless an appropriate Reserve (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion) shall have been established or maintained by the Loan Parties, (iii) a Lien permitted in this Agreement that is subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances contemplated by the processor agreements and for which appropriate Reserves (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion) have been established or maintained by the Loan Parties;
(c) which was not originated in the ordinary course of business of the applicable Loan Party;
(d) which indicates any Person other than a Loan Party as payee or remittance party;
(e) which Credit Card Account Receivable is not owned by a Loan Party or for which a Loan Party does not have good or marketable title to such Credit Card Account Receivable;
(f) which Credit Card Account Receivable is neither a “Payment Intangible” nor an “Account” (each as defined in the UCC) or which Credit Card Account Receivable has been outstanding more than seven Business Days;
(g) for which the credit card issuer or credit card processor of the applicable credit card with respect to such Credit Card Account Receivable has (i) applied for, suffered, or consented to the appointment of any receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of its assets, (ii) had possession of all or a material part of its property taken by any receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator, (iii) filed, or had filed against it, any request or petition for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, adjudication as bankrupt, winding-up, or voluntary or involuntary case under any state or federal bankruptcy laws (other than post-petition accounts payable of a credit card issuer or credit card processor that is a debtor-in-possession under the Bankruptcy Code and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), (iv) admitted in writing its inability, or is generally unable to, pay its debts as they become due or (v) ceased operation of its business;
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(h) for which the credit card issuer or credit card processor of the applicable credit card with respect to such Credit Card Account Receivable has sold all or substantially all of its assets;
(i) which is owed in any currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency;
(j) which Credit Card Account Receivable is not a valid, legally enforceable obligation of the applicable credit card issuer or credit card processor (as applicable) with respect thereto;
(k) with respect to which any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or the Collateral Agreement has been breached or is not true in a material respect (and all respects to the extent such covenant, representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality);
(l) which Credit Card Account Receivable is subject to risk of set-off, non-collection or not being processed due to unpaid and/or accrued credit card processor fee balances, to the extent of the lesser of the balance of such Credit Card Account Receivable or unpaid credit card processor fees;
(m) which Credit Card Account Receivable is evidenced by “chattel paper” or an “instrument” of any kind unless such “chattel paper” or “instrument” is in the possession of the Administrative Agent, and to the extent necessary or appropriate, endorsed to the Administrative Agent;
(n) which the Administrative Agent determines in its Permitted Discretion may not be paid by reason of the inability to pay of the credit card issuer or credit card processor of the applicable credit card or which the Administrative Agent otherwise determines is unacceptable in its Permitted Discretion; or
(o) for which goods giving rise to such Credit Card Account Receivable have not been received by the Account Debtor (or end customer in respect thereof) or for which the services giving rise to such Credit Card Account Receivable have not been performed by such Loan Party (provided, the foregoing shall not exclude any Credit Card Account Receivable in respect of the sale of motor vehicles solely because a de minimis portion of such Credit Card Account Receivable relates to future services to be provided in respect of such motor vehicle(s)) or if, in duplication, such Credit Card Account Receivable was invoiced more than once (provided, that only the amount of the Credit Card Account Receivable related to the duplicative invoice shall be deemed ineligible by virtue of this clause (o)).
In determining the amount to be so included in the calculation of the value of an Eligible Credit Card Receivable, the face amount thereof shall be reduced by, without duplication, to the extent not reflected in such face amount, (i) the amount of all customary fees and expenses in connection with any credit card arrangements and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect thereof but not yet applied by the applicable Loan Party to reduce the amount of such Eligible Credit Card Receivable.
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“Eligible Currency” shall mean any lawful currency other than Dollars that is readily available, freely transferable and convertible into Dollars in the international interbank market available to the Lenders in such market and as to which a Dollar Equivalent may be readily calculated. If, after the designation by the Lenders of any currency as an Additional Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 1.08, any change in currency controls or exchange regulations or any change in the national or international financial, political or economic conditions are imposed in the country in which such currency is issued, result in, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (in the case of any Alternative Currency Loans) or the applicable Issuing Bank (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated in an Alternative Currency), (a) such currency no longer being readily available, freely transferable and convertible into Dollars, (b) a Dollar Equivalent no longer being readily calculable with respect to such currency, (c) such currency being impracticable for the Lenders to provide or (d) such currency no longer being a currency in which the Required Lenders are willing to make such Credit Extensions (each of clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) a “Disqualifying Event”), then the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrower Representative, and such country’s currency shall no longer be an Additional Alternative Currency until such time as the Disqualifying Event(s) no longer exist(s) (in the Permitted Discretion of the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company).
“Eligible In-Transit Inventory” shall mean Inventory owned by a Loan Party:
(a) which is either (i) subject to a negotiable document of title, showing the Administrative Agent (or, with the consent of the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, the applicable Loan Party) as consignee and the Administrative Agent has control over such documents of title (including by delivery of customs broker or freight forwarder agreements in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) or (ii) subject to a Reserve established by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;
(b) which is fully insured in such amounts, with insurance companies and subject to such deductibles as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion (including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, marine cargo insurance);
(c) which is in-transit (i) in the United States, (ii) to the United States from any country that is not a Sanctioned Country (or any other country that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion) or (iii) from the United States to Canada or an Eligible Jurisdiction;
(d) which would meet all of the criteria of “Eligible Inventory” if it were not in transit (solely to a location in the United States that would otherwise be acceptable pursuant to the other clauses of this definition);
(e) which has been identified to the applicable sales contract and title has passed to the applicable Loan Party;
(f) which is not sold by a vendor that has a right to reclaim, divert shipment of, repossess, stop delivery, claim any reservation of title or otherwise assert Lien rights against such Inventory (in each case, solely to the extent of such rights);
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(g) which is shipped by a common carrier that is not affiliated with the vendor and has not been acquired from a Person that is currently a Sanctioned Person; and
(h) which is being handled by a customs broker, freight-forwarder or other handler that has delivered a customary lien waiver;
provided that the aggregate amount of Eligible In-Transit Inventory shall not at any time exceed the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000,000 (which may, in the Permitted Discretion of the Administrative Agent, be increased to $150,000,000).
“Eligible Inventory” shall mean, at any time, all Inventory owned by a Loan Party based on the criteria set forth below. Eligible Inventory shall not include any Inventory:
(a) which is not subject to a first priority perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent;
(b) which is subject to any Lien other than (i) a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, (ii) a Permitted Encumbrance which does not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent unless an appropriate Reserve (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion) shall have been established or maintained by the Loan Parties or (iii) a Lien permitted in this Agreement that is subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement;
(c) (i) which is, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable opinion in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, slow moving, obsolete, used or defective and (ii) other than with respect to any parts Inventory used to service finished goods, which is, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable opinion in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, unmerchantable, unfit for sale, not salable at prices approximating at least the cost of such Inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(d) with respect to which any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or in the Collateral Agreement has been breached in any material respect or is not true in any material respect (in each case, and all respects to the extent such covenant, representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality);
(e) in which any Person other than such Loan Party (i) has direct or indirect ownership, interest or title or (ii) is indicated on any purchase order or invoice with respect to such Inventory as having or purporting to have direct or indirect ownership, interest or title;
(f) spare or replacement parts (not intended for sale), subassemblies, packaging and shipping material, manufacturing supplies, samples, prototypes, displays or display items, bill-and-hold or ship-in-place goods, goods that are returned or marked for return (other than vehicles that have been returned and marked for resale and with respect to which such Loan Party shall have completed all internal protocols and met all internal standards for such vehicles to be considered resalable), repossessed goods, defective or damaged goods, goods held on consignment, or goods which are not of a type held for sale in the ordinary course of business;
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(g) which is not located in the U.S. or is in transit (other than Eligible In-Transit Inventory);
(h) which is located in any location leased by such Loan Party unless (i) the lessor has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Access Agreement or (ii) a Reserve for rent, charges and other amounts due or to become due with respect to the lease of such facility for up to three (3) months (plus any past due amounts) has been established by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion; provided that, during the 90 day period immediately following the Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), such location need not be subject to a Collateral Access Agreement and neither the lack thereof nor the absence of a Reserve hereunder during such period shall cause the applicable Inventory to be ineligible;
(i) which is located in any third party warehouse or is in the possession of a bailee (other than a third party processor) and is not evidenced by a Document, unless (i) such warehouseman or bailee has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Access Agreement or (ii) an appropriate Reserve for fees, rents, charges for such warehousing or bailment up to three (3) months (plus any past due amounts) has been established by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion; provided that, during the 90 day period immediately following the Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), such warehouse need not be subject to a Collateral Access Agreement and neither the lack thereof nor the absence of a Reserve hereunder during such period shall cause the applicable Inventory to be ineligible;
(j) which is located at an owned location subject to a mortgage or other similar security interest in favor of a creditor other than the Administrative Agent or the junior Permitted Liens under Section 6.02(o) unless either (x) a reasonably satisfactory Collateral Access Agreement has been delivered to the Administrative Agent or (y) Reserves reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent have been established with respect thereto; provided that, during the 90 day period immediately following the Effective Date, such location need not be subject to a Collateral Access Agreement and neither the lack thereof nor the absence of a Reserve hereunder during such period shall cause the applicable Inventory to be ineligible;
(k) which is being processed offsite at a third party location or outside processor, or is in-transit to or from such third party processor location or outside processor (other than Eligible In-Transit Inventory);
(l) which is a discontinued product or a component thereof (provided, this clause (l) shall not apply to prior model years so long as such prior model year is not obsolete and is resalable);
(m) which is the subject of a consignment by such Loan Party as consignor unless Reserves reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion have been established;
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(n) which contains or bears any intellectual property rights licensed to such Loan Party or jointly developed by such Loan Party and a third party unless the Administrative Agent is satisfied that it may sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory without (i) infringing the rights of such licensor or third party, (ii) violating any contract with such licensor or third party, or (iii) incurring any liability with respect to payment of royalties other than, with respect to intellectual property rights licensed to such Loan Party, royalties incurred pursuant to sale of such Inventory under the current licensing agreement; provided that this clause (n) shall not exclude any Inventory so long as (x) such intellectual property can be removed from such Inventory within a period of time that is acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and, after giving effect to such removal, the circumstances described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) would not apply and (y) Reserves reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent may be established with respect thereto;
(o) which is not reflected in a current perpetual inventory report of such Loan Party;
(p) for which reclamation rights have been asserted by the seller;
(q) which has been acquired from a Sanctioned Person;
(r) which is located at a single location where the aggregate value of Inventory at such location is less than the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000;
(s) consists of apparel, personal accessories and other promotional merchandise items outside of the core business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(t) which is manufactured, assembled or otherwise produced in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and subject to the “hot goods” provisions contained in Title 25 U.S.C. 215(a)(i);
(u) which is not covered by casualty insurance required by the terms of this Agreement;
(v) which does not conform in all material respects to all standards imposed by any governmental agency, division or department thereof which has regulatory authority over such goods or the use or sale thereof;
(w) which is Commingled Inventory;
(x) which is subject to a license agreement or other arrangement with a third party which, in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, restricts the ability of the Administrative Agent to exercise its rights under the Loan Documents with respect to such Inventory unless such third party has entered into an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent permitting the Administrative Agent to exercise its rights with respect to such Inventory or the Administrative Agent has otherwise agreed to allow such Inventory to be eligible in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion;
(y) consists of Hazardous Materials or goods that can be transported or sold only with licenses that are not readily available;
(z) which consists of goods for which a certificate of title has been issued unless a perfected security interest in such goods is granted in favor of the Administrative Agent by (i) filing a UCC financing statement in the applicable financing office with respect to the Loan Party that owns such goods identifying the Administrative Agent as the secured party with respect to any goods subject to a certificate of title that constitute inventory held for sale or lease by a Person or leased by that Person as lessor and that Person is in the business of selling goods of that kind or (ii) making a notation on such certificate of title identifying the Administrative Agent as the secured party with respect to all other goods subject to a
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certificate of title, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) which documents shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(aa) which is Inventory in respect of which there is a related Eligible Account; or
(bb) which the Administrative Agent otherwise determines is unacceptable in its Permitted Discretion.
“Eligible Investment Grade Accounts” shall mean, at any time, all Eligible Accounts owned by a Loan Party and owing by an Account Debtor who has an Investment Grade Rating.
“Eligible Jurisdiction” shall mean each of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and England and Wales; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its Permitted Discretion in consultation with the Borrower Representative, remove one or more of the countries comprising the Eligible Jurisdictions and subsequently add one or more countries back as Eligible Jurisdictions.
“Eligible Machinery and Equipment” shall mean at any time, all Equipment owned by a Loan Party based on the criteria set forth below. Eligible Machinery and Equipment shall not include any Equipment:
(a) which is not subject to a first priority perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent;
(b) which is subject to any Lien other than (i) a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, (ii) a Permitted Encumbrance which does not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent unless an appropriate Reserve (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion) shall have been established or maintained by the Loan Parties or (iii) a Lien permitted in this Agreement that is subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement;
(c) which is excess, obsolete, unsalable, shopworn, seconds, damaged or unfit for sale;
(d) which is located in any location leased by such Loan Party unless (i) the lessor has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Access Agreement or (ii) a Reserve for rent, charges and other amounts due or to become due with respect to the lease of such facility for up to three (3) months (plus any past due amounts) has been established by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion; provided that, during the 90 day period immediately following the Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), such location need not be subject to a Collateral Access Agreement and neither the lack thereof nor the absence of a Reserve hereunder during such period shall cause the applicable Equipment to be ineligible;
(e) which is located in any third party warehouse or is in the possession of a bailee (other than a third party processor) and is not evidenced by a Document, unless (i) such warehouseman or bailee has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Access Agreement or (ii) an appropriate Reserve for fees, rents, charges for such warehousing or bailment up to three (3) months (plus any past due amounts) has been established by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion; provided that, during the 90 day period immediately following the Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), such warehouse need not be subject to a Collateral Access Agreement and neither the lack thereof nor the absence of a Reserve hereunder during such period shall cause the applicable Equipment to be ineligible;
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(f) which is located at an owned location subject to a mortgage or other similar security interest in favor of a creditor other than the Administrative Agent or the junior Permitted Liens under Section 6.02(o) unless either (x) a reasonably satisfactory Collateral Access Agreement (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion) has been delivered to the Administrative Agent or (y) Reserves reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion have been established with respect thereto; provided that, during the 90 day period immediately following the Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), such location need not be subject to a Collateral Access Agreement and neither the lack thereof nor the absence of a Reserve hereunder during such period shall cause the applicable Equipment to be ineligible;
(g) which is located at any location that is not owned or leased by such Loan Party, except as set forth in clause (e) above;
(h) which is in transit;
(i) which is not covered by casualty insurance required by the terms of this Agreement;
(j) with respect to which any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or in the Collateral Agreement has been breached in any material respect or is not true in any material respect (in each case, and all respects to the extent such covenant, representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality);
(k) which does not conform in all material respects to all standards imposed by any governmental agency, division or department thereof which has regulatory authority over such goods or the use or sale thereof;
(l) which is subject to a license agreement or other arrangement with a third party which, in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, restricts the ability of the Administrative Agent to exercise its rights under the Loan Documents with respect to such Equipment unless such third party has entered into an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent permitting the Administrative Agent to exercise its rights with respect to such Equipment or the Administrative Agent has otherwise agreed to allow such Equipment to be eligible in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion;
(m) which is located outside of the United States;
(n) which has been acquired from a Sanctioned Person; or
(o) which the Administrative Agent otherwise determines is unacceptable in its Permitted Discretion.
“Eligible Real Property” shall mean (x) the real property listed on Schedule 1.01(a) owned by a Loan Party and (y) any other real property owned by a Loan Party which is acceptable in the Permitted Discretion of the Administrative Agent for inclusion in the Borrowing Base and which the Borrower Representative has requested to identify as “Eligible Real Property” by notice to the Administrative Agent, in each case of clauses (x) and (y) which satisfies each of the following criteria:
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(a) which is wholly owned in fee simple by a Loan Party;
(b) in respect of which a FIRREA-compliant appraisal prepared by an appraiser, with appropriate credentials, has been delivered to the Administrative Agent in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (each, an “Acceptable Real Estate Appraisal”);
(c) in respect of which a Mortgage is filed and recorded creating a perfected first priority Lien on such real property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances);
(d) in respect of which an environmental assessment report has been completed and delivered to the Administrative Agent in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and, unless otherwise approved by Administrative Agent, which does not indicate any pending, threatened or existing Environmental Liability or noncompliance with any Environmental Law;
(e) which is adequately protected by fully-paid valid lenders title insurance policy with endorsements and in amounts acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, insuring that the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have a perfected first priority Lien on such real property, evidence of which shall have been provided in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which title insurance policy shall not contain a general mechanics lien exception or any listed exceptions, limitations or qualifications other than Permitted Encumbrances;
(f) a Flood Determination Form and, if any such parcel of real property is shown in such determination or otherwise determined by the Administrative Agent to be in a Special Flood Hazard Area, a Borrower Notice form signed by the Borrower Representative and Evidence of Flood Insurance in compliance with all applicable Flood Laws, has been delivered to the Administrative Agent;
(g) an ALTA survey has been delivered for which all necessary fees have been paid and which is acceptable to the Title Company for the issuance of the aforementioned title insurance policies, including the survey related endorsements and no survey exception, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and which shows all buildings and other improvements, any offsite improvements, the location of any easements, parking spaces, rights of way, building setback lines and other dimensional regulations and the absence of encroachments, either by such improvements or on to such property, and other defects, other than encroachments and other defects acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;
(h) in respect of which local counsel for a Loan Party in states in which such real property is located have delivered a letter of opinion with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgages and any related fixture filings and such other customary matters incidental thereto in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;
(i) if required by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, in respect of which such Loan Party shall have used its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain estoppel certificates executed by all tenants of such real property and such other consents, agreements and confirmations of tenants, lessors and third parties, in each case, as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in its Permitted Discretion, together with evidence that all other actions that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary in its Permitted Discretion in order to create perfected first priority Liens on the property described in the Mortgages have been taken; and
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(j) in respect of which the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that such real property is covered by property and liability insurance that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of property insurance, names the Administrative Agent an additional insured and as mortgagee and lexxxx’s loss payee.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no Mortgage shall be executed and delivered with respect to any real property unless and until each Lender has received, at least (a) if the applicable real property is not in a “special flood hazard area”, ten (10) Business Days or (b) if the applicable real property is in a “special flood hazard area”, fifteen (15) days in advance of execution and delivery of such Mortgage, the documents described in clause (f) above, and Administrative Agent has determined that flood insurance due diligence and flood insurance compliance has been completed to its reasonable satisfaction and no Lender has notified Administrative Agent that such Lender has not completed any necessary flood insurance due diligence and flood insurance compliance relating to the applicable real property to its reasonable satisfaction (and the date by which any Loan Party is required to deliver a Mortgage hereunder shall automatically be extended to the extent necessary to comply with the foregoing).
For the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no minimum value or minimum appraised value requirement for the inclusion of real property as Eligible Real Property and/or including in the Borrowing Base.
“Enforcement Action” means, with respect to the Obligations or the Fixed Asset Facility Obligations, the exercise of any rights and remedies with respect to any Collateral securing such obligations or the commencement or prosecution of enforcement of any of the rights and remedies under, as applicable, the Loan Documents or the Fixed Asset Facility Documents, or applicable law, including without limitation the exercise of any rights of set-off or recoupment, and the exercise of any rights or remedies of a secured creditor under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or under the Bankruptcy Code.
“Environment” shall mean ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, sediments, and subsurface strata & natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean any Requirement of Law relating to pollution or protection of the environment, or human health and safety (as it relates to exposure to harmful or deleterious substances), or the generation, use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal or Release of harmful or deleterious substances.
“Environmental Liability” shall mean all Liabilities arising out of or relating to (a) compliance or non-compliance with any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of, or the arrangement for such activities with respect to, any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the presence or Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract or agreement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equipment” (a) for purposes of the definition of Eligible Machinery and Equipment and provisions relating to the Borrowing Base, shall mean any “equipment” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC owned by any Loan Party, and in any event, shall include, but shall not be limited to, all machinery, equipment, furnishings and fittings now or hereinafter owned by any Loan Party and all additions, all accessions thereto, wherever located, together with all attachments, components, parts, equipment and accessories installed thereon or affixed thereto and (b) for all other purposes, has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 9 of the UCC.
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“Equity Interests” shall mean shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity interests in any Person, and any option, warrant or other right entitling the holder thereof to purchase or otherwise acquire any such equity interest (excluding any agreement for the purchase of the equity interests of a Subsidiary), but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Convertible Notes.
“Equity Issuance” shall mean any issuance or sale by the Company of any Equity Interests.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrowers, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code and, for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code, any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code.
“ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived), (b) with respect to a Plan, the failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” within the meaning of Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 or 303 of ERISA, whether or not waived, or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code or Section 303(j) of ERISA with respect to a Plan, (c) the failure of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to timely make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan, (d) 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, (e) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA upon any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to the termination of any Plan, (f) the withdrawal or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA) of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (g) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (h) an event or condition that constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for, and that would reasonably be expected to result in, the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (i) the occurrence of a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) for which any Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries has or is reasonably expected to have any material liability, (j) the receipt by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of notice from any Multiemployer Plan (1) imposing Withdrawal Liability on any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, (2) notifying any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate that such Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in “insolvency” pursuant to Section 4245 of ERISA, if applicable or (3) notifying any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate that such Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA, if applicable), (k) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at risk” status (as defined in Section 430(i)(4) of the Code or Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA, if applicable) or (l) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA with respect to any Plan.
“ESG Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.12.
“ESG Pricing Provisions” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.12.
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“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.
“EURIBOR” has the meaning assigned to such term in in clause (a) of the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate”.
“Euro” or “€” means the single currency of participating member states of 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.
“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
“Evidence of Flood Insurance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.13(b)(iv).
“Excluded Accounts” shall mean any deposit account (a) containing solely cash or deposits in respect of which a Lien is permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(b), (b) exclusively used for trust, payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any employees of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, (c) after the occurrence of the Fixed Asset Release Date, solely containing proceeds of the sale of Fixed Assets, (d) that is a zero balance account; provided, that the available balance of each such zero balance account is automatically swept on each Business Day into another account that is subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and such other account does not provide for automatic payments to, or debit of amounts disbursed from, other linked accounts that are not subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, (e) that is located outside of the United States, (f) exclusively used for, and which solely contain, customer deposits in respect of motor vehicles that have not been delivered to such customers and (g) other than the Exclusive Control Account and any Controlled Account, with an average monthly balance of less than the Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000 for each such individual deposit account and less than the Dollar Equivalent of $25,000,000 in the aggregate for all such deposit accounts.
“Excluded Assets” shall mean (a) voting Equity Interests, including any interest treated as an Equity Interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes, of any first-tier Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holdco in excess of 65% of all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holdco and Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or of a Foreign Holdco, (b) assets of any Foreign Subsidiary (that is not a Loan Party) or any other Subsidiary that may require registration under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the U.S., (c) Excluded Accounts listed in clauses (a), (b), (f) and (g) (in the case of clause (g), only to the extent any such account is subject to a Permitted Lien) of the definition thereof, (d) all Intellectual Property (excluding any proceeds of Intellectual Property generated from the sale of Inventory containing such Intellectual Property), (e) all leasehold interests in Real Estate or any fee owned Real Estate that is not a Material Real Property or Eligible Real Property, (f) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title and Letter of Credit Rights (as defined in the UCC) (in each case, other than (x) to the extent a security interest in such rights can be perfected by filing of financing statements or analogous notice filings in appropriate form in the applicable jurisdiction under the Uniform Commercial Code or analogous law of such jurisdiction and (y) motor vehicles that are included in Eligible Inventory), (g) commercial tort claims with an individual value of less than the Dollar Equivalent of $10,000,000, (h) Equity Interests in and assets of (i) an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) Immaterial Subsidiary, (iii) Limited Purpose Subsidiary, (iv) Lucid, LLC, a limited liability company established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, (v) any Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) to the extent not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents or applicable law; provided, that, such Equity Interests shall cease to be Excluded Assets at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect or (vi) any Subsidiary established primarily for the purpose of owning or otherwise holding rights in respect of Intellectual Property, (i) any rights or interests in any agreement, lease, permit, license, charter or license agreement, if under the terms thereof or applicable law with respect thereto, the valid grant of a security interest or Lien therein to the Administrative Agent would constitute or result in a breach, termination or
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default under such agreement, lease, permit, license, charter or license agreement and such breach, termination or default has not been or is not waived or the consent of the other party to such agreement, lease, permit, license, charter or license agreement has not been or is not otherwise obtained or under applicable law such prohibition cannot be waived; provided, that this clause (i) shall in no way be construed (x) to apply if any such prohibition is unenforceable under Section 9-406, 9-407 or 9-408 of the UCC or other applicable law or (y) so as to limit, impair or otherwise affect the Administrative Agent’s unconditional continuing security interests in and Liens upon any rights or interests of any Loan Party in or to monies due or to become due under any such agreement, lease, permit, license, charter or license agreement, (j) any property or assets the pledge of which or the security interests or Lien thereon would require any governmental consent, approval, license or authorization that has not been obtained, (k) any asset subject to a Permitted Lien securing a Capital Lease Obligation or purchase money indebtedness to the extent the documents governing such Lien prohibit such asset from being subject to a Lien of the Administrative Agent, (l) any asset subject to a Lien existing at the time of its acquisition and not incurred in contemplation thereof to the extent the documents governing such Lien prohibit such assets from being subject to a Lien of the Administrative Agent, and (m) such other property or assets as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and the Company, the burden or cost or other consequence (including material adverse tax consequences) of providing a security interest in such property or asset outweighs the benefit to the Secured Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall “Excluded Assets” include any assets that are subject to a Lien securing any Permitted Additional Secured Indebtedness or that are included in the Borrowing Base. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower Representative may from time to time elect to cause any asset that would otherwise constitute an Excluded Asset hereunder to become Collateral under the Collateral Documents (but shall have no obligation to do so) with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received such collateral documents as are customary for the applicable asset in the applicable jurisdiction and reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
“Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean any subsidiary of the Company:
(i) that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary;
(ii) that is an Immaterial Subsidiary;
(iii) that is prohibited from providing a Guarantee in respect of the Obligations by (x) any provision of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its assets or property is bound existing on the date such Person became a subsidiary; provided that such provision is not entered into for the purpose of qualifying as an “Excluded Subsidiary” under this Agreement or (y) applicable law;
(iv) that would require the consent, approval, license or authorization of any third party in order to provide a Guarantee in respect of the Obligations pursuant to any agreement, instrument or other undertaking referred to in clause (iii)(x) above or applicable law (in each case, to the extent such consent, approval, license or authorization has not been received);
(v) that is a Foreign Holdco;
(vi) that is (x) a Foreign Subsidiary or (y) a Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code;
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(vii) that is newly formed for the purpose of consummating a merger transaction pursuant to an acquisition permitted by this Agreement, which Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it substantially contemporaneously with the closing of such merger transaction (it being understood that any surviving Subsidiary of such merger transaction shall not constitute an Excluded Subsidiary under this clause (vii));
(viii) to the extent the provision a Guarantee by such subsidiary in respect of the Obligations would reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Borrower Representative in good faith in consultation with the Administrative Agent;
(ix) that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(x) that does not own any assets (other than de minimis assets) that are not Intellectual Property, so long as such subsidiary is not an obligor in respect of any Permitted Additional Indebtedness;
(xi) with respect to which, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative, the burden or cost or other consequences (including material adverse tax consequences) of providing a Guarantee outweighs the benefits to the Secured Parties; or
(xii) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries, captive insurance companies, broker-dealer Subsidiaries, Receivables Subsidiary or other Special Purpose Entities (each, a “Limited Purpose Subsidiary”);
provided that the Borrower Representative, in its sole discretion, may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that qualifies as an Excluded Subsidiary under any of the clauses above to become a Guarantor in accordance with the definition thereof (pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and subject to customary restrictions under applicable local law and completion of any requested “know your customer” and similar requirements of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and the requirements of Section 5.13 as if such Subsidiary were required to comply with such Section as a Domestic Subsidiary) and thereafter such Subsidiary shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” (unless and until the Borrower Representative elects, in its sole discretion, to designate such Persons as an Excluded Subsidiary).
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an ECP at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become 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.
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“Excluded Taxes” shall mean any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrowers under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lexxxx’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f); and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Exclusive Control Account” means a deposit account maintained with the Administrative Agent and located within the United States that is subject to (a) a perfected first priority security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and (b) a control agreement granting the Administrative Agent non-springing control over such account.
“Existing Convertible Notes” shall mean the 1.25% convertible senior notes issued by the Company and due in December 2026 in an aggregate principal amount of aggregate of $2,012,500,000.
“Existing Letters of Credit” shall mean each letter of credit issued prior to the Effective Date that (a) upon delivery of written notice by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent on or after the Effective Date and subject to the consent of the applicable Issuing Bank in its discretion, will be deemed to be issued and outstanding hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents from and after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent and (b) is listed on Schedule 2.06 hereto.
“fair market value” means with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, such value shall be as determined in good faith by the Company.
“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), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant thereto, including any intergovernmental agreements and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such intergovernmental agreements and implementing such Sections of the Code.
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“FCCR Covenant Trigger Date” shall mean, the first date after the Effective Date on which (i) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall have been greater than 1.0 to 1.0 for two consecutive fiscal quarters, in each case on a trailing four fiscal quarter basis as of the end of the last quarter for which financial statements have most recently been delivered or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) and (ii) the Borrower Representative delivers written notice to the Administrative Agent of the Borrower Representative’s election to cause (x) the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.13 to become effective (from and after the date specified in such notice) and (y) the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.14 to cease to be effective (from and after the date specified in such notice), which written notice shall include a certification with respect to the accuracy of clause (i) of this definition and the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the two applicable consecutive fiscal quarters.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Financial Officer” of any Person shall mean the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, controller, vice president - tax and treasury or any manager with similar responsibilities of such Person.
“FIRREA” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended from time to time.
“Fiscal Year” shall mean, with respect to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, a fiscal year ending on December 31 of each calendar year.
“Fixed Asset Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “ABL Collateral”.
“Fixed Asset Facility” means any Debt that is permitted to be incurred and permitted to be secured by first priority Liens on the Fixed Assets pursuant to Section 6.01(s) and Section 6.02(o).
“Fixed Asset Facility Collateral Agent” shall mean, with respect to any Fixed Asset Facility, the collateral agent for the secured parties in respect of such Fixed Asset Facility.
“Fixed Asset Facility Documents” shall mean, with respect to any Fixed Asset Facility, the definitive documentation governing such Fixed Asset Facility.
“Fixed Asset Facility Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Fixed Asset Facility, the “Obligations” (or equivalent term) as defined in the applicable Fixed Asset Facility Documents.
“Fixed Asset Release Date” means the first date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of such date or would result therefrom;
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(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received an updated appraisal of the Borrowers’ Inventory and an updated field examination in each case from a firm satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, which appraisal and field examination shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;
(c) Specified Availability for each day in the 30-day period prior to such date, and as of such date, shall not be less than 25% of the Line Cap then in effect, on a pro forma basis as of such date; and
(d) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Representative (i) requesting, on behalf of the Borrowers, either (x) if no Fixed Asset Facility is then outstanding or will contemporaneously be outstanding, the release of the Liens on the Fixed Assets securing the Secured Obligations or (y) if a Fixed Asset Facility is then outstanding or will contemporaneously be outstanding, the subordination of the Liens on the Fixed Assets securing the Secured Obligations to the Liens securing such Fixed Asset Facility pursuant to the terms of an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) (x) certifying that each of the conditions set forth in the foregoing clauses (a) through (c) have been satisfied as of such date and (y) confirming that none of such Fixed Assets shall be included in the Borrowing Base on and after such date.
“Fixed Assets” means all assets other than ABL Collateral.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean, with respect to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, for any applicable period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period, minus Unfinanced Capital Expenditures, to (b) Fixed Charges for such period.
“Fixed Charges” shall mean, as to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, with respect to any period, the sum of, without duplication, (a) all Consolidated Interest Expense that was paid or payable in cash during such period, plus (b) all regularly scheduled (as determined at the beginning of the respective period) principal payments of Money Borrowed (other than intercompany debt) (but excluding, for purposes of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), (i) any non-cash interest or deferred financing costs, (ii) any amortization or write-down of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, discounted liabilities, commissions, fees and expenses, (iii) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees (and including fees and expenses associated with the Transactions and any annual agency fees) and costs associated with obtaining, or breakage costs in respect of, Swap Agreements and commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and expenses related to any Permitted Receivables Financing, (iv) penalties and interest related to taxes, (v) any imputed interest as a result of purchase accounting, (vi) fees and expenses associated with Dispositions, acquisitions, Investments, the sale or issuance of Equity Interests or incurrence of Debt (in each case, whether or not consummated) and (vii) the payment or Satisfaction of Conversion Obligation of any Permitted Convertible Notes at their final maturity date or upon conversion thereof), in each case paid or payable in cash during such period (and without duplicating items in (a) and (b) of this definition, the interest component with respect to Debt under Capital Leases), plus (c) all taxes paid or required to be paid during such period in cash (net of tax refunds received during such period), plus (d) solely to the extent testing compliance with the Payment Conditions for purposes of making a Restricted Distribution, all Restricted Distributions paid in cash (other than those made to a Loan Party or otherwise eliminated in consolidation) that were made in reliance on Section 6.03(h).
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“Flood Determination Form” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.13(b)(i).
“Flood Laws” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.10.
“Floor” means, (i) with respect to BBSY, the Canadian Prime Rate, the CDORTerm XXXXX Rate, EURIBOR, XXXXX and Term SOFR, 0.0% per annum and (ii) for any other benchmark rate, the floor, if any, provided in this Agreement (as of the execution of a modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) in respect thereof.
“Foreign Holdco” shall mean any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, that has no material assets other than Equity Interests, or Equity Interests and Debt, of one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries.
“Foreign Lender” shall mean (a) if a Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if a Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is resident for tax purposes.
“Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Fronting Exposure” means a Defaulting Lender's LC Exposure, Swingline Exposure and participation in Protective Advances, except to the extent (x) cash collateralized by the Defaulting Lender by the delivery of cash to the Administrative Agent, as security for the payment of such Xxxxxx’s LC Exposure, in an amount equal to 103% of such LC Exposure or (y) allocated to other Lenders hereunder.
“Funding Account” means one or more deposit account(s) designated in writing by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent from time to time into which the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are authorized by the Borrower Representative to transfer the proceeds of any Borrowings requested or authorized pursuant to this Agreement.
“GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time (except as otherwise expressly provided herein).
“Government Official” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.21.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean the government of the U.S., any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” of or by any Person shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Debt or other obligation, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Debt or other obligation of the payment of such Debt or other obligation or (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Debt or other obligation; provided, however, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Effective Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Debt).
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The amount of any Guarantee will be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Debt 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 the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, among the Company, the other Borrowers party thereto from time to time, the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Guarantors” shall mean the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) any petroleum products or byproducts and all other hydrocarbons, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, chlorofluorocarbons and all other ozone depleting substances, and (b) any other chemical, material, pollutant, contaminant, substance or waste that is prohibited or regulated by or pursuant to any Environmental Law due to its harmful or deleterious character (including microbial matter, mycotoxins, mold and mold spores).
“Immaterial Subsidiary” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary that, together with its subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries and every other Immaterial Subsidiary, (i) did not, as of the most recently ended Test Period, have total assets with a value in excess of 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets and (ii) did not, during the most recently ended Test Period, have revenues in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated total revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period (and the Borrower Representative will designate in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time the Restricted Subsidiaries that will cease to be treated as “Immaterial Subsidiaries” in order to comply with the foregoing limitations).
“Incremental Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(e).
“Incremental Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of:
(a) $500,000,000, plus
(b) the aggregate amount (without duplication) of (i) all voluntary permanent terminations or reductions, as applicable, of the Initial Revolving Commitments and all other Commitments and (ii) all permanent terminations or reductions, as applicable, of any Initial Revolving Commitments and all other Commitments of any Lender pursuant to Sections 2.09, 2.19 and 9.02(d); provided that, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), any prepayment accompanying such permanent termination or reduction, as applicable, is not funded with long-term Debt (other than revolving loans), plus
(c) an amount, if positive, by which the Borrowing Base (other than with respect to any portion of the Borrowing Base based on Eligible Cash) exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitments at the time of determination.
“Incremental Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(e).
“Incremental Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(e).
“Incremental Loans” means, collectively, any Incremental Term Loans and any Loans made pursuant to a Commitment Increase.
“Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(e)(ix).
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“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by, or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the foregoing clause (a) hereof, Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(c).
“Ineligible Institution” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.
“Initial Revolving Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Initial Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit, Swingline Loans and Overadvances hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate permitted amount of such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (a) Section 2.09 and (b) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Initial Revolving Commitment is set forth on the Commitment Schedule, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Initial Revolving Commitment, as applicable.
“Initial Revolving Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Initial Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of (a) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Initial Revolving Loans and LC Exposure at such time, plus (b) an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at such time, plus (c) an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Protective Advances outstanding at such time, plus (d) an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Overadvances outstanding at such time.
“Initial Revolving Lender” shall mean, as of any date of determination, a Lender with an Initial Revolving Commitment or, if the Initial Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Initial Revolving Exposure.
“Initial Revolving Loan” shall mean a Loan made under an Initial Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.01.
“Integration Costs” shall mean non-recurring integration costs incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean all Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Internet Domain Names, Trade Secrets and IP Licenses and any other intellectual property rights (and all IP Ancillary Rights related thereto) to the fullest extent arising under any Requirement of Law.
“Intercompany Note” shall mean an intercompany note in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion (it being understood and agreed that an intercompany note in form and substance substantially the same as the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-3, is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
“Interest Charges” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.
“Interest Election Request” shall mean a request by the Borrower Representative to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an Electronic System as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Representative.
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“Interest Payment Date” shall mean (a) with respect to any Daily Rate Loan (including any Swingline Loan), the first calendar day of each fiscal quarter and the Maturity Date, and (b) with respect to any Term Rate Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part (and, in the case of a Term Rate Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period) and the Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any Term Rate Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Term Rate Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two (solelythree or six months (other than for a Term Rate Loan based on the CDORTerm XXXXX Rate), three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower Representative may elect, or to the extent available (as determined by each Appropriate Lender) to all Appropriate Lenders, less than one month (in which case the Interest Period shall end on the day designated by the Borrower Representative); provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, thereafter, shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Internet Domain Name” shall mean all rights, title and interests (and all related IP Ancillary Rights) in or relating to internet domain names (including to the fullest extent arising under any Requirement of Law), together with all goodwill associated therewith.
“Inventory” has the meaning given to such term in Article 9 of the UCC and shall include raw materials, in-transit, work-in-process, parts, supplies and finished goods.
“Investment Grade Rating” shall mean, with respect to any Account Debtor, that the long-term senior unsecured publicly held debt rating or corporate family rating of such Account Debtor is equal to or higher than Baa3 (or its equivalent) by Xxxxx’x or BBB (or its equivalent) by S&P.
“Investments” shall mean, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other Debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees the Debt of such Person or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 6.07:
(a) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Company’s direct or indirect Equity Interest in such subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of a subsidiary of the Company at the time that such subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and
(b) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Company.
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The amount, as of any date of determination, of (i) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus any payments actually received by such investor representing interest in respect of such Investment, but without any adjustment for writedowns or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (ii) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion or maximum amount thereof, in each case in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative, (iii) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the fair market value of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer, minus any payments actually received by such investor representing a return or reduction of capital of, or dividends, share buybacks, or other distributions in respect of, such Investment, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment and (iv) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests, evidences of indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus (1) the cost of all additions thereto, minus (2) the amount of any portion of such Investment that has been repaid to (or on behalf of) the investor as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, and of any payments actually received by (or on behalf of) such investor representing interest, dividends or other distributions in respect of such Investment, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment. For purposes of Section 6.07, if an Investment involves the acquisition of more than one Person, the amount of such Investment shall be allocated among the acquired Persons in accordance with GAAP; provided that pending the final determination of the amounts to be so allocated in accordance with GAAP, such allocation shall be as reasonably determined by the Borrower Representative.
“IP Ancillary Rights” shall mean, with respect to any Intellectual Property, as applicable, all foreign counterparts to, and all divisionals, reversions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations, renewals and extensions of, such Intellectual Property, and, in each case, all rights to obtain or enforce any other IP Ancillary Right.
“IP License” shall mean all licenses granting any right to exploit any Intellectual Property.
“IRS” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
“ISP” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the International Standby Practices 1998 (International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590) and any version or revision thereof accepted by the Issuing Bank for use.
“Issuer Option” shall mean (a) any Note Hedge Option and (b) any Upper Strike Warrant.
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“Issuing Bank” shall mean in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, each of (i) Bank of America and, to the extent Bank of America is no longer the Administrative Agent hereunder, any successor Administrative Agent, (ii) Citibank, N.A., (iii) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., (iv) BNP Paribas, (v) Royal Bank of Canada, (vi) Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. and (vii) and any other Lender that agrees to act as an Issuing Bank. The Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by its Affiliates, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate (it being agreed that such Issuing Bank shall, or shall cause such Affiliate to, comply with the requirements of Section 2.06 with respect to such Letters of Credit). At any time there is more than one Issuing Bank, all singular references to the Issuing Bank shall mean any Issuing Bank, each Issuing Bank, the Issuing Bank that has issued the applicable Letter of Credit, or all Issuing Banks, as the context may require.
“Issuing Bank Sublimits” means (a) $97,500,000, in the case of Bank of America, (b) $97,500,000, in the case of Citibank, N.A., (c) $45,000,000, in the case of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., (d) $40,000,000, in the case of BNP Paribas, (e) $40,000,000, in the case of Royal Bank of Canada, (f) $30,000,000, in the case of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. and (g) with respect to any other Issuing Bank, such amount as shall be designated to the Administrative Agent in writing (which may be email) by the Borrower Representative and such Issuing Bank. The Issuing Bank Sublimit of any Issuing Bank may be increased or decreased by the mutual written agreement of the Borrowers and the affected Issuing Bank (and notified to the Administrative Agent in writing).
“Japanese Yen” or “¥” shall mean the lawful currency of Japan.
“Joint Lead Arrangers” shall mean BofA Securities, Inc. and Citibank, N.A., each in their capacity as a joint lead arranger hereunder and BofA Securities, Inc., Citibank, Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and RBC Capital Markets, each in their capacity as a joint bookrunner hereunder.
“Judgment Currency” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.23.
“Junior Financing” shall mean any Debt of the Loan Parties that is (i) contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or (ii) secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations pursuant to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement (it being agreed that a Fixed Asset Facility shall not constitute Junior Financing so long as such Fixed Asset Facility is secured by a Lien on any Fixed Assets that is pari passu or senior to the Lien on such Fixed Assets securing the Secured Obligations).
“Junior Financing Documentation” shall mean any documentation governing the Junior Financing.
“Jurisdictional Requirements” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05(a).
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“Last-Out Tranche” means a tranche of Incremental Commitments that is established pursuant to Section 2.09(e) and which may take the form of term loan commitments, with respect to which Loans incurred thereunder shall rank junior in right of payment to the Initial Revolving Loans and, solely to the extent constituting revolving loans, will be subject to the same Borrowing Base and other terms applicable to the Initial Revolving Loans, except as otherwise permitted under Section 2.09(e).
“LC Collateral Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(j).
“LC Disbursement” shall mean any payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“LC Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by, or on behalf of, the Borrowers at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate LC Exposure at such time.
“LC Instrument” means any letter of credit, letter of guarantee, bank guarantee, bankers’ acceptance, performance bond, surety bond or other similar document or instrument.
“LCT Election” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.05(a).
“LCT Test Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.05(a).
“Legal Reservations” means applicable Debtor Relief Laws or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and general principles of good faith and fair dealing.
“Lender-Related Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).
“Lenders” shall mean the Persons listed on the Commitment Schedule, each Incremental Lender, each Additional Lender and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.09 or an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a Lender hereunder pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender.
Letter of Credit Expiration Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(c).
“Letters of Credit” shall mean the letters of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement, and the term “Letter of Credit” shall mean any one of them or each of them singularly, as the context may require.
“Liabilities” shall mean all claims (including intraparty claims), actions, suits, judgments, orders, demands, damages, losses, liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, fines, penalties, sanctions, costs, fees, taxes, commissions, charges, disbursements and expenses, in each case of any kind or nature (including interest accrued thereon or as a result thereto and fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and consultants), whether joint or several, whether or not indirect, contingent, consequential, actual, punitive, treble or otherwise.
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“Licensed Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property owned by a third party and licensed or sublicensed to a Loan Party.
“Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement that has the practical effect of creating a security interest, in respect of such asset. For the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Company, the other Borrowers or any of their respective subsidiaries shall be deemed to own, subject to a Lien, any asset which any of them has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease or other title retention agreement (other than non-exclusive licenses) relating to such asset. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will an operating lease or agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“Limited Condition Eligible Transaction” shall mean (a) any Investment or acquisition by the Borrower or one or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries, including by way of merger or amalgamation, of any assets, business or Person permitted pursuant to this Agreement (and including the incurrence or assumption of Debt in connection therewith) whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing and (b) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment permitted under this Agreement of Debt requiring the giving of advance irrevocable notice of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment.
“Limited Condition Transaction” shall mean any Limited Condition Eligible Transaction with respect to which the Borrower Representative has made an LCT Election.
“Limited Purpose Subsidiary” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Excluded Subsidiary”.
“Line Cap” shall mean the lesser of (a) the Borrowing Base and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Commitment.
“Liquidity” shall mean, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of, without duplication, (a) Availability as of such date, plus (b) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and unrestricted Permitted Investments of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (and including, for the avoidance of doubt, Eligible Cash not already included in the Borrowing Base as of such date) (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall in each case of this clause (b) include cash restricted in favor of any Secured Party); provided that the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and unrestricted Permitted Investments of Foreign Subsidiaries shall not at any time exceed 25% of all Liquidity (calculated after giving effect to the inclusion of such assets for the Foreign Subsidiaries) (such amounts, “Foreign Liquidity”); provided, further, that such Foreign Liquidity shall be calculated net of any applicable Taxes or other amounts that would be payable or reserved against as a result of repatriating such amounts. With respect to any amounts included in the calculation of “Liquidity” (whether Foreign Liquidity or otherwise) that are held in an account that is not maintained with the Administrative Agent (or an Affiliate thereof), the Administrative Agent shall (x) be entitled to reasonably request cash reporting on a daily basis with respect to any such account or (y) be reasonably satisfied in its Permitted Discretion with any other method of verifying the amounts on deposit therein.
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“Loan Documents” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, any promissory notes issued pursuant to this Agreement, Amendment No. 1, any Letter of Credit applications, the Collateral Documents, any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, any Incremental Amendment and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, including those identified in Section 4.01, executed by or on behalf of any Loan Party, and delivered to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any Lender and required pursuant to the foregoing. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to this Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative. For the avoidance of doubt, Loan Documents shall not include Banking Services Agreements.
“Loan Parties” shall mean, collectively, the Company, the other Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and their successors and assigns, and the term “Loan Party” shall mean any one of them or all of them individually, as the context may require.
“Loans” shall mean the loans and advances made by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, including, Overadvances and Protective Advances.
“Margin Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (a) a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations or business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Company, the other Borrowers and the other Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform any of their respective payment obligations under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, or (c) a material adverse effect on the material rights and remedies of or benefits available to, taken as a whole, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents (taken as a whole).
“Material Debt” shall mean Money Borrowed of any one or more of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount (i) for purposes of the definition of “Maturity Date”, $500,000,000 and (ii) for all other purposes, $200,000,000; provided that in no event shall any of the following be Material Debt: (a) Debt under a Loan Document, (b) Capital Leases, (c) obligations under any Permitted Receivables Financing, (d) intercompany Debt and (e) Debt under any Swap Agreements.
“Material IP” means any Intellectual Property that is material to the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (as determined by the Borrower Representative in good faith).
“Material IP Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary that owns, directly or indirectly through one or more of its subsidiaries, any Material IP.
“Material Real Property” shall mean any owned Real Estate located in the United States having a fair market value in excess of the Threshold Amount (per property).
“Material Subsidiary” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary other than an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Maturity Date” shall mean (a) with respect to the Initial Revolving Commitment and the Initial Revolving Loans, the earlier of (i) the Stated Maturity Date and (ii) the date that is 91 days prior to the stated maturity date of any Material Debt and (b) with respect to any Incremental Commitments or Incremental Loans made hereunder, the final maturity date applicable thereto as specified herein or in the applicable Incremental Amendment.
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“Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.
“Money Borrowed” shall mean (a) Debt for borrowed money arising from the lending of money by any third party to any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (b) Debt, whether or not in any such case arising from the lending by any third party of money to any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (i) which is represented by notes payable or drafts accepted that evidence extensions of credit or (ii) which constitutes obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit or guaranties of letters of credit, and (d) without duplication to any Debt under clauses (a), (b) or (c) hereof, Debt of any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries under any guarantee of obligations that would constitute Debt for Money Borrowed under clauses (a), (b) or (c) hereof, if owed directly by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
“Xxxxx’x” shall mean Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgaged Properties” shall mean all Material Real Property with respect to which a Mortgage is delivered pursuant to the terms hereof and shall include all Eligible Real Property.
“Mortgages” shall mean the mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, assignments of leases and rents and other security documents (including any assignment, amendment, amendment and restatement or similar modification of any existing mortgage) delivered pursuant to the terms hereof, in each case, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative.
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and in respect of which the Company or any other Borrower makes or is obligated to make contributions, or with respect to which such Borrower has liability under Section 4212(c) of ERISA (including on account of any ERISA Affiliate).
“Net Cash Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any event, (a) the cash proceeds received in respect of such event including (i) any cash received in respect of any non-cash proceeds (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, but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a Casualty Event, insurance proceeds and (iii) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments, minus (b) the sum of (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties (other than Affiliates) in connection with such event and restoration costs following a Casualty Event and out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection therewith, (ii) in the case of a Disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction or a casualty or a condemnation or similar proceeding), the amount of all payments required to be made as a result of such event to repay Debt (other than Loans) secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event (including principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and breakage costs) and (iii) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) and the amount of any reserves established to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case during the year that such event occurred or the next succeeding year and that are directly attributable to such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower Representative) and (iv) without duplication of the foregoing, in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (iv) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Company or a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof).
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“Net Orderly Liquidation Value” shall mean, with respect to Inventory or Equipment (or in each case any category thereof) of any Person, the orderly liquidation value thereof as determined in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion by an appraiser acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, net of all costs of liquidation thereof.
“NFIP” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.13(b)(ii).
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(d).
“Note Hedge Option” shall mean any hedging agreement (including, but not limited to, any bond hedge transaction, call option, transaction, or capped call transaction), with respect to Permitted Stock, purchased by the Company (or any parent company thereof) (with respect to Permitted Convertible Notes issued by the Company (or any parent company thereof, as the case may be)) in connection with the issuance of Permitted Convertible Notes (whether such transaction is settled in shares of Permitted Stock, the cash value of such shares or a combination thereof).
“Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02.
“NYFRB” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB’s Website” shall mean the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.orghttp://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source.
“Obligations” shall mean all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations and indebtedness (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), obligations and liabilities of any of the Loan Parties to any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any indemnified party, individually or collectively, existing on the Effective Date or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, arising or incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans made or reimbursement or other obligations incurred in respect of any of the Letters of Credit or other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof.
“Organizational Documents” shall mean (a) for any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, the bylaws, any certificate of determination or instrument relating to the rights of preferred shareholders of such corporation and any shareholder rights agreement, (b) for any partnership, the partnership agreement and, if applicable, certificate of limited partnership, (c) for any limited liability company, the operating agreement and articles or certificate of formation or (d) any other document setting forth the manner of election or duties of the officers, directors, managers or other similar persons, or the designation, amount or relative rights, limitations and preference of the Equity Interests (other than options and warrants) of a Person, or, in each case, the equivalent in any applicable jurisdiction.
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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 Taxes (other than a connection arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan, Letter of Credit or any Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19).
“Overadvance” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
“Owned Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property owned by a Loan Party.
“Paid in Full” or “Payment in Full” shall mean, (a) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all outstanding Loans and LC Disbursements, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (b) the termination, expiration, or cancellation and return of all outstanding Letters of Credit (or alternatively, with respect to each such Letter of Credit, the furnishing to the applicable Issuing Bank of a cash deposit, or at the discretion of such Issuing Bank a back-up standby letter of credit satisfactory to such Issuing Bank, in an amount equal to 103% of the LC Exposure as of the date of such payment), (c) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the accrued and unpaid fees, (e) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all reimbursable expenses and other Secured Obligations (other than (x) Unliquidated Obligations for which no claim has been made and other obligations expressly stated to survive such payment and termination of this Agreement, (y) Banking Services Obligations and (z) Swap Agreement Obligations), together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon and (e) the termination of all Commitments.
“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(d).
“Patent” shall mean all rights, title and interests (and all related IP Ancillary Rights) in or relating to letters patents and design letters patents (including to the fullest extent arising under any Requirement of Law).
“Payment Conditions” shall mean, and will be deemed to be satisfied with respect to any particular action as to which the satisfaction of the Payment Conditions is being determined if, as of the applicable date of determination in accordance with Section 1.05(a), with respect to Investments, incurrence of Debt, incurrence of Liens, Restricted Distributions and Restricted Debt Payments:
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(i) no Specified ABL Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
(ii) Specified Availability for each day in the 30-day period prior to such action and on the date of such proposed action is equal to or greater than the greater of (x) 15% of the Line Cap then in effect and (y) $75,000,000, on a pro forma basis, and
(iii) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would be at least 1.0 to 1.0 on a pro forma basis as of the last day of the most recent Test Period; provided that compliance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will not be required if after giving pro forma effect to the taking of such action, Specified Availability for each day in the 30-day period prior to the relevant test date and on the relevant test date, is equal to or greater than the greater of (i) 20% of the Line Cap then in effect and (ii) $100,000,000, on a pro forma basis.
“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Perfection Certificate” shall mean the Perfection Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit II to the Collateral Agreement.
“Permitted Acquisition” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.07(f).
“Permitted Additional Indebtedness” shall mean Permitted Additional Unsecured Indebtedness and Permitted Additional Secured Indebtedness.
“Permitted Additional Indebtedness Documents” shall mean Permitted Additional Unsecured Indebtedness Documents and Permitted Additional Secured Indebtedness Documents.
“Permitted Additional Secured Indebtedness” shall mean Debt incurred or issued under Section 6.01(s)(vi)(B).
“Permitted Additional Secured Indebtedness Documents” shall mean on and after the execution and delivery thereof, each note, indenture, purchase agreement, loan agreement, credit agreement, guaranty, security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage, other collateral document and other document relating to the incurrence or issuance of any Permitted Additional Secured Indebtedness, as the same may be amended, modified, restated, renewed, extended and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Permitted Additional Unsecured Indebtedness” shall mean Debt incurred or issued under Section 6.01(s)(vi)(A).
“Permitted Additional Unsecured Indebtedness Documents” shall mean, on and after the execution and delivery thereof, each note, indenture, purchase agreement, loan agreement, credit agreement, guaranty and other document relating to the incurrence or issuance of any Permitted Additional Unsecured Indebtedness, as the same may be amended, modified, restated, renewed, extended and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
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“Permitted Bank Financing” shall mean a transaction in which (a) a bank or other financial institution finances the purchase of a motor vehicle by a customer from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or purchases the Account of a customer that finances the purchase of a motor vehicle, (b) such bank or other financial institution becomes the Account Debtor in respect of the relevant Account (such Account, a “Permitted Bank Financing Account”), (c) such Account is the valid, legally enforceable obligation of such bank or other financial institution and (d) such bank or other financial institution has no recourse to the Company or its Subsidiaries if the customer fails to pay the bank or other financial institution in respect of financing such purchase; provided that, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower Representative shall provide supporting documentation demonstrating each of the foregoing requirements.
“Permitted Bank Financing Account” has the meaning provided in the definition of Permitted Bank Financing.
“Permitted Common Stock” shall mean, with respect to Permitted Convertible Notes issued by the Company, authorized shares of common stock of the Company.
“Permitted Contest” shall mean a contest maintained in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and with respect to which such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made; provided that any enforcement action by the holder of the obligation that is the subject of such contest is effectively stayed during such challenge.
“Permitted Convertible Notes” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Existing Convertible Notes and (ii) any other unsecured convertible senior debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued pursuant to, and containing the requirements of, Section 6.01(s) or Section 6.01(t), as applicable, which unsecured convertible senior securities are convertible into Equity Interests of the Company (or any direct or indirect parent of the Company), cash or a combination of cash and Equity Interests of the Company (or any direct or indirect parent of the Company).
“Permitted Convertible Notes Documents” shall mean any Permitted Convertible Notes and any Permitted Convertible Notes Indenture.
“Permitted Convertible Notes Indenture” shall mean each indenture (or similar document) pursuant to which any Permitted Convertible Notes are issued.
“Permitted Discretion” shall mean a determination made by the Administrative Agent in its commercially reasonable judgment exercised in good faith in accordance with customary business practices for comparable asset-based lending transactions. When Permitted Discretion relates to the establishment of Reserves after the Effective Date or the imposition of additional exclusionary criteria after the Effective Date, it shall require that (a) such establishment or imposition be based on (i) the results of any field examination or appraisal performed after the Effective Date, or (ii) an analysis of facts or events first occurring or first discovered by the Administrative Agent after the Effective Date or that are different from the facts or events occurring and known to the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date, unless the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent otherwise agree in writing, (b) the contributing factors to the imposition of any Reserves shall not duplicate (i) the exclusionary criteria set forth in the definitions of Eligible Accounts, Eligible Investment Grade Accounts, Eligible Cash, Eligible Credit Card Receivables, Eligible Inventory, Eligible In-Transit Inventory, Eligible Machinery and Equipment or Eligible Real Property, as applicable (and vice versa) or (ii) any reserves deducted in computing book value, and (c) the amount of any such Reserve so established or the effect of any adjustment or imposition of exclusionary criteria shall be a reasonable quantification of the incremental dilution of the Borrowing Base attributable to such contributing factors.
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“Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean:
(a) Xxxxx imposed by law and other non-consensual Liens, in each case, for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies (i) not at the time delinquent or (ii) the subject of a Permitted Contest;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlords’ mortgagee’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, vendor’s and other similar Liens and agricultural and similar Liens, in each case, imposed by law or otherwise non-consensual, arising in the ordinary course of business, and which are securing obligations which are not overdue by more than thirty (30) days or which are the subject of a Permitted Contest;
(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with the Federal Employers Liability Act or any other workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security or similar laws or regulations;
(d) judgments and other similar Liens in respect of judgments, orders for the payment of money or other court proceedings that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Section 7.01;
(e) (i) easements, zoning restrictions, licenses, rights-of-way, site plan agreements, development agreements, cross easement or reciprocal agreements, and other non-monetary encumbrances on real property that do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of business of any Borrower or any Subsidiary (taken as a whole) or the operation of such real property for its intended purpose or (ii) title defects or irregularities with respect to Real Estate which are of a minor nature and which in the aggregate do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of business of any Borrower or any Subsidiary or the operation of such real property for its intended purpose;
(f) ground leases in respect of Real Estate on which facilities or equipment owned or leased by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries are located;
(g) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law which secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;
(h) licenses and sublicenses, and grants and permits, including in respect of Intellectual Property and software, granted by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and leases and subleases (by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as lessor or sublessor) to third parties, in each case in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, unless approved by the Administrative Agent, such leases shall (i) not grant to the lessee any options to purchase or rights of first refusal or first offer to purchase, (ii) shall be subordinate to the applicable Mortgage unless the Administrative Agent elects, at its sole option, to subordinate the Mortgage to such lease and (iii) provide that the lessee thereunder shall recognize and attorn to any person succeeding in the interest of the mortgagor upon foreclosure of the Mortgage (or deed in lieu thereof);
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(i) with respect to leasehold interests, mortgages, obligations, Liens and other encumbrances incurred, created, assumed or permitted to exist and arising by, through or under a landlord, ground lessor or owner of the leased property, with or without consent of the lessee; provided, that with respect to mortgages by ground lessor or owner of the leased property, such Borrower or other Loan Party, as the case may be, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, from the mortgagees of such ground lessor or owner;
(j) with respect to Credit Card Account Receivables, Liens in favor of a credit card processor or a payment processor arising in the ordinary course of business under any processor agreement; and
(k) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements or any similar filings, including those made in respect of the sale of Permitted Receivables Financing Assets and related assets in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing.
“Permitted Investments” shall mean:
(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, one of the two highest credit ratings obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;
(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000,000 and that issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated at least “Prime 1” (or then equivalent grade) by Xxxxx’x or “A-1” (or then equivalent grade) by S&P;
(d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria of clause (c) above;
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(e) investments in “money market funds” within the meaning of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, substantially all of whose assets are invested in investments of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above; and
(f) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of a type analogous to the foregoing.
“Permitted Lien” shall mean a Lien permitted by Section 6.02.
“Permitted Party” means Xxxx Third Investment Company, The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, any of their respective Affiliates, any Permitted Transferee of any of the foregoing, or any general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation or other entity exclusively owned by any of the foregoing.
“Permitted Payee” means, collectively (i) any future, current or former officer, director, manager, member, member of management, employee, consultant, distributor or independent contractor of the Company, any Subsidiary or any direct or indirect parent company thereof or (ii) any Affiliate, Permitted Transferee or other transferee of any of the foregoing Persons listed in clause (i).
“Permitted Receivables Financing” means any securitization or other similar financing (including any factoring or receivables program or sale transaction) of Permitted Receivables Financing Assets that is non-recourse to the Borrower and the other Restricted Subsidiaries (except for (i) recourse to any Foreign Subsidiary that owns the assets underlying such financing (or have sold such assets in connection with such financing), (ii) any customary limited recourse pursuant to the Standard Securitization Undertakings or, to the extent applicable only to Foreign Subsidiaries, recourse that is customary in the relevant local market, (iii) any performance undertaking or Guarantee, to the extent applicable only to Foreign Subsidiaries that is customary in the relevant local market and (iv) an unsecured parent Guarantee by a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a parent company of a Foreign Subsidiary of obligations of such Subsidiaries), and in each case, reasonable extensions thereof.
“Permitted Receivables Financing Assets” means (a) any accounts receivable, credit card receivable, loan receivables, mortgage receivables, receivables or loans relating to the financing of insurance premiums, royalty, patent or other revenue streams and other rights to payment or related assets and the proceeds thereof and (b) all Related Security, in each case in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing. For the avoidance of doubt, no Permitted Receivables Financing Assets that are then-currently subject to a Permitted Receivables Financing shall be included in the Borrowing Base.
“Permitted Refinancing” shall mean Debt constituting a refinancing or extension of Debt permitted under Section 6.01 hereunder that (a) has an aggregate outstanding principal amount not greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Debt being refinanced or extended plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid interest and any premium thereon paid in connection with such refinancing or extension and other reasonable amounts paid and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection therewith, (b) has a weighted average maturity (measured as of the date of such refinancing or extension) and maturity no shorter than that of the Debt being refinanced or extended, (c) is not secured by a Lien on any assets other than the collateral securing the Debt being refinanced or extended, and is not secured by a Lien having higher priority than the Lien securing the Debt being refinanced or extended, (d) the obligors of which shall not include any Person that is not at the time of such refinancing an obligor of the Debt being refinanced or extended, (e) is subordinated to the Obligations to at least the same extent as the Debt being refinanced or extended and (f) is otherwise on terms no less favorable to the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, than those of the Debt being refinanced or extended.
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“Permitted Reorganization” means, to the extent not otherwise permitted under this Agreement, any corporate reorganization (or similar transaction or event) undertaken (each, a “Reorganization”), and each step reasonably undertaken to effect such Reorganization; provided that, in connection therewith, (a) no Specified ABL Event of Default is continuing immediately prior to such Reorganization and immediately after giving effect thereto as determined on the applicable date in accordance with Section 1.05 and (b) after giving effect to such Reorganization, the security interests of the Lenders in the Collateral and the Guarantees of the Secured Obligations, taken as a whole, would not be materially impaired; provided that, if such Permitted Reorganization involves Loan Parties with assets included in the Borrowing Base, upon the consummation of such Permitted Reorganization, the Borrower Representative shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate recomputing the Borrowing Base on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Permitted Reorganization.
“Permitted Stock” shall mean Permitted Common Stock and Qualified Preferred Stock.
“Permitted Transferees” means, with respect to any Person that is a natural Person (and any Permitted Transferee of such Person), (a) such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children, grandchildren and their respective lineal descendants, parent, step-parent, grandparent, domestic partner, former domestic partner, sibling or step-sibling (and any lineal descendant thereof), mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships), (b) any trust, partnership, estate planning vehicle or other legal entity the beneficiaries of which are persons referred to in the preceding clause (a) and (c) such Person’s estate, heirs, legatees, distributees, executors and/or administrators upon the death of such Person, or any private foundation or fund that is controlled thereby, and any other Person who was an Affiliate of such Person upon the death of such Person and who, upon such death, directly or indirectly owned Equity Interests in the Company or any direct or indirect parent company thereof.
“Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, business, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” shall mean any “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Sections 412 and 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or if such Plan were terminated, would under Section 4062 or Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Platform” shall mean Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.
“Pledged Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
“Post-Acquisition Borrowing Base” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Acquired Borrowing Base Component”.
“Pounds Sterling” or “£” shall mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
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“Pre-Acquisition Borrowing Base” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Acquired Borrowing Base Component”.
“Preferred Equity”, as applied to the Equity Interests of any Person, shall mean Equity Interests of such Person (other than common Equity Interests of such Person) of any class or classes (however designed) that ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person, to shares of Equity Interests of any other class of such Person, and shall include any Qualified Preferred Stock, but shall exclude any Permitted Convertible Notes.
“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate”. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’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 prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
“pro forma basis,” “pro forma compliance” and “pro forma effect” mean, as to any Person, for any events as described below that occur subsequent to the commencement of the Test Period for which the 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 as if such events occurred as of the first day (or, in the case of Consolidated Total Assets, or with respect to any determination pertaining to the balance sheet, including the acquisition of cash and Permitted Investments in connection with an acquisition of a Person, business line, unit, division or product line, the last day) of such Test Period (the “Reference Period”): (a) in making any determination of Consolidated EBITDA or any component thereof, as further described below, effect shall be given to the Transactions, any Specified Transaction and any Expected Cost Savings pertaining to the business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (with respect to Expected Costs Savings, calculated on a pro forma basis as though such Expected Cost Savings had been realized on the first day of the applicable Test Period and as if such Expected Cost Savings were realized in full during the entirely of such period); provided that any increase in Consolidated EBITDA as a result of Expected Cost Savings pursuant to this definition shall be subject to the limitations set forth in clause (b)(1) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”; (b) in making any determination on a pro forma basis, of pro forma compliance or of pro forma effect, (x) all Debt (including Debt issued, incurred or assumed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transactions and for which the pro forma effect is being calculated, whether incurred under the Loan Documents or otherwise) issued, incurred, assumed, retired or repaid during the Reference Period (or with respect to Debt retired or repaid, during the Reference Period or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period and prior to, or simultaneously with, the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made) shall be deemed to have been issued, incurred, assumed, retired or repaid at the beginning of such period and (y) (1) interest expense of such Person attributable to interest on any Debt for which pro forma effect is being given as provided in preceding clause (x) bearing floating interest rates shall be computed on a pro forma basis with an implied rate of interest for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Debt at the relevant date of determination (taking into account any interest hedging arrangements applicable to such Debt), (2) interest expense of such Person attributable to any Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate determined as set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” and (3) interest expense of such Person attributable to any Debt that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate or other rate shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen by the Borrower Representative; (c)(i) in the case of (A) any Disposition of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any division and/or product line of the Borrower Representative or any Restricted Subsidiary or (B) any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, shall be excluded as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made and (ii) in
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the case of any Permitted Acquisition, Investment and/or designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary described in the definition of the term “Specified Transaction”, income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction shall be included as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made; (d) the acquisition of any assets (including cash and Permitted Investments) included in calculating Consolidated Total Assets, whether pursuant to any Specified Transactions or any Person becoming a subsidiary or merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into the Borrower Representative or any of its subsidiaries, or the Disposition of any assets (including cash and Permitted Investments) included in calculating Consolidated Total Assets described in the definition of “Specified Transaction” shall be deemed to have occurred as of the last day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which such calculation is being made; and (e) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition or in any classification under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive agreement for the asset sale, transfer, disposition or lease thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, no pro forma effect shall be given to the classification thereof as discontinued operations (and the Consolidated EBITDA or any component thereof attributable to any such Person, business, assets or operations shall not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such asset sale, transfer, disposition or lease shall have been consummated.
Whenever a financial ratio or test or covenant is to be calculated on a pro forma basis, the reference to the “Test Period” for purposes of calculating such financial ratio or test shall be deemed to be a reference to, and shall be based on, the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements of the Borrower Representative were delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) or, at the election of the Borrower Representative, are internally available; provided that prior to the initial delivery or availability of such financial statements following the Effective Date, any such calculation shall use the financial statements of the Target delivered to the Joint Lead Arrangers for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022.
“Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 9 of the UCC.
“Property” shall mean any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether tangible or intangible.
“Protective Advance” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
“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 Company Costs” means costs relating to compliance with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended, and other expenses arising out of or incidental to the Company’s status (or any relevant parent of the Company’s status) as a reporting company, including costs, fees and expenses (including legal, accounting and other professional fees) relating to compliance with provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, the rules of securities exchange companies with listed equity securities, directors’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, legal and other professional fees, and listing fees.
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“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8) (D).
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.22.
“Qualified Capital Stock” of any Person shall mean any Equity Interest of such Person that is not a Disqualified Equity Interest.
“Qualified Preferred Stock” shall mean any Preferred Equity of the Company that constitutes Qualified Capital Stock, in each case, so long as the terms of any such Preferred Equity (and the terms of any Equity Interests into which such Preferred Equity is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof) (x) do not require the cash payment of dividends or distributions that would otherwise be prohibited by the terms of this Agreement and (y) do not contain any covenants (other than periodic reporting requirements) that are more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the covenants contained in this Agreement (as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith).
“Rate Determination Date” shall mean, with respect to the relevant Interest Period, 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).
“Re-Load” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Real Estate Component”.
“Re-Load Election” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Real Estate Component”.
“Real Estate” shall mean any real property owned, leased or subleased by any Loan Party or any subsidiary of any Loan Party.
“Real Estate Component” shall mean an amount equal to 50% of the fair market value of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Real Property as set forth in each applicable Acceptable Real Estate Appraisal at the time such Eligible Real Property is first added to the Borrowing Base (or, subject to the conditions set forth herein in connection with any Re-Load or pursuant to the last sentence of this definition, as set forth in each applicable Acceptable Real Estate Appraisal obtained in connection with the Borrower Representative’s most recent Re-Load Election or pursuant to the last sentence of this definition, as applicable); provided, however, that for each parcel of Eligible Real Property that is included in the Borrowing Base, the Availability generated with respect to such parcel of Eligible Real Property shall be reduced on a monthly basis, commencing on the first calendar day of the month immediately following the first date such Eligible Real Property is first added to the Borrowing Base (or, subject to the conditions set forth herein in connection with any Re-Load, commencing on the first calendar day of the month immediately following any Re-Load) and on the first calendar day of each month thereafter, by an amount equal to 1/180 of the original amount of Availability generated by such parcel of Eligible Real Property as of the first date such parcel of Eligible Real Property was added to the Borrowing Base (or, subject to the conditions set forth herein in connection with any Re-Load, as of the date of any Re-Load); provided, further, for the avoidance of doubt, no Real Estate will constitute Eligible Real Property until the applicable Loan Party has complied with the provisions of the definition of “Eligible Real Property”.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, on up to two occasions after the Effective Date, the Borrower Representative may elect (a “Re-Load Election”) to have all (but not less than all) Eligible Real Property at the time of such Re-Load Election to be re-appraised at the Borrowers’ expense. Upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt and review of Acceptable Real Estate Appraisals and environmental reports requested by the Administrative Agent and acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for each parcel of Eligible Real Property in connection with a Re-Load Election made in accordance with this paragraph, the Real Estate Component shall be recalculated to give effect to such Acceptable Real Estate Appraisals (including giving effect to such Acceptable Real Estate Appraisal notwithstanding that the fair market value of any such Eligible Real Property in any such appraisal may be less than the fair market value of such Eligible Real Property in the most recently completed Acceptable Real Estate Appraisals) (such recalculation, a “Re-Load”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may conduct (or have conducted) appraisals of any or all of the Eligible Real Property at Borrowers’ expense at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and if the fair market value of any such Eligible Real Property in any such appraisal is less than the fair market value of such Eligible Real Property in the most recently completed Acceptable Real Estate Appraisal, then such new appraisal shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of the “Real Estate Component”.
“Receivables Subsidiary” means (i) any Special Purpose Entity established in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing and (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary involved in a Permitted Receivables Financing.
“Recipient” shall mean, as applicable, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, or any combination thereof (as the context requires).
“Refinance” or “refinance” shall mean, in respect of any indebtedness, to refinance, replace, defease, refund or repay, or to issue other indebtedness or enter into alternative financing arrangements, in exchange or replacement for, such indebtedness in whole or in part, including by adding or replacing lenders, creditors, agents, borrowers and/or guarantors. “Refinanced” or “refinanced” and “Refinancing” or “refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.
“Refunding Capital Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03(l).
“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
“Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“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.
“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, partners, members, trustees, employees, agents, administrators, managers, representatives and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
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“Related Security” means, with respect to any accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment, (a) all of the interest in the inventory and goods (including returned or repossessed inventory or goods), if any, the financing or lease of which gave rise to such accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment and all insurance contracts with respect thereto, (b) all other security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time, if any, purporting to secure payment of such accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment, whether pursuant to the contract related thereto or otherwise, together with all financing statements and security agreements describing any collateral securing such accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment, (c) all guaranties, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, supporting obligations, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment, whether pursuant to the contract related thereto or otherwise, (d) all service contracts and other contracts and agreements associated with such accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment, (e) all records related thereto, and all of the applicable Receivables Subsidiary’s right, title and interest in, to and under the applicable documentation.
“Release” shall mean any release, threatened release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, escape, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration into or through the Environment or within, from or into any equipment, fixture, building or structure.
“Release Conditions” means, with respect to any Borrower or any other Loan Party with assets included in the Borrowing Base, (a) in the case of a Borrower, such Borrower has no outstanding Loans or other Obligations, (b) the release of such Borrower as a Borrower or other Loan Party as a Loan Party would not result in an Overadvance and (c) the Borrower Representative shall have notified the Administrative Agent three (3) Business Days in advance of the release of such Borrower as a Borrower or other Loan Party as a Loan Party and the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that the conditions in clauses (a) and (b), as applicable, above are satisfied.
“Relevant Governmental Body” shall mean the Federal Reserve Board or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the NYFRB, or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“Relevant Rate” shall mean with respect to any Credit Extension denominated in (a) Pounds Xxxxxxxx, XXXXX, (b) Euros, EURIBOR, (c) Canadian Dollars, the CDORTerm XXXXX Rate, (d) Swiss Francs, SARON, (e) Japanese Xxx, XXXXX and (f) Australian Dollars, BBSY, as applicable.
“Relevant Rate Loans” shall mean a Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency bearing interest at the Relevant Rate.
“Reorganization” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Reorganization”.
“Report” shall mean reports prepared by the Administrative Agent or another Person showing the results of appraisals, field examinations, audits or environmental or other reports pertaining to the assets of the Loan Parties from information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrowers, after the Administrative Agent has exercised its rights of inspection pursuant to this Agreement, which Reports may be distributed to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent subject to Lenders’ confidentiality obligations hereunder.
“Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) having Revolving Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure and unused Commitments at such time; provided that, as long as there are only two Lenders, Required Lenders shall mean both Lenders.
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“Requirement of Law” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) the charter, articles or certificate of organization or incorporation and bylaws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person and (b) any statute, law (including common law), treaty, rule, regulation, code, ordinance, order, decree, writ, judgment, injunction or determination of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Rescindable Amounts” shall mean, with respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or any Issuing Bank hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies: (1) the applicable Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by such Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Banks, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, in same day funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Reserves” shall mean, without duplication of any other reserves or items that are otherwise addressed or excluded through eligibility criteria, such reserves that the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate to reflect:
(1) the impediments to the Administrative Agent’s ability to realize upon the Collateral included in the Borrowing Base in accordance with the Loan Documents;
(2) claims and liabilities that will need to be satisfied, or will dilute the amounts received by holders of Loans, in connection with the realization upon such Collateral; or
(3) criteria, events, conditions, contingencies or risks that adversely affect any component of the Borrowing Base, the Collateral included therein or the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents or any material remedies of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender under the Loan Documents with respect to such Collateral.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Reserves may include any and all reserves which the Administrative Agent deems necessary, in its Permitted Discretion, for accrued and unpaid interest on the Secured Obligations, Secured Banking Services Reserves, Secured Swap Agreement Reserves, volatility reserves, reserves in an amount up to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Money Borrowed that is in an aggregate principal amount greater than $5,000,000 and matures earlier than the Stated Maturity Date and that does not constitute Material Debt under clause (i) of the definition thereof (provided, such reserves may only be imposed from and after the date that is 91 days prior to the stated maturity date of such Debt), reserves for any outstanding trade payables of the Loan Parties which have been unpaid for more than 90 days after the due date therefor (other than trade payables being contested or disputed by any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary thereof in good faith), reserves for rent at locations leased by any Loan Party and for consignee’s, warehousemen’s and bailee’s charges, reserves for dilution of Accounts (based on the ratio of the aggregate amount of non-cash reductions in Accounts of the Loan Parties for any period to the aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount of sales of the Loan Parties for such period) calculated by the Administrative Agent for any period that is or is reasonably anticipated to be greater than five percent, reserves in connection with the accounts payable balance owed to third-party vendors where Inventory of the Loan Parties is physically located with such vendor, reserves for Inventory shrinkage, reserves for customs charges and shipping charges related to any Inventory in transit, reserves for Liens on any Accounts or Inventory of a Loan Party on account of priming agricultural related liens or trusts, reserves for contingent liabilities of any Loan Party, reserves relating to Environmental Liabilities in respect of Eligible Real Property included in the Borrowing Base, reserves for uninsured losses of any Loan
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Party, reserves for uninsured, underinsured, un-indemnified or under-indemnified liabilities or potential liabilities with respect to any litigation, reserves for currency exchange (including, without limitation, in connection with any component of the Borrowing Base that is denominated in a foreign currency), and reserves for taxes, fees, assessments, and other governmental charges with respect to the Collateral or any Loan Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (A) the amount of Reserve established by the Administrative Agent, and any change in the amount of any Reserve, shall be limited to such Reserve or changes as the Administrative Agent determines in its Permitted Discretion to be necessary (x) to reflect items that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the value of the applicable assets contributing to the Borrowing Base or (y) to reflect items that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the enforceability or priority of the Administrative Agent’s Liens on the applicable Collateral and (B) no Reserves may be established after the Effective Date based on circumstances, contingencies, events, conditions or matters known to the Administrative Agent as of the Effective Date for which no Reserve was imposed on the Effective Date or criteria included in the definitions of Eligible Accounts, Eligible Investment Grade Accounts, Eligible Cash, Eligible Credit Card Receivables, Eligible Inventory, Eligible In-Transit Inventory, Eligible Machinery and Equipment or Eligible Real Property, in each case, as in effect on the Effective Date, unless there has been an adverse change in such circumstances, events, conditions, contingencies or risks since the Effective Date.
“Resolution Authority” shall mean an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” shall mean with respect to any Person, such Person’s chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief operating officer, secretary, assistant secretary or Financial Officer, director, manager or other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility with respect to the matters at hand (or having substantially the same knowledge of the contents of the certificate, document or other document being delivered).
“Restricted Debt Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.12(a).
“Restricted Distribution” shall mean as to any Person (i) any dividend or other distribution on any Equity Interest in such Person (except those payable solely in its equity interests of the same class) or (ii) any payment by such Person (except those payable solely by issuance of common stock of such Person) on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, surrender or acquisition of any Equity Interests in such Person or any claim respecting the purchase or sale of any Equity Interest in such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, no Satisfaction of Conversion Obligation of Permitted Convertible Notes up to the principal amount of such Permitted Convertible Notes, nor the purchase, sale or performance of obligations under any Issuer Option, shall constitute a Restricted Distribution.
“Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean, collectively, any existing or future direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary but including, at all times, the Borrowers.
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“Revaluation Date” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) the date on which such Letter of Credit is issued, (ii) the first Business Day of each calendar month and (iii) the date of any amendment of such Letter of Credit that has the effect of increasing the face amount thereof; and (iv) any additional date as the Administrative Agent may determine at any time when an Event of Default exists.
“Revolving Commitment” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, its Initial Revolving Commitment, Incremental Commitment or other commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit, Swingline Loans and Overadvances hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate permitted amount of such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (a) Section 2.09 and (b) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04, in each case, of any Class or any combination thereof (as the context requires).
“Revolving Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of (a) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and LC Exposure at such time, plus (b) an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at such time, plus (c) an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Protective Advances outstanding at such time, plus (d) an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Overadvances outstanding at such time.
“Revolving Lender” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an Initial Revolving Lender, any Incremental Lender and each other Lender with a Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Revolving Exposure.
“Revolving Loan” shall mean the Initial Revolving Loans and the other revolving loans and advances made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement (other than any loans and advances in respect of any Incremental Term Loans), including Swingline Loans and Protective Advances.
“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business.
“Sale Leaseback Transaction” means a sale leaseback transaction with respect to all or any portion of any real property, equipment or capital assets owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or other property customarily included in such transactions.
“Sanctioned Country” shall mean, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (which, as of the Effective Date, shall include Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, Syria, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic).
“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, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.
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“Sanctions” shall mean all 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 Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“SARON” shall mean, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Swiss Average Rate Overnight published on the second Business Day preceding such date on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time); provided, however, that if such determination date is not a Business Day, SARON means such rate that applied on the first Business Day immediately prior thereto.
“Satisfaction of Conversion Obligation” shall mean any settlement upon conversion of Permitted Convertible Notes consisting of Permitted Stock, cash or a combination of cash and Permitted Stock.
“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(g)(B).
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission of the U.S.
“Secured Banking Services Obligations” shall mean Banking Services Obligations where the arrangements governing such Banking Services Obligations are (or were) entered into with an Approved Counterparty and designated in writing by the Borrower Representative and such Approved Counterparty (except that no notice shall be required from an Approved Counterparty who is the Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent as Secured Banking Services Obligations; provided that in the case of Secured Banking Services Obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary other a Loan Party, the Borrower Representative shall designate in the applicable designation whether such obligations shall be deemed to be “Secured Banking Services Obligations” for purposes hereof and the other Loan Documents; provided, further, that for any of the foregoing to be included as a Secured Obligation for purposes of a distribution pursuant to Section 2.18(b) ratably with principal of the Revolving Loans, the Borrower Representative shall have provided written notice to the Administrative Agent of (i) the existence of the applicable Banking Services Obligations and (ii) the maximum amount of obligations arising thereunder that are intended to be discharged ratably with principal of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.18(b) (the “Secured Banking Services Obligations Amount”). The Secured Banking Services Obligations Amount may be changed from time to time upon written notice by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.22. No Secured Banking Services Obligations Amount may be established or increased if a Default or Event of Default is continuing or if a Reserve in such amount would cause the Aggregate Revolving Exposure to exceed the Line Cap.
“Secured Banking Services Obligations Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Secured Banking Services Obligations”.
“Secured Banking Services Reserves” shall mean all Reserves which the Administrative Agent from time to time establishes in its Permitted Discretion for Secured Banking Services Obligations then provided or outstanding.
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“Secured Obligations” shall mean all Obligations, together with (a) all Secured Banking Services Obligations and (b) all Secured Swap Agreement Obligations; provided, however, that the definition of “Secured Obligations” shall not create any guarantee by any Guarantor of (or grant of security interest by any Guarantor to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor for purposes of determining any obligations of any Guarantor.
“Secured Parties” shall mean (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Lenders, (c) the Issuing Bank, (d) each Approved Counterparty owed Secured Banking Services Obligations or Secured Swap Agreement Obligations, (e) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, and (f) the successors and permitted assigns of each of the foregoing.
“Secured Swap Agreement Obligations” shall mean Swap Agreement Obligations under each Swap Agreement that is (or was) entered into with an Approved Counterparty and designated in writing by the Borrower Representative and such Approved Counterparty (except that no notice shall be required from an Approved Counterparty who is the Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent as Secured Swap Agreement Obligations; provided that in the case of Secured Swap Agreement Obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Loan Party, the Borrower Representative shall designate in the applicable designation whether such obligations shall be deemed to be “Secured Swap Agreement Obligations” for purposes hereof and the other Loan Documents; provided, further, that for the foregoing to be included as a Secured Obligation for purposes of a distribution pursuant to Section 2.18(b) ratably with principal of the Revolving Loans, the Borrower Representative shall have provided written notice to the Administrative Agent of (i) the existence of the applicable Swap Agreement Obligations and (ii) the maximum amount of obligations arising thereunder that are intended to be discharged ratably with principal of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.18(b) (the “Secured Swap Agreement Obligations Amount”). The Secured Swap Agreement Obligations Amount may be changed from time to time upon written notice by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.22. No Secured Swap Agreement Obligations Amount may be established or increased if a Default or Event of Default is continuing or if a Reserve in such amount would cause the Aggregate Revolving Exposure to exceed the Line Cap.
“Secured Swap Agreement Obligations Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Secured Swap Agreement Obligations”.
“Secured Swap Agreement Reserves” shall mean all Reserves which the Administrative Agent from time to time establishes in its Permitted Discretion for Secured Swap Agreement Obligations then provided or outstanding.
“Settlement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(d).
“Settlement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(d).
“SOFR” shall mean a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Adjustment” shall mean 0.10% (10 basis points) per annum.
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“Solvent” shall mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, (a) the fair value and the present saleable value of any and all property of such Person and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the probable liability on existing debts of such Person and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as they become absolute and mature, (b) such Person and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts (including contingent and subordinated liabilities) as they become absolute and mature, (c) such Person and its subsidiaries do not intend to, nor believes that they will, incur debts that would be beyond their ability to pay as such debts mature and (d) such Person and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not engaged in businesses or transactions, nor about to engage in businesses or transactions, for which any property remaining would constitute unreasonably small capital. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.
“XXXXX” shall mean, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Sterling Overnight Index Average Reference Rate published on the fifth Business Day preceding such date on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time); provided, however, that if such determination date is not a Business Day, XXXXX means such rate that applied on the first Business Day immediately prior thereto.
“Special Flood Hazard Area” shall mean an area that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s current flood maps indicate has at least a one percent (1%) chance of a flood equal to or exceeding the base flood elevation (a 100-year flood) in any given year.
“Special Purpose Entity” means a direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Loan Party, whose Organizational Documents contain restrictions on its purpose and activities intended to preserve its separateness from such Loan Party and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Loan Party.
“Specified ABL Event of Default” shall mean (i) any Specified Event of Default and (ii) any Event of Default under clauses (b)(i), (b)(ii), (b)(iii) (solely with respect to (x) Section 6.13 (only after the FCCR Covenant Trigger Date and to the extent that the minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenant is then in effect during a Compliance Period and the Borrower Representative has not, and is not entitled to, exercise a Cure Right) and (y) Section 6.14 (only prior to the occurrence of the FCCR Covenant Trigger Date)) and (d) (with respect to representations made in any Borrowing Base Certificate only and solely to the extent such Event of Default resulted in a material overstatement of the Borrowing Base) of Section 7.01.
“Specified Availability” means, at any time, the sum of (a) Availability at such time plus (b) Suppressed Availability (which shall not be less than zero) at such time.
“Specified Event of Default” shall mean any Event of Default under clauses (a), (f) or (g) of Section 7.01.
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“Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any period during the Transactions, any Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Debt, Restricted Distribution, subsidiary designation, operating improvements, restructurings, cost saving initiatives or other initiatives or any other event that by the terms of the loan documents requires pro forma compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “pro forma basis” or after giving “pro forma effect” to such event.
“Standard Letter of Credit Practice” shall mean any domestic or foreign law or letter of credit practices applicable in the city in which the applicable Issuing Bank issued the applicable Letter of Credit or, for its branch or correspondent, such laws and practices applicable in the city in which it has advised, confirmed or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be, in each case, (A) which letter of credit practices are of banks that regularly issue letters of credit in the particular city, and (B) which laws or letter of credit practices are required or permitted under ISP or UCP, as chosen in the applicable Letter of Credit.
“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means all representations, warranties, covenants, pledges, transfers, purchases, dispositions, guaranties and indemnities (including repurchase obligations (and/or any guarantees thereof) in the event of a breach of representation or warranty, covenant or otherwise (including, without limitation, as a result of a receivable or a portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take any action by or other event relating to the applicable person)) and other undertakings made or provided, and servicing obligations undertaken by any Subsidiary that the Borrower Representative has determined in good faith to be customary in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing.
“Stated Maturity Date” shall mean June 9, 2027.
“Statements” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(g).
“subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person (herein referred to as the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any determination is being made, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, at the time any determination is made, otherwise controlled by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
“Subsidiary” shall mean any subsidiary of the Company.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean each Subsidiary that is listed on Schedule 1.01(b), and each other Subsidiary (other than the Company) that is or becomes a party to the Guarantee Agreement.
“Supported QFC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.22.
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“Supporting Obligations” shall have the meaning given in the UCC.
“Suppressed Availability” means an amount, if positive, by which the Borrowing Base exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitments; provided that, for the purposes of calculating Specified Availability, Suppressed Availability shall not exceed 5.0% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time.
“Sustainability Targets” means specified key performance indicators with respect to certain environmental, social and governance targets of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, spot, future, credit default 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 any Permitted Payee shall be a Swap Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will Swap Agreements include any Issuer Option or obligation in respect thereof.
“Swap Agreement Obligations” means any and all obligations of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Swap Agreements and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Swap Agreement transaction.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will Swap Obligations include any Issuer Option or obligation in respect thereof.
“Sweep” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.15(a).
“Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall mean its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.
“Swingline Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” means a Revolving Loan made pursuant to Section 2.24.
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“Swingline Loan Request” means a notice of a Borrowing of Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.24(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 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 Representative.
“Swiss Franc” shall mean the lawful currency of Switzerland.
“TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET2 (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system, if any, determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
“TARGET2” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007.
“Tax Restructuring” means any reorganizations and other activities related to tax planning and tax reorganization (as determined by the Borrower Representative in good faith) entered into after the Effective Date so long as such Tax Restructuring does not materially impair the Guarantee or the security interests of the Lenders taken as a whole; provided that, if such Permitted Reorganization involves Loan Parties with assets included in the Borrowing Base, upon the consummation of such Tax Restructuring, the Borrower Representative shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate recomputing the Borrowing Base on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Tax Restructuring.
“Taxes” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term XXXXX” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (b) of the definition of “Alternative Currency”.
“Term XXXXX Adjustment” means 0.29547% (29.547 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration and 0.32138% (32.138 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-months’ duration.
“Term XXXXX Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (b) of the definition of “Alternative Currency”.
“Term Rate Loan” or “Term Rate Borrowing” shall mean a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan.
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“Term SOFR” shall mean,
(a) for any calculation with respect to a Term 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) Business Days prior to the first day of such applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) 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 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 Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; 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) Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) 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 Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator as long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such ABR Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Term SOFR Administrator” shall mean 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 Loan” shall mean a Loan bearing interest based on the Term SOFR Rate, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” shall mean the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Term SOFR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any tenor, an interest rate per annum equal to Term SOFR for such tenor; provided that, if Term SOFR as so determined would be less than zero, Term SOFR will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Test Period” shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) for purposes of determining actual compliance with Section 6.13, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company then most recently ended and (b) for any other purpose, the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b); provided that prior to the first date on which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b), the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ended March 31, 2022.
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“Threshold Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000,000.
“XXXXX” has the meaning assigned to such term in in clause (d) of the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate”.
“Title Company” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.13(b)(ix).
“Trade Secret” shall mean all rights, title and interests (and all related IP Ancillary Rights) in or relating to trade secrets (including to the fullest extent arising under any Requirement of Law).
“Trademark” shall mean all rights, title and interests (and all related IP Ancillary Rights) in or relating to trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source or business identifiers (including to the fullest extent arising under any Requirement of Law), together with all goodwill associated therewith, all registrations and recordations thereof.
“Transaction Costs” shall mean all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions.
“Transactions” shall mean the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and other credit extensions, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Term SOFR Rate, Alternative Currency Term Rate, Alternative Currency Daily Rate, Canadian Prime Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or in any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests or otherwise.
“UCP” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 2007 Revision, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 and any version or revision thereof accepted by the Issuing Bank for use.
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“UK Financial Institutions” 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 applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unfinanced Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, Capital Expenditures made during such period which are not financed from the proceeds of any (a) Debt (other than the Revolving Loans; it being understood and agreed that, to the extent any Capital Expenditures are financed with Revolving Loans, such Capital Expenditures shall be deemed Unfinanced Capital Expenditures), (b) Asset Sale or (c) issuance or sale of Equity Interests.
“Unliquidated Obligations” shall mean, at any time, any Secured Obligations (or portion thereof) that are contingent in nature or unliquidated at such time, including any Secured Obligation that is: (a) an obligation to reimburse a bank for drawings not yet made under a letter of credit issued by it; (b) any other obligation (including any guarantee) that is contingent in nature at such time; or (c) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing types of obligations.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean (a) as of the Effective Date, each subsidiary of the Company listed on Schedule 1.01(c), (b) any subsidiary of the Company designated by the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.14 subsequent to the Effective Date and (c) any subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, that (i) notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), in no event shall any subsidiary that owns any Equity Interest of any Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Material IP Subsidiary, in each case, be an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (ii) subject to the provisions of Section 5.14, any subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Upper Strike Warrant” shall mean any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantially equivalent derivative transaction) with respect to Permitted Stock sold by the Company in connection with the issuance of Permitted Convertible Notes by the Company (or any parent company thereof) (whether such option, warrant, right to purchase (or similar transaction) is settled in shares, cash or a combination thereof).
“U.S.” shall mean the United States of America.
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“U.S. Person” shall mean a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.22.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“USA PATRIOT Act” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.
“Voting Stock” shall mean, as of any date, the Equity Interests of any Person that are at the time entitled to appoint or to vote (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) in the election of the board of directors, board of managers or other equivalent governing body of such Person (or, if such Person is owned or managed by a single entity, the board of directors, board of managers or other governing body of such entity).
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean a subsidiary of such Person of which securities (except for directors’ qualifying shares) or other ownership interests representing 100% of the Equity Interests are, at the time any determination is being made, owned, controlled or held by such Person or one or more wholly owned subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more wholly owned subsidiaries 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.
“Withholding Agent” shall mean any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.
“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.
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Section 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., an “Initial Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g.